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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for per copy 5c. By carrier in City Area 30c week. Outside City Area 25c week. With Sunday News Journal options, mail rates apply. Alma subscriptions payable in advance. Address 1007 First Ave.
A brief fragment from Middletown Ohio cites a biblical verse Mala chi 3 15 praising those who prosper while those who tempt God appear delivered. The readable line presents religious phrasing without additional context.
As the 1955 football exhibition season nears and college play looms, the record shows 25 direct and indirect football fatalities in 1954 largely from head blows, prompting helmet research and stricter safety measures. Boxing deaths totaled six, including Ed Sanders, with calls to curb brutality. Auto racing deaths rose, highlighted by Bill Vukovich’s Indianapolis tragedy and Mexico’s Pan American race cancellations, fueling Senate debates on banning or limiting the sport.
A study by national farm, packer, retailer and other groups warns that a 90 day freeze on beef and cattle prices would trigger scare buying, sharply reduced cattle marketings, and poor quality cuts with more bone. Shortages would rise and black markets would surge, pushing real meat prices higher despite the freeze.
A presidential committee calls for handicapped workers to constitute five per cent of the labor force. It argues that 2,000,000 disabled now and 250,000 who become disabled yearly would gain jobs, noting last year only 65,000 rehabilitated workers were employed. The study shows lower accident and absentee rates, less turnover, and higher productivity among disabled employees.
Hollywood wardrobe chief Charles Le Maire criticizes common mistakes by housewives and career women in fur handling, glove removal, and veil wear. He urges proper fur draping, snug gloves, shorter veils, and correct shoe sizing. He also advocates husband participation in wardrobe decisions.
The piece analyzes President Truman’s remark that he would have fired General MacArthur earlier, recounting key 1949 1950 exchanges and Wake Island conference events. It links loyalty notes from MacArthur, criticisms of due process, wire tapping debates, and the Wake Island leak to political advantage before the 1950 elections.
Harry Boyd discusses Russian observers learning from American farming methods. He notes the high productivity with little human labor and questions how Soviets might apply machinery. He warns that increasing automation could harm workers if misapplied.
Washington gossip notes dignity and satire at the Cosmos Club and a Civil Air Patrol pigeon mix up. Humorous asides include a 1944 lunch with Navy camouflage painters and a joke about Herman L. Fink becoming secretary of Labor.
The record shows Italy purchased 3 percent of the United States coal output in 1954. Meanwhile American mink farmers sold a nationwide 2,700,000 pelts that year. Wisconsin accounted for more than a third of all farm-raised pelts.
The reflection contrasts putting ourselves in others shoes with imagining their potential actions. It notes the difficulty of predicting behavior from their viewpoint rather than our own.
20 Years Ago column notes Glenn H. Goodman awarded a Heidelberg University scholarship for excellence in German from Miami University's language department. Nine new Middle town Civic Association governors to be elected next Tuesday. Anna Ruth Blasberg earns Oak Grove Seminary scholarship for scholastic achievement and summer work.
Monroe High School organized its first football team and planned its inaugural game against Glendale on Sept. 27. Coach Wilfred Thies selected the squad from candidates.
Dave Regan recounts a family wedding discussion sparked by a boy’s questions about roles. The child learns usher flower girl matron of honor and concludes he and his mother belong in the pew. The family tone shines through as a humorous exchange about wedding duties.
Celebrities on both coasts are linked to rumors about Darryl Zanuck and Judy Garland while Frank Sinatra enjoys quiet dates with Ginny Marino. Orson Welles returns for Othello. Dorothy DiFrasso’s estate nets 22 000 cash and a 2500 diamond. Tony Martin plans Rocky Marciano bout after a Friar. Marciano fight, Audrey Meadows, and Jane Russell mingle with Hollywood crowds.
Lunar aspects promise a peaceful constructive day focusing on harmonious relationships and satisfying accomplishments at work or home. Evening social activity rises with possible new romantic situations and a chance to seek or bestow favors.
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