Canton Repository 1951 Announcement of History and Rates
The Canton Repository details its history from 1815 to 1951 including mergers and name changes, and lists AP affiliation, representative offices, associations, and circulation pricing for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail rates, with a note on communications for publication and the date Sunday January 7, 1951.
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Onme
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository Building
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Truman Faces Critical Union Message Amid Doubts
The article notes President Truman awaits his state of the union amid growing questions about his leadership. It compares him to a football coach with a bad season, facing a two year term, needing to rally public confidence and secure wartime leadership. A sympathetic audience will study his summation of the state of the union and the president.
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White House
Congress
Truman
United States
Mr. Truman
Faith in Ridgway notion contrasts with U S Korea mood
The piece contrasts Gen Matthew Ridgway's Korea visit with domestic sentiment. It argues faith sustains troops after the retreat and notes dangerous overread of reverses or triumphs. It warns against extremism whether despair or glory in evaluating the war effort.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
Korea
Ridgway
North Korea
Dunkirk
United States
U.S
Yalu River
Manchuria
MacArthur
Bevis Urges Students to Stay in School Amid Draft Pressures
Howard L. Bevis of Ohio State University cautions students against rushing into military conscription, urging them to stay in school and excel. He argues education benefits national strength and counters the lure of universal service, noting the USSR’s lack of specialists. He calls educators and draft policymakers to protect the nation’s educational advantage.
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Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University
Soviet Union
United States
Debating Universal Military Training in Postwar America
A 1951 King Features Syndicate piece argues U M T risks students’ education and national morale. It recounts a New York hospital trustees meeting where officials criticized draft norms and warns against surrender to fear. The author advocates open debate while questioning U M T as a force for defense or virtue.
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New York
U. S. Army
Army
New York City
U.M.T
Washington
Europe
King Features Syndicate
National debate on Korea war and congressional war powers
The piece argues Congress must declare war and demand full public explanation of U S troop deployments and Korea and NATO obligations. It cites Truman Acheson and UN roles, urging clarity on state of war, national sovereignty, and administration transparency to unite the American people.
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Eldom
United States
Congress
America
Truman
Europe
U.N
U. S
Korea
U. N
Far East
State Acheson
New York Herald Tribune
United Nations
South Korean Republic
East Coast Steel Boom Expands With New Mills
The East Coast plans three to four large steel plants by 1952 with ore from Labrador Venezuela Liberia and Minnesota. National Steel buys 2000 acre Delaware River site near Camden New Jersey potentially 1 million ton annual capacity while New England Steel seeks a 250 million plant at New London Connecticut. Bethlehem runs a Baltimore mill as Labrador ore drives expansion and basing point changes enable price competition amid rising U S steel demand.
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Venezuela
Liberia
Minnesota
United States
Russia
National Steel Corp
Delaware River
Camden
N. J
New England Steel Development Corp
New London
Conn
Bethlehem Steel
Baltimore
U. S. Steel
National Steel
West Virginia
Iron Ore Co. of
Canada
Bethlehem
Delaware
National
New England
Pittsburgh
West Coast
Soviet Union
The
Associated Press
New Suit After Noon at Bon Ton Sale
Cotton Corners EAR Nephew jokes about Aunt Effie’s granite will and a January Bon Ton sale. He rants about needing only one suit, how World War II and future wars affect his wardrobe, and mocks wives purchases while boasting his luck with a new suit arranged by the aunt. He signs off with New Year wishes.
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Effie
Bon Ton
Leo
Dean Acheson
Congressional Quiz on Lobbies and Veterans
A Washington inquiry finds 324 organizations filed reports for 1950 half. About 2000 individuals or firms registered as legislative agents, with roughly half currently filing financial reports. Most congressmen in both chambers are veterans, many having served in multiple wars.
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Washington
Seniority Rules In 82nd Congress Dominates Power
Seniority in Congress shapes committee posts and floor seats more than any rank. Longest-serving Sabath chairs the rules committee. McKellar leads the Senate appropriations panel and acts as president pro tempore when the Vice President is absent. Seniority also guides ranking within party and access to questions. The top Republican is Arthur H. Vandenberg, serving since 1928.
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Roblems
Congress
Senator McKellar
Tenn
Sabath
Ill
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Peace of Mind and Forward Thought in Letters
Readers debate Jeffersonian ideals and the value of looking forward in civic life. Dominick Campanelli argues against nostalgia and promotes progress, citing Jefferson and associated figures. Marie Griffey criticizes President Truman for public statements on war and policy, questioning the handling of foreign affairs and governance.
Confessions of a Life in Music and Newspapers
A memoir fragment recounts a life oscillating between musical roles and newspaper work. The narrator recalls minstrel and impresario ventures, promoting Clara Clemens, pumping a Methodist church organ, playing the zither, and a risky slide trombone escape, ending in newspaper employment after church incidents.
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Royal Comic Opera Company
Giacomo
Clara Clemens
Mark Twain
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Methodist Church
Fitch
Brother Parsons
Symonds
Brother Symonds
General Features Corp
Up Through a Century From The Repository Files 100 Years Ago
Revenue received by the Pennsylvania Railroad in October and November totaled 95555, equaling 7 percent of its cost after 40 percent for running expenses. The Repository commented that tolls will exceed expectations when completed to Wooster.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Wooster
Target Practice by H. V. Wade reflections on policy
The excerpt riffs on public figures and propaganda with satirical tone. It notes Pravda calling Herb Hoover a warmonger and contrasting with a whimsical claim linking Santa to Karl Marx. It also touches on weather and politics and ponders the age and role of elder statesmen.
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Pravda
Herb Hoover
Santa Claus
Karl Marx
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