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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1954
Page
4
Middletown Journal information lists prices for daily editions with Sunday insert, carrier and mail options, and regional rates. A biblical quotation from John 16 27 is included at the end.
The Administration urges postal rate hikes to raise revenue and reduce the 1953 deficit. House and Senate committees argue action should wait for House passage first. Past proposals include 4c letters, 3c or 8c airmail, and higher second and third class rates.
President Eisenhower and House members push for federal reinsurance to expand private and nonprofit health coverage. Bills HR 6949 and HR 6951 seek government support for hospital, medical care, and facility loans, plus a tax deduction for health insurance payments. Private insurers note limited data for pricing catastrophe risk.
President Eisenhower argued on Wednesday that the original Bricker amendment prompts reconsideration of replacing the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution. Secretary Dulles warned at the American Bar Association in Boston last August that the amendment would revert to conditions akin to the Articles, notably limiting federal power to compel states to honor treaties.
Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island, at 8 the oldest U. S. senator, says tennis is his best sport though he seldom plays singles. The New Deal Democrat, noted traveler and collector, walks to his office, enjoys Chinese paintings, stamps and shells, and is rated as one of the capital's most eligible bachelors.
Washington observers say the Berlin site dispute exposes Moscow's propaganda aims and Western weakness. The Soviets push for East Berlin sessions to cast the allies as craven negotiators, while the West seeks to maintain a rotating plan to avoid outright concessions.
Columnist notes love, not age, drives marriage and cites wide age ranges from 14 to 90 in records. Observes marriages across varying ages and differences, including recent weddings in New York where brides were 73 and grooms 78 and 82, with large families in attendance.
A column recounts last minute wedding jitters as brides move belongings from the girls dormitory to their new homes. Mrs. Goldstein quips that a man's room can always use a woman’s touch, then humorously warns brides age 17 to 73 against overdoing it in their new domiciles.
Washington observes a year under Eisenhower with cautious praise and questions about his political mastery. His early mild stance on Congress gave way to hints of a tougher approach as 1954 nears, with leadership on farm policy and allied trade with Red China under scrutiny.
Concentration will be needed to accomplish tasks today amid a risk of carelessness. Plan finances carefully before travel or last minute details. For birthdays, personal affairs shine until May 23, then focus shifts to work with new opportunities and harmony at work. A child born today is idealistic and benevolent.
A brief note describes a personal wish to have a wife place a pink ribbon on a typewriter. The fragment conveys sentiment and a small domestic action without broader context or details.
Early morning prowler fears unfold at the Mitchel Howard home on Burton Road. The paperboy was mistaken for a burglar as rattling noises occurred before being identified as routine newspaper delivery. In Middletown Hospital funding notes, calls persist for best bid value and local builders.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports in vivid fashion on New York society figures, drinkors, actors, and moguls. Notable items touch Christine Jorgensen, Eva Bartok, Gloria Swanson, Hedy Lamarr, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Barbara Hutton, and Lance Reventlow amid glitter, feuds, and fashionable mischief in Manhattan and beyond.
Ardmore Drive hosts Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Beam entertained weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. S. Q. Linzell from Columbus. Miss Kathryn Dorsey of Urbana was honored by Miss Frances Brophy with a bridge party. Mrs. Bennett Chapple Sr. visited New York City and Honesdale, Pa. Six thousand pounds of pork and flour were received for direct relief, stored at Middletown Ice and Coal Co., distributed by culture visitors during regular calls via the Federal Surplus Foods Commission.
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