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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal details subscription prices for city area, trading area, and outside regions, with and without the Sunday News Journal. Rates include weekly and yearly mail options, all payable in advance, followed by a biblical verse.
The piece discusses Britain's coronation as a largely religious rite, its devotion to the sovereign as Defender of the Faith, and how Victoria shaped public reverence. It notes Victoria's era of peace and expansion, and comments on succession traditions up to Elizabeth II. It ends with a brief note on governance and monarchy.
The article covers Roosevelt’s push for a selective item veto on appropriations and the Senate’s backing of Eisenhower’s reorganization plan for the Agriculture Department led by Ezra Benson. It contrasts supporters and opponents, notes state experiences with item vetoes, and recalls past proposals and political dynamics in Congress.
A detailed, reverent portrait of Elizabeth II’s coronation as a unifying, historic moment. The piece celebrates the pageantry, diverse crowds, and national pride, noting public revelry, charitable aims, and the symbolism of empire and unity across Britain and the Commonwealth.
Washington columnist warns Ike is learning the presidency the hard way as allies push for compromise in Korea. He cites Taft's plea for reciprocity, questions abandoning South Korea, and warns of a repeat of 1938 Czechoslovakia if Britain and the United States desert noncompromising principles and let Red China into the UN.
Edward McCormick of the New York Stock Exchange urged college audiences in Arizona to prepare students for the many economic and sociological problems of a dynamic capitalistic system. He warned that specialization is almost inevitable and noted the rise of bookkeeping, shorthand, and business administration training as indispensable. He argued articulation does not equal ideas and urged leaders with better ideas over more words.
George Dixon Darn Good notes Western Union offers Americans a chance to telegram Queen Elizabeth congratulating her on coronation for 2.09 dollars for at least 22 words. Some letters mock the idea while others applaud public engagement.
A clipped exchange shows President Harry S. Truman saying Glad you are still in while a signer Adalie E. Stevenson adds I got crowned once too and a playful request for two tickets appears in the fragment.
Dave Regan notes Americans admire British pageantry and crown ceremonies while preferring their own democratic system. He highlights how coronations captivate both sexes, evoke fairy tale fantasies, and fuel a desire for ceremonial pomp across nations and cultures.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports from New York society and press circles. Betsy von Furstenberg spurns King Farouk and heads to Europe while Lin da Berlin is courted by private investigator Sy Alter. Billy May’s orchestra folds and Lana Turner eyes a Broadway project. Health food claims draw FTC action as Brando and Dylan Thomas spark headlines. Coronation Week fuels fashion swaps and Harlem numbers crackdown.
Genevieve Kemble offers a starry horoscope: a day for ambitious plans, travel, and social activity with harmonious relationships. Imaginative ideas and daring ventures could bring spectacular success, while late fall may crown initiated programs with promotion, prestige, and financial reward. A born child will be studious and versatile.
Twenty years ago on June 2 1933 a recital at the Girls Club featured Marguerite O Malley and 14 piano students Marjorie Malloy Loretta Slifer Jack Daly Lilieka Politz J T Lamb Martha Daly Gene Lamb Marvin Jones Kath erine Huff Lillian Adams Jean Hunt Miriam Rothgeb Cleofa Lykens Mary Cohn. Seventy five members attended a luncheon by the Woman s Association at the Chautauqua shelter house ending summer meetings with Mrs Howard A Wilson and son Howard Jr enjoying a Chicago World s Fair visit.
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