Middletown Journal subscription rates and note
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy carrier city area outside city area both with and without Sunday News Journal, and mail rates for trading area six days and five days with Sunday News Journal. The item ends with a biblical quotation from Jeremiah.
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Babylon
Let 'Em Play Football Is Provident Advice for Fans
A columnist argues that criticism in sports is common and often unfair, praising resilience in young players. He suggests hard work and early setbacks build character and notes Middletown’s strong athletic program with pleasant Friday nights. The column then shifts to basketball.
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Middletown
Tax revision proposals aim to ease income tax hardships
Tax experts from the Congression Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Treasury are shaping two packages for the 1954 Congress. One is a rates bill for corporation income and excise taxes, the other a comprehensive tax-system revision. Proposals include higher exemptions for medical care, caregiver deductions for dependents, and potential adjustments to age and blindness exemptions, with debate on extending these relief measures and whether to pursue a general manufacturers sales tax.
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Congress
Congression Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Reed
Roosevelt Era Spy Rings Questioned In White Case
The article questions whether Roosevelt knew of a government spy ring and how such knowledge would have changed the White case. It notes Truman and J Edgar Hoover focused on events in Truman's time, while Bentley and Cham bers tie spy activity to the Roosevelts. It cites Bentley’s 1945 FBI report and Chambers’ 1941 disclosures as context.
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Washington
Brownell
Roosevelt
Truman
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Harry Dexter White
White
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth Bentley
Browne
Senate
Subcommittee On Internal Security
Subcommittee
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Miss Bentley
J. R. Wiggins
the Post
Bentley
White House
Tentley
Chambers
Hal Boyle profiles underground showman Lester Dill in caves
New York feature profiles Lester B Dill the private cave operator behind Meramac Caverns 55 miles southwest of St Louis He touts 26 miles of passages an underground river and 1933 purchase for 30000 He emphasizes showmanship including Kate Smiths God Bless America and a waving US flag 500 feet underground The piece notes cave tourism profits challenges and Dills insistence on dramatized experiences with guides and staged attractions including a blind fish and a large catfish demonstration
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New York
Lester B. Dill
America
Lester
Phineas T. Barnum
Meramac
St.Louis
Jesse James
Dill
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
New Mexico
Carlebad Caverns
Kate Smith
U.S
Manhattan
Subway
Tough Problem Faces Military on Airmen Who Refused to Confess
The article discusses the dilemma after 36 American airmen, tortured into false germ warfare confessions in Korea, face discipline. It contrasts those who resisted torture with 40 who signed under duress and weighs whether a dishonorable discharge is warranted. Prominent officers named include Col. Andrew J. Evans Jr and Col. Walker Mahurin, with WW II and Korea service records cited. The piece examines precedent, moral standards, and military justice in deciding their fate.
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Washington
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles E. Wilson
George C. Kenney
Air Force
Lincoln
Air
Forc
Marine
North Korea
Floyd B. O'Neil
Pairfax
S. C
Bobby E. Hammett
New Augusta
Miss
Kenneth L. Enoch
Paul R. Kniss
Monmouth
Ill
William L. Fornes
Alfax
Hammett
Enoch
Kniss
Fornes
Col
Andrew J. Evans, Jr
Charleston
West Point
Europe
Korea
Roy H. Bley
Cabool
Marine Corps
Temple Echoes Texan Spirit At New TV Station
Erich Brandeis recalls a Temple stop during a Texas tour and praises Frank Mayborn's new television station. He notes Texas atmosphere remains strong amid modernity and asks how much Texas will endure with Broadway and Paris influence as television spreads. The piece closes with references to Tom Simmons and C E Stockton in Colorado.
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Temple
Texas
Daily Telegram
Frank W Mayborn
New York
Frank Mayborn
Broadway
Hollywood
Vine
Rue de la Paix
Strand
Paris
London
Tom Simmons
C. E. Stockton
Colorado
Brownell Battles Truman and Eisenhower in Washington
Washington columnist mocks Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. as he jousts with former President Truman over the Harry Dexter White affair while clashing with the Eisenhower White House. The piece lampoons a 15 minute work log scheme at the DOJ, and even headline-grabs his wife Ymelda’s quips about his day.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell Jr
Harry Truman
Harry Dexter White
Eisenhower
Brownell
White House
Ike
Department of Justice
Herbie
Justice
A. D
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PA Pat
Ymelda
Pancho
Truman
Threadneedle
Thanksgiving Prices Highlight 20 Years Ago Listing
Twenty years ago turkey prices showed large birds at 98 cents and extra large at 1.69 dollars. Other Thanksgiving fare included pot roast nine and a half cents per pound, rib roast fourteen cents, round steaks fifteen cents, pork loin ten cents, and chickens ten cents. Butter 22 cents, three pound sugar 25 cents, oysters 20 cents per pint, bacon 124% cents, and dates two pounds 25 cents. Twenty members of the Business and Professional Women's Club attended a district meeting in Dayton, led by president Miss Harriet Troutwine.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Harriet Troutwine
Dayton
Adorable headlined by Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat at Par amount Theater bill
S S Tibball of Franklin was re elected president of Miami Valley Chautauqua. R W Solomon was first vice president.
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Janet Gaynor
Henry Garat
Paramount
S. S. Tibball
Franklin
Miami Valley Chautauqua
R. W. Solomon
Rainy Day Dreaming in Dave Regan’s Here and There
The piece reflects a rainy day mood as the author relaxes at home. Weather keeps us indoors and prompts daydreams of spring yard work, seed catalogs, and shifting shrubs while noting unfinished chores and holiday plans. The tone is warm, reflective, and quietly longing for better days ahead.
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Dreamland
Gossip in Gotham Fisticuffs and Showbiz News
Dororthy Kilgallen surveys cafe society with tales of fisticuffs amid the Jelke trial fallout. Pat Ward bears a black eye, a Greenwich Village nightclub fight leaves a boss’s ex-wife hurt, and the Palace eyes Judy Garland for a return. Lisa Chickering hints at past ties, Las Vegas hotels court Norris for Olson-Gavilan bout, Jack Webb seeks buyers, and Marlon Brando lures talent to Palaygoer's Club. Ella Fitzgerald and Woody Herman’s band clash on the beat as London snubs T S Eliot.
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Gotham
Pat Ward
Jelke Vice
Pietro Mele
Greenwich Village
Frank Fontaines
The
Palace
Judy Garland
Lisa Chickering
East Side
Piano Company
Billy Rose
Las Vegas
Jim Norris
Jack Webb
Leland Hayward
Prescott
Lena Horne
Chicago
Windy City
Bob Hope
Janis Page
Arlene Dahl
Marlon Brando
Janice Mars
Marlon
Ella Fitzgerald
Woody Herman
T. S. Eliot
Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer
Tin Pan Alley
Stars Forecast Caution on New Responsibilities and Ventures
Estrellita advises today to avoid taking on new duties that could disrupt current work. Complete outstanding tasks first and analyze contracts and investments before signing. Maintain serenity under stress, stay conservative with finances, and expect favorable periods ahead for domestic life and travel plans. A birthday child will be intuitive and generous.
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Hal Boyle
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Walker M. Mahurin
Fort Wayne
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Frank H. Schwable
Naval Academy
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Peter Edson
Erich Brandeis
Mayborns
Lubbock
Port Arthur
Beaumont
George Dixon
Dave Regan
Dorothy Kilgallen
Johnny Marks
Betty Dodero Curtis Shannon
Hugh Shannon
John Payneses
Betty
Alberto Dodero Jr
Payne
Alan Curtis No
Curtis
Alberto
Julius la Rosa
Jack O’brian
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Gregory Peck
California
Leanna Anderson
New Madness
New Vila
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Las Vegas Strip
Estrellita
Dennis the Menace
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