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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including in city and outlying areas, with annual mail options and advance payment terms. Published by News-Journal inc since 1857 with a biblical verse from John.
A Northwestern Life survey shows engineers will start at 400 to 525 dollars monthly as June graduates enter a tighter market. Government and private sector demand boosts openings, with 68 million jobs expected this summer and many firms hiring juniors for future permanent roles.
The article compares American military involvement and fatalities in World War I II and Korea. It notes 16.1 million served in World War II versus 4.3 million in World War I and 408000 deaths in World War II against 126000 in World War I. Memorial Day 1957 graves favor World War I veterans due to time since 1918. It also cites non battle deaths in earlier wars and improved medical care reducing such losses in later conflicts.
Hal Boyle notes rains revive the nation’s bread basket and flood plains with green after five drought years. Editors from Emporia to Parsons praise recovery while warning politics may hinge on the weather and drought’s end. Lawrences’ frontier hotel warns guests with old-time conduct rules.
David Lawrence outlines a daily communique of Soviet gains and American vulnerabilities. He cites Formosa riots as a Communist victory, possible U.S. troop withdrawals, anti nuke pressure, Middle East policy gains and British French reactions, plus information service cuts and propaganda battles. The piece notes Eisenhower doctrine impact and warns of intensified Communist influence in Britain and France.
The Junior-Senior Prom drew about 150 couples to the school gym. Junior Class president Dixie Gose led Aurelia Willis in the grand march as an official greeting from May or Edward J. Kelly of Chicago reached Walter J. Braun and J. W. Holman on the City Building steps during a visit by the Chicago Charter Jubilee wagon. The Butler County Relief Office was ordered closed after a Hamilton commission meeting and a resolution shifted relief burdens to municipalities and townships.
The Rev Randolph Ray of the Church of the Transfiguration officiated 39 weddings in one day in Manhattan. The item cites this as a possible church record for same minister in a single day.
The Senate Public Works flood control committee debated naming towns after senators in the Tennessee Valley Authority bill. Lister Hill and Estes Kefauver highlighted honor gestures while Albert Gore and Norris Cotton joked about reciprocal namings and regional pride. George Murphy recalled a recent inaugural event and a seven-foot statue tale. The Navy issued bids for a disintegrator, described as a tool to break apart embedded pieces, not a death ray.
A quirky reference notes that the interval between spouses' birthdays affects divorce odds, citing a rule of thumb from stargazers. It explains if birthdays are 60 days or less apart, divorce chances drop, using July dates as examples.
Administration critics on Capitol Hill say the only sensible action for a conscientious congressman is to take a tranquilizer pill and go home to dream about the budget.
The author urges paying tribute to dead servicemen by flying the dove above the flag and pursuing peace. He argues America must lead in the cold war to keep nations out of communism and win them to its unselfish aims, insisting victory in this struggle is essential to future peace.
The 1956 civil rights program, backed by both parties, stalls as Southern Democrats block Senate action. House debate starts next week, while filibuster threats and possible rule changes threaten swift passage. A federal civil rights division and court injunctions remain central goals.
A Chicago couple's dispute ended with a shotgun blast after a wife refused to turn off a TV. The incident is reported in a sensational tone reflecting a local voice.
Tomorrow brings a cheerful mood and easy cooperation with others while warning to guard cash. For birthdays, the period through October favors initiative and long term ventures with promising success, plus harmonious domestic and romantic relations and strong creative prospects in September.
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