Canton Repository History and 1950 rate sheet overview
The Canton Repository details its lineage from The Ohio Repository founded 1815 through mergers and name changes, noting ownership by Brush-Moore, AP affiliation, and offices in major cities. It lists subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and mail orders effective December 4, 1950, with in‑county carrier and outside rates.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository Building
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Truman’s War Budget Limits Aim to Contain Defense Spending
The piece argues if war expands funding could reach 200 billion annually, with current requests boosting the year’s military budget to 41.8 billion. It warns military spending must be balanced to avoid undermining security, noting Communist strategy aims to bleed US resources and that wasteful wartime spending must be curbed while securing maximum security at minimum cost.
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Truman
United States
Kremlin
North Korea
China
Public Officials Under Fire After Snow Cleanup
Last week exposed blame as officials faced criticism for poor snow cleanup. Citizens blamed officials for delays and equipment missteps while struggling with shortages, blocked roads, and stranded cars. The piece rails at leaders as failing to ensure basic order during the heavy snowfall.
A Bomb Decision and Jitters Under Atomic Energy Act
The piece argues President Truman holds sole authority to authorize atomic weapon use, notes his public remarks triggered A-bomb jitters, and emphasizes the need to weigh potential retaliation and moral concerns. It recalls World War II caution on chemical warfare and urges reality over theory in policy choices.
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Mr. Truman
U.N
Korea
Japan
Great Britain
Truman
Our Chains Are Forged From the Speech By Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry declares in a 1775 speech that liberty must be won by arms. He asserts nonviolence failed, calls citizens to fight, and appeals to God for liberty or death as the price of freedom. The oration argues strength comes from unity, resolve, and action against tyranny.
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Patrick Henry
God of Hosts
Europe Tension and Soviet Arms Threat Raise Cold War Fears
The piece notes Western Europe remains tense as Soviet forces in East Germany could threaten the continent. It cites Allied intelligence on six armies with 33 divisions, discusses Britain and France opposing MacArthur, and outlines U.S. and U.N. positions on peace talks with Red China and the use of atomic weapons in Korea.
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Western
Europe
China
Moscow
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
East
Washington
Britain
Orient
United Nations
British Commonwealth
France
MacArhhur
London
Paris
Growth of Gulf landmass reshapes coast and era scales
Thomas R Henry discusses Gulf of Mexico shoreline movement over 125 million years driven by Mississippi sediment. Dr Murray of LSU reports massive sediment deposition, crustal bending, and potential future rise into a mountain range. He notes ancient Florida was submerged, land extended south toward Shreveport and Little Rock.
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United States
Gulf of Mexico
Grover E. Murray
Louisiana State University
Geological Society of America
Gulf
Mississippi River
Murray
Florida
Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Little Rock
Memphis
Columbus
Rockies
Relief Measures for Worker Shortage in War Emergency
The article argues that towering wartime demand will require six million more workers next year. It suggests three relief measures: extend working hours by ten percent with protections, boost productivity via efficiency and policy changes, and use taxation such as an excess profits tax to curb waste. It notes political and union challenges and calls for statesmanship to maintain a sound economy.
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Congress
Excess Profits Tax Background By PETER EDSON
Excess profits tax debate continues in Congress as lawmakers shift from pre election talk to action. The piece traces votes and positions in the Senate and House, noting Eberhart’s push for immediate action and the interim tax bill that directed preparation of an excess profits tax. Arguments for fairness and against practicality, measurement issues, and potential inflation are outlined with references to industry impacts and taxpayer effects. NEA Service, Inc.
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Truman
Congress
George
Millikin
Colorado
Senate
O’mahoney
House
Herman Eberharter
Pittsburgh
Cox
Georgia
Nicholson
Massachusetts
Eberharter
General Motors
Ford
G. M
NEA Service, Inc
Once Over By H I Phillips on U N and Korea
In a satirical column EMIL questions U N Lake Success hearings as Chinese delegates accused of aggression against the United States while American troops fight in Korea. He mocks the notion of foreign nations judging U S actions, urges peace, and ends with a plea for UN awakening.
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Paris
Bevin
House of Commons
MacArthur
United Nations
Britain
China
United States
Moscow
Peiping
Russia
Truman
U. N
Korea
The
Associated Press
Uncle Sam
G.I
Security Council
Lake Success
Corrigan
Commie Aggression
U.S.A
Joe Stalin
Oui G.I
Waldorf-Astoria
Council
U.N
Asia
Malik
Vishinsky
Gotham Oddities and Banter Stir Holiday Airwaves
The item captures quips about a radio audience burning, a top New York skin specialist Dr. A Benson Cannon, and a world headlined by Germans opposing armies. It notes Don aldson promising improved mail service for Christmas and a child asking why Santa wears a disguise. A joke about Gotham cops investing in an orange grove adds local humor.
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Gotham Bugie
Banner Vishinsky
Malik
A. Benson Cannon
New York
Miami
Gulf Stream
Donaldson
Mommer
Santa Claus
Gotham
Can You Remember Away Back When Shingles Stayed
A nostalgic note recalls the days when builders laid shingles to endure the elements, contrasting with modern methods and emphasizing craftsmanship and durability from a bygone era.
Flaming Acres and Blue Fedora Race Report
In this brief racing note from the track, Flaming Acres and Blue Fedora are highlighted amid a cluttered card of events. The report mentions track conditions, repeated laps, and difficulty in catching up as weights and entries shuffle the field.
Century of Congress budgets and 40 years ago theater clash
A century back shows appropriations by Congress totaling 42488000 across Civil and diplomatic, military and fortifications, Indian department and pensions, naval service, post office, and treaty fulfillments with Mexico. Forty years ago the Business Men's Association opposed converting the city auditorium into a theater, favoring conventions and public use. Elihu Root named permanent arbiter at the Hague, succeeding Chief Justice Fuller, appointed by President Taft.
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Congress
Naval Service
Mexico
Business Men’s Association
Association
A. C. Bynon
Elihu Root
New York
United States
Fuller
Root
Willam H. Taft
Four Stark County officials named to TB hospital board
Twenty five years ago four members of the Stark County tuberculosis hospital building commission were named by the three common pleas judges. They were B. F. Weybrecht of Alliance Clancy C Pontius of Canton AD 7 Martin Brenner of Massillon and George Mc Claskey of Canton. King Alfonso of Spain yielded to abolition pressure and set up a civil cabinet under Capt Primo de Rivera replacing the military directorate.
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Stark County Turberculosis Hospital Building Commission
Common Pleas
B. F. Weybrecht
Alliance
Clancy C. Pontius
AD 7
Canton
Martin Brenner
Massillon
George McClaskey
Alfonso
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Louisville Post Office Moves to New $45,000 Building
Ten years ago the Louisville post office relocated to a new $45,000 facility at E Main and Churchils. R C Brower, secretary treasurer of Timken Roller Bearing Co, was re elected vice president of the Ohio Manufacturers Association at Columbus.
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Louisville
E. Main and
Churchils
R. C. Brower
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Columbus
Target Practice By H. V. WADE
Harry Wade urges equal sacrifices and no Republican sarcasm about yacht trips. He praises maternal instinct in finding Willie after snow, notes East recovery after the storm, and cites Mother Nature in windup. Paris’s 2000th birthday is marked by savoir faire. Hickman of Yale is praised as a coach, surpassing his Tennessee guard days.
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Harry
Hickman
Yale
Tennessee Guard
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