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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1959
Page
6
Public notice lists Middletown Ohio subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include weekly, six day, and seven day mail options inside and outside the trading area, with prices in cents and dollars and a USA and international yearly rate.
The article explains territorial versus diplomatic asylum as Castro’s regime takes Havana and Cuban refugees seek safety in embassies. It notes U S practice denying embassy asylum in Havana while Cardinal Mindszenty resides in Hungary’s U S legation. It surveys historical shifts, Latin American conventions, and the policy implications for political versus common crimes.
President Eisenhower at a February 4 news conference warned Congress to match any beyond-budget spending with tax increases. He said the public rejects tax hikes and deficit spending, will veto excesses, and will mobilize support via TV radio and press. He argues inflation follows from unbalanced budgets and that the $77 billion ceiling should balance without general tax increases. People should tell their representatives if they want more spending.
A Southern state woman in deep despair plans suicide but after reading a motel paper ad for prayer she phones a divine guidance line. Six calls in 24 hours bring a man who prays with her and she gains strength to return home. The columnist urges readers to dial prayer to solve problems through God.
Twenty years ago on Wednesday March 1 1999 receivers for the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railway Co announced suspension of traction service between Hamilton and Dayton effective April 1. U.S. District Judge Robert Nevin in Dayton granted permission to suspend electric cars replacing them with motor buses. The CLE already ran bus service from Middletown to Dayton in parallel with electric cars. Mrs RB Sebald named to executive board of the Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Assn filling vacancy from Mrs D Rathman. Mr Sebald chaired the Christmas Seal committee. Thirty five Ohio teams entered in the Ohio American Legion Bowling Tournament opening at Sandy's Recreation here.
A playful column notes neon lighting on a famed pyramid and jokes about historical rulers and a New York commerce statistic. It then mocks corporate inefficiency claiming firms waste about 65 cents per dollar on paperwork, suggesting many average firms exist.
Digest of local quirks and brief anecdotes from residents. A Findlay minister meets a hospital visit, a cat theft in Germantown, a car mystery near Carlisle. Humorous vignettes include rabbit hunting misadventure, a Huntington All-America joke, and a frank Franklin street slogan.
Washington reports mixed into a half item on agricultural research against pests led by Dr. Byron Shaw, where Secretary Benson sees rugless offices due to carpet beetles. A White House conference with Eisenhower spawns jokes about conservatives, dinosaurs, and pennies, as Senators Case Saltonstall and Halleck interact briefly in a mood of misrule.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Piaf's illness worsened while Waldorf reports seek a steady replacement as Monique Van Vooren cut a Washington engagement. Flynn expelled from Havana Hilton after a cigaret fire causes damage. Upstate politician cites alleged early NY withholding form for Rockefeller baby. Art League skips ball, aims for Spring 1980. Elaine Stritch to Hollywood for Anatomy of a Murder role. Real estate deal with famed restaurant stalls, promoter seeks investors. Bart Howard enters LeRoy Sanitarium. Senators blamed for juke box scandal. Leenelli defense in mixed metaphors. Schweitzer upset by publicity seekers, vows less access. Verdon dominates Tony chatter. Pace to release debut LP. Geddes back in Gotham, Rex Smith recovering in California. Astor flirting on Nim Nim. Nichols and May ink three-year Latin Quarter deal. Simpson back modeling. American con artist robs Castro of funds. weapons traced to New Jersey armory. Sammy Davis Jr friend calls him tormented by cancer. Jane Morgan Palladium romance links with Fred Walton from five years ago.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports on Stanley Yankus a 3% year old Dowagiac Michigan poultry farmer who fought federal wheat limits for five years to feed his chickens. His life savings were seized and fines neared $5 000. He plans to move to Australia with his family to start anew, arguing non commerce wheat for personal use should be allowed.
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