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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1954
Page
4
Hal Boyle examines snoring with a playful take on a British doctor's theory that husbands snore as affection or a caveman warning signal. Readers share anecdotes about spouses and ponder whether wives snoring signals equality or a social shift, ending with a light note on domestic harmony.
A Franklin woman misreported as a Middletown customer complained of insufficient lawn water. Officials traced the address to Franklin, confirming the error while the caller demanded water delivery. The incident sparked the Journal to report the mix up.
As of July 9 the emergency act has issued 6 012 visas with 23 229 applications in the pipeline and 622 rejected. About 1 500 visas were issued in the first week of July. Many arrivals are relatives of American citizens under preferred status. The act set quotas and protections, but faces criticism for slow administration and ties to McCarran Walter.
The piece notes U S railroads face a passenger deficit of about 700 million dollars yearly and that the lightweight Talgo train, tested from Boston to New Haven at 102 mph, offers a bold potential. It highlights lower costs, fuel use, and reduced rail wear as factors that could draw travelers from airlines on short trips.
Washington details how Q clearance defines trust for handling secrets in government posts. It explains the differing levels top secret secret and confidential and outlines the vetting process from initial name checks to full field investigations for sensitive national security roles.
A columnist weighs poetry against stark realism and recalls a hospital visit. He contrasts poets with ordinary workers such as an orderly caring for a sick wife, noting many lack control over their fate while appreciating poetry's place as seasoning.
The piece contrasts Ezra Taft Benson’s plan to feed surplus corn to meat animals with Rep. Clifford R. Hope’s idea to store grain. It likens the clash to two-weevil rivals and notes Benson’s melodramatic rhetoric and broader political sniping, including former Rep. Case’s anti McCarthy stance. A surreal aside mentions postcards from “sleeping under blankets” to Washington residents during a heat spell.
The stars advise early efforts for goal achievement or favors today with prudent discretion in personal relationships in the evening. Cultural pursuits hobbies and sports are favored and travel opportunities with new contacts could broaden social horizons in the next two months.
Dorothy Kilgallen muses on hot weather and preferring air conditioned offices in Manhattan. She notes fake fashion, casting rumors for Seventh Heaven with Frank Sinatra, Noel Coward’s works, and opinions on celebrities like Oscar Peterson, Lew Costello, Milton Berle, and Burt Lancaster.
Between late October and early December hints arise of a possible windfall in monetary matters. A child born on this day is described as sincere, domestically inclined and deeply sentimental about keepsakes and heirlooms.
Shirley Temple, the child screen sensation, will receive a weekly salary of $1000 after her banker father signed the contract. Her mother is listed as earning $150 for assisting with Miss Carmen Starling, while Miss Starling visited Baylee cottage at Chautauqua. The Byrd family and Nancy Byrd of Woodside Avenue vacationed in Buffalo with the Butterfields and Flaglers, former residents of the city.
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