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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
6
The notice lists subscription rates for the News Journal with options for city and outside city delivery, Sunday edition add-ons, and mail subscriptions in various regions, plus a U S overseas option. It provides the Middletown Ohio address and a Bible verse from Malachi 3 14.
On the eve of the Jewish New Year Israel forms a caretaker government amid border strains. Gershon Agron, elected mayor of Jerusalem on Sept 8, backs Mapai as Ben-Gurion negotiates a coalition. Knesset results show Mapai at 40 seats, with religious parties consolidating influence. The framework sustains rabbinical control of marriage and divorce, and a special national service for religious women continues amid party disputes.
A 1954 55 study by the Institute of International Education and the American Medical Association finds over 5 000 foreign doctors from 83 countries came to the United States for internship and residency in 42 states plus territories. More than 2 000 funded themselves. 67 agencies sponsored the rest. The Middle and Far East provided the largest shares and 21 5 percent came as observers professors or guests in research. The report notes the attraction is high quality training and facilities, coining the phrase free medicine American style.
The article discusses oil as a symbol of wealth and the high costs of drilling a new well. It notes rig costs around 300000 dollars and total sunk costs from 250000 to 1000000 dollars, with 20 to 30 workers plus 100 more part time. Only about one third of wells are dry and one in nine in new fields produces oil, yet prospectors press on chasing luck and potential rewards.
The Nation Is Going On The Rocks surveys a shift to drinks on the rocks from bourbon to martinis, joking about future fried gravy on the rocks. It cites Dr. Rosenstein on rising dental decay in children and early habits to prevent future choppers, plus a tale of bow tie patterns and Cole Porter. It also reports salmon use scent to navigate home, per Dr. Larsen, noting blocked noses confuse the fish.
The article argues the Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights may challenge executive branch security practices. It notes pressure to reveal confidential civil service files and kinship as a security criterion. Critics warn of partisan use of anti-Communist stance in upcoming campaigns.
Quotes on slander and caution offer witty observations. Conrad Nagel notes slander often comes without grounds while Margaret Firth jests that people exercise by jumping to conclusions and bending the truth.
Experts say fathers should not teach teens to drive, but many still do. They overestimate skill, struggle to explain details, and risk higher repair costs and insurance. Teens race toward independence while parents face frustration and learned, costly faults.
Washington dispatch describes the Republican National Committee gathering of 48 state leaders. The piece satirically portrays campaign school antics led by Murray Chotiner with talks on votes and mass psychology, and includes anecdotes from Nebraska and Ohio officials during the 1956 election emphasis.
Dave Regan recalls old comrades from the 2055th Ordnance Co in Alaska. A dinner dance at Summit Hills Country Club reconnects the veterans now living in Kentucky. He notes a nurse friend, Miss Murray, who kept reading the column from Middletown to Pikeville, where the dentist host resides.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Rome's best giggle of the season over Edmund Purdom's reply to a brash reporter about his marriage plans with Linda Christian. He jokes he speaks only English while she is a linguist, making travel with her enjoyable.
In a terse exchange a driver offers to take someone home and asks for their address. The passenger responds Omaha, then the vehicle speeds off, leaving the scene abruptly amidst a tense exchange.
Tomorrow favors catching up on neglected tasks and planning rather than starting new ventures. Birthday individuals may see occupational gains with extra effort, while finances look favorable through year end 1955. Opportunities in 1956 promise travel romance and social growth. a birthday child will be loyal and practical in business.
The text lists three Confederate capitals Montgom ery Richmond and Danville as the sequence. It notes a German royal child rearing custom with a designated boy receiving punishments. It defines a bascule bridge as a lift bridge whose sections rise like a jackknife.
Veronica Lake plans an abrupt marriage to Joe McCarthy Jr shocks Herbert Morrison who hides behind support from Baroness de Lussats. Meanwhile the Desk and Derrick Club hosts an annual gathering of private secretaries to America's top oilmen attracting many young women without escorts.
Twenty years ago on September 14, 1935, authorities held four men after arrests tied to counterfeit coins passed in Middletown. The same issue noted a Middletown High football victory over Dayton, Kentucky, 33 to 0 with Howard Griest scoring twice and Fanning Hursh Maupin adding one each.
The Rev. R. C. Caudill was slated as a speaker at the Ohio State Federation of Bible Classes meeting to be held in Hamilton on October 19. Additional details on the program were not provided in the fragment.
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