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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for per copy a nickel and carrier and mail rates with and without the Sunday News Journal, plus area distinctions and annual totals. The address 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio and a Proverbs quote are provided.
New York Stock Exchange president Keith Funston outlines investor basics for beginners. He urges adequate life insurance and emergency savings, paying for purchases in full, warns against overreliance on margin, and favors broker guidance plus long term capitalist confidence.
Geologists using skin diving gear explore 30 to 60 feet deep Gulf waters to study stratigraphic traps formed by ancient sand bars and reefs. The effort aims to better locate oil deposits and expand U S dominance in world oil production through innovative, hunger for new methods.
Comp troller General Campbell called TVA proposed bond financing for power plant expansion undesirable. He argued government agencies other than the Treasury should not borrow from the public and warned it would erode the legal debt limit. He urged TVA to shrink rather than grow and favored private utility competition to reduce costs.
American corporations paid 165.8 billion dollars in wages and salaries to workers. They paid 7.2 billion in taxes to government. Total profit was 17.8 billion, with 8.0 billion reinvested for expansion and 9.8 billion paid to stockholders. Workers first, government second, owners third.
A New York column presents a parade of witty lines from famous writers and thinkers about the Fourth of July holiday. It collects snippets from Goethe to Emerson and Shakespeare, offering humorous and reflective thoughts on public life, service, liberty, and the social press of holiday crowds.
The United States agrees to lend the U N Charter for a San Francisco exhibit marking the 10th anniversary. Negotiations settled after State Department lawyers warned of Article 111 violations. The charter will be shown at Veterans Memorial Hall beside the opera house with copies distributed to member nations.
A commentary argues Democrats cooperate with the Eisenhower administration to preserve peace prospects while fear of political reprisal shapes their stance. It contends the four power talks function as postponement through commissions, with disarmament stalling and anti Communist pressure intensifying ahead of the 1956 campaign.
The star forecast warns consistency is crucial and to ignore outside interference. It cautions against heavy financial risk and emotional outbursts, predicting a profitable occupational month for a birthday person and possible prestige in November with social and domestic happiness later.
A child born on this day is described as energetic practical and persistently driven to pursue goals.
A collection of trivia notes cites meer total living organisms in water, estimated value of a body by chemical elements, William Tell as a 14th century Swiss patriot, mid-century furniture financing trends, Queen Victoria’s long 1837 1901 reign, and the film Greed as the longest U.S. movie cut for length.
The article argues that the forthcoming summit should not be treated as a friendly event. It notes Americans misjudging Soviet intent, cites Perry Laukhoff on Communist ruthlessness, and laments lack of sharp humorous diplomacy to outpace Soviet foes. It warns diplomats risk over seriousness and inadequate ridicule to counter adversaries.
A broadcast note states that while some Latin American countries preserved the program in full, the airing at home was reduced to one quarter of its original length. The reduction required eleven hours and forty minutes to complete the transmission.
The piece mocks rulers who overreact to serious crises and keep a stiff upper lip, noting how past courts used jesters to ease tension. It suggests a wit like Will Rogers could ease U S attitudes at Geneva, though a Rogers figure would not rouse Russians, it might calm Americans.
A free talking picture on automobile mechanism was shown at Howe Motor Company on Canal Street. Lectures entertained 400 Lebanoh League members at Miami Valley Chautauqua. Bible study conferences were held daily. Mrs Ernest Graff Jr hosted a bridal shower at Chautauqua for Mrs Richard Gillen.
In Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer's court last week the wife claimed the husband had a little black book with names and numbers of other women. He argued they are horse names and the judge teased with lines about fillies and odds.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on networks courting Orson Welles as a top creator, Jeanne Alder blamed for a reconciliation miss, and Mary Robbe linked to Tyrone Power. Georges Ulmer eyes Mexico success, while shooting high altitude shows. Jacob Cochran pals plot postcards from Ngorongoro and Kilimanjaro as travel intrigue grows.
Kaye Ballard joins a growing list of stars told to leave Cecil B. DeMille's set during The Ten Commandments closed filming. The Aga Khan fainted at the Paris Opera, rushed out for aid, later reassured that heat caused the incident. Lee Engel and Janis Paige exit plans loom as Dec Ave don heads to Rome. Connie Sawyer writes a skit.
John LaTouches selects Elizabeth Doubleday of Philadelphia for the Penelope role in the hot weather version of The Golden Apple and eyes her for the lead in the London company.
The article playfully notes sea going scientists with electronic gear seeking Captain William Kidd's rumored Block Island treasure off Rhode Island. It also jokes about rising science class enrollments and other light items in a humorous collage.
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