Canton Repository History and contact details
The Canton Repository established in 1815 and folded through a series of mergers and renames. It lists offices in Canton and multiple regional bureaus and notes AP affiliation and subscriber rates for daily and Sunday editions with mail and carrier options.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
No single ruling class in America says NTI opinion
The piece argues there is no universal ruling class in the United States. It suggests power shifts among labor, women, wealth, political parties, and religious groups, with democracy preventing despotism for over 150 years. It notes that multiple groups claim influence and that competition among them maintains freedom.
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United States
America
It Will Hurt a Little in Korea and Red China’s Role
The piece argues Red China intervened to hurt the United States and discredit America in Asia. It notes Chinese propaganda portrays Americans as contemptible, reflecting Sino American tensions and U.S. conduct failures influencing China’s actions.
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Korea
Red China
United States
America
Americans
China
Red
Manchuria
Asia
Held Over By Popular Demand Christmas Spirit Show
The piece argues Christmas spirit could extend beyond one day if the public demands it like a Broadway hit. It notes long runs when audiences keep enjoying the fun and happiness. Watch for signs next Tuesday indicating ongoing festivities.
Bless Them All Santa Clauses And Childs Doubts Persist
Readings note ongoing complaints about Santa Clauses not matching the imagined image. A mother says she would rather skip Santa than accept unfitting portrayals, highlighting the clash of myth and reality while praising diverse Santas to suit all tastes. Clement Moore is cited as the source of the traditional image.
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Santa Claus
Christmas in War Echoes Through Two Eras
A historical overview links Christmas 1941 42 and 43 to Allied shifts in World War II across Europe Africa and the Pacific. It notes Bastogne Patton and the 106th Division as key moments while contrasting WWI and WWII US troop movements and homecomings during December.
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G.i.’S
Turkey
Bing Crosby
Italy
Fifth Army
Bologna
Pacific
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Manila
United States
Roosevelt
Christmas Spirit Returns and the Miracle Has Occurred
The piece reflects on finding the Christmas spirit in 1950, contrasting modern worries with timeless hopes. It urges remembering heritage, family, and kindness, celebrating how the true spirit is preserved through shared memories and acts of goodwill for future generations.
From a Railroader to the Repository on Worker Pay
In a letter from North Canton reader Don Humbert, the author questions the railroad labor strike response amid wage demands. He accuses critics of misplacing blame, argues for higher wages and a 40 hour week, and contends price hikes follow wage boosts, harming workers while railroads report large profits the prior months.
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Truman
United States
Don G. Humbert
North Canton
Acheson Targeted by Communists if Truman Says So
L. P. Turner notes a Truman remark suggesting Secretary of State Acheson would be among first targets of Communist punishment, labeling such talk as likely mistaken identity.
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Truman
State Acheson
L. P. Turner
North Canton
Canton Streeses No Christmas Decorations This Year
Cantonians complain Canton streets lack Christmas decorations as merchants explain last year’s effort was insufficiently funded. Editor notes merchants previously agreed to withhold decorations until adequate funds are on hand, aiming to avoid a repeat of past shortcomings.
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Canton
Senate panel releases primer on selling to the government
The Senate small business committee warns firms against five per centers in Washington and says entertainment is unnecessary for securing defense contracts. The guidance emphasizes straightforward business methods and focuses on legitimate channels for government sales.
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Washington
Senate
Small Business Committee
Rollbacks under wartime policy spark constitutional clash
A New York Herald Tribune analysis argues the U S Constitution bars ex post facto actions and declares price and wage rollbacks unjustified. It criticizes the Truman administration for selective controls, favoritism to dealers, and inadequate machinery for nationwide price management.
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United States
Government by Old Men
A column notes President Truman is 66 and Vice President Barkley 73, with Speaker Rayburn 68 and Senate pro tem McKellar 82. It argues age shapes leadership in a long Republican era, cites older committee chairmen, and praises wartime staffing while warning of seniority and irritable tendencies.
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Truman
Barkley
Naval Hospital
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Kenneth McKellar
Senate
Rayburn
McKellar
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kee
Committee On Appropriations
House
Representative Cannon
Vinson
House Committee On Armed Services
Roosevelt
Marshall
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
North American Newspaper Alliance
Christmas Minefield of St Nick Visits a Yale Salesgirl
A humorous annual feature reprints a Christmas tale set in a Yale shop. The narrator, a tired salesgirl, recounts St Nick entering with a bag of junk, refusing to knock, and offering holiday chaos. The piece blends holiday whimsy with sharp urban service labor satire.
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St. Nick
Yale
Herman Hickman stars on tire program on TV
The note says Yale football coach Herman Hickman is a TV star in a sponsored program by a tire company. It mentions a scene where he changes a tire on a modern automobile, reflecting a light entertainment tie using his name for publicity.
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Herman Hickman
Yale
Our
Herman
Associated Newspapers
Up Through a Century and 100 Years Ago Items
A digest of historical notes: 100 years ago the Allentown Iron Works in Lehigh County PA closed with mass layoffs amid tariff debates, consuming vast coal and ore. a new Democratic paper in Massillon announced D. A. Starkweather for US senator. Other snippets recall 40, 25, and 10 years ago events including a drug store sale, a thief hiding in the police chief’s home after a daylight robbery, Gen. Smedley Butler’s Philadelphia dismissal, a wine closet fire, and Viscount Halifax becoming UK ambassador to the United States.
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Allentown Iron Works
Lehigh County
Democratic
Massillon
Joseph W. White & Co
D. A. Starkweather
United States
Market Ave
5Th St
2Nd St NE
L. Sollmann
Charles R. Roth
Casimir W. Hug
Smith
Walnut St N
Jack Anderson
Market Area
Kendrick
Philadelphia
Smedley Butler
Gen. Butler
Marine Corps
Canton
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Euclid Avenue
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Los Angeles
Guaranty
Cena
Calegsa
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Broadway
Clement Moore
Mr. Moore
By Richard Spong
U.S
McAuliffe
G.I
Bastogne
MacArthur
Bataan
Guam
Wake
Pearl Harbor
North Africa
Japan
New Guinea
Europe
Eisenhower
Naples
Rome
Sardinia
Corsica
Mussolini
Germany
New Britain Island
Rabaul
By Truman Twill
Bethlehem
Anton Neumann
Hooker
Feicans
Gigushor
By David Lawrence
HUS
New York Herald-Tribune
By Jay G. Hayden
Rules Committee
Hayden
Representative Sabath
H. S. Phillips
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
White House
Independence
Missouri
Yuletide Shirker
Viscount Halifax
Lord Lothian
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