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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
3
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and mailing details. It notes per week urban daily rates, seven day mail options for local and trading areas, and annual prices for domestic and overseas subscribers.
A columnist laments witnesses who ignored a Bronx phone operator attacked in a building vestibule and a Queens stabbing seen by 38 without aid. The piece warns of rising indifference and urges a moral wake-up, while noting drastic 1965 car style changes except wheels.
A man named Hiram Plockschnitzel endures a relentless Beatles song heard on a car radio. He combats the tune with Beethoven and Company, while others also feel the nuisance. The piece notes possible gadget cures for unwanted music and mentions Cuba surveillance in passing.
The piece extols sunbathing as a festive rite for youths and maidens and notes varying attitudes toward tanning. It contrasts vanity with healthful warmth and warns that tomorrow may bring regrets, though sun worship remains appealing today.
Fulton Lewis Jr. profiles J Edgar Hoover as FBI director, detailing four decades of countering international communism and Nazi espionage, with notable cases from Dillinger to Rosenbergs. The piece credits Hoover’s leadership for shaping national security and notes Lyndon B Johnson's support for extending his tenure.
The piece contrasts Eisenhower’s uncertain clout with Truman’s outspoken style as the lead into the 1960 presidential contest. It notes Eisenhower’s reluctance to dictate nominations, while Truman freely endorses figures and voices division within the party.
Somerset County in southwestern Pennsylvania showcases a successful restoration led by the Merrill family turning a coal-stripped landscape into nine to fifteen hole golf course and productive farmland. The effort, driven by local initiative, revived soil, opened alfalfa and clover, and yields corn and wheat while restoring aesthetics and value to the community.
A West German report cites 25 percent of workers receiving a free daily meal, surpassing the coffee break. Since 1947, more grade school kids study musical instruments, and earaches aren’t rising. A college fad involves testing balloon expansion until bursting. Meanwhile two cows charged into an Isle of Capri hotel, disturbing guests.
Martin and Sutphin form a new partnership to build a brick flour mill on Water and Third Streets with exclusive power from Middletown Hydraulic Company. They lease three millstones, pay $130 yearly for power, and secure a lien on the mill. The Hydraulic Canal project advances with town and affairs calling for growth and multiple new industries along the water power system.
Paul Harvey recounts returning home late at night in a Lakeshore Drive Chicago building when a woman screamed for help. He forced entry into apartment 19, rescued the distressed woman, and notes her gratitude before criticizing charity advocates who fail to act locally.
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