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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1954
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and delivery options for city, trading area, and outside areas. Prices include per copy, carrier, mail, and combined with the Sunday News Journal, with U S subscriptions shown. a Psalm verse concludes the notice.
Western eyes warn the French face a deteriorating Indo China situation. Viet Minh forces are better trained and organized, aided by China and Russia, while France struggles with fatigue and limited native defense. A truce is doubtful, and American manpower remains politically unlikely.
A 1952 Butler County raid on a liquorless joint found 50 patrons at 3 am, a hidden cabinet with 12 bottles of whisky, a loaded pistol, an unloaded revolver, and six rifles. Judges ordered a bench warrant, padlocking for a year, and lifetime abstinence from intoxicants. The operator faced multiple prior penalties and now faces new charges for violating court orders by resuming business without a permit.
Residents are urged to practice driving rules ahead of Middletown's one way street program starting next Sunday. Motorists should restrain westbound traffic to Manchester Avenue and eastbound traffic to St Avenue to ease downtown travel.
New York reporter profiles John William Rollins, Delaware lieutenant governor and entrepreneur with 15 million in yearly business, recounting his rise from a Georgia barefoot student to a 6 foot 3 inch, 210 pound businessman. He owns auto agencies, four radio stations, an electronics factory, and a major car leasing firm, and notes salesmanship as life’s core.
Washington report notes Defense Secretary Wilson tempered remarks about airmen matching Army officers. Air Force Secretary Talbott drew heat with a war bases quip, prompting public explanations. Also highlights Arch Roosevelt Jr. as a rising Washington society reporter and a two decade look at Puerto Rico married life shifts under rising living standards.
The text jokes about Sir Winston Churchill worrying over his goldfish and fittingly diverts to personal ailments. It mixes anecdotes of neuritis with a fall on ice, noting how minor fears shift attention, and ends with a quip about fashion copy describing a dress in grand terms.
The stars advise keeping a hopeful outlook despite worry and doubt. Seek guidance from a prominent person to cut expenses and shape work prospects, with a promising period for culture and entertainment fields and for charitable community projects. If tomorrow is your birthday, organize and follow a task plan to progress despite obstacles.
Twenty years ago on Thursday February 15 1934 all girls and boys Hi Y organizations gathered at the First Baptist Church for the Young People's World Day of Prayer service. Building permits totaling 3179 were issued in the first half of February per the building inspector office records. Armco welcomed delegates as host at the National Ceramic Society convention.
A footnote notes Mrs. Jack Cleland is Mark Hanna’s great granddaughter and and their GOP grandfathers clashed in the past. Henry Ford jokes are rarer now than in the Model T era. Else Strom, Washington correspondent for Aftontidningen of Stockholm, sent a magazine piece on the Ford Foundation that triggered a cautious cable query asking Who is Henry Ford.
Washington column notes 243 ex foreign service officers retired before 1946 seek higher pensions under a parity formula. Rep Alvin Bentley introduces the bill, arguing increased retiree pay is needed amid inflation. The piece also profiles Sen Theodore Francis Green as a long-standing Washington social fixture and its impact on party scenes.
Thursday afternoon 110 visitors toured the Middletown steel plant and were addressed by Bennett Chapple Sr. vice president of the American Rolling Mill Co. at the firm’s main offices. At lunch at the Hotel Manchester they were greeted by Armco president Charles R. Hook and vice president W. W. Sebald before continuing by bus to Dayton.
About 5 800 000 square miles or 10 2 percent of the earth s land surface is covered by iglacial ice.
On February 27 at 8 p m Middletown High School hosts a barbershop concert featuring SPEBSQSA history and local singers. The event showcases top quartets from nearby cities, illustrating the evolution of barbershop harmony and inviting audience participation.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports a major New York society splash centered on Peter Lawford and Pat Kennedy with their eastward flight and planned engagement. The note adds political and showbiz names such as Adams Keegan Withers Tallchief Blondell and Berle, plus other urban anecdotes from New York’s social scene.
Janie Mack plays at the Bonfire while Looney Slim Gaillard headlines Birdland and Kaye Ballard performs at the Bon Soir. Hollywood buzz links Bogart backing for A Night at Madame Toussaud’s with Peter Lorre to produce on Broadway. Warner’s Star Is Born budget tops 4 million. Tungsten trade, Rhee warnings, and flying saucer hush meetings color the era.
A set of Q and A items covers science, history, and geography. Topics include highest melting point alloys TaC/HfC, origin of Y Teens, Santa Tomas University, homing pigeon flight 7200 miles from Arras to China, Latvia occupancy since 3000 B C, senses most used sight, and British navy ship prefix HM S.
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