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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists per week rates for street delivery six cents and Sunday fifteen cents, with suburban carrier 50 cents weekly and annual mail options for trading area. The notice includes post office handling and a religious verse from Psalm 1:13 in RSV.
A Western congressman privately criticizes districting that favors rural areas by geography over population. He likens it to a city weight system and argues reapportionment is essential to make state legislatures more representative and effective.
The article notes a growing trend of the swimless suit where wearers lounge at the water’s edge or in beach chairs and rarely swim. It argues the style harms fitness as a younger generation may become pot bellied and flaccid by age 30.
Roscoe Pound, renowned American legal luminary and Harvard Law School dean for two decades, died at 93. He shaped judicial education, codified Chinese laws for Chiang Kai-shek, and spoke to the bench and bar’s advancement, earning praise from Chief Justice Warren on his 92nd birthday.
A column essay compares airplane vortex generators to human adversity. It cites Mildred F. of Downey with surviving heart disease, notes faith sustains resilience, and quotes Carlyle and de Gaulle on strength from struggle. The piece extols enduring hardship to reach potential.
Local reports describe several monster sightings along Hall's Creek near Morrow in Warren County and near Gratis in Preble County. Rumors place a new monster called The Mud Monster in Franklin, crawling from a canal and traveling along adjacent property. Police express skepticism, calling monsters pink elephants, while residents warn children to beware.
Police probe a widow murder with a prime suspect while other gossip links Johnson Kennedy politics, a World’s Fair venue clash with a booking agent, Mitch Miller’s hotel plans, and Blue Angel delays. Alain Delon Nathalie Barthelmie romance, Natalie Wood on The Great Race, Tommy Harmon Olympics stance, Baroness Von Trapp film notes, Harold Lloyd’s son debut, Nancy Walker’s father, Red Garter rename talks, Arlene Dahl with Oleg Cassini.
Historical note records Dorothy Jones of Boston receiving the first U S license to sell coffee in 1670. It contrasts business risk and wealth with a hypothetical billion dollar investment losing a thousand dollars daily, implying centuries to ruin. It also notes the vast scale of water and coffee consumption relative to global supply.
A retired couple, Mr. and Mrs. MacM, spend savings on hospital care after medical needs erode their finances. Their son and daughter relocate the father to the daughter's home, negotiate a cottage refund, and borrow thousands to cover costs. The piece urges adult children to check parents' health insurance and consider paying premiums to shield families from ruin.
A 30 month drive sees Communists speak on 83 campuses and seek ballot access in 50 states. They plan write in runs for president and vice president, flood media with propaganda, and emphasize race to exploit campaigns. Judy Garland custody dispute may delay California hearings.
On this date in 1864 Abraham Lincoln watched Confederate advances near Washington as an officer fell mortally wounded within three feet of him. In 1804 Alexander Hamilton died after a duel with Aaron Burr. Henry Thoreau was born in 1817. Other entries note events in 1919 1941 1943 and recent years.
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