Canton Repository history notes and 1950 masthead data
The Canton Repository from December 18, 1950 lists its publishing history and masthead details. It notes origins as The Ohio Repository in 1815, mergers forming The Canton Repository and Republican in 1868, daily publication from 1878, name changes to The Evening Repository in 1886 and The Canton Repository in 1930, plus Sunday edition since 1892 and asset acquisition of The Canton Daily News in 1930. It also lists AP affiliation, offices, and subscription rates for local and out of area Mail.
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Jush Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Mere Gees Atenere Peres Ees
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper *Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Tak
Armer Delivery
Tener Iwners
State of Emergency endorsement and American resolve
The piece discusses President Truman’s proclamation of a state of emergency as a formal step aligning executive policy with public opinion on resisting a Communist conspiracy. It emphasizes national security focus, unity in trouble, and the motive of love for American life to counter autocratic fear and violence.
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Ernie Pyle
President Truman
Truman
Executive Department
Back on the Job After Rail Strike Turmoil
The article notes striking railroad workers return to work within hours after a national angered by President Truman, lifting the mail embargo by Saturday noon. It questions centralized planning behind the walkouts and potential DOJ contempt actions, while acknowledging new strikes forming by Monday and ongoing government control of the rail system.
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Ithin
Mr. Truman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington
United States
Mass mobilization debate weighs quality over quantity
The piece argues that American manpower policy should prioritize quality to maintain effective fighting strength. Universal service risks delaying education. an alternative by Charles Woolsey Cole favors deferring service for beneficial training, with a manpower commission to decide after training. The writer likens allied support choices to balancing a cake, urging intelligent compromise.
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America
United States
Look Magazine
Charles Woolsey Cole
Amherst College
Cole
Hypocrisy and danger in United Nations policy
An editorial criticizes U N hypocrisy in recognizing governments and handling China and Korea. It argues that collective action was bypassed, that recognition depended on force rather than law, and warns that appeasement may invite renewed aggression and wider war. It contrasts U N stance with past and current allies and urges adherence to international law.
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United Nations
U.N
China
Great Britain
United States
Formosa
Security Council
Russia
Oday
Korea
Republic of Korea
North Korea
U.N. Commission
Rhee
Tail-Bearing By Truman Twill
A humorous column notes 92 verified human tail bearers by the American Genetic Association. It imagines tail use in daily life, from lighting a flashlight to signaling mood, and argues publicizing tails could boost their popularity and practical appeal.
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Truman Twill
American Genetic Association
Thoughts for Today Quotes on riches and victory
A short collection of reflections cites Proverbs 27 24 noting riches fade yet crown endures not for every generation and Beecher argues riches serve life as an instrument. Douglas adds that victory over self is the only victory acceptable to God.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Charles Noel Douglas
Britain Faces Election Pressure Over Attlee Government
The piece argues Labour's slim majority may topple in a new vote as by elections since the last general election shift toward Conservatives. It notes Liberal drift, defections to Tories, and internal Labour splits led by Shinwell Strachey and Bevan, urging another election to settle who truly represents Britain and strengthen rearmament.
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Truman
Attlee
Labor Party
Birmingham
Labor
Oxford
Liberal
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Russia
Emmanuel Shinwell
John Strachey
War Office
Aneurin Bevan
Shinwell
Strachey
Associated Newspapers
Air Force uses conveyor to drop supplies faster
The Air Materiel Command at Wright Patterson in Dayton unveils a motor driven overhead conveyor system in a C 119 cargo plane. A pushbutton opens doors and starts the 500 pound load conveyor releasing bundles that unfold chutes automatically for a rapid five ton drop in a 1500 foot area.
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Air Force
Air Materiel Command
Wright- Patterson Base
Dayton
Chains Split Opinions As Snow Brings Demand For Winter Tech
The piece recalls wartime rationing dynamics as motorists chase chains and tires during heavy snows. Some early buyers who stocked up will benefit if storms worsen, while others doubt chains, and many face long lines and shortages.
Defense Jobs for Women Aims to Mobilize Volunteer Labor
National Security Resources Board plans to mobilize women for war work on a voluntary basis with a new women's clearinghouse committee of 14 major organizations. Mrs. Martha Sharp says no draft is planned, urging wide volunteering in fields like nursing, medicine, law, and firefighting, plus community drills and training programs.
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National Security Resources Board
Martha Sharp
W. Stuart Symington
Washington
Mrs. Sharp
Sharp
Red Cross
Great Britain
Civilian Defense for Wild Letter Worries
A satirical proposal urges rapid setup of an HTEPO style defense against presidential letters. It envisions inkwell guards, letter spotting groups, city warnings, and letter raid signals with procedures for indoor retreat and letter refuge stations to thwart an H.S.T. missive.
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White House
HTEPO
Harry Truman Epistle Protection Organization
Gotham Bugle and Banner Reveals Sour World News
The piece surveys global tension with Happy Chandler possibly going before the U.N. over aggression in St. Petersburg. It mocks boasts of a grand new New York bus terminal and headlines about Skitch Henderson and Faye Emerson’s Mexico wedding. It also critiques media coverage and political spending in a satirical, breezy tone.
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Gotham Bugle & Banner
Happy Chandler
U.N
St. Petersburg
New York
Grand Central
Jules Verne
Walt Disney
Orson Wells
Henderson
Faye Emerson
Mexico
Skitch
Faye
Tokyo
Seoul
Washington
White House
Democratic National Committee
Truman Elected to National American Athletic Union
President Truman is elected to the National American Athletic Union as part of a formal organizational inclusion. The query asks about avoiding participation in a nonstandard running broad punch in the nose event, implying a request to bypass a contested activity.
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Truman
National American Athletic Union
Danger Sign In Washington as Elmer Twitchell Struggles
Elmer Twitchell, recently in the car shop, declares he has earned enough wealth to buy extras but not the car. The phrase Take a letter appears as a warning sign embedded in his remarks amid ongoing challenges and chatter in Washington.
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Washington
Elmer Twitchell
Census figures and patent activity from Canton archives
A Century Ago census projected Ohio population at 2,200,000 as of the period while 1840 census stood at 1,519,267. Patent data showed 1,445 applications filed and 1,076 patents issued with a patent fund balance of 3,036 after receipts of 80,752 and expenses of 77,716. Forty Years Ago notes Mathew Caldwell retiring at 86 from his Court Street cobbler shop but remaining Canton’s oldest bicycle rider as aviator John B. Moissant reached 9,364 feet en route Paris to London with ice on the engine upon landing.
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Ohio
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Fund
Mathew Caldwell
415 Court St
Canton
John B. Moissant
Paris
London
25 Years Ago Army Court Finds Col Mitchell Guilty
Col William Mitchell was found guilty of insubordination by a court martial and suspended from the army for five years after refusing to halt criticism of government aviation policy. Rep La Guardia urged Congress to reduce the sentence amid the dispute. A Turkey civil ceremony marked a first marriage, with equal rights pledged by a Turkish schoolmistress and a government employee.
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Col
William Mitchell
Representative la Guardia
New York
Congress
Turkey
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
The cocker spaniel leads dog popularity and embodies cheerful melancholy as a symbol of the true American. A new wide automobile fits an old narrow parking lot, being a convertible with access over the trunk via a Pullman ladder. A snowbound drive-in theater inspires the idea of a ski lift to the screen top. Overall the piece mocks military intelligence.
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