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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Journal details advertising and subscription rates for Middletown Ohio. It lists per-copy costs, weekly carrier, city and outside rates, trading area and yearly mail options, with annual prices and a biblical quote from 1 John 3 18.
Sen Joseph Clark cites widespread reliance on campaign contributions for diplomatic posts as the Senate confirms appointees like Maxwell B Gluck to Ceylon amid charges of ignorance. The piece surveys past examples including Edward Flynn to Australia and William O'Dwyer to Mexico, noting debates over political appointments versus experience.
Farm and Ranch publisher Tom Anderson warns that government spending shifted from local to Washington hands. He cites 1914 as 70 percent by government, now 70 percent by federal bureaucrats. He argues tax money rarely returns as services and urges states to assume more federal responsibilities for efficiency and savings. President Eisenhower backs state involvement to improve service at lower cost.
Hal Boyle notes husbands gossip about why wives wake at night and patrol the house. He cites insomnia excuses from garlic to restlessness, with anecdotes of wives watching TV, washing hair, and napping between errands. Yankees lead the American League as a backdrop to lighthearted chatter.
George Sokolsky discusses the Greenglass parole denial, noting he cooperated with the FBI from the start and arguing the decision reflects a bias against government witnesses. The piece contrasts treatment of Communists and government informants, mentions Judge Robert Morris supporting Greenglass, and reflects on post 1953 court trends and anti‑Communist efforts.
George Dixon jokes about becoming a U S ambassador to any country by donating campaign funds and bowing to committee scrutiny. He riffs on Gluck the dress chain owner and contemplates postings from Antarctica to India showing British and French leaders and India native soldiers in a chaotic, humorous monologue from a White House setting.
A June 2024 government release claims the capital's population is 12,471,637, asserting Tokyo would become the world’s largest city. The note adds no likelihood that New York or London will adopt the name West Yokyo, highlighting unlikely name changes.
The piece riffs on insomnia caused by mosquitoes and a crafty bite avoiding buzzing, then pivots to trivia about Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, a famed stage joke about a Nevada Nevada divorce, songwriter Georgie Jessel and a quip about avoiding superfluous words in quotes.
Dave Regan notes a tame parakeet missing near the Armco Colored Center and residents say the bird is a friendly, chatty pet. Parakeet ownership is popular nationwide. owners boast of speech ability while the bird playfully provokes the family dog, keeping both indoors and amused.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Barney Ross suing Monkey On My Back producers for defamation and seeking five percent of gross. The column stacks gossip on Lola Kendrick, Cesare Siepi, Colleen Gray, and Diana Barrymore linking gossip, theater, and film figures with industry maneuvers and marriages.
A dated astrology note suggests focusing on attainable goals from now through year end 1957. It advises avoiding new ventures that require more energy than available, while urging a measured, not pessimistic, approach for the next five months.
On Friday August 6 1977 £. F. Harpring assumed duties as Grand Knight succeeding John L. Mc Gaff as retiring Grand Knight Joseph J. Delaney of 224 Vander Veer St. Delaney left for Fr Benjamin Harrison Ind on reserve duty. Milton Berle appears in a movie at Paramount Theater with a bit part in New Faces of 1937.
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