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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1959
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists address at S Broad and First Ave Middletown Ohio. It details subscription prices per week and by mail, with rates for in city, trading area, outside area, and abroad, plus publication info and a biblical verse.
The steel walkout looms into October as Secretary Mitchell signals possible presidential intervention. The strike idled about 160000 workers, with 500000 already out, pressuring General Motors and the auto sector as help wanted ads fade and inventories shrink toward minimum levels. Walter Reuther warns intervention may tilt to management, while Taft Hartley cases show limited timely settlements amid 15 disputes in 12 years.
Ten years of Mao’s rule sparks speculation of purges as officials question leadership. Reports cite Peng Teh-huai’s removal and the Oct 1 celebration looming as a test of loyalty, while economic data reveal inflated 1958 aims and scaled 1959 targets.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller plans a nonpolitical Concord visit tied to Dartmouth football in Hanover. The piece outlines NH GOP figures backing Nixon and Rockefeller factions, noting a growing Draft Rockefeller effort and the near-term stakes of the first-in-the-nation March 8 primary.
On Friday September 29 1939 city officials renewed a $60 000 grant request to the WPA for a Grand Avenue sewer extension after two previous rejections for technical errors. City engineer L P Diefenbach noted the continued effort and the project’s progress. Mrs Margaret Gyorgy led local women in their first Red Cross war work session at the Civic Association auditorium, recalling prior World War efforts.
Washington commentary argues Khrushchev failed to conquer Eisenhower and West Berlin, noting Soviet aims remain to pressure concessions and maintain the cold war. It cites propaganda, mixed signals, and ongoing global subversion while warning that without moral trust, detente remains fragile.
The Soviet premier travels through the United States amid dense policing from city, county, and state forces. In Pittsburgh the Mesta plant and its janitors become moments of conversation as Khrushchev jokes with Gromyko and tours the university.
A local discussion outlines the harm from burning leaves to residents with asthma and other respiratory ailments. The Fire Department permits burning 7 am to 7 pm within 15 feet of structures, but neighbors fear smoke and odor harming vulnerable neighbors, urging consideration beyond legal rules.
Paul Harvey reflects on Moses and the Children of Israel as a warning about prosperity and spiritual drift. He contrasts biblical fate with Khrushchev’s warning to the capitalist West and challenges modern Christians to question if they remain faithful or have fallen into greed and idolatry. He urges readers to reread scripture and history to see that individuals and nations reap what they sow.
The fragment questions whether the United States is a god fearing Christian nation that holds a disproportionate share of the world's wealth and asks if it is truly kind to others.
The Stars urge calm cooperative speech to boost career goals through late 1959 with good plans for 1960. Personal relationships will prosper, with December May and June especially favorable for social and sentimental life. A May to August travel window is suggested for those born tomorrow.
Factographs note Canada’s population at 17 million 85 thousand with a 2.3 percent rise in the first half. An India Kis tuah river telephone wire links two 2,000 foot mountains across 6000 feet. Ostrich fern fronds resemble an ostrich plume and tigers remain native to eastern and southern Asia and nearby islands.
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