Canton Repository history and notices from Brush-Moore papers
The Canton Repository press history traces mergers and name changes from The Ohio hE to The Canton Repository by 1930. It lists Associated Press membership, special representatives, and staff offices. Subscriptions and mail rates are outlined for local Stark and surrounding counties, with delivery and publication requirements.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Bricker and Brown Back Five Year School Funding Plan
Ohio Senator Bricker and Representative Clarence J. Brown endorse a five year program to aid school construction with 1.28 billion dollars. They argue federal taxation has drained local wealth, making quality school buildings unaffordable as the number of schoolchildren grows. They oppose broad New Deal spending and favor targeted federal tax money for public schools.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Ohio
Senator Bricker
Bricker
Brown
Paradox of News: Western Blindness to Asiatic Turnings
The piece argues that Western media and officials misjudge Asia's upheavals, especially China in 1949, due to blocked channels and entrenched ignorance. It warns these events will shape the 20th century far more than better understood affairs, making it a pivotal turning point despite limited reliable reporting.
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China
Orient
Asia
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
No Tail Wagging This Time in German Peace Talks
The United States has learned hard lessons in diplomacy. The Soviet Union may be ready to reopen negotiations on German settlements, now that the Berlin airlift has countered the blockade. Officials warn this will not resemble Teheran Yalta or Potsdam as Washington insists on tough negotiation in Europe.
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United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Great Britain
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Europe
May Day Vision of Peaceful Observation
A commentary opposes May 1 as a Soviet holiday and urges Americans to spend May Day in nature appreciation. The author rejects banners and protests, proposing instead to contemplate nature without engaging in sociopolitical warfare, especially when May 1 falls on a Sunday.
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Soviet Union
Second Socialist International
United States
Blockade and Berlin: Russians seek four power talks
The article analyzes Soviet moves as Moscow pushes for a four power conference to settle German issues while signaling a possible end to the blockade without preconditions beyond a date for foreign ministers. It notes Russia’s leverage through China and Iran, and questions Western allies about withdrawing controls in Germany and easing the arms and defense framework.
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USSIA
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Summer’s Here The Real Thing By Truman Twill O Doubt
A lyrical celebration of summer as it arrives with heat and activity. Vivid images of flies, lawn mowers, planes, fashion, gardens, tomatoes, lemonade stands, and outdoor pleasures evoke a carefree season. The piece urges action against summer nuisances and invites readers to enjoy sun and leisure as lifelong summer rituals.
Empire as neighborhood cover smears true aims in politics
A columnist questions the wisdom of political operators who misread public understanding. The term empire is misused by Moscow to describe neighborhood improvement groups, masking ulterior motives and manipulation.
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Moscow
Harold Ickes and the restless volcano of politics
The line hints at Harold Ickes ceasing his column and warns that historical warnings about the volcano remain relevant. It frames the political landscape as active and hazardous, suggesting ongoing influence and danger beyond the apparent quiet.
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Harold Ickes
China Collapse Reframes U.S. Marshall Plan and Pact
The fall of China reshapes the Atlantic Pact and Marshall Plan, making aid and military support continuous with no clear end. It highlights Asia's central role, Japan's vulnerability, and Western Europe’s need for Asia trade, as Congress weighs future commitments.
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Congress
China
Europe
Cotton Waits for Washington
New Orleans traders wait for actions by Secretary Brannan as the Truman Brannan plan signals more regulation of futures. The piece argues futures trading stabilizes prices by bridging supply and demand gaps, aids producers and consumers, and warns high margins would curb small traders and increase volatility. The author asserts government loans and surpluses, not speculation, chiefly drive prices.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Brannan
Department of Agriculture
Truman
Truman-Brannan
William Jennings Bryan
Daylight Time debate rages in local letters
Massillon moved clocks ahead citing progress on streets and viaducts while Canton council ponders the hour question. A Massillon correspondent calls for a public vote, contrasting Canton's delays with Massillon's decisive action. A response ridicules critics, touting productivity and a lighter embrace of Daylight Time.
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Canton
Massillon
W. F. Boni Sr
Nimisilla Et SE
The Gardens Speak To Faith Through Spring
A reflective poem by H. I. Phillips uses seasonal imagery to affirm faith in renewal. Daffodils crocuses and tulips symbolize reassurance that life returns after doubt, disaster, and loss, with nature’s messages guiding belief and hope through hard times.
Theatergoers Bought Tickets for Two Big Shows
Mister Cadwallader Whistlethwaite shows luck with tickets to Kiss Me Kate and South Pacific. Mauri Edwards jokes about John L. Lewis losing grip in New York. Elmer Twitchell fears the Truman health program delays diagnosis and access to treatment through a federal bureau.
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Cadwallader Whistlethwaite
Kate
South Pacific
Mauri Edwards
Elmer Twitchell
Truman Federal Health Program
Great Expectations of Early Risers Tormenters
A reflective verse fragment notes scorners of early bedtimes mocking the punctual crowd, yet they too are bound to wake at the expected hour. Pier.
San Francisco Growth Through 1848 Gold Boom
A century ago San Francisco's population rose from 459 in June 1847 to 2000 by March 1848 after the gold rush. Gold dust exports surpassed $2 million as harbor facilities gained wider recognition. New York publications Holben's Dollar Magazine and Graham's American Monthly arrived in Canton despite questions about Holben's one dollar annual issue. A 40 year old note mentions a proposed $12 head tax on immigrants and Abdul Hamid's departure from Constantinople with his harem amid Young Turk reforms.
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Cleveland
South Bend
Mr. Hinkle
Sissy
Harry Hinkle
Millersburg
San Francisco
Canton
Graham
Holben
Dollar
New York
Lee S. Overman
North Carolina
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Constantinople
Salonika
Massillon Woman Elected Goucher Student Board Chairman
Jean Yost of Massillon was elected chairman of the student board of advisers at Goucher College in Baltimore. Efin Jogoleff, a former Russian millionaire who fled after losing his fortune in the Russian revolution, was pictured as a day laborer in San Francisco.
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Jean Yost
Massillon
Goucher College
Baltimore
Efin Jogoleff
San Francisco
Hitler Rejects Roosevelt Peace Plea in Berlin Speech
Ten years ago in Berlin, Chancellor Hitler scorned President Roosevelt by denying a peace guarantee and demanding the return of Danzig. He denounced treaties with Poland and Britain as he challenged Allied plans. The Senate isolation bloc led by Senator Pittman supported sanctions against Japan, arguing such steps would lead to war.
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Berlin
Hitler
Franklin Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Danzig
Poland
Britain
Senate Isolation Bloc
Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Japan
Massive Annexations Expand City Boundaries Across States
A report by the International City Managers Association notes cities expanding by fringe-area annexations. More than 145 square miles were added to 289 cities over 5,000 population, with Roanoke adding 11.83 square miles as the largest single gain in 1948. El Paso, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, and others also expanded, while some towns grew dramatically percentwise, including Plaquemine and Blytheville.
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International City Managers’ Association
Long Beach
Cal
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Fla
Louisville
Manitowoc
Wis
Newberg
Ores
St. Paul
Plaquemine
Blytheville
Ark
Florence
8. Co
Milwaukee
California
Los Angeles
Louisiana
U.S
Texas
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U. S
Iran
Department of State
Council of Foreign Ministers
State Department
By Truman Twill
By V. Wade
By Galbraith
Holland
By Mark Sullivan
Indonesia
Western
Cotton Waits
Washington
Raymond Moley
Mr. Hinkley
H. I. Phillips
April
Wonderman
John L. Lewis
Peter Donald
Lewis
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