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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal at S Broad and First Ave Middletown Ohio announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include weekly, 6 day, and 7 day mail plans with outside USA options and advance payment terms. A religious scripture and a cryptic historical line appear among publisher notes.
The piece contrasts 1882 labor conditions with 1957, noting lower union density, long hours, low wages, and farm work share, then shifts to Canada’s rising dollar and heavy U.S. capital investment. It cites wage levels, hours, immigration, and early labor laws, followed by Canada’s currency gains and U.S. investment in 1956.
A weary businessman finds peace through a three point spiritual method shared by his secretary Miss Jones. He prays three times daily, gives ten percent to God's work, and repeats affirmations of God as peace wisdom and power to resolve stress and gain happiness. The formula transformed his life and offers guidance for others seeking contentment.
Twenty years ago on September 1 1937 Tallulah Bankhead and actor John Emery wed in a brief ceremony. Chicago health authorities postponed school reopenings due to a surge in August infantile paralysis cases. Trades Labor Council planned the Labor Day outing at Middletown Canoe Club with speakers John M. Dugan and Joseph G. Casey. A nominating committee for Civic Association governors was announced led by A K Lewis with Ben Bender chair. In the Ryukyu islands burial practices valued as a place for the dead over housing the living.
A reporter recounts a Miss Majorette of America event at Indian Lake where 36 contestants from as many states competed for the national title. Fire and sparkler tricks drew cheers and danger alarms as judges weighed beauty, showmanship, poise, and twirling. Sherrill Francis of Sumner Washington won with three fire tipped batons. others dazzled with blindfolded baton juggling and fire swallowing. The piece notes safety concerns and the editor’s reluctant judging role.
In Washington, Senate administrative assistants loom large yet outsiders struggle to identify who’s who. Mrs Lausche jokes her husband has no drinkers, while Congress endures a long session forcing July into August. Folklore about a female retreat, and a quip about “H M” initials, caps a column of Capitol curiosities.
Paul Harvey notes common rush to rest as families prepare for trips. He chronicles anxious preparation from packing and errands to notifying neighbors and utilities. Across America, departures crest each year as drivers, train riders, and flyers seek a peaceful getaway, while others rush along highways and roads toward imagined havens.
George Sokolsky argues that the New Jersey teacher salary at $3,800 plus pension and raises is not attractive compared to private sector pay. He contends teaching requires skill, effort, and long hours, and criticizes progressive education while urging strong early education with dedicated teachers.
A garbled note tale reveals Henrietta Means, a Charleston newspaper woman from an old family, as the one linked to confidential items. An envoy suggested she sign her full name to avoid embarrassment for other H M s, and remarked the item is now dry as vacation begins.
A montage of curious notes from around the globe includes a telephone switchboard atop Mount Fuji intended for long distance calls, a $550,000 public opinion poll expense, and a Madagascar lemur described as a small mammal. Also noted are a Cairo weapons parade by President Nasser, a Michigan hen with rabbits, a Chicagoan claim of vertical floatation, a pygmy donkey in Michigan, Canadian origin words in daily use, Hof Germany hospitality recalls, and a Florida bulldog addicted to chewing tobacco.
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