Canton Repository History Summary
The Canton Repository began as The Ohio Repository in 1815 and evolved through mergers and name changes, becoming The Canton Repository in 1874 with daily editions from 1878. It acquired The Canton Daily News assets in 1939, is a member of major press associations, and lists classic subscription rates and regional delivery areas as of Saturday January 3, 1942.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Navy seeks public patience over Atlantic countermeasures
A Navy request urges Americans to trust wartime actions against the German submarine threat. Officials say keeping fate of long range U boars secret may hinder Nazi planning, while past US efforts reduced shipping losses and demonstrated resolve. The public's faith in government conduct is framed as a test of national strength.
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United States
Berlin
Atlantic
Demaree Best Declares Axis A Myth In Post Piece
Sat urday Evening Post foreign affairs expert Demaree Best argues the Axis alliance is illusory. He says Germany Japan and Italy share little in common and that Japan seeks regional empire, not alliance with Berlin. The piece contends united nations form a stronger bloc against Axis aggression.
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Demaree Best
Saturday Evening Post
Axis
Germany
Japan
Italy
Hitler
United States
Russia
Asia
United Nations
Armistice feud between Roosevelt and Lewis shocks labor scene
The article notes a tense standoff between President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis over a possible labor armistice. It says Green and Murray are sidelined as the core conflict centers on political power and strategic moves within organized labor and government.
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William Green
Philip Murray
Roosevelt
Green
Mr. Murray
John L. Lewis
Labor
Mr. Green
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
United States
MacArthur led rangers in Luzon hills to harass Japanese
A detailed account describes cavalry units cut off by General MacArthur withdrawing into the hills of Luzon and Mindanao. It claims these American troopers and Filipino descendants of Aguinaldo operate without relief, rely on captured supplies, and maintain radio contact with MacArthur while awaiting ammunition. The piece places these actions beside the Mozhaisk defense and broader war news.
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Luzon
Mindanao
Aguinaldo
U. S
MacArthur
Davao
Stuart
Mosby
Wake Island
Mozhaisk
Vyazma
Leningrad
Smolensk
Paper clip salvation sparks bold conservation plan
A satirical reflection notes paper clips as vital steel lasting decades and mocks officials for dismissing the issue. It cites a farm of clips in desks, a secretary’s stash, and the idea that salvaged clips could sustain operations for years, urging saving and frugality amid bureaucratic indifference.
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Fle Apag
Powers That-Be
Twill
Powers-That-Be
United States
Century-Old Canton Meeting Aims to Form Fire Companies
A Canton town hall gathering planned to organize local fire companies as part of a century ago civic effort. The note also recalls pensions for Mrs. McKinley, Schmucker's election as Augustana conference president, a dip-nets bill proposed by Rep Metzger, a Can ton parlor car on the W E L, and a 1811 Madison Monroe deed filed in Osnaburg township transferring land to Bezaleel Wells.
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Canton
Senate
William McKinley
G. M. Schmucker
Augustana Conference
Malvern
Lutheran Church
James Madison
James Monroe
County Recorder’s Office
Bezaleel Wells
Wells
Osnaburg Township
German troops push Russians in Riga region 25 years ago
County commissioners discussed selling the courthouse infirmary and workhouse and planned new structures in new locations. Berlin reported a victory in a North sea engagement.
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Riga
Berlin
Roosevelt Enters North Dakota Democratic Primary
Ten years ago Governor Franklin D Roosevelt of New York formally enrolled as a presidential candidate by consenting to have his name entered in the North Dakota Democratic primary on March 15. Disturbances of a Communist nature were reported in El Salvador. A fleet of Japanese warships anchored off Shanghai amid rumors of war. Capt Frank Hawks completed a Mexico to Canada round trip in 13 hours 43 minutes 59 seconds at an average of 195 miles per hour.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
North Dakota
el Salvador
Shanghai
Frank Hawks
Mexico
Canada
Hit and Miss Training Hinders War Effort
Walter Lippmann argues selective service suits short emergencies but fails for a long war. He critiques the age framework, warns of wasted talent, and supports early high school to college level leadership selection with funded military education, aiming to maximize national talent for a democracy in extended conflict.
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War Department
Conant
Harvard University
Ation
This Is Ohio Cor Allen Lapham Founding Weather Bureau Figure
Allen Lapham of Columbus, born about a century ago, helped found Milwaukee with Byron Kilbourne. He advised Ohio canal reform while in Portsmouth 1830 33 and later led the state canal board. His Champaign county farm work shaped Agriculture In Ohio and spurred a 1869 weather bureau law.
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Cor Allen Lapham
Ohio
Columbus
Byron Kilbourne
Worthington
Milwaukee
Young Lapham
Portsmouth
Ohio State Board of Canal Commissioners
Mount Tabor
Champaign County
Lapham
United States
Notable quotes on duty and values from wartime leaders
A collection of public statements by Sumner Welles Edna Chase Henry Bruere Ray Lyman Wilbur and Robert F Wagner stressing ideals, wartime sacrifice, economic resolve and protections for service members. The voices urge prudence in spending support for victory and a better life for the next generation.
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Henry Bruere
New York State Savings Bank Association
Strange Goings On It Seems Every Man With Fat Stomach In Washington Should Be An Army Officer At Least
A satirical remark reflects a belief that physical fitness standards would favor those with larger waistlines in Washington politics. The quip suggests admiration for bold physiques, implying army officerlike bearing as a benchmark.
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Armed Services
Washington
Bulger in Washington War Contract Tale Stirs Broadway Gossip
Damon Ranyon relays a Washington anecdote about a man named Bulger seeking a war contract, facing scrutiny from officials and others in the capital. Bulger explains he wants only a small contract, not a commission, which sparks theories of espionage and speculation about his motives. The piece notes Broadway readers eager for war news and comforts like steam heat and room service.
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Washington
Bulger
Mayflower Hotel
Broadway
Time Wasters by Ruth Millett in 1942 wartime quotes
Opinion piece arguing time wasters waste others time and patriotism during wartime. It cites social irritants like long phone calls and indecision, then shifts to public figures and labor leaders stressing social responsibility and sacrifice. Includes quotes from Perkins Willkie McMillin and Roosevelt era voices.
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Nichigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
Los Angeles
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
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Carroll
Columbiana
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Navy Department
Ward
Gen. MacArthur
Philippine Hills
Paul Mallon
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Valdai
Moscow-Leningrad
Finland
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Onega Lakes
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Truman Twill
By Walter Lippmann
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
New York Tribune, Inc
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Sumner Welles
Edna Woolman Chase
Fashion Group
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur
American Social Hygiene Association
By Damon Ranyon
OS Angeles
Lindy
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Philippines
Stern
Ruth Millett
NEA Inc
Perkins
George J. McMillin
Guam
Wendell Willkie
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