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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal details subscription rates for daily editions and Sunday copies, including carrier and mail options in and outside the trading area, with yearly prices and advance payment terms. It also notes publication by News-Journal Inc and historical founding date.
The piece surveys 1961’s impact including a new President, Khrushchev missiles and Berlin tension, Cuba debacle, Southeast Asia losses, Western unity strains, and China kept from the UN while Latin America shows progress. It notes a stronger economy and cautious optimism for 1962 amid fashion budget complaints from women buying ill fitting clothes.
The post December 25 life of a Christmas tree varies by family and mother’s stamina. If children bow to her, the tree is gone by December 27. if not, it may stay until January 6 or later. Disposal methods include alley trash pickup, burning branches, or leaving the tree for birds in the yard. The piece urges allowing the spirit of Christmas to linger.
The text recalls Christmas past and urges keeping the ancient truths of God’s supreme concern for mankind at the forefront in the new year. It warns that losing the word behind Christ’s birth makes Christmas merely a season of pleasure rather than a force for transformation.
Norman V Peale argues success hinges on self knowledge self reverence and self control rather than money fame or headlines He lauds Ruth Hardy of Palm Springs Calif and her Ingleside Inn as a model of a successful person through spiritual principles perseverance and constructive thinking The piece emphasizes effort belief and manageable debts as keys to lasting achievement
City managers and officials hope for a prosperous year with strong revenue for streets sewers wells airports and parking while avoiding public complaints. Real estate and business leaders seek more industry and housing reform with tax stability. Journal staff pledge improved community relations as a local New Year wish. A lighter note recalls a wagon train family Christmas mishap and a juvenile probation office display of confiscated weapons labeled Kentucky Credit Card.
Paul Harvey reflects on Christmas giving and selfishness, comparing the Sea of Galilee’s life to the Dead Sea’s stagnation. He warns against godless-ism and urges Americans to contribute more of themselves to the country or risk personal and national ruin. He notes history and scripture agree we reap what we sow.
Factographs describe inveterate travelers among cockroaches the straw colored German and the long black Oriental species have dispersed worldwide. A Florida species has moved north to Canada west to the Rocky Mountains and south into Central America. Caterpillars are sensitive to sound or.
The piece reflects on Shakespeare’s question What’s in a name and notes a person nicknamed Worst as a three cushion billiards world champion. It also jokes that alligators grow slowly and reach two feet at age 15, with a playful facet about remaining teenagers.
George Sokolsky discusses automation from ancient tools to the Industrial Revolution and steam power, highlighting James Watt and Einstein. He notes shifts from rural to urban life, rising leisure, and the coming era of electronics with metal transmutation. The piece warns of political and social upheaval as labor seeks shorter hours and higher pay in a crowded future.
Rex Harrison aims to clear his schedule for My Fair Lady in New York this spring while Sally Ann Howes is tipped as leading lady if the plan sticks. Other items note Mike Nichols and Joanne Brown wedding rumors, Shelley Winters and Ty Hardin romance chatter, June Havoc’s Marathon with no original score, and Gower Champion directing a music-influenced play. Also: Anita Ekberg crush on Rod Taylor, Jackie Lane on Baby Pig natari, Second City opens Square East, and Navy uses perfume in fuel tanks to deter theft.
In 1941 Middletown plans to form a committee to supervise rationed commodities with auto tires already restricted.更多 commodities expected later in the war. Mabel F Pittman appointed to the state nurses board by Gov Bricker to certify Ohio nurses. Probate Court reports 1197 marriage licenses issued in Butler County in 1941, a record driven by defense needs and war.
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