Committee Eyes Wickard Policy Policy on farm price ceilings debated
Washington January 31 farm state senators pressed for a Wickard policy statement as the agriculture committee summoned Secretary Wickard to testify in a closed session on his farm price policy under the new price control law. Roosevelt warned against ceilings below parity while dissenting lawmakers fought any change.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Wickard
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Sen. Gillette
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Leon Henderson
Canton Ball Adds 1300 To Paralysis Fund
Thronged birthday ball drew dancers to boost local and national infantile paralysis war chest. Jean Binkley of Market Ave N, a paralysis victim, helps cut the cake as John Swartz and Bobby Stevens watch. Bobby to receive a new brace next week to aid his recovery.
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Jean Binkley
Market Ave N
John Swartz
Bobby Stevens
13Th St NW
Jean
Bobby
Birthday Drive Sets Record At Canton Ball For Infantile Paralysis
Canton hosted a large birthday ball in Moonlight ballroom as part of President Roosevelt's diamond birthday jubilee to raise funds for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Receipts included $532 from admissions and cakes plus $460 in cash pledges, with about $250 from the public square booth, and more pledges to be tallied. The event featured 2,000 guests, with Harry Woodfield's orchestra, and a statewide March of Dimes drive continues in Stark County with county officials and volunteers collecting in business places and rural areas alike.
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Canton
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
Public Square
Labor Committee
L. J. Elsaesser
Jess Norcia
Harry Woodfield
Thelma Crisp
Lucille del Re
Wanda Turowski
Virginia Paro
Mary Milich
Ann Sigich
Stark County
Elsaesser
Theater Hosts 400 Carrier Agents in Canton
The Repository 400 home delivery carrier boys in Canton were guests of Loews theater management for a premiere showing of Joe Smith, American. They attended a noon performance and the Shirley Temple film Kathleen, recognizing their work as Defense Savings Stamp sales agents. Paul Seiple Richard Gaston Howard Long and Ray Elsaesser led the theater party from The Repository circulation department.
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Repository
Canton
Loew’s Theater Management
Joe Smith
Shirley Temple
Kathleen
Defense Savings Stamp Sales
Paul Seiple
Richard Gaston
Howard Long
Ray Elsaesser
Repository Circulation Department
Tale Of Tycho Brahe And His Golden Nose
A Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe famously lost his nose in a duel and wore a prosthetic made of gold. To keep it secure he reportedly carried cement as part of his unusual habit.
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Tycho Brahe
Your Civilian Defense Setup for Canton Units
The article outlines Canton civilian defense medical field units in an air raid or disaster. It describes organization by hospitals, squads of physicians nurses and auxiliaries, casualty stations at designated sites, and advanced first aid posts near sites. It cites 100 men and 200 women in Canton with doctors nurses aides orderlies and trained personnel. Training includes 10 hours first aid 2 gas defense 5 general and 2 drill hours with bimonthly three-hour drills. First aid kits and gas masks are issued. personnel wear gasproof capes and duty gas masks.
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Canton
Martin Urges Unity In Cleveland Speech
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts Republican national chairman urged united support for Roosevelt in the prosecution of the war and for intensified civilian effort to produce war goods. Speaking at the Cuyahoga county Republican banquet for McKinley’s birthday, he warned against a march toward state socialism after the war and urged protecting small business.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Republican
United
Roosevelt
Cuyahoga County
Republican Organization
William McKinley
War frame shapes civic resolve amid looming debts
A public plea emphasizes preserving constitutional government during wartime. It warns that war-related debt and taxes will be enormous, but stresses that the grief from fallen soldiers would be far greater.
Guernsey County GOP Endorses Bricker for Third Term
The Guernsey county Republican executive committee unanimously endorsed Gov. Bricker for a third term. They commended his financial policy elimination of racketeering and gambling suppression and the restoration of decency in state government.
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Cambridge
Guernsey County
Republican Executive Committee
Bricker
War stress to raise state job benefits
Columbus January 31. Conversion of the automobile industry from civilian to war production will push thousands of Ohioans to seek unemployment benefits for the first time. H C Atkinson head of the state bureau of unemployment compensation said unemployment has risen steadily since December. The December record of more than 29 000 claims was doubled in January and another rise is expected. He urged newspapers and radio stations to help inform workers of their rights to benefits.
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Belden
Medical Corps
Martin
Ness and
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Columbus
Atkinson
Ohio
Valentines
Sun
Madi
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North Canton
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Ohio Canal
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Angemont Farm Dairy Barr Dairy, Inc
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Brookfield Dairy
Brookside Farms, Inc
Canton Pure Milk Co
City Dairy Crider’ S Dairy
Firestone Farm Dairy
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Orchard Hill Dairy
Carl Princehorn
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