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The Middletown Journal publishes daily except Sunday with varying rates by delivery method. Rates include per copy 30 cents in-city, 25 cents outside, weekly carrier, and mail options with Sunday edition. annual mail costs range from nine to fifteen dollars within regions and thirty five dollars outside the USA. Address 1007 First Ave.
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Wall built as people join in work in Middletown
A Middletown community banded together to construct a wall and join it into the hall, reflecting a collective effort inspired by Nehemiah 4 6. The echo of teamwork and faith in the town centers on shared labor and purpose.
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Transcontinental air coach fares cut to 176 dollars
Major U.S. airlines slash transcontinental coach fares to 176 dollars including tax, for travel four days a week with trips completed within 30 days. T. W. A. leads with low fares while non-skeds defend service quality and CAB actions loom over North American.
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North American
Hamlin B. Johnson
Air Coach Transport Association
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United
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Brooklyn Dodgers Eyes 1955 World Series Plan
The piece explains the 1955 World Series setup with Brooklyn likely representing the National League and debates the American League contenders led by Yankees and Indians. It notes Dodgers president Walter F. O’Malley’s plan to play seven regular-season games in Jersey City and compares attendance trends from 1947 to 1954 amid TV and radio competition.
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Michigan Legislature Moves to Repeal Chain Store Tax
The Michigan legislature seeks repeal of a 22 year old special tax on chain stores. Governors veto cites need for revenue. Business groups and labor unions rally, arguing the levy is punitive and discriminatory. An AFL union head hints at an initiative petition to override the veto.
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Detroit Sunday Times
Grand Rapids Press
Detroit Free Press
AFL
The Horrors Of A 10-Hour Work Week
Hal Boyle muses on a future where the standard work week shrinks to ten hours driven by productivity and automation. He cites Walter Reuther and examines potential cultural and political effects, noting leisure gains and possible overabundance of amateur artists. The piece ends with Boyle preferring a twenty-hour week and free coffee.
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America
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Walter Reuther
Pasteurs
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Marian Andersons
Boyle
North Africa as Cold War Propaganda Front
U.S. policy debates note North Africa as a focus of Soviet backed nationalist movements. The piece warns against aiding rebels while stressing support for constituted governments, citing Algeria Morocco and Tunisia and critiquing Walter Reuthers helicopter comments to France. It argues keeping allied unity and preventing Communist influence in Africa.
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North Africa
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Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
France
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Korea
Walter Reuther
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Algerian National Committee
Zation
Europe
China
Formosa
Department of State
McCarthy
Paris
Africa
Secretary McKay Seals Life Of Pribiloff Walrus Passion
A column lampoons Interior Secretary Douglas McKay over his seal lore from Pribiloff Islands and mocks weather experts amid hurricane humor. The piece notes the Weather Bureau rebuff to atomic storm stoppers and clips from Randolph Review and Sen. Bender's witty take on hurricanes.
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Bering Sea
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Secretary of the Interior
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Kansas
Forecast for creative minds brings social gains and wealth
The forecast predicts strong opportunities for initiative and enterprise in creative and detail oriented work with profits possible. Social functions and entertainment look favored this afternoon and new friendships and future plans should go well. Birthdays tomorrow shift focus to occupational matters with gains for those in mental work. Some minor domestic or romantic issues may arise in November and January but can be resolved calmly. A child born today will be ambitious and unusually versatile.
Michigan psychologists teach trout to feed from bottom
A columnist mocks a Michigan plan to train hatchery fingerlings with electric shocks to stop jumping at shadows and feed from the stream bottom. The piece argues the scheme wastes professional skill, favoritism toward fish, and suits no real need while only confusing the public.
Telling Me Studies Reveal Long-Term Climate Patterns Near Bismarck
Researchers map tree ring growth around Bismarck North Dakota to identify historical dry and wet periods back to circa 1400. The report notes the government drafting standby controls for atomic war amid limited public details.
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Legion drives aid for flood victims in Pennsylvania
Dave Regan reports Middletown supports American Legion food and clothing collections for flood sufferers in Pennsylvania. Red Cross aid continues, while distribution will be managed through the Pennsylvania Legion. Traffic and accidental deaths rise as holidays and calendar reforms prompt reflection.
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Las Vegas Nights Bring Big Names To The Strip
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Las Vegas entertainment with Joe E. Lewis Lena Horne Lionel Hampton and others delivering high profile performances. The article notes Lewis’s weary energy amid bursitis, Horne’s polished set at the Sands, and the Moulin Rouge show while burlesque at Silver Slipper draws a devoted late night crowd.
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Joe E. Lewis
Lili St. Cyr
New York
el Rancho Vegas
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the Sands
Cosumes
Hal Leroy
Lena
Lionel Hampton
Moulin Rouge
Royal Nevada
White House
Dr. B. S. Pulley
Silver Slipper
Hank Hanry
20 Years A 20 Malcolm Wolfe Succeeds Deceased Principal
Malcolm Wolfe of Columbus was chosen by the Lemon Township Board of Education to succeed W. C. Dress the Monroe principal who died unexpectedly. Wolfe will teach while L. J. Robinson handles principal duties temporarily. Carl Bogan was named Statistician at the Ohio District Lutheran Church convention. The City Commission awarded a contract to correct acoustics in the city auditorium and city court room.
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Malcolm Wolfe
Columbus
Lemon Township
Carl Bogan
Ohio
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Lutheran Church
City Auditorium
Municipal Court
Las Vegas Becomes Global Entertainment Capital
Las Vegas has emerged as the world’s entertainment hub within three years, redefining entertainment as singing dancing music and top acts. The city attracts authentic stars with the highest salaries as casinos bankroll talent to draw tourists and fill the dice tables and slot machines.
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Globe
New York
London
Paris
Abolition of the Harem and RCMP Foundations
The harem has been abolished by law in Turkey. The cotilion is a king of dance related to the quadrille. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was organized in 1873 to patrol the Northwest and has since expanded across Canada.
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Turkey
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwest
Canada
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