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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1961

Page

4

Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Masthead

The Middletown Journal from Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices including per copy week day and Sunday reads, carrier and mail options, and annual rates for trading area, outside trading area, and outside USA. The page notes the paper is published daily by News Journal Inc and includes a Bible quote from John 14 9.

Middletown Ohio S. Broad First Postoffice USA News-Journal Inc

U S Savings Bonds Drive Highlighted by Officials

A national briefing details the Savings Bonds program impact including 122 billion dollars in purchases since 1941, 80 percent sold by banks, eight million participants, and widespread use in homes and education. The report notes Ohio holdings and the payroll saving plan as a key savings avenue.

U.S National Mortgage Association

Republicans consider Social Security funded medical care plan

A plan to fund medical care for the aged via higher Social Security taxes gains traction with some Republican senators. The administration and White House backing could sway the House, despite AMA opposition labeling it incipient socialized medicine. Four Soviet professors at Yale call the move a form of friendship guarantee.

Treasury American Medical Association Senate White House House United States Yale Kremlin

Hodges pushes seat belt use in commerce department

Secretary Hodges ordered seat belts installed and used in all Commerce Department vehicles and urged staff to belt up in personal cars. He even had belts fitted in his own sports car to set an example for Washington and the nation.

Secretary of Commerce Hodges Commerce Department Washington

Mothers and Memories Inspire Reverend Through May Ride

The Rev Norman V Peale recalls a roadside scene in upstate New York with a boy and his mother and the impact of maternal influence. He links the moment to his own youth, then muses on American mothers values courage endurance faith and the annual Mother's Day tribute.

New York City Carmel Calvin Coolidge Coolidge Nancy Hanks Abe Swidler TVA Herbert D. Vogel Vogel

Mother's Day Mercy and Mayhem at Home

A Mother's Day tale shows a busy day turning chaotic from power outages and illness to caring for relatives. She manages a birthday, doctor runs, and last minute ironing, ending exhausted yet triumphant as dinner plans hold. A small town note adds humor about Perle Whitehead and a local Boy Scout view. Operation Light Em Up brightens empty storefronts downtown.

Mother Father Perle Whitehead Middletown

Remembering Your Mother Offers Fresh Courage And Perspective

The remark highlights how recalling a mother’s influence can provide motivation and new viewpoint during challenging times. It frames maternal memory as a source of strength that sustains resilience and inspires action.

Water Shortage Threatens U S Industry and Cities

Paul Harvey argues that within ten years one thousand U S cities may lack pure drinking water. He cites Dr. Arthur Miller of the Interior Department, calls for desalting oceans, and warns of rising water use and pollution risks to industry and agriculture.

United States Arthur Miller Interior Department Stuart Symington Depaul University Father Cortelyou Senate

Buffalo Leads Nation in Street Lighting by Electricity

Buffalo, New York became the first city in the United States to illuminate its streets with electric lighting. The report notes Manhattan Island’s highest natural elevation reaches 260 feet.

Buffalo N. Y Manhattan Island

Kennedy Nominees Swidler and Morgan Face Senate Scrutiny

Republican leaders debate the fate of two Kennedy nominees to the Federal Power Commission. Swidler, set to chair the agency, drew scrutiny over TVA ties and past actions. Morgan, Oregon former party chair, admitted concealing a prior arrest on job applications, claiming it spared FBI delays.

Washington Kennedy Joseph Charles Swidler Howard Morgan Federal Power Commission Swidler Reaon Senate Charls Meriweather Morgan Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville Journal Arnold Jones Eisenhower Wayne Morse Oregon FPC GOP FBI Hugh Scott Sam

Celebrities On the Move and Personal News Buzz

Dorothy Kilgallen reports Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy avoiding photos at Idlewild as Bacall and Robards also dislike posing. Dawn Addams seeks custody after reconciling with Prince Vittorio Massimo while guards are dropped. Gene Barry rejects a 1 million dollar TV deal. Olivia de Havilland works in Paris. Joe Louis to head a June New Zealand tour.

Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy New York Idlewild Lauren Bacall Jason Robards Jr Dawn Addams Betwen Her Prince Vittorio Massimo Buddy Bregman Anna Maria Alberghetti Susan Lloyd Olivia deHavilland Paris Joe Louis New Zealand Brown Bomber Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Gene Barry French Riviera Europe Gene United States Erika Marie McDonald Count Jose Dorelis Hussein Jordan Richard Widmark Marquis de Sade Roger Vadim Sarah Churchill London Madlyn Rhue Vic Damone Fidel Castro

Why I Am An American Essay Contest Open to Local Workers

Middletown National Defense Council sponsors an essay contest for local industry employees on Why I Am An American with the winner to be announced on Flag Day. Don Brown named chair of the contest committee with Henderson Estes C K Pigman W W Bowman and Dave Regan on the committee. Dan Kruger of Trenton High School elected president of the Co-Operative Club succeeding Paul Stoutenborough.

Middletown The National Defense Council Don Brown Henderson Estes C.K. Pigman W.W. Bowman Dave Regan Dan Kruger Trenton Co-Operative Club Paul Stoutenborough Paul Everhart Joseph Sickles

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