Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Publication Details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily weekday and Sunday copies, city carrier, and mail options. It notes prices for in trading area, outside trading area, and outside U.S.A., with advance payment required, and identifies the paper as published daily by News-Journal Inc. Established 1857.
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Trading stamps turn philanthropic tool in local efforts
Stamp programs expand beyond discounts as Washington DC and state groups urge giving stamps for charity. Annandale women fund a $25,000 organ, New Jersey communities plant trees, North Dakota residents aid a fire truck, and New York PTA helps a student pay college costs. Retailers increasingly redeem stamps for cash or charitable use. Two thirds of American families save stamps from about 200000 stores as spending grows. The stamp boom spreads across lumber dealers and mass merchants. Experts predict rapid growth and odd outcomes, even a world population boom with less danger of auto accidents.
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National Association For Retarded Children
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Silent Schools and the Call for Civic Planning
The piece laments silent classrooms as disputes over school placement leave halls deserted. It urges public education as a core American value and warns of irreversible losses if opportunities remain closed. It proposes civic planning and civic-doing commissions to prevent further closures and to restore access.
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How Moscow Grows and the Rise of the Suburbs
The piece contrasts Moscow urban growth with American suburbs. It notes the Soviet decree annexed suburban areas into the city, creating seven million Muscovites. It hints at demographic shifts where girls gain life expectancy and questions gender dynamics in the evolving metropolis.
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Religion Is an Issue in the Eisenhower Kennedy Campaign
Jim Bishop argues religion shapes voting, notes Catholic and Protestant fears, and warns against bigotry on both sides. He praises Kennedy’s viability, cites Catholics’ voting habits, and criticizes claims a Catholic president would bow to Vatican policy. He singles out Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and calls for restraint as the campaign exposes religious tensions.
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British Field Marshal Montgomery Advances in Public Feud
The former sergeant who wrote a critical book targets Field Marshal Montgomery, but Monty is unlikely to be swayed by an argument with a top officer. The veteran general remains steadfast in the storyline of a wartime leadership debate.
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Khrushchev’s Blunder Breaks Berlin Peace Move
The piece argues Nikita Khrushchev ruined a potential Berlin settlement by closing the door to negotiation after a Paris summit. It questions his grasp of Western psychology, his advisers, and his motives, contrasting Russian diplomacy history with his rash actions at the United Nations and in discussions with Eisenhower.
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Sable Underwear Becomes 1960 Campaign Topic
Washington debate on Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Nixon wardrobe spawns satire on spending and fashion. Critics joke about fur and drip dry sable underclothes while pundits, tradespeople, and even workers weigh in. The piece blends partisan humor with fashion commentary amid campaign fever.
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Roosevelt OKs $50,563 WPA sewer extension project
On September 21 1940 President Roosevelt approved a WPA grant of 50563 for extending the Grand Avenue sewer system. City Engineer L P Diefenbach said bids would be solicited next. Fire Chief Elmer Reed urged residents to inspect and overhaul furnaces now. Chester A Hagen announced continued evening trade extension classes by the Board of Education and State Board of Vocational Training.
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Elmer Reed
Chester A. Hagen
Board of Education
State Board of Vocational Training
Middletown Center Studying Animal Act Scene
A Middletown rumor hints at a center for trained animal acts while noting a yard sign reading Dogs prohibited. A reader comments on a piece about diseases from dogs and cats, urging healthier human and pet care and outlining annual pet checkups and vaccines. An invitation to a Miami Valley Chautauqua College Clinic dinner is mentioned, with a note about a toxic goiter affecting attendance.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Dorothy Kilgallen Ethel To Be A Grandma
Broadway Grapevine reports Ethel Merman will be a grandmother early in 1961 via her daughter. The column mixes celebrity notes, personal events, and industry buzz from New York's Broadway scene.
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Jill Corey
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Brendan Behan
United States
New York
Jimmy Hoffa
Estrellita Stars Say For Tomorrow A Fine Day
Horoscope notes a congenial day with social functions and group activities generally enjoyable. Romance and marriage appear in November, with travel favorable in July and August, while October and November strong financially. recommendations urge quiet work on foundations, with gains from early 1961 and advancement in late winter.
Delegates in Manhattan Urged Police Protection for UN Guests
A reader asks why the UN delegates Kwashi, Tito, and Castro in New York should be guarded by NYPD against perceived threats, noting local police are stretched protecting citizens and suggesting using police to escort foreigners accused of intent to murder.
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