Canton Repository 1949 newspaper masthead and rates
A dated 1949 issue page fragment lists the Canton Repository lineage from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository and related titles, notes Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers Association membership, and describes special US offices, private phone exchange, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in various counties. It also includes policy on author identification and mail delivery.
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Sprush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty
Racine Tie Ee
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Truman’s Limits on Taft Hartley Act Repeal Debate
Discussion in Washington suggests national labor leaders may attack President Truman for not repealing the Taft Hartley Act. Repeal remains unlikely as Congress, not the president, holds power. Truman sought repeal but overestimated presidential authority amid other national priorities.
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Washington
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Truman
Congress
Butter Filibuster Looms In Senate Over Oleo Color
A political column warns that after oleo tax repeal, senators may resist changes, framing a clash over butter color. It urges dairy lobbies to shift from attacking margarine to expanding butter sales, noting Americans will choose oleo and color dyeing won’t stop demand.
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Senate
House
Pleo
Leeway Allowed in Communist Trial Cross-Examination
Judge Harold Medina signaled a degree of leeway for defense counsel during cross-examination in the trial of American Communists charged with conspiracy to overthrow the United States. He stressed his duty to reach a conclusive verdict, while noting appeals unlikely if guilty. He warned that Communists gained footing by free speech and open country, and that their case has shaped political views in the U.S.
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Medica
Medina
United States
Shadda Haddim
Nightmares about European aid and Soviet fears
Olaf Stapledon, visiting for a conference at the Waldorf, doubted the certainty of American aid to Europe. He noted Welsh miners favoring Russia over the United States and warned Britain might partner with the U S against the Soviet Union if aid continues.
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Olaf Stapledon
Waldorf
Britain
Wales
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Educating Mr Truman by David Lawrence
A critique of President Truman and Congress on fiscal policy during deflation. It argues that raising taxes during a deflation worsens the downturn, praises Senator Walter F. George's restraint, and calls for cutting expenses rather than expanding the budget to restore balance and avert a Hoover-like downturn. The piece emphasizes the risks of higher taxes, lingering unemployment, and reduced purchasing power.
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United States
Congress
Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
George
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover
We’d Better Try by Truman Twill Ave Lilienthal
In a speech to the American College of Physicians Dave Lilienthal argues atomic energy must be handled calmly. He questions whether promises of future benefits address current dangers, and cautions that without universal human decency atomic energy could fail to prevent fear, conflict, and harm.
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American College of Physicians
Dave Lilienthal
Dave
Mussolini
Hitler
Leftist CIO Leaders Plot for Unity Campaign
The CIO left wing crafts a unity program prioritizing real wages, autonomy for affiliates, and a drive to organize the unorganized, while opposing raid by factions, backing repeal of Taft Hartley, and uniting labor under a broader banner. Key figures named include Emspak Matles Nixon Bridges Gold and Durkin Stanley Henderson Flaxner with ties to other unions and prodded by pressure within the CIO.
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C.I.O
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Progressive Party
Julius Emspak
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
James Matles
U.E
Russ Nixon
Washington
Harry Bridges
Ben Gold
Fur and Leather Workers
James Durkin
John Stanley
United Office and Professional Workers
Donald Henderson
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers
Abraham Flaxner
C.I.O. Government Employees Union
Steel
Textile
Mining by Fire Promising test aims to gasify unreached coal
A test fire in a half million ton Alabama coal bed explores producing industrial gas from unmined coal. Bureau of Mines and Alabama workers seek gasification, contrasting with vast, uncontrolled underground fires in 16 states that waste millions of tons of coal and risk losses in a 1948 national output near 650 million tons.
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
Uncle Sam
National Geographic Society
U. S
Alaska
New Straitsville
Ohio
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Readers praise Flowers in Action program at Canton Garden Center
From Our Readers letter thanks the Canton Garden Center for sponsoring a Wednesday night program Flowers in Action March 30. The writer credits the Repository for effective publicity and clear presentation and signs her name Mrs R R Pumphrey at 529 Clarendon Ave NW.
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Flowers In Action
The
Repository
Canton Garden Center
R. R. Pumphrey
Clarendon Ave
Letter to the Editor Attacks Taft on Labor Rights
A homeowner writes that Robert A. Taft sponsored anti labor bills, claims the Taft Hartley Act stripped workers of strike voting rights, allowed employers to break legal strikes, and weakened closed shops, arguing the NLRB power expanded under the act.
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U.S.A
NLRB
Target Practice Sign Recall Winston Churchill Moment
The V sign popularized by Winston Churchill evokes memories of Britain's finest hour. In a lesser man it might be seen as a simple signal for two beers.
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Winnie Churchill
Britain
Parental counsel on firmness with children
A parental adviser argues against retreating from a stance with a child warning that even a small openness may lead to loss of authority. The guidance emphasizes maintaining resolve and consistent boundaries in parenting decisions.
Unfamiliar whirring sound hints at price escape
An odd whirring from the new car showroom may imply a hidden mechanism allowing prices to rise. The line hints at automotive sales tactics affecting sticker costs and buyer perception without detailing specifics. The fragment suggests buyer caution amid unfamiliar price dynamics in a showroom setting.
Restoration of the Daily Double Sparks Wry Commentary
In a roaming crinkle of satire, Shadda Haddim celebrates the return of the Daily Double at U S tracks, praising doubles betting while jeering bans and market gambles. The piece riffs on racing culture, media coverage, and a string of political and social curiosities with slick, humorous asides.
Century-Old Editorial on European Liberalism War
An editorial reprinted from the Baltimore American notes European republics facing despots as uprisings are suppressed. It recalls civil war in Hungary, a Florence Leghorn republic aligned with Rome, Russian troop movements, and France’s aloof stance toward liberal revolutions.
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Baltimore American
Europe
Hungary
Florence
Leghorn
Rome
Russia
Austria
Prussia
France
Voter Ink Tricks and Razors Marker in 25 Years Ago Tale
A Santo Domingo election tale recalls inked fingers erased with ink remover and repeated voting by minions. Officials later used razors to shave arms as voters marked, showing a collapse in turnout. Miss Martha C. Gunterberg of Chicago urged flower gardens as a divorce deterrent, claiming flowers keep couples happy. Plans for a Palmer Hotel in Chicago announced to be the world’s largest with four miles of corridors, 2268 rooms, and a $40 million price tag.
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Santo Domingo
Martha C. Gunterberg
Chicago
Ladies Society of American Florists
Palmer Hotel
Five Hundred Apply for Timken Vocational Spots
Ten years ago census figures show 508 pupils sought admission to Timken Vocational High School while only 250 openings existed as stated by Superintendent Jesse H. Mason to the board of education. Two hundred people toured Canton Armory during the first night of inspections of Canton units of the Ohio National Guard.
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Timken Vocational High School
Jesse H. Mason
Board of Education
Canton
Ohio National Guard
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