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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
4
Middletown Ohio newspaper lists subscription prices by copy carrier and mail. Rates include city area 3c per week, Sunday edition options, and annual mail rates for domestic and international subscribers. Proverb quotes appear as published.
Civil Defense Roundup describes Operation Alert 1955 scheduled June 16 to 17 with 26 hours of public participation and a two day federal test. It notes presidential retreat dispersals within a 300 mile arc of Washington, congress continuity plans, and ongoing radar lines like Pinetree and Mid-Canada with the Distant Early Warning Line under construction. The piece references Kefauver’s push for emergency vacancy authority, congressional funding debates, and Eisenhower remarks urging citizen participation and faster civilian defense action.
A National Association of Manufacturers conference in Chicago on June 15 aims to find a solution to labor demands for a guaranteed annual wage GA W. Harvard economist Sumner Slichter and Vanderbilt's Ernest Eberling question equity and tax implications. An Ashtabula Beacon editorial urges government exit from power ventures, arguing private enterprise can handle development and arguing against government involvement in the power industry.
The House Appropriations Committee reduced 245 million dollars from the Commerce Department, about 18 percent of its annual budget. The cut is part of broader reductions, with Defense cited as a larger spender overall.
In Kansas City, dal Boyle records Mama selling the 10 room white house she has lived in for 34 years. The family center, once embroiled in a long running quarrel, is sold to a young veteran as Mama decides to move on.
Tomorrow urges quick focus on essential changes and constructive reading. October through early 1956 bring social culture gains, professional and financial prospects rise, with a creative edge and a chance of stress in November a child born today will be imaginative and frank.
The piece reflects on saving for old age and the difficulty of finding quick, safe wealth growth. It highlights Dr. Raymond W. Goldsmith’s extensive study on saving, noting income as a key factor and the persistent gap between past and present saving levels, while urging frugal steps like turning off unused lights and registering for Bank Night each Tuesday.
George Dixon recounts a tense exchange with State Department spokesman Henry Suydam who refuses to detail briefing timing arguing it would thwart the Big Four talks. The incident underscores press frustration with limited access as House Foreign Affairs members Morano and Dodd tour Central America, where Somoza’s pet panther triggers a playful clash over bi partisan optics.
The column notes Flag Day on June 14 marking the 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes, Bunker Hill Day on June 17, Father’s Day on the third Sunday, and civil holiday status in a few places. It then critiques numerous minor “special days” and consumer promotions as excessive, urging readers to ignore irrelevant observances.
Dorothy Kilgallen recalls late night shows and after hour spots in Manhattan where she sang from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. for “more law abiding proprietors.” She cites influences like Sammy Davis Jr. and Betty Kean while explaining why she cupped her ears to hear high notes and emitted distinctive syllables during the pain of unrequited love.
A performer recalls singing Melancholy Baby for a mysterious uptown patron named Dutch Schultz. The man tipped $100 per session, and rumors claimed he led a combat strength in his party. The singer stayed alive through the long three hour serenade.
Curious patrons arrive after 4 a.m. drawn by a sense of inclusion and the allure of breaking the law together. Some are nightlife performers seeking an audience, while others seek a shared moment of quiet rebellion and social connection in a late night scene.
People flock to crowded places to escape loneliness says a social scientist. They are described as unconnected, often from broken homes, who seek others rather than facing themselves. The speaker notes these individuals derive kicks from constant social movement and self-pity rather than love disappointment.
The narrator recalls a past 52nd Street park lot show with Ramsey Ames as the girl band leader and Sonny Tutts as emcee. Zorita and her snakes headlined while the narrator opened the act. Threats from mobsters arose but were defused by companions protecting the proprietor.
Twenty years ago twelve members of a traffic problem committee prepared a city survey. Harry Campbell was elected president of the First Baptist Young People's Union. Heads of the two Catholic churches returned from a weeklong retreat at St. Mary's Seminary East Norwood, Monsignor A M Gerdes and Father J F McNary attended.
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