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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1958
Page
4
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July 2 1776 the Second Continental Congress voted for independence. John Adams Jefferson Franklin Dickinson and others debated amid hopes for French support. The Declaration drafted by Jefferson and endorsed July 4 faced revisions to appease the South and ensure unity, with signatures added later on parchment.
A National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis quiz explains polio basics. Adults can get polio and may suffer harsher outcomes. Vaccinated people can still carry the virus. Three Salk shots recommended for maximum protection. Vaccination available via doctors and local clinics.
Hal Boyle presents a roundup of curious facts from daily life and history. The notes touch on dairy cow behavior, heart capacity, birth months, radar ideas for the blind, candy limits for royalty, fishing demographics, licensing quirks, nutrition myths, check fraud, Napoleon’s height, Spanish word origins, Mickey Spillane sales, a Hawaii jockey, Henry Knox’s death, hippopotamus teeth, vacation site choices, actors in New York theater, and a Kin Hubbard quote.
Andrew Berding outlines Soviet information control from crime and trials to military data and economic figures. He notes harsh limits on publications, personnel decisions, and foreign reporting, with censorship tightening for Western dispatches from Moscow.
Senate minority leader William F. Knowland sent for wife Helen to deliver his dinner attire after a long labor bill session. She ironed and assembled his outfit but forgot the dress pants, prompting a playful exchange after the White House dinner with President Garcia. The incident highlights a light moment amid lengthy Senate roll calls and conference summons.
Tomorrow's full moon influences personal relationships and social life with caution. For those celebrating a birthday, focus on advancing major projects and long term finances, build new contacts, and secure plans through October with potential recognition and profits. Domestic matters stay smooth for a year, with nervous periods late July and late November. Avoid extravagance in late 1958, especially November and December. A birthday child will be sensitive and impressionable, needing careful association choices.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on possible cancellations and revisions for Grand Hotel with Paul Muni and other Broadway projects. Ed Robinson buys back art from Niarchos. Nat Hiken plans a Judy Garland Mickey Rooney TV spectacular. Broadway figures like Hildegarde and Jean Simmons are noted amid industry chatter.
Suzanne Newton reported a duck stolen from her child after Easter. The note compares it to ongoing grave flower thefts in Woodside Cemetery, urging arrests to stop the debauchery of graves and protect residents' possessions.
Jim Bishop profiles Emil Martinson, 68, veteran Super Chief engineer, and Charles Smedley, 32, fireman, as they pilot the Santa Fe train from La Junta toward Raton through the Rocky Mountains. The piece details the Dead Man brake, ATS signals, high altitude climbs, and the crew’s disciplined routine aboard the 2244 mile Chicago to Los Angeles run.
Coroner Harry F. Deubel announced the bones found at the foot of Elwood Street are likely from a pioneer resident or an Indian. He may bring in an archaeologist to determine the bones age. A charter revision committee was named by City Commission chair E E Grant including Homer Martindale and others. William Hobbs death sentence under clemency review. local attorney Fred B. Cramer appeals stay. Donald Guernsey leaves American Rolling Mill Co to join MIT staff.
Factographs state that a ton of peanuts in the shell will produce about 580 pounds of peanut oil highlighting the processing efficiency.
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