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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for in city and outside areas, per copy and weekly rates, with Sunday edition options and mail terms. It includes regional rates and advance payment requirements, ending with a biblical verse and Middletown, Ohio address.
The Federal Reserve Board pursues tighter indirect controls on consumer credit as total consumer debt tops 32.3 billion dollars. Regulators push hard money moves while meetings with finance companies and banks signal tighter lending amid warnings from GMAC and Universal CLT regarding auto loan practices. Regulation W history shows evolving federal controls dating from World War II to 1952.
Princess Margaret Rose, now 25, can wed without her sister Queen Elizabeth II’s assent under British law though Parliament could block a union within 12 months after Privy Council notice. The link to divorced Air Force Group Captain Peter Townsend sparks public and clerical unease in Britain.
A family vacation on Martha's Vineyard recounts Tracy Ann, nearly 26 months, meeting the Atlantic. She braves her first dip, learns the ocean’s reach, and even earns a playful encounter with a freckled boy outside their apartment.
A Charleston, South Carolina woman sues a swimsuit maker alleging her new suit turned transparent. The piece notes growing attention to why half dollars end up in New York and mentions a glass glider claim from Japan.
A Danish scientist warned of mutation risks from radiation, saying mutations can pass to future generations. He described a vivid image that grandchildren might resemble a horse of another color to illustrate unpredictable changes.
David Lawrence analyzes how CIO union efforts to use dues for political campaigns test the Taft Hartley era restraints and pose a constitutional question. The piece weighs whether unions or corporations may spend unlimited funds, the impact on free elections, and the possible shift in Supreme Court interpretation.
Washington story recounts Louis Burman locating Louis Wolfson and offering to buy the Capital Transit Co for 4.4 million dollars to end a strike paralysis. Burman, 29, a self styled fixer, details his cash approach and notes Cafritz and Cafritz’s wife declined to buy.
A columnist recalls a probe into a transit strike figure known as Wolfson who defied Congress while Burman, a rising power in transit, asserts money buys cooperation. The interview reveals a blunt view of negotiation and pursuit across political lines amid disruption.
The Senate subpoena servers and senators could learn from Burman about getting their man. Instead of intimidating Wolfson with Congress, they should have dangled money perhaps offering foreign aid to entice him.
The passage cites statements on the Philippines independence on July 4 1946 and U S rail mileage highways and motor vehicles shares. It notes a suspension bridge as a reversed arch and estimates over 37 million immigrants to the United States before 1927. It adds UN costs to the U S and mentions Miguel Hidalgo.
The text notes that Supreme Court interpretation restricts free speech to prevent unlimited liberty, citing the fire in a crowded theater example. It also explains press protection under the First Amendment, while noting newspapers may face anti trust law violations in business activities.
A columnist critiques long standing views on mental hospitals and treatment while highlighting improved discharge rates at Trenton State Mental Hospital. The piece credits new approaches including the drug reserpine, derived from Rauwolfia serpentina, and notes its traditional use in India for numerous disorders including insanity and insomnia. Gandhi is mentioned in passing.
A fragment notes Jose Miguel Hidalgo as the Father of Mexican Independence and mentions an ancient reference to coal by a Chinese historian two millennia ago. It also cites vast cellophane usage for wrapping automobiles and engines, creating bags capable of holding a city twice Detroit’s size.
The speaker notes wide US use of a snakeroot extract for blood pressure and mental illness and argues its success challenges views of India as backward. He says doctors should assess medical implications while he ponders the irony of Americans benefiting from an Indian treatment.
Dave Regan's Here And There column notes G W A Wilmer a longtime Middleton attorney and former Rotary president aboard the Queen Mary on a seven week Europe trip. Also aboard are W W Sebald Armco president and wife. A letter from Mrs Harold Brown mocks guiding tours in Washington with Mrs Robert Brown and a wheel spoke motif.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports from Europe and America on estranged spouses seeking custody in Ohio. Terry Moore shares love letters to a Spanish bullfighter. Anthony Farrell and Freddie Finkleshoffe plot together despite court threats over Ankles Aweigh. Jane Wyman finds Rossano Brazzi too old, Marilyn Monroe befriends Steve Elliott and Georgia Hamilton, and Don Lopez eyes Cary Grant for a Broadway revue. Bernstein on TV draws snide comments from Steve Allen.
Jimmy Dean is linked with Marion Brando as Corey Allen enters Rebel Without a Cause watch. Yul Brynner pursues philosophy while Hollywood buzzes over Mario Lanza filming Serenade after prior hesitation.
Imogene Coca rehearses eight hours daily seven days a week for her Miami show. The piece notes she looks well despite a grin and mentions a lighthearted East Coast boom and Ann Miller's party incident with Bill O’Connor arriving late. The interlude references Dany Robin and Kirk Douglas in Act of Love and a couple’s fragile marriage. Lillian and Hubie Boscowitz are honored at a Venice party aboard a floating barge with Gloria Swanson drawing attention.
Hal Hayes shifts affection to Ariene Whelan amid rumors. Julian Adderley, Ft Lauderdale teacher, emerges as hot alto with Charlie Parker parity as Cannonball. Martin and Lewis potential reunion fades in Dean’s Capital album notes. Mike Todd rests in London penthouse once Dietrich’s. Olga James eyed for Mr Wonderful musical.
Twenty years ago on Friday August 23 1935 Franklin School District announced it would cover one fourth of the coming year’s school book costs under a new law requiring free text books within four years Denny Lumber Co hosted Retail Lumber Dealers of the district at the Hotel Manchester on Thursday
Lester Keeler and Herbert Fra zier were made permanent members of the city police after the city commission met, formalizing their appointments.
Middleton residents were informed that the State Sales Tax Commission ruled to extend the sales tax to swimming pools and rental libraries located in business houses.
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