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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1954
Page
4
A historical subscription rates notice lists prices for per copy, in city carrier, outside city, and with the Sunday News Journal. It details mail rates for trading area and outside trading area, with or without Sunday edition, plus a Bible verse quotation.
The piece discusses Raymond Aron’s view in The Century of Total War that modern total wars become ungovernable, smashing social habits and reshaping governments. It notes war’s dual edge: technical gains and higher living standards for noncombatants, but warns war’s momentum is uncontrollable and may redefine life after conflict.
The failed Saar negotiations show France avoiding decisive moves on Europe. Bonn concedes while Paris delays, delaying March Brussels talks on a European political federation. German proposals for Saar Europeanization meet French reluctance amid broader EDC ratification by other signatories. The world awaits France to join the free nations. A Tokyo rumor adds confusion with alleged Siberian gold discoveries by repatriates.
Hal Boyle recounts Elwin a tale of a pond dreamer who longs to be an elephant. He trains leans into circus fame, faces ridicule from peers and father, then achieves stardom before a harsh homecoming ending with a lonely Park Avenue life and a cautionary moral about big hearts and small minds.
The essay notes that middle income men spend more leisure time than the wealthy. It warns that welcoming others can be misused and envy leads to trouble. It observes youths imitate fathers and older siblings in behavior and attire.
Striking New York port workers plan a bus and auto march to the White House amid a long labor dispute between the old ILA and a rival AFL union. The ILA, once led by Joseph P. Ryan, faces corruption brushes and a major battle over representation as Port of New York cargo halts. A recent NLRB election gave the ILA a slim margin, with ongoing investigations and injunctions shaping possible new ballots and potential back-to-work campaigns. Authorities call the strike a criminal conspiracy as federal actions unfold.
Washington examiners ponder Senator McCarthy to submit to lie detectors in the Army inquiry. The piece warns such a charting device could reshape Congress, trigger political chaos and misread speech and alliances, mocking the idea as dangerous to democracy and decorum.
A Tallahassee reader recalls a man fined 25 dollars for reckless driving and intoxication while driving a horse and buggy. The piece uses humor to critique automobile temptations and argues for stricter federal auto laws with jail time and steep fines.
Dave Regan writes about a chilly spell ahead and the back pain from heavy yard work. He mentions crocuses daffodils and tulips as signs of spring and notes a potential snow warning. Elizabeth Evans will discuss Thiss A Democracy on Firestone Hour tonight. A Burton Road child asks for help finding a lost calico cat Susie. If seen call 35571.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports celebrity buzz from New York. Porfirio Rubirosa allegedly plans marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor, while Hedy Lamarr and her new husband stir Texas gossip. Sheree North is omitted from a Merman ad, Jane Pickens may wed soon, and other stars face headlines, intrigues, and fashion theft.
Miss Ruth McClain a Miami University student arrived home for a short holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs Glen McClain on Stanley Street Kindergarten pupils under Mrs Howard Wixoff and Mrs George Zeller enjoyed an Easter party. Bennett Chapple Jr returned from Cleveland to spend Easter with family. The City Commission decided not to act in protest of Ohio s proposed three percent sales tax.
Positive vibrations are advised to replace a restrictive period with constructive plans and new business contacts. Clear thinking, controlled emotions, and congeniality with associates support success, while watchfulness for domestic stress in July and December and health concerns in August and November are noted. A birthday child will be ambitious and enthusiastic but blunt at times.
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