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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1954
Page
4
Advertisment lists Middletown Journal subscription rates for city and outside areas, carrier and mail options, weekly and yearly prices, and notes all mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Includes a Bible verse from Acts 10 38 about Jesus anointed with the Holy Ghost and power.
The piece weighs whether a spreading recession is underway or a distorting pullback of marginal workers amid Korea era production. It cites Census and BLS figures for December 1953 and January 1954, Rieve’s critique, and expert rebuttals noting seasonal shifts and labor-force dynamics.
The New York Times reports a Kremlin shift toward soft power to soften hostile views. Propaganda shows happy children in the Kremlin and generous gestures such as prisoner repatriation, trade promises, and cultural exchanges. Despite this, the article warns the underlying aim remains the destruction of the free world, pursued through gentler pressure and broader diplomacy.
Hal Boyle surveys New York cabbies as modern street philosophers and life observers. He notes drivers from varied backgrounds, their clashes with traffic cops, and personal losses shaping their humor and resilience. A night driver recalls his late son riding beside him in memory, illustrating taxi life’s quiet humanity.
A Washington correspondent argues that European headlines misrepresent Senator McCarthy as a dictator and notes his reversal to seek committee harmony. He quotes McCarthy denying presidential ambitions and stresses no Catholic barrier factually blocks a future bid.
The column argues that US public opinion sovereignty challenges one man rule in committees. It notes past Democratic and McCarthy era tensions over subcommittee staffing and minority cooperation, urging reform to require majority vote for staff hiring and firings and to prevent partisan obstruction of investigations into communists and government operations.
A lawyer narrator riffs on the flaws of litigation and human nature. He cites a crackpot will from 1790 found in attic papers, notes how lawsuits expose perjury and anger, and contrasts ideal humanity with courtroom misanthropy before lightening with a dinner joke.
Rep. Charles J. Kersten, leading a probe of Soviet atrocities, found a child readers’ epic from a Soviet dominated country. The 14 year old Pavalik Morozov betrays his father amid famine and grain theft, leading to his father’s execution.
An optimistic forecast highlights a day of favorable personal relations, creative work, and social activity. It notes job seeking, harmonious interactions, profit potential, and romance, with a strong year ahead in 1954 including travel, prestige, and eventual personal and business compatibility.
Wisconsin politician Rep Kersten and Senator Joseph McCarthy are described as reciprocal partners in a family social circle. The Kersten seven, including Mrs Mary Kersten and five children, perform music for the McCarthys, who in turn host them at salons. The piece humorously notes McCarthy’s kitchen antics and a light edge in the exchange.
A congressman and his household are detailed as a musical family. The wife taught piano, and their children Campion 20 sings and plays piano, Mary 19 sings and plays piano and violin, George 18 handles bass and guitar, Kenan 16 strings and tenor, Kevin 12 pursues song and dance with notable ambition.
A Journal feature details a potted bulb fed with soft drinks glue and used envelope water amid concerns it stunts the bloom. The piece notes a Vitamin B boost might help if not too late. A separate item describes a man shutting off his water, only to discover a neighbor also loses supply, revealing a shared shutoff.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Pietro Mele criticising the United States from abroad while pursuing Brenda Frazier. Cordial notes link Kitty Kopet, Maeve Brennan, Jane Powell, and others to social scenes. Hollywood figures face personal and legal twists as industry figures navigate fame and money.
A collection of humorous notes and aphorisms touching daily costs, appearances, a family with measles, doctor advice, and social observations. Jokes include a two dollar bill superstition, traffic light brag, a sponger warning, and a long Indian mustache quip.
Kersten credits his family's entertaining with helping him win three times. He boasts he will stay in Congress as long as Milwaukee voters like his music.
Mr and Mrs John A Shartle of Troy visited Mrs Bennett Chapple Jr and family in The Alameda. Mrs Mary George reports $750 stolen from her Crawford Street store hidden in a shoe box under the counter. no suspect identified.
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