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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1949

Page

5

States Boost Budget Funds By 24 Billions

An Associated Press survey shows 44 states planning or granting a total budget of 11.524 billion for 1949, up from 9.286 billion previously. Education drives the rise with higher teacher salaries and college support. other gains cover wages, materials, mental hospitals, welfare, pensions, highways, and veterans aid. Large states like New York

Associated Press New York Pennsylvania Illinois California

Wagner Couple Remains In Critical Condition

Paul D Wagner and his wife Addie of 209 Greenfield are SW, injured in a two car collision in Louisville. They remain in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Wagner has a fractured skull and other injuries. His wife has fractures of both legs a broken collarbone and possible internal injuries. James Bresson of RD 1 Louisville, driver of the other car, suffered only minor injuries and was dismissed from hospital.

Paul D. Wagner Addie Greenfield Louisville Mercy Hospital Wagner James Bresson RD 1

Farm Bureau Director To Air Youth Problems

Lydia Robertson Ohio Farm Bureau home and community director will speak on Youth Problems at a Carroll and Stark County Farm Bureau youth councils meeting next Monday at 8 p m Sponseller Grange Hall. Carroll County youth council will be guests of the Stark youth group. A cake walk will follow the meeting.

Lydia Robertson Ohio Farm Bureau Carroll and Stark County Farm Bureau Sponseller Grange Hall Carroll County Stark

Weather Forecast for Canton and Vicinity Today

Sunny and cold this afternoon. Clear and cold tonight with a low near 15. Thursday brings increasing clouds and milder conditions with possible snow flurries by night. Temperatures elsewhere show a mix of 30s to 50s with rain in New York and Cleveland remaining clear. Almanac notes sunrise and sunset times for Canton.

Canton UU. S. Weather Bureau Akron- Canton Ohito International Ohio U. S. Weather Bureau C. G. Andrus Andrus State Highway Department Mansfield Cadiz Cleveland Akron Bismarck Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Denver Detroit Duluth Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami New York Pittsburgh Toledo Washington

School Opens Tuesday for Stark Deputies

Sheriff Harry W. Grossglaus staff of deputies will attend ongoing classes at the county jail mess hall. John Rossetti assistant prosecuting attorney will cover crime elements in a weekly session at 7 p m. A state highway patrol instructor for three days starting Feb 16 will teach, followed by FBI instruction on reports and records.

John Rossetti Grossglaus State Highway Patrol FBI Ray Nanamaker Howard VanHorn

Collision at Ninth Street and Prospective causes injuries

Police report a multi-vehicle crash at 9th St and Prospective SW at 6 29 a m. Leggett caught on car door and was thrown to pavement. Frank J Campbell 52 and Theresa McKay 46 from Yonkers were taken to Aultman Hospital for knee and hip bruises. Harold Hassig 27 of Monnot Pl NW treated for cheek and hand cuts.

Frank J. Campbell Columbus Theresa McKay Yonkers N. Y Aultman Hospital Harold Hassig Monnot 9Th St Hassig

Car Crash Injures Betty Glass and Lawrence Brankel

Betty Jane Glass, 28, of 4527 Tuscarawas Street, hospitalized with abdominal injury after a Sunday 2:45 a.m. crash on a curve in the 1900 block of 4th Street SE, damaging a tree and a utility pole guy wire. Passenger Lawrence Brankel, 42, of 416 Tuscarawas Street, suffers forehead cuts, bruises, and possible skull fracture. Investigation continues.

Betty Jane Glass Tuscarawas St Mercy Hospital Lawrence Brankel Tuscarawas St E 4Th St .Se

Car Crash Injures Two Men In City Parked Truck Collision

Joseph Del Re age 25 of 1325 11th st se is hospitalized at Mercy with cheek cuts and facial fractures after a car carrying him and Leonard Varo age 51 of 203 Beldenave se struck a parked truck in the 900 block of 11th street se Sunday at 6 34 p m according to police reports

Joseph del Re 11Th St SE Mercy Hospital Leonard Varo Beldenave SE

Auto Runs Onto Tracks In Se Ohio Crash

Mathew Rodgers, 44, of 425 4th St SE, suffered facial injuries after his car crossed the end of 8th St SE and hit Wheeling & Lake Erie tracks at 1 30 a m lights failed police said Mercy Hospital treated him. Clark E. Miller Jr., 24, of 914 Clarendon Ave SW, and passenger Mary Lou Swallen, 19, of 1654% Tuscara St E, were treated after their car skidded at 12th St and Whipple NW at 1 a m Sunday and struck a tree.

Mathew Rodgers 4Th St SE 8Th St SE Wheeling & Lake Erie Mercy Hospital Clark E. Miller Jr Clarendon Ave Aultman Hospital Mary Lou Swallen Tuscara 12Th St Sheriff’s Office

Woman Hospitalized After Car Leaves Road on Curve

Genevieve Breedlove 34 of 607 Tuscarawas street East was treated at Mercy Hospital for a shoulder bruise after the car she rode in with Harold Crawford 37 RD 3 left the road on a curve near the 24th street SE and Route 43 intersection Sunday at 4 25 p m the sheriff s office reported. Deputy

Genevieve Breedlove Tuscarawas St E Mercy Hospital Harold A. Crawford RD 3 24Th St SE Route Sheriff's Office Depu

Rankin Amends Rules to Make Communist Conspiracy Committee Permanent

In a dramatic first act of the 79th Congress on January 3 1945 Rankin used an amendment to House rules to make the Communist Conspiracy Committee a permanent arm of Congress expanding its membership from seven to nine. The roll call vote passed amid protest as the files of the committee faced loss to hostile hands. The narrator notes a prior draft status deferment arranged by Senator Maybank and a later induction order.

Mittee Rankin John McCormack Mississippi Congress Desea P.A.C Perma New York Washington Senator Maybank King Features Syndicate

Arrestee Crawford Charged With Intoxication After Accident

Crawford was arrested on intoxication charges following a traffic accident. Authorities cited impaired driving as the alleged cause and transported the individual to the county jail for processing. The incident remained under investigation with no additional injuries reported.

Ties Crawford

Dozens of motorists charged in city police reports

Multiple drivers faced reckless driving charges and related offenses across the weekend. Donald C. Stamm and Donald E. Numbers were cited for dangerous driving on 12th Street NW and Cleveland Avenue SW. Other motorists faced speeding, running signals, or operating without permits, including Ian B. Ritchie with expired plates and Ernest L. Simmons driving without a permit on Tuscarawas Street W. Police issued 19 signal light and stop sign summonses to local residents and in nearby towns, detailing specific streets and neighborhoods involved.

Donald C. Stamm Young Ave 12Th St Donald E. Numbers Bolivar Cleveland Ave 9Th St Navarre Rd Hayward D. Tolley RD 1 East Sparta 8Th St Waynesburg Rd Raymond E., Perry Cornell Ave Alliance Tuscarawas St Raff Rd Mike Waldick 1815 Aldenave SW Tuscarawas St W Wertz Ave Ian B. Ritchie Strubleave NE Cleveland Ave NW 15Th St Arizona William R. Wallace Linwood Ave McKinley Ave NW 12Th St NW Walnut Ave Carl M. Gaiser Park Ave Public Square Marian L. Parker RD 4 Louisville Mahoning Rd Ernest L. Simmons Statestext Massillon Robert J. Sollie Norwood Pl Edward J. Hootman Merriman Pl Tuscarawasat Joseph P. Jovingo Rice Ave 11Th St Gonder Ave Ray Grove Charles Hoopes Sebring Peter Tonrich Barberton Herman C. Gerber Dalton James Johnson Webb St Fred M. Utter Adena Ray Harris McKinley Ave James G. Esber Slater M. Spaulding Louis E Henry Ave Michael Hutsell

Delay Urged For Teaching Child Religion

Dr. Ruth Streitz of Ohio State University warns against premature religious education for children urging readiness and good mental hygiene at home. The 27th annual International Council of Religious Education meets in Columbus with 1000 council members and sessions on child education.

Columbus Ruth Streitz Ohio State University International Council of Religious Education International Association of Daily Vacation

Raids on Fan and Pawnee Clubs Net 6 Arrests

Six men were arrested on nine charges after police vice squad and state liquor inspectors raided the Pawnee Club at 1021 Carnahan Ave NE and the Fan Club at 903 Cherry Ave SE in the early hours. Lipkins and Sykes faced liquor control and misconduct counts, with lipkins impersonation and Sykes spitting at officers. four more men were charged at Fan Club for possession of liquor without a permit, gambling, and an open flask. All defendants posted bond for Municipal Court arraignment Tuesday.

Pawnee Club Carnahan Ave Samuel D. Lipkins Robin Et Willie Sykes Thompson Et SE Lipkins Sykes Cherry Ave SE Samuel Bonner Eddie Martin Martin

Prompt Action Averts Blaze at Cherry Ave SE Coffee Shop

Firemen extinguished a brief fire at 139 Cherry Ave SE in a coffee shop owned by Nick Kaplan after a passerby alerted authorities at 2 03 am. The blaze started from a discarded cigarette, burned through flooring and a window curtain, and spread to subflooring, with smoke filling the basement and one apartment.

Nick Kaplan Cherry Ave SE

Wooster Professor to Speak at Massillon Y.M.C.A. Dinner

William C. Craig head of Wooster College speech department will be principal speaker at Massillon Y.M.C.A. 30th annual dinner at 6 30 p m tonight. The group will announce results of its recent election during the event.

Lions to Hear Scouts at Tuesday Luncheon

Lions Club will feature Boy Scout work as the program Tuesday noon at the Mergus restaurant. Hawley Dieringer, field scout executive for the McKinley area, will speak and introduce three scouts, followed by a color scouting film.

LIONS Lions Club Mergus Hawley Dieringer McKinley Area

Woman Missing Purse After Night Out at McKinley Park

Esqueleen Alello of 1380 Mc Kinley Ave SW left her seat at the McKinley Park grille on 436 McKinley Ave SW Saturday night. She returned to find her male companion gone and her purse missing with $30 inside. Police noted the theft as a separate report from Sunday detailing three hubcaps stolen from a car owned by Andy Paul of 226 Ideal at SE in a parking lot on Cleveland Ave NW.

Esqueleen Alello McKinley Ave McKinley Park McKinley Ave SW Andy Paul Ideal Ot SE Massillon Cleveland Ave NW

Mindszenty Trial Draws Global Religious Alarm

Cardinal Mindszenty’s persecution drew prayers and stark comparisons from church leaders and public figures in the United States. Prominent voices urged solidarity, with Msgr. Sheen calling belief in God a new crime and Archbishop Mozier equating Mindszenty’s trial to Jesus before Pilate. Archduke Otto framed the case as Russian anti-religion aggression.

Cardinal Mindszenty Msgr Fulton J. Sheen Catholic University of America Catholic Hour God United States Sheen Augustine Mozier Jesus Pilate Daniel A. Poling World Christian Endeavor Union Boston Archduke Otto Austria North Carolina Stalin

Appeals Court Upholds Alliance Case Verdict

The fifth district Court of Appeals today affirms the Common Pleas Court ruling in the Alliance case of Sam and Ann Benincasa against Francis G. Furcalow and W. B. Robertson doing business as Robertson Coal Supply Co. on foreclosure of a land contract. The lower court found Robertson had the first and best lien and ordered sale.

Fifth District Court of Appeals Common Pleas Court Sam and Ann Benincasa Francis G. Furcalow W. B. Robertson Robertson Coal & Supply Co Robertson

Canton Stamping CIO Plans Valentine Dance

The CIO Local at Canton Stamping Enameling Co will host a Valentine’s Day dance at the Sachsenheim Club 114 Harrison Ave NW on Friday Feb 18 at 9 p.m. Dorothy Fetterman’s orchestra will provide music for members and their wives and guests led by Mildred Coleman president and Hugh Harter arrangement committee head.

C.I.O. United Steel Workers Canton Stamping & Enameling Co Sachsenheim Club Harrison Ave Dorothy Fetterman Mildred Coleman Hugh Harter

Two Treated for Cuts After Weekend Incidents

Police reported two people injured in cutting incidents over the weekend. Arnan Green, 32, of 501 Merriman Pl SE, received hospital treatment at Mercy for a back puncture wound from a family altercation at his home. Opal Horton, 41, of 134 6th St SW, was treated at Aultman Hospital for a lacerated wrist after trying to take a knife from a family member during a disturbance at her home.

Arnan Green Merriman Pl SE Mercy Hospital Aultman Hospital Opal Horton 6Th St

W C T U Visitors Lead Services at Stark County Home

The First Canton W C T U conducted Sunday services for inmates at Stark County Home with Rev. Mark Mitchell and Rev. W R Ellis officiating. Chorister Robert Cannon and about 30 members assisted, delivering varied services across home divisions. Mrs F A Froehlich presides over First Canton.

W.C.T.U Stark County Home Mark Mitchell W. R. Ellis Robert Cannon F. A. Froehlich First Canton

Vandalism Damages Meyers Park Drilling Tower

Police reported theft and vandalism at Foley Williams Well Drilling Co in Meyers Park. An electric forge blower and antifreeze were taken, 12 electric lights were broken, and an attempt was made to force locks on tool boxes inside the drilling tower.

Foley & Williams Meyers Park

Grand Jury Convenes in County for 22 Transcript Cases

The county grand jury met today to consider 22 transcript cases. A report of the jury’s findings will be submitted to Common Pleas Judge Paul G. Weber likely on Tuesday.

Common Pleas Paul G. Weber

Rankin Pushes Pension Plans

Representative Rankin of Mississippi defied the administration and pressed for passage of a multi billion dollar veterans pension bill. He vowed it would be approved by his committee, brought to the floor, and passed. Hearings could end Wednesday with voting set for Thursday or Friday. The plan would grant World War I and II veterans ages 60 and 65 old age pensions of 60 dollars at 60 and 90 dollars at 65, at an estimated cost of 2 billion dollars in the first year.

Washington INS Rankin Mississippi UN- American Activities Committee House House Veterans Committee Carl R. Gray

Skating Accident Victim Rites Set

Leroy Edward Bland aged 29 of RD 1 Alliance drowned while ice skating at Berlin Dam. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at his parents home with Rev. John Stephens officiating. Burial in Alliance City Cemetery. Survived by widow Betty Jane, daughter Sandra Kay, three sisters and one brother. Friends may call Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at parental home.

Repository Bureau Alliance Leroy Edward Bland RD 1 Deerfield Berlin Dam John C. Bland RD 4 Alliance John Stephens Alliance City Cemetery Mr. Bland Coast Artillery South Pacific Camp Hahn Calif Betty Jane Bland Sandra Kay Bland Wilbur Dowling Near Beloit Blanche Bischsel Archie Beam Barberton Virgil Bland

Hoover era reform plan outlined by 12 member commission

The commission's general skeleton envisions a single head Office of the Economic Adviser replacing the current multi headed council, possible shakeups to the National Security Council, and a bigger Budget Office role. It calls for freeing department heads from lesser officials, appointing cabinet committee members directly by the President, and reorganizing agencies into function based departments to cut overlap. The 12 member panel includes Aiken McClellan Brown Manasco Kennedy Mead Pollock Rowe and Flemming with Forrestal and Acheson among the named figures.

Gress Department Army Navy Air Secretary of Defense The Budget Budget Bureau Civil Service Commission Senate Congress Hoover Forrestal Acheson Aiken Vermont McClellan Arkansas Clarence J. Brown Ohio Manasco Alabama Joseph P. Kennedy Britain Maritime Commission George H. Mead James K. Pollock University of Michigan James H. Rowe Jr Nuremberg Germany Arthur S. Flemming Ohio Wesleyan University

Hitchhiker with Iron Held Leads to Jail Time

In Zanesville on February 7 AP reports William Henry Page aged 38 admitted shoplifting after patrol officers found him hitchhiking with one hand and a new electric iron in the other. He pleaded guilty, received a $25 fine and 30 days in jail. His Canton address was 9038 Thompson SE.

Zanesville William Henry Page Thompson Et SE Canton

Auditor raps report on fair plans near Columbus

State auditor Joseph T. Ferguson charged former Governor Cooper with misleading the public over an 11.7 million dollar estimate for a new fairgrounds northwest of Columbus. An independent cost survey put the price near 50 million, prompting a push to appropriate funds to acquire land and modernize the current facility.

Columbus Myers Y. Cooper Joseph T. Ferguson Ferguson State General Fund

Murder pursuit around Buckeye Sheriff mobile unit linked to Canton clues

Investigators from the Buckeye Sheriff Association used a mobile crime lab to pursue a murder case. A search for Kertes began after a report he was hitchhiking to Canton with a radio. The radio was pawned in Canton, but leads faded. Sheriff Orwick said Kertes had been tied to a date with a Carrollton girl the night Berlin was found.

Kertes Canton Orwick Berlin

Commercial Executives To Meet Here Next June

The Ohio Commercial Executives Association will hold its annual three day meeting here in June. Henry S. Ernst president announced. Canton Chamber of Commerce invitation to host was accepted at the midwinter conference in Columbus. About 75 members and their wives are expected, and new officers will be elected.

Ohio Commercial Executives Association Henry S. Ernst Canton Chamber of Commerce Columbus Ernst Chamber

Extradition Waived On Fugitive Charge

A 30 year old Canton resident was charged as a fugitive from justice after waiving extradition rights in Municipal Court. Returned to jail to await Moundsville authorities. Woodrow M. Bishop, 1400 7th St NE, admitted escaping from a Moundsville prison road gang last September while serving a 2 to 10 year auto theft sentence.

Moundsville W. Va Woodrow M. Bishop 7Th St Canton

Scout Troop 14 Chili Supper Postponed to Monday

Boy Scout Troop 14 plans a chili supper sponsored by Mellette Homesteads group but postpones the event to next Monday. Dad's Night is observed tonight with motion pictures on scouting shown.

Troop 14 Boy Scout Mellett Homesteads

Two Hurt in Falls Reported by Police

Two fall incidents produced injuries reported Sunday. Mae Cobb of 1223 Wertt Ave SW suffered a leg injury at 1445 17th St NW and was treated at Aultman Hospital. William Guht, 6, of 710 Knox Ct SW, received lip lacerations after falling from a scooter on the sidewalk near his home and was treated at Mercy Hospital.

Mae Cobb Wertrave 17Th St NW Aultman Hospital William Guht Knox Ct Mercy Hospital

Burns at home injures Eva Mae Lupe

Mrs Eva Mae Lupe aged 47 of 1723 Olive Place NE was hospitalized at Mercy for second degree burns to her arm and leg after a pan of hot liquid spilled while she cooked at her home police said

Eva Mae Lupe Olive Pl NE Mercy Hospital

Window Broken In Home At 712 Seventh St NE

Police report says a window was broken in Mrs Edith Strobelt s home at 712 7th street northeast Sunday probable juveniles involved no injuries noted and investigation ongoing.

Edith Strobelt 7Th St

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Farm Bureau Air Youth Problems Kent State Univ._Canton U. S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Harry W. Grossglaus Leggett Communist Conspiracy Delay Education Council National Church Cherryave SE Mindszenty Cardinal Spellman United States Senate Frederick Brown Harris Cooper Buckeye Sheriff Association Mobile Crime Laboratory
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