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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1949

Page

2

Vote on Auto Finance Curb Due in House

Ohio House faces a vote on a bill to curb kickbacks and finance charges in auto sales. Senator Howard Metzenbaum says approval would halt high costs, with provisions on finance rates, service charges, and insurance commissions. If passed, the measure returns to the Senate and then to Governor Lausche for action. A Senate committee executive session on the fair employment practices law is set for April 27.

Columbus Ohio House Howard Metzenbaum Cuyahoga Senate House Frank J. Lausche Metzenbaum House Financial Institutions Committee Commission On Insurance Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Orval E. Whitacre Stark

Jail Breaker Shot Down After Killing Policeman

Silas Clark escaped a county jail in Welch West Virginia and killed Policeman Ross Johnson about 50 before being shot dead. Jailer T N French was critically wounded in the abdomen while attempting to seize the prisoner’s gun during the breakout in Welch.

Welch W. Va Silas Clark Clark Keystone Ross Johnson T. N. French French

Canadian Kiwanis Club Plans Timken Plant Tour

The Canton Kiwanis Club announced tentative plans for a visit by the St. Thomas Ontario Kiwanis Club to Canton including a Timken plant tour and dinner guests. Canton's group had been entertained by a musical program at the Belden Hotel, with timing for the Canadians’ visit to Timken High School and lunch to follow. In Cincinnati, two year old William Wagner died after becoming entangled in a Venetian blind cord at a nursing home.

Canton Kiwanis Club Timken St. Thomas, Ont Kiwanis Club Canton Canton Kiwanians Belden Hotel Timken High School Cincinnati William Wagner Carl Wagner

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