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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1956
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for city, trading area, and outside regions with weekly and annual mail options, all payable in advance. The paper publishes every evening except Sunday from 1007 First Ave in Middletown Ohio and includes a quoted biblical verse from Isaiah.
The piece surveys Taft-Hartley Act emergency use amid four years of Eisenhower era labor strife. It cites 1953 East Coast dock actions, July 1954 Oak Ridge wage disputes, and a looming two coast two-strike scenario risking national health. It notes limited injunctions, presidential restraint, and a push for state role in emergencies while detailing prior federal enforcement history.
Edward Crankshaw argues in Russia Without Stalin that Soviet life shows stark luxuries beside deprivation. He notes trade unions shift from defending workers to serving the state against the workers, arguing such an all powerful system destroys free labor and free enterprise.
The report notes heavy damage in Budapest from recent clashes between Russian troops and Hungarian nationalists. It recalls Buda on the Danube’s west bank and Pest on the east, the 1872 unification, centuries of rulers, 1944 bombing, and a 1945 Soviet siege ending Nazi resistance after 50 days.
New York columnist Hal Boyle notes quirky facts gleaned from mail and old bookstores. The anecdotes cover shifting U.S. demographics, marriage ages, pipe smoking, medicine forms, schizophrenia rates, deodorant spending, true sherry origin, driving licenses, school rides, and other curios from famous figures to everyday life.
The article surveys how American citizens across origins and business ties voice support for the oppressed and self determination. It cites Democratic and Republican platforms from 1888 to 1948 showing consistent sympathy for Ireland, Boers, Armenia, Palestine and Israel, and calls that U.S. policy favors freedom regardless of internal interests.
George Dixon details a lunchtime call from Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to discuss oil nationalization contracts and the Israeli claim on Egyptian equipment. Nasser denies British propaganda, mentions Moscow volunteers, and jokes about publishing colleagues and the Shah.
Middleton readers are told pheasant hunters could be arrested as the season closed on Thanksgiving Day. Dr Finlay Van Orsdall of the state wildlife department cautions hunters to guard against tularemia from contact with infected rabbits. The Christmas Seal sale campaign to fight tuberculosis is launched with a goal set.
Estrellita suggests cautious planning for business money and romance with a spring guard on April emotions. A birthday period boosts tasks and finances. January sees job or home changes involving $2,500 and Sgt Porter responding to a turkey roof rescue after a call from Mrs Cornele.
The Dead Sea contains no living creature. Its chemical contents valued at over 1 200 million dollars. Ouled Nails mountain tribe in Algeria famed for dancing girls. A U S patent lasts seventeen years. Penicillin is described as a vegetable from mold. Grinnell land in the Arctic hosts musk ox reindeer and fox. Bank night depositories now use stainless steel resistant to corrosion.
Families plan a return from Erie after a 33 inch snowpack while a district mayor seeks disaster area status. The writer laments being snowbound again as roads clog with fresh four inch dumps. A five year old imagines a future marriage and memories of singing dancing and coloring books fill the days.
The piece notes New York's climate appeal and longevity anecdotes from a 97 year old physician, mentions Stein and Blaine fur sales to Mrs. Ford, and observes fashion shifts in heels and face rejuvenation. It highlights Paris dance trends, Rosaland Russell, East 58th Street cinema lines, and the link between youthfully aged looks and business advantage.
A jumble of quirky notes reports a bagpipe jest by a London firm head, Dodgers greeted by actresses in Tokyo, a mystery World Series winner, a fire blamed on a sparrow, and an Italian inventor touting a versatile amphibious vehicle. Seasonal musings follow with fashion, poetry, and winter woes.
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