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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1959
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists per copy and mail subscription rates for local and trading area readers. It notes daily publication by News-Journal Inc and includes a 1857 founding line and a biblical closing.
Senators Javits Keating Kennedy and Ervin move to broaden federal penalties for bombing schools churches and synagogues and curb hate mail. A House bill led by Emanuel Celler mirrors the push with support from 30 to 40 senators. The FBI has pursued interstate bombing cases with federal framework and public cooperation. A Georgia case in Atlanta shows trial difficulties and renewed indictments for four defendants including George Allen Bright.
A mid January reminder that mortality rises with weight loss attempts. Experts note fat is not one problem. animal fats and individual metabolism affect cholesterol and absorption. Faddy diets and pills prove useless. seek medical guidance for safe weight management.
Star Barbara Bel Geddes details stage life discipline privacy and energy needs. She praises Broadway privacy after shows, notes casual dress, and describes her diverse homes in Putnam County Ireland and Manhattan with husband Windsor Lewis, two daughters, pets, and daily feeding routines.
A column argues Congress faces a defining budget clash over deficits and defense spending. It contends balanced budgets threaten national security, warns of rising military costs, and urges informed public judgment to prevent fiscal decline and a weaker dollar. The piece cites Eisenhower, missiles, and the need for economic restraint amid partisan pressure.
The profile follows Anna Marie Alberghetti from her Italian family in Pesaro to international fame in New York. Daniele Alberghetti guided her career, staging Carnegie Hall concerts, TV appearances, and a film with Dean Martin as she grows into a celebrated coloratura soprano.
Former President Harry S Truman toured the opening of the 86th Congress enjoying the Democratic show with few Republicans present. He mingled with old cronies and new members while observers noted his evident satisfaction and saltiest humor. The Senate leadership race produced a casual but decisive Democratic progression led by Carl Hayden, who was reelected president pro tempore with no objections.
A humorous tale recounts a buyer and seller using a blank check across banks ending in a bounced payment. A reader recalls ants tallying six cents and a seven walking across a column. A child misreads sports on TV noting ice hockey melts into basketball.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Brigitte Bardot adviser Raoul Levy pursuing a possible suit against Frank Sinatra in New York over an unproduced project. The piece notes multiple celebrity hookups, marriages, and rumors across Los Angeles and New York, with Kilgallen naming Ava Gardner, Kay Kendall, and others amid party chatter.
The piece urges stimulating inspiration and peak ideas to advance goals with cooperative support. It highlights five months of decisive effort shaping financial and job results for 1959, and notes favorable personal relationships with brief cautions in late March and mid-September. It also warns against extravagance and hints at travel opportunities in early July and late August. A child born today is described as ambitious but suspicious.
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