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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1929
Page
6
Canton Fire Chief Mesnar urges safe Independence Day celebration due to high past losses from fireworks and firecrackers. He cites national and 1927 property losses, warns against children handling explosives, and calls for permits and spectatorship with strict safety measures to prevent fire incidents.
Chief Mesnar withholds a copy of a missing Canton fire report claiming it as his ace in the hole amid accusations of inefficiency. The document allegedly exposes two gas masks and no life nets, with council members and Safety Director Kimbel connected to its disappearance. Meanwhile sidewalks and traffic code updates stir city politics and enforcement plans.
Dorothy Agnes of Beach City wins a typist contest at Canton Business College with 80 words a minute for 15 minutes, writing from copy and achieving 6434 strokes. Hilda Bowers places second at 75 WPM and Ethel Leurquin third at 70 WPM. The article also reports on Pennsylvania Railroad plans to invest $5 to $7 million in Canton terminal facilities over the next two years, with potential total investment near $10 million.
Beginning Monday Judge A Talmadge Snyder will preside over the civil branch of the court. Judge A B Johnson will take charge of the criminal bench. Snyder has been mostly present since last October, missing only two sessions for Ohio State Bar Association duties.
The Ohio Association of Mercantile Agencies plans its semi annual meeting Monday at the Hotel Northern with delegates from over 25 cities. Robert C. Greenburg of Steubenville will preside. O. C. Ford of Canton serves on the grievance committee, with Cross Adjustment Bureau Ford Mercantile Agency and Blakemore Blakemore as Canton members.
Fireworks may be sold in Canton from Tuesday through Thursday under police regulation. Permits are issued by Russell G. Chase on behalf of Mayor C. C. Curtis. Sales must exclude firecrackers over four inches, percussion caps, pistols, and torpedoes.
General business and employment conditions in Dayton during the first six months of the year are reported better than the same period last year and far ahead of recent years. Shifts in production, rising orders for auto parts and steel, and higher bank debits indicate a steady upturn with strong hiring and expanding investment pending.
Mike Powell of 1918 Mahoning NE was arrested late Saturday on a charge of violating the act. Officers reported a five gallon can of whisky in a clothes closet, two one gallon containers in the kitchen, and three five can stashes in a nearby lot.
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