Middletown Journal subscription rates and info
The Middletown Journal lists subscription terms and prices for city and distant readers. Rates include 5 cent weekday copies, 15 cent Sundays, 45 cent weekly city delivery, 40 cent outside city, 10 dollar six day mail within trading area, 17.50 outside trading area, and 35 dollar outside US per year. Published by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
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Last Day Of Bondage Says Taxes Take 36 Percent
Yesterday the average American faced a theoretical last day of bondage for 1957 taxes as about 36 percent of earnings went to government. The piece argues that government cuts could bring the date earlier, or hikes could push it later, and parodies the slogan I’ll take less from government if government takes less from me.
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Haiti Turmoil Echoes U.S. Ties and Politics in Crisis
The Haiti crisis centers on Magloire’s disputed presidency and a new Executive Council backed by the Army under Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave. A mass strike, violence, and expulsions followed his resignation on Dec 13 1955, as ten presidential candidates vie for power amid continued U.S. aid and influence. President Eisenhower received Magloire in January 1955 amid reciprocal praise for aid projects and anti-Communist efforts.
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What Is a Bribe Mr Reuther Declares
Paul Harvey analyzes bribery in politics and labor unions citing Walter Reuther andSenators Kennedy McNamara Goldwater. He argues bribery defines both extortion and political fundraising under unions and government, urging consistency in legality and ethics amid broad accusations.
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Budget Clash Reflects Varying Mood On Defense and Welfare
A Washington column compares the 1953 and 1958 budget plans, noting a $74.2 billion peak in 1953 and a proposed $71.8 billion for 1958, driven by shifts in national security spending and nondefense programs such as veterans benefits, social welfare, and farm aid. It highlights that defense outlays rise to $45.8 billion in 1958 from $43.3 billion in 1957, while nondefense totals grow modestly, and argues public reaction shifted between January 1956 and now.
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Estrellita Horoscope Schedules Quiet Outdoor Hours
Sunday’s aspects favor outdoor pursuits and gatherings with short trips. November brings cooperation with associates and a cautious financial outlook with late-year improvements. If Monday is your birthday, practical grit will help through seven months of slow but eventual progress in job and money. Travel and social activity brighten August and September with better prospects in October.
Factographs and tales of 19th century royalty and science
The text notes that in 19th century Germany princes of the blood reared another boy who received spankings for misbehavior. It mentions Lew Wallace as the Civil War general who wrote Ben Hur, defines a dead heat in racing, and explains thyroid disorders can cause eyes to stay open during sleep.
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Princes of the Blood
Lew Wallace
Libra Horoscope and Anecdotes Mix in This Column
A blend of zodiac divinations and light reader queries fills the page. It includes Libra traits suggesting moodiness and romantic aims, a Bern ard Baruch quip about speculation, Ginger Rogers film notes, Shakespeare opinions, airplane safety seating, Kilkenny roses, and a dog birthday question. The piece reads like a miscellany column with social trivia and playful observations.
Whittling to ease tension and odd business fates
A Pennsylvania editor urges an hour of wood whittling daily to lower tensions, while do it yourself voodoo kits face mail bans. U S juke boxes gross a billion yearly. a 240 pound Oklahoma sheriff once nabbed a 405 pound suspect. A 100 year old Orrington woman credits lifelong ease from never working since birth.
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Easter blouse found in trunk saves the day
A local woman kept weeks of shopping for an Easter outfit until 1 a.m. on Easter morning when she discovered a blouse from her wedding trousseau 45 years old. She washed pressed it and wore it to church, earning many compliments. Also, Fritz Moritz, now Highway Patrol superintendent, plans a state tour and promises his familiar Moritz grin despite a weight gain.
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Ginger” Rogers
Virginia Katherine McMath
Independence
Rogers-Astaire Pictures
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Fred Astaire
Rio
Trousseau
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Highway Patrol
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Washington
Smith College
Northampton
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Hope Rockefeller
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Liz Pierce
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Crown jewels move to Westminster Abbey for coronation
May 11 1937 Middletown plans indoor Memorial Day program to prevent crowding at the cemetery. Delegates Ralph Keh Evelyn Graham and Mary Ritter attend the Delta Chi Sigma Sorority international convention in Detroit. Y Guild Players built their own scenery for The Bad Man with George Madzia in the lead and Robert Vorhis Herman L. Barnes Jeanette Hornbeck, Harry Campbell as stage manager.
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Middletown
Ralph Keh
Evelyn Graham
Mary Ritter
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Detroit
George Madzia
Robert Vorhis
Herman L. Barnes
Jeanette Hornbeck
Harry Campbell
Billion Pounds of Detergents Made from Petroleum Annually
About a billion pounds of detergents are produced from petroleum each year, highlighting the vast scale of petrochemical usage in everyday cleaning products and the ongoing linkage between oil markets and consumer goods.
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Oklahoma
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