Vote scheduled on heating code
Canton's heating and ventilating ordinance was tabled again after a failed bid to stall indefinitely. Council debated safety, costs, and a future building code, with officials noting the measure seeks to protect homeowners and align with other city codes. The ordinance was amended to exclude steam or hot water installations, affecting about five percent of setups.
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Canton
George Hostetter
Plumbers Union
Contractors Association
Schoman
Ben Schoman
George E. Jacob
Hostetter
Schuman
Leo Welch
Sheet Metal Contractors Association
Mr. Schuman
Val C. Finney
Albert S. Fromm
Council
Knit for the Red Cross waits in Kansas City
In a downtown physician’s waiting room a sign invites Knit for the Red Cross while you wait. A knitting box holds eight sets of needles and yarn as visitors complete 30 six inch squares toward a comforter for a service man, with a new batch to follow once 54 squares are finished.
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Kansas City
Red Cross
Newspaper Boys Enlist In Defense Stamp Army
Newspaper carriers join defense stamp drive as youths sign on to aid war effort. Sgt Thomas B Rhea at the marine recruiting station helps the first group pledge to serve with stamps to fund weapons. James A Smith urges boys including Harlan Cole Walter Wasik and William Feather to defend America from home.
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Thomas B. Rhea
Marine Recruiting Station
James A. Smith
Navy
Harlan Cole
Clinton
Defenders of
America
Walter Wasik
30Th St
Donald D. Frazer
Army
Richard Cotaldo
Marines
William Feather
Harrisburg Rd
New River
N. C
U. S. Defense
Smith
Frazer
Charles Klee
Arnold Ave
Defense Stamp Army
Germans Execute Four Dutch Aiding British in Netherlands
Four Dutchmen were executed by German troops in the Netherlands for aiding British aviators. The Dutch East Indies news service, citing Lisbao, reported a renewed campaign of terrorism aimed at stamping out anti Nazi activity.
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International News Service
New York
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Lisbon
Canton Y M C A Holds North Canton Get Together
About 50 May Secretarys employees and guests attended the annual get together at the North Canton Community building. Games and motion pictures were shown. Committee members included Miss Frances Seederly Ted Arnold Dan Milling and Mr and Mrs Welden Hester.
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Canton
North Canton
Frances Seederly
Ted Arnold
Dan Milling
Welden Hester
Young Agents Turn In 3 000 Savings Orders In First Day
Canton's Defense Stamp army of 400 newspaper city carriers began delivering stamps in the metropolitan area. About 3 000 orders were placed Monday afternoon and by noon today with 10 cent stamps values from $1 to $5. A merchant bought $10 000 worth of stamps to avoid interest on bonds, aiming to $20 000 total.
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Canton
New Defense Stamp Army
Canton Repository
U. S. Treasury
Marine
Army
Navy
New Defense Stamp
America
The
Repository
Headquarters
Canton Sworn In By Recruiting Officers For Treasury Aid
A Canton official completed swearing in on Monday with recruiting officers from the Army Navy and Air Force present. The ceremony formalizes joined efforts to support treasury duties and national service initiatives in the region.
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U. S. Treasury
Canton
Young Patriot's 11 Year Old Saves for Stamp Album
Mr and Mrs L J Allen of Atlanta discover their son James aged 11 saved half of his ten cent daily school lunch allowance to buy a dollar’s worth of defense stamps. He bought the stamps with money set aside from his allowance.
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Atlanta
L. J. Allen
James
No Broadway Blackout Planned for New Year's Eve
New York December 23. Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine said there will be no blackout of Broadway and Times Square on New Year's Eve and the city will proceed with the annual celebration. He did not speak for the Axis.
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International News Service
New York
Broadway
Times Square
Lewis J. Valentine
The
Axis
Churches in the War Destroyed and Repaired Before WWII
During World War I 2626 churches were destroyed and by the start of World War II all but 50 of those had been repaired or rebuilt. The record highlights the long reconstruction effort for religious sites amid global conflict.
North Canton Council weighs traffic light sites
The North Canton village council debated two possible locations for a new traffic signal at Hower and North Main streets and Charlotte and North Main streets. They will seek resident opinions while tabling a 10.6 acre annexation petition west of Lindy Lane. Mayor Price announced plans for a civilian defense committee. New council members Otis Jester and Henry Ginther attended and will be sworn in January 1 at 10:30 a.m.
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North Canton
Hower
N. Mainsts
Charlotte
Lindy Lane
W. Maple Ext
Guy Price
Otis Jester
Henry Ginther
Albert Baab
John Smith
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U. S. Defense Stamp Sales Army
N. Canton
Young Patriot
Mr. Hi and
Mr. Hart
Kessler
KESSL
Kesslers
Sith
Day Devac
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Incorporated
Baltimore
Gotham
M.canton Council
Christian Brothers
Napa, California
U.S. Selting
Pickerdinz Importers, Inc
Rosner
Kroehler
Zenith
Detroit Star
Norge
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