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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1954
Page
4
Middletown Journal ad note lists pricing for per copy five cents and weekly carrier rates in city and trading areas. Includes Sunday News Journal add on prices and annual mail options. Ends with a Bible verse about resurrection from Acts 24:15.
Western trade representatives plan to ease curbs on trade with the Soviet bloc excluding China and North Korea. Eisenhower endorses expanded, peaceful exchanges while safeguarding security, with Geneva talks set and policy to be refined by Allied groups including NATO nations, Japan, and West Germany.
The article argues France blocked six nation European defense cohesion while West Germany signed the pact. It says French objections and demands for Saar settlement and British support delayed negotiations, portraying Paris as obstructionist despite earlier anti-German unity efforts. It recalls France’s historical resistance to German recovery proposals.
Pedestrians ignore missing crosswalks where black paint hides former bold lines. An auto, a meter, and obstructed pavement tempt risk as parents carry children across the street unaware of the danger. A motorist hesitates to shout warnings.
Hal Boyle offers a miscellany of quirky facts and social quirks from language diversity to aging blind citizens. The column lampoons consumer trends, historical remarks, wedding gift prices, and daily domestic life with pointed humor and light social commentary.
The United States Russia Britain and France will again discuss banning atom bombs at the United Nations after eight years of talks. Since 1946 they pursued arms control while expanding arsenals and alliances. The rise of hydrogen weapons and renewed militarization complicates any agreement.
The piece cites Dr William Kaufman on reward foods that soothe insecurity and how milk coffee tea affect feelings. It contrasts English restraint with Frederick Ellis of London praising American heavy meals and energy, noting a New York dinner among friends amid politics and expenses.
Thirty-year-old Cliff Crawford Jr. visits the Dayton Art Institute to view Whistler's Mother painting while Mr. and Mrs. J J Hallowell enjoy a brief getaway in New Orleans. Ohio Bell warns Middletown merchants about a check passer who failed at Cohn Hardware with amounts of 18.90 and 22.90.
In a spirited floor exchange between former economists and prospectors, Senator Millikin and Senator Douglas traded quips over a 10 to 5 percent tax cut on appliances. The stunt culminated with Millikin's reversal as he supported the Douglas amendment reducing the excise tax on refrigerators and similar items.
The passage provides Q A pairs: Atlantis location debated as Atlantic near Gibraltar or misread coastlines to America. per capita income highest in Delaware and lowest in Mississippi. Conestoga wagons named for a Pennsylvania town. two farthest apart U S points are Point Arena California and West Quoddy Head Maine at 2897 miles.
A quirky collection of maxims notes personal judgment and emotions. A pet shop advertised 2500 white mice for sale as a whimsical aside. The piece hints at parental thoughts about mothers and kitchen chairs amid light humor.
A woman wins two free dinners by answering a question but errs in entering the wrong restaurant. She and her son dine at the Olympic Restaurant, paying after the waiter directs her to the Colony tickets, leading to a bill for both meals. An old friend quips about aging with metal in his body.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Grace Kelly rapidly tops Hollywood gossip as a femme fatale while Elizabeth Gurley Flynn appeals under the Smith Act. The piece weaves in Bun Crosby Rita Hayworth and other stars with political and social chatter across New York society, theater, and film circles.
Mixed influences prevail today so avoid major decisions and new programs. Be careful in the morning to prevent mistakes then plan for future career and finances for valuable results. Romantic and domestic affairs are favored. financial gains appear mainly in May and June.
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