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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1953
Page
12
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The piece argues against using Washington marches as broad political leverage by cattlemen and other farm groups. It notes drought relief exists, warns that calls for guaranteed profits could endanger risk taking, and urges balancing special and national interests without granting universal prosperity.
Matteo Massenzio, once a Communist, slugged a policeman near Rome, fled to Red Czechoslovakia and was sentenced in absentia to 33 months. He reappeared in Italy, surrendered, and now calls himself an ex Communist saying prison in Italy is better than freedom in Czechoslovakia.
The Air Force unveiled the F 100 fighter showing its power even without firepower as it reached speeds over 800 mph during unscheduled dives at Palmdale. Ground damage included shattered plate glass and cracked wood as observers noted the fighter’s potential to deploy weapons quickly, underscoring a shift in warfare.
The piece lampoons lawmakers who demand the president’s support for their campaigns but offer little in return. It notes how Eisenhower’s 1952 coalition produced former allies-turned-foes on the House floor who now seek the president’s favor, highlighting their paradoxical stance and incongruous rhetoric.
A Hal Boyle column imagines a future around the year 2000 in which women dominate work and money, and men adapt to a new bossed world. He envisions wives supporting households, husbands facing gadgets and wage dynamics, and divorce as a common recourse in a shifting gender landscape.
President Eisenhower pushes a broad plan to streamline government spending, notably restructuring the Soil Conservation Service. Ezra Benson defends the changes, saying regional offices will shift to state offices with added technical staff. Critics, backed by farm groups and unions, charge loss of jobs and services, but officials say the aim is efficiency and lower taxes without dissolving the service.
Secretary Benson counters objections from small groups amid threatened pressure on soil conservation districts. He issued a prepared Q and A to boards of supervisors explaining the plan to clarify misinformation and detailing proposed changes in the Soil Conservation Service organization.
The author echoes Hassett on Roosevelt and Truman noting virtue when overdone becomes vice. Perfectionists across life—parents, savers, do-gooders—stifle self reliance and compassion. Excess in any form harms, from drink to money to living, proving perfection unattainable and repentance needed.
In Oklahoma the Medical Research Foundation is testing Pregnenolone Meth gether, a liquid from Mexican wild yams, claimed to lessen the rough edges of modern living in the atomic age, as researchers progress with early experiments.
A horoscope style forecast advises serenity and avoiding domestic disputes, suggesting relaxation and hospitality. It highlights new friendships, community welfare involvement, and careful consideration of changes with emphasis on career and finances for those with a birthday tomorrow, plus favorable vibes and travel hints for future periods.
A prospective medicine claims to bring relief to those suffering from tensions, chronic worries, persistent irritabilities and depressions. The drug is not yet on the market. when released it should be taken at least three times daily, before or after meals, as an antidote to virtue carried to excess.
Twenty years ago on a Tuesday in 1933 the Middletown Ministerial Association met at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church to discuss spiritual matters across denominations. Halloween festivities by the Retail Merchants Association were canceled, prompting local revelers to parade in costumes with police urging visible license plates to avoid arrests.
The remarks include Adlai Stevenson on the nonaggression pact with Russia under State Department study, Raymond Lowey critiquing American car size, Mike DiSalle about senatorial ambitions, Lt Gen Hoge on U S and Russia military capabilities, Chief Justice Warren about his home move, and Eisenhower on maintaining a military deterrent and free world security.
Mrs. Howe of Alden reports her son’s buddy says Pfc. Tennenson is not a Communist. She awaits a visit to learn whether this claim rests on belief or fact.
Public school students in Middletown rally for the school levy this Tuesday with teachers due a pay increase. A first grade class refused to sing altered lyrics, insisting on the traditional line “I've been workin' on the railroad.” A visiting child moving away says he still prefers Middletown.
Notes on Gwen Verdon’s guards and threatening letters signed J. Piaf plans a December tour in Le Bel Indifferent with Jacques Pels in a non speaking role. Haymes birthplace dispute looms on AGVA form. Lewis, Godfrey’s stand-in, back in the bullpen. Alexandra of Yugoslavia fights divorce fate as Greece’s royals plead for reconciliation. Parks appears on TV as he leaves Reds past behind. A UN figure’s temper flares over egg sandwiches for staff. Sherry Britton flirts with Herb Evers. dock leaders plot in a West 52nd Street bar. Hilton sells Town House profitably. Latthauses in hospital awaiting baby news. Betty Shannon’s Capri season ends with yacht sale to George Dawson. Mysterious star’s midwest disappearance explained as lost for days with pro baseballer. Humphrey Bogart’s son at Westlake Nursery. Phyllis Hill’s fan mail fuels TV soap buzz. bike delivery boys guide Manhattan streets. Nat King Cole’s “Mother Nature and Father Time” finds new popularity in London.
Randy Turpin, veteran Palladium performer, weighs touring night clubs and vaudeville venues across the United States in a Sugar Ray Robinson style. The lure is Sugar Ray Robinson reportedly earning about 8,500 dollars weekly in show business.
A sardonic column jokes about government bonds debt and social posturing. It riffs on spending to impress others, office cigarette brands, self wrapped people, romances with richer partners, and four party telephone lines. A robber case and a pastor’s view on men in homes close the item.
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