Canton Repository 1949 masthead fragment summary
The Canton Repository entry from April 20, 1949 outlines publication history from its 1815 Ohio roots through various mergers and name changes including The Ohio Repository and The Canton Daily Repository. It notes Associated Press use, special representatives, professional memberships, and subscription rates for mail, carrier, and single-copy sales.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Brooks & Eonet
New York
New York_ Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Issue in a Nutshell Taft Hartley Act views by Richberg Lesinski
Donald R. Richberg praises Taft-Hartley Act for wage earners while Representative Lesinski argues it curbs union executives. The piece frames the debate as between wage earners and those who negotiate for unions, noting abuses led to the law.
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Ase
Cecilia
Donald R. Richberg
Lesinski
House Labor Committee
Richberg
United States
Why Not Both in Long Range Air Power Debate
The article weighs long range bombing and carrier based air power in a prewar debate. It notes carriers and land based planes each have roles and that non professionals favor both services sharing long range bombing duties potentially including atomic capabilities. It compares pre World War II opinions on carrier vulnerability to later effectiveness.
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Obbsocoroa
Japan
Navy
Air Force
Weygandt Upholds Judge Connell Bias Ruling On Contempt
Chief Justice Weygandt overruled two attempts to bar Judge Connell from hearing contempt cases tied to Fawick Airflex picketing. The decision preserves Connell’s right to an impartial hearing while noting his strong pro enforcement stance toward unions.
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Ohio
Carl V. Weygandt
Common Pleas
James J. Connell
Fawick Airflex Corp
Cleveland
Weygandt
Connell
United States
Who's on First and the Rise of Baseball Fandom
The piece argues baseball’s national appeal exceeds its player base, driven by radio and media. It notes fewer youths play the game than basketball or football but professional baseball commands the largest followings. It warns that television could shape future spectator habits for decades.
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America
Federal ruling targets local police in labor dispute
A National Labor Relations Board decision finds Alexander City Alabama police and two officers guilty of an unfair labor practice for interfering with a union organizer. The piece questions federal reach into local matters and flags potential civil rights implications and state rights clashes.
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Geo Long Hand
National Labor Relations Board
Alexander City
Ala
NLRB
Living Space: Modern Homes and the Hidden Costs of Space
A travel through a young couple’s new modern home reveals packed possessions and the question of how families will use space as they grow. Mental notes ponder whether future homes will shrink or require more rooms, basements, and outbuildings, and if economic forces shape this trend. The piece ends with a reflective prayer quote from James Montgomery.
Acheson warns on diplomacy and imperial overreach
The piece surveys U S foreign policy under Acheson, praising balance of power efforts and Mediterranean deterrence while criticizing occupation and governance in Germany Japan Greece and Korea. It cautions that military government and direct rule risk alienating other nations and damaging long term aims of peace and reconstruction.
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Acheson
Mediterranean
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
China
Greece
Iran
Korea
United States
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Readers questions on editors and daylight saving
Irvin Herold questions the editorial on Truman's presidency and cites partisan press. Maxilene Thomas urges city council to adopt daylight saving time, arguing it reflects residents' wishes.
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Truman
Pegler
Fulton Lewis Jr
United States
Ohio
Lincoln
Jefferson
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Seldes
Irvin Herold
Logan Ave
Childrens unity in speech defies race and class
An advertisement in the Christmas issue of The London Illustrated extols children's common language and harmony. It notes no Negroes or whites, no lords or hoboes, until adults teach them prejudice, suggesting adults could learn from children if open to it.
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The
London Illustrated
Daylight saving debated in Canton amid time zone talk
Readers urge Canton to adopt daylight saving time aligning with surrounding communities and easing daily life for workers, travelers, and listeners. The letter contrasts farmer needs with urban schedules and warns of ongoing confusion without automatic time change.
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Canton
Alliance
Massillon
Akron
Target Practice by H. V. Wade
Radio has three years to go says Aylesworth. The soap opera heroine faces five operations to win back her man and deliver her three daughters from their cads.
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Aylesworth
Three Accidents In 18 Months Law Scrutiny Sparks Debate
A New York statute requiring re examination after three crashes in 18 months provokes criticism. The piece argues the rule is flawed, mocks the idea that three mishaps equal safety, and calls for stricter police action and license revocation rather than political interference.
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State of
New York
Phi Beta Kappa
U.S.A
Rhymes of Television and Movie Czars
A patchwork of brief media notes and social glimpses. Eric Johnston is re elected for another term as czar of the movies symbolizing continued film leadership. A bridegroom’s mother in pale gray chiffon with Harvard chemistry leadership and a Yale faculty father provide society color.
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Eric Johnston
Harvard University
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vaudeville Dream Returns to Palace Theater
The column recalls Amos and Andy humor and notes plans to revive the Palace Theater as a vaudeville venue. It highlights Deke Aylesworth predicting radio decline within three years and praises Sammy Renich as a promising TV presence with a strong voice and cheerful demeanor.
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Weed
Amos
Andy
Deke Aylesworth
Jack Redmond
Art Godfrey
Art
Palace Theater
Sammy Renich
Century of Ohio Appropriations and Early Aviation Note
Century ago a report lists Ohio General Assembly appropriations for 1900 including funds for public arms repair engineers on the national road tax refunds fuel for the legislature and special elections totaling 222690. Also noted 40 years earlier Canton Township education shifted Patterson graduates commencement to Canton First Christian Church due to crowding and earlier Wright brothers aviation mishap in Rome Italy without injury.
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Ohio General Assembly
Canton Township Board of Education
Patterson
Canton First Christian Church
Waco
Muscle Shoals lease bid shocks congressional timeline
A 50 year lease proposal to Muscle Shoals proposed a payment of 305 million dollars to the government by Elon H. Hooker of Electro Chemical Co. Niagara Falls. The House backed the lease bill while the Senate paused to study the new offer.
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Muscle Shoals
Elon H. Hooker
Electro-Chemical Co
Niagara Falls
House
Henry Fora
Senate
Mussolini
Italy
Franklin Roosevelt
Crosley Corp
Cincinnati
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H. V. Wade
H. I. Phillips
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Pop
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Yale
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Yankee Magazine
YE Gotham Bugle & Banner
Wilbur Wright
Rome
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