Canton Repository History and 1941 publication details
A compact record of The Canton Repository’s long history from its 1815 founding as The Ohio Repository through its mergers, name changes, and editions, plus notes on ownership, Associated Press affiliation, circulation practices, and 1941 subscription rates and mailing areas. Includes date Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1941.
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Ohio Reposstery
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Rposltory
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Defenders of the Philippines Face Bleak Odds
The United States prepared late and accomplished little in the Philippines. Japanese bases threaten a quick advance, and only a miracle could hold them at bay. Modern warfare demands fast planes skilled pilots strong navies, not miracles. Manila’s abandonment underscored MacArthur’s dire situation and public sentiment discounted bad news.
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Philippines
United States
MacArthur
Manila
Great Britain
Greece
Ohio Amish Rigs Highlight News Value Amid War Hype
A New York Times photo of two Amish buggies at a Middlefield hitching rail illustrates how horses and buggies still draw national attention beyond the Appalachians. The piece wryly notes such images reflect broader newspaper impulses during wartime and the public's appetite for simple contrasts to the automobile era.
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The
NEW York Times
Middlefield
Ohio
United States
New York
Kansas
Times
Wake Island remembered as a rallying call and warning
A reflection contrasts Wake Island with Pearl Harbor, praising the defenders for two weeks of stubborn resistance and noting the lasting impact on American vigilance. It warns that Japanese captains of empire will remember Wake Island as a costly miscalculation and a moral reminder of overreach.
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Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
America
U. S
Little Yellow Brothers
Nippon
Adolf Hitler
Japs Deploy Long Range Sub Fleet Threatening Pacific Coast
In Ashington, December 30, an analysis notes Japan has built a long range surprise fleet with an 8,000 mile radius and possibly 30 submarines threatening coastal shipping. Navy officials anticipated the threat, while Admiral Leahy’s return from Vichy is discussed for a possible top military post. The piece also weighs Allied strategy against Hitler, the Red bloc, and Japan, emphasizing defense, air bases, and coordinated wartime leadership.
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Ashington
Pacific
California
Mexico
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Admiral Leahy
Vichy
Roosevelt
Leahy
State Department
Manila
Vladivostok
Hitler
Far East
Christmas gifts fathers never got in old magazines
A humorous pastiche recalls holiday wish lists and gift fantasies for fathers, urging readers to file away ideas for next Christmas. It playfully critiques material wants, suggesting hunting knives, B B guns, field glasses, microscopes, electric trains, and steam engines as classic masculine temptations echoed in magazine subscriptions and prize gadgets.
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Hristmas
T. Twill
Up Through A Century From Repository Files
A compact retrospective lists events from 100, 40, 25, 10 years ago. Highlights include church trustees advertisement for a meeting house in Rochester Stark county, weather floods in Philadelphia, real estate sale in East Market area, theft from a doctor's buggy, church Sunday school leadership, a civil engineering service director appointment, court house sale talk, rising magazine prices, winter fatalities in Europe, Adelaide heat, Manchurian city captures, and a charitable alumni basketball game fundraiser.
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Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Rochester
Stark County
Mathias Shepler
James Slate
John Weimer
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Clark
East 4Th St
Market
Cora H. Whitacre
J. F. Marchand
Sheridan Ave
S. G. Domer
First United Evangelical Church
Europe
Adelaide
Australia
Japan
Manchuria
Albert L. Mathias
Ohio Hotel Greeters Association
McKinley High
Learning Hard Truths On War Readiness And Duty
Walter Lippmann argues that America must recognize the Japanese threat and the necessity of a British alliance in both oceans. He decries wartime distractions, urges swift conversion of the auto industry to war production, and calls for rationing of tires and gasoline to sustain fighting capability and national independence.
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Sen. Vandenberg
Michigan
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Asia
America
Army booklet for selectees promotes dignity and unity
In a foreword to The Army and You a wartime informational booklet issued to all selectees, President Roosevelt envisions Americans from all walks of life learning to live side by side in military life. Lieut George Welch, a Hawaii flying ace, adds a personal reflection on the excitement of wartime service.
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Roosevelt
Army
Women in War We Have No Doubt About Sex Showdown
A vivid opinion piece argues that women display strength and resolve in wartime confrontations, insisting that female courage and determination underpin the nation’s resolve during critical battles and display moments.
Women Asked What Can I Do In War
In 1941 New York City voices urge women to join war efforts via AWVS and other groups. AWVS supervises air raid precautions, motor corps, and mobile kitchens, supporting Red Cross and servicemen. The piece notes women's patriotism, past wartime service, and calls for new members in 28 states and 41 New York units.
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New York Tribune, Inc
American Women’s Voluntary Services Inc
AWVS
AVZ
East 57Th St
New York City
Benny Venuta
Speakers’ Bureau
Bernard Gimbel
Red Cross
LaGuardia
New York
Army
King Features* Syndicate Inc
Heroism By Ruth Millett Celebrates Courage Of Mrs Kelly
Ruth Millett praises Captain Colin P Kelly Jr and his widow for embodying wartime courage. The piece lauds Mrs Kelly’s steady strength after her husband’s death and stresses women’s bravery as vital to victory, urging no self pity and calm resolve. It also quotes Sidney Hillman and Pope Pius XII on loyalty and moral order during war.
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Colin P. Kelly Jr
Corky
Pope Pius XII
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Canton
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Congress
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York Central Building
Fidelity-Philadeler Trust Building
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
Los Angeles
S. Broadway
Cepa
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Paul Mallon
Churchill
Harry Lundeberg
Pacific Sailors Union
Frederick Myers
Maritime Union
Maritime War Emergency Board
Maritime Board
John R. Steelman
Edward MaCauley
Maritime Commission
Frank Graham
North Carolina University
King Features, Inc
By Truman Twill
J. A. Starrett
Charles Stolberg
Austin Lynch
By Walter Lippmann
British Isles
Singapore
Malaya
Burma
Dutch East Indies
Atlantic
By Galbraith
Bill
Martha
Lieut George Welch
Hawaii
Damon
Ranyon
OS Angeles
France
Ruth Millett
Sidney Hillman
OPM
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