Middletown Journal subscription rates and masthead
The Middletown Journal publishes daily from Middletown Ohio with subscription rates listed for weekday and Sunday editions. Rates include 60 cents weekly, 15 cents Sunday, 50c per week in city, 45c elsewhere, and 10 year mail in trading area, 20.00 elsewhere, 35.00 to U.S.A. All subscriptions payable in advance. Established 1857.
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Middletown
Ohio
Postoffice
Wadingarea
U.S.A
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Body of Christ
Kennedy Catholic Hope for Democratic Nomination Faces Scrutiny
The piece examines Sen. John F Kennedy of Massachusetts as a leading Catholic contender for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. It notes past anti Catholic bias and the shift in political dynamics since 1928, the roles of prohibition and Al Smith, and the likelihood of a Catholic as a vice presidential candidate while questioning the feasibility of a Catholic president. It discusses Catholic voting power, the church state separation issue, and how party leaders view geographic religious balance in the ticket.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
al Smith
Kennedy
Paul M. Butler
Smith
United States
Know Nothings
White House
American Protective Association
Ku Klux Klan
Senate
House
Congress
Paul Blanshard
Sen. Kennedy
Jim Bishops Gift Of Kindness In Khrushchev Visit
Jim Bishop argues hospitality toward Nikita Khrushchev should reflect American character. He warns against overreacting to threats, calls for unity in foreign policy, and urges protective measures for the Soviet leader while preserving dissent on domestic issues.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Mr. Truman
Blair House
United States
President invites Khrushchev to see American power
In a sharp call for openness the president invites Khrushchev to witness American industry and military might. The plan underscores a claim that the United States has achieved unprecedented prosperity and technological prowess, posing a challenge to the Soviet leader to assess home life versus exile.
Library budget questioned by State Board in 1939
The State Library Board said it would investigate the Middletown Public Library budget after finding the County Budget Commission allocated only 24 000 for operations though a 30 400 fixed budget existed. Librarian Emma Hale urged reserves for new books as 45 000 volumes circulated half a million times. She warned discontinuing the county book truck would violate state law.
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State Library Board
County Budget Commission
Middletown
Emma _ Hale
Steel Strike Settlements Face Tough Negotiations
Washington observes tentative movement toward settlement as direct talks resume between unions and steel firms. Eisenhower refuses to tilt mediation, urging balanced diplomacy while committees craft wage and featherbedding contract issues. A modest wage rise may emerge if price increases are barred to curb inflation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nessing
Economy Needs a Great Study new tariff debate warning
George Sokolsky argues that US industry faces dangerous foreign competition as imports undercut American products. He cites wage hikes, taxes, and subsidies as factors, urging thorough study of the entire economic structure to avoid mass layoffs and eroded living standards.
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Union Oil CO
California
Charlie Perkins
U.S
United States
Congress
Europe
Asia
Telling Me In Bournemouth Odd Street Corner Scene
A whimsical recycler of oddities reports 15 students crowded on a mailbox in Bournemouth while a British village notes a starling invasion of three million. A divorce case involves a python and boa in a flat. Snowflakes overstaying welcomes and 22,143 books published in 1958 are mentioned, with hockey playoffs under heat concerns.
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Bournemouth
England
Sunday Road Trip to Hamilton and Oxford
Dave Regan recalls a late Sunday drive along Route 4 toward Hamilton and Oxford. He notes the green countryside, brisk air, and college influx at Miami University, stopped briefly at the Union building for food before an eastward detour, then returns to Eaton's Motel for a peaceful moonlit ride home.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Union
Eaton's Motel
Walter Williams pension row sparks old war ruse debate
A Cincinnati reporter questions Williams claim of Civil War service as Walter Williams lay dying in Houston. An Ohio housewife condemns the pension as a joke while others doubt the veteran's age and story. The piece weighs truth, memory, and national myths about wartime heroism.
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Walter Williams
Houston
Tex
Cincinnati
Williams
Franklin
Ohio
Gray
Hood
Fifth Regiment
Bacon
Bill Fwald
Marshal Earp
Strange mound at Chillicothe Calley Mound City detail
The article notes Calley Mound City in Chillicothe with 25 conical mounds on a 60 acre tract. It also makes a claim about classified ads in daily newspapers exceeding North American population with an estimated 300 million ads annually.
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North America
Chillicothe
Calley Mound City
Es t r e l l i t a Stars Say For Tomorrow Horoscope
Tomorrow's guidance favors routine over new ventures and cautions against strangers. If tomorrow is your birthday, good prospects follow for the coming year. From December to June, job finances and personal ties look favorable with possible late month advances. February may bring temper clashes. keep emotions in check. Travel and romance favored May to August and December. A birthday child will be dependable and intelligent.
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