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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Journal details subscription prices for city and trading area delivery. Rates include 5 cents per weekday copy, 45 cents weekly in city, 40 cents outside city, and yearly mail options from 10 to 35 dollars, with US and foreign rates. Public notices absent. motto and biblical proverb appear at bottom.
Ten years after George C. Marshall spoke at Harvard the U S aid program that bore his name shaped postwar recovery. Europe formed cooperation bodies, Congress funded aid, and European output rose while inflation fell and trade rebounded, with Russia initially invited then excluded.
The Census Bureau notes over 50 000 local school districts, many small rural and some linked to transportation. Fifteen states have independent districts, with consolidation reducing counts in New York and Illinois. Independent local government districts total over 14 000 as of January 1957 for tolls, harbors, airports and other public enterprises.
Hal Boyle profiles Marilyn Monroe during the premiere of The Prince and the Show Girl. Monroe discusses independence, producing with Laurence Olivier, plans with Arthur Miller, and her desire for varied roles, noting she values simple living and a comfortable bed over wealth.
Twenty years ago on Thursday June 10 1937 Amelia Earhart flew eastward despite warnings that tornados ranged in the path of her just for fun round the world attempt. In Middletown Masons from Jefferson and Lincoln Lodges planned a picnic at Miami Valley Chautauqua with Russell Martin and Alvin Wilson in charge. An estimated 10 000 Middletown residents were to attend Sunset Park for a Safety Council outdoor show with Walter J. Braun city manager as master of ceremonies followed by a 1 hour 56 minute program of motion pictures on safety.
George E. Sokolsky argues foreign aid is growing unpopular in the United States due to waste and lack of tangible results. He cites the Lebanon cow barn, critiques officials, and warns that well‑intentioned programs shift American resources overseas while Americans grow ashamed of the outcomes.
Estrellita says tomorrow brings optimism and smooth travel plans with favorable P M influences for romance. For those with a birthday, good influences extend into 1958 with marriage prospects for singles, while 1957 favors creative job paths for Gemini and a period emphasizing hard work and earned rewards.
A quirky mix of notes on leg measurements in Paris can can dancers and anecdotes about famous figures from Newton to Edison. The piece links early schooling with later genius and ends with marriage sages from Beecher to Stevenson.
The column notes Scorpio women as strong manicurists and sociable talkers with insight into men. It adds Leo men excel at selling large items like bridges and office buildings, while Maureen Connolly and Bobby Jones are cited as examples receiving early gifts in tennis and golf, respectively.
Kentuckys Governor nicknames his wife Sweetie Pie and men favor varied terms like Butch. Popular 1956 songs include On the Street Where You Live I Could Have Danced All Night and Poor People of Paris. True Love from High Society is a leading poll pick.
Muriel once lit the stage as a leading flame dancer at the 1935 World’s Fair. The piece notes her role in launching Mike Todd’s rise to fame and fortune. It also comments on Irish whisky quality in Irish coffee, praising 12 year aged whisky matured in a sherry cask.
The article notes George Raft has paid his estranged wife 10 percent of his income for over 25 years and he has not seen her in 20 years, unsure he would recognize her. A Minneapolis journalist disputes Minnesota’s meaning, saying in Indian language it means cloudy weather.
Dave Regan notes Deputy Azel Short of Middletown encounters a lone 22 or 23 year old man on a lonely road who says he came to read his Bible away from city noise. The column discusses rural crime, cemetery loot at Woodside Cemetery, and a call to protect gravesites from plant and flower theft, urging offenders be caught and punished.
Dororthy Kilgallen reports on Hollywood divorces and star romances. Sal Mineo faces eye surgery with optimistic hopes. Pat Weaver and Sid Caesar spark industry buzz with plans and producer roles.
Father Caesar Orrico of Assumption Church Emerson New Jersey received an unexpected surprise package from Princess Grace of Monaco. Orrico had invited celebrities to donate auction gifts for the church bazaar and the lavish bundle arrived labeled with the donor’s name for bidding.
A jumble of items notes front page shifts with campus rioters overrunning news. Hints of an August Waikiki hula festival and earth shaking events. Doernach Germany forms an all woman volunteer fire department that interrupts bridge games. A Norwegian cartoonist visits from Oslo to gauge American humor.
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