Canton population up over 105000 as census closes
The 1930 Canton census shows 105,107 residents within city limits, with officials predicting it may rise above 106,000 after final checks. Canton trails eight Ohio cities led by Cleveland and Cincinnati, while Massillon and Alliance add to the county total.
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Canton
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Akron
Youngstown
James FE. Kinnison
Kinnison
Alliance
Massillon
Commission to Meet Again on Prison Problem
Ohio governor forms a new five member commission after the Easter fire at Ohio Penitentiary to plan prison and welfare institution improvements for ten years. Julius F. Stone chairs. A. Anderson named vice chair. R. E. Miles named secretary. A state wide tax levy proposal is discussed to fund new facilities and care.
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Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio Penitentiary
James M. Cox
Julius F. Stone
Ohio State University
Hal Griswald
Fifi Laimbeer Proves Talent as Stage Career Continues
In New York six months into a probation agreement, Fifi Laimbeer daughter of banker Nathalia Laimbeer is deemed to have real stage ability. Her guardians ended the pact at a cast banquet after the cast learned she would continue with Fifty Million Frenchmen on Broadway.
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Mother Jones
Maryland
Silver Springs
York
Fifi Laimbeer
New York Social Register
Nathalia Laimbeer
American Women Bankers’ Association
Fifi
My Child
Army fund drive plans and schedule outlined
Calendar entries show multiple noon and evening meetings for court land and court "Kickoff" army dinner. Report luncheons and civic fund committee sessions run through May 13 with commanders Harris and Luntz issuing final instructions as enthusiasm grows for the drive.
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Courtland
Canton Scud
Civic Fund Committee
Army
Courtlard
Mra. T. Harris
A. M. Luntz
Market Crash Dims Noted as Worst Two-Session Selloff
New York May 3 The nation faced a severe market crash marking the heaviest liquidations in two trading sessions since the autumn panic. Financial district traders felt shock and surprise as Wall Street anticipated a corrective shakeout rather than a renewed panic.
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New York World
Canton Daily News
New York
Financial District
Wall Street
Akron newspaperman Carl H. Stubig dies suddenly
Carl H. Stubig, longtime advertising representative for the Akron Beacon Journal and former Albany and Troy newspaper man, died suddenly of heart failure at his Akron home.
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Akron
Carl H. Stubig
Akron Beacon Journal
Albany and
Troy
DeWepaperman
Cantons Post Office Project Fast Track
Senator Roscoe McCulloch telegraphed chamber officials promising speed in building Canton’s new federal post office. The plan calls for occupying the entire block west of Cleveland between 2d and 3d streets to Dewalt Avenue, with land acquisition by purchase or condemnation and a $575,000 fund allocated for the project.
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Cantons
Roscoe McCulloch
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
3D Sts
Dewaltav
Akron racketeer Tony Apos tolides found dead in river
Akron authorities link recent vice holdovers to the death of Tony Apostolides a 50 year old underworld racketeer whose body was recovered from the Cuyahoga River near a high level bridge after his disappearance Thursday afternoon.
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Akron
Vice Holdings
Tony Apotolides
Underworld
Cuyahoga River
Apostolides
Five-Cent Electric Rate Proposed for Most Homes
A leading rate expert argues for a maximum five cents per kilowatt hour on about 95 percent of American homes. The Canton Daily News will publish a four part series starting Tuesday exploring how city rates are set by what traffic can bear and how domestic rate structures affect monthly bills.
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Canton Daily News
Canton
Cox to Be Dem Toastmaster at Victory Dinner
Former Gov. James M. Cox of Dayton to preside as toastmaster at the Democratic Victory Dinner in Columbus on June 5. Cox’s acceptance marks his first major Ohio political activity since 1924, signaling added Democratic momentum for the fall campaign and the plan to rally strong statewide organization.
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Columbus
Walter Heer
James M. Cox
Dayton
Gov. Cox
Ohio
Robert 8. Hayes
Columbus Attorney and Formerly His Secretary, Gov. Gox
Ohio Democrats
Jouett Shouse
National Democratic Executive Committee
Shouse
Four Die as Explosion Hits Quarry at Upton
An explosion at a Consolidated Stone Co quarry near Upton Kentucky killed four men and injured four others. The blast occurred when liquid oxygen tanks, used instead of dynamite, discharged prematurely.
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Upton
Consolidated Stone Co
Here
Lace Curtains Require Skill With New Equipment
Advertisement notes skilled curtain finishing with new machinery and experienced workers promising quality results. Mentions Canton Wet Wash Laundry and Cummins Storage Co offering moving storage shipping services and a contact dial number 7149 and 8271.
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Canton
Cummins Storage Co
Dial
Inquiry Looms Over Parker Supreme Court Nomination
Washington May 32 Reports of administration pressure and offers of federal patronage to line up votes in the senate for Judge John J. Parker's confirmation trigger serious talk of a senatorial investigation. One senator already prepared a resolution. another would pay $1000 for conclusive proof of such activity.
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New York World
Canton Daily News
Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Young aviator halted near Los Angeles in transcontinental bid
Frank Goldsborough 19, son of late Atlantic attempt pilot Brice Goldsborough, stalled at Colton 100 miles from Los Angeles as weather deemed almost impossible for flying during a bid for a new junior transcontinental record.
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Los Angeles
Frank Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Brice Goldsborough
Frances Grayson
Colton
Cal
Hoover Holds House in Line in Tariff Vote
President Hoover kept the House of Representatives aligned on two key tariff bill measures. Senate amendments for farm debentures and for congressional control of flexible rates were defeated 231-161 and 236-144 respectively, with party lines broken. The bill heads to the Senate amid plans for a Democratic insurgent coalition push.
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New York World
Canton Daily News
Washington
Hoover
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
House
Tilson
Gas prices cut by independents trigger industry response
Gasoline consumers in Columbus and Franklin County benefited as a small independent firm cut prices by two cents. In response, Standard Oil Pure Oil and Shell Petroleum matched with a three cent discount, intensifying a price war among distributors.
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Columbus
Franklin Co
Standard Oil Co
Pure Oil Co
Shell Petroleum
Girl 24 Sets Air Loop Record In St. Louis
Laura Ingalls a 24 year old aviatrix set a new world record for women by completing 344 continuous loop the loop circuits in St Louis May 3. She flew a Gypsy Moth training plane until her gasoline ran out surpassing the prior 246 loops held by Mildred Kauffman of Kansas City.
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ST. Louis
Mise Laura Ingalis
Mildred Kauffman
Kansas City
Ingalls
Ohio Gov Cooper Proclaims May 11 as Mothers Day
Governor Cooper issued a proclamation urging Ohioans to observe Sunday May 11 as Mothers Day. He said the day highlights the sacrifices and love of mothers and their daily gifts to their families.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gov. Cooper
Canton officials study Akron traffic rules then lose car
Four Canton men visited Akron to learn how the city enforces traffic rules. After parking in a prohibited zone they found their car was towed and fined 2.75 dollars. Captain Muleheisen Safety Director Schoner Councilman Seccombe and Canton Auto Club manager McConnell returned impressed by Akron’s system.
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Canton
Akron
Elise
NYWAY
George Muleheisen
City Traffic Department
George Schoner
James Seccombe
Council
A. KR. McCon
Nel
Canton Auto Club
Naval Treaty Hearings Near Start On London Pact
The first of a series of Senate hearings on ratifying the London naval treaty will begin Monday with Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams as the opening witness before the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs. Chairman Sen. Frederick Hale will have Adams outline the treaty and defend its key provisions, followed by Admiral William V. Pratt who accompanied the delegation to London.
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Washington
Senate
London
Charles Francis Adams
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Frederick Hale
Maine
Adams
William V. Pratt
Former Canton Woman Clementine Meyers Dies
Funeral services were held for Clementine Meyers daughter of Judge Seraphin Meyers former Stark County common pleas judge. She died last week in a Cleveland hospital. Meyers once pleaded with her father to spare three youths from execution. the tale of that court scene haunted her and she reportedly became unbalanced.
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Clementine Meyers
Seraphin Meyers
Stark Co Common Pleas
Cleveland
Miss Meyers
Starkee
Smith Announces Candidacy for 8th Ohio District
Kenton May 3 Carl W Smith a 1928 Democratic secretary of state nominee announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for congress from the eighth Ohio district.
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Kenton
Carl W Smith
Congress
Ohio
Home Dry Cleaning Ad Touts Reliable Cleaners Visit Canton Plant
A Canton dry cleaning ad urges customers to send work to a reliable cleaner. It invites visitors to tour the plant and see the proper methods, offering a contact number for the Dry Cleaning Department.
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Canton
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