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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for various subscription options including daily and Sunday editions, city and outside areas, 6 or 7 day mail, and international rates. It notes publication by News-Journal inc and includes a biblical verse in the closing line.
Donald Driscoll urged Middletown residents at the Stevens Avenue dedication to fund future city services. He recalled 1951 improvements under the Progress Committee and warned there is no free lunch, urging citizens to support tax measures to maintain and expand government for a growing population.
Bond prices declined while common stock values climbed, tied to the Federal Reserve tight-money policy. Investors saw higher new-issue rates making existing issues unattractive, with long-term government and municipal bonds trading below par and savings bonds adjusted for shorter maturities to offer higher yields.
A tale of a 30 year old man overcome by doubt who faced a grim diagnosis and chose prayer, courage, and medical science plus faith as the three pillars of healing. He credits no pain in joints after retirement and credits spiritual force aided by medicine and determination.
The Duke of Windsor and bride Wallis Warfield marked his 43rd birthday with a quiet dinner at Castle Wasserleonburg Austria. R A Heck joined Kitchen and Sheets Realty Co after previously serving in Middletown Federal Savings and an rental department association. Florence Wise sails to Europe for six months of study. Paul J Day receives 1937 38 Ohio University scholarship. Armco family Follies set for Miami Valley Chautauqua led by Pep Dodds with a bathing beauties parade.
Middletown opening of the Stevens Avenue extension featured a comic moment when City Commissioner Francis Carmody forgot the golden scissors. Don Driscoll produced tiny manicure snips to finish the ribbon cut as Patterson joked the Chamber never fails. The item includes parish invocations and local Chamber anecdotes.
Washington reports all 22 U S senate candidates filed expense forms with Secretary of the Senate Felton M Johnston. Herbert J Antoine Bastrop Texas is last to submit his records claiming only a 50 dollar filing fee with no speeches votes or contributions. additional notes describe a bar christening attended by James Hagerty and embassy officials and Rep Leo W O'Brien promoting early Congressional adjournment with vacation literature.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on TV bidding by three networks for Marlene Dietrich and a potential 90 minute Eve ning With Marlene Dietrich. She notes Pat Coogan’s one day trip to Mexico for a divorce decree and other society moves. Ava Gardner at Birdland, Kim Novak in Italy, and fashion notes from Princess Margaret follow.
Dr George W Crane argues against Australian clergy salary equalization comparing it to communism. He cites biblical tales and modern industries to defend free enterprise and rewards based on effort. He contrasts American profit incentives with Russian atheism and Australian church pay scales.
Brit film magnate receives knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II amid public intrigue. The Mayflower II story surfaces as it tows into port, recalling the era’s maritime rescue tensions and interactions with Indigenous communities.
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