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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for city and regional delivery with Sunday edition options and mail plans across Trading and outside Trading areas. The page also includes a Bible verse from I Corinthians 11 24 and a note about advance payment.
The chemical industry gears up to aid America’s growing population, with 40 million more people by 1975 and farmland limited. Fertilizers, pesticides, and food chemicals boost yields, cut losses, and improve safety. While laws protect consumers, prior government approval for every new ingredient could hinder progress toward greater abundance.
The House weighs HR 5 to raise pay to 25 000 with 2 500 expense allowance while Senate S 462 favors 22 500 total. The current 15 000 stipend plus 2 500 allowance dates to 1946 and inflation suggests around 20 000 in 1955. Representative Victor Wickersham reports a 4 900 yearly red ink and 39 000 shortfall over 12 years, with federal and state taxes eroding large portions of raises even for those with outside income. The piece argues tax bites and outside income deter higher turnout and retention of good members.
The Republican National Committee meets in Washington to decide the site and date for the 1956 GOP convention. Chicago is favored for its central location, ample hotel space, and strong media access, with Democrats having picked Chicago for July 23.
Hal Boyle profiles a new National Humane Society push for planned pet parenthood amid millions of homeless dogs and cats. It urges responsible breeding, opposes unnecessary animal suffering, and cooperates with SPCA while maintaining its own shelters.
President Eisenhower gains support within the Republican Party as his handling of foreign policy in Formosa and opposition to Red China rekindles confidence. Democrats face criticism over New Deal faults, while Republicans push patronage reform and organizational vigor to broaden 1956 electoral viability.
Washington gossip notes Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby delivering a lengthy briefing on President Eisenhower’s seven billion dollar health and education program while she battled a virus. Reporters pressed on district, regional, and racial schooling questions as she persisted through the two and a half hour conference.
The author laments the demise of hoop rolling in American childhood due to automobiles. He recalls how youngsters once spent days steering homemade steel hoops, using discarded wagon rims and rain barrel rims, developing practical skills and independence. He worries modern toys teach only prebuilt, powered manipulation and dull creative learning.
The speaker describes Mrs Hobby proving sharper on Kentucky school conditions than a local questioner. She frequently employs charts at meetings, praising them as the best way to explain points. Her department runs a small chart operation to support this method.
Estrellita predicts favorable financial activities including investments and real estate, with insurance matters aided. Evening brings romance and domestic harmony, plus entertainment of relatives. If today is your birthday, the next four months may finish outstanding affairs and start new ventures, with summer offering relaxation and new social gains.
Dave Regan shares memories of polio auction night at the Legion hosted by Art Albaugh. Donated goods and bargain hunting lure locals to support the polio fund with calls to 36543. He recalls his father’s bargain hunts and a family banana tale from Columbus memories.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Frank Sinatra will be paid about 50 000 for Look autobiography installments. Margret O Briens mother wary of her daughters crush on Tab Hunter. Cab Calloway reportedly spent 30000 at Benodice. DiMaggio plans California trip for cold relief. Polly Bergen signs lead opposite Donald Cook after champagne sponsorship issue resolves.
Daryl Zanuck buzzes about A Man Called Peter echoing his Wilson fever as plans move toward the Eastern premiere in Glasgow. Peter Brook entertains London with a dinner party tale from House of Flowers rehearsals. Mary Astor’s TV arc grows after The Women. Ing Ingrid Bergman stars in Joan at the Stake with Rossellini, set for an oratorio in Central America this summer.
The New York State barge canal system runs about 800 miles including lakes and rivers. The Mount of Olives rises over 2,600 feet, roughly 200 feet higher than Jerusalem's city center.
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