Librarians Promote Reading Programs At National Convention
At the national convention of librarians, speakers warned of aggressive propaganda tactics to boost book circulation. Librarians allegedly slip reading programs into patrons requests and seek free publicity from newspapers. They encourage patrons to try classics like Will Durant and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, with library statistics supporting their claims.
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Mary Smith
Mary Ellen Holmes
Will Durant
Bridge of
San Luis Rey
The Champion Friend
Edgar Guest writes of champions who win fame in sport and skill yet questions who among men is the kindest neighbor and sterling friend. He laments no record names or birthdays for the man famed for kindness and suggests such a champion deserves recognition.
Subscription Rates And Office Locations In The City
Rates for daily, Sunday and combined newspapers listed with carriers and mail options. Includes city office addresses and prices for various time frames, all payable in advance.
Canton Progress Stated by Public Welfare Platform
The statement outlines aims for honest law enforcement and public welfare, better transportation, stricter smoke ordinance enforcement, soft water for Canton, ongoing street and county highway improvements, school development, expansion of parks, and an active Chamber of Commerce.
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Canton
Chamber of Commerce
Life and Death in the Way of Righteousness
A brief devotional excerpt cites Proverbs 12 28 declaring life in the path of righteousness and no death in that path, reflecting moral instruction.
Mexico's Calles Appoints Jail for Alvarez Grifter Chief of Staff
President Calles exposes General Alvarez as a grafting chief of staff caught smuggling silks into Mexico without duty payment. Alvarez is jailed. The piece links this to broader debates on justice, immunity, and high profile crime in the United States.
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Calles
Mexico
General Alvarez
Arafter
Fall
Daugherty
Denby
Alvarez
Will Hays
Canton Gas Franchise Battle Shows Political Football
Canton faces a heated clash over a new gas franchise with East Ohio Gas while Mayor Curtis vows a veto. Council backed the deal that would raise rates by fifteen cents per 5000 cubic feet after June 10, 1980, or twenty five cents monthly, depending on contract terms. The dispute hinges on gas supply reliability and whether to pass control back to the mayor or push the measure through.
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Canton
East Ohio Gas Company
Curtis
McKinley High Graduates Face Hard Road Ahead
Five hundred eight seven seniors at McKinley High School graduate as life’s tests begin. The speaker urges self reliance and practical preparation, warning that youth soon meets disillusionment and demanding challenges as life cleaves to reality.
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McKinley High School
School of Life
Olympus
Castle of the Gods
Digging for the pot of gold requires earned effort
The passage urges seniors to study harder and learn new rules of the game to succeed. It emphasizes personal responsibility, stating life offers nothing freely and each person must earn what they receive, or risk being submerged as others move ahead.
S-4 disaster cited to spur safer submarines and civilian help
A New England boat maker urges safety gear on submarines, arguing lives could have been saved. Dr Elmer Sperry notes naval consulting board members helped with gyro pilots and steering devices but were not consulted on submarine safety. Senators fault navy funding and insist on full inquiry and safety improvements from both navy and civilians to protect crews.
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New England
Senate
Elmer A. Sperry
New York
Naval Consulting Board
Navy
Gerry
Oddie
Senate Committee
The College Widow Sees Slang Misunderstood Abroad
Twenty years ago the college widow faced trouble in England as audiences failed to understand American slang. Explanatory circulars were handed out to the crowd. The writer asks what would be done with current Broadway hits.
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England
Government actions target pests and family tensions in daily life
The War Department develops a solution to protect wooden wharfs and ships from the ship borer post. A farmer expects government science to eradicate the corn borer. A man who divorced his wife to marry her mother faces new in law tensions with mothers in law.
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War Department
Summers Warmth Spurs Porch Campaigns Remembered
A nostalgic note recalls a time when summers were hot and candidates spoke from front porches, shaping intimate political moments and local campaigns.
Geologist to visit Kansas City after Peruvian volcano find
An American geologist who credited with discovering a new volcano in Peru plans a trip to Kansas City next week. He may discuss expanding his list of volcanic sites and share research findings with local scientists and students.
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Peru
Kansas City
Vanished New York Aristocrats in a Modern City
New York June 6 Twentieth century progress has ended the era of Manhattan’s aristocrats who sold grand brownstone homes for towers and scattered. The piece recalls old customs, servants, and lounge etiquette while noting shifts to modern guards, banks, and changes in social class as time alters Gotham’s genteel past.
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New York
Manhattan
Gotham
Grave Family Council
Canton Council Praises Airport Site Tour and Unity
General Stark lauds Canton clubs and organizations for backing the Harrisburg road airport site after a council inspection and brave weather. He praises harmonious teamwork between administration and community groups as a model for progress and future deals.
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Eneral Stark
Harrisburg Rd
Canton
Stark
General Stark
William Daberko sails for two month Europe tour
Canton business and club man William Daberko will sail from New York Friday at midnight on the 8. Britannia for a two month European tour. The trip celebrates his 25 years as superintendent of the First Reformed Sunday School, with Mrs. Daberko and Mr. and Mrs. William Walker joining.
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Illiam Daberko
Canton Business and Club
Europe
Daberko
First Reformed
William Walker
Woodland
New York
Brittannia
Rotary Club
C. N. Vicary Co
Cadman Answers Readers on Divorce Tithing and the Afterlife
The Canton Daily News column features Dr. S Parkes Cadman addressing readers concerns. A Buffalo reader seeks divorce guidance, Cadman urges candid legal action and dignity. An Indianapolis reader questions tithing under modern taxes. Cadman favors a sliding scale rather than fixed gifts. A third asks about an intermediate afterlife state. Cadman agrees on a transitional realm before final glory.
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Canton Daily News
S&s Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Ironics by Frank Irving Fletcher on Coolidge era rhetoric
The piece notes that Coolidge popularity marks a rise of Silence guiding the American public while Conversation has often driven misdirection. It suggests a tension between private restraint and open discourse shaping national opinion.
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Coolidge
America
Believers debate on purifying state of the soul
The passage weighs Catholic and Protestant views on the afterlife. It argues against immediate eschatological certainty, urging humility about future life while affirming divine care for the righteous and the growth of their character in harmony with God. Believers find comfort in God’s loving guidance here and now.
Continental Oil Deal Under Walsh Probe Exposed
The Teapot Dome committee concludes Robert Stewart Harry Sinclair H M Blackmer and James O Neil formed the Continental Company to enrich themselves with a $3980 profit from a oil deal. Sinclair gave 233000 to Albert Fall while others avoided questioning about the affair. The piece also critiqued a five day week and Monday as a wasted day.
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Continental Trading Company
Senator Walsh
Senate
Continental Company
Rockefeller
Colonel Stewart
Standard
Indiana
H. M. Blackmer
James O'Neill
France
Walsh
Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Fall
Open letter to editor on Reds label and farm policy
John Mitchell argues against labeling all socialists as Reds and criticizes Congress for prioritizing special interests over the public good. He cites McNary Haugen, Boulder Dam, and flood relief bills, urging lawmakers to focus on broad national welfare rather than constituency benefits.
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Canton
Senate
Boulder Dam
Congress
John Mitchell
Turbulent City Notes and Oddities Stir Local Headlines
Disjointed fragments report two women robbers in Olis district and four men assaulted, amid chatter about employment shortages and stalled progress. Mentions of Henry Ford's ventures, 1925 Ford cars, and a court ruling allowing the word brew in cafe signs appear beside vague social jabs and local gossip.
Fragmented Muse Notes From Distant Pages
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Charlie Chaplin in Vienna and vague references to safety in a Post-Gazette context. It also lightly touches on a 5 quake in the Balkans, a Arkansas Woman's Club pistol practice, music, Cincinnati Times-Star health aphorism, and a note about a new passenger card room with five aces.
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Charlie Chaplin
Vienna
Post-Gazette
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