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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for the city area and trading area, with weekly and yearly prices for in person, mail, and outside U S users. The paper announces publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and quotes a biblical blessing.
Television moves from novelty to essential in classrooms with entire courses aired to pupils in many school systems. Closed circuit programs give districts control, while open broadcasts reach colleges and publics. experts stress a mix of televised and live instruction to preserve teacher-student bonds and address growing enrollments.
Althea Gibson, a 30 year old Negro tennis star, won the 1957 Wimbledon British championship 6-3 6-2 over Darlene Hard. Seeded No.1 at Forest Hills, she seeks consistency and a stronger run after Wimbledon success and a strong U.S. Lawn Tennis Association ranking.
Washington report notes President Eisenhower’s news conferences remain orderly and prepared. He avoids personal criticism, cites upholding the Constitution, and remarks on school integration with cautious optimism. Inflation is labeled a major internal problem, while he defends limited federal controls. Congress largely ignored several urged measures, including federal education aid, a point Hagerty explains as illustrative rather than exhaustive.
With the coming Full Moon the horoscope warns against emotionalism on Sunday but inspires those in creative fields. It promises opportunities for a birthday in late December, travel later next year, and possible job promotion or business expansion. Personal relationships and domestic life are favorable, though February and March may bring tension.
In Arkansas a clash over federal versus state authority unfolds as federal judges order school integration while Governor retains state power to preserve order. The piece argues that federal marshals cannot dictate state policing and that a judge may need to limit intervention to direct interferences with integration, urging orderly litigation over hasty action.
Twenty years ago on September 7 1937 Mr and Mrs H H Horne attended the annual meeting of the smaller cities YMCA secretaries in Delaware Ohio. Labor Day activities included Free Day at Sunset Yankee Road and Douglas Park pools. Pools closed for summer that Monday night. Butler County girls were eligible for a state dairy queen contest to select a queen for a Columbus event in October. Lt Thomas Carmody and officer John Fitzgerald left for Cleveland to bring back a man.
A collection of past items includes a claim that long distance forecasting could predict weather a month ahead with 90 percent accuracy, a Terence Rattigan debut fact, a Nantucket limerick memory, a street crosswalk incident with a careless driver, Evelyn Laye in Silver Wedding, and a New York City marriage record in 1946. The column also mentions a Brooklyn woman described as a “Three C Girl” with measurements.
A suspect wanted on charges of burglary and larceny, linked to the theft of clothing valued at 110 dollars from William White’s residence at 1100 Garfield Street, is being sought. Miss Jane Fraser, a leading Middletown dancer, announced the reopening of her dance studio after studying in New York and Chicago this summer.
Dr Hugo Schmidt longtime Bethlehem Lutheran Church pastor died yesterday afternoon after a career spanning 51 years in Middletown. A dominant, witty, and devout figure, he was known for robust humor and clear-minded leadership, with his family at his side as he passed peacefully.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Ethel Merman quarreling with conductor Irving Actman over tempo during a number at the Happy Hunting company. The Las Vegas Pajama Game cast suffers Asian flu while Hollywood couples plan parties and engagements loom. Mae West, Jean Seberg, and Lena Horne headline, with various film and stage personnel teased in playful gossip.
A playful note recalls Mary Queen of Scots as the first woman golfer and her claim to pioneering fashion notes including a white wedding gown said to have inspired brides after red. The passage also mentions a Dior film premise with no love interest, stating Monsieur Dior’s claim he has never been in love.
The Giants, a second-division team, pull ahead of the Dodgers in a surprising twist. They claim a quicker path to California next year. Mercury’s 88 day orbit is noted as a science fact.
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