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Subscription rates for Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal listed by carrier city area and mail options. Rates include in area 30 cents weekly, 40 cents with Sunday edition, outside city 25 cents weekly, 35 cents with Sunday edition, and mail plans from six days at nine dollars within the trading area to fifteen dollars outside. Also outside U S A 35 dollars yearly. Published every evening except Sunday from 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio. The Isaiah verse appears as a decorative motto.
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Television coverage of 1956 conventions expands nationwide
The piece notes 1956 conventions will be 70 percent wider on TV, with 400 stations reaching 270 cities and 1500 radio stations adding to coverage. It cites Brookings figures for 1952 viewership, outlines logistical costs and staff sizes for CBS NBC and ABC, and discusses potential overlap handling between Chicago and San Francisco crews.
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Brookings Institution
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Mutual Radio Network
San Francisco
Variety
Six Senators with Perfect Yea-and-Nay Records in 1956
In the 1956 session of the 84th Congress six Senators attended and voted on every Yea-and-Nay roll call. Henry M. Jackson and Edward Martin led the list with six perfect records, joined by Richard L. Neuberger Frederick G. Payne Margaret C. Smith and John J Williams. Payne also had a perfect record in 1955. House members with flawless rolls numbered 35 this year, 16 from last year, including 9 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
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Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon
Frederick G. Payne
Margaret C. Smith
Maine
John J. Williams
Delaware
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House
Eisenhower
Congress
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Double Bed Morality Aboard The Ambassador's Daughter
Hollywood censorship sparks a Paris shoot as Norman Krasna records battles with French crew over double beds. The Ambassador's Daughter stars John Forsythe Ada Menjou and Lup Loy in a battle to satisfy Hollywoods morals while using a Rothschild castle for exteriors after twin beds delay and cost.
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Paris
Norman Krasna
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Ambassador
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U. S
C. Douglas Dillion
Firemen and Gordon Theater team split softball twin bill
On Sunday at Gordon Park firemen and the Gordon Theater softball teams divided a double header. Bob Lukens pitched the first game for the firemen in a 20 to 11 victory. Colvin pitched Gordon to a 13 to 12 win in game two. J Thomas Sebald was named FHA consultant for Middletown. E H Harpring and Mrs Mulligan won the two ball event at Wildwood Golf Course with a 42. Committees were led by Mr and Mrs Pigman, Mr and Mrs Goldschmidt, and Mr and Mrs Lourim.
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City Firemen
Gordon Theater
Gordon Park
Bob Lukens
Firemen
Colvin
Gordon
E. H. Harpring
Glenn Mulligan
Wildwood Golf Course
Charles Pigman
F. J. Goldschmidt
B. Lourim
Paradoxes of party doctrine across U.S. history
The article argues that both major parties have alternately embraced central government power and isolationism across eras. It notes Rutherford B. Hayes, Taft, and Roosevelt as Republican figures shaping policy, while Democrats shifted from Bryan to Wilson and FDR, and current leaders Eisenhower and Stevenson attempt to redefine their parties, revealing growing departures from core principles.
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William Jennings Bryan
Philippines
America
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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International Economic Conference
London
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
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Aepublicus
Benjamin Harrison
Republi
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Hamilton
Madison
South
Party of the People
Adlai Stevenson
Weather, fashion quirks and a star swimmer’s pool sale
A readerComment section notes official forecasts naming hurricanes with feminine names from Anna to Zenda and ponders Z names like Zoe Zenobia. A San Jose mother, Hetty Jordan, reportedly gave birth to twins unaided. The Star-Spangled Banner’s national anthem status is 1931. A Rotterdam restaurant offers all you can eat and drink in 1 hour 40 minutes for $2.80. Ben Gage, Esther Williams’s husband, is cited as a tall pool salesman at $2,000 for a backyard pool.
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Zenda
Weather Bureau
Zoe
Zenobia
Zenocrate
Hetty Jordan
San Jose
Calif
Golden State
Rotterdam
Holland
Texas
Ben Gage
Esther Williams
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George Dixon Double-Breasted Suits Back in Style
Washington observes a revival of double-breasted suits as fashion shifts to slimmer lapels and four-button models. Ike era observers note the comeback, with clothing stores reporting a rising share of double-breasted stock this fall and cabinet members adopting the look.
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Merriman Smith
Eisenhower
Paul Salmon
Europe
Mr.Salmon
Arthur Summer
Conventions Loom Over Airwaves In November News
Dave Regan notes the approaching political conventions will dominate airwaves and reader interest. He predicts little surprise with Stevenson favored for Democrats and Eisenhower for Republicans, and wonders if the public cares about extensive convention coverage.
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Television reshapes convention coverage and advertising
The piece notes TV's novelty may redefine convention reporting and open avenues for paid commercials, while newspapers stick to their traditional hands-on approach. It contrasts media strengths, suggesting television could monetize events more directly than print.
Jazz King Whiteman Tells Lavish Party Tales
Dorothy Kilgallen hosts Paul Whiteman in a guest column recounting extravagant early 20th century parties. Whiteman recalls $5,000 to $75,000 New Year’s Eve fêtes, lavish gifts, royal guests, and big tips from patrons including Dr. Dor rence and Ned McLean. He describes Brooke House for the Prince of Wales, Versailles like grounds, and a Leviathan voyage home with a celebratory return.
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Dorothy Kilgallen
King of Jazz
Paul Whiteman
Palais Royale
Dr. Dorrence
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
Dr. Dorrience
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Ned McLean
Hope Diamond
Washington
MecLean Mansion
Lady Mountbatten
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Lord Mountbattern
Brooke House
Royal
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Duchess of Kent
Prince Paul of
Serbia
Poral
Clarence Mackay
Edward
Mackay
Roslyn
Long Island
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Florida
Dr. Dor|rance
Philly
Jules Glanezer
Tojless
Aristotle Onassis
Messmore
Monaco
Onassis
Endall
Capitol Theatre
England
U. S
Jimmy Walker
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