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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1959
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for the paper including weekly, Sunday, carrier, and mail options with yearly rates for trading and outside areas. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and quotes a biblical verse.
Article reviews government safeguards for critical sectors amid airline and steel labor tensions. It explains Railway Labor Act protections, cool-off periods, presidential inquiries, and Taft-Hartley injunctions, noting past failures to prevent major strikes and the potential for renewed action if contracts lapse. The piece cites President Wilson on balancing rights to strike with public protection and outlines emergency mechanisms and their limited success.
The text surveys U.S. Secretaries of State from John Hay to Cordell Hull, noting how many resigned due to health or political drift rather than retirement. It contrasts their closeness to presidents like Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, and Truman, and cites figures such as Elihu Root, Dean Acheson, and Cordell Hull to illustrate enduring influence or distance after leave.
New York based writer Ben Hecht, turning 65, criticizes conformity and politics while describing his defiant lifelong pursuit of youth. Hecht boasts a prolific output across films, books, plays, and stories and questions organized religion, defining God as a human, and urging self love and neighbor love.
Report describes burglars prying open a safe with a crowbar at an Eat On Indiana trucking company office and leaving without taking any money. The text also references Walter Camp and debates a candidate for an All American team.
Washington investors grow wary as Congress debates deficits and inflation. Treasury funding pressures, labor costs, and uncertain interest rates cloud heavy industries. Finance leaders Aubrey Lanston and the Whaley Eaton Service warn that tax and budget policy endanger the dollar's value and bond demand.
Jim Bishop praises Carl Sandburg's War Years chapter 72 on Lincoln's assassination day in 1865. He shares vivid excerpts and reflects on Sandburg's poetic portrayal, calling it a pinnacle of beauty and meaning while urging young Muggsy and his father to read it.
Washington notes honor a longtime congressman Daniel Reed at 83 his humor and resolve remain strong. The piece recalls Reed defeating challenger Robert Sullivan in a Republican primary and sharing a tough minded coach tale about his son William. Humphrey and Roosevelt extend remarks on the Davis Bacon Act, underscoring Reed’s long service and influence.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports May elections in Britain as Macmillan plans a snap poll with October as a fallback. Backstage at Rashomon rumors swirl about Claire Bloom and Red Steiger, while Anatole Litvak is sidelined by illness. Vic Damone consoles Eva Lynch as legal tangles swirl around Steiger. Worldly gossip blends with notes on murders, lawsuits, and a government prosecution link near Madison Avenue.
Two and a half years after an Oct 22 1956 sewer explosion in Manchester Avenue Jim Murphy who died at 41 left a wish to aid student nurses at Middletown Hospital. Friends plan to honor him by funding two climbing rose bushes at the Nurses Home with donations through Knight Goodman.
Tomorrow brings a cautious outlook with focus on protecting assets and preserving friendships in business. Singles see romance in August and December with travel prospects in July, while May to July and September to December offer financial gains. A cheerful, amiable child may require limits on indulgence.
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