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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Page
6
The notice lists per copy and weekly carrier prices in city and outside areas, mail rates for Trading Area and beyond, and prices for U S addresses. It notes advance payment and publication details for Middletown Ohio with address and year rules.
James Marrion argues Congress grants President Eisenhower standby authority to deploy armed forces in the Middle East if a Communist attack occurs, addressing how a democracy can speed decisive action while keeping legislative oversight. The piece weighs the tension between rapid crisis decisions and democratic control, noting the shift from isolation to urgent defense needs.
At the midwinter Miami Beach session the AFL CIO grapples with organizing salaried workers in offices, stores and banks. Leaders note only 2 to 3 million of 18 million non production workers are union members and cite low fringe benefits and perceptions of unions as a manual worker preserve as key obstacles.
Hal Boyle recalls a surreal visit by King Saud of Saudi Arabia and 70 entourage members to a suburban New York living room. The king toured, noted American cars and oil supplies, sampled tunafish casserole, and departed for the embassy after a brief, informal host experience.
Washington society notes recounts a diamond filled evening featuring Begum Aga Khan and Begum Mohammed Ali. Photographers deliver exotic images while guests toast culture with South African and other dignitaries in a Democratic dominated social scene.
The article credits Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with saving England and Western Europe from an economic collapse during the Suez crisis. It argues the United States prevented oil disruptions and urged a ceasefire, contrasting British and French actions with U.S. diplomacy led by Dulles and under secretary Herbert Hoover Jr.
The passage blends astrological guidance with playful local items. It mentions favorable periods for career and social matters, a birthday optimism note, then shifts to oddities like a columnist found asleep, a missing $50,000 gold plated diamond studded percolator in Boston, and humorous quips about snowflakes and pies.
Liberty Ind minister R E Dowden sent a letter praising Armco employees George Slough and William Bach for aiding a bus tour group after a blown tire. Slough guided the group to the plant garage where Bach found a spare tire with helpers, ensuring the bus could continue. Dowden called their actions unselfish and commendable. Mothers' March for Polio notes moderate support and caller hopes for strong donations despite bad weather.
The column notes 17 percent of small retailers stay in business 10 years plus and cites 1948-1955 losses with 991 200 shops closing. It also jokes about May being a less popular marriage month, attributing it to mating month for jackasses.
A Q and A column notes that when Tony Galento said I’ll murder de bum he was referring to Abe Simon. The piece also mentions a song Sprin gle Me With Kisses and clarifies nagging as a repeat request rather than a quarrel.
Forty readers note a directors meeting of the American Building & Loan Association on February 1 1917 with officers reelected including J L Glass president W T Harrison vice president James B Buchanan secretary A James Moorman assistant secretary Ed Sebaid treasurer R S Weatherwax assistant treasurer and C E F Burke attorney Guests of Mrs Don Stone attended a college club gathering at her Tyrus Avenue home with several matrons present A Moose Lodge card party awarded prizes to multiple winners and three Middletown ministers attended the Ohio Pastor's Association convention in Columbus Charles L Henderson W E Hamilton and W H Thompson represented local churches.
The piece explains that proof equals half the alcohol percentage, so 100 proof whisky is 50 percent alcohol. It warns handshaking may spread germs and suggests a military salute as a substitute. It humorously notes a man’s diet and a wife’s remark on husbands staying in the lower class.
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