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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1954
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and delivery options including in city, outside city, trading area, and international rates with and without the Sunday edition. The page also includes a biblical verse from Ecclesiastes mentioning wisdom and interpretation.
The Senate plans to begin 1954 with the Wiley bill authorizing U.S. participation with Canada in constructing the St. Lawrence Seaway. It would fund a self liquidating government corporation through 105 million dollars in bonds and cover the U S section crossing the international rapids, with Canada to build the rest. Opposition crosses party lines due to economic impact, while Eisenhower backs the plan citing security and economic reasons.
The withdrawal of two American divisions from Korea is argued as prudent, not a surrender of resolve. Officials emphasize growing South Korean forces, NATO and UN unity, and the potential for air and atomic options if needed. Maintaining four divisions elsewhere and reserves, U S aims to deter a Red thrust while signaling peaceful intent. Do the Communists dare to reciprocate goodwill?
A humor column ridicules New Year resolutions and suggests a single constructive pledge. It jokes that most resolutions fail as people focus on quitting bad habits rather than taking up good ones. The piece proposes spending more time in bed as a simple, healthful, time-saving alternative to improve life.
Washington report on President Eisenhower addressing the nation as he enters his second year in office. Analysts debate whether his aim to be broadly liked will hinder or help his bid to push a divided Congress to pass his 1954 program. Historic critic Allan Nevins questions the tactic while noting past leaders endured unpopularity.
A New Year’s Day visit to a suburban New York home reveals a wild party scene. A seven year old boy, masked and armed with toy pistols, frightened visitors who were reassured with jokes about a future ransom. A six year old girl spins a roulette wheel beside imitation money, while a drunken host recalls a far from quiet New Year’s Eve. The home’s Christmas tree displays toys, a Kinsey report, Polly Adler’s A House is Not a Home, and whisky with bromo seltzer as the donor note reads Before and After.
The speaker recalls conversing with notable locals when the man’s wife comments on juvenile delinquency, highlighting social tensions among the upper crust and the era’s attitudes toward youth behavior.
George Dixon notes lawmakers complain of unprepared reconvening while Congress as a body remains burdened with unfinished work. The piece criticizes trips abroad by Rep. Hunter and others, arguing their extensive junketing delays addressing constituents and official duties.
The writer criticizes elected representatives for self pity in weekly newsletters. He notes preparations to raise salaries from 15 000 to 25 000 a year and argues Congresspeople will earn more than their pay justifying a raise, while declaring it hypocritical to doubt their diligence.
A reader quotes Rep. Oakley Hunter of California praising Congress’s hard work. The piece notes long hours in offices before session start, breakfast meetings at 7:30 a.m., and late evening conferences, contrasting it with a remark about a congressman seen on junkets.
A voice asks if something awful happened and a man answers yes, stating he just looked around. The exchange hints at a tense, uncertain moment and the speaker’s wife is present, underscoring domestic context.
Sidereal guidance suggests a deter mine and aggressive early approach leading to good results. Romance and cooperation improve. brace for a two month work period with eventual career and financial gains. A November money quarrel is advised avoided. A born child will be ambitious yet secretive and suspicious in relationships.
Judge Justice W. Harding, a federal judge from Alaska, spoke to the Middletown Lions Club at the Florentine Tea Rooms during the first luncheon of the new year. At the YMCA, a new fraternity named Phalanax for young men aged 18 to 24 was organized under William Wilson. Girl Scout Council members enjoyed a dinner at the Commissioner Mrs. Bennett Chapple Sr. home to begin the regular meeting.
A feature praising Mrs. Raymond McKinley for hosting a New Year’s Eve party for a grieving neighbor’s daughter after the loss of a son and daughter to polio, noting how helping others can ease sorrow and inspire recovery. It also reflects on children returning to school and a hopeful view of spring and summer breaks.
Ike's plan for an international atomic agency spurs talk on peaceful uses of atomic energy and U S power cost reductions. Dr. Petersen notes if atomic power falls to 8 mills per kWh it competes with Belgium, and 6 mills could beat many U S plants. Coal costs about 3.5 mills per kWh, while atomic fuel costs are shown as 1–1.5 mills per kWh at current estimates.
A reader asks about Salvation Army operations outside the United States and Great Britain. The reply confirms the organization functions internationally. Other questions cover the Saar region’s troubled history due to coal and steel ownership claims by France and Germany. Wilson vetoes include the Volstead Act, not the 18th Amendment. sea level air pressure about 15 pounds per square inch, decreasing higher up. Napoleon I not crowned by the Pope, he seized the crown himself. the ivory billed woodpecker as a famed North American rarity.
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