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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1951

Page

8

Fire destroys Master Market in Uhrichsville blaze

A seven hour fire at the Master Market in the Westhafer Building corner Main and 3rd streets Uhrichsville causes about 35000 in damage. Six firefighters overcome by smoke. Assistant Fire Chief Harry Wise among those hospitalized. Fire departments from Uhrichsville Dennison New Philadelphia and Gnadenhutten aided. stock and meat losses cited with limited salvage. Fire Chief Clyde Frye probes cause.

Uhrichsville Westhafer Main and 3Rd Sts Twin City Hospital Harry Wise Edward Robb John Bailey New Philadelphia Gibson Bradfield Bradfield William Shaw Shaw Clyde Frye

Water Program Funds Reduced

President Truman’s budget message to Congress calls for 624,021,000 for flood control and river harbor projects to be built by army engineers. This is a decline from last year’s 688,564,650, though 618,000,000 of 1951 funds were actually available for construction and maintenance.

Congress Army Engineers

Correspondent Blames Blunder In Korea On MacArthur

War correspondent Homer Bigart accuses General Douglas MacArthur of unsound UN troop deployment and a momentous blunder in Korea. In Look magazine he says MacArthur misjudged enemy strength and intentions and that the Nov 24 offensive decision precipitated swift disaster. Bigart, 43, is a Pulitzer winner and noted war correspondent.

New York Homer Bigart Look Douglas MacArthur United Nations Korea U. N Bigart MacArthur Overseas Press Club of Europe Pacific

Chinese Reds Probe Catholics Reform Movement

Chinese Communist radio in Peiping said acting bishop Shih Ming Liang of Chungking urged 30,000 Catholics in the diocese to join the reform movement. The broadcast claimed 1,025 Catholics in Chungking have signed the reform manifesto, signaling trouble for the effort.

San Francisco Communist Radio Peiping

Alliance Driver Injured in Mishap At S Liberty and E 8th

Stanley Adams, 25, of Short road, was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of S Liberty Ave and E 8th St with a parked truck owned by Louis Farsh, 24, of Akron. He suffered injuries to his right knee and left elbow. The incident followed a winter that raised city street costs from 1927.20 to 3397.26. labor accounted for 3036.88 of the latest figure, with 306 tons of ashes, 44 tons of sand, and 40 tons of salt purchased.

Repository Bureau Alliance Stanley Adams Short Rd S. Liberty Ave E. 8Th St Louis P. Farsh Akron L. McDonald

Damages Sought After Fatal Crash Involving Truck

In Common Pleas Court, $51,365 in damages are sought from Allmen Transfer & Moving Co and Crisp Motor Freight after the Dec 28 death of Mrs. Sarah Copeland and injuries to her husband Clarence K. Copeland. The suit, brought by Burt Carson Lynch Vogelgesang, seeks $35,000 wrongful death and $16,365 for personal injuries, funeral expenses, and vehicle damage.

Common Pleas Court Sarah Copeland Navarre Rd Clarence K. Copeland Copeland Allmen Transfer & Moving Co Cleveland Crisp Motor Freight 17Th St Burt, Carson, Lynch & Vogelgesang Copéland Cleveland Ave 45Th St

District Traffic Arrests Highlight Weekend Police Activity

QIEVEN motorists were arrested by police and deputies late Saturday, Sunday and early today. Eight signal light and stop sign summonses were issued along with several reckless driving and license violations. Howard Reed, Paul Lombardi, Robert Patterson and others faced charges including reckless driving and driving while intoxicated after multiple incidents on Belden NE, Market and Cleveland avenues, with deputies citing a juvenile no permit and various summonses issued to individuals on nearby streets.

Qieven Howard L. Reed 4Th St NE Edgar Flagg Frank Jacobs Reed Beldeneve NE 8Th St Belden Ave Paul Lombardi Prospect Ave Robert G. Patterson 28Th St Market Ave S Charles A. Eynon McKinley Ave NW John C. Knight Arcade Hotel Cleveland Ave NW Earl P. Booth 7Th St Tuscarawas St Wertz Ave Ronald D. Preston 17Th St Leonard Schnider Allen Ave Young Preston James L. Talbert Wells Ave Bernice M. McCormick Mahoning Rd William E. Crousser Sherman Church Earl E. Fredrick Killbuck

Conant Urges Decisive Move Beyond Indecision

Harvard President James Bryant Conant calls for moving beyond indecision and defeatism as the nation remains on partial war footing for an extended period. He proposes cutting college programs to three years and shortening professional degree timelines while suggesting two years of military service after high school as the likely future pattern.

Cambridge Mass Harvard University James Bryant Conant Harvard

Weber Dental Co Receives Army Order Worth $100000

Weber Dental Mfg Co of 2206 13th St NE said it has received armed services orders for 30 dental units 95 X-ray units and 950 dental stools totaling about $100000 Some orders have shipped Nathan C Sayers executive vice president returned from Washington DC after attending a meeting of the national defense committee of the American Dental Trade Association.

Weber Dental Mfg. Co 13Th St NE Armed Services Nathan C. Sayers Washington, D. C National Defense Committee American Dental Trade Association

Daisy Hartwick Installed as Patriotic Instructor

Mrs Daisy Hartwick was recently installed as the patriotic instructor of the Ladies of the G A R Her name was omitted from the list of officers published Sunday.

Daisy Hartwick G.A.R

Two Local Fishermen Rescued From Ice Floe

Two fishermen Robert Schoeppner and Donald Frank were rescued from a cracking Lake Erie ice floe about a mile off Catawba Island near Marblehead. Coast guard moved them to shore in a small rowboat as rough water forced abandonment of gear and shacks.

Robert Schoeppner Tuscarawas St E Donald Frank Reedurban Lake Erie Catawba Island Marblehead Mr. Frank Coast Guard Schoeppner

Bow Named to House Public Lands Committee

U S Representative Frank T Bow of Canton was named to the House public lands committee under the revised act. The panel handles irrigation and reclamation federal lands territories mines and mining and Indian affairs. Bow previously counselled a sub committee probing the Interior Department with a focus on the Bureau of Reclamation.

U. S Frank T. Bow Canton House Public Lands Committee United States Territories Insular Possessions Mr. Bow Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation

Chinese Expert Sees Europe as Safe From War

Dr. Hu Shin formerly Chinese ambassador to the United States at Princeton argues Europe remains relatively safe from a second front. He cites NATO protection, Stalin's past actions, potential fronts outside Europe, and Soviet industrial limits in Asia and Europe as the basis for his view.

Washington Hu Shin United States Stalin Europe Princeton University Chiang Kai-shek U. S. News and World Report Russia Asia

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