District Spelling Bee Preparations Begin Across Schools
The Repository reports third annual spelling bee launches with preliminaries this week in most districts. Canton starts Tuesday with finals set for April 13 at Timken High School and grand finals April 22. Stark County leaders including T C Knapp and school principals form the committee.
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Canton
Vernon F. Gruber
Market School
Dorothy V. Fisher
Horace Mann
Fairmount
Richard Dowding
Allen School
Ruth Skeeles
Worley School
Frances Ditto
Clarendon School
Timken High School
Repository
T. C. Knapp
Stark County Schools
Stark County
Kim Calvin
Avondale
Eva Kauffmann
Plain Center School
Russell E. Schafer
Alliance Schools
William Hunter
Repostory Special Monday Lemon Drop Cookies 20c Doz
Community rummage sale details for Audi torium Mon Feb 28 at 10 am. Advertisements list items from Kling stedt printing to Al Kehl Flower Shop and Ohio Optical Co with local services and rentals.
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Liberty Bakery
Deputy Arrests Driver Chasing County Cruiser
Deputy Ivan Ray pursued a speeding motorcyclist on Route 30 near Massillon when a tractor driver Leo Danielson followed, lectured him on speed limits, and forced the deputy off the road. Danielson, 39, of Massillon, was booked in Canton on speeding and resisting arrest.
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Ivan Ray
Ray
Massillon
Leo Danielson
Woodland Ave SE
Canton
Quartet Parade Features Pittsburghers and Midstates Four Showtimes
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Quartet Parade showcases champion Pittsburghers and comedy group Midstates Four plus other quartets. Two shows at Timken High 7:00 p m and 9:15 p m Sat March 12. Reserved seating with remaining good seats at Green's Music Store 124 Cleve SW priced 1.25 and 1.50. Phone 43522. Don’t delay. All shows sold out.
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Timken High
Green’s
Cleve
Job Picture Good Despite Layoffs Here
Canton shows a mixed unemployment picture with about 1,500 layoffs in four months but total payrolls remain higher than a year ago. OS.E.S. figures report 46,675 on payrolls across 74 firms, up 3,281 from last year, and job orders in February at 146 after a postwar lull.
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Canton
Ohio State Employment Service
O.S.E.S
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Os.e.s
Youngstown
Radio Kickoff To Open Drive For Red Cross
Canton residents will hear the Red Cross Fund campaign kickoff as a radio program. WHBC WCMW and WAND will carry the full program today from 4 30 to 5 p m. Rev John B Barker pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church will give the campaign address as Canton chapter chairman outlining the drive themes.
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Canton
Red Cross Fund
WHBC
WCMW
WAND
John B. Barker
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Barker
Red
Cross-Heart of Humanity
John Quinn
Bernard Griffin
Worley School
Georgia Shrigley
American Red Cross
National Fund
Truman to give five minute Red Cross talk Monday night
President Truman will deliver a five minute Red Cross address in the final five minutes of a half hour program starting at 9 30 p m over ABC. The program will feature Basil O Connor General Dwight D Eisenhower James Stewart Helen Hayes and Wayne King and his orchestra originated in Chicago.
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Washington
Truman
Red Cross
ABC
Chicago
Basil O’connor
The
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Stewart
Helen Hayes
Wayne King
Airlines Report 20 Percent Rise Since Move to New Field
Akron Canton airport boosts activity as air traffic climbs about 20 percent with Canton Massillon Alliance area yielding one third of passengers. Freight averages rise to 50 pounds, instrument landing system aids shipments, and United American Eastern report rises of 6 to 7 percent overall.
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Assenger
Akron- Canton Airport
Earl Shaffer
Akron
Airlines
Richard S. Collier
Akron-Canton
Canton Area
Fred Bailey
Canton District
Canton
Massillon-Alliance
Stark County
American Air Lines, Inc
John McIntyre
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ford Carr
Air Express Agency
Detroit
Mr. Carr
Carr
United Air Lines
United
Eastern Air Lines
Indonesians Set Free and Self-Rule Pledge Sparks Hope
The Dutch government promised immediate release of captive Indonesian republic leaders and self-rule by midsummer. Indonesian politicians welcomed the move but warned the plan was vague, while a round table conference with Soekarno and Hatta was set for March 12.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Indonesia
Soekarno
Hatta
Stark County Diabetes Drive to Offer Free Tests
About 2,000 Stark County residents will learn of possible diabetes during a week starting March 14 as doctors provide free examinations. Another 2,000 are already under treatment. The campaign aims to find undetected cases and promote early treatment with simple lifestyle rules to reduce diabetes risk and progression.
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Stark County
Stark County Medical Society
Med
Medical Society
Council Split On Auction Bid For Old Auditorium
Council is divided over accepting the lone bid of 234 567 89 for the old auditorium building. Of 14 members surveyed 5 favored, 4 opposed, 2 undecided but felt the bid was not high enough, and 1 would defer to Mayor Klein. The mayor planned further talks with council and architects to determine actual current cost before deciding within a week to ten days.
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City Board of Control
Carl F. Klein
Klein
Walter J. Weber
A. W. Fabry
Loren E. Souers Jr
Vera L. Elliott
Board of Control
Russell H. Mack
Canton
Governor opposes 238 799 in bingo tax refunds
Governor Lausche says he will veto any appropriation to pay 238 799 in admission tax refunds to bingo and keno operators in Akron Canton Hudson and Cincinnati. Sundry Claims Board approved the petitions and sent them to Columbus despite his opposition.
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Frank J. Lausche
Blue Arrow Club, Inc
Arrow-Keno Club
Meyers Lake
Associated Press
Columbus
State Sundry Claims Board
Lausche
Akron
Canton
Hudson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Herbert S. Duffy
Laudhe
Sundry Claims Board
Hugh S. Jenkins
Joseph T. Ferguson
John M. Wilcoxon
Albert L. Daniels
Senate Finance Committee
Paul H. Ballard
House Finance Committee
Blue Arrow Club
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Akron Aerie No
Liberal Club of
East Side Civic Club of
Liberty Club of
Attorney Charles Smart Announces Office Move
Charles Smart an attorney at law states his new offices will be located at 202 Dime Savings Bank blog and provides a contact dial 43240 ad for inquiries.
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Charles Smart
Dime Savings Bank
Dial
D. R. Olson Announces Office Move
D. R. Olson D D C relocates from 2220 Cleveland NW to 625 Cleveland NNW. Dial 48215 ad.
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D. R. Olson
D.D.C
Cleveland NW
Cleveland Nnw
Dial
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