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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1950

Page

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Volcanic Blasts Strike North Korean Target in Korea

98 B 29s attack a 21 square mile area north of Waegwan near the Naktong River in Korea. The strike unloads 10 tons per plane, creating a vast smoke pall as American infantry cheer from ridge lines while fighters sweep the area.

Associated Press AIR Force Waegwan Korea Here Taegu James R. Young Denver Colo Naktong River St. Lo Normandy Naktong Jim Bradley van Nuys Calif Bradley

More Troops Reach Korea To Aid Defense

U S troops bolster the Korean front as large reinforcements arrive. A thunderous B 29 air strike on the Naktong front saturated a 21 square mile area with 3 500 bombs, about 875 tons, aiming to break a 60 000 man North Korean buildup. Communists fled, some abandoning gear while South Korean forces pressed the pursuit. The 8th Army reported the front extremely quiet afterward with only local actions.

United Nations South Korea Taegu Naktong River Taksong Opyong Changnyong Bulge Chinju Pohang Yuktong-ni Imam-ni Kyongju U.N Pusan Tokyo United States New York Manhattan Island Naktong Fifth Air Forcenilat Nahearenana U. S. 8Th Army Korea

Cleveland Route Loses Ohio Turnpike Bid For Feasibility

Ohio turnpike plans move forward with a proposed 16 mile Cleveland area segment rejected in favor of a broad state band route. Two engineering firms to finish feasibility reports by December 1. Commission to begin construction next spring pending survey results. Shacknessy to resign as commission chairman in September.

Olumbus Ohio T. J. Kauer Turnpike Commission Kauer Cleveland Public Square Cleveland Square Commission Pennsylvania Turnpike Petersburg Youngstown Niles and Warren Akron Canton Medina Lorain Elyria

Cherries You Pick At Uplink Orchards

Readers are invited to visit Uplink Orchards on Fulton Road for a cherry picking event running from 4 to 8 p.m. Local notices mention dogs boarded and a contact number 35734-ad for details.

Uplink Orchards Fulton Rd Nad

Timken Roller Bearing Company faces six day overtime sched ule

Timken Roller Bearing Company is cited as operating on a six day overtime schedule. The notice notes a Kearney area inquiry led by C I L O leader regarding the change. Also advertised: this week’s poultry specials at Jack's Poultry 846 Savannah NE with free delivery and egg prices.

C.1l.o Timken Roller Bearing Company The Jack’s Poultry Savannah

Thirty Days of Dry Warm Weather Seen for Area

The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a warmer drier period for the area over the next month, with six weeks of cool Canton conditions ending. Temperatures reached 88 on Tuesday and may rise into the 90s while fog and thunderstorms affect parts of Ohio. Stark County crops suffer from limited rainfall, with .61 inches in the first half of the month.

U. S Stark County Ohio

Easier to Pay by Check Harter Bank Ad

An advertisement for Harter Bank and Trust Company promotes paying by check. The message notes federal insurance and consumer banking services, highlighting trust company offerings and easy payment methods for customers.

Harter Bank & Trust Company Fed. Dep Ins. Corp

House Votes For Two Home Mail Deliveries

The House moved to restore city home mail to two deliveries daily and sent to the Senate a bill to cancel an order cutting city home deliveries to one. The measure, supported after 218 signatures on a petition, may still face a presidential veto from Truman.

Washington House Senate Post Office Department

Appeals Voids Injunction on Punchboards

The Fifth District Court stayed the lower court injunction on the city punchboard ordinance after the Warfield Novelty Co. posted a $500 bond. The court set aside the judgment, but said this does not decide merits when heard in regular session September 26. The appeal proceeds on motions by the city solicitor and by Ross & Ross for the novelty company.

Canton Fifth District Court of Appeals Common Pleas Court Paul G. Weber Warfield Novelty Co 6Th St Charles Montgomery Robert P. Wilson Ross & Ross Novelty Company

Induction Quotas Set for Stark County Registrants

The Canton army and air force recruiting station at 220 Tuscarawas St. will host inductions for Stark County selective service registrants starting Sept. 1 Capt. Howard Cann said. Quotas total 21 men across Boards 109 110 and 111 with potential shortfalls due to moves or deferments. Delinquent registrants face 1-A status and possible FBI investigation if they do not report. Registrants from 17 other counties are examined at the station and may be inducted here. Board 111 gains an assistant clerk Mrs. Helen Drannen of Massillon.

Canton Army and Air Force Tuscarawas St Stark County Selective Service Howard Cann MLA Fi Wet viaAnatana Canton Board U. S. Attorney F.B.I Cann Board 111 Massillon First National Bank Helen Drannen 1St St NW Missouri

Draft May Take Far More Than 185000 This Year

Washington August 16 AP Major General Lewis B Hershey director of selective service says the draft will likely exceed the 185000 authorized for the year. He explains the July estimate is out of date due to unsettled world conditions and cannot predict exact needs as of now.

Washington Lewis B. Hershey Selective Service Hershey

Youth 16 Dies as Auto Upsets in Stark County Crash

A 16 year old from Manchester, Robert Kaiser, died after a 1940 Studebaker overturned on Route 93 near Canal Fulton. Driver Mathew Gaidek, 18, and passenger George Hering, 15, were injured but later released. A second incident involved Rudy Van Landberg, 6, injured bicycling into a car on 18th Street NW. Police reported the Studebaker lost control on a curve. vessel details incomplete.

Stark County Canal Fulton State Highway Patrol Robert Kaiser Manchester Massillon City Hospital Mathew Gaidek RD 1 Clinton George Hering Akron Gaidek Studebaker

Alliance Hospital Project May Start November 15

Dr Anthony Borowski, chief of the division of hospital facilities at Columbus, says Alliance is eligible for federal aid under Public Housing Bill 725 and has priority. The proposed 165 bed, one million dollar hospital awaits bids, with work expected to begin by November 15 if bids are accepted. Voters approved two bond issues totaling 850000 and taxpayers contributed 100000 in public support.

Repository Bureau Tn Ane Anthony Borowski Columbus the Repository Today Alliance Tan Borowski

Thailand to send 4000 troops to Korea

The United Nations and the United States accepted Thailand's offer to deploy 4,000 combat troops to Korea after a brief meeting with Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and Thailand ambassador Prince Wan Waithayakon. Prince Wan said the forces would be dispatched as soon as possible.

Washington United Nations United States Thailand Korea Defense Louis Johnson Prince Wan Waithayakon Prince Wan

Akron Garbage Truck Drivers Return to Jobs

Akron garbage truck operators returned to work without explanation after a five day walkout by 500 city service employees seeking 25 cent hourly raises. No settlement had been reached on the pay demands.

Akron

Army Sets Ohio Quota at 500 In Reserve Call

Ohio's enlistment quota for the Second Army reserve call is 500 as part of a 5 300 total nationwide. Eligible are enlisted men not in organized reserves with many Canton trainees facing physical exams before potential active duty between mid September and mid October.

Army Ohio Army Reserve Second Army Canton Ft. Meade 350Th General Hospital 987Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Ohio National Guard Schroyer Ave

Local Man Survives Crash Involving Explosives

Ernest Trafford, 36, of 1300 Tuscarawas Street West, Oyler Inc. driver, survived a crash at Routes 24 and 25 between Flat Rock and Monroe Michigan. A light truck struck the rear of his trailer loaded with 70 quarts of nitroglycerin, damaging both vehicles. The other driver, Jack Baker, 47, of Fort Recovery, sustaining a fractured skull and collarbone, was believed exhausted after a long drive from Terre Haute Indiana. State police moved the nitro to a field guarded by patrols until another truck could relocate it.

Chemical Company Oyler Bros., Inc Ernest Trafford Tuscarawas St W Oyler Company Flat Rock Monroe Mich

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