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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, carrier, and mail formats, including options with the Sunday News Journal and regional rates. A biblical verse is quoted: what is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform, as vowed unto the Lord thy God.
The Farm Bureau Insurance Companies invest 30 million to create Lincoln Village two miles from Columbus. The 1170 acre project combines homes, stores, factories, and parks around a central school with 550 acres for industry. GM and Westinghouse plan factories beside the community with walkable work from homes.
Dennis Gerber, a recent University of Wisconsin graduate, lies recovering in a Waukegan hospital after a single-vehicle crash that killed five others. The group’s drunken outing ended at 6:08 AM when Grevenow drove into a tree, splitting the Pontiac in two. The survivors refuse to discuss details, sparing Gerber shock while underscoring the dangers of traffic accidents that kill about 38,000 annually.
Hal Boyle recounts their air conditioning unit nicknamed Little Blowhard a four year old machine that acts like a child. It purrs when praised yet sulks when turned on and off, blows fuses while impressing neighbors and even threatens their Florida retirement plans if not well behaved.
South Korea’s army, rebuilt from a fragile paper force to a growing combat-ready unit under Gen. Van Fleet, faces critical tests in Korea. Despite flaws and leadership gaps, the ROKs have held lines with U N support, showing progress since 1950 while fearing new threats at Panmunjom.
Peter Edson notes a surprising claim by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury W Rand Burgess that government workers typically work longer hours than private bankers. He cited Treasury secretaries staying to 6:30 or 7, while banks reportedly end at seven. General Twining recalling a wartime Pacific rescue illustrates perseverance. Rep Howard Smith argues Hawaii statehood would give Hawaiians equal Senate voice with Californians, a point challenged by Nevada’s population comparison.
In Woonsocket Rhode Island a husband punished his wife for watching TV by beating her. The judge probationed him and warned wives are human beings with a right to diversion. Hollywood divorce case notes a wife unhappy with a spouse's exes and clothes buying.
The text urges alertness to opportunities today as astral influences favor initiative and enterprise. It notes potential gains from involvement in finance discussions and suggests evenings suit dramatic events and large gatherings. It mentions future travel plans and a birthday year of changes, Saturn in Scorpio, and a notable November meeting.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Roger Kyes testified before the House Committee on Government Expenditures about plans to tighten Pentagon efficiency. Chairman Rep. Clare Hoffman sent a note about tenure, prompting Kyes to respond with a witty postscript.
A U S Army training base hosted a party for South Korean and Japanese officers without informing the other group. The officers confronted each other with cold stares and muttered insults, prompting the base commander to react strongly.
Police captured a trio at Tytus Avenue and Clark Street after a car theft linked to Franklin, with admissions from the suspects that they planned a store break in. The stock market tumbled to its steepest drop since 1929, and Louisville pumps were added to the city water works after a final test.
A cheeky droll piece notes that gamblers have fifty two clean up days a year while others have one. It jokes about sour grapes and seasonal quirks. A West Coast man loses his voice after his first plane ride. It quips about wives and dry cleaners joining the gravy and egg stains. It also warns against quarrelling in company and then forgetting two is company.
Two Florida girls were arrested after swimming in the sea in their underwear. A judge notes some women prove better drivers than men, since they don’t run out of gas.
Miss Mary Ireton of the U S Information Service in Cebu appeals to Ohioans to send magazines and books to Filipino reading centers. She notes 100,000 monthly patrons and 100 rotating collections across Cebu Iloilo Davao and other centers, urging supplies to counter communist propaganda.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Dick Haymes arriving in New York to pursue naturalization after years abroad while noting other Hollywood figures and high society gossip. The column touches on Rita Hayworth, Kathyrn Grayson, John Huston, Anthony Eden, Sidne y Paul, Edwige Feuillere, Hal Wallis, MGM, and rising stories of romance and legal issues in a brisk, tabloid tone.
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