The Canton Repository masthead notice and rates 1941 ad
The Canton Repository date line shows December 11, 1941 with masthead details for the Brush-Moore owned Canton paper. It lists address, post office entry, and advertising subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery across Stark and surrounding counties, plus a note that communications must include name and address and anonymous letters are not considered.
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Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
War With The Axis Officially Declared By Nations
The article claims the United States is at war with Germany and Italy as Axis powers shatter hopes of French resistance. It notes an official declaration of war by the United States and describes the situation as a dramatic anti climax.
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United States
Germany
Italy
We Must Become a Great Military Power Now
The essay argues Americans must shed complacency as they wage total war. It warns against backseat conduct, notes inevitable mistakes and costly sacrifices, and asserts the nation has the manpower, resources, and will to rise as a formidable military power, promising decisive action without patience for softness.
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Winston Churchill
America
Everybody Can Help Nation Buy Defense Savings Stamps
The nation urges all citizens to invest in Defense Savings Stamps and Bonds as a quick start to supporting the war effort. A treasury success before Pearl Harbor shows ready acceptance, and now voluntary conversion of private funds to public use is both a duty and a privilege to back ships and planes against the Axis.
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United States
Treasury Department
Japan
America
Appeasement Tragedy Across Nations
The piece argues that appeasement failed in Britain and the United States, citing Japan’s aggression and the belief that war material sales could placate Axis powers. It warns that dynamic aggressors cannot be appeased and warns of costly consequences from cynical goodwill exploitation in international relations.
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Tes
Munich
Japan
Neville Chamberlain
Americans
Great Britain
United States
Japan Caught U S Without Steam Across Pearl Harbor and Washington
In a sweeping report the article claims Japan caught the United States unprepared not only at Pearl Harbor but also in Washington. It asserts gaps in readiness and command that exposed vulnerabilities at strategic points, suggesting a broad failure in defense coordination and intelligence.
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Japan
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Washington
War column maps Japanese strategy and American response
Paul Mallon argues Japan sought to cut off the United States from the Far East, drive Britain out, and create a self sufficient Asiatic empire. He outlines attacks on Pearl Harbor and Hawaii, then Wake Island Guam and the Philippines, plus potential Allied counter moves. He stresses information control and the journalist's duty to balance secrecy with public understanding during wartime.
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Ashington
Far East
Asiatic
Honolulu
Hawaii
Wake Island
Guam
Singapore
Philippines
South China Seas
Wake
Japan
Russia
Aleutians
Just a lot of lads named Joe
A reflection on young servicemen nicknamed Joe and how wartime isolation changes casual banter. A visiting solider, newly trained in anti aircraft gunnery, returns from southern California weighing more and looking prosperous, yet people stop joking as they face broader wartime duties and looming responsibilities for many workers.
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Army
Navy
Joe
California
Century Old London Mortality and Unemployed Tailors
Up through a century ago English papers reported London mortality rising due to widespread female destitution. Among 25,000 London journeymen tailors, 17,000 were entirely out of work with printers and shoemakers facing similar despair.
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London
German troops in hot pursuit of Romanians reported
Twenty five years ago reports said German forces pursued retreating Romanians as electric power came online at Sunnyside substation linking Wheeling and Steubenville plants for the first time and Emperor William awarded the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Sunnyside
Canton Electric Co
Wheeling and
Steubenville
William
So They Say- If industry must surrender some of its accustomed ways of doing business
Donald M. Nelson, executive director of SPAB, argues that labor must concede some traditional practices if industry is to surrender its own entrenched methods.
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Donald M. Nelson
SPAB
Nazi tactics aid short term manipulation in public discourse
Leonard W Cronk writes the committee for national morale argues that Nazi methods prove how falsehoods and half truths can be effective in shaping opinions for a limited time, highlighting concerns over deceptive messaging and moral consequences.
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Leonard W. Cronkhite
Committee For National Morale
After the emergency O'Mahoney warns of economic ruin
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming warns that if immediate business recovery fails after the emergency, only large corporations and government will prosper, risking the same economic collapse that has destabilized Europe.
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Europe
Sen
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Hardest Days Since Valley Forge Are Here
A 1941 editorial declares the war demands unity over politics calling for a Spartan civilian sacrifice. It argues presidents and advisers must face facts and curb consumption and imports to sustain naval and allied efforts, stressing discipline, morale, and total commitment.
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Valley Forge
Rethinking Pacific Naval Strategy Beyond 2500 Miles
The text questions the long standing 2500 mile base radius for sea power and 1000 mile air reach in the Pacific. It notes distances from Manila to Yokohama and Yokohama to Singapore exceed bomber ranges, while Alaska to Yokohama is near limit. It highlights Japan controlled islands as fortified bases altering calculations and stressing access to Japan proper after the initial surprise offensive.
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Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Manila
Yokohama
Canton
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Singapore
Alaskan
Aleutian Islands
Hawaii
Philippines
United States
Our Big Weakness It's Bow Ties We Are Certain They Make Us Look Like Errol Flynn
The text argues bow ties are a personal flaw, claiming they resemble the style of Errol Flynn, a famed film star, and may undermine a polished appearance. It frames bow ties as a notable fashion weakness for the speaker.
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Errol Flynn
Ithout
Jimmy Bronson
Los Angeles
Dave Chasen
Bow Ties Stir up Public Controversy and Celebrity Stylistics
A columnist humorously argues for wearing bow ties despite a named party's objections. He compares bow ties to Errol Flynn and cites historical figures like Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, and William Jennings Bryan as bow tie advocates. The piece notes covert private wearings, public travels, and a planned nationwide campaign while delaying public discussion.
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Abraham Lincoln
Tallulah Bankhead
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveeland
King Features, Inc
Success Story By Ruth Millett
Two girls in a small town chase husbands. Sue moves to the city, finds a mate by taking action, while Mary stays and remains unwed. The piece stresses initiative and personal effort as keys to securing what one wants. Copyright 1941 NEA Inc.
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Sue
Podunk
Mary
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