Canton Education Board approves 2000 desks contract
The Canton board of education voted to continue a 2000 desk contract with American Seating Co of Chicago at 6.05 dollars each, despite legal department protests and a looming injunction. City Solicitor Miller warned he will sue to halt the contract if bids were not properly advertised or the lowest responsible bidder used.
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Canton Board of Education
American Seating Co
Chicago
Legal Department of
Canton
T. M. Miller
Keplinger
H. W. Kupfer
L. C. Long
Cleveland
American Seating Company
Claude J. Keplinger
Miller
Legal Department
Board of Education
Lorain
Thomas J. Miller
J. E. Kinnison
City Legal Department
J. E. Lehman
Ed Folk
Howard Miller
W. D. Kirkland
Canton Board
W. C. Lane
W. A. Pullins
Lorain Board
Pullins
Ed S. Folk
Folk
Dr. Folk
Facta Succeeds In Cabinet Effort In Italy
Rome August 8 Premier Facta, after a two week ministerial crisis, appeals to obey the law and prepare for sacrifices for the common welfare The first disorders in the general strike reported from Leghorn where two Fascist members were wounded A train derailed at Ancona Fascisti threaten to seize control of the government nearly 100000 Fascisti ex-soldiers mobilized in northern and central Italy leaders say they will protect workers who refuse strike orders and prevent damage to operating factors
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Rome
Facta
Leghorn
Anconda
Fascisti
Italy
Judge on Revere Beach Rides Amid Divorce Case Pause
Boston August 3 Judge Alonzo W Weed of the Supreme Court joined merrymakers on a roller coaster at Revere Beach while presiding over a divorce case that had stalled after nine days of conflicting testimony about an apartment and its visibility from the ride. He halted the trial to ride and observe for himself.
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Boston
Alonzo W. Weed
Supreme Court
Merrymakers
Revere Beach
Partly cloudy Tonight and Friday in Ohio
Weather notice notes a moderate temperature with partly cloudy skies for tonight and Friday. It mentions the Hallmark Store offering suitable eyewear, promising comfort and long-term relief from vision concerns. A dealer, Walt H Double, is cited with an address at 123-125 Tuse Edv.
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Ohio
Walt H
Messenger Boy Struck By Auto Near Meyers Lake
Ferdinand Moser, 801 High Ave SW, a Western Union messenger, is in Mercy Hospital with compound fractures of the left arm and leg after being struck by an automobile on Twelfth NW near Wertzau. T Merker, driving from a side street, aided the boy as he rode toward Meyers Lake to deliver a message.
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Ferdinand Moser
Western Union Co
Mercy Hospital
Twelfth-st NW
Wertzau
T. Merker
Moser
Meyers Lake
Merker
Baby Savings Offer From The First Trust Bank
An advertisement invites parents to open a Baby Savings account with $1 or more and receive a silver plated bank to accumulate the child's savings at The First Trust and Savings bank.
Coal operators vow to push talks despite Tory element
Cleveland August 8 coal operators declare Tory elements will not block the joint conference with miners set for Monday to end the four month strike. They insist plans for settlement have progressed and a united effort is needed to resume mining. Operators from northern West Virginia and Michigan will attend, with United Mine Workers policy committee meeting Sunday and pre-conference operator caucuses expected.
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Cleveland
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Michigan
Coal Exchange Members Boycott Interstate Conference
In Columbus on August 3 the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange refused to attend the Interstate conference of miners representatives and coal operators held in Cleveland. The group wired President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America to express their stance.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Cleveland
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Independents to Attend Ohio Peace Parley in Cleveland
In Columbus on August 3 Lee Hall of the Ohio United Mine Workers said independent coal operators from southern Ohio will send strong representation to the operators miners peace parley planned in Cleveland. He noted the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange refused to participate. Hall says about eighty five percent of Ohio mine operators will be represented at the Cleveland conference with prospects for success.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio
Cleveland
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
W. D. McKinney
Lee Hall
Ohio United Mine Workers
Hall
Ohio
Shortage of fuel menaces Ford and rival plants
In Lansing on August 3 Ford Motor Co representatives warned the fuel commission that the entire Ford workforce could be laid off within fourteen days unless new coal shipments are secured. The fuel shortage threatens not only Ford but also the Dodge, Chevrolet and Studebaker plants reliant on Ford gas.
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Lansing
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Fuel Commission
Dodge
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Miners Wanted and Local Events Advertised
Advices list miners wanted at two dollars per ton coal pulled by pony with call state 8200 M after 5 pm Adv. Festival and Band Concert on August 5 at East Sparta Stanley B Bowman Post American Legion They Are Here The new Victor Records for August Hear them K H Z first floor rear balcony Ady Suns and Duds page notes society items daily.
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East Sparta
Stanley B. Bowman Post
American Legion
Victor
K-H-Z
K. H.Z. Victrola
Shang Hai Laundry Opens at 206 McKinley SW
An advertisement announces Shang Hai Laundry opening at 206 McKinley SW. It promotes a free baby photograph from Courtney's Studio after opening a Baby's Savings account with The First Trust & Savings Bank and offers a baby book to record the child's milestones.
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Shang Hai Laundry
McKinley SW
Baby
Courtney
First Trust & Savings Bank
Fine radio program features Strassner Quartet and memory talk
WWB presents an unusually fine Thursday night program headlined by the Strassner Quartet with Bert Stock on piano and saxophone and Robert H. Thompson famed as the man with a million dollar memory. Thompson will give a six to eight minute talk on mental concentration followed by sax and piano numbers led by Stock and Hugh Malloy.
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WWB
The
Daily News
Strassner
Bert Stock
Robert H. Thompson
Helen Sigrist
R. C. Foster
Ray Clewell
William F. Strassner
Stock
Canton
Stock- Manne Orchestra
Pete Weldy
Britain to raise home air defense with 500 planes
London reports Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that Britain will establish a home defense air force of five hundred planes and spend an additional ten million dollars annually to shield England from air attack. The move follows pressure from the press and military officials who warn Britain lags in air defense while France is seen as the only potential aggressor.
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London
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
England
France
Frederick Maurice
War Office
J. E. Seeley
Air
Seeley
Welfare Officials Inspect Y Camp in Canton Visit
A Canton Welfare Federation committee toured the Y M C A camp at Turkeyfoot Lake on Wednesday marking the first in a series of visits to welfare organizations this year. The six members were Frank Zink A E Hockwalt Russell J Burt A E Bowman E W Stevens and L A Howard, accompanied by George F E Lundy secretary of the Canton Young Men's Association Charities. No dates for subsequent visits were announced.
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Canton Welfare Federation
Turkeyfoot Lake
Canton
Frank Zink
A. E. Hockwalt
Russell J. Burt
A. E. Bowman
E. W. Stevens
L. A. Howard
George FE. Lundy
Canton Young Men's Association Charities
Sutherland and Neely Victors in Primaries
Virtually complete returns from nearly all West Virginia precincts show Senator Howard Sutherland winning the Republican nomination over H. C. Ogden by about 4,500 votes, while M. M. Neely of Fairmont defeats Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown for the Democratic nomination by over 12,000 votes.
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Charleston
W. Va
Howard Sutherland
H. C. Ogden
Wheeling
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Izetta Jewell Brown
Robberies Reported at Hygenie Product Co Plant
Officials said burglars entered the Hygenie Product Co plant at 712 Mahoning Rd NE and pried open a toolbox, taking several planes and saws. John Pennel of Meyers Lake reported burglars entered his cottage and stole two gold watches. Political ads urge voters to back Firestone for county commissioner and M. G. Marshall for county auditor. Local transit ad lists $1.65 Cleveland and Return via NOT & Le with weekend validity. Record ad promotes Victrola “Nobody Lied” and noise from K-H-Z.
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Hygenie Product Co
Mahoning Rd
John Pennel
Meyers Lake
Veterans to be naturalized on August 11 ceremony
Honorably discharged World War veterans will be naturalized here on August 11 after a special postwar law. Aliens who served in the U S Army may gain citizenship without exam or formalities. Applicants must appear in court on August 11 with discharge copies and two citizen sponsors.
Wilson’s Assassins Denied Appeal in London
London August 8 Reginald Dunn and Joseph O Sullivan convicted of assassinating Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson had their appeal dismissed by the higher court today The likely execution date will be sent immediately Also contains local ads for leather bags piano rolls and political notices including Kenny and Paine campaigns and Victrola records
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London
Reginald Dunn
Joseph O'Sullivan
Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Dairyman Wanted for Good Position and Quarters
Middle aged settled man sought as dairyman. Unmarried applicant will receive furnished quarters and must cook own meals. Excellent opportunity for the right person. Provide full experience details. Address Dairyman care of Canton Daily News Adv.
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Canton Daily News
Adv
Road extension plan eyed by Canton Hartville area
A Canton Hartville road project pits Stark County against Portage County over a proposed extension from the Canton to the Portage county line. County officials favor an east side route around Congress Lake, while Portage County prefers improvements west of the lake. A Chamber of Commerce group and county commissioner will travel to Congress Lake Friday to seek a decision.
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Chamber of Commerce
Congress Lake
Canton-Hartvillerd
Portage-co
Stark-co
Special meeting urged by Ralizvead Strikers
A vital meeting is announced urging attendance for supporters as topics of local interest take center stage. The notice notes a vote for Mr. Bidwell for County Commissioner focusing on tar or asphalt filler for brick roads. Also mentions music promotions and Victor records.
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Ralizvead Strikers
Tigers
Adv
Mr. Bidwell
Frantic Scenes on Bourse in Germany
Berlin reports frantic scenes at the German Bourse as the mark tumbled for twenty four hours allowing 790 to 805 marks per American dollar. Financial circles grow pessimistic over France demanding ten million dollars in private German debts and the German government due 60 million gold marks indemnity installment on August 15.
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Berlin
France
Brewster Reed Victory in Missouri Senate Races
In Missouri, Republican R. R. Brewster leads William Sacks by about 10 000 votes as precincts in rural counties report. Democratic incumbent James A. Reed maintains a solid majority over Breckenridge Long, with Reed leading by roughly 12 787 as ten counties still report. Sacks had carried St Louis by 36 000, but Brewster dominated rural areas, possibly pushing his margin to around 16 000.
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ST. Louis
R. R. Brewster
United States
William Sacks
Brewster
James A. Reed
Breckenridge
Kansas City
Reed
Long
Coun
Sacks
Harding Faces Condition With Degree of Hope
President Harding and his cabinet faced the railroad labor crisis hoping for a peaceful path. Railroads and shopmen have pledged to follow the railway labor board, seen as a moral victory. Seniority disputes loom, likely to be decided by the board, with action delayed until Cabinet discussions.
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Washington
Railway Labor Board
Harding
White House
Labor Board
Chicago
Radio Election Returns Rapid Broadcast Across Canton Area
WWB the Daily News station will relay state and county primary results Tuesday. Amateurs nationwide post official blanks and bulletin sheets at Roth Hug Co High St stores Radio Electrical Supply Co and several others. WWE will flash fastest results to Alliance Massillon Minerva Louisville East Canton and Waynesburg with a relay link from election headquarters to the radio room for minutes after tabulation.
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WWB
Daily News
Canton
Roth & Hug Co
Public Square
High-st
Radio & Electrical Supply Co
Cleveland-ay NW
Amateur Radio Sales Co
Market-ay
Frank Leroy Nape
Navarrerd SW
Monroe-ay
Third-st NE
C. E. Witmer
Second-st NW
C. H. Meyer
10Th-St NW
Alliance
Alliance Review
Massillon
Ideal Department Store
Minerva
Minerva News
Louisville
Louisville Herald
Magnolia
H. F. Cooper
East Canton
Garland Starkey
Waynesburg
Sandy Valley Press
WWE
Elec
Radio Broadcasting
Firestone Seeks Support in County Primary Ballot
Firestone, president of the board of county commissioners, advocates economic policies and asks voters to place an X in front of his name at the primaries. Ad insert promotes Political Ady Audio records sold at K. H. Z. Victrola Dept. flyer mentions exercise music and Victor records at discounted price.
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Bert I. Paine
Firestone
M. G. Marshall
Canton Republicans
Board of County Commissioners
Flying Moores at Meyers Lake Park headline show
A compressed theater ad notes sensational aerialists The Flying Moores performing twice daily at Meyers Lake Park on the Pike after Saucy Baby Co. at Park Theater. A political ad urges Mr. Bidwell, county commissioner candidate, to back expansion and contraction measures to prevent explosions on brick roads with a vote next Tuesday.
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Plike
Meyers Lake Park
Park Theater
Adv
Flying Moores
Pike
Saucy Baby Co
Bidwell
Fraternity Invites Members to George Whitacre Funeral
Members of the fraternity are invited to meet at the Temple Friday afternoon at 1:30 to attend the funeral of the late George Whitacre. Bring your automobiles. C. E. Norris secretary, Chas. R. Kumpt W. M.
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George Whitacre
C. E. Norris
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Chas. R. Kumpt
W. M
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