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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy carrier and mail options including city, trading area and outside areas, with and without Sunday News Journal. An unusual biblical verse is printed at the end of the notice.
The piece discusses Republican reactions after the Harry Dexter White case, criticizing Brownell's Nov. 6 Chicago speech for sowing confusion about Truman and White. It notes GOP committee missteps and calls for a sharp, disciplined political approach. Also covered is the looming jury trial of Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady in Kansas City for the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping and murder, highlighting federal charges and Lindbergh Law implications.
In a November 3 throne speech Queen Elizabeth II signals government will consider reform of the House of Lords. Proposals discussed include limiting hereditary peers to a minority and elevating non hereditary peers for service, with debates on further opening to peeresses.
Jal Boyle laments missing the Metropolitan Opera opening as the 70th anniversary year highlights the audience’s glare. He recalls rivals flaunting gowns, leopard wigs, and other stunts while his plan for attention through outrageous attire collapses, leaving him home and unseen.
The United States has questioned Soviet recognition since 1917 and cites multiple pledges and agreements broken by Moscow. It notes Soviet arms to Red China during the Korean War, over 140,000 American casualties in Korea, and argues withdrawal of recognition would aid oppressed Russians and satellite states behind the iron curtain.
The proof is voluminous that the Soviet government maintains a spying system in the United States. FBI and Congressional records for nearly twenty years reveal espionage and infiltration. The pledge broken by Soviet Russia since Roosevelt's 1933 recognition is cited, and de-recognition is argued as logical given the 1933 Litvinoff agreement on diplomatic relations and respect for U.S. rights.
A columnist riffs on royal visits by King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece, praising American queens and lampooning European notions of beauty. He contrasts Communist quotas with pageant crowns, then pivots to fashion news about Elizabeth Taylor and a Capri jacket trend sparked by a Capri vacation.
A Czech beauty queen now in the United States speaks about how the country selects its "queens" and explains why she prefers anonymity. She notes Communist practices and asserts she must keep her identity private to protect her business interests.
Washington ordered withholding certain risqué postcards from the mails prompting stack ups in Oklahoma post offices. Ross Rizley argues the cards may be subversive. The invitiations titled Cattlemen's Convention And Public Kicking invite cowmen who voted for Eisenhower to be kicked free. A Navy official proposes Arthur Godfrey and Julius La Rosa as a humorous solution.
The text notes postcards used by cattle organizations to pressure the administration. It questions Rizley's claim that the postcards are subversive and suggests constitutional rights to personal actions. It also proposes a congressional investigation to uncover underlying issues.
The Navy plans a December 2 test of a new steam catapult at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The device uses shipboard steam to launch aircraft, with debate over which senior official should be launched from the catapult, including Rear Admiral Apollo Soucek and James Smith.
A quiz style item notes no animal can live without water and discusses the formation of the Republican Party in 1854 in Jackson Michigan. It also covers the debated Pharaoh of the Exodus with Rameses II as a leading but disputed candidate.
Jave Regan Here And There reports 93 year old Whitey Whitehead broke his right hip after a fall and underwent surgery. Hospital staff praise his humor and resilience during recovery. The piece notes a Christmas drive by Middletown Longview League at the sanitarium aiding 1,300 inmates, with gifts requested and dates for delivery December 3 and December 19. An additional item lists available boys shoes in sizes 4 1/2 and 6D via contact.
Washington column examines FBI files and the White case amid Senate scrutiny. It questions whether J Edgar Hoover could testify and lays out unresolved points about when the FBI began monitoring Harry Dexter White, and whether Truman knew of spying links before White’s 1946 IMF appointment.
Estrellita The Stars Say For Tomorrow describes a favorable period with the Moon entering Taurus to take on extra work or pursue a hobby for income. It advises consulting financial experts, paying bills, and stabilizing budgets while urging good judgment in relationships and minor concessions for greater gains. The piece notes home focus, hospitality plans, and a gifted child born today with intelligence and drive.
Twenty years ago on Saturday November 18 1933 Middletown officials approved a $607 appropriation to cover wages for extra post office staff. Rabbits featured at the annual father and son rabbit supper at United Brethren Church, with Wade E. Miller Middletown High School principal as speaker. C Richard Greathouse past president Retail Merchants Assn would address the St Paul Brotherhood on NRA at the meeting the following Tuesday.
A quirky note recalls a Texas girl who learned singing by calling cows and jokes that others learn to call cows by singing. It ponders abundance and a sharp line about a highbrow neighborhood never letting things be. A street bounce could happen if provoked.
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