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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
19
Billy Rose reflects on show business misfits including tall chorus hopefuls and the harsh echo of rejection. He notes editors prefer stars with influence, the gatekeepers shaping tunes, and the shift in his own home life as love changes his standing.
More than 500 enthusiasts from Canton and northeastern Ohio rode Nickel Plate Railway on an all day 300 mile Cleveland to Zanesville run. Government rules next year may end such trips, and Midwest Railway Historical Society officials expect no more trips this year. Passengers packed eight cars, photographed scenery, and enjoyed ample food provided by Brewster's Wandle House.
On the Taegu front in Korea dated August 14 United Press reports Lt Paul J Kelly 22 from Grafton West Virginia leads a 25 man unit of Americans and South Koreans in behind enemy lines. The group high lighted by Silver Star and Bronze Star nominations includes South Korean guerrillas and two women armed with pistols who join patrols. Kelly praises his men while a frontline nurse recalls a daring rescue under machine gun fire.
In Birmingham Alabama on August 14 five thousand CIO ore miners from five locals of the United Steelworkers walked out against Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co. They accused the company of refusing to discuss a job reclassification that would raise wages by 9 to 13.5 cents per hour, a move union leaders say the current contract calls for.
In Goshen Ind four baby skunks wandered into a chicken house seeking companionship. A hen began mothering them sleeping with them nightly and clucking with contentment.
Harold D. Williamson, a straight A student and 15 year old from Charleston, West Virginia, won the national soapbox derby race before about 50,000 spectators. He survived rheumatic fever six years earlier and returns to high school sophomore year after clinching the all American title. He beat 146 entrants across five heats on a 975.4 foot track, earning a $5,000 scholarship for the Chevrolet sponsored event.
University of Pennsylvania researchers report a simple staining method using fuchsia to reveal fungus growth in skin scrapings or tissue. The test colors fungal cellulose magenta while leaving surrounding tissue unstained, allowing rapid, accurate diagnosis for fungal infections aiding cancer, tuberculosis, and syphilis differentiation.
A remarkable discovery has emerged on the Isle of Man where a sheep with four horns has been found. Researchers note the unusual horn configuration may indicate a rare genetic variation or mutation. Scientists are documenting the specimen and planning further observations.
L Woods pays a doctor 50 000 for saving his life in a quirky New York tale. Tallulah Bankhead asks William Saroyan for a play and gets a confident promise. Carl Levin retires to the agency world while Kaiser-Frazer backs Ellery Queen. A polio fund photo shows a child picking ice cream over the Hope Diamond as Truman and boxing mingle with wartime nostalgia.
The guide lists showtimes across venues including Loew's Abbot with Abbott and Costello and Tyrant of the Sea, plus The Flame and the Arrow and 50 Years Before Your Eyes. Palace presents Treasure Island and Beaver Valley, Windsor features The Yellow Cab Man and The Threat, and more combined screenings with Reformer and the Redhead, This Side of the Law.
Ohio lawmakers show mixed votes on key measures. Amendments to reduce maritime shipbuilding funds failed 49 to 31 with Taft and Bricker for. McClellan plan to limit Marshall Plan aid failed 41 to 38, Bricker for Taft abstained. Hutchinson FTC nomination defeated 59 to 14 with Taft and Bricker against. Missouri judgeship bill passed 240 to 133 with multiple Ohio D and R members for and against. Wage and price control bill passed 383 to 12, most Ohio members for except two not voting.
The iStark County Tuberculosis Health Association board meets at 7 30 PM to discuss the budget for the last six months and L L Traylor will report on Molly Stark Sanatorium construction and future operation plans. Arizona leads western states in copper production.
Graber Mills Inc of 802 Navarre Rd SW says three new storage elevators, leased to the Commodity Credit Corp for 35 000 bushels of wheat, will handle a coming rush. Total mill capacity is 80 000 bushels. CCC announced the lease via acting chairman J W Cash in Stark County. First arrivals date not given.
In 1949 there were 59,322,278 motor vehicle licenses in force, reflecting widespread vehicle ownership and regulatory reach across states. This figure underscores postwar mobility growth and the expanding need for licensing infrastructure and enforcement.
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