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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates with daily and Sunday options, including per copy 5 cents and carrier rates. details cover city, trading area, mail, and international pricing with advance payment requirement. A biblical verse from Esther is included, followed by Middletown, Ohio.
President Eisenhower plans a restful Denver visit ending midweek then a week or more fishing at Aksel Nielsen’s Fraser Colorado ranch. He will balance work and leisure, using a direct line to the White House and frequent consultations with aides, while enjoying painting, bridge, cooking, and golf during his retreat.
The American Meat Institute notes price spreads between farmer and consumer are widening due to higher labor and operating costs. A new factor is demand for ready-to-use foods creating a built-in-cook service. Despite price rises, the public maintains buying power, with meat typically consuming five to seven percent of take-home pay.
The piece argues President Ford cancelled the Dixon Yates plan as Memphis builds a $100 million municipal plant. It frames this as a local initiative reducing reliance on TVA and criticizes efforts to frame the outcome as a national victory for federal power. The Wall Street Journal is cited on the Memphis decision as a defeat for TVA expansion.
Hal Boyle recounts a Heaven joke about two angels observing a space-age Earth event. They laugh at astronauts and satellites, note a phony beacon, and conclude the two moons eloped, while one angel must rush to Denver for his next shift.
George Sokolsky defends bullfights and gambling against censorship. He cites Mrs. Betty B. Eilers of Scottsdale and argues human fascination with betting persists despite moral critique. He ponders whether animals or humans are truly superior and questions why bulls would risk defeat in a world of wagers.
A reflective essay compares nations to a bull confident in its lineage and strength. It questions who bears the cost of victory and hints at a political debate over aid to Israel. The piece uses a parable to critique war and its beneficiaries.
In Washington the GPO earned the National Safety Council’s top honor for safety, amid a year delivering $75 million in printing and 11.5 billion words. Public Printer Raymond Blattenberger announced a new belt for the post office line, while a $3 million surplus gift to the Treasury drew disbelief from Secretary George Humphrey. Weather concerns fade beside infant care bestsellers from the GPOs catalog.
The piece laments public doubt over a proposed man made satellite moonlet. It mocks the idea of a basketball size artificial moon and criticizes science hype and youth disinterest in real science progress amid sports news and changing headlines.
A playful musing contrasts daring feats with discouragement for scientists and explorers. It notes Dryland’s northern airfield at Alert on Ellesmere Island, near 518 miles from the North Pole, as a point of extreme latitude in Arctic weather.
Emotions rise on stage tomorrow with control shaping outcome. Postpone new ventures and mind finances. Domestic friction may flare in early evening as a family member contests a minor issue. Conciliation and tact can avert trouble. If tomorrow is your birthday, career and home life brighten as the new year begins.
Dave Regan recalls Ogie Oglesby and laments anonymous letters that inflame suspicion. A recent case of a neighborhood poisoned by two cruel missives shows how such mail corrodes trust. The piece warns that forceful direct talk would solve matters better than venomous whispers.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Ed Begley joins Ankles Aweigh as a sailor boy and Stephen Kennedy eyes New York police commissioner post amid betting crackdown fears. Also covers Linda Christian plans with Edmund Purdom, Fred Keating recovery, Francoise Sagan book progress, and other show business gossip.
This forecast warns of strong social and romantic gains from late October to January with new friendships and strengthened bonds. It also notes a child born today will be versatile, practical, and deeply loving toward family.
In Middletown a $40,000 installation at Harding Jones Paper Co speeds production to six times the prior rate. War Mothers from Middletown, including Mrs. R W Pinkerton Mrs Margaret Freeman and Mrs Mary Harlan, prepare to attend the national convention in Washington D C in September. Mrs Martin Daub is elected president of the Ladies Aid Society of Pleasant Ridge EUB Church for a 26th year.
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