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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1941
Page
2
Lillian and Harry Underwood debate a risky plan as Dr Twitchell orders restraint for a wounded man. Lillian fears abandoning him while Harry insists on accompanying her to a restaurant assignment, promising to ignore medical prohibitions. Marion seeks calm as tension rises between love and danger.
NEA service column notes Melvyn Douglas inviting 50 marines for a private home visit, but only 35 arrive amid carfilled scenes on Beverly Boulevard. The piece also mentions the California State Guard evacuation unit led by Col. Lewis Stone and a tech-issues anecdote about Cecil De Mille spotting modern props in period films.
Mrs Floyd Sampsel reports a burglary at her Wilmot storefront on Route 62. Deputies say the thief removed a window and took 17 cartons of cigarets, cigars, candy, chewing gum, cheese, cold meat, playing cards, and $2 in pennies.
Ollie Gergel pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter in the death of Leander C. Miller, 60, at Camden Avenue and Navarre Road SW on September 20. He asked for probation and the sentence was deferred pending a probation hearing before Common Pleas Judge George N. Graham.
Harry Conley and Lou Black headline a Grand theater burlesque show with Mimi Lynn and a cast of featured women. The act features two straight men, Trudy Jackson and Evelyn, plus a separate slide act by The Great Togo not appearing here. The bill also lists The Richest Man in Town and The Apache Kid among other film offerings and Disney cartoons.
Palace programs feature Greta Garbo with Melvyn Douglas and Constance Bennett in a romantic comedy. Also showing All-American Coed with Frances Langford and Johnny Downs, Look Who's Laughing with Edgar Bergen and Lucille Ball, and The Gay Falcon with George Sanders. Ohio shows Keep Em Flying with Abbott and Costello and Bullets For O’Hara with Joan Perry and Roger Pryor. Grand Roadshow burlesque at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Blossoms In The Dust and The Fargo Kid headline Valentine week. Strand presents Sonja Henie in Sun Valley Serenade and stars Martha…
Picketing was stopped at the Onesto hotel after an injunction suit settled before Judge J L Floyd. The Onesto Hotel Co sued Local 18 and the International Union of Operating Engineers claiming a labor dispute. The court found no valid dispute and the Local 18 defense was dismissed. Pickets James Terhellen and Frank Slack were cleared of contempt after testifying they were hired by Local 141.
The Associated Press reports that Ohio's 37th division strength is ordered to drop from 17,945 to 14,457 for a more efficient winter training program at Camp Shelby Mississippi. Division adjutant general Lieut. Col. A O Adams notes the force was already under that figure and currently numbers 14,334 men.
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