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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Journal prints subscription prices for city weekday and Sunday copies as well as mail rates in and outside the trading area. Rates include 5 cents for weekday copies, 15 cents for Sundays, 45 cents weekly by carrier, and yearly mail options ranging from 10 to 17.50 dollars with advance payment required.
A Hudson River commemorative boat trip marks the 150th anniversary of Robert Fulton and the Clermont first navigating between New York and Albany on August 17, 1807. Fulton’s partnership with Livingston and the era of steam propulsion are highlighted amid broader notes on Konrad Adenauer’s Washington visit and Cold War tensions.
Congress authorized a new Series E Bond with faster maturity and higher early redemption values. Bonds bought after Feb 1, 1957, earn 344 percent at maturity in eight years and 11 months. Hold existing bonds. do not redeem. Buy more via payroll deduction to gain long term.
Hal Boyle mulls Memorial Day as a national act of remembrance and a time to revisit loved ones who have died. The piece argues memory sustains humanity, guides values, and offers comfort as the living honor guardians of sacrifice and the dead’s enduring influence.
President Eisenhower and Chancellor Adenauer emerged with a joint pledge that Germany should be reunited by peaceful means and that Western powers will not hinder reunification. The communique stresses continued European defense and a four power conference after initial disarmament talks, while warning the Soviet Union against blocking German unity.
Washington figures tease each other over a Commerce budget item at a GOP lunch. Reps. Martin, Hillings, Tollefson, Keating, Scrivner, and Haskell swap quips as Vermont boosters dole out maple gifts including granite earrings. Haskell cites air traffic control anecdote about near collision and a Grand Canyon crash risk.
Representative Keating, leading Eisenhower’s civil rights effort in the House, collects unusual voter communications seen as props in his campaign. He quotes a note praising a speech and confirming a visit to a town, and flags a more personal sentiment about a reader’s self critique regarding voting.
A newspaper column recalls ancestral tales and asks readers about occupational names like Plumber and Carpenter. It notes how trades shaped surnames and jokes about notable spouses, plus a Q and A on psychoanalytic patron saints and queries from clients.
Estrellita notes caution to postpone new ventures and avoid letting friendship sway money decisions. A tactful approach can avert annoyances, with a birthday uptrend in the coming five months. For Gemini, a turning point in work by Oct and a happy six months for home and family. August and September bring social activity and possible short trips. Early 1958 offers opportunities for business expansion and promotion. A child born today is generous, warm-hearted, and artistically inclined.
The ancient playwright Aristophanes discussed inflation in a work dated to 405 B.C., illustrating early concerns about rising prices and economic pressures long before modern economies. The reference shows how price volatility and economic stress were topics in classical literature.
The column notes May's rain but warns June may bring heat. It observes electrical stores lack booming sales as of May 30 and predicts a rush for fans and air conditioners if temperatures spike. A neighbor story illustrates delays in preparing cooling equipment, stressing sudden hot spells and the need to inspect a fan before summer.
Dorothy Kilgallen travels to Mexico City for a talk with Tyrone Power denying Lin da Christian romance rumors. Marilyn Monroe photos upset Richard Avedon. Diana van der Vlis and George Grizzard face relationship strains. Rita Gam’s maternity wardrobe draws notice. Tina Robin bursts onto Broadway. Gerry Mulligan debuts a moustache marking an era end.
W P Karras and Paul Mathews chosen by the Middletown chapter of the Order of Ahepa to represent at the District 11 convention in Lorain. E W Kistner announces seven students to attend Boys State in Columbus: Robert Tate Don Davis Paul Sixt Robert Newlin Bud Cretors Dixie Gose and Robert Gade. Rev R Anderson Jardine to perform the Duke of Windsor Wallis Simpson wedding ceremony in Darlington England on June 2.
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