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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates including per copy 5c local 30c weekly with Sunday edition 40c, outside city 25c, and mail options from $9 to $35 yearly. A religious blessing from I Peter 1:2 appears in the notice.
The piece critiques the U S information program amid Soviet troubles in satellite states. It argues VOA morale and independence are eroded by State Department control, urging a rehabilitated voice of America to better influence Indians Arabs Africans and oppressed peoples. It also notes British Everest ascent as a cultural aside.
Experts downplay any impact on Korea or Europe from Lavrenti Beria's fall. Pravda cites a charge to turn the interior ministry into a privately ruled force. Many see this as Kremlin power struggles rather than a shift in Soviet international aims.
A Puerto Rican passenger from New York aimed for San Juan ends up in Newfoundland after a wrong turn at Idlewild Airport. He speaks only Spanish and kept muttering his last name to the stewardess who offered him martinis. The airline brought him back to New York and sent him home to San Juan.
Roger Brown, 27, a public relations counselor who came from Ohio 15 years ago, and inventor H. C. Inman launched Weather Guard a rain activated car top device. Their $90,000 stake aims to gross at least $2.5 million this year with vast expansion plans and other potential uses from home weather protection to leak detection in power plants and ships. Brown envisions broad markets and notes their driving force was following a hunch during a Miami vacation.
James S. Kemper of Chicago, nominated by President Eisenhower as U S ambassador to Brazil, is noted for commuting to work by a private white steam yacht from Winnetka. The piece mentions social events, a Japanese embassy reception, and a future emperor who was taught English by Mrs. Vining. It also covers dress codes in Washington offices and Senate debates led by Sen Knowland with follow ups by Hickenlooper, Smith, Mundt, and Fulbright.
The anticipated visit of Japanese Crown Prince Akihito to Washington is in response to a special invitation from President Eisenhower. Akihito, heir to the throne, is scheduled to arrive September 8 and spend two nights at Blair House with official entertainment by the president.
A reader muses on big words and clear thinking, noting that surreptitious speech can be better conveyed with simpler terms. Dr J E Schmidt of Baltimore highlights coined terms like nucleomitophobia and macrooculous, praising creative wording while warning against obscurity in public speech.
A witty remark contrasts experts and lay readers, joking that only a macrologographist would need a dictionary to follow scholarly language. The quip plays on Dr. Schmidt’s name and the notion of tedious terminology.
The City Commission approved a 1934 budget totaling 26,898 dollars with 13 less spending than 1933. Reductions come from bond retirements in the sinking fund and across expense cuts, salary trims, and department consolidations in an economy program.
About 100 parents and friends watched a self directed youth musical on the McVay lawn. The group presented a show titled The Fourteenth Avenue Review with children making costumes and arranging the entire event.
Representative William McDonald Wheeler of Alma Georgia drafted the impeachment resolution against Supreme Court Associate Justice William Q Douglas over the Rosenberg stay. Wheeler a farmer and former schoolteacher rose to captain in World War II and is serving his fourth term at 38. The Court later reversed the stay, reducing support for impeachment.
A May 1950 article analyzes the Presidents Committee on International Information Activities. It notes the committee rejects terms like cold war while revealing the aim to influence foreign audiences. The piece questions when information becomes propaganda and how aims shape overseas messaging.
A specialist notes a rosebud mouth as a beauty trait and asks if it refers to a closed mouth. The text also mentions a mother doing homework while school children misbehave, reflecting everyday domestic and school life observations.
Dave Regan observes a party discussion on aging and cosmetics. A woman deflects scrutiny with a mock birthday lie while others defend concealing age, noting men would join girlie beauty trends if allowed. The piece concludes with a wry note on generational fashion and age perception.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Ty Power and Linda considering an Italian permanent home with Ty joining a Rome film company board. Gussie Moran shows a new look, the Aga Khan lies ill in Cannes, Gloria DeHaven and John Payne settle custody, and Truman, Monroe, Capote and Ellington gather attention in a spread of high society tidbits.
A political figure in New York faces a determined adversary with a dossier aiming to derail his campaign. The rival plans to release old mug shots and arraignment photos to damage his bid. A well known sportscaster backs a movie star who spurns him, affecting his career and focus.
Genevieve Kemble notes to trust your own intuition over coworkers opinions and tackle routines quickly then launch new programs and ventures as sidereal influences favor initiative. Evening warns against costly amusements while real estate and creative enterprises show promise in six months and fall.
Conservative landowners protest the arrival of many ladies of the evening on Fire Island for vacations. Italian Communists and others try to discredit Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce, though relations with Italians remain strong. Separations ripple through high society as Kathrin Rosselle files papers from her marriage. A TV comedian’s wife studies French diction and golf while peppering Lindy’s with humorous quips.
Adrian Gaynor and wife Janet with son Robin visit Our Town as Adrian announces two new men’s fashion lines. He will showcase Adrian's Designs for Men at the Plaza on July 16 after recovering from illness.
Sherry Britton and Julie Oskins perform together again at Bon Soir the Village supper club while pianist Billy Taylor escapes injury after his car crash in Brooklyn. Howard Hughes agents allegedly suppress a scandal magazine. Federal narcotics agents focus on New Orleans as a narcotics import hub.
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