Canton Repository History and Rates 1950
The Canton Repository dates to 1815 originally The Ohio Repository and became a daily paper by 1878. It details affiliations, circulation, offices, and subscription rates including daily weekly and Sunday options. The Aug 17 1950 issue notes carriers, mail rates, and submission requirements for letters to the editor.
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Timetables Shaken by Korea War in Tokyo Dispatch
A Tokyo dispatch argues Communist timetables for seizing South Korea have been upset by events since last June. The piece predicts the United States will shift to a wartime economy while the Soviet Union struggles to feed its manpower. It asserts Russia can field larger forces but cannot sustain them without production, marking a pivotal shift in World War III dynamics.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Korean Peninsula
United States
Korea
Soviet Union
Russia
United Nations
U. S
Genghis Khans
Kremlin
Playing It Both Ways on Urban Mail Deliveries
A House panel recommends cutting urban mail deliveries but the House votes to abolish the cut, a partisan flip seen as political theater. The postmaster general lobbies for savings while lawmakers decry the move, leaving postal workers and politicians to claim victory in a partisan controversy over mail service.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
United States
Heaviest Korea raid marks vast U S bombing power
An account notes a Wednesday strike by 98 B 29s dropping about 10 tons of explosives each on a 21 mile square area in North Korea. It highlights the United States bears moral and likely financial responsibility for war damage while defending South Korea under U N protection.
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U. S
Korea
United States
United
Skirmish on the Home Front in Industry Debate
A wartime style clash unfolds between the steel industry and socialists. The piece argues socialists seek to weaken private ownership via public money and compare their aims to communists, predicting rising influence while warning of covert power plays.
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Korea
George
Nature Boy
America
Broken Promise And Move To Withdraw Soviet Recognition
An editorial argues that Congress will push to ban Communists in the United States while noting no push to withdraw diplomatic recognition from the Soviet government. It cites a 1933 pledge by Litvinov and Roosevelt and urges the United States to sever ties, arguing Moscow breaches obligations and infiltrates U.S. agencies. It links this to Spain and China recognition issues and suggests new governments could be admitted once Kremlin ties are severed.
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Congress
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
Maxim M. Litvinov
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
America
United Nations
Spain
China
Great Britain
Kremlin
Soviet Russia
N. Y
Misery Loves Company on Hay Fever Humidity Theory
A column argues hay fever is not caused by pollen but by unusually humid air that keeps nasal membranes from drying. It suggests symptoms can occur year round and may be triggered by congestion from humidity, inviting readers to blame humidity rather than pollen. The piece praises inquisitive doctors and urges sufferers to find cheer in the humidity explanation.
President Truman Advised on World War III Odds
Close associates of President Truman weigh two schools of thought on Soviet threat. One group warns of a likely World War III scenario with Russia, urging rapid arms buildup to deter or fight. The other contends Russia’s bombers and strategic reach negate immediate aggression, pushing for strength behind an atomic shield. Both see Korea as a warning bell and stress mobilization, with Symington leading calls for a 70 group air force and swift, economy-wide rearmament to prevent being bled white.
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Truman
United States
Russia
Korea
United Nations
Formosa
Indo- China
Iran
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Germany
Red Wehrmacht
Ruhr
Stalin
Soviet
Kremlin
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Europe
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Sym
Ington
South Korea
Budget Bureau
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
North American Newspaper Alliance
Don't Wait for Union Unity by Peter Edson
A long-running AFL CIO unity drive faces repeated delays with a Chicago meeting postponed indefinitely. The two sides weigh leadership, structure, and jurisdiction while eyeing Houston and Chicago for their respective conventions. Analysts note six prior failed attempts since 1936, with merger benefits and big questions about how a unified body would be named and governed.
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EACE
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Committee of Ten
Chicago
A.F.L
Houston
C.I.O
Labor
C.I.C
Allan S. Haywood
A. F. L. Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Charles J. McGowan
C.I.0
Organized Labor Movement
U. S
The U N Flag On The Front Lines Song Poem
A war era lyric praises the speed of a U N flag reaching the front while lamenting the delay in sending more U N troops. The speaker notes fifty two nations back the flag and stresses urgency for broader allied support amid frontline strain. The piece blends patriotism with a call for greater international arms relief.
Can You Remember When Money Eased Life Struggles
A nostalgic reflection questions if wealth once guaranteed ease, contrasting past abundance with present financial pressures and the lingering memory of easier times. It evokes feelings of security lost as economic tides shift and fortunes rise and fall.
Malik keeps scoring as kiddies stay sad and broody
Jacob Malik improves with routines and beats Howdy Doody. Shadda Haddim misses Sweet Talk a $38 payout on a $2 bet at Saratoga. Vanderbilt filly cited. bettor laments wife’s encouragement and his lack of a hunch as he heads to the track.
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Jacob Malik
Shadda Haddim
Saratoga
Darlin
Labor party splits amid denunciations by Wallace Pressman
Henry Wallace and Lee Pressman quit the American Labor party amid anti-Communist denunciations. Unclear whether a windshield wiper or a faded road line affected traffic as days warm into late spring.
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Henry Wallace
Lee Pressman
American Labor Party
Cold cure by atomic energy prompts warning ad rush
Scientists at Johns Hopkins propose atomic energy as a cure for the common cold. The piece humorously notes doctors wary of a market surge for 50 cent Geiger counters sold as cold remedies. It warns that ticking sounds may come from neighbors, not patients, reflecting skepticism of such ads.
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Johns Hopkins
Burglary hits Massillon homes and stores
Century ago report notes S H Whitehead home in Massillon entered and $50 stolen. Rawson's store likewise broken into with a safe opened and $150 taken. burglars used pincers to reach inside keys left on the inside door. Mentions 40 years prior sanitary sewer work and a strange Cunard Liners incident in New York harbor.
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Massillon
Rawson
Berger Manufacturing Co
Nimishillen Creek
W. H. Thompson
Cunard
Lusitania
Hudson River
New York
Edinburg
John Plunkett
Cleveland
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
Lady Astor argues it would be better for the world if we took over and ran everything. In sports, reactivation continues as the mighty Joe Louis is brought back from the mothballs. A local operator protests the label war profiteer, saying he is not chasing fast bucks.
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Joe Louis
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