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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1961
Page
6
Middletown Ohio publication lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and mail options. Rates include 6¢ weekday, 15¢ Sunday, 50¢ weekly city, $10 year in-mailed six days, $20 outside trading area, and $35 year US. Advance payments required. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Quote from James 4:17 appears.
Dave Regan counsels restraint during economic hardship urging readers to live within their income and avoid pessimism or excessive spending. He notes many are out of work and stresses prudent budgeting, avoiding hoarding, to prevent deeper depression and financial trouble. The piece uses a practical, steady voice.
The former budget director analyzes the 1957-58 recession, finding built in stabilizers quicker and federal spending slow to act. He argues unemployment benefits rises and a temporary tax cut would more rapidly stimulate the economy, while large pipeline projects lag. The piece weighs current budget hopes against prompt relief actions.
The five four ruling allows cities and states to require censor's permits before showing a film. Chief Justice Warren dissented warning of broader dangers to liberty of speech and press, noting the ruling could apply to newspapers and other media. The piece also notes a 1960 shoe production drop of 605 million pairs, marking a down year.
The piece questions the new commissioner Mortimer Caplin and his remark describing tax collection as touching the people. It suggests viewing federal taxes as a loan and wonders if this reflects a more relaxed frontier attitude toward revenue. It ends with a bleak view that when Uncle Sam gets the money, it is gone.
A profile of Chick Harbert, famed golf figure and executive, as reporters gather at Port St. Lucie to open a new course. The piece recalls Harbert’s early gifts, key wins like the Ryder Cup captaincy, and his postwar plan to develop nine Florida courses while reflecting on fame and media attention.
The piece notes President Kennedy in his State of the Union acknowledged U S lead in space science and technology while Russia remains ahead in lifting large vehicles. It cites the Samos and Midas programs, Eisenhower era credits, and a Wiesner report. It suggests a step up in missile and space work was inevitable and that Eisenhower laid groundwork for current momentum.
Pauline Gore jokes about a $17 500 postmaster general job to read obscene material provoking laughter among Senate ladies. The piece shifts to JFK state of the union, fashion color debates among Washington press women, and Menshikov’s reaction in the gallery as JFK touts space progress and admin merit based on job size, not staff or budget.
A London convention of climatologists is noted along with a playful collection of unrelated trivia. The report teases long view weather thinking and humorous observations about diets, libraries, and even a Stegosaurus with a tiny brain.
Mortimer T. Hawthorne of 113 Monroe Street died at Middletown Hospital at age 70. A former newspaper man and longtime Republican active in the Third Ward, he began as Middletown Journal’s Spanish American War correspondent in 1898 under Col. William Sullivan. He later worked for News-Signal, Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, and Hamilton Republican and served in the Interior Department during the Harrison administration.
Middletown Art League opens new quarters at the YMCA hosting Herbert Fall leading a char coal drawing class. The event marks the launch of studio sessions and provides residents with an opportunity to learn shading techniques from a skilled local artist.
Paul Harvey argues fashion cycles reverse, from opulent fat in the early 1900s to slimness today. He notes wealth allows dieting and high protein intake, while rising incomes push Americans toward a slim silhouette again. He predicts a future return to padded frames as a status symbol.
If you have been absorbed in work the past week you may rest today. For a birthday note, the coming year brings mystic interests, clearer views on domestic and work life, and possible new income avenues in 1961. A July fleeting friendship proves colorful yet shallow. April merges finances and social joys in business while a housewife aids home chores. A birthday child could become a detective.
Factographs note that most hurricane energy is released near the eye as a storm roars with vast energy exceeding atomic blasts in seconds. In hours it surpasses years of U.S. production of cy tye, while daily output can lift two billion tons of ocean water and return it as heavy rain. Four new potato varieties released by USDA and state researchers mark a high in disease resistant, high yielding crops. The article also mentions food pages offering menu hints and the 1878 New Haven Telephone Directory with about 50 names.
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