Canton Repository history and 1951 Saturday issue data
A historical notice outlines The Canton Repository lineage from The Ohio Repository through mergers and name changes up to The Canton Repository in 1951, plus AP membership, offices, and subscription rates. It lists carriers, rates for daily and Sunday editions, and mailing regions in Stark and surrounding counties. The item is dated Saturday January 20, 1951.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democcrat
Associated Press
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Peres
Valentine resigns as economic mobilization chief in Washington
Dr. Valentine former University of Rochester president leaves post as administrator of economic stabilization after three months. He opposed early price and wage controls, but yielded to supporters who argued for swift action. The episode highlights Washington’s harsh but typical partisan battles and honors differing opinions.
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A Valentine
Washington
Dr. Valentine
University of Rochester
Valentine
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
Congress
Eisenhower
Europe
Andrew Johnson
Associated Newspapers
Mme Chiang speaks on Formosa return of Nationalists
Word From Formosa reports Mme Chiang Kai-shek predicts Chinese Nationalists will return to the mainland by year end. She says the forecast will renew anti-Communist morale and spoil any Asiatic deal to cede Formosa. The timing aligns with Peiping’s rejection of a U.N. cease-fire proposal, affecting Korea.
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Mme. Chiang-shek
Formosa
China
Peiping
United Nations
United States
U.N
Korea
U.N. Security Council
Moscow
Mme. Chiang
Asia
Weather Whimsy Sparks Brief Spring Interlude
A lighthearted reflection notes a transient spell of spring in January despite ongoing winter woes. It celebrates a temporary pause in cold, while joking about climate reversals and cultural ironies, mentioning humans and animals enduring winter, and imagining a future polar icecap melt with a playful cultural twist.
Unnecessary Crisis By Raymond Moley
A private confidant argues America's top domestic issue is President Truman. The piece criticizes Truman’s intransigence on Acheson, troop powers, and Fair Deal links to defense, warning of a looming domestic crisis and urging moderates including Eisenhower to counter.
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Raymond Moley
America
Truman
Acheson
State Department
Western
Europe
Fully Prepared We Will Endure Wartime Prices Again
The piece argues Washington will revive price and wage controls hindered by staff shortages. Citizens claim they understand the pattern, foresee shortages, and will endure inflation, racketeers, and hoarders. It warns against expecting government promises to unfold as stated and vows resilience.
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Washington
United States
Congressional committees and terminations at end of 81st Congress
The article notes that four House committees conducting investigations ended with the 81st Congress. No Senate special committees were terminated January 3, but sub committees of six Senate groups have January 31, 1951 set for report submissions.
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House
Senate
U S Diplomacy Tested as Old Allies Bend to Peace Talks
The United States faces a diplomatic test as India Britain and Arab states push a cease fire with Red China at the UN. The piece argues India’s unreliability and Arab hesitance threaten U S strategy while urging stronger action including sanctions and naval blockades to support Korea and resist communism. It emphasizes planning and unity at the UN to avoid future disunity in pivotal decisions.
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United Nations
Great Britain
India
Red China
United States
U. S
U. N
Nehru
Asia
U.N
Korea
Moscow
Peiping
Ohio Guard training delays spark mothers' call to action
Mrs Erma L. Smith and Mrs Odessa Materna urge faster readiness of the Ohio National Guard and national defense. They argue mothers should influence policy, insisting trained guardsmen be prepared for potential war while calling for united effort against Russia and in defense of America.
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Ohio National Guard
Ohio Guardsmen
Ohio Guard
John L. Lewis
Erma L. Smith
Daleford
America
Russia
Mothers in public life and the home front wartime view
A speaker reflects on women's role in national defense and the home, arguing that mothers and wives are crucial in public life and support during the Korea era. The piece contrasts American comforts with shared wartime fears and the impact of shortages on industry families.
United We Stand To The Repository
President Truman calls for a united nation amid concerns over a collapsing bridge and a pivotal decimal error. The speaker questions who solved complex European questions and points to socialist influence and large American funding. The speech warns that a structural failure could endanger liberty worldwide.
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Truman
Europe
Russia
British Deny Malaya War As Bandit Operations Deceive
The British defend their stance by saying war admission would affect insurance. they call actions in Malaya merely operations against bandits. This framing hides broader fighting, including actions against bandits in Korea, dealings in Hong Kong, and appeasement efforts in Peiping.
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Malaya
Korea
Hong Kong
Peiping
Once Over By H I Phillips on Red China and the UN
Emil writes a satirical take on the UN plan to admit Red China, weighing pros and cons. He critiques Lake Success negotiations, proposes a mediation board, and mocks possible outcomes for Reds, the Koreans, and the US. The piece ends with doubt about the UN’s actions and a note that he may be wrong.
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U.N
Waldorf Astoria
East River
Glen Cove
Oyster Bay
Lake
Korea
Radio show satire and TV humor mix in early media chatter
A condensed theater of radio and television quips cites The Big Show and Fred Allen. It notes spats about Tallulah’s weight, jokes on Jerry Lester, and the revival of Zing Go the Strings of My Heart on air. It also mentions Stork Club patrons, Washington cutbacks, and President Truman on thrift. Steve Allen praised as a restrained breakout talent.
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Gotham Bugle and Banner
Tallulah
Fred Allen
Jerry Lester
Stork Club
Washington
Ima Dodo
Truman
Steve Allen
Arthur Godfrey
Century-old Canton raid on gambling dens prompts caution
A 100 years ago police raided 50 gambling establishments drawing hundreds of men and families into hardship. Keepers faced bonds of 1000 each as the Canton marshal was urged to raid similar places locally.
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Cincinnati
Hells
The
Repository
Canton
Roosevelt receives Willkie before third term inauguration
On the eve of his third term inauguration President Franklin D Roosevelt met Wendell L Willkie his election opponent. He delivered a message for Prime Minister Churchill urging continued defense against Germany. German officials predicted Britain would soon occupy Eire.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Churchill
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Eire
Denmark
Norway
Low Countries
Target Practice by H. W Wade
The piece critiques British TV plans to televise a headless woman ghost and favors live nitwit comediennes. It notes thousands of guesses about the identity of The Thing as feud among columnists escalates with harsh names.
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