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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1955

Page

4

Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Address

The Middletown Journal lists pricing for print and mail subscriptions including per copy 5 cents, city carrier 30 cents weekly, Sunday edition add ons, and annual mail rates ranging from nine to fifteen dollars with international options. The paper is printed at 1007 Avenue Middletown Ohio and features a Bible verse from Job 29 13.

Middletown Journal City Area Sunday News Journal U.S.A Middletown Ohio

Small Business Help Expanded Through SBA Actions

Congress extended the Small Business Administration life to mid 1957 and broadened its loan authority to 250000 dollars. Despite general prosperity, small firms face capital access and management limits, while defense spending shifts tightens prime contracting exposure. The SBA and Defense Department promote subcontracting programs to boost small firms' share of defense work and provide advisory, research, and market data support to improve competitiveness.

Congress Small Business Administration Senate Small Business Committee Defense Department Armed Services S.B.A Defense

Unity urged as two small sects seek merger progress

Unitarian and Universalist churches move toward deeper collaboration after coordinating councils formed in 1953. The two groups report rising member counts around 100000 and 80000, with strong roots in New England and expanding presence in the Washington DC area. A shared view of Christ strengthens unity prospects.

Unitarians Universalists Coordinating Council of Liberal Churches Detroit New England Massachusetts Washington, D.C U.S

Tragic Obituary for Danny Essoyan in New York Tribute

Roy Essoyan recalls his boy Danny who loved America and the outdoors. The 11 year old died suddenly after a three week visit to the United States while his father prepared for a Moscow AP assignment. The note honors Danny’s sweetness, joy, and the lasting impact he left on friends and family.

New York Danny Essoyan America Danny Armenia Shanghai Hawaii Roy Associated Press Honolulu U. S Moscow A. P Russia United States Roy Essoyan New York City Bellboys Catherine Central Park Zoo Museum of Natural History Hayden Planetarium Times Square Rockefeller Plaza Staten Island Fifth Avenue Bayville Long Island Sagamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt

Landy Case Critique Highlights Three Moral Principles

George Sokolsky argues in strong terms that Eugene Landy was unfairly penalized by the Navy over his mother’s conduct. He asserts three principles: personal responsibility, opposition to collective punishment, and adherence to Hebraic Christian family morality. He warns against adopting communist-like methods in anti communism efforts.

Eugene William Landy Navy Eugene Landy U. S Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point Long Island Army Landy China Soviet Russia Cain Abel Noah Ham Komsomce Lenin Stalin

Home Away From Home Vacations Reveal The Illusion

The essay argues there is no perfect vacation spot away from home. Travelers seek a change yet recreate home abroad by bringing familiar comforts and media, hoping for relief but often finding only another version of home. The piece ends with a reflection on social and psychological pull of familiar ties.

Washington Notes on Transit Strikes and Hurricane Names

A satirical column covers lingering sentiments from the 52 day transit strike in Washington and Jacksonville’s Wolfson tribute. It quips about Weather Bureau hurricane naming debates and suggests whimsical, mythological and Indigenous names to enhance meteorological nomenclature.

Washington Louis E. Wolfson Allen Thurman Jacksonville Fla Florida Wolfson Truman Francis W. Reichelderfer U S. Weather Bureau Marilyn Monroe Thomas H. Ruchel California Eichelderfer Hazel Connie Barbara Edna Weather Bureau Achilles Aeolus Atlantic Zeus Apollo Canandaigua Winnebago

Estrellita horoscope predicts optimism and opportunity

The stars urge optimism for tomorrow with strong prospects for new projects and completing delays. A new acquaintance this evening may become a supportive friend, with career and finances improving through late 1955 and early 1956 as opportunities arise.

Stranger Seeks Kindred Spirit From Nearby Towns

A man from a hometown pursues a companion from a nearby town or state and, failing that, from the same region. They compare mutual acquaintances, discuss familiar places, then swap business woes for weeks before vowing to seek a truly different location next year.

Middletown delivers flood aid to Torrington via clothing drive

C G Gray reports generous Middletown response to Torrington flood victims with many items still new. He aims to collect 4000 pounds of clothing, praising voluntary gifts over grudging generosity as reporters note neat, unused apparel and strong donor spirit.

Middletown C. G. Gray Springboro Torrington Conn Mr. Gray Gray

The Worry Clinic Case P-327 Medically Minded Hypochondriacs

The column discusses hypochondria in Americans led by Max W a 47 year old corporate attorney who seeks multiple doctors and costly tests. It urges positive thinking, avoiding negative health fears, and suggests channeling IQ into constructive activities. It promotes a booklet on impotence prevention.

Max W Corporation God Boy Scouts Max

City plans winter unemployment program and PWA funds

Twenty years ago the City Commission announced an unemployment ending plan for winter through a city work program. The city manager would apply for PWA funds for a water reservoir project. A building boom was under way due to extreme housing shortages per building commissioner Orville Corson.

PWA Orville Corson

Black Widow Reports Surge In City This Week

The Journal notes an influx of black widow stories with four found in the city and reported. Jane Fraser of Central Avenue planned to dance at the De Molay Convention at the Netherland Plaza Hotel after a recent New York trip where she studied dancing with lessons from the teacher of Fred Astaire.

The Journal Jane Fraser Central Avenue de Molay Netherland Plaza New York Fred Astaire

Factographs on North American geography and industry

The notes cover Great Bear lake outranking Erie and Ontario, U S corncob pipe raw use, pumice in cleaning products, tobacco income in North Carolina, a Scotland Yard radio car, camel backbone and hump, salt uses, U S high school graduates, first telegraph message, North Carolina geospatial survey, employed American women, and 1954 soybean production record.

Great Bear Lake Northwest Territory Canada Lakes Erie Ontario United States

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