Brood at First Ave Captures Middletown Scene
A brief Middletown Journal item notes S Brood at First Ave drawing attention on a local street corner. No further details given in the OCR fragment.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1962
Page
4
A brief Middletown Journal item notes S Brood at First Ave drawing attention on a local street corner. No further details given in the OCR fragment.
Rates for Cory weekday and Sunday mail by carrier and mail. Trading area six days ten dollars annually. Outside trading area seven days twenty dollars yearly. Outside USA thirty five dollars yearly. All subscriptions payable in advance. Middletown Ohio post office entry. Published daily by News Journal Inc founded 1857.
The arbitration board sided with Chicago and North Western Railway over the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, granting management final decision on job obsolescence after notice and discussion. Sylvester Garrett led the board, with Kennedy selecting him as neutral. The ruling, while unpopular with unions, could influence future railroad labor talks and other industries.
The piece notes the 40th anniversary of Mussolini’s 1922 march on Rome and his fascist takeover. It cites King Victor Emmanuel II’s forced government surrender, parliamentary breakdown, and the politicians’ rivalries. It compares to De Gaulle’s voting plan and calls Mussolini’s rule repressive with an alliance to Hitler.
The author warns that Russia could exploit guerilla warfare in Cuba, citing Britain and France's failed 1956 Egypt plan and the Hungarian revolt as lessons. Before any Cuba action, ensure necessity and no safer alternative to curb Castro and Soviet influence.
In a Highlands hillside tale, a long lived brown house burns leaving charred trees and memories. In its rise and ruin, Old Man Parmelee, his family, and the stars of silent film era Wallace Reid and Fletcher Pratt are recalled through the narrator's boat journeys and a vanished past.
The piece argues stay-at-home voters affect midterm outcomes and money drives campaigns. It notes Richard Nixon will not seek the 1964 presidency, pledging to serve a full governor term and not run in 1964, amid a GOP split seeking new top-ticket faces.
Washington column flags 88 year old poet Robert Frost reportedly echoing Kennedy era ideas on moving toward coexistence with the USSR. The piece notes reactions from Rostow Bundy and Lord Home, plus a broader look at U S foreign aid and 1964 campaign dynamics.
Factographs discuss medieval hats evolving into extravagant forms in the 14th and 15th centuries. Manchester claims the longest British railway platform at 2.19 feet. Twins occur about once per 92 births. California grows nearly all grape varieties across 48 of 58 counties in a 700 mile vine yard. Modern mobile homes offer wood burning fireplaces only on special order.
In a town column the writer laments rising voter apathy three weeks before the election. National signals show few voters engaged, with candidates struggling to spark interest. The piece urges citizens to study candidates and vote on election day, stressing avoidance of default voting.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes top comedians plan TV and movie work, with many big names lined up for dates at the Waldorf, Concord and Carnegie Hall. She covers Hollywood activity, theater exits, Joan Crawford at Long Day’s Journey premiere, and industry whispers on finance, location shifts, and diplomatic entertainment.
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