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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
4
An old Middletown Journal ad announces publication every evening except Sundays with subscription rates of 10 dollars for six days and 25 dollars for a yearly outside the USA. The page includes a biblical verse from First Corinthians 3 6.
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics hosts open house in Cleveland highlighting a year of aerodynamics research and jet propulsion progress. Boeing announces an advanced jet liner with tests possible by 1950 and production by 1952 while interservice friction over A bomb delivery and carrier development persists amid calls for joint air power coordination.
Dr George W Crane urges readers to follow a scientific psychological blueprint for happiness after loss. He recommends joining constructive groups, praising others with three compliments daily, and becoming an active community member to channel grief into helpful action.
A humorous take on the American tourist in Quebec city life. The piece contrasts male travelers in mismatched sports jackets and wrinkled backs from car travel with vaunted Chateau Frontenac ambiance, and notes women in evening gowns and Maggi McNellis or Lilly Dadhe roles.
In the Adirondacks, 62 year old hunter Gerald Kenwell runs a long held camp amid virgin wilderness. He favors old time guides, recalls Fred Hess and French Louie, and praises nature’s busy ethic over city life. The piece ends noting the U S post office department employs over 97 000 mail carriers.
The writer mocks tourist fashion with casual outfits and high heel slippers, noting women in slacks and dinner dresses. He observes escorts in sports jackets, then contrasts formal travel with his preference for informality, praising a no fuss, no shave travel style.
Genevieve Kemble outlines a troubled Friday with sudden events and perplexing developments. Elders may provide aid, requiring tact and discreet handling. For birthdays, expect dramatic, stressful changes. stay calm, gather resources, and prepare long term plans.
A reader contrasts dime novels with modern comics noting open reading by youth and demand for more. He mocks Sprout commentary while praising occasional humor in character antics and laments lengthy pedantic reviews. The piece ends by questioning communist propaganda in cartoons and noting many Russian books in the U S Library of Congress.
A compact portrait of coping with peril and risk during a life filled with unexpected twists and high pressure. It sketches tense episodes, quick decisions, and the grit needed to navigate danger while maintaining purpose and resolve.
Dave Regan and Here And There plan an eight event and Eixe 1 charter buses to Springfield. Middletown’s Aeughter faced illness in Paris where a hotel doctor prescribed medicine for $15. The girl recovered, saved the medicine, and returned it to her father. A party for a friend shower ends with a ghost miscue as guests await a six pound gift due next month.
George E. Sokolsky argues modern politicians create emergencies to appear indispensable. He contrasts Roosevelt and Truman on handling crises, satire on media sensationalism, and notes the public’s muted reaction to atomic fears and Soviet threats. The piece questions government credibility and future expenditures.
Quotes from William L. Batt Sen J Howard McGrath and Gen George C Marshall discuss resistance to economic and political isolationism. They warn that economizing a decline would invite capitalistic failure and Soviet gains while noting potential atom bomb parity and risks to socialism worldwide.
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