Canton Repository History and 1951 masthead note
The Canton Repository established March 30 1815 is a daily and Sunday paper serving Canton Ohio with a long merger history and AP membership. The August 8 1951 issue lists masthead details, circulation rates, service areas, and staff offices across multiple cities.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Pository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Propaganda Skirmish and the Kremlin Parley Bid
The piece analyzes a Kremlin peace offer for a five power parley amid Cold War propaganda battles. It contrasts Truman’s message to Russians and Britain’s similar reply, noting the sharp clash of narratives and the Kremlin’s effort to deflect blame. It questions whether accepting Moscow’s bid could shift the burden if Moscow’s stance hasn’t changed.
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United States
Kremlin
Soviet Bloc
Truman
Congress
Britain
Freedom Bloc
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Ohio colleges unite to seek private funds for survival
Nineteen non-tax-supported Ohio colleges form a money-raising corporation to bolster finances amid rising taxes and reduced endowment income. They argue private institutions can be efficiently run and training remains valuable, contending both private and tax-supported schools have a role alongside broader access.
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Ohio
Canton Council Too Small For Municipal Tax Big Issue
Canton faces a looming decision on municipal income tax. Councilman Scanlon’s departure as study chair reveals a council not big enough to handle the complex issue. A citizen commission may be needed to gather facts and set policy separate from politicians.
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John Scanlon
Canton
Scanlon
McCarran urges hardline plan to defeat Soviet influence
Nevada Senator McCarran calls for breaking ties with all Communist states, expelling its rulers from democratic society, and openly supporting underground groups inside the Soviet sphere. He argues American propaganda fails when policy is weak and urges a separate executive propaganda agency reporting to the President to coordinate a tougher anti-Communist effort.
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United States
Kremlin
Nevada
McCarran
United Nations
Free Europe Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Internal Security Committee
Moscow
State Department
Office of War Information
New York Herald Tribune
Dentists, Sheep Teeth, and a New Dental Dream
A humorous monologue venting dental dread as a speaker imagines proposing a long range plan with a dentist. The narrator contrasts old drill routines with a sheep inspired wear resistant chewing system and a renewable denture concept, ending with a jab at the impending dental procedure and a tongue in cheek reference to a pennant race.
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Nature
Lattimore McCarthy Faceoff over Communist Links
A Nevada Senate subcommittee plans an open hearing for Owen Lattimore to defend himself against charges of Soviet espionage raised by Senator McCarthy. The probe into the Institute of Pacific Relations aims to show influence on U S policy in the Far East, with Lattimore's past roles at IP R and government advisory positions scrutinized as evidence awaits his testimony.
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Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Nevada
Pat McCarran
Judiciary Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
America
Afghanistan
United Nations
Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Tydings Foreign Relations
McCarran Committee
Tydings Committee
McCarran Group
McCarran
Institute of Pacific Relations
Massachusetts
U. S. State Department
Far East
Commie
I.P.R
Pacific Affairs
Mongolia
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Office of War Information
China
Henry Wallace
U. S
Manchuria
State Department
Walter Hines Page
Johns Hopkins University
Letter Tackles Iron Curtain Fear in The Repository
Clark Brenneman criticizes an Aug. 5 editorial for alleging Stalinist fear shaping republic decisions. He questions newspaper makeup practices and urges examining a fifth column in press rooms, while editors defend cautious reporting of current events.
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Republic
Joe Stalin
Red Russia
Moscow
State Department
Clark Brenneman
3Rd St
Repository
Brennerman
Rivers Push to Reallocate Water From Aspen Region
The Gunnison Arkansas project would divert water from the western Rockies through tunnels to the Arkansas basin at a projected cost around 150 million dollars, with dams planned on Frying Pan and Hunter's Creek and a possible Roaring Fork dam. Local opposition fears loss of water to the eastern slope and questions of repayment while noting broader economic and energy implications.
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Aspen
Gunnison-Arkansas
Rockies
Arkansas
Mississippi
Interior Department
Colorado Springs
Salida
Pueblo
Colorado River
Glenwood Springs
Roaring Fork
Hunter’s Creek
Federal Treasury
Estes Park
Big Thompson
Rifle
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Colorado
The
Associated Newspapers
Congress rolls show most House votes Tue Thu
A congressional quarterly analysis finds 90 percent of House members from five near Washington states voted on six of ten roll-call votes on Friday Saturday or Monday in the first half of 1951. The House conducted most business Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with 42 roll-call votes on those days.
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Congressional Quarterly
House
Washington
Steam Shovels On The Hippo Drome Stage A New Show
A whimsical piece describes steam shovels excavating at the Hippo drome site for stores and an underground garage while ghosts and performers react. The star emerges as “Steam-shovel Sam” as Thompson and Dun dy protest the new act and a Hippodrome press agent laments the transformation, announcing a new attraction of twenty stores and a garage.
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Sam
Hippodrome
Broadway
Alice in Wonderland whimsy meets Broadway satire in 1940s print
A string of whimsical notes and pop culture blurbs fill this column about Broadway satire, Miss World London capsule descriptions, a Danbury song titled My Truly Truly Fair, and hints that Kefauver inquiry witnesses fare well while Rudy Halley joins Gang Busters as narrator.
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Rudy Halley
Kefauver Committee
Kefauver Probers
To market to market chant echoes across town
A nimble street verse echoes through markets as shoppers joke about politics while seeking food. The repetitive cadence mocks Congress, turning a simple refrain into a lighthearted social jab amid daily commerce.
U.S. Steel Does Record Business But Earnings Fall
The article notes Congress passage of a control act amid investor concerns about price and administration influence. It highlights U.S. Steel reporting record business yet declining earnings as markets react to policy moves. Hollywood shifts toward musicals after Caruso and Show Boat success, with broader entertainment industry attention on musical options.
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U.S. Steel
Century of Wheat and Distant Echoes of Fame
A historical roundup notes Ohio wheat production in 1850 at 30,000,000 bushels with a 18,000,000 bushel surplus. It recalls Ethel Barrymore suing for divorce in Boston 40 years earlier and Stark County tallying 301 saloons across several towns. Also mentions Gertrude Ederle’s 25 years ago English Channel swims and a health ban on the Charleston dance in Mexico City.
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Ohio
Ethel Barrymore
Russell G. Colt
Boston
Stark County
Canton
Alliance
Massillon
Canal Fulton
Navarre
Louisville
Beach City
Osnaburg
Waynesburg
Magnolia
Brewster
Minerva
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
France
Dover
England
Department of Health
Mexico City
Mussolini’s son dies in Pisa plane crash. US tankers ready for Vladivostok run
Ten years ago Capt. Bruno Mussolini, son of Premier Benito Mussolini, died when his experimental aircraft crashed near Pisa. Separately, four U S tankers prepared to cross the Pacific for Vladivostok to deliver aviation gasoline to Russia, as announced by Petroleum Administrator Harold Ickes.
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Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Italy
Benito Mussolini
United States
Pacific
Vladivostok
Russia
Harold Ickes
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
A brisk, humorous piece notes a man who races time and urges readers not to wait for time and tide. It references insomnia advice a warm midnight bath and a catcher who bowls over the umpire while chasing a wild pitch, costing the game and drawing a humanitarian critique.
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Fidelity-Philadelpnic Trust
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
Aensasd Peresotansendl
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau
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Inland Daily Ress Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
By David Lawrence
Enator McCarran
Voice of America
Cide
Europe
By Truman Twill
Paris
Senator McCarthy
Peter Edson
Alexander Barmine
Walter Krivitzky
Barmine
Hede Massing
Gerhard Eisler
Lawrence Duggan
Noel Field
James S. Allen
Max Granich
Massing
NEA Service, Inc
By Raymond Moley
Great Mountain
Dakotas
Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Army
H. I. Phillips
Hippodrome’s New Act
Hollywod
Pete
By H. V. Wade
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