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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1953
Page
6
The Middletown Journal indicates pricing for city and outside subscriptions, including mail options with Sunday edition, yearly rates, and advance payment terms. An annual Leviticus quotation is included as a moral note.
The state highway department outlined plans to overhaul Middletown routes in 1955 including a new Route 4 approach from Peastown a replacement bridge over the Miami River and a four lane link to Franklin. The program ties to a 500 million dollar bond issue debated at the late election and signals awaited action by residents.
The piece notes Churchill's critique of Roosevelt not preparing his successor Harry Truman. It praises Eisenhower for involving Nixon early in policy, NSC briefings, and diplomacy in the Far East, as a lesson from history to avoid postwar confusion and missteps.
The Kremlin sought entry to the ILO with a reservation to avoid World Court disputes, while the ILO blocks membership with conditions. Four Soviet satellites Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary and Poland are ILO members. The move aimed to influence anti slave labor actions and probe camps behind the Iron Curtain. The Kremlin may shift aims to the World Federation of Trade Unions, leveraging some affiliated unions in France and Italy.
Hal Boyle reports on animal psychologist William Hall who says most pet neurosis comes from bored owners. He notes dogs and cats reflect home life, urges letting pets pick toys to satisfy extrovert needs, including toys that crackle or mimic sounds, and warns overindulgence.
Washington editorial argues a broad policy retreat has begun under Secretary Dulles. It claims the United States will treat Red China as an equal, appeasing Allies who seek trade with Communist powers, risking Korea and military bases while debating Bermuda and Berlin meetings.
In a doctor’s waiting room a speaker observes two groups among the crowds elderly patients and restless youngsters. He argues it is never too early or too late to save, noting youngsters may start with a penny piggy bank while elders face dwindling time ahead.
Tomorrow offers a chance to break from old methods and pursue new ventures while keeping humility. Expect opportunities to foster friendships and goodwill with business associates, boost community projects, and raise personal prestige through group involvement and cultural interests. A birthday period ahead promises progress on long-planned projects.
A reflective musing on how quickly life passes and how seasons feel shortened with age. The author notes the shrinking presence of future years and the rapid pace of weeks and months, urging awareness of time’sLimited nature. The piece frames aging as a gradual, almost surreal countdown.
The record in Korea shows America and South Korea providing nearly all manpower and war supplies while Allies pressured General MacArthur to refrain from using maximum power. The piece questions why the United States dictates to its so called satellites and allies in wartime strategy.
The text argues American taxpayers should fund European bases to pressure allied governments, urging unconditional military cooperation for the defense of Europe. It warns that openly subservient US stance and abandoning core moral principles undermines American leadership and self-respect worldwide.
Rep. Harold Ostertag recalls Senator Robert A. Taft warning against Harry Dexter White, a Kremlin spy linked to IMF creation, saying the administration risks giving away American interests. The piece also notes a later social column anecdote involving Ivy Baker Priest and a quip about printing money on one side for ads.
A San Francisco sailor with a thousand old ropes plans many knots per hour while critics face elimination. A man and wife are one under law, and echoes of phrases sound like many. Ale is claimed to help hay fever, and many drinks are deemed fine for hay fever too.
The speaker notes aging effects like longer lasting life, steeper stairs, and changing perceptions of beauty. They lament that the past seems brighter and the present feels more burdensome, with a stronger pull toward memories of the “good old days.”
The piece argues that starting to save as soon as earning begins makes the so called good old days stay good in the new days, urging early financial discipline and steady saving habits.
The author muses on long thoughts yielding absurd images of political ads on money. He envisions five and ten dollar notes carrying promotional messaging and joke lines about authenticity and chlorophyll. The piece toys with the idea of currency as a billboard for campaigns.
Senator McCarthy remains a forceful challenger to the Eisenhower Dulles team. Dulles avoided direct personalization while signaling the president’s stance, and McCarthy pressed on with criticism of policy and diplomacy. Earlier this year he blocked Bohlen’s Russia ambassadorship, demanding new testimony under oath.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Milton Berle’s two past marriages to Joyce Matthews and his private upcoming wedding to Ruth Croose at the Plaza with immediate family. He refrains from jokes, surprising friends with a plain thanks. Other items touch on Merman posing, a Jelke case glamour girl, and Ken Murray’s next baby.
Mary Mayo gains mention for a fat part in Ni notchka while Garbo's musical version of Star Is Born is rumored. A Brooklyn sound tech forms Ali Chopper and His 40 Mughers using celery stalks as instruments. Judy Garland’s weight and skirt choice during carhop scenes are noted as distraction.
A famous comedy duo staged a street fight on a Hollywood corner over health issues and partnership strain. A popular singer and her husband remain sought by shopkeepers in their old neighborhood after moving away months ago as investigators pursue the missing tale of the husband’s trail.
A fragment discusses advertising on currency with slogans like The more you get the more you want and a contest offer to turn in 50 bills for a box top. The text frames the notion as a provocative promotional idea.
A quirky debut by Winky Wise parodies Eh Cumpari with My Cousin Itzik, while Bing Crosby’s White Christmas film potential soundtrack rumors surface. Petrillo faces a 13 week cafe engagement in Hollywood as Steinbeck-Zachary Scott family drama unfolds. Betty Hutton delays TV plans until color viewing spread improves.
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