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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal listing subscription options shows per copy price in cents, carrier and mail rates within various areas, and options with the Sunday News Journal. The notice ends with a biblical verse from Acts 8 24.
The piece praises Police Chief Joe Black for pushing muffler restrictions on noisy cars. It contrasts auto makers’ quiet designs with devices that make engines louder, noting acceleration from a stop and nearby noise disturbances in neighborhoods. The author argues many loud drivers cause disruption and invites action.
The piece analyzes how both parties seek control of Congress, noting Democrats aided Eisenhower while wary of Roosevelt Truman legacies. It argues Democrats fear political backlash and that some may ride on the President's coattails, while Republicans push a strong opposition stance.
The article notes a 5 percent drop in farmers cash receipts through June 1953 from 1952 and a 12 percent fall in costs since August 1952. Prices received by farmers have trended downward since 1951 while livestock profits bear the brunt. It compares share of national income, farm proprietors’ income, and household food spending to show the growing gap between farmers and rising consumer costs.
Hal Boyle notes Dior’s postwar aim to elevate skirt lengths amid war and economic constraints. American designers Clare Potter and Michelle Murphy say the American look favors practicality, with skirts unlikely to rise much here despite Parisian signals. Dior’s move is seen as sensational, yielding strong media impact.
A Senate Internal Security Committee report declares a long running Soviet spy network within the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. It cites FBI warnings from 1945 and asserts multiple high officials knew of the conspiracy while Democrats and Republicans debated exposure.
The author surveys personal or public notices in a New York City paper and New Jersey ads, noting marriage brokers, divorce services, mink coat sellers, job ads for women, elopement venues, and ancillary services. He includes a quip about an ancient fossil find and a spider in the bathroom.
The reading advises steady cooperation with friends to overcome minor setbacks and favoring tested procedures over risk. Moon enters Aries tomorrow boosting relaxation, hobbies, sports, and romance. September may bring travel and new horizons. For birthdays, resolve domestic issues with dexterity, but avoid new duties until current tasks finish. Financial caution ahead of late 1953.
The committee finds FBI information ignored by the executive branch aiding two exposed Soviet spy rings and two more hidden by Fifth Amendment witnesses. It names insiders from the White House to the IMF and OSS as examples and urges longer statutes of limitations to indict Communists.
Washington reports New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey attended Bernard Baruch's 83rd birthday events in Manhattan. The planning, led by Herbert Bayard Swope, initially excluded Ike and involved a staged approach to secure major speakers. Dewey ultimately agreed to appear as the White House confirmed President Eisenhower would also attend.
A family recalls a week of visits by a dozen two year olds and their shifting emotions. A single child repeatedly tries to convey a word like by am that adults cannot decipher, leaving the family curious and amused by the puzzle.
Bernard Sobel urges lay readers to become honest, studied critics of theater and film. He advises attending Broadway shows and film premieres, reading major authorities, evaluating entertainment on its own merits, and preserving critical standards while forming personal judgment.
Miss Kathryn Dorsey of Urbana visited Mr and Mrs Tom Galeese of Bundy Apartments. Mr and Mrs Roland S Heller of Franklin Street and daughter Doris vacationed in Chicago and Lakeside Ohio visiting World’s Fair relatives. Local Boy Scout headquarters announced G D Tranter of Central Avenue elected vice president of the executive board of the Mound Builders Area Council succeeding E F Harpring who resigned due to business pressures.
A quirky column jokes that delaying the apocalypse gives time to pay for a new house and suggests that being broke limits money loss from unseen pockets.
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