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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
4
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A column denounces the 1955 holiday traffic deaths, calling the season a Black Christmas marked by reckless driving. The piece labels drivers as idiots dolts and blockheads and urges accountability for the high toll of highway accidents and needless losses.
The piece assesses Woodrow Wilson as father of the League of Nations and traces his shift from peace zeal to wartime leadership. It notes his aims in reforming tariffs and banking, his admiration for British party responsibility, and how his Paris peace work aimed to harness the League to mend postwar settlements.
Jal Boyle reviews 1955 as a year of broad prosperity and notable oddities. He notes rising incomes, cheap pork, quiz winnings, varied political moves, philanthropic trends, cultural shifts, and memorable events from Notre Dame to the Yankees and Churchill.
Washington reacts to a petition led by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt calling for amnesty for 16 Communists jailed under the Smith Act. The Tampa Tribune label it muddled and naive, arguing forgiveness would fail to alter communist aggression and undermine Christmas spirit.
The signers say they oppose the Communist Party’s philosophy and favor the Democratic way of life and peace. The statement, however, is seen as feeding the charge that American conspiracy trials are political tools.
George Dixon surveys a year of Cold War tensions, political shifts, and social anecdotes. He notes congressmen' wage hikes, Navy tugboat contracts, and diplomatic quirks from Nassau to Ciudad Trujillo, with reflections on presidential speculation and a running jab at Washington society.
A 12:40 a m blast on Curtis Street leveled the American Rolling Mill Co. research building and shook nearby homes. Officials cite a broken gas line as the cause with no injuries. Damage to the laboratory and General Office building is estimated at 75 000 dollars. Sales tax receipts for the week ending December 21 rise with Middletown contributing 8 348 71 to Butler County total of 18 289 53 dollars.
Roger Babson forecast brighter business conditions over the next year, including a beginning building boom and a ten percent gain in business. The prediction emphasizes general economic improvement and specific construction activity as indicators.
This column rejects calendar fixes and argues for starting tasks any day. It notes resolutions and self-improvement depend on action now rather than waiting for January. The piece ends with birthday wishes for a productive January 18.
A health column warns poor eating can affect driving, while a tongue in cheek claim notes the large Wong surname presence in China. An American team returns from Ceylon after observing a partial solar eclipse, praising telescopes and global insights.
Dave Regan muses on bidding farewell to 1955 and welcoming 1956 a leap year with 366 days. He notes calendar history, wonders about marriage trends in leap years, and jokes about habit and pay, ending with a humorous take on women and leap year proposals.
Dorothy Kilgallen relays near tragedy as Clark Gable survives a hunting accident with Kay a few inches from harm. Julie London negotiates signing with Copacabana and Cameo for a New York debut with fiance Bobby Troup and his trio.
The reading notes modest business impact but strong potential in personal and home life. It advises finishing tasks, managing August responsibilities, budgeting September and October social gains, and remaining vigilant for new opportunities as the year ends. a November December boost in growth is possible. A birthday child born this day is versatile, practical, and secretive.
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