Canton Repository History and 1941 Publication Details
The Canton Repository traces its origins to 1815 as The Ohio Repository and lists mergers, name changes, and editions through 1941. It notes Associated Press membership, circulation practices, and current subscription rates as of December 18, 1941. The Thursday issue date is December 18, 1941.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repositor
Theanton Repository
Roses Postiension
Canton Daily Epositors
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Balance and civilian morale in wartime balance wheels
The article argues for maintaining civilian balance during war by preserving routine activities that sustain morale. It cites British golfers, cinema audiences, and Moscow entertainment under siege as examples of avoiding hysteria. It stresses that stability of people is a potent war asset and unnecessary disruption harms national resolve.
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Reys
Moscow
America
Censorship in Wartime America Under Byron Price
The piece argues censorship is a conditioned reflex in the United States and supports a wartime model led by Byron Price. It distinguishes between protecting enemy secrets and preserving information for the public, praising Price’s likely approach while warning governance must distinguish what is kept secret from what Americans deserve to see.
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Byron Price
Mr. Price
Washington Press Corps
United States
Price
University of Glasgow
MacNeile Dixon
the Times
Dunkirk
Coventry
Britain
Churchill
Prof
Dixon
National Unity Marks Pearl Harbor Inquiry Approach
President Roosevelt assigns a board of investigators led by Supreme Court Justice Roberts to oversee the Pearl Harbor inquiry. The move shifts the process above Congress, prioritizes facts over personalities, and shields Navy Secretary Knox from a partisan trap, earning broad praise for unity in action.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
Washington
National Unity
War era consumer life under wartime plan for 1942
The piece outlines expected shifts in supplies and living conditions as war production expands. It notes shortages in tea pepper tapioca soap and synthetic silk warnings of higher prices, control of rents, limited furniture and housing, and a broad move toward increased defense spending. It projects massive federal outlays through 1943 and beyond, with inflation likely and a rising national income driven by war needs.
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Ashington
Bolivia
Far East
Waiting By Truman Twill Waiting For Waiting
A humorous meditation on waiting in everyday life. The piece contrasts delays in stores and offices, traffic horn honking, station habits, and early riser impatience, with church waiting and the slower hope of peace as ships come in. It surveys American habits with wry, observational tone.
Fredonia Proposed as New County in Stark Region
A 100 year old petition in Columbus from Stark Columbiana and Portage counties seeks creation of a new county named Freedonia. Other items note William Newhouse fatally hurt by falling slate in Magnolia area mine, water meters proposed for Canton homes, and local business incorporations and reorganizations.
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Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
House of Representatives
Columbus
Stark, Columbiana
Freedonia
William K. Newhouse
Magnolia
Canton
Verdun fighting yields 11387 prisoners reported
Twenty five years ago reports note French forces captured 11 387 prisoners in Verdun as the council debated spending.
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Verdun
Council
Ten Years On Since Jack Diamonds Slaying In Albany
A ten year remembrance notes the slaying of Jack Legs Diamond in Albany New York by rival gangsters. A burglar escaping after a 20 foot fall from a Market area hardware store window is reported. Japan announces a Manchuria drive as Tokyo claims a punitive expedition against Chinese troops and bandits. John Powitzki marks 52 years with the city as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
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Jack “Legs
Diamond
Albany
N. Y
Schram-Rossiter
Manchuria
War Office
Tokyo
John Powitzki
Pearl Harbor verdict urged for all Americans
Walter Lippmann argues in a 1940 address that the Pearl Harbor disaster stems from national moral failings and grave contributory negligence. He urges frank self-examination, repentance, and renewed resolve, linking Britain’s WW II endurance to American honesty and solidarity.
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Board of Inquiry
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Roberts Board
Courts of Investigation Shape Navy's Accountability History
The piece traces naval inquiry boards from 1925 to 1934 linking them to aviation policy and Pearl Harbor. It notes such courts are not courts-martial, but fact-finding bodies whose data can inform later prosecutions. It recalls the 1898 Schley-Sampson court of inquiry and Roosevelt’s 1901 approval condemning Schley’s prebattle conduct.
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Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Military-Naval Board
President Coolidge
Dwight W. Morrow
Shenandoah
Col
William Mitchell
Army
Navy
U. S. Mail
Newton D. Baker
Navy Department
Naval Court of Inquiry
Schley
Sampson
Santiago
Shafter
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
California Slangs Jap Names Skibbies Skivvies
Damon Runyon notes Californians use skewed terms for Japanese such as Skibbies and Skivvies with pronunciation battles over B and V. He traces origins, suggests the term’s insult, and predicts it may spread among servicemen in the Far East, while acknowledging debates about its propriety.
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OS Angeles
California
Los Angelenos
Tips For Husbands From Ruth Millett On Gift Advice
A column advises husbands on Christmas and anniversary gifts for wives. It urges seeking outside feminine help who truly knows the wife’s taste, planning ahead, and avoiding dazzle over practicality. Warns against utilitarian or mismatched gifts and notes period quotes from Churchill and Hitler.
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