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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1964
Page
5
Middletown Ohio subscribers are informed of weekly and Sunday rates, urban, suburban, trading area, outside area and U.S. pricing. All mail subscriptions must be prepaid. Published daily by News Journal Inc. Founded 1857. Where is he that is born King of the Jews Matthew 2 2.
The 1964 Yearbook shows Catholic membership rising 2.3 percent while Protestant growth slows to eight tenths of one percent. Overall, church growth barely outpaces population, raising questions about future religious influence amid societal moral concerns. Two Finnish students set a world record by rocking a chair for 1 hours, a stunt noted in the same column.
British researchers warn aquaplaning a sudden loss of grip on wet roads can occur when front tires lose traction while rear wheels still turn. U.S. studies once focused on rear tires but now stress front wheels need attention and drivers should be extra cautious on wet roads.
A CP spokesman in New York says self respecting Communists will not share a platform with certain critics. Benjamin Davis, a 39 year old Black activist and Smith Act veteran, is named among the impresive Red speakers. Arnold Johnson, Mortimer Rubin and Sam Kushner are listed as frequent or potential speakers. The piece notes youth, anti communists, and calls for informed discussion in schools.
An adult warning about boys sliding down snowy hills on Christmas sleds. They race together, steer at angles, and aim for near misses with trees or poles. The piece notes the danger yet acknowledges the thrill and fun of such reckless play.
On this date 1896 a U S commission resolved the boundary dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela under the Monroe Doctrine. Washington delivered the first annual presidential message in 1790. In 1902 the French Panama Canal Co offered property to the United States for 40 million. Adolf Hitler ordered military training for German children in 1936. Douglas MacArthur invited educators to help shape a democratic school system in occupied Japan in 1946.
Washington 1954 piece outlines Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota plotting to raise his profile for the vice presidential path. It describes a strategic push through speaking circuits, ADA ties, and appeals to labor farmers and especially young voters and intellectuals, while Humphrey remains a shadowed rival.
Washington reports friction as Congress is recalled from Christmas recess under Johnson pressure. Private discontent centers on the foreign aid bill and timing. Analysts expect budget battles and possible tax-cut debate as the new session opens.
A compact column notes readers deduce which items are real on a page filled with puzzles. It mentions synthetic fabric made from corn shucks, suggesting corn as a versatile grain for clothing and other uses.
George Crout recounts Middletown's population rise from 314 in 1820 to 23,504 in 1920 and traces the city's evolving demography. He notes early settlers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania Dutch, Maryland and New York families, German immigrants, and later waves of European workers who fueled industry and the steel era.
Paul Harvey recalls Sagadahoc Maine as the first attempted English settlement in New England, a welfare state laid out with every need met by the Company. After favorable Weather, 120 arrived but most returned home by December leaving 45. The venture failed due to lack of personal investment and initiative, paving the way for Plymouth’s settlers.
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