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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription prices for home delivery by carrier within city areas and outside, with weekend editions, and mail options in trading and outside trading areas, plus international rates. All mail subscriptions require advance payment. 1007 First Ave.
A Middletown reader cites Proverbs 11 7 stating that a wicked man dies his plans fail and the hopes of the unjust vanish. The brief verse echoes moral guidance in a community column.
Educational TV protests led by the Iowa Department of Education Des Moines public schools and the Congress of Parents Teachers Association challenged a plan by Rib Mountain Television KGTV to use Channel 11 reserved for education Local and national groups including the Joint Committee on Educational Television and Ford Foundations Fund for Adult Education argued the move would undermine educational reservations The FCC noted comments would be accepted and faces a decision on denial grant or oral argument while outlining the expanding education channel allocations nationwide and urging support for non commercial educational stations
Democrats on the House Ways and Means committee push changes to lower the old age annuity age for women from 65 to 62 and extend benefits to wives and widows, while warning of higher outlays and potential tax increases on workers. They cite longer female lifespans and earlier retirement ages for women as justification. Admin warns these liberalizations could strain reserves or raise taxes on employees and employers. Political factors show elderly voters growing, but higher taxes remain unpopular amid strong employment.
The piece argues taxing all income above 10 000 would not cover one month of expenses and taxing above 4000 would only fund a fifth of annual outlays. It claims there aren’t enough wealthy or middle income earners to bear the tax load, so lower incomes must shoulder much of the burden.
Hal Boyle writes a sentimental vignette about returning home after a holiday. A family of parents, children, a dog and a cat navigate fatigue, tension, humor, and care, ending with quiet reconciliation as the house settles for night.
A column argues Republicans should welcome the debate over government ownership of electric power. It contends Democrats push State Socialism via TVA style projects, while Eisenhower aides limit federal involvement and cities seek municipal power. The piece warns of broader nationalization and urges a 1956 political showdown.
The passage recalls Senator Norris and the shift from flood control and navigation to electric power generation as the federal goal. It notes Supreme Court acceptance of federal authority for such projects and traces the rise of advocates for government ownership of electric power.
Congressman Potter and Maryland’s Edward Miller spar over lamprey control in the Great Lakes. Crabbers along Chesapeake Bay test lamprey bait, claiming it boosts crabbers’ profits while threatening eel-like parasites harming trout and whitefish. Senate talks and U.S. Fish and Wildlife spending accompany the debate.
A mother reflects on the aftermath of a family wedding, noting the enduring chores and unease as post nuptial routine sets in. The piece argues the letdown is continuous, with invitations, gifts, and home life adjustments piling up beyond the Big Day.
A touring display presented a preserved lamprey in a bottle held aloft for passersby in the Capitol, testing the nerves of even the most stout lawmakers as they passed through the halls of Congress.
A 1955 note reports the City Commission approving weekly, instead of biweekly, pay for employees at the next pay period. E R Gever and C W Sanor named to the attendance committee for the Ohio Association of Personal Finance Companies summer meeting. Three hundred Charles Meis Shoe Co workers in Lebanon struck the day before amid presumed 15 percent raise demands.
A long time rose garden owner quits the plot after spring losses and aging. His wife shifts to perennials and annuals and earns praise for a hardy plant misidentified as a weed. A neighbor recalls transplanting similar plants. A visitor notes another misidentified bloom framed the house, with hay fever summers looming.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Sophia Loren will travel to New York for the U S premiere of Neapolitan Carousel this fall with a male interpreter and escort arranged by her movie bosses. The item also notes Las Vegas headlines and other Hollywood chatter about stars and industry moves.
Cleo Moore, known for her extended kiss role, reportedly finds a new heartthrob in screen scripter Albert. The pairing hints at growing attention in Hollywood circles.
The forecast urges keen action paying off later with careful planning and avoided speculation. Personal life shines through late 1955 with harmony in domestic relations, while October brings nervous tension and December calls for vigilance on job matters. Travel and romance improve early 1956. a birth on this day marks affection fortitude and intellect.
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