Peacetime alloy steel output hits new highs in Ohio mills
Record production of electric and open hearth alloy steels in Canton Massillon district tops wartime peaks. Republic Steel Canton works yielded 981000 ingot tons, near the 1943 high, while Massillon produced 614000 tons. Timken Harrison plant reached 550000 tons, with October monthly record of 32965 tons. Both firms operate near capacity amid rising defense demand and civilian needs. Experts warn of possible raw material and labor shortages shaping 1951 output.
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Canton-Massillon
Republic Steel Corp
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Republic
Canton
Massillon
Timken
Harrison
G. W. Putnam
Central Alloy District
John E. Fick
Steel and Tube
Central Alley
Putnam
Fick
Lagging Canton Garbage Service Sparks Outcry
A Canton garbage service crisis spurs complaints as a November snowstorm halted weekly collections for many residents. Observers say add trucks and enforce discipline. residents report overflowing cans and irregular pickups. Some paid yearly bills in advance and saw little service.
Start Your 1951 Xmas Club Now Come to Canton National
Invitation from Canton National Bank to join its 1951 Xmas Club. Emphasizes the bank’s prominent chime clock over the door and targets members of the F.D.I.C.-ad group. Public notices and promotional outreach typical of mid-century banking campaigns.
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Canton National
F.d.1.c
Poems for sale and ads from Canterbury-Craine and local stores
Poems by Flora Schneider and Ruth Lehmiller offered at Canterbury Craine on 6th Street NW with cider and apples advertised. Fresh sweet cider and apples priced 1 percent bu. up. Apple House Fulton NW ad. Janson's Creamery Stores open today and tomorrow. Maytag Rice Co advertises dependable washer service and a new automatic washer with phone 23817.
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Flora Schneider
Ruth Lehmiller
Canterbury-Craine
Apple House
Fulton
Janson’s
Maytag Rice Co
TV Deals Highlight 14 and 16 Inch Sets at Home Furniture
Advertises 14 inch Admiral TV for 199.95 and 16 inch model for 249.95 with easy credit terms at Home Furniture located at 229 Market Street.
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Admiral
Canton Reports Record Business Year in City History
Canton's Chamber of Commerce announces the best business year ever with bank clearings near 410 million dollars and debits at least 1.455 billion. Industrial employment rose from 29 120 to about 36 000 weekly as defense orders rise, while non-defense production may contract. Rose's Bakery opens today offering rye bread and kosher hot dogs.
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Canton
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Masonic Notice for Funeral Service This Evening
Canton Lodge 60 F and AM will meet at The Temple at 7 30 p m January 1 to conduct funeral service for our late Brother Warner R Engel ad.
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Canton Lodge
F & AM
Temple
Warner R. Engel-ad
Canton Firms Add Jobs In 1950 Rise To 46 146
The Canton Ohio Employment Service reports 1950 saw payrolls rise from 39 650 to 46 146 across 75 firms as manufacturing led gains. Hostilities in Korea and a large defense program boosted orders, while shortages and new allocations may limit future growth. Unemployment fell as workers re entered the labor market. office visitors and job placements increased, with 7 855 new applications processed. The report notes a tight labor market and calls for relaxed hiring to widen opportunities for women minorities and older workers.
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Canton
Ohio State Employment Service
O.S.E.S
Tuscarawas St W
Co.s.e.s
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compen
Truman Urged To Set Target For Production
The Council of Economic Advisers urged Truman to announce definite production targets for military buildup. It backed higher taxes and a pay as you go budget, warned that broader price and wage controls and possible rationing are likely, and foresaw years of high defense spending. The report stressed mobilization requires clear nation goals to deter Communist aggression.
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Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Leon Keyserling
Congress
Canton Year in 1950 Recalls War, Snow and Strikes
The Canton year amid Korea’s war featured heavy national service and casualty lists, a 14 inch blizzard on Nov 25 with more snow days, severe January winds, a March blizzard cutting gas supplies, and summer rain followed by an unseasonal warm spell. A Canton City Lines dispute also marked the year as pedestrians faced forced walks and disruptions.
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Nature
Tableau Manist Wins First Prize in Lighting Contest
Winners of the 1950 Junior Chamber of Commerce yuletide home-lighting contest announced with Harry Manist of 226 Aultman Ave NW taking first prize a $300 television set and roses for an eye catching nativity tableau star of Bethlehem and three wise men display. Major awards went to Karl Rollins H K Bagent C E Poorman with prizes including a vacuum cleaner, an electric mixer, a portable radio, and regional certificates. Other entrants received table lamps and electric clocks while numerous smaller prizes were awarded across several NW NE SW and SE addresses.
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Karl Rollins
37Th
St NW
H. K. Bagent
Bolivard
North Industry
C. E. Poorman
Vernon Bled
Bagent
MR. Manist
R. E. Bogard
38Th St NW
Nolan S. Walker
Harrison Ave NW
William Lambrou
19Th St NW
Northwest
Ray DeVille
Broad Ave NW
Walter Stout
Girard Ave NE
Clarence L. Weaver
Sherman Church Rd
Robert Trushel
Elsonave
Magnolia
Holiday Edition Pressing for Monday Newspaper
The Repository will go to press shortly before midnight for the Monday edition. News items must be called in or delivered to the news department by 8 tonight. The Want Ad department will accept ads this afternoon from 2:30 to 5 for Monday’s edition. It reopens Tuesday at 8 a.m. to accept ads or cancellations until 9:30 for that day’s paper.
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The
Repository
Want
Communists Press Near Seoul With Heavy Artillery and Air Strikes
United States air observers report Chinese and North Korean forces massing artillery and tanks as ground forces push toward Seoul. In aerial battles over Korea, American F-86 Sabres downed multiple MiG-15s with no loss of U.S. jets, while the main UN line retreated south of the 38th parallel. GeneralRidgway urged dogged attack and steadfast defense amid rapid rear-area movements and riverfront actions near Imjin and Tongduchon.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
8Th Army
Moscow Radio
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Imjin River
Douglas MacArthur
U.N
Tongduchon
Renner Dies President of Austria at 80
Dr. Karl Renner, 80, president of Austria, died early Sunday. Aged leader who helped form Austria’s first republic in 1918 and the second in 1945, he preserved democracy amid Russian occupation and helped prevent division along east and west lines. He began as a socialist but remained staunchly anti communist.
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Vienna
Karl Renner
Austria
Germany
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Harold H. Williams
Claude Anderson
7Th St
Dudley
Latto
Logan
C. L. Lake
C. of C
Rose’s Bakery
John M. Hayne
South Korea
Canton City Lines, Inc
Harry Manist
Uli Welll
Star of Bethlehem
Arthur Haines
Valley Df NW
David Reese
14Th St
Joseph Stephan
Norwood
C. B. Nauman
Waynesburg Rd
Walter
Matthew Kuepfer
Clover Ave
Fred Fetzer
Peachtree Ave
John Engle
Short Ave
Grant Orbin
Broad Ave
Carl Baughman
Barton Pf NE
Glenn Wenger
Snyder Ave
Park Shengle
McGregor Ave
Elizabeth DePew
19Th St
Victor Millar
Spring Ave
Larry Mc
al Kehl
Florist
Cleveland
42Nd M
North Canton Eagles
U.S
U. N
Renner
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