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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1959
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including per copy prices 6 cents on weekdays and higher Sunday rates, with delivery by carrier or mail. Rates vary by area with annual prices 10 dollars for six days and 20 dollars for outside trading area, plus 35 dollars for outside the USA. The paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc. established 1857.
The Berlin crisis tests NATO's revised strategy as a Western defense shield. Berlin and NATO are historically linked since the 1948-49 blockade, with the NATO Council meeting in Washington and references to past Lisbon talks. Despite expansion and plans, experts note limited real security. Berlin remains central, and a German exit from NATO would weaken Western defense.
Washington columnist William S. White warns that federal expenditures have grown so vast and diffuse that future budgets may be driven by external shocks and economic recessions rather than deliberate policy. He cites the Hoover Commission and urges administrative reforms to prevent the drift into an uncontrollable, ever expanding budget.
Nan Martin, hailed as Broadway’s actress of the year by some, rejects luck and credits God with blessing her work. The star recounts a long path from Santa Monica high school to modeling, a “Constant Wife” break with Katharine Cornell, marriage to producer Robert Emmett Dolan, a domestic detour, and a dramatic return to the stage sparked by Elia Kazan.
Washington argues for a 1.95 billion mutual security package to deter war, emphasizing allied contributions totaling 141 billion since WWII and the need for economic stability to keep nations aligned. Critics fear foreign aid waste, but proponents highlight bases, air and naval forces, and joint defense as key to preventing conflict.
A collage of show business notes: Ida Belle Ingram’s Las Vegas raid link, Louis Prima health fears, Ann Marlowe’s Jamaica filming with Maugham stories, Pauline Ney divorce chatter, Roz Russell Western script under pseudonym, Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth acclaim, ASCAP tribute plans for Mack Gordon, Ricky Nelson diet, atomic project water hint, Jason Robards Jr casting squabble, Frankie Laine daughter medical scare, Rose Klardaway forgery arrest, Dave Garroway skit pushback, Keefe Brasselle London audition, Lana Turner praise for Remick replacement, with assorted Hollywood gossip and dates.
The text notes varied items: ship propeller shaft bearings from tropical weed, Zurich's St Peter's church housing Europe’s largest Glock dial, a hen laying 200 eggs needing three pounds of oyster shells annually, and aviation mileage growth from 1939 to 1952 across the United States Switzerland United Kingdom and Brazil.
20 years ago on a Saturday in Butler County R H Smith was chosen to succeed the late W K Swan as county auditor after Swan's funeral. He was sworn in within an hour. In Columbus North Canton defeated Monroe 29 14 in the state Class B semifinals with stout defense. Lloyd Thompson of Monroe earned the all tournament second team. Britain and France issued a stern note to Germany protesting the invasion of Czecho Slovakia and repudiating the Munich Agreement, with ambassadors recalled for consultations.
Daily vibration favors personal relationships and business contacts to build stability. Career shines through 1959 with emphasis in May June late September and December. April and November may bring stress. Singles may see romance in July October and December with July also good for travel. a child born this day may be charming and artistically talented.
The 35 foot flagpole from the P Lorillard Building will be reused by the Monroe Board of Education at the athletic field. Reuben Slovin of King Wrecking Co. of Cincinnati offered the pole free of charge. The Monroe Lions Club will move it. Middletown High School Band Associates plan fundraisers this Saturday at Central Store and Shopping Center to support band activities including Band Camp and senior banquet. A Girl Scout leader and troop aided flood cleanup for a sister in another town, working from 8 am to 8 pm to wash walls and sweep mud.
Jim Bishop argues Americans must back the government in Berlin and support a national debt sale to fund defense modernization. He recalls past crises from Pearl Harbor to Berlin, urges faith in the United States, and proposes buying American bonds as a civic duty to safeguard the nation for future generations.
A breezy roundup blends quirky items from diverse locales. An Idaho driver faces repeated fines for the same traffic offense. A Netherlands plant to make filtertip cigars. A UCLA humor class taught by a pro comedian. An Italian baker markets mall cakes with girl pictures. A Florida cat inherits a $23,000 estate. Lincoln Park Zoo adds an Australian blue tongued skink. The black mamba, fast as a horse, sparks caution. Wisconsin launches a pace technology course and puns on the college song.
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