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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1955
Page
7
Middletown Ohio newspaper lists per copy prices 30 cents in city, 25 cents outside, weekly 40 and 35 cents with Sunday edition, mail rates 9 and 15 dollars, U S 35 dollars yearly, payments in advance, address 1007 First Ave. Middletown.
The piece notes Adlai Stevenson Taft and Kefauver announced nine to twelve months before their party conventions. It explains front runners gain psychological and practical leverage, while primaries reveal or kill candidacies. It cites 1952 election patterns and primary outcomes and warns early leaders risk multi candidate resistance.
Democratic leaders hail local gains in Indiana as a sign of national reaction against the Eisenhower era, while Republican chairmen dispute a broad trend. Indiana swings show a mix: Democrats held seven to Republicans four in 1948 House seats, and 1954 results favored Republicans nine to two with a slim statewide GOP margin, contrasting with 1952 advantages for Republicans.
The piece details about 900000 Arab refugees displaced from Palestine in 1947 48 living in Gaza Jordan and other states with minimal aid from UN agencies. Israel cites voluntary departure and limited compensation while urging US loans for peace.
New York reports Countess Dagmar von Bernstorff and her cousin Diether Ebeler touring the globe on a motor scooter to collect folklore for educational radio programs. From Munich on Sept 22 1952 they have crossed 30 countries and 18 U.S. states covering 63000 miles and plan to complete their voyage across the Atlantic soon. They funded the journey by lectures and articles earning about $6000. They describe American life as quieter than expected and praise the independence of American women while noting few houses have fences and churches wield strong influence.
Dr G D Lummis health commissioner was picked to attend the American Public Health Assn convention by the Ohio Federation of Public Health Officials. YMCA enrollment nears goal with 23 members left. total 1118. Mrs Earl Moore reelected president of the Methodist Protestant Church Mothers Club. Mrs William Housh spoke on avoiding tantrums.
George E Sokolsky argues Taft and McCarthy factions feel purged from the GOP. many Republicans stay home or register as independents. He notes urban areas like New York Queens County and Connecticut show mobilization challenges and stresses the need for active organization to drive votes.
A Chicago attorney named Dodd Healey meets a jealous husband on a Chicago to Miami flight. The man boasts of a rendezvous with a mistress, but Healey reveals he is a private eye hired by the wife. The piece also notes remarks by State Department officials and other quick quips about small business, bottles, and Alben Barkley in Kentucky.
A columnist discusses Dr Catharine Patrick's concept of supervised day-dreaming to foster creative thinking in children. He questions practicality in tax supported schools, citing leisure and curricular tradeoffs, and notes contrasting attitudes among adults and officials.
Tomorrow favors ingenuity and creative work with skill and imagination. Financial matters and planning entertainment gain from listening to others and weighing business input. If tomorrow is your birthday, plan now for 1956 and expect May maturity for ventures started now. Early January suggests checking budget to avert future difficulties. Romance and travel favored June to September. A born child on this day will be kind, brave, conventional.
Factographs note that long trousers first reached the United States via Paris in 1800. A horse eating tree bark can signal a dietary deficiency. California led in passenger car registrations in 1954 with 4,879,210. Nevada had the lowest at 87,436.
John Hammon, son of Rev E H Hammon, after serving in the U S Army, joins the U S Foreign Service and describes Vienna's October 22 celebrations. He witnessed the Burgtheater reopening and Rathaus illumination, a massive crowd around 200000 to 500000, and rockets near the Imperial Palace marking the end of occupation.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Richard Egan courting Beverly Nichols amid a busy East Coast publicity run for The View From Pompey's Head. Boston ticket buyers pay record scalper prices for Pipe Dream as more than 60 000 miss out on seats. Debbi Reynolds and Eddie Fisher appear tied to family and career matters while Lin da Christian deposition is postponed.
CBS executive producer Richard Lewine expresses elation over Noel Coward’s Rene Bouche drawing used in ads for Together With Music. The gift honors Lewine for his role during production. Dinne Pat Carroll travels with Joe DiMaggio and celebrities to entertain at Thule Air Base. Ceil Chapman provides dresses for the junket performers. Friends worry about society golfer Robert Sweeny’s health. Stork Club pastry chef Charles Mengel wins first prize.
Fire chiefs blame roaming kangaroos for rapid blaze spread in Queensland as crews fight wildfires. A medic warns against mixing alcohol with medicine, noting a beer a day as all the vitamin C one needs. Moscow touts claims of 700 Russians over 110, hinting at longevity secrets.
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