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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for different delivery areas including 6c per weekday, 15c Sundays, 50c weekly by carrier, and yearly mail rates of 12 to 35 dollars depending on area. It notes in-house publication by News-Journal Inc and includes a Psalm blessing.
A three judge panel in Oklahoma redistricted the state citing fairness, challenging how far federal courts may intervene in state reapportionment. The ruling affects 1964 elections with urban areas gaining representation. the issue likely moves to the Supreme Court. The piece notes the ice cream cone as a light aside.
A civic note laments littering in parks and picnic grounds calling citizens to renewed responsibility. It warns that one careless act invites more trash as a public space loses its beauty. The column ends with a quip that Telstar II fails after its 450th orbit, joking at circular routines.
A 1962 FBI report cited by J Edgar Hoover notes about 256000 auto thefts that year with over 90 percent recovered. It highlights 42 percent involved unlocked ignitions or keys left in ignition, arguing universal driver precautions could greatly reduce thefts.
In this humorous column Jim Bishop dissects golf as a serious yet absurd game. He cites Dick Brooks and the book The Offensive Golfer to lampoon two players wives and the allure of escaping home life. The piece blends anecdotes about golf rituals with wry views on the sport’s frustrations and social quirks.
President Kennedy asks Congress to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe a settlement in the looming national railroad dispute. The move signals a shift from voluntary bargaining to government intervention to avert a potentially devastating strike and to address labor rules amid automation and mergers. The plan acknowledges broader implications for national labor relations and future industry disputes.
Washington reports reveal a secret reception and parade planned for Rep. Carl Vinson as House Armed Services chair, met with Navy officials confusion over advance publicity. The piece shifts to a satirical focus on senators resisting black tie events citing wardrobe woes and wives forgetting garments.
Firemen’s Carnival at Monroe August 2 and 3 from 5 30 p m features fish ham and hot dog dinners a pet parade and entertainment by Earl Witeshne and volunteers Proceeds fund equipment for the Monroe department Afterward in Middletown the Players' House offers Lily the Felon's Daughter outdoors August 3 8 30 p m for nine nights with audience participation and barbershop acts both events promise substantial local entertainment
Dorothy Kilgallen portrays London as wide open and tolerant, with daylight striptease venues drawing mixed crowds. She notes a shift to indoor prostitution under legal loopholes, with brothel-rooms listed as separate flats immune to arrest, while street solicitors decline open calls.
The article notes a proposed increase in annual astronaut pay from fourteen thousand to eighteen thousand a year. It mentions DIY tool purchases totaling around one hundred million dollars annually and suggests a thriving piping trade in Australia. It also jokes about fashion trends and odd health claims about eating sand.
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