Canton Repository 1950s Publishing Details and Pricing
The Canton Repository began as The Ohio Repository in 1815 and evolved through mergers and renamings to its current form. This issue dated Sunday August 13, 1950, lists publication history, Associated Press affiliation, offices, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, both by carrier and mail, with regional area rates and addresses. It notes required writer identification for publication and outlines cost structures.
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Keece
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican Navy
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Een
Een Caretentlinenenaeensteteinnenderigtim Egies
Associated Press
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Nations’ meager aids in Korea test United Nations resolve
The article notes 41 of 59 nations pledged limited help in Korea, insufficient to deter North Korea. It compares such aid to a local club’s effort and argues that if the 41’s means are all they can offer, cooperative security is a dangerous illusion, as major mobilization by the U N may not always be possible.
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Eplies
United States
United Nations
Korea
Euchre Club
Stringtown
Oklo
Russia
FTER
U. N
North Korea
Jacob Malik
Moscow
Family of Nations
Free Peoples of the World
New York Herald Tribune
Quality manpower guidance shapes selective service deferments
Gen Hershey issues an advisory to draft boards allowing deferments for exceptional college students. The piece argues that modern war hinges on manpower quality, not quantity, and warns against wasting top intellects like atomic physicists.
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AJ. Gen
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective
Ohio Taft Reelection Battle Promoted by AFL Officers
The American Federationist urges defeating Senator Robert Taft in 1950, labeling it a major goal for Ohio unions. Michael J. Lyden and Phil Hannah, leaders of the Ohio State Federation of Labor, push the anti Taft campaign, noting his unnamed opponent only once and arguing this drive risks turning elections into a nightmare. Taft allies respond by presenting him as a desirable Ohioen in the Senate.
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Ohio
American Federationist
A.F.L
Robert A. Taft
Michael J. Lyden
Phil Hannah
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Taft
U.S. Senate
U. S. Senate
Little League State Championship Shines in Canton
More than 10 000 spectators watched the Canton Little League state championship as 9 to 12 year old players displayed smart, fast, rule abiding play. The scene offered a hopeful glimpse of America’s future through sportsmanship and respectful conduct toward opponents and umpires.
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Canton
America
Yankee Ingenuity Scholarship Colors Riverside Institute
Henry J. Fuller funds a recurring award at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the student who designs and builds a useful device with primitive methods, citing past projects like a bridge, glider, lathe, greenhouse control, and safety gear. The piece notes waning inventive zeal amid modern job anxieties and quotes a corporate manager on qualities sought in applicants. It reflects on youth attitudes, entrepreneurship, and the idea that hard work pays dividends.
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Henry J. Fuller
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
New England
Fuller
Poppa
Portrait of a Patriot Baruch at eighty shines with plans
At 80, ERNARD Baruch remains Uncle Sam's trusted elder statesman. He works daily in New York, counsels leaders on economic and military strategy, and advocates bold mobilization measures, including price controls and a broad war-to-peace plan. He supports drafting laws, rationing, curbing profiteering, and building a global peace strategy. He has donated millions to relief and research, plans to leave his estate to physical medicine.
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Ernard Baruch
Sam
New York
Senate Banking Committee
United States
Congress
Baruch
Uncle Sam
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
War Industries Board
Washington
Lafayette Square
White House
Office of War Mobilization
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
Commission
Russia
Poland
Army
Navy
the Associated Press
Local history highlights mention Hester and Poster
Dennis R. Smith recalls 1830s temperance leader Mathias Hester Alliance tavern keeper who burned whiskey in a public bonfire. It also notes Prior Poster as Stark County’s first Black settler who arrived in Pike Township before 1810 and built a mill, claiming extraordinary strength and lifting any load ahorse could carry to his mill.
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Mathias Hester
Alliance
Stark County
Prior Poster
Pike Township
Russia Should Be Expelled From U N, Says U S Envoy
The United States accuses Soviet Russia of aggression in Korea and calls for expulsion from the United Nations. Warren Austin signals a hard line, arguing Moscow must be held to treaty standards and that the Yalta pact be renounced if violated. The piece urges the Russian people to disavow the Moscow regime and unite with free nations.
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Poland
U.N
United States
Russia
Moscow
Ihe
U. N
Knowland
California
Senate
America
Malik
Free World
Homespun philosophy from Cotton Corners Uncle George
In a reflective note from Cotton Corners UNCLE GEORGE shares a homespun philosophy on practical thinking. He explains trying to understand why people act as they do, criticizes national leaders, and urges accepting reality while valuing gratitude. He notes summer ending, frost hints, and sends regards to the family.
Spanish loan risks and Franco era military buildup explored
Peter Edson surveys hidden facets of Franco Spain including a $100 million loan push, wheat import dependence, and security moves with gold, plus a large armed force and Pyrenees barrier shaping Cold War strategic value. He notes past Peron connections, unreported loan repayments, and vigilant Export Import Bank oversight.
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Everal
Spain
Peron
Evita
Europe
Franco
Buenos Aires
Chase National Bank of New York
London
National City Bank
New York
Chase
U.S
McCarren
Nevada
Pyrenees
French
NEA Service, Inc
Thoughtful quote on inspiration from the Divine mind
A concise reflection on how inspiration arises from seeds of the Divine mind planted within humans, attributed to Ovid.
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Ovid
Snafu hits home as delivery mixups plague everyday life
A letter laments widespread back home snafu in wartime supply and consumer orders. The writer cites mishandled shipments from Korea including tanks parts, pistols, and wrong components for lawnmowers, cars, iceboxes, and fans, calling for accountability and restoration of old reliability.
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Korea
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Narrates Peter and the Wolf in Berkshire
The former First Lady has signed on to narrate Prokofieff's Peter and the Wolf to be performed by the Boston Symphony under Serge Koussevitzky in the Berkshires this month. The piece is aimed at children, while observers note Roosevelt's versatile schedule and speculate about future public appearances.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Prokofieff
Peter and the Wolf
Boston Symphony
Serge Koussevitzky
Berkshires
Rail line progress and iron supply headline century note
Up Through a Century From The Repository Files recalls rail work on the Indianapolis to Bellefontaine route with a 12 car train carrying 225 tons of iron to sustain material flow. It also cites a 40 years ago wreck train derailment near Louisville and notes Canton Sheet Steel Co plans to start production employing 400 workers after nearly $400,000 spent on facilities.
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Indianapolis
Bellefontaine
Alliance
Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Louisville
C. A. Irwin
Canton Sheet Steel Co
Mayors nomination rally 25 years ago in Canton
In a city Republican nominating meeting Mayor Charles M Ball won by 48 votes over former Mayor C C Curtis. Democrat nominee Stan ford M Swarts. Canton Grocery Co sold to Dan nemiller Grocery Co. Ten years ago Canton bicycle riders were ticketed for traffic violations including riding two on a bike. Germany sent 400 to 600 bombers at a 200 mile English coast strip for invasion prep.
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Charles M. Ball
C. C. Curtis
Stanford M. Swarts
Canton Grocery Co
Dannemiller Grocery Co
Canton
Germany
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
H V Wade reflects on 1950 as a brisk year of security and changing tastes. He notes comics replacing Shakespeare in cultural currents, critiques cinema sensibilities, and comments on aging and domestic work. He juxtaposes Errol Flynn, late-night horse racing in Maine, and outdated military parts with nostalgia for earlier times.
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Boston
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Los Angeles
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press. Association
China
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By Bruce Barton
J. P. Morgan
South America
King Features Syndicate
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By Dennis R. Smith
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Soviet Russia
Warren Austin
Security Council
South Korea
By Truman Twill
Ple
Cotton Corners
George
Peter Edson
H. I. Phillips
G.I
Godfrey
Peter and the
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Harry Bridges
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