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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1958
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates in the Middletown Ohio edition. Rates include five cents per copy on weekdays and fifteen cents on Sundays, with various weekly and yearly mail options for in-city and trading-area readers and higher rates for outside regions and the U S A.
A portrait of Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden's diplomat and U N secretary general, detailing his background, education, and restrained leadership. It notes his Middle East calming role, Suez force planning, 1956 Hungary incident, and his tax free salary and pension, contrasting with Lie and Drummond.
President Eisenhower stated desalination is nearing solution as five U S demonstration plants funded by Congress aim to test methods like electrolysis osmosis and solar distillation. The United States competes with the Soviet Union to provide economical fresh water from salt water for regions including the Middle East.
Hal Boyle argues in a humorous 1950s column that flattery and applause are essential to progress. He contends society overcorrected from self-promotion to self-criticism, urging a return to self-respect and encouragement, likening flattery to a helpful banana oil.
Capitol Hill buzzes over Lyndon Johnson role in defeating anti subversion and states rights bills. Critics say the Senate majority leader used parliamentary tricks to kill key measures while courting liberal support and future presidential capital.
George Dixon critiques the Hoffa associate Robert Baker's testimony before the Senate Labor Rackets Committee. The piece mocks Baker's boasting about his affairs, notes the potential impact on his relationships, and describes the political contest between Irving Ives and John Kennedy over Averell Harriman's honor.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports from Paris and New York on celebrity marriages divorces and bids for rights as Brando’s former fiancée Mariani-Berenger retires to France and writes a biography. Jonathan Winters and Charlie Wacker clash at the Pump Room. Miiko Tako seeks divorce from Dale Ishamoto. Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty eye a TV musical. Lolita inspires Tin Pan Alley ballads. Lance Reventlow calls from Barbara Hutton. Sonny Tufts recovers after a sleeping pill overdose. A hotel hushes a vice scandal involving its staff. Johnny Brascia and Movita end their romance again. Frank Fontaine father of ten expects more Star material for ABC’s Rough Riders.
Jerry Johnson grew up as an orphaned son who toiled in an ice cream cart and waited tables to fund lunches, quit school to marry, then pursued night classes in Dayton, graduated in 1956, attended the University of Dayton, and now studies at Miami University's extension school while working. He is a father of four, expecting a fifth in November, and buying a three bedroom home. Also notes hay fever complaints about ragweed along Carmody Blvd near Middletown Airport and a blocking weed patch at Big Four Railroad and Woodlawn Ave that could cause a fatal accident.
Jim Bishop argues America has a second rate education system with weak parental involvement and self seeking boards. He favors strict school discipline led by a Master of Discipline and recalls his own strict Jersey City teachers for contrast.
W. Barnitz 70, president of the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust Co., died at home 68 S Main St after a week of failing health from a stroke. He helped found the bank in 1850 with his father and was famed for philanthropy supporting the YMCA and Barnitz Field. He served as director and treasurer of Crystal Tissue Co and held multiple civic posts including Red Cross secretary and YMCA finance committee member.
Adlai Stevenson and Tage Erlander, each a former or current U S presidential and Swedish prime minister, gathered at a Stockholm party. The meeting focused on current politics and international issues amid handsake exchanges and civilian diplomacy.
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