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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for city carrier ten days and Sunday editions, with rates for in area and outside area in 5 and 6 day mail plans. The note closes with a biblical verse from IJ Chronicles 34:5.
Western Powers and the Soviet Union clash over disarmament in New York. Baruch warns a veto over the control agency would render the plan meaningless, while Moscow pushes bases dismantling and allows atomic use only by Security Council decision. Subcommittee pause set, Stassen to focus on disarmament duties.
The Eisenhower security program faces scrutiny as Senator Harry P. Cain, now on the Subversive Activities Control Board, pushes for changes to the McCarran Act standards. Cain seeks to weaken the strict national security bar and urged liquidation of the Attorney General’s subversive list, while other SACB appointees and figures from both parties prepare for Senate testimony.
W. W. Sebald of Armco Steel funds self-reliance awards for Middletown Ohio and Ashland Kentucky high school seniors. Prizes from 50 to 400 dollars total 3000 dollars, recognizing teens who work hard, with examples including long hours, multiple jobs, and contributing to church. Sebald rose from office boy to president, a self-made man.
Washington notes describe a verbena themed social on the ambassador’s lawn hosted by the Spanish envoy and Countess of Motrico. Guests, including the Nixons, enjoyed flamenco dancers and a rumba band under a bullfighter backdrop as Vice President Nixon stays active and youthful in public life.
England eyes five years of stability after a Conservative landslide in the general election. The result signals a desire for continuity, with many Socialists winning by narrow margins and a strong Conservative majority reflecting a national shift toward conservatism. Polls were largely accurate, boosting confidence in scientific surveying amid postwar economic stability.
The deadlock between the two major parties is broken with Conservatives polling almost a million more votes than the Socialists. National turnout fell from 82.6 percent in 1951 to 76.82 percent, while the Socialists suffered heavier defections.
Stars indicate travel, mental pursuits, and creativity as influences rise. A fortunate change may boost prestige via group membership or new social contact. birthday readers face improved 1955 conditions, while September and October spark social activity. End-of-year travel dreams and health precautions in November and December are noted.
A Harvard Business Review piece argues that despite high production and living standards many people feel tense and disconnected from nature. It notes abstraction through science and machines makes it hard to grasp natural forces and diminishes a sense of personal dignity tied to labor.
The text notes the buffle-headed duck can dive and fly, U S population rose by about half to 164 million by March 1955 with 1953-58 estimates, rhinoceroses rank second to elephants, beavers have litters of two to six annually, vesicular exanthema affects swine, birth rates decline since before World War II, and polio susceptibility in children aged up to nine.
The piece argues for letting teenagers speak for themselves on delinquency rather than relying on adult experiences. It highlights that delinquent behavior links to cars dates and entertainment, not church or sports, and urges broader studies of the teen world to craft effective solutions.
A survey explored economic attitudes among teenagers across multiple groups, analyzing how income, spending, and aspirations shape junior consumer behavior. The study indicates nuanced differences by age and social context.
Dorothy Kilgallen returns with guest columnist hat designer Mr. John who explains how his millinery designs reflect a client’s romance. He cites Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski Janet Gaynor Rita Hayworth Anne Jeffreys and others, noting how marriages and courtships shape hat styles and even curbside hat shows.
A collage of lighthearted snippets cites the Gaekwar of Baroda spending ten million in six weeks, Mr. Junior America 1955, comet tails that grow beards, a midwestern wife’s divorce test, storm windows blamed on fights, 29 million Americans moving homes, and Egyptian tonics with wine beer plums grapes figs yeast and goose grease.
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