Canton Repository 1942 Local Rates and Policy
The Canton Repository announces its established date and private phone exchange. It lists subscription rates by carrier and by mail for several Ohio counties and notes outside rates on request. It requires real names for publication and prohibits anonymous letters. Sunday January 18 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Latin American stance on Axis and United States diplomacy
Memo argues Latin Americans should judge U S policy pragmatically in Rio de Janeiro. It warns against Axis friendship, citing Italy, Germany, and Japan, and notes U S history has flaws but stresses reliability and neighborly faith over expediency. It urges Latin Americans to weigh collaboration options.
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Welles
United States
Rio de Janeiro
North America
Latin America
Axis
Latin Americas
Italy
Germany
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Stabilized On All Fronts In World War II Context
The article argues Axis dynamic action has given early gains but faces erosion as Japan and its allies push through Malaya Singapore and the Pacific, while Allied forces must slow the axis drive through attrition. It claims the war has shifted to a protracted conflict with no new lands to conquer by surprise and stresses the need to check Singapore to determine lasting power.
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Malaya
Japan
Singapore
Philippines
Borneo
Axis
Pearl Harbor
United States
Could Somebody Guess Daylight Saving At War End
The piece argues for continuing daylight saving after wartime, noting European and American practices of temporary shifts. It describes 12 month schedules in Europe and US Congress’s temporary wartime adoption, with clocks set back after the grace period. The author quips the policy mystery with a cucumber wart analogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
It’s Unanimous Now Stark County Fair Triumph
The Stark County Agricultural Society earns Ohio Fair Managers association praise as Stark County show tops Ohio in 1941 Class A exposition. In an era of closing fairs, the county event kept crowds lively and held faith with supporters who valued the county fair as a community staple.
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Nowee County
Ohio Fair Managers Association
Stark County
Ohio
Stark County Agricultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Around Our Town Announcement Of Impending Farewell
A note in the column hints at a traveler planning departure soon, saying the speaker does not know where they head yet will be on the road with rifle in hand. The item conveys a mood of imminent leaving and unsettled plans.
End of Harry McCrea column noted as war draft nears
A Canton writer foresees the end of his regular column as the army drafts loom and notes possible future letters if approved. The piece references war time morale boosts, circus life under wartime strain, and local biographical snippets. Includes notes on Ringling Barnum Bailey publicist Beverly Kelly and a playful look at rail timetables and travel chaos.
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Canton
Harry McCrea
Benison
Camp Wolters
Port Darwin
Posilipo
Ballyshannon
Donegal Bay
Unter den Linden
The
Pearly Gates
Harry
McCrea
Beverly Kelly
Ringling- Barnum-Bailey
Delaware, O
Bev
Uncle Sam
Kelly
Circus Life
Ringling
Canton Circus
Robert H. Marriott
First Prize Essays By Louis Baer at Lehman High
The piece discusses intensified budget debates between two schools of thought on wartime economics. One urges eliminating non-defense expenditures and social programs like WPA CCC and NYA to protect victory and peace. The other supports continuing relief works to aid wartime needs and social reforms. Congress should back curtailment to preserve democracy.
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WPA
CCC
NYA
America
Congress
Suburban Division The Modern Miracle
A wartime editorial praises American morale and unity after Pearl Harbor. It urges support for Red Cross drives and defense efforts, frames Axis taxes as a choice, and emphasizes resolve to win with phrases about unity and sacrifices at home. It cites Quisling as a warning and recalls a sign about impermanence.
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United America
Red Cross
America
Wartime Rationing Begins By Kendrick R. Lee
The article explains potential U S wartime rationing starting with tires and automobiles and possibly expanding to other goods. It notes wool conservation for early 1942 and factors shaping allocations as armament increases, labor shifts, and shipping limits influence civilian supplies. It contrasts World War I voluntary limits with potential mandatory measures and cites Baruch on equitable distribution and licensing ideas for dealers. It also reviews early rationing in Britain and France, the card system, and price pressures during the war.
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United States
Europe
Washington
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
South America
Pacific
Paine
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Food Administration
Baruch
Germany
Great Britain
France
Poland
Britain
War Time Survival Advice From London For Living Day By Day
A World War II era feature offers practical tips for coping with air raids in London. Advice includes staying low during blasts, using a doorway for shelter, wearing a tin helmet, and learning gas mask use while noting many government leaflets filled mailboxes. Emphasis on seeking shelter, staying with others, and seeking guidance from air raid wardens. It notes fatalities were fewer than feared but property damage was high, and community resilience and calm companionship aid during raids.
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London
Red Cross
Mistreatment Of Aliens By Washington Officials
Washington voices concern over alien treatment as Roosevelt Hoover and Biddle discuss public policy. About 5,000,000 aliens live in the 130,000,000 population, with some 1,100,000 labeled enemy aliens. Few are interned, hearings are held, and naturalization and employment rules target subversive elements while protecting loyal aliens.
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Washington
Roosevelt
FBI
Hoover
Biddle
United States
Federal Department
Century-Old Corn Laws and Early Wages Compared
A review of historical notes from 100 years ago mentions wages for weavers in Manchester with family help at 2.33 dollars per week, while four decades earlier Lowell workers earned 3.25 dollars weekly minus 1.37 for board, alongside other 40 and 25 year prior items such as Cebu insurgents surrender, a New Franklin church opening, and Admiral Dewey’s Arlington burial plans.
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House of Commons
Manchester
Lowell
War Department
James F. Wade
Cebu
Philippine Islands
New Methodist Church
New Franklin
T. Clark Miller
Massillon
Henry Unger
Ed Ankefer
Free
Bombing planes drop food to starving Indians in the Southwest
Ten years ago reports say bombing planes aided food relief for about 20 000 starving Indians in Arizona and New Mexico. A new automobile was stolen from the H A Walton garage display window in Louisville. Japan announced it did not want a non aggression pact with Russia. Local gasoline prices dropped today from 22 to 19 cents per gallon.
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Arizona
New Mexico
H. A. Walton
Louisville
Japan
Russia
Kelland Quote Frames Duty to War and Country
A 1930s tone line by Clarence B. Kelland declares that a nation's duty is to wage war as needed, urging readiness and sacrifice for country. The brief quote emphasizes collective resolve and patriotism in times of conflict.
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Clarence B. Kelland
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
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Story
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New York
Albert Dekker
Double Dekker
Louisville & Nashville
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Michigan
Montgomery
New Orleans
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Fort Worth
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Texas
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A. E. Housman
Bowie Boys
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Rchie Slesnick
Louis Birnbaum
George Burns
Burns & Allen
Elizabeth Goodman
Rabbi Lubetzsky
Paris
Lew Gertzman
Billy Sherman
Abe Lyman
Harry Reinhart
Louis Gold
David O. Selznick
Morris Raffel
Cecil Brown
Canton City
Louis Baer
Cleveland
Lehman High
Donna Jean Vasbinder
South Ridgewood Ave
Alliance
Alliance High
Greece
Quisling
By Kendrick R. Lee
Arthur H. Hudson
British Isles
American Red Cross
England
Sussex
Wide World News
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K Stinnett
Brooklyn
Alien Registration Division
Department of Justice
Immigration Service
State Department
George Dewey
Arlington National Cemetery
Ohio Days
City
Central Power Co
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