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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
4
Public notice from Middletown Ohio publisher News-Jourth Inc lists per copy and subscription prices. Rates cover weekday and Sunday copies, city carrier, trading area, and outside areas including international, with advance payment required. Includes publication motto and a Bible verse.
Americans follow England's 181st Epsom Derby with Die Hard as early favorite. The race draws up to 400000 spectators amid social pageantry while Derby results influence an Irish Hospitals sweepstakes. De Gaulle faces ongoing Algerian war strain and political uncertainty at home as his premiership nears the two year mark.
Rail industry woes persist as passenger volumes fall from 910 million in 1944 to 352 million in 1959 and rail share drops to 28.5 percent. Southern Railway launches new low fare plans hoping to attract riders and counter the pay-now ride-later stigma. Merger talks swirl as Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio consider stock exchanges, and Atlantic Coast Line with Seaboard Air Line push merger plans. Analysts say ICC approval could set a broader pattern, potentially improving finances and hospitality for travelers.
Jim Bishop recalls the first annual Mark Hellinger Award in Journalism presented at 21 in New York. John Howard Checkett of East Meadow Long Island, a Bona Venture editor and future reporter, receives $500 and a job focus. Committee members pledge ongoing support and expect yearly winner progress. Checkett aims to start immediately to enable his mother to quit work.
An historian asserts an Indian tribe once used pulverized precious stones mixed with honey for medicine. Separately, a U.S. icebreaker crew visiting Scott Island in Antarctica became the first to reach the site in over 58 years, suggesting a remote vacation option for solitude.
The piece analyzes the so called peace issue as a war issue that has shaped elections since 1940, noting how crisis periods and economic conditions influence voter behavior. It compares 1940, 1956, and 1916 dynamics, contending that public desire for peace coexists with unwillingness to surrender and that leadership during crises affects election outcomes.
newspaper clipping notes Pope John XXIII told Rep. Francis E. Walter he is studying English and aims to converse within two years. Walter jokes the Pope will speak with an Irish brogue, with a monsignor claiming to be his English teacher. The piece then shifts to Magnuson baggage rules and a flood of humorous notes from admirers and critics.
Lucille Baird daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Baird graduates from Berea College Berea Kentucky The Navy Club names Stephen J Kalnai 204 N Sutphin Sr state medical officer the first such appointment for a local Navy Club member.
Paul Stoutenborough was installed as president succeeding James Buchanan. Other new officers were Ralph Pearson as vice president and O J Hileman as treasurer.
Middletown officials warn dog owners to vaccinate pets for rabies and avoid leaving dogs in hot cars. The Humane Association of the Miami Valley, while unable to pick up licensed dogs due to old state law, hosts a homes and gardens tour to fund cruelty prevention, education, and humane work in Butler County. Tickets are saleable at participating homes.
Dororthy Kilgallen outlines gossip from New York and Hollywood. Joe Louis is linked with Fidel Castro while other show business news covers Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller's family plans, Elia Kazan's Wild River reception, and various celebrity notes from status to projects and tours.
The horoscope urges openness to advice and active participation in community welfare. It notes possible important news in the evening and suggests planning a short trip. August and November bring gain prospects from smart investments, with tact needed in personal relations, and December favors property matters.
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