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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, and regional pricing. Announcement notes post office mailing, address and publishing details. Includes a biblical quote and year of founding.
Ford bets big on the Edsel to rival GM and Chrysler in a mass class market. With 1956 and early 1957 data, Ford holds about 30 percent of U.S. auto sales while GM nears 52 percent. Edsel pricing spans 2400 to 3800 dollars aiming for 200,000 units first year as rivals boost model turnouts. The piece ends by comparing polio vaccination progress to timely risk and reward.
Louis J. Glickman, a leading real estate syndicate operator, proposes tearing down Carnegie Hall to erect a 44 story red office tower in Manhattan at a cost of 24 million dollars. He argues color and downtown renewal will revive cities, while predicting another 150 million in Park Avenue area construction and a return of tenants to urban cores.
George Sokolsky warns against elevating government offices over the public, examining opposition to the Jencks Bill and Mallory Decision. He notes administrative assistants shaping Senate actions, the need for secrecy in investigations, and the difficulty police face in proving motives behind crimes like the Victor Riesel blinding.
Paul Harvey notes Washington jitters over Soviet claims of a tested ICBM. He weighs the weapon's potential reach, cost, and impact on defense planning, while contrasting Western reactions from senators and allies. He suggests Soviet pressure could push U.S. acceleration of its own program, but warns against panic or overreach.
Washington report details how Democrats and Republicans finally acted on civil rights, ending 82 years of partisan posturing. It cites shifting Northern Black votes, court rulings ending segregation, and pressure from groups like the NAACP as key factors driving the compromise to limit the bill to voting rights.
Dave Regan urges students to value education as a diploma increases future earnings. He cites that each year of high school adds about 238 dollars in yearly pay in the first three years, with the diploma adding 466 dollars in the final year. He notes the long-term impact on adulthood, warns against delaying education, and offers paths to a diploma or education through returning to school, correspondence courses, or self-study.
A column surveys teen driving dangers and mentions Arkansas New Mexico and South Carolina lowering license ages to 14. It also notes famous names like Doris Lilly Sugar Ray Robinson and references to old plays Mae West Sex and Lenore Ulric Lulu Belle. The piece closes with a challenge to identify the year of a noted production.
The reading urges fresh stimulation for creatives and ambition for others, noting a good start now yields long term gains through 1958. It highlights strong business and financial prospects over the next four months, with personal life favored, but cautions against emotional excess late November. December offers notable news and travel unity between May and August next year. A child born today is described as practical, conscientious, and family loving.
Twenty years back in September 1937 Sears Roebuck announced a Middletown store at the Odd Fellows Hall site to open by November. Fraternal Order of Police finalized plans for a pistol range along the Miami River north of the city. Capt Hugh King led the Police meeting. An unemployed workers delegation urged that WPA projects hire local Middletown men. Commissioner Tom Baird moved to ensure local employment.
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