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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1954
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices in city and trading areas. Rates include per copy five cents and weekly carrier options, with mail rates for 5 or 6 day editions and a U S price. Bible verse from Romans 8 39 is printed.
Federal action may place coffee futures under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Agriculture Committee unanimously reported a bill empowering the Commodity Exchange Authority to regulate coffee futures, aligning with controls already in force for 19 other commodities.
The United States Britain and France approach the Berlin talks with guarded optimism. They seek two aims easing tension and gauging Russia's post Stalin posture while preserving Western unity against Soviet attempts to divide the West. Observers note strong trilateral solidarity as Molotov pressure tests Berlin. If progress remains elusive the talks will still reaffirm Western comradeship in peace and freedom.
In New York Maxwell Bodenheim the doomed poet dies, leaving Greenwich Village a vanished Bohemian myth. Boyle recalls Bodenheim and the Village’s faded glamour, noting famous exiles and the wanderers who seek inspiration there. The tale warns that true art lives in the artist’s mind, not a street address.
The piece argues the Republican Party must fundraise for a possible congressional majority while warning against viewing President Eisenhower as the party’s sole strength. It notes tensions with staff and press supporters, cites Lincoln Day speeches, and stresses that both major parties need room for dissent to avoid weakening the two-party system.
A column imagines world leaders meeting naked atop the Himalayas or at Benaras cremation ghats to shed prejudice and prestige. Proposes removing vanity and mental ballast for clearer talks, using the Naga Sadhus as a provocative allegory about true self.
In Washington, major corporations convert multiple hotel rooms into vast suites as rent controls end, evicting long time tenants. Steel firms showcase luxury in top hotels while a rival suite contrasts sharply with YMCA simplicity. Congress debates a coffee shortage solution featuring sassafras tea, touted for its claimed health benefits.
A Florida resident traveled to Washington to confront Senator George A. Smathers about the Food and Drug Administration's placement of a health tonic on the prescription list. She claimed the remedy is not habit forming, insisting she has used it daily for 25 years, while Smathers relayed the FDA's stance that the product is habit forming.
A witty rally remark shows a woman persuading Senator Smathers by recounting she has abstained for 25 years from drinking smoking playing cards and dancing. The line underscores her argument about personal restraint influencing public stance.
The text asks about a Gusle as a national musical instrument and identifies a mercurial barometer as the most accurate type. It presents a Q and A style with concise factual prompts. The passage references cultural and scientific terms without detailed context.
Next Monday and Tuesday at 8 p m the Midway Roller Rink two miles north of Middletown on Rt 73 hosts a charity roller skating show to boost the local polio fund. Local youngsters with regional state and national titles will perform under director Jim Alex of Dayton, a former Roller Vanities member.
The charity ball raised ample money for Middletown Hospital with decorations sold to cover costs. Expenses included 500 for decorations, later sold, leaving 114 cost. Some items were reused in Hamilton or by a local firm for Christmas décor next year. A stolen fur coat from the check room caused a loss paid by the committee after no restitution.
A collage of celebrity flirtations and rumors spans Dorothy Kilgallen reporting on Marlene Dietrich negotiations in London and Las Vegas club overtures to Victor Borge Eartha Kitt and Kay Thompson. It notes Ella Logan dating Lou Nova Bonnie Boyia and Ralph Meeker pursuing Bonnie while Air Force photo attempts target flying saucers.
Tomorrow favors tackling hard tasks with focus and steady effort. Morning hints at savings ideas while afternoon warns against careless actions. Evening brings romance. For birthdays, encouragement from influential people may come late this year. August promises career gains but fall warns of misleading influences. Health should be watched in July. A July-born child will be shy yet thoughtful.
A Southwest farming discussion questions using cactus as cattle feed. Some farmers warn of potential stomach upsets in calves, while others cite drought mitigation and roughage value. No clear consensus emerges among ranchers and veterinarians.
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