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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1958
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and postal details. Rates include 5 cents per copy on weekdays, 15 cents Sunday, 45 cents weekly by carrier, and yearly mail options of $10 in the trading area and $17.50 outside, with $35 outside USA. Established 1857.
After Iraq's July 14 coup, Baghdad hailed a republic while attacking monarchy in Jordan and allied monarchies. The piece surveys how Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Morocco and Libya have fared under repeated coups and shifting republican or monarchical regimes amid pan Arabism and external interests.
Opinion argues fire kills about 11,300 people annually with 10 Peshtigo scale blazes yearly. It blames human error and calls on citizens to adopt precautions to save lives and property nationwide.
The piece argues that raising wages without increased output shifts costs to producers and buyers. Labor demands cut purchasing power for consumers and threaten manufacturers, risking job losses if firms go bankrupt. Government spending and debt dilute the dollar’s value.
In Tokyo, Mitsukoshi and other retailers demand extreme courtesy from staff. Rules require employees to help with public transport packages, apologize for accidents, and avoid blocking customers. Stores teach patience for window shoppers and long browsing, underscoring politeness as a sales tool. Starting salaries: high school graduates about $22, college graduates about $30.
The article outlines how Washington and Moscow aim to manage Lebanon and Jordan while plans hinge on UN policing and a possible Iraq stabilization. It notes US Marines may stay until UN authority can enforce security, with withdrawal contingent on Milan conditions and Baghdad Pact concerns. It stresses diplomatic maneuvering, summit talks, and propaganda concerns shaping a fragile stalemate.
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls a tense Hollywood premiere for Gigi as stars arrive late to a muted crowd. Audrey Hepburn Mel Ferrer Louis Jourdan Vincente Minnelli Bing Crosby Kath ry n Grant and others pose amid glare lights, press agents, and cheering fans.
The 1938 notice reports Mildred Babe Didrickson and George Zaharias announcing their engagement in St Louis. It also notes Wildwood golf winners Bill McCabe Bert Smith and Don Osborne and Franco’s rise to military director of much of Spain. C H Williams elected president of Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Area with Dr H A Moore D W Fiton and Mrs Frank Suma as officers.
A resident reports heavy rain in Middletown 48 hours after Hamilton saw a similar deluge. Water damaged homes, disrupted telephone service, and street flooding were reported while a farmer faced crop losses. The note recalls a high water table and city response efforts.
Dorothy Kilgallen guest columnist Michael Sean O'Shea recalls Greta Garbo Jayne Mansfield Debbie Eddie Fisher and Joan Crawford in candid offscreen portraits. Garbo relaxes with laughter Mansfield overexposed and chatty Crawford polishes up a household image.
The text notes families with children often have better diets despite similar incomes and more dependents. It cites urban housewives canning fruits and vegetables, the moth's high egg production, coal mine workers averaging 16 tons per day, Etna’s eruptions and height, the gecko as a household pet, and historic uses of beaver skins for money.
Tomorrow favors initiative and enterprise with cautious financial handling. August and September bring beneficial travel and social prospects, romance in August and October, and creative strides in December. A January business tip hints at good news.
A quip notes a familiar pencil with an eraser tops a high tech data process machine. Arthur Godfrey is to receive the Shrine Horseman of the Year in Chicago, surprising TV western heroes. China’s anti pest drive claims over a billion rats and as many sparrows removed. A nature note says the vicuna is a hot tempered wild creature now in front page coverage.
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