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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription terms with per copy 5c, city area 30c weekly, outside city 25c weekly, and Sunday editions varying. Mail options include five days with Sunday paper at $9 yearly, six days outside trading area at $15 yearly, and international $35 yearly, all prepaid.
The Journal reports high sources say Arthur Flemming could replace the late Senator Taft in the U S Senate. Flemming, longtime Office of Defense Mobilization director, is seen as a strong potential GOP candidate and Lausche ally for suitable cabinet or gubernatorial roles.
In New York, Wilbur Peeble mocks Parisian designers and short skirts while Trellis Mae worries about knee visibility. He taunts fashion trends as women fearing to reveal knees, sparking a clash on who controls clothing meaning and aging appearances.
Robert A. Taft, son of William Howard Taft, sought the presidency thrice but never won it. A conservative yet flexible thinker, he rose to Senate leadership, guiding major bills with tireless study, earning both admiration and legends of insalability. His death ended a life of public service and impact on American self-government.
A column questions the fate of 8,302 missing American POWs in Korea believed captured by the enemy. It notes only 5,313 to be returned and argues atrocities behind enemy lines demand accountability, criticizing British reception of US reports and urging collective security through punishment of aggressors.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses how husbands' higher erotic appetite influences marriages and divorces. He argues wives misinterpret happiness as husband contentment and urges awareness of innate differences, comparing human sexual drives to animal instincts and warning that issues often start in the bedroom.
A reflective essay contrasts humans in ethical categories with animals. It argues crime is a medical issue, while most people fall into good or bad classes based on character. anecdotes illustrate petty deceit and kindness, suggesting God keeps the final judgment on moral nature.
Miss Mary Jane McCullough from Franklin Street visited Fort Thomas with cousins Helen and Juanita Johnson. Middletown restaurateurs invited Dayton Restaurant Association leaders to explain the NRA code and urged local businesspeople to wait for their own code while police warned youths off the Big Four tracks at Nelbar Street.
A dated ad-like piece suggests keeping husbands satisfied at home to avoid extramarital affairs and divorce. It promotes a bulletin titled How to Prevent Importance with a stamped return envelope and a one. It frames the topic as topnotch divorce insurance and warns against platonic marriages after forty.
A brief column notes a stage designer's wife suing for divorce on grounds of desertion. In lighter items a duck flies beside a train at fifty miles an hour and doctors warn exercise kills germs. Hitch-hiking declines while girls continue finger waving.
Bob Van derveer, in an iron lung at St Marys Hospital Rochester since World War II, spends his time renting radios to patients and enjoying a hospital TV. Enis Marshall visited, noting the lack of mail and urging friends to write. A carnival on Superior Avenue by six youngsters raised funds, boosting the polio drive by $2.66 as part of a summer series.
President Eisenhower pressed Congress to approve 400 million dollars for Indo China aid, signaling a shift from personal outreach to pressuring lawmakers. He clashed with Rep Reed over extending the excess profits tax, and Senate and State Department officials weighed the benefits of full funding and strategic uses.
Q Why do we speak of our children as offspring Answer Offspring derives from Anglo Saxon ofspring meaning to spring or descend from Q What other European country was once joined with Belgium into a single nation Answer Holland Q Is a carrier pigeon used to carry messages Answer No
The reading advises keeping emotions in check and promoting harmony despite disappointments. Cautions against conflict in current setups and urges steady effort to avoid tension. It notes progress in business, potential for future opportunities, and a rewarding year for domestic life and social activity.
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