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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1961
Page
5
Public notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Ohio News Journal Inc. Rates include 6c weekday, 5c Sunday, 50c weekly carrier, 10 year in trading area, 20 year outside trading area, 35 year outside USA. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily since 1857. Religious verse cited.
Sam Rayburn, a longtime politician and House Speaker, is remembered as a man who combined sense with judgment and effectiveness. He valued public welfare over self-glory, balancing realism, fairness, and pragmatism to unite a 436-member Congress. Describing his approach, Rayburn emphasized serving both constituents and colleagues while wielding power decently. In a different note, Trujillo the younger offers to quit as Dominican military chief if OAS sanctions are lifted, reflecting Dominican sentiment toward his leadership.
A pilot enrichment program will open next summer in St Paul Minn for one hundred academically talented lith grade pupils. The social studies institute aims to deepen world society knowledge with staff from public schools and the University of Minnesota along with lecturers from African nations and U S agencies. The project has drawn wide educational interest and may inspire similar programs nationwide as modern society grows more complex.
Fulton Lewis Jr. summarizes M Stanton Evans new book Revolt on the Campus tracing a rising conservative movement on American campuses. Evans a Yale Phi Beta Kappa 1955 grad and Nation al Review contributor notes conservatives gain influence amid liberal academia. He cites Barry Goldwater as authentic political hero and highlights groups like I S I and Young Americans for Freedom.
George Wedekind, manager of Queen City Flying Service and head of the government pilot training program, spoke on aviation and national defense at American Legion Post 218. Miss Bess Hoover became president of the Critique Literary Society, with Edna Elam as vice president, Reid Kenyon secretary, and Ralph Asbury treasurer. H J Schaeffer announced downtown Christmas lights would be turned on November 21.
Factographs shellac proves essential in playing card glazing shoe polish self polishing floor waxes hat stiffeners leather dressings inks and paper coatings. US school enrollment rose fifty one percent over the last decade.
The author argues US leaders Eisenhower and Kennedy pursued cautious, restrained policy amid neutralist visits by Nehru, Tito, and other heads of state. He highlights aid dependence, Soviet pressure, and the danger of neutrals leaning toward communism while maintaining a delicate balance in Latin America and beyond. The piece views the cold war as a long march with gradual shifts and diligence from Washington and London.
George Sokolsky argues that a President must engage with public opinion, not isolate in the White House. Kennedy’s approach blends humility and leadership, aiming for unity and national purpose rather than partisan politics. The piece compares Kennedy with Roosevelt Hoover and Lincoln, forecasting his growth and impact.
A long waited event marks the formal opening of the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust Company new Middletown building on Nov 16 1929. Bank leaders William Oglesby Barnitz and William D. Oglesby describe four generations of service and the bank’s resilience through prior crises. The classic design features buff Indiana limestone and Minnesota granite, with a walnut doorway and marble vestibule guiding visitors into a secure lobby and vaults. The institution emphasizes its role as a home bank serving the community and notes business as usual with Monday opening.
Paul Harvey recounts Kosciusko Pete a fixture in Mississippi town life a likable homeless figure seen at courtsquare and events. He recalls Lem Struthers in Paoli Indiana who polishes a cannon for pennies then starts a private cannon business. The piece blends humor and social observation about community figures.
Zadok Dumkopf jokes that September has no autumn cleaning dread. The quip links clothes to identity, noting a midget in a cowboy suit won’t be mistaken for a Texas ranger.
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