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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1956
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices: 190 per copy and various weekly, daily, and mail options. Rates cover in city and outside areas, with add ons for the Sunday edition and international delivery.
Hal Boyle profiles Tom Wolfe born in Asheville, the fragile child who grew into a towering writer at 6 feet 5 inches. Wolfe's life stirred controversy at home, but he became a literary titan known for Look Homeward, Angel. His sister Mabel Wheaton recalls their bond and Wolfe's belief he was 100 years old at birth. Wolfe is buried in Riverside Cemetery beside his parents, with a tomb inscription from his book.
Maxwell Finkleman faced questions on residence for a two week municipal court term. Dave Regan recalls a courtroom tale where a judge fake bribe announcement leads to laughter. A Middletown girl Linda Sue Allen suffers hepatitis and awaits weeks in bed at 3035 Yankee Rd. A brief vacation is planned for Here and There before Memorial Day as a remembrance holiday.
U S citizens will travel abroad by sea and air in 1956 totaling 1,364,000, a 15 percent rise from 1955, Pan American president Juan Trippe forecasts. He expects foreign travel to grow 50 percent if new agreements ease routes and fares. Airlines seek a third service and lower tourist fares, with New York to London round trips near 400, cabin-class rebranding, and increased DC-6B capacity.
Former ambassador to the Soviet Union Admiral Alan G. Kirk argues state control hinders oil industry efficiency. He notes Russia's scarce private gas and high prices, while the United States produces half the world’s oil with abundant, affordable fuel. He credits competition for innovation and urges keeping freedom unfettered.
A Fortune summary notes U S farm machinery value at 17.7 billion dollars, with tractors and harvesters illustrating a shift to farming as a power driven business. It compares investments with steel and auto sectors, highlighting productivity gains and a smaller farm population feeding more people.
Washington debates three services roles amid rapid weapon advances. Nike and Talos missiles test long range defense while intercontinental missiles loom. Navy touts carrier strike capability. Air Force warns radar could spot carriers. questions rise about future leadership and defense against missiles.
The senior play Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall was witnessed by 1200 with Luella Pratt as Dorothy and cast members Edward Blair Robert Noles Ernest Hudson and Clarice Horne. Eugene Danner was elected president and Augusta Roth vice president of the Butler County Baraca Philathea Society. Memorial Day parade plans were under way with Mrs Maude Vogel as program chairman and the Rev Ira Stock of West Chester to speak at the cemetery.
Paul Harvey argues postwar arms evolution favors professional aircrews over conscripts. He cites B52 costs, jet bomber pilot turnover, and higher Soviet pay as factors shaping a manpower strategy. He urges boosting pay and benefits to retain enlisted men and deter aggression. He contrasts draft reductions with sustaining a capable air force.
George Sokolsky argues that State Department moves to appoint Paul Hoffman and Dean Rusk to the U N delegation signal a shift toward recognizing Red China. He links U N seating and two China doctrine to political aims, asserts a Democratic plot turned Republican realpolitik, and warns of bipartisan implications amid 1956 elections.
A string of witty vignettes ranges from a Detroit thief abandoning a stolen 150 pound iron near the scene to socialites losing 2000 in London pickpocketry. Other quips note a Seattle trek to Fairbanks, a Buffalo high school teaching manners, Popov versus Marconi, and odd inventions in Austria.
A shy staffer Pauline Adams blushes as Rep. Victor Wickersham shares an origin tale at the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce dinner. Other items note Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver campaign chatter, Park Service bears, Poland ham imports, a fish pond push, flood bill for Purgatoire Colorado, and Ute Indians on federal release.
Tomorrow's planetary vibrations favor mental work artistic matters business and social relations. Fine aspects aid teaching research medicine and other sciences while evenings boost personal life. If your birthday falls today career may rise. mid June to July shines for money with relationship caution. August favors travel and home, while autumn brings some negatives. A child born today will be versatile and artistically inclined.
Factographs note that virtually the world's entire crop of jumping beans comes from Alamos in Sonora. The piece also mentions postwar merchant fleets, Alaska's size, and popular tourist countries.
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