Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Text
The Middletown Journal issues periodic subscription rates for in city and out of city areas, with and without the Sunday News Journal. Rates include per copy, weekly carrier, and annual mail options, plus international pricing and advance payment requirements. The page also contains a biblical quotation reference.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
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Sunday News Journal
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Europe Lacks Compassion For United States Leadership
In a sharp critique of European attitudes, the author argues that postwar power shifts place the United States as the unavoidable world leader. Europeans resent American boldness and mistake youth for ignorance, demanding flawless mastery over crisis. The piece urges patience, tolerance, and recognition that eight years of leadership cannot mirror centuries of European dominance.
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United States
America
Annual Wage Guaranty Sparks CIO Pressure in 1950s
Pressure builds for a guaranteed annual wage as 1954 recession and unemployment concerns loom. CIO leaders frame the plan as a shield for workers and the economy, while management rejects industry-wide responsibility. Aluminum Co of America 1953 plan proposed a fund from 10 cents per hour, with 52 weeks of pay for 30 hours weekly, offset by unemployment benefits and fund size. Critics say the proposal simply augments public unemployment compensation and could raise joblessness duration.
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CIO
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Challenging Administration Over 1953 Recession Talk
Douglas and others dispute Sen. Douglas's claim that the economy is in a real recession. Dr. Gabriel Hauge calls current trends a readjustment from an over time economy while Labor Secretary Mitchell cites indications of steady growth. Industrial and mineral output fell after a postwar peak, farm prices and parity ratios declined, and party balance shifted in 1953 elections. The administration notes over 1,400 security-cleared exits since Eisenhower's inauguration amid foreign policy criticism from Republicans and McCarthy.
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Douglas
Ill
Gabriel Hauge
Mitchell
Eisenhower
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate
House
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Knowland
Cards at work to ease the talk problem
Hal Boyle jokes that wives complain husbands talk too little at home while bosses say they talk too much at work. A simple fix is to issue daily cards for employees to jot happenings since yesterday, posted around the office. It would spread gossip, keep workers informed, and may worsen home conversations.
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New York
Ofice
Joseph X Blow Jr
Collie
Airdale
Congress
Bureau of Unemployment Security
9Th
Social Security Administration
Oveta Culp Hobby
Department of Health,Education and Welfare
Department of Labor
Jolie Remes
Blue Angel
Sheila Barrett
Pat Korman
Murray Korman
Lily Christine
Eisenhower Speech Lacked Conversational Clarity on TV
A critical reader notes President Eisenhower spoke at length with heavy prose that failed to translate to ear friendly language. Analysts compare his TV address with Roosevelt and Truman who used simple, striking phrases. Suggestions include rewriting lines about farm prices taxes and Korea to be clearer and less abstract.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Rudolf Flesch
New York University
Korea
Oddball parables and petty court farces from a holiday season
A collage of lighthearted vignettes and legal quibbles from era newspapers. A wife sues for divorce over a kiss and a dog support claim, a Utah owl scares 4,000 chicks to death, and Arthur Godfrey riffs on the “four fears” versus “four freedoms” with Adlai Stevenson. The piece threads satire and moral about daily life and public concerns.
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Arthur Godfrey
Adlai Stevenson
Godfrey
Adlai
Barbs Reveal Age Through Lines Not Screams Or Gears
A witty line about aging jokes that hide years behind names and the motion of cars. The fall guy is someone who avoids a preplanned tumble, highlighting a playful tease between appearances and reality.
President Address Fragment Says The Cheapening Sparks Confusion
A fragment from the president's address quotes a confusing line about the concept of cheapening. The incomplete sentence raises questions about policy rhetoric and public interpretation.
Unemployment relief becomes courtship memo in Oregon case
George Dixon notes that Oregon's unemployment compensation ruling allowed a woman to claim benefits while delaying work for more time with her fiancé. The piece references totals for 1953 relief payments, compares state benefit levels, and mocks the policy as a blanket subsidy for personal life choices.
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Washington
Porfirio Rubirosa
Oregon
Barbara Hutton
Doris Duke
Ont Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Alexandra
Yugoslavia
Rubi
Childe Harolde Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Danielle Darrieux
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Waoer
Rhota Fraternity Meeting At I A Casper Home
Twenty Rhota Fraternity members gathered at I A Casper’s Central Avenue home for the regular meeting. Middletown received 3,500 pounds of butter for Welfare distribution, delivered the previous evening.
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I. A. Casper
Rhota Fraternity
Central Avenue
Middletown
Butler County judges debate robes for courts
Dave Regan notes the Butler County Bar Assn discusses whether county judges should wear robes and air conditioning in summer. He argues in favor of robes to dignify the court, jokes about wigs, sweat, and the distinct “long and short” of Judges Cramer and Boli, and suggests attorneys might need to wear robes too.
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Butler County Bar Assn
Middletown
Fred B. Cramer
Supreme Courts
Cramer
P. P. Boli
Butler County
Jottings From Dorothy Kilgallen on Socialites and Gossipy Life
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Barbara Hutton circle and Barbara Bishop as socialites with attention on Clark Gable’s Paris connections. Suzanne Dadolle to join him in the U.S. amid union strikes and political pressures loom with Gov. Dewey. Counts and connections mix glamorous headlines with Broadway, fashion, and looming court actions.
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Prince Henri Tour
Las Vegas
Dick Haymes
Communist Party
New York
Gertrude Berg
the Goldbergs
Lenox Hill Hospital
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Congress
Walter Williams
Butter distributed under relief program in Middletown
The Federal Surplus Foods Administration distributed butter to direct relief recipients. The butter arrived by truck from Cincinnati and was stored at the Middletown Ice and Coal Co. Mrs. Bennett Chapple Sr. from Mc Gee Avenue left for New York to visit her brother Richard Strongman before his departure for Germany.
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Seli
New Orleans
Joseph Alexis Blanchard
George Lloyd
Supper Club
Mark Twain
Paris
New York
Federal Surplus Foods Administration
Cincinnati
Middletown Ice and Coal Co
Bennett Chapple Sr
McGee Avenue
New York City
Richard Strongman
Germany
Estrellita The Stars Say For Tomorrow
The early hours indicate a need to recheck plans and avoid over optimism. Seek competent advice, confine purchases to essentials, conserve energy for an active period ahead, and note romance and domestic affairs are favorable. For birthdays, 1954 promises growth, prestige, and opportunities from June onward.
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David Lawrence
Erich Brandeis
Mummy
Santa Claus
Pittsburgh
Ephrain
Utah
Wally Durfee
George Dixon
Oregon Commission
Alaska
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wyoming
Minnesota
District of Columbia
Arizona
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Dave Regan
Dorothy Kilgallen
Charles Wilson
Bonnie Edwardsonville
Jane Morgan
Miami Beach
His Majesty
O'Keefe
Joan Rice
Sulu
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene
Italy
Count Calvi di Bergolo
Luciana Vedovelli
Broadway
Tomas Auerelio
Anne
Ad Agency
Ray Light
New Rochelle
American Legion Post No. 8
Teachers College
Columbia University
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Legion
Westchester Child Guidance Center
Gloria Stokowski
U. S. Supreme Court
Segrega
Estrellita
Dennis the Menace
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