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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options with weekly and mail rates. It notes prices for in city and suburban areas, distant mail, and international rates, all payable in advance, under the News-Journal Inc. masthead.
A National Industrial Conference Board survey shows rising consumer buying plans, signaling strong spending. Yet experts warn profit wage and price controls may come, and Kennedy's talks with Khrushchev could force higher defense costs. Johnson cites resilience of Southeast Asia economies amid broader tensions.
The piece reports Ray Paprocky of New York University admitting he took 2300 dollars to throw a game and notes players and coaches must report bribes. Bruce Larsen of Arizona urges players to alert authorities, stressing honor and accountability to restore trust in college athletics. U.S. and Soviet press aides discuss Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks.
A British publisher will reissue the complete works of Willa Cather, an American novelist long neglected in the U S. The piece lauds her moral focus on people and life guided by precepts in novels like A Lost Lady and Death Comes for the Archbishop. J B Priestley claims she deserved the Nobel prize.
Fulton Lewis Jr. examines President Kennedy’s Vienna talks with Khrushchev and Paris visit with de Gaulle. He warns concessions may be offered and questions what Kennedy can gain from the negotiations while Khrushchev seeks advantage.
Letters from the South recount growing hostility as agitators push for non violence while ordinary people report changing courtesy and daily indignities. An Atlanta reader describes trolley racism and shifting attitudes, noting personal hurt and a struggle to reconcile values with violence.
A humorous account of a tea at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Madrid. The author meets notable figures including Selna Roosevelt and Princess Christine Radziwill while exchanging gossip about Kennedy family ties and Cold War intrigues. The event includes lively chatter, overheard IDs, and a late dinner after nine.
The 407 Middletown High School class heard Rev A Ward urge love faith and hope as core world forces at the baccalaureate. Winifred Richardson sung with Marjorie Day, with J C Schulz giving invocation and benediction. Rev J P Simmonds, Cincinnati district head, was named pastor of First Methodist Church succeeding Dr Carroll H Lewis who moves to Hyde Park Community Methodist in Cincinnati.
The second year of the college prep clinic opens June 18 at Miami Valley Chautauqua with 60 students, a $250 five week course, and counseling by Dr Bernard Fuhr and Jerry Lucas. Enrollment ends in 14 days as grades are reviewed to tailor study help.
Photoplay era chatter covers Dorothy Kigallen and Debby Reynolds on Lucy replacements. TeleMeter Pay TV talks near agreement after a recent union meeting. Gypsy Rose Lee eyes the 1964 World’s Fair Midway. Earl Blackwell and Michael O’Shea plan a wax museum with Cecil Beaton designs. Al Hirt and wife expect ninth child. Greta Garbo...
Milt the printer jokes that Yuletide rush hits the staff as turkey raffle tickets fly and seven dress shoes are joked about being cut to three. The busy season prompts playful office chatter about meals and travel.
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