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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing: per copy 6 cents, carrier and Sunday options, mail rates for trading areas, and international subscription at 35 dollars yearly. A biblical quotation from 11 Chronicles 24:8 is included outside the subscription text.
The Kentucky Derby highlights its drama and challenges for three-year-olds while weighing factors like distance and weight. The Preakness follows as the second leg of the Triple Crown, with the Belmont Stakes offering the tougher test, and the Derby described as a circus with mint juleps.
Democratic governors meet in Washington to discuss the 1956 campaign. Frank Lausche of Ohio, G Mennen Williams of Michigan, and Averell Harriman of New York are highlighted as potential presidential contenders with mixed past margins and notable foreign negotiation experience. The party eyeing Stevenson’s absence and regional dynamics adds to the uncertainty.
Hal Boyle reports from New York on humorist Charles Morton defending laughter as a safe, diminishing danger and a humane antidote to the era of serious, overbearing vibes. Morton, associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly, discusses why modern writers and readers drift from light essays and how humor develops and persists in a world of absolutes.
In Madrid readers laugh at world leaders who claim it matters what government a country has for UN entry. The 1946 General Assembly resolution urged free elections and peace loving conduct, yet Spain remains excluded while Red China is urged for admission, exposing perceived UN hypocrisy. The piece notes Britain and others recognized Spain prewar and questions why Spain is barred now while regimes like Moscow and Peiping face different treatment.
Washington report recalls a late night gathering of two congressmen, Rooney and Tumulty. Rooney imparts career guidance stressing committee work and staying on topics before one’s committee. He then recounts a Brooklyn district attorney episode illustrating ethical handling of a police brutality case and the Caplin scandal.
The author posits lack of practice killed conversation and argues modern life limits dialogue. He doubts nostalgia for past witty talk, suggests transportation changes hindered engaging chats, noting trains offered longer opportunities while cars and planes reduce meaningful exchange even among familiar companions.
The readable fragment references a legal phrase linking the Manhattan telephone book with the Code of Criminal Procedure. It hints at a legal or bureaucratic context without providing a full incident or outcome.
A humorous digest notes sleet in Osaka, a printer named Milt and a hot shot hunch, price cuts on radioisotopes, and a court case in Australia over frog croaks. It mentions a Kentucky egg record, a Wisconsin scientist predicting lifespans to 1000 years, perfume spritzed car washes in Venezuela, a cotton surplus in the US, Michigan State University’s name change, New York adopting the rose, an escaped cow in Spain, and a stolen totem pole in Chicago.
The piece reflects on Mother's Day as a yearly pause to honor the enduring devotion of mothers. It contrasts a modern setting with the unchangingmotherly bond, noting that love, sacrifice, and care survive changing fashions and ages as the core of motherhood across generations.
Washington commentary notes Bao Dai as a symbol of France’s failure to end Indochina chaos. It recalls colonial history, Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh rise, and the US backing of Ngo Dinh Diem against the Binh Xuyen as Washington weighs how much the United States can salvage South Viet Nam while Paris drifts away.
A compilation of varied statements on wildlife habits and historical tech feats. It claims wild turkeys drink once daily, US vehicle counts rising from 32 million in 1940 to 58 million, lilies native to the northern hemisphere, cancer mortality trends since 1900, US utility aircraft mileage in 1953, the John Ericsson inventions, gondola freight cars, the eastern evening grosbeak, St Luke’s summer in England, and the Milky Way encircling the earth.
The writing notes many possible ventures in business and personal life. It highlights smooth sailing after afternoon, evening social events, and favorable conditions for long term projects. For those with birthdays tomorrow, the year promises growth in finances and advancement with added responsibilities, plus travel opportunities between June and November.
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