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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
4
Middletown Journal lists subscription options by carrier, city and trading areas. Rates include 30 cents weekly in city, 25 cents outside, with Sunday News Journal add ons, and annual mail options for different zones. All subscriptions are payable in advance from 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio.
United Nations Secretary General Hammarskjold reports relief in Middle East tension amid ongoing border incidents. Western powers and Soviet blocs shape a fragile stability through 1950s commitments, Baghdad Pact, and arms influence, while Arab unity and Egypt's leadership ambitions face shifting alliances and renewed calls for peace.
President M J Rathbone of Standard Oil of New Jersey urges lawmakers and the public to better understand business operations and motives. He warns against legislation that could hinder mergers and growth and calls for businessmen to lead in informing society about the free enterprise system and its benefits to jobs and living standards. He emphasizes that familiarity with business is not a substitute for true understanding.
The text cites the National Association of Manufacturers saying in 1929 one day of a ten day work week funded government spending, while today one day in four goes to taxes. It questions what the burden will be in about 15 years.
Roby M Buchanan, self taught Tiffany of the Blue Ridge, carves and polishes gems from rough stones in a tar paper shack high up a dead end road. He makes 500 to 600 rings and brooches yearly, drawn by the craft rather than mass production, with customers from New York to India. He learned by reading, experimenting, and decades of stubborn work, earning up to 2300 dollars for a single brooch and preserving some pieces for his own eyes only.
George E. Sokolsky argues that anti Yankee signs like Yanks Go Home come from neutralists who fear war costs and fear loss in an arms race. He cites France and Iceland, notes shifting alliances, and questions who truly wants US aid while calling for a reassessment of American global involvement. The piece critiques NATO bases and defense spending amid Cold War tensions.
A light profile of Rep. Victor Wickersham in Washington details his handshakes and habit of gifting infant care books. The piece notes his real estate wealth, a stubborn primary fight, and rival Tobey Morris who mocks his “gladhand” method and busy travel schedule.
The Army Navy and Air Force clash over future war roles and methods, arguing about which should lead in a nuclear era. The dispute, long in the works, surfaced after internal documents reached reporters, highlighting deep disagreements on aircraft, carriers, and strategic priorities.
The reading notes a trend toward hypersensitivity but encourages kindness and tolerance to get along with others. It advises starting work early with calm confidence, pursuing long-term goals, and planning for 1957. July and August bring opportunities in earnings travel real estate, with July, September and December focusing on home life.
New York reports rising corporate gifts to higher education in 1954-55, with 39 million dollars donated to 728 colleges and universities. The Council of Financial Aid to Education notes this is 12 percent of total gifts, and argues one percent of corporate net taxable income could have yielded 340 million. Citations highlight scholarships, faculty salaries, and unrestricted funds as strategies to bolster future leadership amid shortages of chemists, physicists, and engineers. Neil McElroy of Procter & Gamble cites a need to expand facilities in coming decades.
A scatter of gossip notes covers Dorothy Kilgallen proposing Ernest Hemingway as a Democratic presidential candidate, Ingrid Bergman’s Cannes star power, Norman Mailer’s campaign theory, Barbara Britton’s marital plans, and casting whispers for film and stage. Betty Bettina impresses as a diplomat, Ali Khan’s courting, and ventures in fashion, venues, and TV roles pepper the mix.
Twenty years ago on Thursday May 21 1936 Sherman School staged the second performance of The Big Front from Hollywood at McKinley Junior High. Cast included Grace Kitchen Harry Ward Dwight Meehan and Celia Long. South School alumnus honored at a reunion the next evening with a costume parade judged by Mrs. Mary Rhonemus George M. Verity and T. K. Wenrick. A policeman and a doctor declared Middletown rumor true after an intoxicated driver beat a bystander and fled after saying Pardon me I got the wrong man. The victim required medical care and did not know the offender.
Factographs note that more than 15 million fishing licenses are sold annually across the United States. An Alaskan moose can reach a weight of up to 1700 pounds. Paul Revere was 40 years old at the time of his famous nighttime ride.
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