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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
6
The Canton Repository presents its 1951 masthead history and rate schedule, noting daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail subscriptions, and service areas. It lists office locations, associations, and special representatives while dated Wednesday, August 1, 1951.
In Kaesong dispatches the term political marks the enduring anger over Korea's 1945 division. The piece argues Moscow and Yalta shaped a split that betrayed Korea's dream of independence, leaving the peninsula partitioned under U.S. and Soviet control and fueling enduring distrust.
The piece discusses a hypothetical 1952 alliance between Southern Democrats and Northern moderates that would split the Democratic Party, handing labor unions control and potentially creating a socialist labor party. It warns Republicans against alienating working-class voters who value independence.
The piece argues pork chops and roasts will rise to give slaughterers leeway but notes meat price volatility remains tied to supply and demand. Demand stays strong, supply movements of hogs and cattle quicken, and a future fall shift to feedlots could ease prices or even create a beef surplus if corn crops are large.
Analysis notes that a bombing raid on Pyongyang reflects a shift from naval to aerial pressure in U N negotiations. Observers including Gen MacArthur argue Asiatic problems can no longer be solved by explosives, as threats risk escalating conflict and hindering progress toward a cease-fire.
In a New York Herald Tribune Synd piece, critics argue Truman overstated Wisconsin residents’ rejection of signable petitions citing the Declaration and Bill of Rights. The piece notes communist tactics, court rulings on incitement, and warns against manipulating public trust amid debates on free speech and revolution.
The piece recalls late winter scandals as Truman Twill reflects on bribery in athletics. He argues there was no personal influence or gains in fixing games, noting amateur ideals, outnumbered spectators, and the public’s disdain for corruption. He laments how some institutions pursued big time bets and fired coaches, labeling it crooked.
Such a tax is now being considered by the Senate finance committee, but no definite action has been taken on the matter.
The piece notes Idaho and Utah governors emphasizing budget restraint and welfare reform. It highlights Idaho's 1960s measures strengthening means tests, enabling estate recovery for fraudulent recipients, enforcing liens on property, and requiring children to support parents. The Idaho reforms aim to curb fraud and curb public expense while preserving needed help.
The Canada Seaway issue grows with calls for an all Canadian route to control waters from the St. Lawrence. Ontario Premier Frost urges immediate start while Canada’s Chevrier and St. Laurent press for action amid U S hesitations and toll concerns. Opposition from regional interests persists, but steel firms and Labrador ore promise boost.
Jacob Coxey proposed public works funded by non-interest government bonds backed by taxes as early as 1895. His plan envisaged currency issued against bonds, debt retirement through 4 percent payments over 25 years, and government without interest on debt. He urged replacing interest bearing government credit with a sovereign currency system and cited Jefferson and Del Mar to support his theory. Coxey later wrote letters to Roosevelt and published a 1935 pamphlet detailing these concepts, though the press of his era largely misunderstood them.
A humorous ode by H. I. Phillips contrasts yacht life with driving, praising freedom, shifting plans, and nautical quirks. It celebrates the luxury of wandering between ports, cooking at sea, and dodging traffic while noting costs, fewer parking meters, and comic dangers. The piece ends with a playful reference to two Alice in Wonderland films and popcorn in New York.
A compact survey of faded phrases such as What makes everything so calm and peaceful He left so much money his people will never have to worry Honesty is the best policy Now let's hear your side Of course, I could be wrong about this.
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders were notified they owed the seventh payment of five dollars per share. Assistant treasurer Jacob Keplinger announced payments were due every sixty days until fully paid as construction progressed and funds were needed.
A letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Barton of England claims the Canton Daily News publisher Don R. Mellett was in Bavaria, Germany. The message, received by police from a self described spiritualist medium, ties the case to a far off locale.
A collection of wry observations and social quips by H V Wade veers from radio nostalgia to Americanist banter. Jokes touch on hat rules, Korean talks, and a roadside arrest tied to a spouse, with playful digs at journalism and daily life.
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