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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1960
Page
4
Bridge column notes how declarer counts to thirteen cards to infer distribution and protect a game. It describes South defeating West's club lead after careful finesses and ruffs. The piece closes with a historical statistic: asphalt use in the U.S. rose from about 500000 tons in 1919 to over 11 million tons a few years later.
Readers weigh in on the Lamaze method and paternal involvement in delivery. Comments praise open discussion while opposing husbands’ presence, noting childbirth as a normal function and arguing for balanced progress in obstetric care.
Ida Jean Kain presents a teen dieting feature urging visualizing goals and self discipline. The model reports losing four pounds and four inches in ten days, with a plan to continue through a slimming challenge. Readers are invited to request the TEEN-AGE SLIMMING CHALLENGE by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Secretary Ezra Benson argues happy family mealtime boosts nutrition and curbs juvenile delinquency. The page also offers winter menus featuring asparagus dishes with rice and poached eggs, baked pears with ginger and nut meats, and rich brownies with coffee or butter pecan ice cream, all designed for holiday meals and pairings with Oregon coffee or tea.
Dr. George W Crane recounts Eli Miller, 97, on Indiana farm, fading with arthritis and dementia. The author discusses trace chemicals in food and water, noting experiments with concentrated sea water in Miller’s oatmeal as a self‑experiment by the Crane family. He cites cattle salt as a model and teases future follow up.
About 45 percent of Rhode Island's labor force is employed in manufacturing versus 24 percent across the United States as a whole. The comparison highlights Rhode Island's heavy industrial base and reliance on factory jobs in the regional economy.
Oxford news notes J Earl Jones a Middletown junior in Miami University School of Education will perform trumpet and voice recitals Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Benton Auditorium He studies with Nicholas Poccia and Melton Moore and participates in Miami bands Brass Choir Men s Glee Club and Young Artists Guild His trumpet program features Bohrnstedt Concert for Trumpet Gorelli Sonata VIII and Wormser Fantaisie Theme et Variation Vocal selections include works by Handel Scarlatti Rachmaninoff Morgan and Leoncavallo.
Births exceeded deaths by about 2,632,000 in 1959, with marriages estimated at 1,494,000, up 3 percent from 1,451,000 in 1958. The birth rate was 8.5 per 1,000 population, and divorces and annulments totaled about 396,000, at a rate of 2.2 per 1,000.
In St Louis Rev Dominique Georges Pire Nobel Peace Prize laureate urges a gathering of Nobel and Lenin prize recipients to foster understanding. The Belgian Dominican priest received an honorary LLD from St Louis University and advocates a common language and shared principles to end prejudice and promote peace.
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