Canton Repository 1950 December 19 Publication Note
The Canton Repository issued daily and Sunday editions with long publishing history from 1815. The notice lists ownership, Associated Press affiliation, regional bureaus, and subscription rates for carriers and mail orders, with a December 19 1950 date. It notes communications must include name and address.
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Tuscarawas
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Holmes
Economic Controls in Wartime Explain Limits and Costs
An analysis of wartime economic controls shows they cannot be absolute and will not fully stabilize costs and wages. Diverting resources to defense will depress living standards, inflation stems from juggling price and wage structures, and broad failure risks national destruction without patriotic cooperation and self-control.
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Soviet Union
America
United States
Turning point in Russo German war and postwar balance
The piece recalls Hitler appealing for warm clothing as his army faltered in Russia, marking a psychological turning point and showing Germans knew they could not win the war. A year later Russia counter attacked, and the Allies sought to add West Germany to their strength while Germany remained canceled from Europe’s balance of power.
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Pgm
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Hitler
North Atlantic
West Germany
France
Kremlin
Those Were the Days in a Green Christmas Era
The piece laments a loss of old-fashioned winter as weather remains mild with rain and little snow. It contrasts past White House Republicans, nostalgic radio crooners, and a changed climate for baseball. It references Chandler and a czar motif through mixed cultural allusions and hints at political nostalgia.
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O.f.w
A Doctrine for American Security in a Divided Era
In a crisis of confidence the nation must agree on a new strategic doctrine. North America should act as a continental island, leveraging its technological and production strengths while avoiding entangling alliances. The U S should resist armed isolation and defend with a flexible offshore strategy rather than surrender to mass movements or slogans.
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Washington
Asia
North America
Korea
United States
Europe
Kremlin
New York Herald-Tribune
Mother Shipton prophecies mocked as pattern of human folly
A reflective essay debunks Mother Shipton legends as fiction while warning that history repeats through human gullibility. It argues prophecies mislead the public, blaming followers for seeking a predetermined fate, and predicts society will reject tyrants as it reshapes the 20th century.
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Mother Shipton
Congress Studies $3.1 Billion Civilian Defense Plan
The 81st Congress weighs a civilian defense program costing 3.1 billion dollars to train volunteers, equip shelters, issue warnings, stockpile medical supplies, with the federal government paying 54 percent. Preparations would unfold over three years under current bills.
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Canton
Congress
Will U S Prescribe for Sick Switchmen
A column questions how to treat railroad workers who feign illness to paralyze trains as part of a conspiracy tied to the United States army. It weighs legality, potential indictments, and whether justice will prevail over appeasement in Washington.
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United States Army
Government
The
Department of Justice
Washington
New York Herald-Tribune
Universal Military Service proposed by top scientists
James B. Conant Vannevar Bush and Tracy Voorhees lead a Committee on the Present Danger urging universal military service of two years for all Americans. The plan aims to expand armed forces to 3.5 million, with noncombatant roles for those who fail physicals, tying into broader defense needs and allied support.
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Harvard
Vannevar Bush
Tracy S. Voorhees
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National Guard
Congress
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Navy
Air Force
UMS
Conant
Bush
America
United States
Soviet Russia
Dr. Bush
Russia
Europe
Farget Practice By H. V. WADE
James J. Delaney arrested as a disorderly during an on monument incident in Dublin while attempting a kiss to an angel. The article notes the late Sir Arthur Sullivan works now enter the public domain inviting renewed interest in the Lost Chord.
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James J. Delaney
Dublin
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Kefauver links politics with gambling in report
Washington accuses Russia of steering the Communist party here as Kefauver ties politics to gambling. Babs Hutton says the man she married was after her money, asserting motive in a troubling personal claim.
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Kefauver
Washington
Russia
Communist Party
Babs Hutton
Hawthornes Scarlet Letter and Shakespeare Ties Unearthed
The plot of Hawthorne s Scarlet Letter is traced to Shakespeare and a broader borrowing tradition. Critics note interwoven literary genealogies and the uncertain lineage of classic works across centuries.
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Hawthorne
Shakespeare
Milton Berle
Kris Kringle Confession and Christmas Survival Kit
A satirical monologue by H. I. Phillips imagines Santa Claus facing a paranoid era paranoia with armored sleighs and nerve tonics. It lampoons Cold War suspicion, naming famous figures as conspirators and urging readers to demand gifts to bolster morale, ending with a call for a merry Christmas.
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Tee Kris Kringle
Sob Story and a Turbulent Morning at the Races
The report recounts a bettor whose handicapping is interrupted by a sob story from a two day meal line and a lost ticket claim, while Sob Story wins at Tropical and Shadda Haddim forecasts the wait of the year. The piece also notes a push for remote control radios and comments on President Truman’s letter writing, urging indulgence for impulsive inked replies.
Conspire Trick Sort and Bases Loaded in Play
A compact briefing outlines strategies and outcomes for a card game style sequence. Names like Paint and Powder, Mere Bones, Roman Bath and Hesperus appear as operatives or terms, with hints of success or failure and potential for upset or sweeping gains.
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Hesperus
Gadget store hawks 31 sleep aids to mute light and noise
A gadget shop advertises 31 devices designed to block light and city noise to improve sleep, emphasizing comfort over current world news. The listing frames the items as practical sleep solutions rather than entertainment or information sources.
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Associated Newspapers
Century Old Turkish Mission Prompts U S Insight Study
A Sultanate representative Maj Amin of the Turkish Army and a navy captain studied United States institutions to promote Turkish happiness. The English was a barrier, so an interpreter assisted. The visit illustrated early 20th century cross cultural exchange and modernization efforts.
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Turkey
United States
Maj
Amin
New Walnutt paving links Canton and Massillon
Twenty five years ago a newly-paved Walnutt Street opened connecting Canton and Massillon via a cutoff to south Canton Massillon road. Massillon City Engineer C E Rice claimed a fifteen minute route between the cities.
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Massillon
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C. E. Rice
George A. Bartlett
San Francisco
Reno
Nev
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