Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Masthead
The Middletown Journal lists daily publication by News-Journal Inc founded 1857. Subscription rates shown include per week 6 cent weekday and 15 cent Sunday, city carrier 50 cents weekly, mail options from 10 dollars yearly in trading area to 20 dollars outside trading area, and 35 dollars outside the US. The notice includes a Psalm verse as a motto.
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Middletown
Ohio
Postoffice
News-Journal Inc
Springtime backyard safety check tips for families
Time for parents to inspect the yard for hazards after winter. Clear debris, prune bushes, check playground equipment and sandboxes, inspect bicycles, ensure lights and reflectors, refresh first aid supplies, store poisons safely, tidy tools, and keep stairs well lit to prevent accidents.
Diaper Services Sparks Federal Funding Controversy
Reader Dave Hoover notes Air Force request to Congress for 172000 dollars for diaper services. He cites a Supreme Court ruling that it is not lack of due process for the government to regulate what it subsidizes. He argues for prudence over federal assistance.
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Portland Oregonian
Dave Hoover
Air Force
Congress
Supreme Court
Ohio towns once shared names and postal chaos led to changes
The piece recalls early Ohio towns with duplicate names such as Middletown and Lucasville and explains 1838 legislation requiring counties to list towns and townships. It notes several county seats and cities that changed names including Ashland Piketon Waverly Decatur Putnam Malvern Calcutta Utica Willoughby Piqua Uhrichsville and more.
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Middletown
Fairfield
Franklin
State Auditor
Ohio
Ashland
Uniontown
Mt. Gilead
Whetstone
Waverly
Jefferson
Pike County
Piketon
St. Clairsville
Adams County
Decatur
Springfield
Muskingum County
Putnam
Troy
Athens County
Hockingport
Carroll County
Malvern
West Union
Columbiana County
Calcutta
Wilmington
Licking County
Utica
Eisenhower the only student President in American history
Jim Bishop recalls Dwight D. Eisenhower as a resident scholar president who studied the job deeply. In a White House interview, Eisenhower described vast duties, weekly briefings, and the labor of leadership including 54 departments and a personal economist, while maintaining balance with golf and family.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Oval
Jim Hagerty Jr
Christ
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Calvary
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Atomic Energy Commission
Ann Whitman
Eisenhower
Hoover
Truman
Maynard Hammond Named Associate Director of Hospital Care Corp
1940 April 25 notes Maynard J. Hammond secretary of enrollment for the Hospital Care Corp in Butler County is appointed associate director. Bennet Chapple of the American Rolling Mill Co speaks at a Rotary district convention in Lima. Juanita Taulbee named president of the Mayfield 4 H Club with Geneva Thomas as vice president and other officers listed.
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Maynard J. Hammond
Hospital Care Corp
Butler County
Bennett Chapple
American Rolling Mill Co
Rotary Club
Lima
Juanita Taulbee
Mayfield 4-H Club
Geneva Thomas
Marjorie West
Audrey Dietz
Betty Nichlas
Sacco Vanzetti opera provokes debate on American virtue
The Ford Foundation and Metropolitan Opera face criticism over underwriting and staging a Blitzstein work on Sacco and Vanzetti. Critics argue the subject is unsuitable and politicized, questioning the opera’s dramatic value and potential propaganda against American justice.
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Ford Foundation
Metropolitan Opera
Khrushchev
Metropolitan
Blitzstein
Sacco and Vanzetti
Russia
New York City Center
Madame Butterfly At The Metropolitan Opera
A reviewer recalls a recent performance of Madame Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera, praising its grand status among opera houses and the enduring glory of the venue.
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the Metropolitan
How Ike Chooses Five For Opening Day Visit
Washington liberals question President Eisenhower's 5 person White House staff invite to the Senators season opener. The White House staffers left behind express pride and disappointment while others attend the game with outside executives and lawmakers. The day still boosts White House productivity despite the seen snub.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Washington Baseball Club
Senators
Ike
White House
Gerald D. Morgan
Wilton B. “Slick
James C. Hagerty
Thomas E. Stephens
Clyde A. Wheeler Jr
Edward A. McCabe
David W. Kendall
Robert E. Merriam
Bryce N. Harlow
Ike Pitched
Robert K. Gray
Maj
John
D. Eisenhower
Red Cross
Gruenther
Alfred M. Gruenther
Boston Red Sox
Homer H
Calvin Griffith
White
Abner Doubleday
Tomorrow's Patient Path to Progress and Cautious Finances
The reading urges patience on Tuesday with steady study and careful evaluation before moving forward. It advises a conservative financial approach and notes positive 1960 influences on domestic, social, and travel matters, while romance may pause. A birthday child will be intuitive yet stubborn.
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Wich
New Jersey man patents breakable champagne bottle for christening boats
A New Jersey inventor creates an easily breakable champagne bottle for christening boats, predicted to be a smashing success. A prank paints Andrew Carnegie’s statue, green coat and yellow vest in Dumferline. Henry Pu Yi works as a gardener in China. A Scottish woman seeks permission to walk across the Soviet Union.
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New Jersey
Andrew Carnegie
Dumferline
Scotland
Henry Pu Yi
Manchuria
China
Soviet Union
Take Kids to Cincinnati Zoo Walks and Tips
Dave Regan shares practical tips for visiting the Cincinnati Zoo with kids. Pack walking shoes and cash for five cent tickets and rides in Kiddieland. Bring an eight and ten year old to help supervise younger siblings and plan for heat and humidity to avoid exhaustion.
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Cincinnati
The True Sinatra Story and the Art of Box Office
George E. Sokolsky argues that the film industry, led by producers and studios, uses art as a cover for licentiousness and profit. He traces Sinatra from singer to actor to businessman, noting personal scandals and the Desertion story project with Maltz, and questions the moral stance of Hollywood in pursuit of money.
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D. W Griffith
Cecil B. de Mille
Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer
Frank
Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Slovik
Hollywood Ten
Ford Foundation
Sacco
Vanzetti
Albert Maltz
Population growth and curious science notes from history
Factographs note Great Britain's population grew by over four and a half million in 25 years. Some fish change color rapidly. King John VI moved the Portuguese court to Brazil during Napoleon's invasion. Migrating birds carry up to a third of their weight in fat. Loaded dice are mentioned in 500 B.C. An American tuberculosis death toll numbers about 25 thousand yearly. Illinois split into two counties in 1790. Noah Webster began his dictionary project in 1807, published in 1828.
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