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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1955
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for different regions and formats including per copy, carrier, and mail options. The paper notes 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio and cites a Bible verse from St. Matthew 2 12 as a closing motto.
Officials from the President to local authorities promoted Safe Driving Day on December 1 with broad media coverage and group participation. Despite efforts, the death toll rose versus the prior year as holiday celebrations increase traffic, drinking and driving risks, urging motorists to rely on their own heads to avoid accidents.
The decade 1945 to 1955 saw communism expand across Europe’s satellites China Korea Indochina and Outer Mongolia with force rather than free elections. The United States built alliances and pledged over 51 billion dollars in aid while facing a possible all out war weapons race. The future question remains can the West halt or roll back the Reds or will softer tactics prevail.
The Democratic National Committee plans to urge a change to the replacement rule for a deceased presidential or vice presidential nominee. Current practice allows a majority vote by the committee, with states having equal weight, but a Chicago meeting recommended restoring each state's weight to reflect its convention ballots. The piece notes historical cases including 1860 and 1912 and cites the 20th Amendment's failure to address pre election death.
The piece portrays Khrushchev as an undisciplined leader drifting from intellectual ideals to blunt political theater. It notes his distortions of history and anti intellectual image, while assessing his trip to Asia as a move to gain goodwill and strategic influence, not ideas. The article forecasts possible rewards or risks for Russia depending on his conduct.
On Tuesday December 31 1935 Clarice Horne won the local and county Prince of Peace Contest and spoke to Rotary Club members. The meeting announced new safety glass requirements for Ohio cars after January 1. Ed Kramer Earl Grant and Robert Gibbs were sworn in at the City Commission annual meeting with J W Holman named chairman to fill an expired term.
The 1956 session faces a major question whether Congress will borrow to fund a tax cut. Inflation risks, unbalanced budgets, and international tensions argue against cutting taxes without sufficient revenue. Administration signals point to April receipts and continued arms spending to maintain peace, reducing likelihood of tax legislation for taxpayers.
The piece argues that tax cuts provoke party splits in Congress with both parties likely to oppose. It notes that raising the personal exemption from 600 to 700 would cost the treasury about 2.4 billion annually, yet yield only 40 to 50 dollars in annual tax savings per family, risking budget imbalance.
George Dixon offers a year end review filled with satirical notes on government departments and politicians. Highlights include Harold Osterty Balfour proposing a Department of Peace, Younger suggesting a Department of Agriculture arc as arciculture, and jokes about labor and loafing. The Dixons travel to Europe with a Pittsburgh matron hearing an eastern potentate’s plans, and Eisenhower’s pork choices sparking debate. The piece notes Don Quarles as a dishwashing would be electric, Castillo Armas maps Guatemala with British Honduras on a flawed map, and Nixon’s poetry anthology with Whitman. It ends with a light quip on the USIA address change and a piano-conductor meeting with Oistrakh and the National Symphony.
Sunday brings a most pleasant day with excellent social aspects and plans for entertainment and travel likely to succeed. For those with June to October vitality, social life, travel, romance, and new business contacts look strong, while April urges caution with risk.
A compilation of arcane facts lists common claims about the New Jersey turnpike zinc and iron in humans coastal lengths and vegetable oils. It notes Beersheba’s population, Hudson mouth movement, James Madison’s trousers, panda traits, and public life facts about housing, insurance, highways, Greenland weather stations, and Guam’s governance.
Dave Regan invites readers to reflect on 1955 and plan 1956. He urges viewers to set their course, contemplate their year on New Year's Eve, and seek contentment and fulfillment in the coming year while contemplating the vast universe and personal growth.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Mountbatten eyed for a goodwill tour as Eden mulls plans. Cathy Crosby pursues rooming, while Dana Rue and other names mingle in jazz circles. Royalties and romances mix with Liza and Lena, amid shopping, law, and salon chatter across New York and California society circles.
Gerald O Loughlin chosen for Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Tallulah Bankhead as his first Main Stem part. He studied at Neighborhood Playhouse and Actors Studio with Hollywood watching. Linda Christian poses amid Christmas tree drama as process server interrupts with summons. Princess Margie cited as an unsigned U S S stripper not to be booked in England.
Betty Furness expands beyond the mink telephone to include bunny fur and genuine ermine in her Christmas decorations for Yale season. George Shearing reviews future plans, aiming to disband his quintet and focus on composing both classical and pop music with occasional tours.
Report resurfaces on Noel Coward possibly receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth. Vivian Blaine is seen with screenwriter Clark Reynolds more often. Cannes festival next April will feature a Paris to Cannes race by Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren amid the film week. Portia Nelson releases a New Year ballad album titled Autumn Leaves featuring Remind Me and Down In The Depths.
A news item reports profits of Denmark's largest brewery being diverted to the nation's atomic research program. The piece uses analogy about mixing malt and shops to hint at primitive fission and notes a long‑time British figure in the Lords finally making a notable remark about rabbits.
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