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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1956
Page
4
Middletown Ohio pricing details for in city and outside area weekly and mail subscriptions. Rates include options with the Sunday News Journal and international mail. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published every evening except Sunday. The quoted Bible verse appears at the end.
Women are a key target in both parties campaigns as Census data suggest a female voting majority. Despite rising participation only 16 women sit in Congress and no woman in the Cabinet, with Vermont noting a woman lieutenant governor and two women ambassadors on the world stage.
The Senate will weigh a Social Security reform to pay old age annuities at age 50 for workers permanently disabled. AFL-CIO backs it as premature retirement relief, while AMA warns of expansion to temporary disability and socialized medicine, with critics noting administration and implementation issues.
Hal Boyle muses on turning 45, noting renewed vitality and humor. He contrasts 40 and 45 moods, recalls career and romance shifts, and celebrates wisdom, wife support, and aging with a light, wry tone. He jokes about staving off vanity while treasuring friendships and life’s odd perks.
George E. Sokolsky argues Americans are bored with politics as prosperity grows. He notes repeated faces in politics, mockery and publicity as replacing wisdom, cites Harold Stassen and Sen. Francis Case, mentions Ike’s veto and Middle East arms debates, and ends by saying prosperity shields voters from side issues.
A 1946 fashion note marks Nylon hosiery’s postwar release as a historic milestone for women. The column riffs on astrology, opera subsidies, crime lingo origins, and nostalgia, ending with quick Q and A on Kate Smith’s marital status and a trio of diners liked by Diamond Jim Brady.
The writer asks about a so called language of rings and notes a young woman wearing a diamond engagement ring on the third finger of her right hand. They inquire why some wear a wedding ring on the right and claim a left hand ring signals submission while a right hand ring denotes authority.
A speaker urges turning any task into a crusade by enthusiasm. A line of twenty hopefuls wins a job when one clever note persuades an employer. A Kaiser speech echoes: we assign projects to those who see the idea and its challenge with zeal.
A reader notes that Anna Caruso, mother of a renowned tenor, reportedly had 21 children with 18 deaths. Enrico is identified as the 19th child, correcting a previous error. The passage also references St. Thomas Aquinas and his medieval stance on medical probing of the mind.
Edward W. Beard, 71, long time barber, relocated his shop from 1135 Central Ave to 912 W. Central Ave after 48 years in the trade. City leaders sanctioned creation of a new township within Middle town limits and urged Lemon Township withdrawal. Community Planning Council of the National Youth Administration approved ten youth employment projects for ages 16 to 25.
Middletown High School fell behind as Hamilton defeated the Middies 28 to 19 in a key Southwestern Ohio Basketball League contest. Hamilton clinched a win that derailed Middletown’s title bid.
Dave Regan notes March approaches with wind and rain typical of the month. He reflects on the old adage in like a lion out like a lamb and predicts March will be windy and stormy, with a harsh transition to spring and continued chilly spells before a nicer April.
Betty Kean divorces Howard Hoyt leading to a swift Kean team marriage rumor with Lew Parker. Mario Lanza’s temper resurfaces at a private screening while Josanne Berenger plans France return with Marlon Brando. Lili St. Cyr risks surgery by opting for five frozen appendixes, and Susan Hayward’s Eaton Chalkley figures in her latest novel interest.
The text warns that inflation may spur gambling splurges and wasteful spending, risking a grand loss despite high aims. It notes ambitious individuals and birthday natives may overestimate plans and lose encouragement from supporters, while even persuasive arguments may fail to advance inflationary schemes.
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