Canton Repository history and circulation details, 1949
The Canton Repository history notes its origins dating to 1815, mergers with The Stark County Republican and The Canton Daily News, name changes, daily and Sunday editions, and Associated Press membership. It lists circulation rates, service areas in Stark and surrounding counties, and submission rules with a February 6, 1949 date.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Beijing
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelphi Rust Pettsing
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Sunda
Law on public employee strikes and Ferguson Act debate
Discussion argues against repealing the Ferguson Act citing public order and government stability. It notes Taft Hartley parallels and warns of a minority pressure undermining majority rule, urging lawmakers to preserve prohibitions on strikes against government.
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General Assembly
Ohio
Assembly
Washington
Congress
United States
Opinion Swings Both Ways in American Politics
The piece argues business interests abused power from Congress to state legislatures, provoking a public backlash. It credits the pendulum of public opinion with curbing abuses and warns unions and monopolists alike could face renewed scrutiny if they push too hard.
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Congress
Russia
America
Stalin
Department of State
Canton Considers More One Way Streets for Traffic Relief
The piece argues traffic rules often inconvenience some, noting Canton may ease congestion with additional one way streets. It cites truck unloading and store hours as issues and suggests a shift toward broader adoption despite anticipated opposition, questioning timing.
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Canton
A Conscience and New Peace Talk Policy
A columnist argues bluntly that the United States should engage Stalin with courtesy and candor to pursue peace. It urges including Britain and France, exploring possible accords, and avoiding pride or hostile rhetoric. The piece warns against delaying talks, stressing diplomacy over force to prevent endless Berlin costs and further armament.
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Acheson
Stalin
United States
America
Washington
Department of State
Filibuster lore and long Senate debates across history
A compilation notes how filibusters have shaped U S Senate rules from 1846 to 1948. It cites records by Huey Long Robert M La Follette Sr Taylor Langer Morse Smoot and others and explains cloture rarely stops extended talk. It also notes President Wilson's era and ongoing debates over debate limits.
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U. S
Senate
Huey Long
Frederick the Great
Victor Hugo
Long
Robert M. la Follette Sr
la Follette
Hain
Oregon
United States
George B. Galloway
Library of Congress Legislative Reference Bureau
House of Representatives
Wilson
Taft defends public housing and federal aid views
Senator Taft argues for public housing for low income families and federal education aid. He contrasts socialism with American opportunity, claiming government must prevent extreme poverty, ensure equal school access, and defend a merit based system while preserving living standards.
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Senator
Taft
Mortgage Bankers Association
United States
Hill warns of dangers of the federal government as a corporation
U S senator Benjamin Harvey Hill of Georgia in 1878 argued the federal government, not private firms, is the greatest potential danger to the nation. He urged tight limits on powers and warned about unchecked growth and oppression.
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Enjamin Harvey Hill
U. S
Georgia
Senator Hill
Target Practice Ex H. V. Wade For Its New Season
A Broadway circus seeks 60 show girls for its new season while debate over moving Israel’s capital to Jerusalem sparks mixed reactions. Supporters hope for a fresh, if controversial, understanding amid the shifting public mood.
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H. V. Wade
Broadway
Israel
Jerusalem
It's too late five-cent cigar returns but not the same country
A nostalgic note recalls the five-cent cigar returning after a shift in national posture. The piece contrasts the past with contemporary times, hinting at broader social or political changes affecting everyday life without detailing events.
Building the house and the bossy agreement
Uncle George writes about stubborn jughead workers resisting his plans for a new house and insisting on written final say. He jokes about architects and describes maple sap, January weather, and missing his winter retreat while praising his nephew’s school success and promising a reward.
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Charley Snyder
Uncle George
A Question of Ready Cash by Raymond Moley
Raymond Moley discusses Truman era aid plans needing a monetary reform framework. Edith Hirsch notes simultaneous deficits and surpluses, with sugar shortages in Europe and citrus demand. barter and currency problems complicate global trade as Western markets shift.
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Raymond Moley
Truman
Edith J. Hirsch
Cuba
Europe
Great Britain
Canada
Commonwealth
Poland
Bulgaria
Obituary Foresight And The Newspaper Morgue
A columnist muses on morgues in newspapers as archives of birth and death records. He notes how obituaries reveal a person’s life story from school to crime, politics to fame, and explains editors may craft obits when figures reach notoriety or achievement.
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Joe Louis
They Liked Children by James H. Meade
An article notes two Scranton apartments for rent with a proviso applicants must have children. It comments on supply and demand shaping housing norms, mocks age of atomic era amenities, and jokes about couples delaying childbearing amid modern living standards.
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Angelo J. Luciano
Scranton
Lucianos
George
Advertising Sales Talk and Notable Local and National Moments
A compilation of historic notes lists a sales lesson on self promotion, a 40 year old ship launch at Newport News, a 25 year old Wilson funeral wreath tribute in Canton, and a 10 year old fishing boat incident in the Gulf of Mexico with Reuben Seesholitz recounting no danger and a return to sea.
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Woodrow Wilson
Washington
H. C. Pontius
A. C. Brant
William R. Thom
Canton Democrats
Reuben L. Seesholitz
Canton
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Clearwater
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By David Lawrence
Persian Gulf
Alaska
Iron Curtain
Berlin
Amercia
Taylor
Idaho
Langer
Indiana
Senator Morse
Morse
Smoot
Utah
Russell
North American
Newspaper Alliance
Senator Taft
By Truman Twill
Ear
Frank Tripp
James H. Meade
Delaware
Newport News
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