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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists prices for per copy, home delivery, Sunday combined editions, and mail subscriptions within various areas and abroad. It ends with a biblical verse from Ecclesiastes about labor, wisdom, and vanity.
The article analyzes a potential 1954 pay increase for Congress and federal judges, noting a likely 50 50 chance and the political debates. It discusses who supports a raise, possible basing it on cost of living, and voter reactions to raises from 15 000 to 20 000 or up to 25 000, including historical context from 1947 and 1946 votes.
President Eisenhower urges Congress to grant the White House authority to share how to use atomic weapons and defend against attack with Britain and Canada while withholding scientific fundamentals. The plan aims to involve allies more closely without disclosing core chemistry or engineering data, pending assurances of proper data safeguards.
The closing shipping season saw Great Lakes vessels haul a record 164 million tons of iron ore coal and grain surpassing last year by about 60 percent. The piece highlights the inland waterways as a vital, inexpensive transport backbone supporting the nation’s living standards and prices for bread fuel cars and housing.
Hal Boyle notes the holiday lull as year end fatigue grips offices and workers. He jokes about sleep walking week and the urge to delay tasks while the old year fades and the new one looms. The piece captures post holiday weariness and calendar anxiety with wry irony.
Washington reacts as Britain increases trade with Red China despite US law restricting support to aggressor nations. The Board of Trade reports China trade valued at 36.3 million dollars in ten months of 1953, with hopes to boost shipments in 1954 including 14 million in strategic materials. The piece argues for stronger enforcement and calls on citizens to urge the President and State Department to close loopholes.
The Congress by overwhelming vote backs the Mutual Assistance Control Act of 1951 requiring any nation receiving U S aid to embargo shipment of strategic materials to Communist countries. On Nov 24 Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin spoke in a radio television program.
Erich Brande faux pas aside the Burroughs Adding Machine unveils a $500 000 device that would compute income tax in 45 seconds with a potential cut to 499 999 .98 to lure female buyers. A Harvard professor links TV snacks to obesity urging calorie adjustments and describes public flirting bans in Egypt as a cautionary comparison.
Tomorrow brings a focus on essential tasks and a possible lifting of a heavy burden. Evening plans favor entertainment and hospitality. Two days promise lively activity with friends and relatives, followed by relaxation and enjoyment. A birthday signals an active year with ambition and good influence.
The writer argues that appetizing commercials influence snack cravings and population weight, claiming browsing ads makes him fearful of gaining fat. He counters by noting that weighing himself and avoiding ads for a day or two would curb appetite and return him to normal, urging readers to try this reducing cure.
In a witty railing, the piece describes Congress members inundated by beggars and petty loan requests as they debate a proposed raise from 15000 to 25000. It recounts patrons, clergy funds, and taxi fare borrowings, noting lawmakers’ appetite for easy cash alongside comic self‑deceptions.
Dave Regan recounts a 19 hour train trip to spend Christmas with a young niece in Pennsylvania. The journey included a 20 mile detour due to heavy weather and a brief “baby blizzard” before returning home. He notes Ohio’s lighter snows and reflects on family joys and the long post holiday recovery.
Gossip columnist Dorothy Kilgallen notes Kismet grossed 540,000 the week before Christmas, defying winter doldrums and theater tradition. The piece also covers separations, Hollywood figures, and industry chatter from New York’s show world.
Jackie Gleason defeats Jose Jerrer in the bidding for Who He the TV novel and will play Jake Lennox the TV director. Eartha Kitt receives Christmas gifts from Charlie Morrison after bonanza Mocambo business. Ingrid Bergman’s daughter Pia plans a 1954 Sweden trip. Rumor highlights a Goering daughter as a new local model.
A witty line likens a bird to the goose that laid the golden egg and notes that some men expand their reach and then get stuck on a branch. The quip uses playful farmyard imagery to lampoon risk and ambition.
At Herb Shriner's upcoming International Motor Show in February the display will include the world's largest car and the world's smallest car. Spies note Broadway optimism with 15 year old Roger Stevens starring in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker during out-of-town tryouts.
Twenty years ago on December 28 1933 Butler County received an appropriation of 2520 dollars to operate emergency schools helping unemployed teachers in Middletown. Miss Suzanne Robbins and Miss Eugenia Gardner attended a holiday dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Van Hamm Wilshire in Hills and Dales Dayton in honor of their daughter Miss Allison Wilshire. Mr and Mrs F H McCandlish and daughters visited relatives in Lane Caster.
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