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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1955
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Middletown Journal with Sunday News Journal options and mail rates for local and distant areas. Includes per copy carrier, weekly, and yearly prices, payment terms, and address at 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio. A Bible verse from Nehemiah 9:1 is included.
The 1950s U N General Assembly opening in New York could admit Austria, the latest possible addition since Indonesia in 1950. Russia’s veto history shapes access as Western powers balance between Soviet satellites and new members. Switzerland alone opposes joining, citing neutrality.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, back from Europe, pledges action if hog prices fall too far. He recalls 1953 measures that bought 130 million pounds of low grade beef for lunch and foreign aid, plus $70 million, and restricted imports from Canada and Mexico. Hog prices slid from $26.40 in 1953 to $15.70 by August 1955, and Benson suggests a similar move could halt the decline briefly.
A 200th anniversary look at John Marshall who became chief justice after declining other offices. He had little formal legal schooling and relied on tutors and Wythe. His Ware v Hylton decision helped assert treaty supremacy over state law and shaped constitutional review.
The Wall Street Journal reports mixed results for small merchants amid intense 1955 competition. Some say sales and profits sag, while others hold steady or gain by stocking better products and boosting services. Cost control and understanding public taste drive success for all, large and small alike.
Hal Boyle offers humorous etiquette for meeting a millionaire. He argues millionaires fear others seek their money and provides tips on casual conversation and behavior. The piece playfully notes the social dynamics of wealth and public manners.
The Morning Herald of Australia cites Petrov's statements linking Burgess and MacLean to passing documents from the British and Australian Foreign Offices to the Soviet Union. It notes Kislytsin's role, the use of ciphered cables, and a Moscow section handling Burgess and MacLean material, urging scrutiny of security practices and individual rights versus state protection.
Vladimir Petrov, defecting Russian source, asserts Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess spied for the Soviet Union while serving in British and American posts. U.S. News & World Report first published the account, separate from Australia’s Royal Commission disclosures. Petrov delayed speaking until Australia’s espionage report was released.
The piece links Alger Hiss era leaks to Whitaker Chambers and notes MacLean and Burgess warned the Soviet government after a British probe began. It questions British security failures, what information was shared, and potential effects on Soviet policy and diplomacy with Britain and the United States.
Weekend prints reveal details about MacLean and Burgess in a London newspaper, produced by agreement with Sydney editors. The reporting connects the two figures to ongoing inquiries and raises questions about their roles and associations.
Washington reports an unprecedented early start to political organizing by both parties for the 1956 elections. GOP and Democratic leaders outline plans for voter outreach, issue emphasis, and preprimary activity, including a GOP women’s door-to-door poll and a Democratic national-state leadership meeting in Chicago on October 1.
Harry Boyd notes a nationwide trend toward longer hospital visiting hours for fathers and mothers. He cites practical benefits like calmer patients, less nurse chatter, and timelier bill payments, while distinguishing two visitor types: self-focused critics and genuinely patient-centered supporters.
In Middletown Ione remains a pretty name and magazine subscriptions are pitched by Bob Rogers and Mrs Estella Rogers as fundraiser options. Hill Moore residents lament four pets killed by speeding drivers and call the area a raceway. The Mental Health Clinic drive at Hamilton exceeded its goal while weather may force fall closing date changes for pools and parks.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on WAIF in New York with Jane Russell and stars like Mrs. Van Heflin Hope Hampton and Eleanor Holm joining. Frank Sinatra rumors swirl as Shirley Yamaguchi struggles financially and Doris Jean Ostreich case unfolds in Philadelphia. Polly Bergen endures surgery while Keith Brassele Arlene DeMarco kiss on stage and Miss America finalists seek TV roles. The wild game Hippster Roulette uses six cigars with one marijuana.
The reading warns of emotional volatility tomorrow and urges tact to avoid quarrels. Emphasizes poised handling of work problems and focus on job and money for those born tomorrow, with hints of planetary aid and a lively social year ahead.
Paris gossip notes Gina Lollobrigida lookalikes in a film shoot while industry chatter spots a rights mix in The Yellow Rose of Texas. Greenwich Village shows off new mustache fashion as Cadillacs are stolen in Sutton Place and Broadway area pickpocketing rises. Midtown hotels drop room service after poker-game robberies posing as waiters.
Joseph Copp, 1934 Middletown High School graduate, returns to Carnegie Tech as drum major and receives a sophomore year scholarship renewal. William E. McFee elected second vice president of the National Association of Industrial Advertisers, representing Middletown at a national convention.
Two Middle Town reserve officers received promotions Ro land Kuhr to major and Clifford Levake to captain in the latest salute to service.
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