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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1957
Page
8
Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription details with weekly and yearly options including in city and outside areas. It notes pricing for weekday and Sunday copies, mail rates, and advance payment terms, plus a proverb quotation at the end.
The Oberlin conference marks a pioneering interdenominational effort stressing church fusion over cooperation. It drew 285 delegates from 43 bodies, with backing from the National and Canadian Councils of Churches, and involved 13 international attendees. The article notes a major merger in the United Presbyterian Church in the U S A and ongoing Southern resistance to broader Presbyterian unification due to modernist fears and racial desegregation issues.
Senate committee hearings reveal hoodlums exploiting union locals as labor leaders urge not to penalize all unions. References trace 1946 47 bills, strikes from 1945 46 to 1946 and the 1947 Taft Hartley act enacted over President Truman's veto amid battles over anti strike powers and jurisdictional tactics.
Hal Boyle reveals quirky mailbag observations ranging from a South African theater offering laundry service to Alaska’s 60 below zero food warmth tips, and trivia about apes at Gibraltar, a nonsinkable golf ball, a divorced man’s shoe tag, and other curious facts.
More than 300 people believed dead as the British crown colony Hong Kong endures the worst typhoon in ten years. At least 20 ships sunk. The piece also notes an aquatic meet at Douglas pool, new teachers added to Sen ior High School, Moose Baby Contest preliminaries and leaders in king and queen divisions.
Washington column argues the civil rights bill cost Republicans dearly by curtailing wartime aid to allies and defense budgets while provoking Southern opposition and Northern conservatives. It contends the coalition may be damaged, with fiscal and political fallout shaping the 1958 elections and future legislation on foreign aid and voting rights.
The column cites life insurance statisticians saying after age 35 each extra pound reduces life expectancy by one percent, with exceptions like Theodore Liebler Sr. who lived to 90 weighing 300 pounds. It notes Dublin counts, 105 year old Franz Weichdebraun, and curiosity about closed TV for sports. It also mentions Dorothy Fields’ move to songwriting and heads-up on dieting and quirky life facts.
Paul Harvey discusses rising air pollution since 1860 with carbon dioxide and other pollutants increasing from half a billion to nine billion tons yearly. Donora and major cities face smog crises, prompting health investigations, cleanup efforts, and calls for federal action to control auto exhausts and industrial emissions. The piece starkly warns that delayed action will cost lives.
New Orleans endured a windless October day as a gray smog settled over the city. Two people died and about 350 were hospitalized amid the pollution. The report notes that Los Angeles faces similar exhaust-trap conditions from 2.7 million vehicles.
Dave Regan notes the National Safety Council forecast a grim holiday death toll, yet Middleton sees cooler nights and fewer accidents on a sweltering Saturday. He urges liquids for hydration, warns of drought damage to trees, and asks the public to help locate a missing Scottie dog belonging to Dixie Lee and Betty Lee Lyking of Park Street.
A Hollywood producer visited New York to probe a possible movie on actor Lawrence Tierney and filed a report calling it impossible. Broadway rumors link Billy Rose with Lou Walters in a nightclub return, while Paulette Goddard plans a Switzerland Christmas wedding to Erich Maria Remarque and resumes Broadway in February.
Tomorrow’s aspects favor well managed business efforts and cooperative work. If today is your birthday you enter a four month financial growth cycle and two months to push career advancement by showcasing your skills without aggression. Use opportunities now through December for a prosperous 1958 in work and life.
A fisherman defeats a muskel lunge in a striking act caught on a rough reel. The odd tale notes an uncanny clash between unsteady muscle and metal while an amused crowd muses on coin machines and the loud chorus of clinking and dinging.
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