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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1951

Page

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Mantle B Williams Dies Prominent Canton Doctor At 55

Mantle B Williams 55 a Canton physician and civic leader died early today at Aultman Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage at his home. He practiced 26 years with offices on Cherry Avenue SE and was active in the Urban League, church work, medical societies, and fraternal orders. He is survived by his widow Pearl, daughter Marion Coppock, two brothers James and Manson, and sister Emily Clark. The body is at Matthews funeral home pending arrangements.

R. Mantle Bert Williams Canton Aultman Hospital Market Ave S Allen University Columbia Meharry Medical College Nashville Stark and Ohio State Medical Societies Hiram Abiff Lodge Bezaleel Victory Lodge of the Elks B.B.B. Club Pearl Williams Marion Coppock Baltimore James and Manson Williams Detroit Emily Clark Columbia, S. C

Local TV Sets Ad: Easy Terms from Home Furniture Co

In COKaYS REPOSITORY R C A Motorola Admiral Philco Crosley Raytheon Fada Cape hart TV sets offered with easy terms. Home Furniture Co. located at 229 Market Street advertises the sale and financing options for these brands.

R.C.A Motorola Admiral Philco Crosley Raytheon Fada Capehart Home Furniture Co

Quality home fur furnishings at special prices

Quality fashion-right home furnishings offered at special prices, well below their 1951 replacement values, providing notable savings. The sale emphasizes value and fashionable selection for discerning buyers seeking luxury pieces at reduced costs.

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DeLuxe Bing Market Adds Wintergarden Fruit

DeLuxe Bing Fruit Co aligns with Wintergarden Fruit at the DeLuxe Market 2nd Street entrance offering same quality and service. An ad notes low prices, with Flora Fetzer and a shorthand reporter listed, plus expert secretarial services and typewriter dictation. Also advertised are used furniture, fresh eggs, poultry, and free delivery from local sellers with several addresses.

Bing’s Fruit Bing Fruit Co Wintergarden Fruit 2Nd St Flora Fetzer Pub Stone Nat'l Bank

Dependable Maytag Rice Co Offers Long Service Promise

Spend Your Money Wisely Dependable service is important with your new automatic washer. Maytag Rice Co 23 years of continuous service. Ph 23717 ad.

Maytag Rice Co

Local Poultry Prices At Park Prairie Corner

Readable fragment shows prices for pheasant chickens at 45 cents, stewers at 31 cents, and rock hens springers and fryers listed. Market appears at Park Prairie near 30th and Harrisburg.

Springers & Fryers Park Priry Harrisburg-ad

Nine Premiers Seek U S China Meeting Over Korea

London reports informants say nine British commonwealth nations back a high level U S China meeting under UN auspices to discuss a Korean settlement. No US or Red China reaction yet. The plan aims to avoid UN cease fire friction and keep Red China out of sanctions or war.

London United States Red China United Nations Orient U. S U. N China Britain Commonwealth Peiping India Bevin Commonwealth Bloc Formosa Korea

Canton City Ward Tally Delayed By Census Certification

Canton faces a delay in adding a 15th councilman after the 1950 census showed population growth. Ohio officials await federal certification expected in February before proclamation, delaying ward redistricting and petitions due Feb 7. Council assigns judiciary committee to redraw 11 wards for the extra seat.

Canton Secretary of State Columbus Ohio Census Bureau Washington Council Judiciary Committee

Miracle Mayes Find: Girl Freed of Eye Cancer

In Rochester Minnesota a mother credits faith for saving 4 year old Carolyn Purcell from presumed eye cancer. Mayo Clinic doctors concluded no cancer, diagnosing an inflammatory eye disease treatable to restore normal vision. The family, from Alpharetta Georgia, plans to return home for further care after Atlanta Grady Hospital doctors initially suggested removal of an eye.

Mayes Girl Ochester Minn Frank Purcell Carolyn Joan Georgia Tme Lillie Bill Dd orBave Mayo Clinic Purcell Alpharetta Atlanta Carolyn Grady Hospital Atlanta Hospital Parcells The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta Shriners Mayo

Two Inch Snowfall Locks Roads In Slush And Ice

An all night snowfall left streets and highways slushy and slippery in spots. Temperatures hovered near freezing at 34 degrees from 3 a.m. to noon as crews spread chemicals to keep surfaces loose. Akron Canton Airport recorded about 2 inches of snow with little additional accumulation expected tonight.

State Highway Garage U. S. Weather Bureau Akron-Canton

Local air force navy enlistment quotas released

Strict enlistment limits announced by local air force and navy recruiters. Air force entries from the 18 county Canton district are capped at 84 weekly, excluding former servicemen and those with two years of college. Navy limits cap at three per week due to boot camp space, with above quota applicants placed on waiting lists. The quotas align with a national 1000 recruits daily target for Lackland AFB and are expected to be temporary.

Air Force Navy Canton Columbus Lackland Air Force Base Tex Army

Allied forces hold central Korean front near Wonju in snow

In Korea a seven hour battle south of Wonju left about 2,100 Koreans killed or wounded as American French and Dutch troops attacked from a U.S. 2nd Division patrol into Wonju. The wider front saw 285,000 Chinese and Korean Reds in the area with 500 Chinese planes and 200 tanks alleged to be available for a push toward the 8th Army.

Tokyo Wonju Seoul North Korea Pyongyang U.S. 5Th Air Force Eighth Army G.I Douglas MacArthur Feds Chechon Chechen Sea of Japan

A Bomb Is No 1 Deterrent Russia May Blunder Into War

A Associated Press analysis by Wes Gallagher argues the Soviet threat faces Europe in 1946, warning a miscalculation could trigger a world war between April and September. It notes Russia aims for Germany or the Ruhr, with Allied forces already present, and cautions American and British troops would be drawn in quickly if aggression rises.

Wes Gallagher Associated Press EW York Europe Kremlin Soviet Union Germany Ruhr Russia Asia Austria Berlin Vienna Trieste Norway Yugoslavia

Punchboards Lose Fight in Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Canton’s punchboard ordinance, declared unconstitutional by Stark County Common Pleas and upheld by the Fifth District Court of Appeals. The high court found no constitutional question involved, ending the 14 year case brought by Warfield Novelty Co. and City Solicitor Robert P. Wilson against the ordinance aiming to boost trade. The matter traced to a 1936 city council act contested as in conflict with anti gambling laws, with Louis Martinez of Canton also involved.

Canton Ohio Supreme Court Columbus Fifth District Court of Appeals Stark County Common Pleas Court High Court Warfield Novelty Co 6Th St Common Pleas Paul G. Weber Robert P. Wilson Louis Martinez Ohio Louis J. Kauffmann

Budget Priced Wallpaper Ad Promotes 4th St Store

Canton Hardware offers Snow White Bleach wallpaper service in a 4 gal batch for 1.60 with free delivery. Also advertises comptometer operators wanted and The Comptometer School at 213 Mellett Building with contact numbers.

Canton Hardware 4Th St Del Comptometer School Mellett Bldg

Demand reps vote against nonessential federal spending

The article argues against deficit spending and warns that defense needs will raise the tax burden. It urges Washington representatives to vote against nonessential expenditures and highlights a local advertisement for Timken Roller Bearing Company. The Edgefield jamboree runs Saturday from 3:30 to 10 with games, food, sales, and a country store selling Admiral TV sets priced at 199.95 for 14 inch and 249.95 for 16 inch with easy credit terms at Home Furniture.

Washington Timken Roller Bearing Company Ad Edgefield Admiral

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