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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1950
Page
2
In response to a Korean war demand, the paper industry urges saving waste paper. Citizens are asked to bundle knocked down boxes, brown wrapping, and magazines for sale or charity groups, with a pickup line at 4 1770 after a large build up. The movement supports overseas troops and aims to boost reclaiming to keep mills running.
Canton area appeal by three major child care agencies urges families to offer foster homes for dozens of boys and girls in need of affection and a normal home life. foster care aims for private homes, not institutions, with agencies paying board and providing medical care. cases range from newborns to teens, including physically handicapped children, and emphasize temporary custody with no long term obligation.
In Booneville Mississippi an explosion killed two National Guardsmen and injured nine others at the Armory last night Captain Fred Houston said the men were Sgt. Charles O Fugitt 21 and Cpl. William H Duncan about 31 He added that the guardsmen were cleaning weapons when the blast occurred The building was heated by butane gas and little hope was held for at least two of the victims' recovery Attaches said the injured were taken to a hospital.
Lawrence Wistinghausen pleaded innocent to manslaughter in the death of his tenant Walter Gree 78 after an argument over an open garage door. Mayor Fred Williams bound him over to the grand jury and released him on a 5000 dollar bond. The affidavit was signed by Ray Green son of the victim.
In Newcomerstown a 32 year old woman Aletha C Walker is jailed in Tuscarawas County after the death of her 10 month old son Benjamin Hill Walker from exposure in an unheated home. Authorities will file formal charges of contributing to the neglect of her four children. The coroner ruled acute bronchial pneumonia caused the death. The other Walker children were placed with relatives in Dover. Graveside services for the infant were scheduled at Westlawn Cemetery in Newcomerstown at 2 p.m.
A compact lawn hose water timer inserts between the faucet and hose and uses a knob to preset the amount of water. It delivers water only for the timed quantity, preventing over watering.
ROMAN KUTYLOWSKI, president of Gdynia America Line, was detained by immigration agents on arrival from Stockholm at Idlewild. No charges were filed. He will be held pending status ruling. The Batory, under scrutiny since the Eisler escape, sails between Gdynia and New York via Southampton.
President Truman contrasted Asiatic Communist nations with Western states. He traced Western law to Hammurabi Moses and Jesus Christ, citing the Sermon on the Mount as ethical guide. He described opponents as inheritors of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, noted as history’s greatest murderers.
Ben Siegel proprietor of a St. Louis grocery store reported three bandits robbed him of 274 dollars at gunpoint. After the theft one robber claimed the act would settle a score for kicking his brother, a statement Siegel denied ever making.
Wilda Cronin of 3028 Coventry Boulevard reported a fur coat valued at 550 dollars stolen Saturday from a desk in the basement of Stark's.
Marvin Joe Russell, 24, a U S Navy seaman from Canton and McKinley High School alumnus, wrote his cousin Danny Jo Wilhite in Ardmore Okla about Korea conditions, starving children, faith, and hope for peace. He urges prayer and strength through God and supports United Nations action to limit future wars. The Daily Ardmorite printed the letter after receipt.
The Associated Press reports a grim start to the holiday with 170 violent deaths since 6 p m Friday, including 133 traffic deaths. The National Safety Council projects about 440 more traffic deaths over the three day holiday period.
An 1839 dated flintlock rifle is found buried through the trunk of an oak tree in Chehalis Washington. Local lore says the rifle was placed in the fork of the young tree as a friendly gesture following peace with the Indians.
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