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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1961
Page
11
The Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio lists subscription prices per week and year for city, suburban, trading area, and outside areas, with international options. It notes mailing details, publication by News-Journal Inc. and a biblical motto.
The piece argues that foreign policy must stay under civilian authority and criticizes military leaders for overstepping into diplomacy. It cites Eisenhower on the military industrial complex, notes Khrushchev era tensions, and praises civilian discipline at the top. It recalls the family farm as a social security bulwark.
Skeptics argue against faith yet rely on unseen grounds like spring and stability of ground. The piece challenges realists, noting their own faith in tangible reality and forecasting January unemployment, hinting at a Washington exodus as a possible cause.
In a domestic 1961 setting a dozen listeners savor Bach’s E major violin concerto. The piece by Johann Sebastian Bach bridges centuries, showing timeless power to stir heart and mind across cultures, reaffirming music as a universal language.
Washington notes UNESCO's global survey on racial and religious persecution lacks any mention of anti Semitism in the Soviet Union. A parallel UN report by Jewish groups details Stalin era to Khrushchev policy, citing executions of Jewish leaders, closures of synagogues, limited education and religious sites, and state led anti Jewish propaganda. The piece contrasts UNESCO omissions with the documented Soviet persecution of Jews.
In a vivid column, the writer suggests President Kennedy signaled potential consequences to Democrats who opposed liberalizing the House Rules Committee. He notes Speaker Sam Rayburn’s ire at Bruce Alger and recalls the narrow 217 to 212 vote, likening it to a photo finish and reflecting on the political stakes for lawmakers facing patronage and funding pressures.
The forecast covers a variable day with caution in the forenoon and daytime for tricks and business vigilance, followed by evening interest in music and entertainment. It predicts a strong March for finances, travel in July, and a determined child likely to excel as a doctor or chemist.
A humor column surveys seasonal cartoon life and factoids. It notes aging from infant to elder, public absence of Soviet leaders, Elizabeth’s wardrobe with 3000 dresses, and how snow improves lawns but not sidewalks. It also mentions 832 meanings of run, rhinoceros as a rare big game, space insects aboard a Russian craft, and a pessimist’s cloud motif.
The American Dietetic Association says good breakfast improves worker efficiency. In 1959 cereals and breakfast foods spent over 72 million dollars in national newspaper ads. 1950 homes with 3+ bedrooms were 30 percent. now 8 percent. Furniture makers spent 9 million dollars in 1959 ads. American photographers spent 768.3 million on cameras and gear in 1959, with a major advertiser increasing 125 percent from 1958. Housing needs foreseen: 132 million privately financed new homes in the next decade. Housing equipment firms spent over 27 million in newspapers last year.
Newton Eggelston and Orman Elam head competing teams in a drive for new members of the Southern Citizens Association, an organization of residents born in southern states. President Brack Little promised a prize to the winning team. J H Ayres named general chairman and toastmaster for the annual Boy Scout banquet at the Manchester Hotel. Cc K Pigman, Middletown American Legion commander, said many reservations were being made for Defense Day at the Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati.
Middletown releases its initial business directory dated February 5 1868 revealing a revival in the town driven by hydraulic power and rail transport. It lists mills breweries hardware firms carriages blacksmiths furnishes and professionals along with the mayor justice of the peace and leading banks and editors.
The article surveys U S Soviet China relations amid Kennedy era tensions. It notes Khrushchev's war avoidance stance and Maoist independence within the Soviet Universal State. It cites Kennedy’s call for renewed peace and leaders Adams Stevenson Salinger and the State of the Union address.
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