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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1964
Page
4
Local newspaper lists subscription prices for week day and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, and annual rates in and outside trading areas. Includes publishing note and a biblical quote from Colossians 1 18.
President Johnson announced a program to honor outstanding high school graduates as presidential scholars. A commission led by Dr. Milton Eisenhower will select up to 121 scholars from public and private schools, with medals awarded at the White House. The move aims to spur competition and elevate brain power as a national resource.
The author laments the rush of spring yard chores and proposes better spacing to avoid strain. Blustery weather delays tasks, but warm days trigger a frantic surge to complete cleanup. The piece contrasts outdoor fatigue with late night TV, noting a pattern of Americans saving and spending.
The piece urges new voters to seek truth and weigh national and international issues carefully. It warns against easy appeals from extremists and stresses equality of opportunity, liberty, and responsibility in a time of easing U S Soviet tensions. It encourages prayerful discernment and open minds before political action.
The article describes Norman V. Peale appearing as a guest on a live question and answer radio program. He answers impromptu questions from listeners for an hour, surprising the host with the broad range of topics spanning science show business religion and other subjects. The minister’s rapid responses and diverse queries are highlighted.
The article lists a wide range of personal questions from listeners around the city, covering shy and self conscious feelings, restarting after wasted years, dealing with a drunk son, grief after a spouse death, parenting struggles with teens, nervous tension, job issues, and health concerns.
A radio host urges a quick scripture to comfort troubled listeners. The speaker cites 2 Chronicles and Robert Louis Stevenson to stress inner quietness, steadfastness, and serenity in face of suffering, arguing faith enables constructive response and endurance.
A Swedish friend recalls Dag Hammarskjold’s source of steadiness. He answered that a single yes to God made him untroubled, enabling him to handle knotty international issues with patience and courage. His calm example inspired millions and shaped history.
Ohio Expositions Commission chairman Eugene W. Schmidt of Tiffin says this year’s State Fair will be bigger better and brighter. Ground will be broken soon for several major projects to facelift the 300 acre site as the fair opens August 28 and runs through September 7.
Margaret Border rushed to a Middletown High reunion meeting despite storms. A lightning strike at Eloise Schneider’s home caused a lamp to burst with green sparks and a roof leak. Fire Chief Jess Border checked but found no fault after his late inspection.
Paul Harvey Bonus reports on a Los Angeles Superior Court case where a young couple with six children seeks a divorce. The husband says he loves his wife but she aims to gain more relief money, prompting a conciliation court move. The piece argues public aid distorts family life and politics, noting dramatic rises in Aid to Needy Children spending from 1947 to 1948 and calling for scrutiny ahead of elections.
A man relaxing with his family last Saturday night invited a staggering stranger from a bar into his car and drive him home. At the door a barking woman shouted for him to leave, but the man stayed, viewing the scene as a humorous moment rather than a crime.
The Cincinnati couple visited a Las Vegas casino hall filled with slot machines and planned to stop after losses of 2 dollars for the woman and 35 dollars for the man. The woman wins 5.50 from a nickel, the man nets 16.60 from a dime, and they head home to Cincinnati after a dinner and Milton Berle show.
A collection of folk sayings links a four leaf clover over a door or in a shoe to the first bachelor who enters being the future husband. It also cites remedies for freckles involving a frog from a brook and a warning that reciting the Lord s Prayer backwards reveals the devil.
Factographs note stations distribute over 00 million free road maps annually to aid travelers. Daytona hosts summer crowds of sports car enthusiasts who attend speed tests and races at the famed venue.
A 65 year old widow plans to transfer her two income properties to her son in law and daughter in return for a lifetime $250 monthly guarantee. Experts warn this is risky due to divorce, death, or business loss potential and suggest alternatives like a life annuity or managed rental income with proper protections.
Readers are invited to obtain the new Gold en Years booklet by sending 3 cents plus stamps. Mail requests to Box 1672 Grand Central Station New York care of this newspaper.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes the World’s Fair stalling plans and civil rights leaders. She mentions Frank Sinatra and Sydney Chaplin backstage tensions, Eddie Fisher’s pairing with Pamela Turnure, Bud Powell in Paris with tuberculosis, and Pia Lindstrom landing a role in Marriage Italian Style. She also references Adlai Stevenson, Ingrid Bergman, Judy, Zanuck in Paris, and Leslie Uggams’ upcoming nightclub tour.
A San Francisco woman judge accessorizes her judicial robe with a white mink collar. The feature draws attention for its style while the judge emphasizes its neat, polished look.
Paris marks the 75th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower opening to the public on May 15. When illuminated the 1 056 foot steel needle stands as a towering birthday candle over the city.
Robert Thirle of King's Lynn England completed a 500 mile journey in six days 21 hours and 38 minutes to claim the new British hiking record. He ends with exhausted feet but the record secured.
Milt the sterling printer warns about a deal to buy gentle gorillas offered by a New York bird and animal firm at five thousand five hundred dollars. The casual bid prompts caution amid unusual animal trade chatter.
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