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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1958
Page
6
Middletown Ohio edition lists subscription pricing for daily newspaper aboard city area carriers and mail options. Rates include 10 year trading area six days 10 year outside 17.50 year and international 35 year. All subscriptions payable in advance.
The United States moves toward final approval of a Euratom cooperation agreement guiding peaceful nuclear development. The plan involves a 350 million dollar construction program with European capital and a 135 million dollar Export-Import line of credit, plus joint research funding amid tensions with France over weapons information sharing.
Thousands of graduates nationwide hear a talk by William Park chairing American et SSee See SS who says formal education is preparation for life and a career. He notes no time is education complete and learning continues as work and progress unfold.
A travel scene on a rainy day reveals how a fly swatter salesman uses enthusiasm to transform a mundane interaction into a moment of glory. Pedle reflects that enthusiasm means being filled with God and shaping work with radiant energy.
Seventy five youths gathered at the Paramount Theater to collect free passes tied to bottles as part of a Ritz Brothers publicity stunt for Kentucky Moonshine. Deputy Sheriff Art Linking and federal officers raided a moonshine operation near the Miami River at Trenton, arresting a Tremonton man and seizing mash and a still. Warden James Woodard reported possible larger prison involvement after a Moonshine raid with bombs found during a later search.
A garbled passage lists facts about Factographs mined in US salt domes, mentions centipedes with up to 100 legs, and an odd house type with spiral horns. It also references an albatross once called Cape sheep and sailors using some unknown tie.
A Middletown man cited for driving in Cincinnati without a local sticker received a form reply from Police Chief Stanley R. Schrotel. The text notes residents and frequent travelers must comply with the ordinance, while occasional visitors face possible inaction.
The article surveys census counts and redistricting implications tied to the 1960 count, noting California unlikely to lose a seat and 435 total seats to be maintained. It cites expert views predicting eastern states may gain while politics and gifts in Mexico City frame diplomatic chatter.
Paul Harvey reflects on the Hilton Chicago once a World War II cadet hub and now Conrad Hilton’s hotel. He notes its vast scale with 3,000 rooms, 25 tons of daily ice, a full staff including 75 switchboard operators, in-house medical team, fire department, multiple basements, and lavish suites, then contrasts its efficiency with government admin deficits.
Dorothy Kilgallen reflects on Vincent Lopez and notable recruits, recounting hiring mistakes with Ted Lewis and Rudy Vallee. She forecasts 1958 trends in entertainment figures including Sherman Adams, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey, and offers a market outlook amid a mixed economy.
Rep Sid Simpson of Illinois, a steadfast Republican, jokes about a lie detector pact offered by Tycoan public relations experts during a visit home. He recalls being seized by papain Thai after questions about a former Presidential aide Maj Gen Harry Hi Vaughan.
A garbled column blends trivia about Peiping, Russia, cabbage claims, Alaska’s size, Indiana and Texas, plus a North Carolina grandmother’s time note. The piece reads like a collage of unrelated facts and humorous remarks, leaving readers puzzled.
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