Middletown Journal subscription rates and info
The Middletown Journal publishes daily in Middletown Ohio with subscription details. Rates: per copy six cents weekdays, fifteen cents Sundays, fifty cents weekly carrier, ten dollars yearly six days mail, twenty dollars yearly seven days mail outside trading area, thirty five dollars yearly outside U S A. Mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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Middletown Journal
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Social Security 25 Years Aboard A Short Review
The piece recalls the 25 year old Social Security Act of 1935, noting coverage reached 81 million with about 14.26 million receiving benefits, and mentions the act’s passage by wide margins in both houses. It cites opposition doubts from the Supreme Court and outlines later expansions and related medical care measures shaping future changes.
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Thomas H. Eliot
Washington University
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Congress
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Senate
Huey Long
Time to Act on Government Spending Pressures
Citizens and taxpayers are urged to speak up as Congress considers a series of large spending measures. Overriding the President’s veto on the federal pay raise would add about 750 million dollars yearly, widening the post office deficit beyond 850 million annually.
Personality Betterment Across Three Calls
The author describes three calls about personality issues from a Philadelphia mother, a Kentucky housewife, and a Florida wife. He argues personality can be changed from within, not by surface fixes, and cites a book on inner glow as supporting insight. The piece urges self-change to improve relationships and success.
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Kentucky
John Robert Powers
Psycho Haunts Middletown Fans as Hitchcock Thriller Shocks
Middletown residents endured jitters after seeing Psycho at Paramount Theater. The Hitchcock film unsettled many couples, with husbands comforting frightened wives and wives urging early entry with lights on. Critics note its strong single-film appeal over double bills and warn theaters may drop indoor showings. Harold Warner, Montgomery Ward manager, faces a burglary as inner glow and faith themes echo in brief opinion column.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Paramount Theater
Hubby
Middletown
The Prize Fight Era and the Dull Politics of Peace
Paul Harvey compares the golden age of boxing to modern times noting how fighters like Louis Baer and Schmeling inspired nations while today promotions seek gate receipts. He argues prosperity numbs challenge, dulls elections, and avoids crises, preferring crisis-free peace over dramatic leadership.
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White House
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Eisenhower
Directors shaped Douglas MacArthur and career paths across Hollywood
Dorothy Kilgallen recalls stage and screen greats who helped rise to fame. Anthony Perkins shares how directors such as Harry Young Elia Kazan William Wyler mentored him from Brattleboro to Broadway and film. Wyler’s insistence on precision and Kazan’s anecdotes framed early breakthroughs.
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Dorothy Kilgallen
Anthony Perkins
Hollywood
Antoinette Perry
Brattleboro
Harry Young
George Washington
Powers Brainwashed Said in Air Force Review of U-2 Pilot Letters
Air Force experts examine letters from Francis Powers to his wife describing his capture and alleged brainwashing. They question his account of the ejector seat and G forces, predicting a Moscow show trial outcome with Powers pleading guilty to espionage as propaganda victory for the Soviets.
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Washington
Air Force
Francis Powers
Powers
Cardinal Mindszenty
U. S
Robert Vogeler
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Hitchcock and his chair the director in focus
The author recalls Alfred Hitchcock directing scenes in Psycho with Janet Leigh discussing what her character would do to bread, noting Hitch’s calm wit and thoroughness. The piece values directors as favored colleagues and profiles the power of the director’s chair.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Janet Leigh
Janet
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Handshakes and honesty in a veteran campaign era
The piece notes handshakes began with the first candidate meeting the first voter in early campaigns. It cites a survey showing today’s students are as honest as or more honest than their parents, challenging older generation boasts of past marks.
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Douglas MacArthur
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