Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Address
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for per copy, carrier, mail, and Sunday combined subscriptions. Rates vary by city area and trading area with mail options priced yearly. publication is daily except Sundays from 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio. The page quotes a religious verse from Luke 9 23.
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Mayors Convene in Washington Under Civil Defense Focus
Civilian Defense Mayors and city managers from large cities gather in Washington at the President’s call to review federal activities abroad and at home. The meeting, organized by Val Peterson, may stress civil defense amid earlier Operation Alert disruptions and relocation plans for federal branches.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S. Conference of Mayors
American Municipal Association
White House
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Congress
Supreme Court
Office of Defense Mobilization
Consumer Credit Doubts Over Rapid Instalment Growth Rise
President Eisenhower urged Congress to study standby authority to regulate instalment buying as consumer credit climbs, with end 1955 outstanding at 36 billion dollars. Auto loans exceed 14 billion, liberal terms raise lender risk while economists split on reimposing federal controls amid booming prosperity.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Executive Branch
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Hal Boyle column muses on quirks and curiosities of life
New York columnist Hal Boyle shares a mailbag of quirky facts and trivia. From hairpieces and brainprints to presidents who died in office, dual joints, and old aviation logs, the piece surveys odd knowledge and humorous anecdotes while noting cultural quirks and historical tidbits.
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New York
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
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Taylor
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Ford
Harvard
Joe Miller
Miller
John Mottley
Uncle Sam
America
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Istanbul
North Carolina
Maclean Burgess Affair Deepens US UK Security Strain
Moscow appearance of British diplomats Maclean and Burgess triggers warnings in London and Washington. Eden cites a need to beware while beaverbrook papers urge tighter surveillance. Details tie to Korean War intelligence leaks and a web of Soviet intrigue through Moscow and Geneva talks.
Book Exposes British Security Weaknesses and Sparks Diplomacy
The sudden appearance of two diplomats last Saturday is tied to a well documented London Daily Express book. Copies reportedly reached Moscow, with U S News World Report obtaining rights for this week. Lord Beaverbrook says the book will not strain Anglo American ties.
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London Daily Express
Moscow
U. S. News & World Report
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
Maclean
Burgess
Britain
Name Changes and Princely Marriages Spark Glamour
A gossip mix notes Ella Fudge changing to Lynn Russell and marrying into the Borghese family. It cites Europe’s old aristocracy and art lore, then shifts to light anecdotes about hospital timing, waitress wages, and hat shopping records in New York, ending with Barbara Hutton’s rapid millinery spree.
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Maria Pauline
Titian
J. P. Morgan
Lily Dache
Manhattan
Marlene Dietrich
New York City
Duchess of Windsor
Midtown Manhattan
Barbara Hutton
Star signs guide dating rules from a bygone column
A newspaper column cites Sagittarius men and dating tips advising caution on early kisses, followed by a reader Q&A about Cleopatra’s offspring and songs credited to former New York mayor Jimmy Walker. The piece blends astrology with trivia on ancient figures and mid-century music.
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Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Marc Anthony
Jimmy Walker
New York
Jimmy
Sally
Robins
Edgar Rice Burroughs Early Writing Start Delayed
Edgar Rice Burroughs, who became a millionaire from his literary work, began his writing career late in life and was nearly 40 before he started publishing.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Estrellita Star Outlook Quiet Yet Pleasing For Today
Prospects today are quiet but pleasing with plans for the future. Focus on social activities, friendships, altruism, and returning favors. If tomorrow is your birthday, the year ahead looks favorable. A child born today will be domestically inclined and peace-loving.
Tarzan Creator Writes First Tarzan Tale in 1914 Chicago
The author penned his first Tarzan story in 1914 while in Chicago, working for the System Magazine. Earlier, he had been employed by Sears Roebuck.
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System Magazine
Sears Roebuck
Dumas Claims About Beauty and Marriage Longevity
A quote attributed to Alexandre Dumas senior suggests that a woman who remains beautiful after a decade of marriage reveals either a husband who treats her well or an ongoing romance with another man.
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Alexandre Dumas
Infiltration Tactics and British Exposures in Cold War Era
On March 18, 1954, a dispatch described how Communist influence operates by gaining access to cabinets in France and Italy to shape policies. It notes Maclean and Burgess from the British Foreign Office advising Moscow, questions their value, and warns Soviets may liquidate them. adds that a recent press conference yielded more questions than answers.
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Maclean
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Great Britain
America
British Foreign Office
Korea
Manchuria
MacArthur
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Maclean- Burgess
Berlin
France
Italy
Communist Party
Moscow
Free World
Messrs. Maclean and Burgess
McGurn shot at bowling alley. Valentine found slain
Twenty years ago on a February Saturday in 1936 Chicago gangster "Machine Gun Jack" McGurn was shot in a bowling alley, a comic Valentine lay beside him after two back shots, as Ohio river towns faced ice jams and thaw from a failed predicted cold wave.
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Jack” McGurn
Capone
Shain
Chicago
McGurn
Ohio
Fisk Oratorical Contest winner named at Miami University
Harry O. Finkelman of Middletown, a senior in liberal arts at Miami University, won the Fisk Oratorical Contest at the school.
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Harry 0. Finkelman
Middletown
Liberal Arts
Miami University
Fisk
City of Hartford Wins National Noise Abatement Award
The National Noise Abatement council awarded Hartford, Connecticut for its achievements in reducing noise. The ceremony was described as quiet and orderly with officials present. Local leaders praised the initiative and pledged continued progress on quieting urban areas.
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World Day of Prayer set for Middletown First Methodist Church
Day after tomorrow World Day of Prayer will be observed 2 to 3 p.m. at First Methodist Church Middletown with participation invited for men and women, linking prayers from Tonga Island to St. Lawrence Island Alaska. Brotherhood Week follows with theme Brotherhood for Peace and Freedom Believe it Live it Support it.
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National Council of Churches
Middletown
First Methodist Church
Tonga Island
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Council of Church Women
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Charles P. Taft
Ethel Merman Near Broadway Return Amid Theater Buzz
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Ethel Merman edging toward a Broadway role after marriage to Robert Six, while Hollywood gossip covers La Merm’s rumored Denver plans, Portia Nelson in London, Bea Lillie’s Park Lane presence, and several industryMovements including Preminger credits and Doris Lilly’s dialogue work for Gene Kelly’s Paris project.
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Ethel Merman
Robert Six
la Merm
Denver
Warren
Virginia
Paul Gregory
Charles Laughton
Broadway
Portia Nelson
Colony
London
Bea Lillie
Park Lane
Lady Peel
U. S
Portia
Helen Morgan
Lulu Morgan
Torch Singer
MCA
Doris Lilly
Gene Kelly
Paris
Doris
Glynis Johns
David Foster
al Siegel
Bobby Short
Beverly
Deborah Kerr
Friend Lee
Marty Snyder
Mamie
Lacy
Kim Novak and other stars visit Madison Avenue fortune teller
The text notes Kim Novak visiting a lower Madison Avenue hotel to seek a fortune from an aging seer, a routine alongside Frank Sinatra and other famous names. It mentions Bob Hornstein returning to skiing in Kitzbuehl after breaking his leg last year and Melissa Weston’s admirer Merrick Watson, a Jamaica millionaire polo star. Vic Jarmel and Marian Saunders appear in late spots, Pat Coogan in Havana with Al Simon, and a bad swimming pool spill is noted.
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Kim Novak
New York
Madison Avenue
Frank Sinatra
Playboy
Bob Hornstein
Kitzbuehl
Melissa Weston
Merrick Watson
Jamaica
Vic Jarmel
Eileen Barton
Marian Saunders
Pat Coogan
Havana
al Simon
Screen Guild protest sparks film advertising clash
Snaps show Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe in the fold as Our Boy gains weight. Tin Pan Alley bets Helen Merrill’s Comes Love to spark stardom. Nelson Algren resents his film name drop in ads. Writers Guild branch decries ads as shocking and outraged.
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Laurence Oliver
Marilyn Monroe
Tin Pan Alley
Helen Merrill
Nelson Algreen
Screen Writers Branch
Writers Guild
Factographs and World Facts Snapshot
The brief notes cover worker safety versus after hours risks in the United States, the West German federal system with its two houses, a 1954 lung cancer death toll in America, postwar growth of Ryukyu island vehicle fleets, elephants’ growth from birth to adulthood, elephants’ lifespan, early color differentiation by humans, and the origin of the term cannibalism from Greek.
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