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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1955
Page
4
Subscription rates for The Middletown Journal, published evenings except Sundays, list per copy and carrier prices for in city and outside areas. Also shows mail options within and outside trading areas and a Bible verse.
The Investigating Subcommittee under Sen. John L. McClellan shows support on November 4 for a new Senate House joint committee to probe subversion. The piece traces the subcommittee’s history from 1948, its roles, past chairmanships, and key inquiries including Voice of America and Red activities in defense plants.
The new Congress begins with 231 Democrats, 203 Republicans and one vacancy in the House, and 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans, plus Wayne Morse of Oregon in the Senate. Turnover totals are the smallest in a decade, with 55 new House members and 14 new Senators, many returning veterans.
Inquiry into the Idlewild accident cites crowded airspace and inadequate tech for weathering murky conditions. An Italian pilot, after a long transatlantic crossing and Boston stop, circling Idlewild for two hours failed three attempts before a fourth attempt ended in a crash against a pier.
Saul Pett (Hal Boyle) muses on leftover phrases editors cut in 1954 and the wish to start stories with bold lines. He recalls lines like This is the story of and laments the fate of words such as but and and and the humorous ironies of writing careers.
Clarence B. Randall of Inland Steel lobbies for extending the reciprocal trade program as Congress weighs a three-year extension. He faces a split NAM, pro and anti factions among farmers and labor groups, and a boycott threat against Inland Steel as suppliers weigh trade policies.
A columnist argues against pushing teens into formal parties and adult styling too soon. He recalls his own youth and notes youths resist neckties while older women push corsages and grownup attire. He fears social pressure robs children of normal growth and urges letting teens stay carefree.
The reading highlights a favorable period for contigency, renovation and outdoor work. It urges focus and realism in business, anticipating success in ambitious occupational goals, conservative wealth gains, and stimulating summer travel and social life through 1955. A birthday indicates intuition and trustworthiness in a child born that day.
An old observer recalls the Sloppy Joe period when teenagers set informal standards and wore faded jeans to all events. They valued casual dress and believed themselves dressed formally only when they tucked in shirts. The speaker argues against forcing formal behavior before teaching basic social habits.
George Dixon discusses the FTC action forcing a cease and desist on World Scope encyclopedia canvassers who misrepresented polls and sales offers. He criticizes overzealous selling tactics and stresses the need for truthful disclosures to customers.
A collage of quips notes quirks in daily life from generous skating teachers to jail escapes. It mocks money habits and social norms while praising kindness and simple pleasures. The tone mirrors light hearted humor typical of a bygone column.
A column notes 1954 U S population growth near three million with California adding 2.3 million since 1950 to 12.9 million residents. Arizona and Nevada double since 1940 while Florida rises 5 7 percent. West Virginia lags and readers consider drawbacks of sunny California.
Dr George W Crane discusses Melissa's case and elder care. He argues elderly people should maintain mobility and seek private, small town homes with private paying seniors to stay free and happy. He notes nursing homes often offer only superficial medical attention and cost taxpayers, urging forward looking daily activity.
A newspaper style Q and A page presents questions and concise answers on topics from Canadian history to U S literature. Topics include Loyalist origins of New Brunswick, seating in the U S House of Representatives, when Aesop may have lived, Home Lea predicting Pearl Harbor, Washington statues, the Airedale dog, and sugar cane origins.
The cub bear Smokey, rescued from a New Mexico forest fire, inspired the U S Forest Service fire prevention emblem. He appears on thousands of posters nationwide wearing jeans and a ranger hat.
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