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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
15
The passage discusses Huey Long as a sharp predictor of fascist trends in America, noting his aspirations to control, his experiments with political power in Louisiana, and parallels with Harry Hopkins. It contrasts Long’s perceived restraint with Hopkins's blunt cynicism reminiscent of Mussolini and Goebbels.
By George Sokolsky argues fascist thinking persists in rulers since the NRA split, linking World War II era dislocations to a shift toward government expansion. He warns that pseudo liberalism enables Communist infiltration and that without strong congressional checks, a fascist state could emerge under the guise of expertise.
In a gully near the Naktong River, Corp Lloyd A Hahn reads a Batman comic to pass time under heavy shelling. Stories of escapes flow from Atrocity Hill as soldiers recount narrow saves and a brief prisoner hold followed by a counterattack by 1st Cavalry Division troopers.
Hal Boyle recounts captors debating killing prisoners on Atrocity Hill as 40 to 50 Americans were shot by retreating Reds. Troops strip to essentials while a golfer carries a club and tees off with cucumbers, turning a battle area into an unlikely course.
The essay discusses locating a massive hydrogen bomb plant in Arkansas near Harding College, urging prudence about proximity fears and noting the national stakes. It covers Du Pont’s role, anti trust actions, big business impact on national security, and the race with Russia to produce the H bomb.
In the Akron District Golf Association final at Shady, Shady Hollow players Mrs H C Behrens and Mrs G W Landis shared top honors in Class A and C with net 75 and 74. Fair Lawn’s Gertrude Ballou led medalists at 80, while Mrs W S Straub and Mrs Paul Boyle posted 74 and 76 as other Class winners. Betty Kerby topped season averages at 78.7 from June to Aug 15.
Ohio duck hunters face a five day shorter season under 1950 regulations signed by President Truman. The season runs Oct 20 to Nov 23 for ducks geese and coot. Central flyway limits rise to five ducks per day ten in possession. Mississippi flyway drops to 35 days. Daily hours remain sunrise to sunset with noon start on opening day for waterfowl. Band-tailed pigeons closed in Ohio. Some species have specific regional closures.
The Marion Red Sox, in first place, visit the Newark Yankees, second in the Ohio-Indiana league, for a crucial three game set at Newark home. The series is the last meetings of the rivals with season play ending September 4. Marion leads by 314 games and seeks the pennant despite a home jinx, as Newark has swept all seven meetings this season.
Gene Comstock of Chesapeake Ohio qualified for the 500 mile Labor Day stock car race at Darlington South Carolina. He drove a 1950 Oldsmobile and posted a 7 minute 44.87 second time for 10 miles.
The Tri-City Horseshoe League championship playoff is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m on Navarre courts. Konter Klippers, first round winners, meet Roberta Drive-in, second half winner, with George Null leading Roberta and Karl Konter, Charles Syler, Frank Hardesty, Myron Leese for the Klippers. Forty one players competed in the eight team league this season.
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