Nationwide Walkout Set For Monday in US Rail Strike
President Truman announced the nationwide railroad strike was called within an hour after assurances of no strike. He did not reveal plans for seizure and promised a later statement. Union leaders ordered a full-scale walkout by 300,000 members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors, threatening almost all North American rail service.
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Washington
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
Order of Railway Conductors
White House
Canada
North America
A. E. Stoddard
Canton Builders Face Loan Controls Slowing Boom
Canton home builders face a fresh setback as local banks hesitate to fund new construction amid a federal loan control bill. The measure could curb non guaranteed real estate credit and require minimum loan values, though FHA and G I loans remain restricted. Existing mortgage activity continues as buyers rush to secure homes before further restrictions.
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Canton
Senate
House
Federal Reserve Board
Enemy Moves Up for Another Drive in South
Allied forces beat back flank attacks on the Taegu front and edged into positions abandoned by Red Korean troops shifting east. A full Red division moved toward U. S. 25th Division positions on the southern Korea coast. A major attack may target Masan and Pusan. MacArthur reported decreasing enemy pressure after five days of heavy fighting. General Collins visited Korea and spoke of morale and progress.
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Tokyo
Taegu
U. S
Korea
Masan
Pusan
Japan
Kim Il Sung
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Bloody Mountain
Namwon
General Lands 987th Armored Field Artillery Prepares to Depart
Brig Gen Francis G Brink praised the 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Ohio National Guard after a final armory inspection. The unit plans to depart soon for Camp Carson Colorado. Ret Ira S Potter of 410 Collins NW underwent appendicitis surgery at Shadyside Hospital North Canton and will join the battalion later at Camp Carson. Daily telegrams are being sent by the battalion to Sgt Richard Hastings of Alliance.
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987Th Armored Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Francis G. Brink
Ohio Military District
Schroyer Ave
Camp Carson
Colo
Ira S. Potter
Collins Cf NW
Shadyside Hospital
North Canton
Richard Hasting
Alliance
Taft demands showdown on foreign policy
Taft, campaigning for re election in Ohio, urged UN forces to push beyond the 38th parallel in Korea to punish the aggressor. He attacked the State Department for allowing Stalin to gain dominance in Europe and Asia and called for an independent Congress to curb presidential war powers amid the Korean crisis.
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Uhrichsville
Robert A. Taft
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Korea
Wooster
Joseph T. Ferguson
Taft
Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Senate
G.O.P
State Department
Stalin
Europe
Asia
Five County Draft Set For September Inductions In Canton
One hundred fifty four men from Stark Portage Summit Mahoning and Trumbull counties will be inducted Sept 8 at the Canton army and air force recruiting station. Capt Howard Cann says 51 come from Stark County Boards 109 and 110. Inductions will be held each Friday in September after pre induction physicals for registrants from 18 counties. Also noted are current market prices for peaches at Spies Colonial Market.
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Ohio Counties
Canton
Selective Service
Truman to flood U S with sugar to curb hoarding
President Truman, angry at sugar hoarding amid plenty, conferred with Secretary Brannan and ordered dumping of sugar from Cuba and other exporters into the United States. Brannan announced the plan to bring in 850 000 tons more sugar to ease shortages and prove hoarders wrong.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Cuba
U. S
Brannan
Sugar arrives in four ships at Philadelphia port
Four ships reached Philadelphia harbor yesterday carrying 32,000,000 pounds of sugar in a supply boost. The arrival, reported by AP, aims to deter potential hoarding and stabilize markets.
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Philadelphia
Record sugar import quota reaches 8.7 million tons
The 1950 sugar import quota climbs to 8,700,000 tons after a July increase of 350,000 tons, the largest under current laws. Officials say no more sugar is available for import, though one to two million tons may remain on hoarders' shelves by year end as hoarding widens.
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U. S
Agriculture Department
Low-Cost Bank Rates On Personal Loans or Auto Loans
Harter Bank and Trust promotes affordable financing options for personal and auto loans. Also includes notices for a dentist opening an office at 20 E Worcester St Navarre Ohio, and poultry and furniture sale ads with prices and delivery, plus TV sets from Eclipse Electric.
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Harter Bank & Trust
Mem
F.d.j.c.-Ad
D. G. Cotton
Worcester St
Navarre, O.-ad
Canada Faces Nationwide Rail Strike Disruption
OTTAWA Aug 24 AP The three day old rail strike idles 124000 workers and threatens heavy industry nationwide. Government mobilizes aircraft, calls emergency Parliament session, powers rationing and emergency airlift as coal shortages loom in Saskatchewan and other provinces.
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Ottawa
Canada
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Alberta
British Columbia
Air Force Adds 4 Jet Engines To New B-36s
Fort Worth dispatch reports Convair rolled out the B-36D, the world’s first 10 engine military aircraft. Two jet pods under the 230 foot wings add 7,000 horsepower, boosting total to about 42,000. Top speed exceeds 435 mph, with service ceiling over 45,000 feet, enhancing invisibility from ground observers. Convair flight tests led to adoption and retrofit of jet engines on earlier B-36 models, though total production numbers remain secret.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Consolidated Vultee
Air Force
Convair
Amusements and Editorial Pages Highlight Key Debates
The section outlines features across the paper including George Sokolsky’s column and editorial pages. Markets and financial notes, plus radio and television items, are summarized alongside social news and sports briefs. Weather report anchors the day with regional updates.
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George Sokolsky
Fire and blasts devastate Ohio Drilling Co. plant
In Massillon two explosions followed a fire at the Ohio Drilling Co. machine shops. Loss estimated at 100000 to 125000 with heavy equipment destroyed. Fire crews saved a framed office and a three story brick building. Officials suspect defective wiring. 40 employees to face weeks of cleanup.
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Repository Bureau Assislon
Ohio Drilling Co
Massillon
Dalton
Canal Fulton
Mayor Visits Columbus Plans for Turnpike Link
Mayor Thomas H. Nichols reported that LANS of Ohio State Highway Department officials are examining a Canton Massillon connection to the Ohio Turnpike with no definite decision. A northern superhighway option from Canton is also noted, instead of a new U S Route 21 origin in Massillon. The mayor met with state highway director T. J. Kauer and chief engineer Norman M. Wilke to discuss planning and programming. A Massillon and Stark County officials meeting with the mayor and city officials is being arranged.
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Massillon and
Slark County
Council Finance Committee
John A. Shisler
Navy To Send Bigger Force Rekindles Korean War Readiness
Admiral Forrest Sherman announced a substantial buildup in the Far East with more marines, aircraft, and 90 000 personnel in the area as 150 ships including carriers and amphibious units reinforce Korea. Gen Collins warned of a tough front but morale held and he noted insurgents behind advancing U S troops near Taegu.
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U. S. Army
J. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
Collins
Forrest P. Sherman
U. S. Navy
Korea
Forrest C. Sherman
Army
United Nations
Admiral Sherman
Gen. Collins
Washington
Navy
Far East
Sherman
Far Eastern
Far Eastern Command
United States
Pacific
Gen
Taegu
Local Poultry Prices and Free Delivery Notice
Turkeys 38c per pound hens 27c fryers 37c. Delivered free by H. Cooper at 921 Ninth Street Northeast. Phone 58881-ad for orders and inquiries.
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Rock Flora Fetzer
Park Poultry
30Th
Harrisburg
Just National Bank
Jack’s
Fryers
H. Cooper
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Pohang
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Perle
Rogan
Laurel
Bruce
Massillon Shop
Jack’s Pliry
Globe Dairy
Sue Mings
Plain Grange
Middlebrand-ad
Stark
Spies Colonial Market
Broad & Fulton
U.S
Lewis & Greenhoug
Eclipse
William Berry
Waterst
Columbus
Gramming Bureau
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