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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1959
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists contact at S Broad and First Ave Middletown Ohio. It outlines subscription rates per copy 6 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays, carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices, and advance payment terms.
The World Book Encyclopedia credits John Adams with urging Independence Day pomp and fireworks. Fireworks originated in China via Arabs and Europeans, evolving through Italian castle displays and Northern Protestant critique before becoming an American tradition.
Norman V. Peale argues that being yourself is the path to becoming a real person. He praises Frank Lloyd Wright and Harry S. Truman as authentic figures, notes Wright's honesty about his gifts, and recalls Truman’s presidential autographs. The piece reflects Peale’s belief that God intends each person to develop genuine individuality.
Five years after Col. Carlos Castillo Armas seized power in Guatemala on June 29 ending a 12 day revolt that sent President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán into exile, former faces return as leftist currents resurface. Debates center on whether the United States aided the 1954 coup, with historians noting Dulles remarks and claims of U.S. encouragement and assistance influencing events.
A slab in front of the new Central School will house the old bell from the 1883 build ing once the old structure is torn down. The bell will be polished and mounted in a large opening, but the clapper will be fixed so it cannot ring. The bell was purchased with a price of $122.97 and 60 pounds, per September 1886 board minutes.
The stars offer beneficial planetary influences for completing tasks and starting ventures. Leadership qualities may yield the most progress on Monday and those with birthdays around now should seize opportunities to advance job status through early October. Romance travel and stable home life brighten through October, with November bringing temporary financial setbacks and December news. A child born today is described as sympathetic intelligent and efficient.
Fulton Lewis Jr. profiles Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov, praising his public charm and Western media reception while detailing his hardline Communist roles, Stalin’s purges, Malenkov’s fall, Khrushchev ascent, and his anti American campaign plans.
A proposed inclusion of boomera throwing in the next Olympics stirs opposition. Meanwhile forty British anglers in France shared one two ounce fish, a lone catch amid a muddy competition.
In a bold move Governor Pat Brown of California forms an eight member Democratic committee to review Pauley’s 5000 ticket concession for the Los Angeles convention. The panel includes Paul Ziffren Elizabeth Smith Frank Bonelli George Killion John Francis Shelley Cecil King Fred Dutton and Ed Pauley as initial appointee. Brown signals ambitions beyond mere nomination support as he positions himself for a potential favorite son showcase.
Dorothy Kilgallen’s guest columnist Leonard Sillman recalls producing Low And Behold in Hollywood and discovering Kay Thompson, Eunice Quedens later Eve Arden, Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, and Jimmy Stewart through his New Faces search. He notes his chauffeur story and family introductions as pivotal moments in his theater career.
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