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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
2
Hiram Grad Wilson of Fulton Road NW will receive his bachelor of arts degree at Hiram College during the 7th annual commencement on June 7. Canton classmates Miriam Bowman and Helen Keller also graduate this year, with the class totaling sixty members. Wilson is noted for dramatics.
County commissioners and Assistant Prosecutor Henry W. Harter Jr will meet Wednesday afternoon to finish a final draft of the Canton Akroad franchise for Northern Ohio Power and Light Co The agreement evolved through conferences with minor changes urged by local property owners The plan calls for a city type closed construction from Canton to North Canton with tracks in the center and paving to match the highway standards for the area
H Jacobs of 900 8d St SE reported to police two large stones were hurled through his store window during the night. Nothing was taken.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Gibson traveled to Cleveland to verify the story surrounding Loretta Mallory who claimed she was kidnapped outside a Greentown church by four men in a car. She returned to her parents in Greentown in a hysteric state and reported temporary blindness though doctors found no visible eye injury.
The industrial edition weighed heavy and spread across Canton with 242 pages each, supported by 20 workers, 32 trucks and 150 staffers. Distribution ran from 1 a.m. through early morning using Cummins Storage, Canton Wet Wash and Canton Storage and Transfer Co. The edition spanned 26 districts, prepared over six months by eight advertising staff, artists, writers and photographers. It is touted as the most comprehensive in state history and a valued reference for city data. Hundreds bought copies and mailings were limited to office visits with Circulation Manager Charles Gaston.
Philadelphia report notes a rainy morning keeping crowds away on the expo second day with under 200 attendees as over 159000 visitors entered yesterday for the opening.
About 4660 attendees from 11 local organizations will hear poet humorist Edmund Vance Cooke at a Wednesday noon joint luncheon at the Courtland hotel. Reservations via the Chamber of Commerce. William Kuhns to preside. Cooke to discuss The Laughter of Living.
Two young sons of Mr and Mrs Peter Mayfield injured after their car stalled on N O T tracks and was struck by a street car near Fast End Canton Massillon road. Mrs Mayfield and infant son escaped injury. boys taken to Massillon City hospital with non serious injuries reported.
A cloudburst Sunday after noon left six car occupants injured, one seriously, after a mobile toppled and ditch impact. Monday two pedestrians were hurt in separate incidents while two drivers cited unclear warnings at a construction site near Clarengew and Tuscara.
The 16th annual Protective Home Circle Grand Circle of Ohio convention opened in Toledo with 400 delegates in attendance. The three day event began amid pomp and ceremony.
Meyers Lake Park Co officials announced the largest attendance in five years after a 12 hour day drawing pleasure seekers from Canton and nearby towns within 50 miles. Moonlight ballroom hosted over 1 000 for afternoon dancing and nearly double that for the evening session.
Sergt Otto Miller and Officer Booth arrested Leslie Coleman of 1411 17th st NE on burglary and larceny charges after informants tied him to a recent Lyceum poolroom break in. The break in yielded about 320 dollars. entrance was through a transom. Coleman was questioned by police Tuesday and released.
The millinery department, formerly run by outside interests, is now managed directly by the store. Policies have changed radically with all new merchandise and staff aimed at improving service.
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