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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces per copy rates for weekday and Sunday editions. Carrier and mail options are shown for in city, trading area, and outside trading area, with prices in cents and yearly rates.
Congress debates whether baseball is subject to antitrust laws as owners press franchise moves to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Rep Emanuel Celler backs strict antitrust enforcement while Rep Kenneth Keating urges broader coverage. Moves involve Dodgers and Giants, stadium offers, bonds, and TV deals amid looming regulatory questions.
Parents recall delayed polio shots leading to disability in their two year old and three toddlers. National Foundation data show many cases occur before age five. Dr Jonas Salk advises first injection at three months with second at two to six weeks later and a third seven months after the second.
New York column highlights tips from a mailbag including cabbage juice for ulcers, peanut butter for invalids, and a claim about air conditioned churches boosting attendance. It covers curiosities from Queen Anne to germ transfer in kisses, rope walking as a profession, and other assorted anecdotes.
Estrellita advises caution with documents and confidential matters tomorrow. A 4 month career-boosting cycle begins for birthday individuals, with October rewards, but avoid extravagance. Domestic affairs look good, September social life lively, travel and romance favored, marriage possible for singles, a child born that day will be ambitious and loyal.
In Washington and London a disarmament setback erupts after Harold Stassen presents a written American position to the Soviet ambassador without prior allied clearance. Officials summon Stassen, consider his removal, and assign Julius Holmes to accompany him. Senators Mansfield and HicklNdooper may join in London to represent Congress.
Paul Harvey denounces civilian politicians who sacrifice soldiers for peace at any price. He cites a case of a Illinois serviceman handed to a foreign court and criticizes the State Department and treaty limits on military duty. He warns compromise erodes national sovereignty and morale.
George Dixon argues Britons face costly U S trips as the press and U S officials dispute cost claims. He notes the $280 per person allowance, plus $195 per child, could hardly cover hotels meals and transport and mocks anti American press contests.
The text voices fear of mob violence against an embassy and a call to choose right over appeasement. It rebukes stalling at a moral line and likens indecision to a soldier who chose safety and faced peril from both sides. Reverend Vance Havner’s analogy sharpens the critique.
Report notes 1 400 hives taken from a California apiary while observers compare thefts to a growing interest in cycling as a spectator sport in Japan. F E F comments on a yen for pedal pushing.
Dave Regan laments writer's block on a quiet Saturday night unsure what to write for Monday. He muses about Bingo ministers or bingo fans anger, weather and gardening as safe topics, and admits still searching for a fresh angle during vacation duties.
The writer asks how to tackle a blank page and offers practical steps to start. They suggest outlining ideas, drafting quickly, and refining later to unlock creativity and produce a coherent column.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Elvis Presley won acceptance to perform in Jailhouse Rock without a haircut or wig. The piece catalogs high profile romances, staged sightings, and industry moves from Paris to Las Vegas, noting Frank Costello ties, agents' bets, and Hollywood shifts.
Gov. Martin L. Davey telegraphed President Roosevelt urging federal intervention in the steel strike. Middletown Legion Post delegates were chosen for August parleys in Columbus. A new $40,000 Yankee Road municipal swimming pool opened with capacity for 1,000 and guards Noles Masoner and Lemkuhl named. Dr. Lester Neer became secretary of the Ohio Better Milk Association southern district in Portsmouth.
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