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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for single copies and subscriptions. Rates cover in city and outside area, with and without the Sunday News Journal, plus mail options and costs for the Trading Area and outside the Trading Area.
Farmers gain deductions for soil and water conservation costs up to 25 percent of gross income with carryovers allowed. other conservation outlays are depreciable. The new law widens depreciation options, lets losses be carried back two years, and allows dependents over 19 or student dependents earning over 600 dollars to qualify. Tax payment options for 1954 include early full payment or adjusted installment schedules with extended deadlines into 1956.
The Post Office shifts more three cent mail from rail to airlines and motor carriers drawing sharp criticism. Railroads handle 85 percent of non local mail yet receive only about 13 percent of postal expenditures with first class letters paying about one eighth of a cent. Airlines get 2.5 cents per air mail letter while air mail subsidies run a 29 million dollar annual gap. Railroads offer 35 000 mail handling points and full enroute services. The piece emphasizes the rail system as essential to postal efficiency and warns against undermining it.
Health of the American people is said to be best on record according to Metropolitan Life. Newsweek notes declines in tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia deaths, slight gains in diabetes, measles cases up, and life expectancy rising as medical science improves. The piece argues free medicine over government controlled systems and denies inferior care abroad.
Hal Boyle argues that specialists now dominate thinking from psychiatry to diplomacy. He laments the anti intellectual trend and notes how experts often disagree, confusing the public and eroding faith in specialists. He advocates an expert on experts to coordinate views and restore common sense.
A near unanimous congressional vote backing the President's policy pledges both parties to defend the Far East. The move warns Communists there will be no privileged sanctuary and any attack on American forces will be met with unrestricted force. The action aims to bolster collective security for Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia.
A reporter describes the Nueva Suiza hotel near Constanza in the Dominican Republic and observes local scenes including a fighting cock at a worker’s site. The piece notes Trujillo’s regime promoting new industries, such as tombstone carving and hearts of palm packing, and reflects on local customs and scenery.
The author mocks groundhog weather readings and shifts to a degree day method. He doubts forecasts from meteorologists and almanacs, suggests a 6666 degree day winter with 3333 midpoint, and notes early spring hinges on degree-day thresholds while wary of precise long range forecasts.
Dave Regan notes American public calm amid tensions over Formosa and the China flashpoint. He asserts widespread faith in government, willingness to stand ground, and a strong public factor that concerns the Soviet Union, with war or face-saving stakes for the Reds.
Dorothy Kilgallen offers opinionated musings on Marilyn Monroe choosing public statements via a lawyer and photographer, predicts Brando ducking the preacher, Hutton return, Royal Family engagement, and Giants title repeat, while noting Berle's dignified silence during Gleason controversy. She dismisses glamor gossip and ends with storm doors and menus.
The reading notes a favorable cycle with stress easing in the new year and continued luck in work and finances for five months. July is highlighted for travel and romance favors, with a December windfall possible. A child born today is described as persevering with strong executive talent.
A reader notes a funny reaction to seeing a man wearing clip on earmuffs, describing an unusual moment of amusement without further context or details.
The speaker compares George Washington Bridge as beautiful and Waterloo Bridge as the most romantic, expressing personal affection for bridges and their auditory charm.
An aeronautics expert, among the world’s best, says artificial satellites could orbit Earth within a few years. They may start as baseball sized and serve as observation stations rather than space ship launch pads. The aim is to monitor upper atmosphere and weather dynamics, not espionage.
An Ohio woman found a $100 bill she hid five years ago while a nostalgic set of quips notes social trends. The column jokes about self help schemes and sugar bowls earning no interest, and observes country store pickup in days of open cracker barrels and prune boxes on display.
The text describes vast plantations of wild royal palms and a policy of planting two trees for every one cut, highlighting the supply for Domini can salad and the speaker’s enthusiasm for hearts of palm as a gustatory treat.
Readers of all ages engage with obituaries, while many skip editorials or comics. The remark notes broad attention to death notices, highlighting their enduring presence in daily papers and community life.
The piece skewers radio mystery records where callers guess obscure tunes. A reprise misleads, hinting at the title, then a prompt to call in. In New Jersey a local station advertises a prize of five dollars for the first hundred correct answers.
A rapid quiz excerpt covers topics from Zionist history to animal taxonomy and constitutional facts. It notes Israel as the first Jewish state since 70 A.D. and clarifies the giant panda’s relation to the raccoon, while listing details on the US Constitution, Man o’ War’s foe Upset, peacocks, congressional chaplains, and Tarleton Oak’s age.
A person who invents or discovers a new plant variety other than tubers can obtain a patent. The explanation cites roses as an example of varieties that have been patented.
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