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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1951

Page

5

Bossism Seen As Big Ohio Assembly Issue

COLUMBUS Jan 4 AP Representative A G Lancione of Belmont says bossism rules the 99th Ohio General Assembly after three days of organization. He cites Ed D Schorr and Al Horstman aiding Gordon Renner to install the speaker and minority leader, with Carney backed by Ray Miller and Horstman.

Columbus A. G. Lancione Belmont 99Th General Assembly General Assembly Ray Miller Lancione Ed D. Schorr Cincinnati Gordon Renner Hamilton House of Representatives al Horstman Dayton Ray Miller Cleveland Cuyahoga County James M. Carney Cuyahoga Carney Jesse Yoder House Rules Committee Renner Lancione Montgomery Horstman Miller Anna F. O’neil Summit G. D. Tablac

Weather Forecast for Canton and vicin ity

Forecast from Canton weather bureau shows cloudy, windy and colder conditions with light snow flurries after freezing drizzle. Snow flurries tonight and Friday with a low around 25 degrees. Highs 35 to 50, lows 22 to 28. East winds 15 mph, humidity 94 percent.

Canton Weather Bureau Akron-Canton Ohio International News Service Winter A. S. Klemetsmo Associated Press Akron Bismarck Boston Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Denver Detroit Miami St. P New Orleans New York Pittsburgh San Francisco Toledo Tucson Washington

Columbiana Foxes Face $3 Reward on Paws

ISBON Jan. 4 Special Residents of Columbiana County may hunt Brer Fox after county commissioners set a $3 bounty on his four paws. The reward is paid to those who deliver four fox paws to Sheriff Howard J. Clark's office.

Isbon Br'er Fox Mr. Fox Columbiana County

Soliciting Charge Filed Against Sarah Higdon

Police vice squad arrested 35 year old Sarah Higdon of 315 Walnut Ave SE on a soliciting charge on Wednesday.

Sarah Higdon Walnut Ave SE

Ghost Note Sparks New York Senate Inquiry

Senate investigators say an Iowa supplier denied knowledge of a $150000 debt Hanley allegedly paid through a note to Hagermann. The subcommittee found no record of an Iowa bank failure tied to the debts and traced payments from July to August 1949 with a later full settlement.

Washington Senate Iowa Joe R. Hanley New York Hanley Albany Gillette Kingsland Macy Thomas E. Dewey Lehman D-Lib New York State Division of Veterans Affairs C. C. Hagerman Muscatine Senate Brobers C. C. Hagermann Hawkeye Pearl Button Co Hagerman Hagermann John R. Hanley Subcommittee Frank Gannett Bank of Manhattan Macy

Kimpo Airfield Recaptured as Bombed Barracks Burn

Kimpo airfield in Seoul was retaken by U S Marines on September 17 after the Inchon landing. Main runways remained in good condition despite surrounding ruins and fires. Barracks and debris burned as airmen evacuated civilian workers and U N personnel fled toward Inchon.

Nero John Williams Flint Mich Seoul City Kimpo Inchon

Safety and Building Code Measures Proposed

Adoption and rigid enforcement of a comprehensive building code and extension of fire limits to curb frame construction. Chief Maloney requests protection of floors walls and openings in defective buildings posing life hazards or conflagration risks. Basements used for storage or mercantile purposes must have approved automatic sprinkler systems where fire hazards exist.

Maloney

Uhrichsville Soldier Missing in Korea War

Pvt. Alva Edgar Greenwood Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Elva Greenwood of 442 E. 5th St Uhrichsville, has been missing since November 30. He served in the 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Division, and his last letter was dated November 24. He is the 23rd local man listed as missing in the current fighting and the 142nd casualty, with 95 wounded and 24 killed among those casualties.

Pvt Alva Edgar Greenwood Jr Elva Greenwood Uhrichsville 38Th Field Artillery Battalion Greenwood

Schools Overcharge V A Vast Irregularities Cited In G I Training Program

A special House committee reported widespread irregularities in the 11.0 billion G I education and training program run by the Veterans Administration. It cited schools more concerned with profits than veterans gains, noted $430 million in tools and supplies costs, and flagged possible criminal prosecution for a Chicago supplier. The probe, begun in the last Congress, urged stricter safeguards and penalties to extend to Korea veterans and future wars. Several Texas schools were run by VA employees or ex-employees, with loans from schools for teaching contracts, and one Dallas VA staffer received a 1946 Buick from a school operator.

Ashington House Veterans Administration V.A C. E. Marshall Co Chicago Teague Texas 82Nd Congress Korea Dallas G.I

Budget talks spark clash over street sign funds in Canton

Canton council debated a 45000 allocation for street signs with critics calling it excessive while a plan for three yearly 15000 allocations failed due to lack of support. A survey will assess citywide sign costs. total six special fund items push the budget up 14 percent from last year as departments report higher labor costs.

Patrol Arrests 140 In Ohio Truck Check

The State Highway Patrol said it had 140 arrests since Monday at a truck check at Lafayette weighing station west of Columbus. Overloads up to 8,000 pounds were found and fines ranged from 25 to 150 dollars. A few trucks remained at the station as operators waited for suspending operations.

Columbus State Highway Patrol Lafayette

Judge Reverses Order To Destroy Jungle Inn

In Columbus on January 4 an order by State Fire Marshal Harry Callan to tear down Jungle Inn, a gambling establishment in Trumbull County, was reversed by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. Clifford.

Columbus Harry Callan Trumbull Franklin County Common Pleas Joseph M. Clifford

Baby saved as airliner crashes near Glencoe

Kastel recounts how the plane bounced three times before stopping 100 feet from a bungalow with seven residents. Sparks from the right engine preceded the crash as passengers escaped and a 10 month old baby Christine Archer was rescued amid flames. Credit to pilot and crew for orderly evacuation.

Kastel Glencoe Chicago Lawn Thelma Dennis

Neighbor saves 84 year old from Sycamore Ave fire

An 84 year old man, Will Strong, narrowly escaped smoke in a rear two room dwelling at 1219 Sycamore Ave SE Wednesday at 9 30 p m. Neighbor John Crowe forced entry to reach him as flames consumed a room containing a stove. Firemen suspect embers from the stove caused the blaze. the second room was damaged.

Sycamore Ave Will Strong John Crowe

Three More Stark Candidates Get Nominating Petitions

Three more candidates filed nominating petitions Wednesday at the board of elections. Joseph F. George of 1903 Tuscara Street for Ward 4 councilman, Harry R. Smith of 508 Dryden Avenue NW for Ward 9 councilman, and Karl Ayers of 634 Parkway Boulevard Alliance seek renomination as Alliance city auditor.

Board of Elections Joseph F. George Tuscara St E Harry R. Smith Dryden Karl Ayers Parkway Blvd Alliance Alliane City

Unsinkable Palana Sinks After Rock Strike Near Australia

The 11,000-ton British freighter Palana, hailed as unsinkable, hit a rock off Pine Peak Island near Mackay in the Great Barrier Reef and began sinking. Captain Spurr reported the ship breaking loose and sinking slowly as crew of 69 took to lifeboats aboard the Dutch Freighter Singkep, which stood by. No passengers aboard, weather fair, tugs en route from Brisbane and Townsville.

Sydney Australia Palana Pine Peak Island Great Barrier Reef Mackay Queensland F R. Spurr Peninsular & Oriental Navigation Co Brisbane Britain Townsville England Thames Ireland Singapore

Congress Non-Defense Bills Spark House Dispute

A rules fight shadowed Congress as opponents questioned a majority rules groups power to steer consideration. The surprise vote margin blocks easy passage of Fair Deal aims like federal health insurance and labor reforms, while opening session praised, reelecting Speaker Sam Rayburn and faulting Truman delay by Taft.

House Senate Sam Rayburn Texas G.op Joe Martin Massachusetts Taft Truman Ohio G.O.P McFarland Arizona Millikin Colorado Saltonstall Young North Dakota

Truman Refuses to Commit on New Price Wage Controls

President Truman explains price ceilings for farm products must compare with the highest prewar Korea prices or parity, whichever is higher. He notes rising food costs feed into the cost of living and defers details on wage controls. Rationing is a future question, to be faced when necessary.

Korea Truman

Burglary Seeks Bargains in Maternity Wardrobe

A burglar broke into Jane's dress shop in Newport Rhode Island and stole five maternity garments while ignoring cash. The crime leaves the shop’s owner puzzled about the motive and timing. Police investigation continues with no arrests reported.

Newport, R. I Jane

Kindergarten Registration Set at Harter

Detailed plans for the opening of Harter School kindergarten next week were announced by Miss Eulalia C. Hyatt. The class will meet in the new room in an addition and will be one of the citys most modern. Teacher Miss Phyllis Young. Eligible are five year olds on or before Jan 1. Preference to Harter district residents. others including tuition pupils may register if space. Miss Young at the school Monday and Tuesday for registration with a parent. Registration by alphabetical birth names: A to G Monday morning, H to M Monday afternoon, N to S Tuesday morning, T to Z Tuesday afternoon. A birth certificate is required. Transfers possible for pupils from other kindergartens within the district with principal consent. Classes begin Wednesday in two sections 8:30 to 11 am and 1 to 3:30 pm.

Reference Committee Ray C. Carpenter Seneca Lowell Fess Greene Fess Carpenter Patrick J. Dunn Tuscarawas John J. Lynch Jr Mahoning George C. Philpot Noble Joseph H. Avellone Cuyahoga Agriculture Senate Ohio House Virgil Perrill Fayette Commerce and Transportation Newton B. Chapman Geauga Charles B. Mitch Clark Esther R. Hardy Sandusky Cedric A. Stanley Warren Frank McClure Ashland Robert R. Shaw Franklin Elton Kyle Madison Griffin Harold F. Stotzer Fulton Joseph X. Schwartz Hamilton Robert L. Johnson Medina Harold L. Short Miami Nicely J. E. Simpson Hardin F. K. Cassel Wyandot Henry W. Deming Licking Mines—Philpot Fred L. Hoffman Tom Richards Carroll George H. Kirkpatrick Knox Phyllis Young Harter Miss Young

Korea War Crisis Deepens as Seoul Falls Again Amid Red Assaults

United Nations forces faced a dire Korean front with Inchon ready for emergencies and Hungnam evacuation completed. U.S. and Allied air power pressed 72-hour strikes while Gen. MacArthur warned of a raging central Korea battle near Kapyong. Seoul's fall marks the third capture in seven months as Chinese entry shifts the frontline.

United Nations MacArthur Central Korea Kapyong Seoul Wonju South Korea Olds City Flamingo City

Group Will Study 27 Month Draft

Chairman Carl Vinson of Georgia said hearings will begin January 18 on draft law revision. Proposed changes include extending service from 21 to 27 months, lowering the draft age to 18 with induction at 19, raising the upper age to 28 for single men and married men without children, and a complete restudy of deferments for physical reasons or education. Veterans would not be drafted under the proposed changes.

Washington UPYS Carl Vinson Georgia House Armed Services Committee Vinson

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Ohio Assembly Schorr Yoder Saxbe Sam B. Nicely Clinton Griffith Evand Portage Geaug Kenneth F. Berry Coshocton Floyd B. Griffin Allen Ray Souis Kenneth W. Thornton Fred A. Hunt Lucas James J. McGettrick Paul B. Siple Lawrence Weather Report Joe Hanley Out 5Th Air Force Corp Arthur Densmore Wilder, VI Charles Heureaux State Hospital Robert Mand Holyoke Mass U.N Air Force V. A CaChat Moore Robert P. Wilson Wilson Mr. Moore Clarence F. Anderson Esther M. Archer John J. Scanlon Patrol Jungle Inn Seaboard Sarky Malkasian Somerville Boston University Sacramento Calif Malkasian William Army Pasadena Princeton University Robert Sessler New York City Miss Dennis North Miami Beach Fla Christine Archer Theresa Archer Westville N. J San Diego John Stark Reef Congress Harter School Eulalia C. Hyatt Hungnam Pusan Admiral Thackrey U.S. Marine Far East U.S. 8Th Army Red Radio Pyongyang 38Th Parallel
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