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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1953
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, city and outside area deliveries, and mail options. Also includes a Ruth 1:21 Bible verse and company address in Middletown Ohio.
The piece discusses Senate confirmation dynamics around Earl Warren of California as Chief Justice, noting past recess appointments, the rarity of direct rejections, and contrasts with earlier justices. It highlights Warren’s lack of judicial experience, geographic significance as Far West’s first Chief Justice, and compares career paths with Hughes and other predecessors.
The new Chief Justice Earl Warren is praised for judicial temperament and conciliatory skill. He faces a court with seven Democrats and two Republicans amid looming civil rights and federal state relations questions, offset by his record as California governor and public service.
The reading urges making and sticking to a day plan to hit usual work goals. It notes a favorable day for familiar tasks and cautions birthday plans may need financial revisions. It encourages analyzing life goals and pursuing one clear aim with steady determination for peace of mind, and describes an affectionate, sociable child who dislikes drudgery.
Hal Boyle’s curbside column ruminates on color blindness, inflation, education, love, and aging with satirical vignettes about women, men, and everyday life. It weaves jokes about red hair, alimony, and grocery aisles into a playful, mildly sharp meditation on modern society and human quirks.
Washington reports reveal a disputed sequence around a supposed Taft Hartley message. The AFL News Reporter questions President Eisenhower and outlines eight disputed facts about drafts, Nixon involvement, and delays, noting no final transmission to Congress.
A humorous column recounts the Moroccan sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Yussef leaving with two wives and 26 concubines, only to have eight return by taxi. The piece compares marital loyalty to chicken social pecking and ends with a quip about Washington pecking order by Stanley N. Barnes.
Dayton police investigate the mysterious disappearance of a five month old child centered in Middletown. The mother, once claiming abandonment, now says her "gentleman friend" took the child. The father, separated since 1931, sought answers but was denied information.
Durkin, after resigning as secretary of Labor, said at a press conference he had no personal commitment from President Eisenhower on the 19 amendments in the message but had an agreement with the President’s staff. He later told the AFL convention that Eisenhower, in a personal meeting, confirmed this understanding.
The text notes Vice President Nixon stating there was a misunderstanding about Durkin's resignation and AFL CIO leaders repudiating 19 proposed amendments. It argues Meany and Reuther, heads of the AFL and CIO, owe the President an apology for accusing him of breaking an agreement.
Washington reports a major review of the social security system now under Republican oversight. Carl Curtis of Nebraska leads a House subcommittee study to determine if the program remains sound and fair, with 65 million already enrolled and projections up to 162 million by 2050.
Eight Middletown attorneys joined Butler County's delegation at the Four County Bar Association dinner meeting in Lebanon. Ohio Attorney General John Bricker delivered the address as the association expanded to six counties for the occasion.
Dave Regan explains the daily column is missing as the usual writer is on two weeks’ vacation. He notes David Dudley Thomas Peakley Anderson’s odd behavior with a mis mailed letter and stamps, and that Regan and Mrs H T travel to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania before resuming the column.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys New York entertainment with notes on The Robe awards chatter, agent feuds, star matchmaking in Manhattan, TV plans, and a bustling night club scene led by venues like Stork and El Morocco. Armstrong to Tokyo tour looms as headlines mix glamour and gossip.
The front page notes 42d Street grind houses showing State Fair with Dick Haymes and One Touch Of Venus starring Ava Gardner. It mentions rambunctious World Series visitors troubling New York hotel men and Cornel Wilde arriving from Europe with Louis the parrot and Sebastian the cat in a Swiss cheese box.
The program determines benefits by work history, not wealth, and emphasizes retirement before pension access. Eligibility hinges on retirement status and income, with retirement defined as earning under $75 a month in covered employment, and automatic pensions at 65 are not guaranteed.
Young Michael Cosgrove, son of the first president of the Irish Free State, was seriously hurt after a fall from his horse during filming in England. Irish press questions why he was in England at all. Ted Lewis quarrels with another West Coast bandleader who imitates him. The Ron Randells cancel divorce plans. A self locating golf ball with a beeping landing cue is set for market.
A Tennessee man explains a black eye as caused by his baby son poking a spoon into it. He notes the tot is too young to talk. The column quips that America has gone to seed and hopes gardens yield vegetables or flowers. Newlyweds face a tight spot in a modern two room apartment.
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