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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for the Middletown, Ohio edition. Rates include per copy prices, city and outside city carrier fees, mail options within and outside trading areas, and international pricing, with all payments in advance and publication details noted.
Traffic experts push nationwide driver improvement programs amid 1956 highway tolls. Emphasis on human factors, stricter enforcement, and quicker punishment to curb speeding, drunk driving, and aging driver risks. High schools and courts expand training and clinics to cut fatalities and injuries.
AFL publications from 1948 warned that living standards rise only with more output per hour and year. They argued wage hikes without productivity gains fuel inflation, risking profitless industry, stagnation, unemployment, and broader depression.
Hal Boyle profiles Grace Metalious visiting Hollywood to finish Peyton Place film notes. She calls Hollywood rife with job fear and mocks party chatter while detailing personal success and marital strain. She asserts money fuels fame and discusses her next novel The Tight White Collar about man's inhumanity in a small town.
The U S News & World Report analysis shows 41 2 of the 62 7 billion increase since 1940 comes from inflation not new spending The 1954 budget in 1940 dollars would be 206 9 billion and family costs have more than doubled since 1940 yet in 1940 dollars spending is up only about 4 percent The piece argues inflation and wartime costs explain the swollen budgets and calls for timely controls.
Washington society note profiles Mrs. C Wayland Brooks who became Illinois Republican committeewoman after a call from Gov. Stratton. She plans to convince American women that politics can be entertaining and urges political card games clubs and picnics while recounting a banquet moment when her shoes slipped off the dais and were handed to her.
A fragment notes pie served as the evening main course and mentions a deep dish apple variant. It adds a comment on phonograph records sold by groceries displayed with canned goods, plus a Tennessean who sank a 145 foot well seeking water and struck oil, then faced disappointment.
A collage of questions and quips spans topics from geography and famous births to film debuts and racing. Includes Charles Chaplin origins, Celeste Holm versus Janet Gaynor, and a trivia mix on lovers myths, triplets in Wisconsin, and a long list of US and UK racing names.
Dave Regan quotes a reader opposing government sponsorship of health fund drives and arguing for individual, civic efforts. The letter defends separate campaigns for mental health and cancer awareness, stressing public education, early diagnosis, and targeted research as essential benefits.
Paul Harvey argues that increasing legalism distorts ethics and highlights Col John Nickerson Jr. facing court martial for divulging secrets. He questions justice when a loyal military officer is charged while others evade punishment. The piece contrasts moral clarity with proceduralism and notes the impact on a family.
Tomorrow offers productivity for energetic and intelligent workers, benefiting both careerists and homemakers. A May to June period favors job moves and potential monetary aid, with caution on finances from early June to mid November. August and September bring stimulating social and domestic vibes, options for business growth appear in December and January, and a child born today may be dependable yet dogmatic at times.
Twenty years ago on May 1 1937 W Hancock a night watchman at the Miami Cabinet Co suffered serious back injuries when he fell down stairs at work. He was rushed to Middletown Hospital by fellow workers for treatment. Miss Jean Fanning daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Fanning was crowned May Queen at the Spring Ball and Revue of the Church of the Ascension Women’s Guild.
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