Canton Repository established daily edition profile
Canton Repository details its history from 1815 origins to current daily evening and Sunday morning publication. It notes mergers, name changes, AP affiliation, regional circulation, and subscription rates effective January 22, 1951, with policy on communications and postal delivery.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Ohio Repository
Stark County Repub
Canton Repository & Re*publican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Byrd Watchdog Warns About Grants In Aid Spending
Senator Byrd denounces unnecessary federal budget waste and targets grants in aid to states as a major source. He notes the budget would increase this item by half a billion dollars, from 2% to 3% yearly, and cites Ohio as an example where local and state taxes drive calls for more grants. Ohio taxpayers will pay over four billion to Washington on a yearly basis, roughly $500 per person, while local taxes rise and insistence on aid continues.
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Byrd
Virginia
Ohio
Washington
More Time for Study on Korea Aggression UN Resolution
The editorial urges governments to act against Communist China in Korea without delay. It warns that delays invite Moscow’s divide and rule, erode faith in the United Nations, and fuel global cynicism as appeasement fails and aggression goes unchallenged. The piece cites U S casualties and the San Francisco charter and calls for decisive action.
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United States
United Nations
China
Korea
Moscow
Free Nations
San Francisco
No Sign of the Champ Here About Influenza History
The text contrasts current influenza in England with the 1918 19 pandemic, noting it is not the same disease yet causing damage. It explains a pandemic as a worldwide epidemic and reflects on why the extreme 1918 outbreak may not recur, citing massive deaths and Army camp cases. It situates Britain’s current outbreak among many since 1918.
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England
United States
Britain
That Other Fellow Here Will Be A Lot Of This Sort
A Seattle grocer urged Congress to roll back food prices and collected signatures from customers who criticized “that other fellow” for inflation. The piece argues price rises are caused by Americans generally not just by one party, and notes only those earning the same low wages contributed nothing to inflation.
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Seattle
Congress
Manpower Problem Stalled by Voluntary Plans in Defense
The article outlines President Truman's National Manpower Mobilization Policy urging voluntary solutions to defense manpower issues. It warns that failing voluntary agreement could trigger government controls, including limits on hiring, job separations, and compelled labor shifts. The new Office of Defense Manpower sits under the Labor Department with regional committees to pressure cooperation while awaiting broader policy.
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Truman
Congress
National Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Senate
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Labor Department
Tobin
Office of Defense Manpower
Management-Labor Policy Committee
Defense
Roosevelt revolution evidence in tax and income trends
President Truman hints at new revenue beyond personal and corporate taxes to fund a large budget. Analysis compares 1927 and 1947 income by bracket, showing the rich eroding share of national income and after tax gains for the very wealthy shrinking, while dividends to the rich decline. Double taxation of corporate profits is cited as a key reason for reduced rich investment.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Eisenhower Faces Historic Decision On Europe Defense
General Dwight D. Eisenhower weighs whether to push for American troop commitments in Germany within 18 months. The choice hinges on projected Russian threat and European willingness to endure immediate sacrifices to build a Western European defense, possibly reshaping strategic focus between continental and oceanic defense. International News Service reports the dilemma and its political risks for Allied unity and the Atlantic Pact.
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Hether
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Russia
Western
America
West
Truman
United States
Atlantic Community
Atlantic Alliance
North
Africa
Western Europe
International News Service
Fond memories of homestyle foods outpace modern tastes
The piece muses on why foods once cooked at home taste so different today. It recalls country hams milk gravy and mush from old wood stoves, plus biscuits, pie, jam and apple cellar flavors. It notes adults seek the past’s flavors but find them lost and question whether 50 miles of walking would restore them.
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Hether
Elbert Hubbard
Haron
Modern School of Food Preparation
Gratitude for Repository TV Gift From Canton Recruiting
Ist Lt Maurice F Tompkins expresses deep thanks from the Canton Recruiting Station detachment for a television receiver giv en to National Service volunteers awaiting processing. He notes the station’s staff would see an attentive audience nightly and extends thanks on behalf of many young men and women who will benefit from the set.
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Repository
Maurice F. Tompkins
Infantry
Edith Nourse Rogers named dean of women in 82nd Congress
The 82nd Congress designates Representative Edith Nourse Rogers as dean of Congresswomen, a role she has held since June 30, 1925. Mary T. Norton previously held the position from March 4, 1925, until her retirement on January 3.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
Mary T. Norton
Steam shovel kibitzers fear construction ban
Elmer Twitchell, a Building Kibitzers Association member, laments Washington’s order suspending new office and commercial structures. He warns tens of thousands of excavation watchers could lose morale, urging government run holes orSteam-shovel Watchers Anonymous to protect national spirit. He plans protest and calls for federal kibitzer relief projects.
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Ashington
New York
Elmer Twitchell
Building Kibitzers Association of North America
All-American Knothole Confederation
Washington
Kibitz
Harry
Elmer
Darkness At Noon Thriller and Gotham Banter Echo Times
A collage of satirical remarks from a reader page touches on Washington budget limits and reduced wear on restaurant linens. It notes Jersey serving beer in paper cups and jokes about pretzels in cellophane. A comedian rises to TV fame while a U N window fix summons a puzzled call.
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Washington
Jersey
New York
U. N
Remembering a bygone rail travel courtesy
In days past travelers enjoyed service from railroad porters who assisted with bags even outside premium seating. The poem-like reminiscence evokes a simpler era when courtesy and personal touch shaped train journeys.
Former New Hampshire governors Plumer and Bell die on same day
Century apart burial notes recall former Democratic governors Plumer, 93, and Bell, 80, who shifted from Jeffersonian roots to Whig sympathy, marking the political span of two eras.
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Repository
Plumer
Bell
New Hampshire
Mr. Plumer
Jefferson
Madison
Hercules Motors buys adjacent four story York Ice site
Ten years ago Hercules Motors Corp purchased a four story factory building adjoining its Market area plant and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The structure had been occupied by York Ice Machinery Corp. Also pictured is Goodyear’s newest Navy blimp built at Akron on a test flight over Canton.
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Hercules Motors Corp
Market Area
Pennsylvania Railroad
York Ice Machinery Corp
Navy
Goodyear
Akron
Canton
Target Practice By H. V. WADE
Europe seems devoid of the old champ spirit like Joe Louis who is washed up yet may take one more fight. A mid western barber who kept a 10 cent shave continues to scrape by while Al Jolson joked about a $50,000 dog traded for two $25,000 cats in a swap reflecting no inflation at the time.
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Europe
Joe Louis
al Jolson
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