Canton Repository: Daily Paper Since 1815 in Canton Ohio
The Canton Repository began as The Ohio Repository in 1815, merged with The Stark County Republican in 1868 to form The Canton Repository & Republican, later shortened to The Canton Repository. The paper, a member of AP and various associations, operates from Market Avenue and Fifth Street South Canton Ohio with detailed subscription and mailing rates. Monday August 9 1950.
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Brush-Moors Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Three Chances for a Dime at Meyers Lake Park Outing
The Meyers Lake Park CIO event last Saturday featured an effigy of Senator Taft shot with a baseball. Victor Riesel says CIO outings push political bitterness as part of a national campaign. Taft’s allies vow to boost his re election while CIO foes claim misrepresentation and bitterness.
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C.I.O. Steel
Meyers Lake Park
U. S
Taft
Victor Riesel
C.1.o
Riesel
C.I.O
United States
Phil Murray
C.N.O
Bob Taft
End
Ohio
Organized Labor
Senate
Warren Says Russia Is At War With U S In Korea
California governor Warren declares the United States is at war with Russia over Korea and urges blunt civilian defense. He faults official rhetoric, calling the Kremlin a primary aggressor and argues the UN role should be sidelined in the face of Moscow’s actions.
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Papa Oe Warren
California
United States
Russia
Warren
Washington
Lake Success
United Nations
Korea
Malik
China
Moscow
Austin
Leo Durocher
Charlie
Cuba
Oxford
Joe Stalin
Lord Fauntleroy
America
Flatbush
The
Bronx
Pyrrhus echoes in Korea as a grim rule of battles
The piece reflects on Korea's fluid frontline and optimistic military briefings while noting the risk of great losses. It draws a parallel with Pyrrhus of Epirus, who warned that one more victory could ruin him, suggesting the United States cannot afford multiple costly wins as the war drags on.
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Korea
Epirus
Christ
Pyrrhus
Mediterranean
Italy
United States
United Nations
Labor and the War and Union Participation Rise
The piece criticizes President Truman for using the term stoppage over strike and warns against labor disruptions in key industries like soda ash, chlorine, and caustic soda. It argues that compulsory union involvement in defense posts is undemocratic syndicalism and could hinder national mobilization, citing Knudsen and Hillman as failed precedents.
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Truman
Congress
Symington
National Security Resources Board
Sidney Hillman
Knudsen-Hillman
Associated Newspapers
A State of Emergency by Truman Twill
In a humorous rural essay, the author lists imagined emergencies faced by country life. He critiques goading officials over geese, goats, sheep, ducks, and chickens threatening crops and lawn, arguing that piecemeal action is impractical and that “no emergency” exists despite proclaimed concerns.
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Truman Twill
Highlights of Local History in Ohio Origins
Bezaleel Wells, founder of Canton, helped draft Ohio’s first constitution among 35 men. Lexington, now Alliance, held Quaker-dominated stance during War of 1812 as resident William Kingsbury left to join troops, was wounded, and later became postmaster. Andrew Luckley delivered mail from Steubenville to Waynesburg, walking 60 miles each way in a day and back.
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Bezaleel Wells
Canton
Ohio
Lexington
Alliance
William Kingsbury
Andrew Luckley
Steubenville
Waynesburg
First settler Rudy Bair’s perilous three day supply journey
In Columbiana County Rudy Bair, early Paris settler, left his wife and infant in a doorless cabin as wolves prowled nearby. She defended their shelter by flinging burning brands from the fireplace to deter the pack during his three day absence.
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Rudy Bair
Paris
Columbiana County
Malik Holds Whip Hand at Lake Success
Malik as United Nations Security Council president pushes Chinese representation and a Korea peace plan. The piece questions whether Malik seeks to stall a Korean settlement to aid North Korea, suggesting Soviet aims to embroil the West with China and extend influence in Indo China and Malaya, urging vigilance to avoid a broader Far East war.
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Malik
Lake Success
Security Council
Korea
Soviet Union
Peiping
U.N
Pusan
Mr. Malik
China
Red China
Inflation of Income a Problem Now RECEDING
The article argues that the Truman administration inflated national income figures by wage and price increases rather than real goods growth. It details how four wage rounds since 1946 raised costs and prices, fueling a spiral that boosted farm prices and labor demands, while the Korean crisis shifted focus to war production and potential inflation.
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Truman
Congress
Pendleton
Ore
Washington
New York Herald Tribune
Thoughts for Today in a Dark Sea of Cloud
A quoted reflection from Robert Browning on faith and perseverance. The speaker contemplates entering a vast sea of cloud yet trusts that divine light will eventually pierce the gloom and lead to emergence. The lyric tone echoes personal resolve and spiritual hope.
Malik on the mound in UN baseball spoof and diplomacy
A satirical game voice mocks a United Nations baseball session with Malik pitching a beanball against China. Interpreters translate chaotic diplomacy as Warren Austin and others react, while remarks target Stalin, Korea, and global politics with sharp humor.
Blinker Light Signals Mixed Signals on Home Front
The note mentions a failing safety catch and a lasting pay window, while warning of a fifth column and a restless King Leopold’s Belgian throne return. It hints at wartime interpretations of sacrifice and caution against boasting about resisting mobilization.
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Leopold
Vanishing Americanisms Listed in Aged Vernacular
A set of dated phrases highlights regional slang and everyday turns of phrase. The selection includes lines about serving potatoes any style and someone’s wealth enabling lavish setups, alongside casual expressions about taking time and enjoying a restful weekend with a loved one.
Can You Remember Away Back When There Was Such a Thing as Diplomatic Language
The piece reflects on past diplomatic discourse, noting formal tone, careful phrasing, and restrained rhetoric as a now rare standard in international communication. It contrasts then and now, suggesting nostalgia for measured diplomacy.
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the Associated Newspapers
Century of Canton News and Rail Disasters Recap
A historical Canton item page notes 100 years ago a fur laden train drawn by oxen and dogs arrived at St Peters Minnesota from Selkirk for barter. 40 years earlier a Pennsylvania RR flyer wreck near Canton left rails with no injuries. An anti-Swearing Society formed by locals fined members for profanity. 25 years ago Canton population 104,506 per Census Bureau, 10 years ago Miss Lillie L Davis died at age 90, last resident of the Davis Mansion. Montreal's Camillien Houde interned by Canada for urging resistance to conscription.
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St. Peters
Minn
Selkirk
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
8Th St
3Rd St SE
Canton
D. X. Hart
William Street
Census Bureau
Lillie L. Davis
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
A Soviet athletic program has produced 57 000 stars and a southpaw pitcher who can last nine innings may excuse some lefty quirks. The Korea situation could shake the usual talk of the foreseeable future in Washington. The foreigner notes the two party system while learning that some Democrats resemble Republicans and vice versa.
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Korea
Washington
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