Middletown Journal subscription rates and masthead
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and mail delivery in and beyond the trading area. It notes rates for in city and outside area, with annual options and an Ohio publication imprint. The page includes a biblical quote from Luke 22 32 and publication details.
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Migratory Farm Workers Struggle Amid Economic Gaps
A 1.3 million migrant population faces low, intermittent pay and poor living conditions. About 500,000 are foreign born, many Mexican, with Texas and California hosting the largest shares. Workers migrate state to state following crops, often excluded from welfare and labor protections. Efforts by Labor Secretary and unions aim to raise wages and organize, but progress hinges on broader protections and voluntary programs.
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Speak Out for Economic Principles in a Free Enterprise System
Citizens must work and eat, industry must produce, and government stay solvent. Slogans count little without constitutional government and free enterprise. Business must tell its story as forcefully as those seeking political gain to counter efforts that would undermine opportunity for all.
TV's Need For Some New Talent Says Merv Griffin
AP interview with Merv Griffin discusses television's shortage of fresh faces. Griffin cites lack of discovery pathways, stresses college programs overlook entertainment careers, and recounts his own risks taking diverse early steps in radio, bands, and Hollywood to gain training and exposure.
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the Waldorf
WPA payroll highlights 1938 Middletown progress
City engineer Louis P. Diefenbach reports wages totaling over 470000 paid through the WPA in 1938 with about 600 men certified for work. Four hundred on city projects and 200 on county projects. Verity Parkway lighting and boulevard improvements underway. Junior Achievement program approved by 30 businessmen, with a committee including N. J. Lawler and Charles H. Murray to establish it.
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N. J. Lawler
Charles H. Murray
C. L. Kingsbury
M. V. Coffey
Ben Bender
Khrushchev Uses West Berlin as Pressure Point
AP reports three key questions about Nikita Khrushchev's push to remove Allies from West Berlin. The article notes Berlin’s strategic role as a Western outpost, refugee harbor, and symbol of Western power, and suggests Khrushchev may seek broader concessions beyond Berlin, including demilitarizing West Germany. Khrushchev’s move has unsettled the Allies ahead of the May 27 deadline.
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Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Mamie Eisenhower and Maine Chance Spa Parody
A satirical dialogue ridicules coverage of Mrs. Eisenhower at the Maine Chance Health Spa. It mocks headlines, fashion, and private details, framing the first lady and her companion in a playful mock interview with exaggerated descriptions and humorous asides.
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Washington
Ymelda
Dr. Zhivago
Maine Chance Health Spa
Mamie
The Best Writing Of All In A Flight Encounter
Jim Bishop recalls a nighttime airport stranger scene with a 13 year old boy named Muggsy and a moody passenger. The boy praises Bishop's work, asks for a column about a Lincoln portrait, and Bishop vows to write it. A bare birdcage is seen as luggage arrives.
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Muggsy
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Hemingway
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Tennessee Williams
Ray Anthony
Mamie van Doren
Sandra Gile
Mamie
Batista
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
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Barbara Bel Geddes
Windsor Lewis
New Jersey
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Why are women's clothes so uniquely varied in Middletown
Dave Regan notes a Middletown convention scene where every woman wears distinct hats dresses and shoes. He observes repeated outfits are rare across attendees though men’s suits often copy. He wonders why women’s clothing shows so little duplication despite common sizes and shops.
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Cincinnati
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Broadway gossip and stars in a swirl of headlines
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a rack of show business twists from a hatcheck girl in New York to Errol Flynn’s Havana brush with cops. Lincoln Kirstein heads to Japan to scout a troupe, Oscar Pettiford’s troubles fuel a Birdland benefit, and a culture trading stamp plan links groceries to Broadway tickets.
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Alger Hiss
East Side
New York
Havana
Errol Flynn
Havana Hilton
Errol
Lincoln Kirstein
New York City Ballet
Japan
United States
Frank Sinatra
Central Park
Dorothy Sarnoff
Juliette Greco
Darby Zanuck
Arthur Rosen
Philadelphia
Merchants Green Stamp Corp
Food Fair
Timmy Everett
Michael Hodge
Timmy
Elvis Presley
Broadway
Horoscope Outlook for Estrellita The Stars Sav For Tomorrow
The horoscope warns of potential two month confusion in business matters but July and May show uptrends. Stay calm, cooperate, and avoid reckless actions especially in August and November. Earned favors and stronger ties with loved ones can develop through May to July with opportunities in late September and a cautious path through December. A child born today will be emotional and affectionate.
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