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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1949

Page

7

Canton Seeks Teachers as Shortage Hits Canton Public Schools

Superintendent Harold S. Vincent tours to recruit new teachers for Canton Public Schools with needs for 5 kindergarten, 15 first grade, 10 second and third grade, and 8 upper elementary positions. Starting pay is 2200 for a nine and a half month year, with nationwide shortages making it a seller’s market as graduates report higher offers elsewhere.

Harold S. Vincent Canton Vincent Ben F. Ahlschwede Akron University Bowling Green Kent Ohio University Muskingum College Ohio State University

Two Get Workhouse In Basketball Assault

Two 18-year-old defendants, Melvin Parker and Lawrence Speights, pleaded guilty to beating a John Marshall High School student after the city basketball championship. Municipal Judge Frank D. Celebrezze imposed $25 fines and four months in the workhouse.

Cleveland John Marshall Frank D. Celebrezze Melvin Parker Lawrence Speights

Miner Killed as Roof Collapses in West Virginia Coal Mine

EAST LIVERPOOL April 20 One man is dead after a coal mine roof collapsed at a small pit near Pughtown West Virginia Rescuers spent hours freeing a trapped worker and found Homer Rickard 52 of Chester West Virginia suffocated beneath tons of earth Rickard worked in a Chester pottery plant Residents in the rural area mine coal themselves paying owners for coal removed

Pughtown W. Va Homer Rickard Rickard Chester

Prince Aly Khan ankle injury delays Hayworth wedding

In Cannes on April 20 AP reports Prince Aly Khan broke an ankle while playing with his children, likely postponing his marriage to actress Rita Hayworth by at least a month. French law would have made him eligible May 7, a month from his divorce.

Cannes France Aly Khan Aga Khan Rita Hayworth Aly Miss Hayworth

Eldorado Woman Killed After Crossing Tragedy on Railroad

Mrs. Elsie Holfinger Holfing er, 76, of Eldorado, was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania passenger train at a crossing near her home as she walked onto the tracks.

Eaton Elsie Holfinger Eldorado Pennsylvania

Volunteer Fireman Dies Of Heart Attack at Blaze

A volunteer firefighter died of a heart attack while battling a fire in Berea near suburban housing project. James McDonnell aged 47 collapsed carrying a hose as the blaze injured a mother of three, Mrs. Joseph Poros, 34, with second degree burns on her hands and feet.

Cleveland Berea Homes James McDonnell Joseph Poros

Grange Plans Dance With Rand Band at Hall

Sponseller Grange hosts a round and square dance Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the grange hall with Don Rand’s band providing music and Rand calling the dances.

Grange Don Rand Sponseller Grange Grange Hall Mr. Rand

Ohio E bond sales rise for March in tenth year over year

Columbus April 20 UP Ohioans bought Series E bonds totaling 22 993 980 in March, topping March 1948 by 3 266 572. Loring L Gelbach state savings bond chairman reported the run of year over year gains marks the tenth consecutive month with higher March sales.

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