Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
Pricing details for Middletown Journal subscriptions including per copy prices for in city and outside area, carrier and mail options, and rates with the Sunday News Journal. All subscriptions require advance payment. © 13 First Ave Middletown Ohio published evenings except Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Sunday News Journal
City Area
News Journal
U.S.A
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
New York Snowstorm Turns City Into Quiet Village
Hal Boyle recalls a dramatic blizzard that locked Manhattan in a magical hush. Snow buried cars and blocked streets while pedestrians filled the emptied avenues, turning the metropolis into a snowy village where people traded tales of commutes and children enjoyed an unplanned day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
Bricker Amendment Debate Persists in Senate Election Year
The Bricker amendment faces renewed Senate scrutiny as Dirksen drafts a simplified version likely to win approval in an election year. The long history includes Eisenhower opposition, prior Senate votes, and White House discussions about invoking constitutional limits on treaties and international agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Bricker
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Senate Judiciary Committee
John W. Bricker
Ohio
United States
Legislative Branch
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
Calif
Walter F. George
D-Ga
George
Congress
Knowland
Senate Debates Constitutional Amendment On Electoral College
The Senate weighs a proposed constitutional tweak to the presidential election system that would end all state winner take all electoral votes for mere majorities. Advocates say it would curb minority influence in large states and give all voters a voice. opponents argue current method is fair and reflects state sizes. The proposal would not redistribute electoral votes but would shift emphasis to state populations, with Nevada and New York cited as examples of current disparities. In 1948, votes in California and New York illustrate how large margins can yield no or limited electoral impact while smaller states skew results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Truman
Dewey
California
New York
Nevada
Eisenhower
Congress
Administration
Marshall Plas
United States
Middle East
A Look Backward on the History of Income Tax
The piece recalls 1929 tax figures for a $2 000 income and a $10 000 family with two children, noting low rates and a top bracket near 91 percent. It laments nostalgia for the past and questions future tax levels as government roles expand.
Ohio River flood rises past 52 feet near Cincinnati
Families along the Ohio River move to higher ground as the river climbs past flood stage with a crest forecast at 59 to 60 feet. In Lemon Township, N E Oglesby resigns as clerk and Harry S Wise is named his successor. A 15 year old grocery clerk in Piqua is killed during a botched robbery. three bandits escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Kentucky
N. E. Oglesby
Lemon Township
Harry 5. Wise
Piqua
British parliament backs state security over individual rights
A British Privy Council conference endorses prioritizing national security over individual due process, citing Burgess and Maclean cases. It urges policies to move workers with Communist ties from secret posts and to withhold full evidence to protect sources, drawing parallels to U.S. Supreme Court debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
England
Europe
United States
Burgess
Maclean
Foreign Office
Britain
America
Retirement wisdom and eclectic notes in a 1920s column
A mix of advice about retirement life and hobbies, biographical tidbits about Izaak Walton, questions about Sally Rand and Miss America winner Colleen Kay Hutchins, plus brief notes on The Jazz Singer, chiropodists, astrology, and shamrocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Rand
Kentucky
Sally
Ruby Laffoon
Blue Grass State
Collen Kay Hutchins
George Jesse
al Jolson
Samuel Raphaelson
Ava Gardner Marriage Remark About Children
Ava Gardner, on marrying Frank Sinatra, said she wanted many children and wished to emulate her grandmother who had 19. The piece notes that men judge a woman's age by hair while women judge age by chin elbows and knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Report Notes Need for Certain Recommendations
The report states that current arrangements are not unsound but calls for certain recommendations to be implemented. It highlights that while the framework remains solid, adjustments are needed to address specific concerns and improve effectiveness.
Irish Prime Minister Costello Delivers Correct Speech Again
Washington reports recount Hon. John A. Costello visiting the capital to address foreign policy before the U.S. Senate after initially delivering the wrong speech to the press and later apologizing. The briefing sparked cordial reactions as Costello recited the intended remarks, drawing a warm ovation from journalists and dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ireland
John A. Costello
Wicklow Hills
O'Potomac River
Washington Press Corps
U. S. Senate
Exercise needed to lose weight says Reader's Digest
Dave Regan notes Blake Clark's Reader's Digest survey showing overweight people eat more but exercise less. A walk a day can burn a pound in 36 days, while chores burn 180 and 145 calories hourly. The piece warns fat is a lethal insurance risk and laments diets without endurance exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader's Digest
Blake Clark
Clark
Foreign aid dilemma framed by Congress and Eisenhower
James Marlow explains the ongoing U S foreign aid debate in Congress and with Eisenhower administration officials. He notes the stark split over how much aid to provide and likens the $4.86 billion program to a mix of weapons, food, loans, grants, and technical advisers across sanitation and crop raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhoven
Advising Patience and Foreign Aid Sparks Congressional Debate
The piece notes a need for patience and equanimity amid challenging days and highlights Eisenhower asking Congress to approve foreign aid with potential ten-year commitments. It discusses congressional skepticism about funding levels and the shift in Soviet and American aid approaches, warning against letting rivals dictate U.S. policy.
Brief facts from history and science
The text lists several historical and factual notes including the junior William Penn and his admiral father, the origin of the name Palestine from the Philistines, Duncan Phyfe as a celebrated American furniture maker, the nonpoisonous breath of snakes, the US beef cattle population, and a hypothetical train length if loaded into cattle cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Red China ends new event at track meet hand grenade throw
The Physical Culture and Sports commission of Red China ends a new event the hand grenade throw in its track and field meets. The U.S. Navy reveals a super gun test firing a golf ball sized missile at 7000 mph. The comparison notes a blazing drive could suit Sam Snead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physical Culture and Sports Commission of
Red China
U.S. Navy
Sam Snead
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Middletown Journal
Hal Boyle
Gotham
Relman Morin
Por Ual Boyle
Dirksen
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
David Lawrence
Francis Walter
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Supreme Court of the
Secretary of Defense
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
U. S. Coast Guard
E. V. Darling
Lecky
Izaak Walton
London
Walton
Mike Romanoff
Beverly Hills, Calif
Flying L. Ranch
Brandon
Texas
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
St. Patrick
George Dixon
Costello
Clares Murray
U. S
John J. Hearne
Ambassador Hearne
John J. Madigan
Evenene
Madigan
Ambassador
Phil Regan
Secret Service
Hearne
John Farr Simmons
Dave Regan
James Marlow
Estrellita
Palestine
Holy Land
There
Duncan Phyfe
Dennis the Menace
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!