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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1956
Page
6
Lists per copy and mail subscription rates for Middletown Journal. Rates cover in city and outside city areas, with options for Sunday edition and mail delivery, payable in advance, mailing address given. Includes a biblical quote.
Senators from New England and southern cotton states back a plan to amend the farm bill with textile import quotas aimed at Japan. House hearings on 150 percent import limits proceed as administration weighs duties while Far East trade shifts push Japan to curb exports.
Preparations for Medical Education Week run April 22 to 28 as four national sponsors promote progress in private medical schools. They urge private funding to sustain gains, while addressing misconceptions about government takeover and stressing voluntary support from individuals and enterprises.
James W. Douthat writes in the Idaho Voter that education is a local matter and federal grants merely take money from taxpayers. He argues the federal government cannot give to schools without taking from the people and that funds are consumed by bureaucracy.
Hal Boyle profiles John R Crooks who after 52 years at the Associated Press swapped retirement for a new part time stenographic post in a Wall Street firm Flood Conway Walsh Stahl He finds happiness anew by embracing work saying gray hair means gray matter and age brings value in learning and loyalty
President Eisenhower faces a health driven election frame as he debates running again. Analysts note potential third party bids in the South and debate over his running mate with Nixon facing internal GOP opposition while Democrats hope to exploit unity gaps.
A humorous miscellany mixes poems by Phoebe Cary and E. V. Darling with light Q A on sleepwear trends, flowers meanings, astrology celebs and martini history. It notes seven percent of women sleep in the nude and jokes about women wearing pants with mock measurements.
Nadia Gamal on sex appeal frames personality over looks while Cut Throat Alley in London sparks address jokes. The reminiscence recalls Toughnut Street in Tombstone Arizona and Mistinguette once famed as Paris cabaret royalty, now rivaled by Candida at The Crazy Horse Salon. The passage closes with an unnamed claim.
The piece argues for a Republican Congress in November and notes President Eisenhower is willing to serve, asserting his nomination is assured. It questions whether the coming eight months will mirror current public sentiment affecting both the presidential and Congressional outcomes.
The reading notes a day starting with anxiety about work money and status, then a Wheel of Fortune shift yields surprising achievement and romantic results. Birthday followers may face abrupt changes after a period of worry, ending with a rise in power and renown for a child born today.
The note questions the claim that strip tease began in Paris in 1893 by Mona, offering Salome as an alternative origin reference. The remark invites verification of the historical source behind the Parisian origin story.
Gracie Fields marks half a century as a professional entertainer this year. She began singing in a moving picture theatre in 1906 and by 1918 starred in Mr Tower Of London, a seven year run with more than four thousand performances. Her New York debut followed at the Palace in 1930.
Vincent Lopez discovered Betty Hut ton in Detroit after hearing her sing. The charm ing chanteuse and comedienne, born Betty June Thornburg, adopted the stage surname Hutton chosen by Lopez through numerology.
A Kennedy Deaf School in Dayton collects old license plates from Middletown Franklin and Carlisle for scrap sales to aid students. Plates can be left at Roof Garage 2203 Woodlawn Ave until month end before April 1 enforcement, with drivers joking about delays and last‑minute replacements.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Maggie May may wed this summer with Don Robertson as a likely groom. The page also notes showbiz gossip including Marilyn Monroe backers, Kim Novak interest, and other celebrity chatter.
RCA Victor halts 75 000 copies of Perry Como Juke Box Baby after a lyric line deemed offensive prompts the recall. Perry’s wife Roselle flagged the issue and officials say a lesser star might have escaped notice.
A 21-year-old Dallas man died after ducking from a gunshot with no bullet wound found by physicians attributing death to a broken neck. In Erie a 2-year-old girl nears six months of continuous sleep amid an unusual appetite. Paul Bailey elected president of YMCA drama players Jeanette Hornback named secretary. A Warren hotel fire caused two deaths one person burned in his room and six injured in a $150 000 blaze.
The text lists diverse items: Rio Grande source springs in Colorado, Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge in 1892, Pennsylvania state flower laurel, Bermuda lacks fresh water streams, humans cause most industrial accidents, some birds swim with wings, Dedham Massachusetts Fairbanks house from 1636, early U.S. weather bureau roots in the Signal Corps, U.S. farms operate most global tractors.
The article notes Stephen Boyd, the actor known for The Man Who Never Was, now appearing in a glossy biography that lists guitar playing as a hobby. It recalls he once played his guitar on sidewalks outside London theatres for pennies during lean years, before Michael Redgrave discovered him in repertory.
A Chicagoan stands accused of embezzling 225000 linked to track betting losses. The case highlights risky wagering and suspected financial misappropriation at the racetrack.
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