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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1954

Page

4

Middletown Journal subscription rates and bible verse

The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, city and outside city carrier areas, and mail options with and without the Sunday News Journal. The notice includes a Bible verse from Ezekiel 18 7 and ends with stray text.

Middletown Journal First Ave Middletown Ohio City Sunday News Journal City Area U. S A Ezekiel

Italy’s Ousting Fanfani Signals Hard Italian Road

The piece traces Amintore Fanfani’s 11 day premiership amid Italy’s coalitions and June election fallout. It argues De Gasperi offered stability, while post election fragility invites Christian Democrats to seek a stronger center coalition to resist Communist gains, urging unity over factional disputes.

de Gasperi Center Christian Democratic Party Christian Democrats Italy

Better Than A Compromise In Politics and Compromise

A compact reflection on compromise in politics arguing it can preserve rational governance yet has limits. It cites De Gaulle, Korea prisoner repatriation, and free speech protections, warning that not all issues admit compromise and sometimes open break preserves liberty.

Korea Congress

Old Things Have Charm Says Johnny Sinn Radio Era

Hal Boyle surveys Johnny Sinn a major entertainment figure who shapes radio and TV with 23 weekly radio and 12 television shows. Sinn, partner Fred W. Ziv, and stars like Red Skelton propel a $20 million plus operation, proving the local bakery idea grew into a nationwide media enterprise through talent writing, timing, and flexible syndication. Sinn’s rise from WLW clerk to media mogul epitomizes the ad agency driven, nonnetwork approach that prioritizes script quality and writer value.

New York Johnny Sinn Johnny Cisco Kid Timbuktu Hollywood Fred W. Ziv Hollywoods Boston Blackie the Hour Red Skelton Guy Lombardo Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Tony Martin Ginger Rogers Dick Haymes Robert Montgomery Adolphe Menjou Tyrone Power Linn WLW Cincinnati Fred Ziv Sinn

Democrats and Republicans Clash Over 1954 Election Issues

In Washington Democrats attack the Eisenhower era downturn while Republicans push Communists in government as campaign issues. The year 1954 promises a rough political fight with leaders from Brownell Dewey McCarthy and Adams emphasizing recession, a progressive program, and anti Communist themes ahead of November elections.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Sherman Adams New Hampshire Gen Brownell Truman Thomas E. Dewey New York Dewey Hartford

The General’s Dispatch Inside a Ridiculous Ruse

A columnist recalls Civil War jokes about generals whose dispatches read In the saddle and Abe Lincoln’s quip that headquarters belong to the hindquarters. The piece then pivots to critique of Communism and its appeal to educated and affluent followers, arguing Marx and Engels fail to justify its claims in society and noting Russia’s scarcity and state dominance.

Lincoln Abe

New North Carolina Senator Arrives as Lennon's Replacement

George Dixon notes Senator Alton Lennon of North Carolina fills the vacancy left by the late Willis Smith. Lennon, 48, is seen as a strong addition as he enters the Capitol, with crews noting they had already spotted him around the Senate. The piece also criticizes the Interparliamentary Union and reports on its American group's $150,000 budget, of which only about $48,864 was spent for entertaining visiting lawmakers.

Washington United States Sena Alton Lennon North Carolina Willis Smith Lenton Senate Capitol Interparliamentary Union United Nations Childe Harolde Stassen W. R. Poage Texas Greg Bautzer Hollywood Patricia McMahon California Zanuck Paris Papa Antenor Patino Isabella James Goldsmith George Sanders Pals Movita Steve Cochran Marlon Brando Russia Belgium Bette Davis Gary Merrill The Carlyle Buddy Freyne New Jersey Polar Bear South Ferry Butterfly Net Brigade Phyllis Hill

Estrellita Horoscope for Tomorrow and Birthday Impacts

The reading cautions against hasty decisions and urges early planning to avoid errors. It advises cultivating new routines, managing finances in July, and staying alert to emotional tension, with October and November bringing extra responsibilities but December offering strong career and finance prospects. A birthday child will be loyal and progressive.

American Communist Critics and Loyal Americans

A columnist attacks American Communists, calling them traitors and mental perverts who are paid by the Red government. He contrasts life in the United States with Russia, satirizing Russian culture and praising American freedoms while questioning alien loyalty and urging subversion of foreign allegiances.

America Red Russia

Interparliamentary Union Costs Reported for Press Help

A critical note on the Interparliamentary Union budget reveals minimal support for journalists. It cites two newspaper purchases totaling 5.55, photography costs of 147.50, postcards described as dialected for foreign children, a Barnee orchestra fee of 760, and a puzzling 54 labeled press intelligence. The writer questions overcharges and the union’s fiscal transparency.

Barnee Interparliamentary Union

Smoking in Capitol Elevator Provokes Passenger Glares

An elevator operator in the Senate wing admitted smoking inside the elevator area despite Rule 12 of the Senate Manual banning smoking in elevators. He asked passengers to wait as he finished the cigarette, drawing stares and impatient rings from those aboard.

Washington Senate Capitol

Is Christmas celebrated on Dec twenty fifth

Question and answer explain that Christmas is generally on December 25 but Greek churches celebrate 13 days later due to not accepting the Gregorian calendar.

Dave Regan Here And There

Dave Regan humor column recounts a humorous night of house cleaning and a stiffening aftermath. The narrator describes helping clean a kitchen floor on hands and knees after an injured leg, dancing, and finally a tub bath and ice water to ease soreness. The piece ends with a quip against scrubbing kitchens again.

Gossip, Glamour and gossip from Kilgallen’s Gotham

Dorothy Kilgallen reports Errol Flynn eyes Las Vegas night clubs with a $15,000 weekly ask, while Hollywood chatter covers divorces, romances, and showbiz moves. Rumors swirl about Bette Davis, Marilyn, and bets on marriages, with Paris mischief and New York nightlife peppered by stars, agents, and fashion.

Reunions and club meetings mark Feb 1934 Week

Twenty years ago on February 8 1934 Mrs Richard Greathouse hosted a bridge club reunion at Vanderveer Street. Mrs Ernest D Rathman held February Woman's Music Club at Highland Street discussing Italian and Spanish music. A Jefferson School window was broken by two intoxicated men whose car fled, the owner later offered to pay damages and claimed he was not driving.

Richard’ Greathouse Vanderveer Street Ernest D. Rathman Highland Street Woman's Music Club Jefferson School

RCA executives delay hot Italian record to boost sales

The RCA executives shelve release of Eddie Fisher’s Italian tune two weeks before a planned date to avoid hurting sales of Or My Papa which is nearing two million in sales. Marilyn Morrison, formerly Mrs Johnnie Ray, dates jockey Don Errico in Las Vegas. Jack Benny, 39, turns 60 on Valentine’s Day. Ticket scalpers seek Caine Mutiny Court Martial tickets at profit and stripper Sherry Britton publicly shames Lawrence Tierney at the Samoa Club.

RCA Eddie Fisher My Papa Marilyn Morrison Johnnie Ray Don Errico Las Vegas Jack Benny

Barbs On Dogs And A Lottery Charge In Eastern Town

An eastern man was arrested on a lottery charge after slips were found in the collars of his two dogs. A teacher laments that grade schoolers should know 4000 words, noting six likely are I forgot to do my homework. The origin of the word yown remains unclear as public chatter grows.

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