Broad at First Ave storefront scene in Middletown
Middletown Ohio police respond to a reported disturbance at S Broad Street and First Avenue in Middletown. No further details provided about injuries or parties involved. Authorities secured the area as investigators examined the scene and gathered preliminary information.
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Middletown
Ohio S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown, Ohio
Walter Duranty
Soviet Russia
CIA
State Department
United Nations
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates
Subscription rates listed for Middletown Ohio publication include per copy costs of 6 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays, weekly carrier delivery 50 cents, and mail options: $10 per year within trading area, $20 outside trading area, and $35 per year for outside the USA. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded 1857. Isaiah 11:2 is quoted.
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USA
News-Journal Inc
Balance and individuality in democracy warned by Dr Howard Mumford Jones
In a Western university address Dr Howard Mumford Jones, a Harvard professor, lamented a drift toward facelessness in America. He warned against mindless conformity and aggressive nonconformity, arguing true democracy requires thinking for oneself while respecting the will of the majority. He also noted dictators’ self-centered individuality helped drive history toward disaster.
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Howard Mumford Jones
Harvard
America
Coney Island
Dr. Jones
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Stalin
Peron
Mussolini
Franco
Trujillo
Castro
Mao Tse-Tung
Silversmiths Hurt by Free Silver Suspension Policy
The article notes Mexico relies on silver, with mining comprising about a quarter of world supply as prices rise. It contrasts cheering mines with struggling silversmiths serving American tourists after duty-free imports were slashed, warning the Treasury action harms small artisans while boosting larger mining interests. The piece ends with a critical quip on societal growth.
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Uncle Sam
Mexico
New York
U.S
Washington
U.S. Treasury
Sonic Boom Jitters at Oil Refinery Worker Case
A refinery worker sues over sonic booms causing stress and nervous strain. Government denies broad physical damage but has paid some nervous system claims. The piece questions justice and calls the issue an itch without scratching ahead of mosquito season.
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Air Force
Should She Bring A Child In A Fearful World
Norman V. Peale argues that despite Khrushchev era fear, couples should welcome life. He counsels a young wife and husband to seek faith, walk in autumn countryside, and trust in God’s ongoing creative process. They choose life and find peace, hinting at a future baptism.
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Bill
Khrushchev
Church
God's House of Peace
Duchess County
Stalin
Abortive 10-Hour Rebel Rise in Colombia Quashed Without Shots
A 137-man rebel force in Colombia attempted a ten hour revolt over coffee wealth but the government ended the affair without firing a shot. The incident unfolds amid a wave of unrest and concludes as a tempest in a coffee pot.
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Colombia
Great Bear Lake and Ocean Myths Across Regions
This note surveys Great Bear Lake as the northernmost of a chain in Canada and mentions other lakes. It also records Ifalik Atoll natives refusing shark and octopus, hoping reciprocity follows. It further notes opinions that the Pacific is the oldest ocean and the Atlantic the youngest.
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Great Bear Lake
Canada
Huron
Superior
Winnipeg
Great Slave
Great Bear
North America
Ifalik Atoll
South Pacific
Pacific
Atlantic
Ohio safety push after Colorado school bus tragedy
Ohio officials review bus and crossing rules following a Colorado tragedy that killed 20 children. Middletown drivers, city buses, and taxis must stop, listen, and look before crossing. Cabbies claim exemptions but patrols and coaches across districts reinforce safety steps to prevent crossing accidents.
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Greeley
Colo
Ohio
Middletown
Trenton
Colorado
Christmas in Classrooms clash over religion in schools
A letter argues against removing religion from public schools and critiques court limits on prayer citing evolution debates. It urges consistency in keeping church and state separate and suggests sending children to religious schools for religious training.
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High and Mighty
But Everybody's Taxes Used To Force Godless Instruction
A reader argues against funding public schools that exclude Bible teaching and promote evolution and atheism. They insist students should be taught by example and precept, not through trial and error, and oppose keeping God out of schools or limiting religious influence from educators.
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God
Castro, Matthews, and Castro's Communist label debate
A critique of Herbert Matthews and the New York Times role in shaping U.S. views on Fidel Castro. The piece questions Matthews statements about Castro, ambassador Earl E. Smith's Cuban policy lessons, and the American response amid Latin American tensions. It argues for accountability, transparency, and deeper explanation of U.N. Katanga, Albania, the Dominican Republic crisis, and U.S. Latin America strategy.
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New York “Herald Tribune
Herbert Matthews
The
New York Times
Castro
United States
Cuba
Earl E. T. Smith
Smith
Matthews
State Department
Ambassador Smith
Switzerland
Western Hemisphere
Albania
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Latin America
Eyebrow pencil jottings stir Hollywood chatter
Dorothy Kilgallen sketches a flurry of showbiz tidbits from Marilyn Monroe to Rock Hudson in Chicago and New York. Items cover mob influence in Southern hotels, Jenny Lindstrom’s upcoming marriage, theater directors swapping roles, and updates on stars like Warren Beatty, Elia Kazan, and the Subways Are for Sleeping cast.
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Marilyn Maxwell
Rock Hudson
Marilyn
Rock
Chicago
Jenny Ann Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Don Sherwood
Paul Scofield
Abc-Tv
New York
Frank Corsaro
Corsaro
Tennessee Williams
Elia Kazan
Novak
Carmel
Calif
Farouk
Shubert Alley
Michael Kidd
Adolph Green
Mr. Kidd
Mr. Green
Phyllis Newman
Andy
Boy Sisters
Blue Angel
Marlon Brando
Maurice Chevalier
Lena Horne
Marlene Dietrich
Paris
Joe Louis
Warren Beatty
Hollywood
Paul Newman
Warren
Life
Cosmopolitan
California
Middletown Owes County 3708 For Prison Housing Costs
State Auditor Joseph Ferguson found Butler County owed Middletown 3708 for housing city prisoners in the county jail from Sept 27 1938 to July 31 1940. Marjorie Jacoby Albert Osborne and Nick Vitori named local Miami University student reps. Mrs Fred J Schatzmann heads Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs which plans a special meeting on aiding the defense program.
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Laurence Olivier
Nick Condon
Martha Raye
Miami Beach
Martha
Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Richard Condon
Holiday Magazine
Prince Chula
Thailand
Joseph T. Ferguson
Butler County
Middletown
Marjorie Jacoby
A. B. Jacoby
Albert Osborne
B. B. Osborne
Nick Vitori
P. Vitori
Miami University
Fred J. Schatzmann
Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs
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Middletown Journal
Postoffice
Norman V. Peale
Dove of Peace
Grandpappy Jenkins
Iona
King Features Syndicate
Madison Township
B&o
Trenton-Franklin
Fievre
P.O
Queri
Paul Harvey
Scheel
Mary
George Sokolsky
Herbert Matthews and
Herald Tribune
Dorothy Kilgallen
Basin Street
Gran
Larry Storch
James Mason
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