Scramble for Posts as House Probers
Washington January 8 AP An estimated hundred House members seek membership on the un American activities committee as two seats open due to McSweeney’s defeat and Nixon’s Senate election. Democrats consider McSweeney’s post while Republicans eye Potter of Michigan. other panel vacancies loom amid committee reshuffles. The House also races for three rules committee seats as Wadsworth’s retirement and Herter’s transfer create competition for seats likely to go to Ellsworth of Oregon and a New Yorker among Hall Coudert or Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
un-American Activities Committee
McSweeney
Ohio
Nixon
California
Senate
Case
Capitol Hill
Republican Committee
South Dakota
Mundt
Vail
Illinois
McDowell
Pennsylvania
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Representative Potter
Michigan
Defense Official Named New Tuscarawas County Coordinator
Rev. R. M. Gay of Mineral City was named Tuscarawas County coordinator of the civil defense program succeeding Arthur H. Williams of New Philadelphia who resigned. The appointment covers the area around New Philadelphia and Mineral City as civil defense efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Philadelphia
R. M. Gay
Mineral City
Tuscarawas County
Arthur H. Williams
Weather Outlook for Canton and Ohio Regions
Forecasts warn of cloudy cold conditions in Canton and vicinity with snow flurries tonight and a low near 10 degrees. Tuesday should bring fair skies and warmer temperatures with highs 32 to 35. Ohio overall sees subzero start, blizzard-like cold tonight, then gradual warming. snow totals 1 to 4 inches statewide, Dayton reporting four below zero and nearly six inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
U.S. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton Airport
Ohio
International News
Mercury
New England
A. S. Klemetsmo
Dayton
Klemetsmo
Printers Honor Veterans at Typographical Union Meeting
The Typographical Union in Eagles Hall honored veteran members and installed new officers. Retiring president Frank Oakley pins a 60-year pin on Leslie O'Dell as George Swan looks on. Evan Kopf succeeds Oakley as president. other officers include Norman Hahn, George A. Elsass, David Hart, Embrey H. Davis, and Carl O. Moock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Hall
Frank Oakley
Leslie O’dell
Brown Ave NW
George Swan
Rose of
O'Dell
Mr. Swan
Joseph A. Hurford
Cleveland Ave
Henry J
Taft Hints At Western Europe Army Debate
Senator Taft signals openness to an international army for western Europe if Eisenhower and Congress approve it, but plans to oppose it for now. Celler criticizes Taft while Saltonstall cautions Europe must bolster its defense. debate frames U S Korea reverses and Congress ahead.
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Taft
Ohio
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
U. S
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Hoover
Capehart
Indiana
Pace
Eisenhower
Canton settler of public service dies at home
James Roberts longtime Canton public servant and welfare advocate dies at home after a life in politics and community work. He served on Canton city council safety director and state legislator, aided Timken welfare programs, and held YMCA and Urban League roles. Burial at Westlawn follows services at Spiker funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Concordate
Charles M. Ball
Canton
Harry Staley
West North School
Ed Simler
Canton Board of
Urban League
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
James Roberts
Homestead
World’s oldest carbon copies found in ancient shale
Scientists report carbonized plant prints in shale dating back about 250 million years, marking some of the earliest preserved plant remains. The discovery offers clues to ancient ecosystems and the carbonization process that created these lithified impressions. The finds involve well-preserved impressions that reveal plant structure and habitat in the distant past.
Hearings Set For Allocation Of Chest Fund
Canton Community Chest budget committee schedules hearings January 16 18 and 23 at St Francis Hotel to review agency requests and advise Canton Welfare Federation on fund distribution. Full committee to hear remaining groups with named leaders and attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Community Chest
Board of Canton Welfare Federation
St. Francis Hotel
Y.W.C.A
Urban League
Girl Scouts
Aultman Home
Jewish Community Center
Travelers Aid Society
Visiting Nurse Society
Goodwill Union Mission and Industries
Catholic Community League
Family Service Society and Children’s Bureau
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Knights of Columbus
Hospital Bureau
Hospital Bureau and Hospital Care Fund
Y.M.C.A
Canton Welfare Federation and Social Service Exchange
Wilson I. Black
E. T. Causer
H. W. Hoover Jr
L. Payne Jackson
Robert McCaulley
E. E. Mosser
Michael Rocco
G. A. Romary
E. Robert Schellhase
Virgil Steiner
W. G. Vogt
Paul B. Belden Jr
George Deal
Ben M. Dreyer
Paul Horner
R. H. McFadden
F. Z. Marburger
Harvey Mayer
George Nieport
W. Bernard Rodgers
George Teufel
James R. Troxell
Eisenhower to Lead SHAPE Move to Full Operation
General Eisenhower plans to return to Washington late this month and begin setting up the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe. He stressed that European members must maintain their own defense while popular support for Western unity grows and allied troop commitments expand across Germany, Austria, Trieste, and surrounding regions. de Gaulle urged American aid, praising the alliance as mutually essential.
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Washington
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers In
Europe
SHAPE
Jones
Eisenhower
United States
Truman
U. S
Germany
Austria
Trieste
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Canada
Atlantic Army
Charles de Gaulle
America
Nimes
France
Truman urged unity and expanded defense aid in wartime speech
President urged improvement of agricultural, labor, housing, and medical staffing laws to support defense effort. He called for aiding states on schools, a major tax rise, and unity through responsible debate, not one party dictatorship. He cited aircraft and tank production goals and contrasted B-36 and B-17 costs while stressing deterrence through strength and alliances with NATO partners. He warned against appeasement with the Soviet Union and stressed readiness as the path to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Aviation Industry Association
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Union
Hoover
Taft
Europe
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Wonju Holds Off Reds as Casualties Reported
Allied troops repelled a Sunday assault on Wonju as North Koreans briefly entered the city outskirts before a counterattack pushed them back. South of Seoul, Red forces moved from Suwon with no confirmed contacts by noon Monday while air and sea strikes targeted supply points along both coasts. B 29s bombed Kimpo air field and ships bombarded Inchon as Allied aircraft hunted for carriers and logistics hubs.
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Wonju
West Korea
Suwon
Seoul
U.N
Theseus
Bataan
Sicily
Seoul-Pyongyang- Chinnampo
Kimpo
Korea
U.S.S. Rochester
Ceylon
Kenya
Inchon
U. N
Weather shifts as cold wave relaxes across plains
The Chicago Weather Bureau reports a break in the minor cold wave across much of the country with temperatures moderating over the Great Plains and thawing expected today. Only southern Florida, extreme southern Arizona, and coastal California remain outside the cold air. Subzero readings recur in parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Evansville Indiana, with a 26 degree low in Atlanta. A weekend storm left Evansville with 8 inches of snow and up to 7 inches in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh where travel was hindered. Snow also falls in the North Atlantic states, Michigan, the lower Great Lakes, the upper Ohio Valley, and eastern Tennessee, while light showers dot the Northwest coast.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Weather Bureau
Florida
Arizona
California
Mercury
Dakotas
Minnesota
Evansville
Ind
Atlanta
Ohio River Valley
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
North Atlantic
Michigan
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
North West
Raided Canton bootleg joint nets liquor and evidence
Agents found about 85 customers in The Terriers bar. Seized shot glasses, liquor, broken bottles with spigots, a dice board, and searched patrons. Melito and Dominick identified. others melted into crowd. Reinforcements arrived, proprietor warned, several spots checked, minors enforcement promised. The Cellar tied to a 1950s squeeze play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cmich
Dueber Ave
Cmich
Frank Bors Jr
Bors
Canton
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Veterans Organization
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Frank Fox
Veterans Group
Purple Heart
State Department of Liquor Control
Purple Heart Organization
Mt Union Receives First Income From Brush Will
Mt Union College received a $6000 check as the first income distribution from the Louis H Brush will trust funds. Trustees Yodrey Moore and Brush presented the gift to president Charles Ketcham. Other initial beneficiaries include the Salem War Memorial Association 1500 and Salem Methodist Church 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repository Bureau Alliance
Mt. Union College
Louis H. Brush
Salem
William H. Yodrey
East Liverpool
Roy D. Moore
Canton
Thomas H. Brush
Charles B. Ketcham
Brush
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Mt. Union
Charles A
Amelia McCall Brush
Salem War Memorial Association
Salem Methodist Church
Salem Home For
Revolutionary garbage collection system faces winter setbacks
In a 2000 population community the Canton's style system with can washing is hailed as revolutionary yet hampered by a severe winter. Service Director Williams notes nine new trucks fall behind after a Thanksgiving snowstorm, with downtown collections unimpeded in a cleared fire zone. The mayor pursues a Williams-Galloway plan to add four trucks for eight hour operations six days a week, awaiting the report before council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Nichols
H. K. Williams
Williams
Galloway
Death notice for Peppino Armogida in Italy
Frank Armogida of 916 Span gler rd NE is notified of the death of his brother Peppino Armogida in Italy on January 2. He had visited his brother in Italy last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Armogida
Spangler Rd
Peppino Armogida
Italy
Mr. Armogida
Nebraska’s Three Major Eastward River Systems
Three vast river basins cross Nebraska from west to east: the Niobrara, Platte, and Republican. These watersheds shape geography, agriculture, and travel routes across the state, influencing settlement patterns and local economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Niobrara
Platte
Republican
Missing in Korea George H Van Pelt Reported Missing In Action
George H Van Pelt is reported missing in action in Korea since December 1, per a telegram to his mother Mrs Dina Dorkis of Canton. He enlisted November 14, 1947, as a McKinley High School student, trained at Fort Knox, with Corporal Ronald G Sturm reported killed days after arriving at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORP
George H. van Pelt
Ardina Dorkis
McKinley
SW. Corp
van Pelt
McKinley High School
Ft. Knox
Ronald G. Sturm
Korea
Pfe
Alva G. van Pelt
Sheppard Field Air Base
Tex
Frank
Canton
Lillie Maddern
Virgie Griffith
Hazel Dickerhoof
Ann Fosdick
Michigan
Corp
Herman A. Sturm
Cleveland
Battlefront
Timken Vocational High School
Boy Scouts’ Explorer
Crystal Park Methodist Church
Firestone Foundation Funds Scholarships at Kenyon College
The Firestone Foundation has granted $6,000 to establish two three year scholarships at Bexley Hall the divinity school of Kenyon College, announced by president Gordon K. Chalmers in Gambier Ohio.
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Un-American Inquiry Group
Weather Report
Associated Press
Bismarck
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Denver
Detroit
Miami
St.Paul
New York
S. Francisco
Toledo
Printers
West
Tashington
Jan. B
Herbert Hoover
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
G.O.P
U.S
Representative Celler
Ohioan
Celler
Magnuson
Todo
Spain
Greece
Turkey
Committee
Reds
Terriers
Melito
Market Avea
Brush Will
Firestone Foundation
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