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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for various regions including city and suburban daily copies, weekly mail options, and yearlong rates. The notice also includes a Bible verse citation and publication detail referencing News-Journal Inc. established in 1857.
The piece lauds citizens who elected John F Kennedy and calls for ongoing commitment to the nation. It frames Kennedy as needing citizen partnership to lead in freedom against tyranny and emphasizes public responsibility. A separate note reports a Russian arrested for home shoe making sold on the black market, signaling authorities tolerate enterprise only when not private.
The article portrays Bertrand Russell as a controversial British philosopher and mathematician who has long rejected orthodox views, including religion. It notes his youth study of a Bible verse and honors his lifelong nonconformity, claiming his steadfast belief offers a model for champions of faith. Life would be more agreeable if more people shared his conviction.
The late Mack Sennett is remembered for bathing beauties and slapstick two reelers but also helped launch stars like Charlie Chaplin Wallace Beery and W C Fields. He stopped producing films in the early 1930s yet shaped the motion picture industry during its formative years.
Jim Bishop portrays a Miami barber who banters through a rain soaked day. He jokes about his cellar, customers with bald heads, and trimming routines while reflecting on weather and life. The chat drifts to his roots in Europe and his role supporting his family as he notes a teen with a martini and evolving local norms.
A listening barroom monologue unfolds with a middle aged man bragging about his life, marriage, and lack of children while detailing homely miseries and imagined divine judgments. He spars with a younger man, jokes about back pain, monks, and fame, then drifts into plan to eject a troublesome patron.
A brisk transcript captures a barber shop exchange featuring a lawyer, his wife, and a young man. The dialogue reveals social tensions and everyday interactions, with comments on fashion, money from unions, jokes about weather, and a joke about a secret haircut. The scene ends as the barber guides the customer into the chair.
Ward Bond, famed as the Major in Wagon Train, is remembered for his fierce anti communism and love of country. He battled Hollywood communists with personal funds and inspired affection in friends and Brownie the dog who stood by him. He died after a heart attack left by years of fame and devotion to the United States.
On Thursday November 14 1940 R W Solomon superintendent warned the Board of Education that annexation east of the city would force immediate expansion of facilities. Middletown High School already exceeds capacity of 1200 with 1300 students and needs at least one new school and an addition to the high school. Lonnie Gibson Vin Valley Conservancy director noted the city saw its first snow with temperatures at 20 degrees.
Washington columnist muses on a razor close Kennedy landslide and the imagined Rover Boys travel plans tied to Nixon era hopes. He quips about foreign tours, the brain trust, and the televised reaction, noting the telethon’s high cost and public response.
Tomorrow brings strong planetary beams favoring business finance and creative ventures as well as social and family ties. January through early June boosts ingenuity, with travel dreams likely realized in July or August and romance open in May and December. a July birthday child may be sensitive yet reserved and must curb lethargy.
Reports indicate more people are leaving Norway than moving to Cuba, reflecting a shift in migration trends. Analysts note Norway’s high living costs and climate concerns as factors shaping global movement patterns.
A woman calls offering long term care for an orphaned baby after a Illinois auto crash killed the child's parents and relatives. The narrator reflects on recent election tensions and accepts no publicity while recalling a memorable restaurant night and a baby’s bright blue eyes.
Dorothy Kilgallen argues TV and beauty drive politics in 1960s America. Kennedy charms voters as a TV personality, Nixon falters beside show business allure. Hollywood clans and stars influence campaigns while Cuban refugee strain and other entertainment notes pepper the scene.
An assortment of trivia notes covers energy from sugar beet acres, authorship by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, carbon monoxide danger, Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb materials, deer speed estimates, reindeer and cattle intelligence, steel elasticity, a steel ball versus rubber, and Maryland's naming for Queen Henrietta Maria.
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