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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including week day and Sunday per-copy rates, carrier and mail prices for local and trading areas, and a note on publication by News-Journal Inc. Since 1857. The page also quotes a biblical line from Isaiah about a root of Jesse and Gentiles seeking in a fragmentary context.
James P. Shenton profiles Robert John Walker a Mississippi public figure who opposed slavery supported the North and influenced Polk administration policy Walker helped push the 1846 tariff shaped annexation efforts for Texas and served as a War Democrat with a mission to Britain to undermine Southern credit His career spans Mississippi politics Treasury policy Kansas’ fate and Civil War diplomacy May be Bob Hope rumored for a State Department role The Road to Havana title referenced remains a playful aside
Lucille Ball, famed for her zany TV and film roles, has become president of Desilu Productions after buying out former husband Desi Arnaz for over two and a half million dollars. NASA is developing a rocket powered flying bathtub for potential future commuter use.
The column urges caution for youngsters risking ice on ponds warning adults too. It recalls yearly tragedies of cars breaking through and stresses awaiting official word from police or firefighters before venturing onto ice. It also notes the Russians building a radio car to listen to signals from space signaling progress.
Norman V. Peale describes the practice of thanksgiving as a simple nightly and morning routine to cultivate gratitude. He cites personal testimony and Warren Spahn to illustrate how gratitude can improve mood, health, and social bonds, suggesting that thankfulness strengthens individuals and national spirit alike.
National Geographic Magazine outlines how the United Nations complex in New York City sits on six blocks once crowded with breweries and tenements. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the purchase while the city contributed land and street rights. The U.S. government provided an interest free $65 million loan to finance the buildings. The issue also notes a Nepalese mystic who spent two nights in the Mingbo Valley during a snowstorm, showing remarkable blood circulation control and no frostbite.
The 1918 Armistice Day celebration is recalled by Foster Hansell a former Middletown High School student who admits he bunked class to attend the downtown festivities. The feature mixes recollections of flags coupons and a long-ago pool on attendance with a behind the scenes note about a newsroom headline garble and a Chamber of Commerce symposium panel.
Paul Harvey attacks cultural drift and federal overreach while praising a revival of states’ rights. He laments mobile, disloyal citizens and warns against central government encroachment, arguing the Tenth Amendment protects state authority and governance by the people.
George Sokolsky critiques polling and racial politics in New York during the 1960s. He argues voters ignored demographics, notes Rockefeller’s defeat of Morgenthau, and discusses Nixon’s rise and television’s role in his career. He urges Americans to vote for individuals over race or creed.
New Yorkers recall Dorothy Kilgallen items about Brenda Frazer and Shipwreck Kelly at the Stork Club with their daughter Victoria. Gossip covers Edie Adams in London, a costly Broadway show No Where to Go But Up, Joya Sherrill Moscow mission, Patrice Munsel concert plans, Bette Davis Baby Jane reception, Edith Piaf husband’s strip club bid, Gina Lollobrigida nanny departure, No Strings romance Ginny Gan and Gene Gebauer, Linda Christian autobiography, and Americana Hotel props ordeal.
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