20 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1921
Page
1
E H Gary announced that wages will be adjusted effective August 29 due to low steel prices. The chairman said general day labor may drop to a lower hourly rate and other salaries will be equitably adjusted, following prior reductions in May and July.
Aug 20 report states U S Steel plans wage reductions for August 29 under Gary guidance. The move comes as orders and prices shift, with unions and independents adjusting prices daily. Production and employment trends remain unsettled as trade adjusts to demand and market conditions.
Jones pleaded guilty before C E Heminger to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 60 days in the workhouse with good behavior. Deputy Gibson chased the drunken driver near the Alley plant, ending in a scuffle as officers intervened and took him into custody.
Fragmentary weather text mentions tonight afternoon and temperatures around 70 and 68 degrees. OCR issues obscure date specifics and local references.
Port Washington long island witnessed the Loening monoplane flying boat reach 19 500 feet with four passengers aboard. Pilot David McCulloch flew the new type designed by Grover C Loening and the altitude meter was sealed by Aero Club of America officials before departure.
Canton-Catford intercounty highway plan blocked by Stark County votes with Booth and Jackman opposing. Firestone signed for the west-side route. Portage and Stark counties debate east or west toward paving the line. State aid and $50 000 annual maintenance savings hinge on both counties agreeing. The Stark end is brick paved to within a mile of the line.
Akron report says William Hollins 41 fought with his wife. she fell into a kettle of boiling ribs and was badly cut with a butcher knife during the scuffle. Doctors fear loss of flesh as she is removed from the hot liquid. The incident led to his appearance in municipal court.
The George D. Harter Bank announces a new Insurance Savings System with The Travelers Insurance Co. It combines life insurance with a savings account to build estates from 1000 to 10000. Open to healthy individuals aged 16 to 50 not in hazardous work, with deposits from small monthly amounts.
Akron reports three boys aged ten to thirteen held on charges after abducting a seven year old boy and demanding 25 cents ransom from his parents. The leader said the act aimed to raise money for fish hooks and ice cream.
A community event invites families to a corn roast and weiner frazzle on Saturday night August 20 at 7 p m. Meet along Market Avenue just past the big tree in Karl Donnenwirth's woods. Bring your own drinking cups.ADVERTISEMENT
About 150 men employed at American Sheet and Tin Plate in Canton are paid 27 cents per hour for unskilled labor, three cents below the United States Steel Corporation’s recent minimum of 30 cents. The Canton rate, in effect since August 1, follows a June 1 drop from 37 cents, with higher rates at Cambria and Midvale and 23 cents at some independents. The delay in the steel corporation’s announcement surprised Canton mill workers who had expected a change.
Mrs. Ora Paul a cigar counter clerk at the Elks club and four others were in an auto that skidded on a curve and struck a tele phone pole. Mrs Paul suffered scalp lacerations while others, including Mrs J W Derwechter and J W Derwechter and J J Donavon, were shaken. Donavon who drove the car lacked familiarity with the road and was treated and released.
State Commander John R. McQuigg and State Adjutant Hugh Martin of the American Legion will address Northwestern Ohio legion post commanders in Findlay on Sunday. They will discuss plans for the fall campaign to pass the state bonus amendment.
A big public event every Sunday at Meyer's Lake offers all you can eat for 1.50 with the pit open at 2 p.m. Directions guide drivers via 12th Street extension or Meyer's Lake car to 18thest-walk west.
The advertisement notes a change in the Wash State telephone number to 5063 X for improved service. The brief item presents a business notice with a concise update to customer contact details.
Canton police arrest limited train robber after a gun battle in the Pennsylvania yards. McCloskey confesses ties to the Manhattan Limited robbery near Altoona on July 30 and implicates three accomplices. He is held for federal trial, with railroad police expanding the case and locating Yon brothers nearby.
Ohio's corn crop has improved by ten percent over the last two weeks, reports state crop statistician C. J. West. Observations from Seneca Sandusky Huron and other north central counties plus southeastern and south central areas indicate the crop should be good.
Electors of Kent will vote in a special election on Tuesday September 6 to decide the proposed charter form of government. Kent became a city after the 1920 census showed a population slightly above 7 000.
Boonseller's Grange on Waynesburg Road hosts an evening Saturday August 29 with music by the Osnaberg band presented by the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary. Proceeds benefit Veterans programs.
American Legion post in Canton moves to publicize the war department World War II slacker list. A five member committee will verify 48 Canton-resident names before publication to avoid errors. Delegates to the state convention will be chosen at the September 2 meeting. A military funeral for Private Alvin Dick is noted for Sunday at Valley Chapel.
Omar F. Anthony traffic manager for the M A Hanna Coal Company died at Lakewood hospital after a car collision at Lake and Cove Avenues Lakewood at 2 30 this morning. An auto carrying him collided with another vehicle, injuries leading to his death.
Akron August 20 Judge H C Spicer rules in the case of John Chapman 19 charged with cutting with intent to wound. The court mandates regular church attendance each Sunday until further order, in effect pressuring the defendant to choose religious service over jail.
Superintendent H M Albright said Dr Edmund Heller a famed explorer is not lost in the Hoodoo mountains within Yellowstone National Park. He has visited frequented parts since Tuesday and spoken with employees.
Attorneys for George Poppas say they will appeal two convictions from Friday. He was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of two girls and sentenced to one year in the workhouse with a $1000 fine. A second conviction in common pleas for violating the Crabbe act carries another $1000 fine.
Fatal injuries were suffered by 13 year old Helen Kinzey when Miss Crace Scott lost control of her car on a Columbus street. The vehicle crossed the sidewalk and struck the girl, pinning her against a tree in front of her home at 1511 Hamlet Street. Scott told police she feared a collision with an approaching car and loosened her grip on the wheel.
Washington August 20 Major General Leonard Wood would have to resign from the United States Army to become governor general of the Philippines as the House Military Affairs Committee tabled a resolution granting him authority to maintain his army rank while heading the Philippine administration. The action was taken without criticism of Wood but could set a bad precedent.
About 1 000 Canton district workers face overtime rules after the United States Labor Board upheld time and a half for railroad shopmen after eight hours. The ruling affects mainly Pennsylvania Co and W & L E Brewster shops with 484 Brewster workers. decision signals broader application and may ease carrier rule disputes.
Deputy Sheriff A. Dean and Charles Watson were killed and B. L. Fox wounded in a gun battle near Murphy North Carolina. A posse pursues Pearley Hall and Garland Haney who allegedly did the shooting. Dean tried to arrest them and deputized Watson and Fox to assist.
Lester Drukenbred was appointed Friday evening by Mayor Mohler to be police chief of North Canton. He succeeds Harry Williams who resigned after being taken into custody by deputy sheriffs following an escapade through the village. Drukenbred will focus on reducing automobile speeding in North Canton.
All members of Washington Council No 12 are requested to meet at the hall Saturday evening at 7 o'clock to attend the funeral services for Brother William A Wolf, W F Snyder councilor, E J Smite, Ree, Sec Adv.
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