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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists daily publication by News Journal Inc with subscription prices for city and outside areas. It includes per copy rates, weekly carrier, and annual mail options, plus a biblical inscription from Galatians 2 20.
Republicans in Congress ready to battle for a new independent commission on monetary policy while House Democrats push for Banking and Currency Committee oversight. Critics warn excessive commissions waste money and crowd out meaningful study, citing past Hoover type and Eisenhower era inquiries and a 1955 report that found limited impact.
The rising cost of building and furnishings has outpaced insured coverage. National Underwriter found many policies far short of current value with examples in Illinois and New York. The advice: inventory property and consult an agent to adjust coverage to current prices.
Roger A. Freeman, former Research Director at the Education Committee of the U S Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, argues that common beliefs about school funding and shortages are misleading. He asserts education is the largest public outlay after defense, cites rising efficiency in teacher ratios since 1900, and contends states can fund adequate systems without federal aid, warning that subsidizing schools enables government control.
New York writer Hal Boyle notes Europe's top feminine auto racing star Gilberte Thirion from Brussels. She and Switzerland's Nadege Ferrier won Sebring small car class in a Renault Dalphine. Thirion, solo and with a daring résumé, has won Mille Miglia and earns about $7500 yearly while stressing independence of women drivers.
Tomorrow brings emphasis on understanding others and cooperation especially with conservatives. In business a touch of aggression may help. For birthdays this year promises job related rewards, with cautious handling of finance through November. Relations stay happy aside from a brief August spell, with notable October news and a self reliant, artistic child born on this day.
Senate approves a bill to form a 14 member joint budget committee with staff to study all items. It would unify hearings and oversight, critiquing existing laws and suggesting repeal where possible, aiming to curb expenditures and improve budget efficiency.
Mr. McClellan reminded the Senate that Congress members report a strong popular movement toward government economy and demands for spending restraint based on contacts with constituents. The statement signals growing fiscal pressure and a push for reduced federal expenditure.
Harvard alumni clash over J Robert Oppenheimer delivering the 1957 William James lectures. The Veritas Committee argues his associations with Communists reflect fundamental defects in character, while support and wider interest grow at Columbia and other campuses.
The piece links divorce to higher death risk and more personal crisis reports among divorced individuals. It also includes a Q&A with hotel name near 42nd Street and Broadway, Jesse James death age, Dinah Shore Gypsy Rose Lee film credit, Jane Froman show record surgeries, and a West Midwestern woman with 42 operations surviving many surgeons.
Astrological advice claims men born under Gemini are problem husbands with one track minds. A patient, diplomatic woman must apply a Yes Woman approach or risk his rage and destructive outbursts, according to stargazers.
Mutuel clerks receive differing daily wages by state. California pays 27 dollars per day, New York 23.75, and Florida 16.50, with sellers window clerks paid slightly less than cashiers.
The piece argues that 40 percent of dinner value comes from the buyer and 60 percent from the cook. It notes many cooks lack buying skill and many housewives lack cooking and buying smarts. Quoting Savarin, it emphasizes that quality matters: a bad ingredient cannot be salvaged by even superb cooking.
Dave Regan laments persistent cool, gray weather through the second week of April. He notes missed spring plans, compares conditions to returning travelers missing sun, and jokes about Florida crooning sunshine as a distant hope.
A forecast notes rain changing to snow with colder temperatures and frost tonight. The Weather Man faces a tough day predicting adverse conditions, yet remains steadfast in his role.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Charles Chaplin choosing Mexico City for the Western Hemisphere premiere of King in New York and courting U S critics with trips and luxe hospitality amid anti-American press views. Ellington, Garland, Mitchum, Damone and others glow in a portrait of New York showbiz life.
Three of the Ziegfeld Follies top showgirls reveal they are visiting head-shrinkers for psychoanalytic sessions. The backstage chatter hints at personal pressures behind the glamorous surface.
Music writers and insiders clash over control of airplay. ASCAP members accuse BMI dominated charts as proof of radio and TV collusion with 3MI. Jack O Brians confrontation with Frank Parker sparks El Morocco tensions amid Godfrey show insights. Ernest Hemingway may sue over Selznick revisions to A Farewell to Arms.
Palm Beach scenes spotlight Orin Lehman and Midge Carlyle amid a social whirl with Fernanda Montel dating several Swains. Montel guards a secret main interest as an athletic socialite during the stay.
E H McCandlish suffers head and leg bruises after a two car mishap at Manches ter Avenue and Clinton Street. Firefighter Robert Lukens aids at three roof fires at Carr Berkley and Jackson homes and rescues a cat from a tree at 1507 1st Ave. Delegates Maud Vogelsang and Etta Marlett to Spanish American War Veterans convention in Dayton. William Wilson leads Y Boys on a hike to West Middletown.
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