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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1950

Page

8

Alliance Man 69 Killed in Fall at Home

John L Edwards 69 of 171 W Harrison t died at Alliance City Hospital Saturday at 9 p m from a skull fracture after apparently falling on cellar steps at his home His widow Mrs Lik e Edwards told police he planned to lock the cellar door He was a Tolerton Co machine operator longtime Alliance resident born in North Carolina Surviving include two daughters a son a sister eight brothers four grandchildren Services will be at Myers funeral home at 2 pm Wednesday Burial in Alliance City Cemetery Friends may call 7 to 9 pm Tuesday

Repository Bureau Alliance John L. Edwards W. Harrison Alliance City Hospital Homer R. Edwards Alliance Ella Quinn Marion N. C Marion Edwards Morganton Millard Edwards Hopewell W. Va Albert Edwards Pinespruce Thomas Edwards Robert Edwards Canton Wesley Edwards Limaville Charles George Edwards Cadiz Myers Funeral Home Alliance City Cemetery

Killbuck School Wins Contest at Holmes County Fair

Killbuck school won first prize in the Holmes County Junior Fair school exhibits at the Holmes County Fair ending Saturday. Lakeville, Holmesville, Ripley, and Clark Consolidated followed in the top five, judged by B A Garner. Verna Lewis of Nashville Nimble Nells Club was chosen as health contestant for Holmes County to attend the Ohio State Fair.

Millersburg Killbuck School Holmes County Lakeville Holmesville School Ripley Clark Consolidated School B. A. Garner Rittman 4-H Verna Lewis Nashville

Navarre High School to Get Refreshment Stand

Construction has begun on a refreshment stand at Navarre High School athletic field costing about $500. Financed by the Band Parents Association, it should be ready for the first football game.

Navarre Navarre High School Band Parents Association

Quick Frozen Chicken Ends Cleaning Problem

Hot weather makes quick frozen frying chicken appealing as a ready to fry option. Packages offer wings thighs breasts and giblets in one pound sizes and whole fryers for larger families. A practical recipe for chicken a la package coats pieces, browns them, bakes 45 minutes, then serves with orange slices for 4 to 6.

Pope Delivers Encyclical Emphasizing Accepting Church Dogmas

Pope Pius XII urged Catholic clergy worldwide to accept and respect church dogmas and to guard religious instruction against error. The encyclical arrives amid debates over the coming declaration of the Virgin Mary's bodily assumption as dogma, a move criticized by Protestant leaders, especially the Church of England.

Vatican City Pius XII Vatican Church of England Canterbury York

Alliance Morals Suspect Arrested

Horace Steed 23 of 831 E Broadway st pleaded not guilty in Alliance Municipal Court to criminal assault of a 13 year old girl. Held on 7500 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing. Steed implicated with two others in a Friday night car assault on five teenage girls near Lexington. Steed arrested Saturday after a train passenger flagged authorities along tracks between Salem and Leetonia.

Repository Bureau Alliance Horace Steed E. Broadway St Harry Wykoff Steed Alliance Fred Lee Mattison E. Keystone St Lexington Jessie Gardner N. Stanley ,Ave Pennsylvania Salem Leetonia Gardner

Refrigerator Unit Stolen Near Battlesburg

Lowell B. Dale reported to the sheriff that a $35 refrigerator unit with a compressor and tank copper coils and a stand was stolen recently from a field on Ridgerd a mile north of Battlesburg.

Lowell B. Dale 2Nd St Ridgerd Battlesburg

Steel Allotment Cuts Predicted in Coming Quarter

Steel Magazine predicts further civilian steel allotment cuts as mill order backlogs grow and military demand rises. The report notes a large fourth quarter carryover could blank out at least one month’s output and that consumer quotas may be small. Prices rise among small producers, but large firms may hold quotas due to government controls. Steelmaking output last week reached 100 percent capacity, about 1,926,803 tons, near the all time weekly peak.

National Metalworking Weekly

Canton Police Praised By Visitors From Canada And Pittsburgh

Canton’s police received two commendations from out of town visitors. Mrs. Alma McClintock of Pittsburgh praised Patrolman Risher for courteous directions during a visit. The Canton Chamber of Commerce was likewise thanked by an official of Sturgeon Falls Ontario for exemplary courtesies shown to a visiting party.

Canton Alma McClintock Pittsburgh Thomas H. Nichols Risher A. C. Hutchison

Local Dog Wins Top Honors at Bath

Top honors in the Akron puppy match at Bath went to Dogberry Sterling Silver a female wire haired fox terrier owned by Samuel H Stock of 3811 Tuscarawas st E The pup also won best in the terrier group and best of opposite sex A Pomeranian female Cullers Little Starlet owned by Mrs Ira Culler RD 4 took best of breed and second in the toy group Three area dogs won honors in the three to six month class Latherow s Gorgeous George and Latherow s Little Patsy Pomeranians owned by Mrs Ruth Latherow of 420 Belden are SE and Mrs Cullers Shetland sheep dog Cullers Lassie Gorgeous George was best male puppy Little Patsy best female puppy and Cullers Lassie winner s female Approximately 150 puppies from 3 months to one year were entered Two upcoming shows Ravenna and Chagrin Falls Kennel Club sanctioned by the AKC expected to draw out of state exhibitors.

Akron Bath Samuel H. Stock Tuscarawas St E Ira Culler RD 4 Latherow Gorgeous George Little Patsy Ruth Latherow Belden Culler Lassie Chagrin Falls

Ohio Sixth in Railroad Miles This Year

Texas leads with 15 681 miles of railroad lines within its borders while Illinois has 11 742, Pennsylvania 9 900, Iowa 8 775, Kansas 8 444, Ohio 8 416 and Minnesota 8 345.

Ohio Texas Illinois Pennsylvania Iowa Kansas Minnesota

Miss Shirley Matchett Wins Clay Week Queen Title

Miss Shirley Matchett, 17, Uhrichsville High School senior, named Miss Clay during four days of Tuscarawas County clay industry celebration. Janet Pettis, 18, also Uhrichsville senior, won second place. Judges included Congressman John McSweeney and State officials. Five thousand spectators attended the final events sponsored by local brick and clay manufacturers, businessmen, chambers of commerce, and union locals.

Shirley Matchett Uhrichsville” High School Clay Tuscarawas County Janet Pettis Uhrichsville High School John McSweeney Joseph P. Ferguson J. H. Lamneck Lincoln Haskim Clay Magazine Brick and Clay Chambers of Commerce Union

Barn Fire Damages 1200 At Kennel Road Farm

A 40 by 60 foot barn owned by Lloyd Gruber on Kennel road, about a mile west of Paris-Robertsville road, burned Sunday at 3 50 p m. The Robertsville fire department fought the blaze for about 90 minutes but could not save the structure. Hay, straw, grain and tools were destroyed while the Gruber home nearby was safeguarded. The loss was estimated at 500 for the building and 700 for its contents, with insurance status not learned.

Lloyd Gruber Kennel Rd Paris-Robertsville Rd Sheriff’s Office Robertsville Gruber

Steubenville Woman Sues Clevelander in Traffic Crash

Helen Porter of Steubenville sues Irene Keiley of Cleveland for 15000 dollars in personal injury damages from a September 18 1949 traffic crash on Route 43 south of Steubenville. Porter alleges Keiley crossed the center line and struck Porter's car, causing a compound knee fracture and 19 days of hospitalization.

Helen Porter Steubenville Common Pleas Court H. W. Schmuck Irene Keiley Cleveland

Bnai B'rith Picnic Draws Nearly 1000 At Lake Park

Nearly 1,000 people attended the Canton B'nai B'rith Lodge third annual family picnic at Jewish Center's Lake Park on Center fd Sunday afternoon. The lodge team outpulled Colleague Club in a tug of war with contests for children swimming and games. Leonard Leopold and Bernard Greenwald served as co chairmen.

Canton B’nai B‘rith Lodge Jewish Center Lake Park Center Fd Leonard Leopold Bernard Greenwald

Vandals damage home under construction on Pershing Ave NW

Vernon Mowery reported to the sheriff's office that vandals broke a door two windows and plaster board in a room of a home he is building on Pershing Ave NW.

Vernon Mowery Sheriff’s Office Pershing Ave

Employers Asked For Data in Study Of Disability Cases

Ohio employers will receive questionnaires next week for the Disability Unemployment Insurance Commission study on non-occupational disability coverage. Stark County lawmakers Rep Ed Witmer and Sen Orval Whitacre serve on the panel.

Disability Unemployment Insurance Commission Ohio Stark County Senate Ed Witmer Orval E. Whitacre Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus

Gen Smith Named Intelligence Chief by President Truman

President Truman formally nominated Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith as director of central intelligence. The nomination followed his selection to succeed Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, who is assigned to command a cruiser division. Also nominated is Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright for promotion to vice admiral to lead the Atlantic Fleet amphibious force.

Washington Truman Walter Bedell Smith Central Intelligence Senate Smith Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter Hillenkoetter Jerauld Wright

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