Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists per copy 5c, in city area 30c weekly, with Sunday News Journal 40c weekly. Outside city 25c weekly, with Sunday News Journal 35c. Mail subscriptions: in trading area five days with Sunday News Journal $9 yearly, outside trading area six days with Sunday News Journal $15 yearly. Outside USA $35 yearly. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published every evening except Sunday. Address 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio.
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Gas Tax Pushes Gasoline Prices Above Prior Peak
National retail price for regular gasoline rose to more than 30 cents a gallon with the federal tax increase, reaching a high not seen since 1920. States rely on motor fuels taxes for revenue, with many raising rates and several states taxing 6 cents or more per gallon.
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Florida
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Cyprus and Ireland provide lessons on minority rule
The piece compares Cyprus and Ireland as minority versus majority conflicts. It notes Turkish and Greek divisions on Cyprus and Protestant Catholic division in Ireland, cites British timing on Home Rule, and argues Ireland’s geographic divide made partition feasible while Cyprus’s mixed population blocks such a solution.
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Cyprus
Turkey
Ireland
Asquith
Germany
Eire
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Bright Future For 1956 Grads
The nation expects plentiful openings for 1956 graduates with engineers leading pay. Starting salaries rise by 20 to 25 dollars monthly, with engineering offers up to 347 to 527 dollars in some universities. Business and teaching fields offer 325 to 425 and 285 to 357 dollars respectively, while women face tougher prospects though 300 plus dollars can appear in certain roles.
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Changing Times
Tiny Tidbits from Hal Boyle’s Mailbag For Curious Minds
New York column highlights quirky facts from history and modern life. Louis XIV slept in 413 beds while Richelieu hauled his oversized bed on travels. A British magistrate defines double beds at 80 by 96 inches. Facts cover medicine, language, marriage ages, coffee consumption, and celebrity earnings.
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New York
Louis XIV
France
Ludwig II of Bavaria
Cardinal Richelieu
Richard III
America
Lutheran Ladies' Society Meets on Independence Day Program
The Lutheran Ladies' Society held a 75 member meeting hosted by Mrs. Lewis Reiner with Mrs. Louise Popp chairing the Independence Day program. City Commission discussed licensing locksmiths to track keys and deter thefts. Cincinnati Reds planned 50th NL anniversary celebration on July 9 with Samuel 1st team invited.
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Lutheran Ladies’ Society
Louise Popp
G*orge Williams
Ocsmith
Williams
Cincinnati Reds
Samuel
Trouble Brewing Inside The Kremlin The Battle For Leadership
David Lawrence analyzes hints of a leadership struggle inside the Kremlin between pro Stalin and anti Stalin factions. External Communist groups, shifting foreign policy and increased propaganda aim to influence Europe the Middle East and Latin America as power within Moscow vacillates.
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Kremlin
Stalin
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Russia
New York
Middle East
Europe
Asia
Iceland
Morocco
North Africa
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Ary
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Soviet Union
Iself
Bulgaria
Majorca romance and household hints mingle with famous names
The piece blends a nostalgic recall of Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers planning a Majorca summer with anecdotes about Chopin and George Sand's brief Majorcan stay. It then shifts to domestic duties, urging a shorter homemaker week, efficiency tips, and household gadget questions, plus a light quip about Sir Gordon Richards.
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Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Majorca
Frederic Chopin
George Sand
Mme. Duvenant
Chopin
Mme. Davenant
First four longest NY theatre runs
Alfred Di Liagre produced The Voice Of The Turtle, which had a long Broadway run. The first four longest runs in New York theatre history, in order, are not specified in the provided text. If needed, provide the source listing to identify exact titles and run lengths.
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Alfred di Liagre
New York Theatre
Tricky Quiz Answers From Historical Queries
A recap of questions about the oldest instrument the shepherds used the phrase government of the people by the people and for the people attributed to John Wycliffe in 1382. It lists top jockeys Eddie Arecaro Bill Boland and Bill Shoemaker and notes Jack Benny radio debut in 1932 two years after Sullivan's program.
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John Wycliffe
Eddie Arecaro
Bill Boland
Bill Shoemaker
Jack Benny
Ed Sullivan
Benny
Sullivan
Jack
French Lovers Debate Echoes From Manhattan Woman
A Manhattan woman dismisses the idea that Frenchmen are great lovers, offering a blunt contemporary challenge to a common stereotype. Her remark reflects urban attitudes and gendered judgments in public discourse.
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Manhattan
The Quest for Healing and Sly Mentions in Pop Culture
Book review notes Godfrey Winn's The Quest for Healing and its noted cases on faith healing. Mae West is quoted praising a man's appeal through ears jaw and eyes in a playful aside reflecting contemporary celebrity wit.
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Godfrey Winn
Mae West
Mona Lisa Smiles with a Manly Hint Claim
Dublin critic once linked the Mona Lisa smile to ill fitting dentures. Now Georges Isario, a French art expert, contends that the portrait depicts a man.
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Dublin
Georges Isario
Sir Robert Ho Tung Diet Linked to Longevity
The article notes Sir Robert Ho Tung, a late Hong Kong multimillionaire, ate the same meal three times daily consisting of rice and watered milk. It argues the diet had its points as he lived to age 90.
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Dixon Demolition Prep at Chicago Convention
Washington columnist notes Speaker Sam Rayburn plans to bar individual delegate polling at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to prevent TV overrun. Delegates may be moved to back rooms or not shown on camera, while a new elevator mic system limits onstage chatter and avoids dramatic floor mic tripping.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Sam
Chicago
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Texas
Mama
Puerto Rico
Berle
Benny
Thomas E. Dewey
Odd Facts From Aged Clippings On Earth And Cars
A collection of trivia notes notes include London Bridge never falls, the Great Lakes holding half Earth's fresh water, ancient mummies found with lice, Earth seen 80 times brighter from the Moon, rear tires wear more, vast newsprint production, sabh tubs count, and William Penn's brick house pioneer claim.
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Great Lakes
Earth
Heat Frustration and a Wet Hose Tale from Cincinnati
Local column recalls a hot day and a family mishap as a hundred foot hose is split into two fifty foot hoses to ease yard chores. A fan watching the Reds game endures a sweltering scene with a late scrap over the final out and a broadcast that keeps viewers indoors.
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Gossip and glamour swirl in Kilgallen column from Gotham
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Elvis Presley drawing sparse crowds on his South tour while past superstardom fades. She tracks romances and feuds among celebrities from McCarthy Warren politics to show business, with updates on Yul Brynner, Kim Novak, Steve Allen, Betty Hutton, Lucille Ball, Nat Benchley, and more.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis
Southland
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Maria Luisa Badini
Earl Warren
Ike
Justice Warren
Sherman Adams
San Francisco
McCarthy
Warren
NBC
Steve Allen
Betty Hutton
Lucille Ball
Marie MacDonald
Betty
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Edmund Purdom
Tita
London
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Hollywood
Nat Benchley
Robert Benchley
Nat
George Frazier
Rudy Vallee
Bob Hope
Europe
Concord Hotel
Catskills
Jimmy Demaret
Kim Novak
Kim
Sid Xorshak
Chicago
Toots Shor’s
Toots
Horoscope Forecast for July December and a Child Born Today
Forethought and intelligence help you handle a heavy program today. Cooperation with business and personal associates improves advancement and harmonious relations across both fields. July is favorable for your ideas and plans, while August warns against financial risk.
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