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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription rates listed for city area carrier delivery 45 cents per week, outside city 40 cents. Mail rates 10 dollars yearly within trading area and 17.50 yearly outside trading area. Published daily by News Journal Inc. with historical note.
The American Press reports results from 794 country editors across the nation. Key findings show strong support for using force in the Middle East, tax cuts for dividends, debt reduction, and reform of Senate leadership.
Household goods value often underestimates replacement cost. Insurance experts say incomes and aging prices push value higher. a professor with 15 000 house and 2 500 contents faced a 9 500 shortfall after a fire. Fire losses last year topped 1 250 000 000.
Hal Boyle reports Jerry Lewis argues any mother can raise a boy to be a comedian. He distinguishes taught comedians from born natural funnymen, cites Chaplin Langdon Fields Gleason Berle as naturals, recalls his own heart scare and a doctor joke, noting humor varies like love.
On June 23 three separate demonstrations of moral force advanced human rights. Eisenhower honored an Islamic Center in Washington, pledging U.S. defense of religious liberty. Pope Pius XII voiced support for Jewish civil rights. John Foster Dulles delivered a San Francisco speech opposing recognition of Red China. This trio of actions, spanning Washington Rome and San Francisco, underscored American idealism against materialism and aggression.
Washington 1928 memory recounts how John Francis Shelley then a 23 year old second mate in the West Calera fought a Filipino sailor at the Shamrock Bar after two beers and a bar clash that forced him to flee to his ship. The piece traces his rise to California state senator and congressman and notes a Far East survey trip and reception in Lo Ilo led by Chief Narciso Alino. In a separate note Rep Hal Holmes says a new town named George will be incorporated in the Columbia River valley this month with George Washington as the dateline.
Paul Harvey narrates how Burley Idaho residents Dave Burley and Julian Clawson transformed parched desert into fertile land. Their system channels Snake River water through ditches and wells, powering pumps to irrigate shared plots. Cooperation and perseverance turned 10 percent of Cassia and Minidoka Counties green, with a lasting moral of neighborly support.
Snippets of rhyme and place names surface in a jumble suggesting a playful or promotional exchange. Mentions include Georgia Virginia Missouri Mississippi Wisconsin and a hopeful idea about Santa Claus.
A quirky report notes Italy’s plan for a large ocean liner with eleven decks and a “sea gong” skyscraper. In Chicago a fashion show featured five pro football players among its models. A jab at shoulder pads follows.
The piece offers a playful guide to Friday before the Fourth of July. It suggests choices for outdoor activities, sun exposure, picnics, and sports like softball or horseshoes, plus cautions about ivy, bites, and overeating. It contrasts active plans with staying home to rest.
A quirky column blends humor and trivia from E V Darling and John Owen about headstanding for beauty and thought, then shifts to random facts. It notes a monmouth park losing streak, Joe Nuxhall at 15, Barrymore film, daughters’ wedding costs, and a Mrs America inchwork guide. It cites a Greenwood S C reader about a 316 foot wide main street.
The question references Mel Ott and his debut, noting the young slugger’s first major league bow and the impression he made with early poise and confidence. Ott’s emergence signals a rising star in the league.
Tomorrow foretells a bright year for birthday individuals with strong planetary influences. Expect gains in job and finances plus personal growth. Friends will aid business plans in two months, with a potential promotion in October and a financial break in December. Romance may come in September. travel appears early in 1958.
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