JAMAICA HURRICANE KILLS OVER TWO DOZEN AND DAMAGE RATES
In Kingston the West Indies hurricane killed twenty five or more people and caused about 6 million pounds in damage. The strongest storm in Kingston's history struck from 9 45 p m yesterday to 2 a m today, cutting interior lines and halting ships and air travel. Power outages left Gleaner unable to publish, and authorities prepared for long recovery with food stocks to tide over the weekend. The center of the cyclone reached 120 miles an hour while the storm moved west northwest across the island.
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Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies
Gleaner
Kinston
Hugh Foot
London
Cuba
E.S.T
Grand Cayman Island
Peach Crisis Shrinks Local Peach Season
Peach growers report an odd ripening pattern with late varieties maturing a week early and early varieties a week late. The Stark County Fruit Growers Association cites unusually hot, dry weather as the cause. Muckley daughter Peach, near Waynesburg, will corroborate this. Canton district housewives face only a two week window to buy locally grown peaches.
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Muckley
Paul E. Muckley
Waynesburg
Stark County Fruit Growers Association
Canton
Nancy Lee
Charity bingo ruled illegal in Ohio test case
In a Common Pleas Court decision Judge D Deane McLaughlin ruled that bingo is a lottery and unlawful under Ohio law, affecting charity games. The suit, filed by Clayton T Loder of Meyers Lake leading United War Veterans Post 1, sought to clarify legality of charitable bingo and halt police interference.
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Common Pleas Court
Ohio
D. Deane McLaughlin
Clayton T. Loder
Meyers Lake
United War Veterans of the United States
Tuscarawas St E
McLaughelin
Canton
Stark County
Veterans’ Organization
John Rossetti
McLaughlin
Lemmon's Markets Ad Highlights Sunday Hours and New TV Shipment
Todays REPOSITORY notes Lemmon's Markets open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and advertises a new shipment of Westinghouse 17 inch table model television sets. Also mentions Home Furniture ad.
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Lemmon’s
Westinghouse 17
Don’t Buy Obsolete New Car Pet Valve in Head
Ad from Ewing Chevrolet urges readers not to purchase obsolete valve in head models now, warning that competitors will soon offer updated versions and calling for quick action.
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Ewing
Glidden Endurance House Paint and Speed Satin Debut
Glidden Endurance House Paint and Speed Satin are promoted as a 100 percent rubber paint. Distributors include Dependable Harris Paints at 1146 Tusc. Street West, contact Dial 43626 ad.
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Glidden
Harris Paints
Tusc
St West
Dial
TV Announcement v. H. Blecker creates two stores
The notice states two locations to serve customers in the evenings from 7 to 9 PM at 1416 Northwest and 1600 East Tuscon. International Video advertises contact by phone 29109-ad for inquiries and purchases.
Canton to Host Fishing Rodeo With Safety Emphasis
Keynote speaker will urge safety for all as Canton prepares for a large fishing rodeo next Saturday. Officials plan crowd and traffic control for about 1,000 youths and spectators with Red Cross first aid tents and roped assembly areas. Police Chief James B. Quilligan heads safety committee including Fire Chief Lawrence C. Maloney and Assistant Chief William H. Rosche. Police and auxiliary civil defense volunteers will assist, and firemen will help youths with hooks. Registration had over 900 signups by Friday.
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Canton
Red Cross
James B. Quilligan
C. L. Deerwester
Laurence C. Maloney
William H. Rosche
McKinley’s Old Friends to Lead Parade Roles
Three men closely tied to President McKinley will head parade events on September 16 marking the 50th anniversary of his death. Luther M. Day will chair the program, William T. Kuhns serves as honorary chair, and Col. Harry Frease will be grand marshal. The McKinley carriage, owned by Don C. Cole, will join the procession with a matched team of horses, plus tableaux by First Presbyterian Church.
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McKinley
Luther M. Day
Cleveland
William R. Day
Market
U. S. Supreme Court
William T. Kuhns
Col
Harry Frease
Frease
Canton
Don C. Cole
Paris
First Presbyterian Church
Truce Group Reopens Talks At Korea Buffer Zone Table
UN and Communist negotiators met in Munsan to study military maps on a tea table as they seek a cease fire buffer line. Joy defined a cease-fire along the present battlefront and warned against a political dividing line. Peiping and Moscow boosted hard rhetoric while noting a first step toward breaking the deadlock. Trade offer for Motorola TV appears at Home Furniture on Market Street.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
C. Turner Joy
Joy
North Korea
Voice of
Red China
Kim
Pyongyang
Japan
Ni Chih-liang
Peiping
Automatic chlorination fixes city sewage freeze problem
City sewage chlorination, previously frozen by small chlorine containers, now runs via three one ton tanks. The new automatic system injects chlorine gas mixed with water into sewage flowing under Kimbalrd and Allen, about 1200 feet from the main manhole, following objections from Ralph J. Doll and state officials over pollution.
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A. E. Ransom
Kimbalrd
Allenave SE
Ralph J. Doll
Stark County
Fresh baked goods and delis with local ads
A collage of ads shows Stone Bros offering wool suits at discounted prices up to 46.50 and 29.88 for suits, Yant's Cottage promotes wedding breakfasts and dinners, Rose's deli advertises daily baked goods, and Major Baird school registrations are lost with a re-registration notice marked 21452-ad.
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Baird
Joint Meeting Called in Tieup Of Ohio Power
Federal arbitrators convened a Pittsburgh meeting at 10 a.m. to resolve wage disputes between Ohio Power Co. and striking CIO Utility Workers, plus the U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service. Canton maintenance workers have been idle since August 1 and Philo Tidd Windsor plants since July 21. The talks focus on a 22-cent hourly package for power plant workers and a 20-cent package for Canton maintenance workers. The union seeks retroactive 5 percent of the increase to October 21, 1950, while the company has offered 3 percent.
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Ohio Power Co
C.I.0
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Pittsburgh
E.S.T
Canton
Philo
Tidd
Windsor
W. Va
Peaches-White Canning Sees $2.50 Billion Gain
Market notes show Peaches-White firm surging with a 2.5 billion dollar increase in value. Waynesburg and Muckley areas are mentioned alongside April housing figures and local listings. The brief references an April event and a high value shift without additional context.
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Muckley
Local Advertisements Promote Cheeses and Furniture
The page runs last day sales from The Man's Shop at 202 North Market and 3 Janson Creamery Stores with Swiss Cheese at 45 cents a pound. America’s Best Value is highlighted. Ewing Chev and Lee Livington’s model furniture at 4675 17th NW run today 1 to 6 pm near Whipple Road, with Hamilton Homes listed among ads.
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North Market
Janson Creamery
Holmes County
Lee Livingtons Model Furniture
17Th NW
Whipple Rd
Hamilton Homes
Bus Crash near Alpena Kills Ten on Highway
Ten killed and twenty injured when a Greyhound bus crowded with vacationers crashed head on with a beer truck on U.S. 23 six miles south of Alpena. Truck driver Arthur Rube and his 18 year old assistant Melvin Chase died. Also dead: Mrs. Carl Hansen of Detroit Harold Ervin Bromund of Alpena and Darlene Grice of Flint. Five victims unidentified.
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Alpena
Mich
Greyhound
Here
U.S. 23
Mackinac City
Detroit
Arthur Rube
Ossineke
Melvin Chase
Carl Hansen
Harold Ervin Bromund
Darlene Grice
Flint
End of Bakery Strike Hinges on Today Vote at Hotel
Striking Sterling Baking Co and Nickles Bakery driver salesmen meet at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in Onesto Hotel to decide acceptance of two management proposals after rejecting a prior offer and continuing a weeklong walkout. Bargaining efforts spanning six hours at the same hotel yielded no new terms, while AFL Truck Drivers Local reported organizer Albert Evans of Cleveland.
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Sterling Baking Co
Nickles Bakery
E.S.T
Onesto
A.F.L
Albert Evans
Cleveland
Ohio
Interna
Bendix Race Record Falls In Detroit Flight
Col Keith K Compton 35 air force officer from Lt Joseph Mo wins the Bendix trans continental trophy in an F-86E Sabrejet covering 1900 miles in 3 hours 26 minutes 56.4 seconds at Wayne Major Airport Detroit setting a new speed record for the event. Old mark 529.61 mph by Maj Vernon Ford in 195? from Rosamond Dry Lake to Cleveland. Second place finishers Emmett Davis and Gilbert Pederson both in F-84 Thunderjets. Eight planes competed.
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Air Force
Detroit
California
Keith K. Compton
Vernon A. Ford
Rosamond Dry Lake
Calif
Cleveland
Joseph
Bendix
Wayne Major Airport
Edwards Air Force Base
Los Angles
Col
Emmett
Ed) Davis
Compton
Maj
Gilbert A. Pederson
Arcadia
Life in Russia by Adile Kasha begins in The Repository
Adile Kasha, a native Russian with farm, factory, and military experience, tells life in Russia today in a six installment serial starting on page 23. The narrative follows his escape into the U S zone of Austria and promises an intimate, eyewitness perspective.
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Russia
Adile Kasha
U. S
Austria
Florist Ad Promotes African Violets in Cleveland
Al Kehl Florist at Cleveland and 42nd NW advertises 10 000 African violets across 60 varieties with prices at 75 cents each. Open Mondays through Sundays from 9 to 5.
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al Kehl
Florist
Cleveland
Nw-Ad
Suits at Stone Bros Offer Deep Wool Discounts
Stone Bros at 122 Market Street advertises up to 46.50 for all wool suits and 29.8R price points, inviting shoppers to take advantage of the woolen deal in a concise sales note.
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Stone Bros
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Bobby
Chuck
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Peach
Kuhns
Kaesong
Buffer Zone
Peiping Radio
Kim Il-sung
City Sewage Chlorination
Nimishiller Creek
Schick
Dueber Drugs, 6Th
Dueber Ad
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Yant’s Cottage
Ohio Power
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Keith Compton
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
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Louisville
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