Canton Repository Front Page Notices January 20 1942
The Canton Repository header lists publication details, prices, and mail rates for Stark and neighboring counties. It notes AP affiliation, rights for republication, and submission rules for letters, with the date Tuesday January 20 1942.
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Ohio Ore
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
The Situation Is Deteriorating in the Philippines
The article critiques the overused phrase and MacArthur's doomed position in the Philippines. It notes stiff resistance but a deteriorating situation, questions why relief for MacArthur cannot be undertaken now, and discusses white supremacy and Asian leadership in colonial history, suggesting prestige must be salvaged harshly.
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Ewest
Philippines
England
Great Britain
Far East
Japan
Great Expectations No Secret in Rio Mission
The article argues that U S hopes for hemispheric solidarity against the Axis depend on practical proof to Latin America. It warns that German and Japanese actions threaten the region and that aerial attack or submarine raids could test U S resolve at Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro
United States
Pearl Harbor
Latin America
Atlantic
Rio
Germany
Americas
Japan
Era of Myopia OOPERATION of auto wrecking companies
The text argues auto wrecking firms scrap metals to ease a severe shortage and envisions a nationwide drive. It notes poor test collections, questions prewar planning, and criticizes neglect in building scrap reserves for steel, accusing policymakers of American myopia from 1920 to the war era.
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United States
Nelson Reorganization Brings New Chief Of Production
A fresh leadership reshapes the Nelson operation with a new chief of production. The executive promises decisive action, strong discipline, and a drive to win.
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Nelson
Nelson to Lead War Production Shakeup under Roosevelt
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt signed a bold executive order creating Donald Nelson as chief of war production with broad authority over OPM procurement and defense needs. Knudsen named lieutenant general to oversee mass production and field operations. The plan centralizes power, aims to accelerate plant conversions, and faces auto industry funding and labor challenges amid wartime demands.
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Ashington
Donald Nelson
Congress
Generalissimo
Roosevelt
Nelson
White House
OPM
Milton Katz
Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Roosevelt
Navy
William Knudsen
Knudsen
War Department
Army Ordnance Procurement and Munitions Boards
Ordnance
Flag Of Truce In A Ticket Selling Tale
A satirical piece warns against being entangled with fundraising ticket sellers for charities or causes. It likens interactions to warfare, urges self preservation, and urges people to avoid favors or conversations that could lead to purchases. The author notes widespread ticket schemes and calls for ending the spectacle as the only way to restore civility.
Century of Civil War Tales From South America
A 100 years ago timeline notes the Feder lists led by Rosas clashing with Centralists under Lavalle and La Madrid, with executions of prisoners and battles leaving up to 600 dead on fields. 40 years ago reports a naval clash near Panama harbor as a revolutionary fleet sought a landing in Samoa, with the governor said dead.
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South America
Rosas
Lavalle
la Madrid
Panama
Samoa
Lima quake toll cited. local Kiwanis birthdays observed
Ten years after a deadly Lima Peru earthquake, Canton life notes at a Kiwanis meeting included birthday gifts for Bert Ritz, Ralph Boyer, Rev. E C Herman, Ed Starkey and Charles W Bender. John Garver of Strasburg, an American air ace with five World War II kills, accepted Canton Post American Legion invitation to speak.
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Lima
Peru
Kiwanis Club
Bert Ritz
Ralph Boyer
Roosevelt Needs Deputy In Domestic Affairs
The piece argues Roosevelt must delegate domestic wartime duties to a deputy to stay focused on command in chief and foreign policy. It notes the peril of mixing wartime leadership with domestic controls and cites Knox’s Mayors speech, farm bloc trials, Wickard-Henderson dispute, and sugar rationing as signs of needed reorganization.
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Churchill
Nelson
Knox
Conference of Mayors
Col. Knox
China
Netherlands Indies
Australia
India
Russia
O’mahoney
Wickard
Henderson
Roosevelt
Mr. Henderson
Brookings urges cutting non defense spending to save wealth
The Brookings Institution led by Henry P. Seidemann argues that trimming at least two billion dollars from non defense spending is essential to preserve about 150 billion in federal outlays. The study compares 150 billion to roughly half the nation’s wealth across land, buildings, equipment, stocks, and precious metals.
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Brookings Institution
Henry P. Seidemann
United States
It Will Take Time Our Yellow Brothers Mustn't Bomb Los Angeles Or Invade California Till We're Ready
A cautious editorial argues patience in a tense regional conflict, warning against premature escalation. It urges readiness before any action toward Los Angeles and California, framing a measured response as essential to national security.
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Yellow Brothers
Los Angeles
California
Shelter trade stalls as Californians stay calm in war
Damon Ranyon notes that a Los Angeles shelter maker reports weak demand despite war anxieties. He suspects buyers lack urgency or fear of Japanese raids. Officials debate alarm systems and a California state guard, with a cautious public awaiting clearer guidance as Tokyo hints at invasion.
Woman Of The House By Ruth Millett War Time Wives Endure
In wartime, wives join their husbands at distant posts, renting or vacating homes, managing children, and driving family life alone. They work, stay connected with friends, keep children hopeful, and make decisive choices until the war ends. Such wives grow stronger, more independent, and capable as they bear responsibility and stand apart from clinging to a man. Also notes from Floyd B. Odlum and Lessing J. Rosenwald urging efficiency and mobilization to save lives and defeat enemies.
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Elson
Sorokin
OPM
Nelson
Army Navy Munitions Board
Nelson Board
Sidney Hillman
Navy Department
Philippines
Singapore
Libya
King Features Syndicate, Inc
NEA Inc
Remark on Combating Prejudice by Hampton Institute Leader
Dr Malcolm B MacLean president of Hampton Institute urges strong stance against racial and religious intolerance. He frames prejudice as a damp heap to be destroyed by common sense and calls for united action to promote equality and understanding.
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Malcolm &. MacLean
Hampton Institute
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repostore Building
Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Ohio
Postoffice
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust Building
Chicago
N. Michigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Coumbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Paul Mallon
Truman Committee
God of
Drag
Washington
New Deal
Army
By Truman Twill
London
Nigeria
Canton Home Oil and Gas Co
Osnaburg
Paris
Canton Belt Line Railway Co
Oval City
Stark County
Akron Belt Line
C. A. C. Railway
Barberton
Victor Morgan
Massillon Independent
Canal Fulton
Kunkel
K. of P
By Walter Lippmann
Stalin
Chiang Kai Shek
Treasury
Agriculture, Commerce
Labor
Justice
By Galbraith
NEA Service. Inc
T. M. Reg. U.S. Pat
Alexander the Great
By Damon Ranyon
OS Angeles
Luis Alberni
Alberni
Tokyo
King Features, Inc
Woman of the
Ruth Millett
Floyd B. Odlum
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