Middletown Journal Rates and Faith Quote
The Middletown Journal published daily except Sunday with subscription options by the copy carrier and mail in and outside the trading area. A Bible verse from I John 5 14 appears: And this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he heareth us.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Evening
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
John
Queuille Gestures and Cigarettes in Britains Socialist Regime
The Queuille government in France orders cabinet members to stay in Paris for two months to show urgency in solving inflation. Analysts question the coalition’s stability and the chance of holding together. The piece also notes Britons quitting smoking as a byproduct of socialist rule, with anecdotes and satire about costs and self-help cures.
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Henri Queuille
Paris
France
Queuille
Briivia
Hissich
Hisny Condiiea
Futhermore
Britain
Army prisoner population peaks after war, not during
Maj. Gen. Henry B. Lewis says discipline kept soldiers focused during conflict while postwar letdown raised offenses. He notes army rate at five prisoners per 1000, below the civilian six per 1000 for comparable ages. By June 30, 1948 about 9,000 soldiers were confined.
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Henry B. Lewis
Lewis
Congress of Correction
Boston
Worry Clinic warns of feebleminded breeding trend and economic strain
Dr. George W. Crane discusses a looming labor shortage and economic imbalance driven by rising feebleminded birth rates. He cites a 1948 high school couple versus a feebleminded couple and projects their breeding cycles to 1973 and beyond, arguing policy failure to curb such trends threatens the republic.
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Prentice H
Europe
I.Q
Us.a
Republic
Washington Happenings on Congressional Inquiries and Civil Liberties
A historical columnist argues Congress may lawfully compel testimony and disclose political expenditures under its inquiry powers. He notes Supreme Court support for investigative authority, warns against blanket privilege against self incrimination, and predicts court tests on limits of witness immunity in pestering wartime and bi partisan appointments.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Committee of Congress
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Communist Party
America
One Word Led To Another A Bugs Baer Tale
The column riffs on baseball from 1910 style, recalling Baer’s quips about outfielders and throwing, citing figures like 369 387 396 381 376 and a La Jeune 427 footers while critiquing current players and praising legends Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Jack Hatfield
la Jeune
Brooklyns
Edwards
Reese
Peewee
Carmen the Gypsy Heroine Through Film and Fame
Acolumn traces Carmen from Merimees 1845 tale through Bizet operatic fame to film portrayals from 1915 to 1948. It notes Rita Hayworth in The Loves of Carmen and Geraldine Farrar in early silents, praising the character’s enduring box office pull and evolving on screen.
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Prosner Merimee
Merimee
Carmen
Bizet
Toreador
Thomas Edison
Geraldine’ Farrar
Taeda Bara
Dolores’ del Rio
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Wild
Red Cross
Sally Rand
Red
Farrar
Wallace Reid
Columbia Pictures
Bog
Demagogue in the White House Could Dictate U.S. Voting
A letter argues that any demagogue in power could control voting to become a permanent dictator. The writer urges readers to request a psychological chart from Dr. Crane via the newspaper, including a stamped self addressed envelope and payment.
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White House
United States
Crane
Ohio Judge Orders Limited Visitation for Father
An Ohio judge ruled a man may visit his children twice a month. The order requires the kids to be movie fans and personal time with the father is capped to ensure ongoing contact.
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Ohio
Smoking, religion and meddling in a columnist’s note
The columnist recalls a reader who threatened to cancel her subscription over pipe smoking and public morals. He explains he quit smoking for medical reasons not religious ones, denounces meddling in others affairs, and warns against using the Bible as a weapon while citing Proverbs. He argues individuals must decide for themselves and accept consequences.
YMCA names successor to Alvin Deiss in boys division
Twenty years ago Lyle Savage was named successor to Alvin Deiss as assistant secretary in the boys division of the YMCA. A thief ripped a screen from Mrs. Clarence Emerson’s window at 916 Sixth Ave and stole two $5 bills from her hand during a transfer to a purse. Middletown radio owners joined others near Cincinnati in protesting the Federal Radio Commission order forcing WSAI and WLW onto the same frequency.
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Lyle Savage
Alvin Deiss
YMCA
Clarence Emerson
Sixth Ave
Middletown
Cincinnati
Federal Radio Commission
WSAI
WLW
Congress adjourns as youth issues ignored by parties
Alvin Jones of the Young Progressive of America urges action as Democrats and Republicans leave town without addressing youth problems. The piece notes support for an international wheat treaty expected to provide direct returns to the American economy, cited by Sen. Arthur Capper of Kansas.
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Congress
Democrats
Republicans
Young America
Alvin Jones
Young Progressive of America
Arthur Capper
Kan- San
Middletown Urges New City Planning Survey Funding
A longtime Middletown resident recalls a 20 year old expert study that guided orderly growth and protected neighborhoods. The piece argues for another paid survey to map present needs and future development, estimating $12 000 could prevent costly future issues while noting funding is unavailable.
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Middletown
Truman campaign pattern draws sharp class splits
George E. Sokolsky argues the Truman campaign uses a new method that targets audience segments with fear and ingratitude. He claims the rhetoric splits Americans into race and class groups, urging unity and opposing Dewey and Wallace.
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Truman
Philadelphia
Detroit
Henry Wallace
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
United States
Mr. Truman
Mr. Dewey
Oscar Ewing
Iowa
Roosevelt
Questions and Answers Sample From Historical Quiz
A reader's Q and A list covers Supreme Court voting by majority in a case, Norway as Land of the Midnight Sun, Sir Walter Scott as the Great Unknown, and disputes over Civil War naming with Lincoln’s civil war label vs Stephens War Between the States. It notes regional title preferences.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Norway
Arctic Circle
Lincoln
Stephens
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