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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
3
The Middletown Journal issues a notice on subscription rates in the Middletown Ohio area. It lists per copy, weekly carrier, and mail options with year-long prices and an advance payment requirement.
The Federal Reserve notes rising farm prices in June 1957, with the USDA estimating net farm income may exceed 1956 by about 4 percent in 1957's first half. Cash receipts and government payments show mixed gains while Soil Bank cuts reduce production, keeping real gains modest for farmers. Hog, dairy, and beef gains are anticipated with crops potentially down, and marketing costs rising as farmers retain about the same share of the consumer food dollar. W. B. Camp predicts agriculture will hold about even in 1957 despite higher purchase costs.
Hearings begin in Richmond Virginia on the legality of court orders requiring the NAACP to disclose its membership and contributor lists amid a state anti NAACP statute. The NAACP argues the orders infringe free speech petition due process and constitutional rights. The case follows the organization’s pivotal role in civil rights history and its long standing national reach.
Westhampton New York profile of lawyer turned resort host Hylan Chesler at the Dune Deck. He recalls leaving law nine years ago, warns midlife career changes are risky, and notes keeping staff content is key to guest happiness. Chesler and wife Serena winter in the Bahamas running Lighthouse Club.
Lunar aspects favor home and family plans and future security. Most people are in a genial mood though dealings with elders may require tact to offset touchiness. For those with tomorrow as their birthday the period through 1957 highlights personal relationships and domestic prosperity with cautious finances and a gentle child with music love.
President Eisenhower may veto a Hell's Canyon electric power project as 43 of 49 Democrats back federal ownership and 39 of 46 Republicans oppose. The piece argues government control could spread to steel, oil, and other industries, with implications for 1958 1960 campaigns and labor dynamics.
A shuffled column presents varied topics from appearances and aging to a taxi reward, plane crashes, and trivia about De Valera. It cites Paris and New York services for facial treatments, asks readers to weigh commission on found cash, and answers a factual query about De Valera’s birthplace and parentage.
Washington column recounts a convention clash as Young Republican delegates deride Harold Stassen while planning a nationally broadcast radio show. A photo walls turn and a beauty contest cap the event as speakers joke about party loyalty and dues.
The narrative contrasts long days from 6 a.m. to noon and 6 p.m. to midnight with a short day from noon to 6 p.m. The writer notes afternoon off on one day to visit the ball park or races and sleeping late on the short day, followed by an evening off. The varied hours add zest to life for a young man.
Dave Regan muses on a phone call about TOPS meaning Take Off Pounds Safely and the habit of doubting spellings. He explains the drive to consult dictionaries and past crossword habits to answer nagging questions.
Former FBI agent returns from Europe after two months chasing Serge Rubinstein’s hidden treasure. Francoise Sagan opposes marriage to an older man as she shops for her trousseau. Yankee playboys relocate gambling to a West Side hotel back room. Hugh O’Brian returns to California as Dorothy Bracken receives his roses. Julie Wilson and Joanne Dru shed blond hair for darker looks. Ricardo Montalban may join Lena Horne’s Jamaica. Jeff Donnell and Aldo Ray still dating. Bill O’Dwyer to Ireland in July with relatives in Bohola and acts as Acapulco mayor. Dick Manning’s new song excites. Table Records issues master. Ram Gopal to film Buddha life funded by Italian tycoons. Marquis de Portago crash story prompts Ed Nelson insurance note. Kay Medford naps on hotel set stage bed between shows. Sheree North remains in wheelchair post surgery. Sallie Blair promotes album with parasol Summer outfits. Jim Kimberly’s Maserati arrives for Wisconsin races.
The first biography of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne by George Freedley will be published in London this fall. It covers their stage careers from early London and Boston debuts to their Broadway finale The Great Sebastians, with forty pages of photographs.
Bert Lahr experiences a four inch waist reduction from his role in the farce Hotel Paradise. He performs with a strict routine running up and down the 46 steps of the Set 16 times each show. The piece notes the involvement of Tin Pan Alley veterans Al Hoffman and
Note shows Franklin Roosevelt Jr in Harvard graduation procession just before leaving for Wilmington to finalize marriage arrangements with Ethel DuPont. J. D. Sawyer returns from Florida to join B. F. Sawyer in the family real estate firm on Central Avenue, the senior having earlier worked 15 years with Kitchen & Sheets. Stolen cars are returned by Middletown police to A Hart Davies and Ralph Warmoth. Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers wed in Hollywood in a simple ceremony with 14 guests.
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