Canton Repository history and 1949 publication details
The Canton Repository details its long history from The Ohio Reportory founded in 1815 through mergers and name changes to the Canton Repository, notes Associated Press affiliation and special representatives, lists circulation and subscription rates, and states publication date Saturday July 2, 1949 with policy on letters to publish.
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Brush- Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Reportory
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Dailyepository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Ee O. Mae
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Five Views Emerge As Housing Bill Passes House
An administration backed public housing bill clears the House after Senate passage, with five distinct opinions shaping debate. Proponents urge federal intervention as fully justified, while other views warn of socialism, fiscal strain, or danger to private enterprise, insisting private initiative should prevail. Congress now faces ongoing budgets and future funding decisions.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Taft
Congress
Coplon Case Notes Sex as Mitigating Factor in Spy Sentence
Federal Judge Albert L Reeves sentenced Judith Coplon to 40 months to 10 years for espionage after stealing government secrets. The judge called her a woman a mitigating factor but warned there is no gender distinction in the Espionage Act. The piece cites broad concerns about national security and the role of women in espionage. It references Ana Pauker as a strong figure in communist conspiracy.
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Udith Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Miss Coplon
United States
Ana Pauker
Romania
Embarrassment over Ohio girl barred from Washington event
The report notes Joan Rankin of Cincinnati, an African American, will not attend a Girls Nation event in Washington due to possible embarrassment under segregation rules. The piece argues the race issue was introduced by others, not Rankin or her peers, highlighting paradoxes in progress and agitation in race relations.
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Joan Rankin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Rankin
Michigan
Mississippi
North American Newspaper Alliance
Keep Hands Off Federal Aid For Education Debate Splits Church and State
Controversy over a proposed 300 million education grant pits church leaders and educators against federal supervision. Eisenhower and Hoover urge targeted, state-based use with safeguards, while critics warn of creeping bureaucracy. A grant formula based on need is proposed, though risks of future federal control remain.
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Hyoes
Cardinal Spellman
Bishop Oxnam
Gen. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
One Way To Save Money By PETER EDSON
Discussion on unification act amendments to reorganize the armed services into a single executive department under Secretary of Defense Johnson. Senate passage, House resistance, aims to reduce duplication and save about 1.5 billion dollars.
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Peter Edson
Truman
Armed Services
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Secretary of Defense
Hoover Commission
Army
Navy
Air Force
Department
Department of Defense
Defense
Johnson
Stephen T. Early
National Security Council
Council
State Acheson
National Security Resources Board
Debtors Prisons Persist in U S War Veterans Jailed in Vermont
A Denver Post survey shows 12 states allow jail for debt, mainly in Vermont, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Rhode Island has the harshest rules, with 90 days to six months pens behind bars and a debtor oath to end the confinement.
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Vermont
United States
The
Denver Post
Connecticut
Illinois
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Better Than a Wig by Truman Twill and Charle Boyer
A satirical column argues actor Charley Boyer should shed his wig and embrace baldness. It mocks wig culture, lauds natural heads, and claims millions of bald men would support Boyer, predicting audience appeal without artificial hair. The piece questions societal stigma and the authenticity of appearance in romance.
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Harles Boyer
Boyer
Aple
Charley Boyer
In Defense of Paul Robeson Letter to the Repository
James M. Lucas defends Paul Robeson against anti Robeson critics, contrasting Russian and American treatment of Black artists, praising Robeson for love of Russia’s people and American ideals, and urging evaluation of motives and works beyond Communist hysteria.
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Paul Robeson
Raymond Houtz
Houtz
Russian Government Is In Position To Give Mr. Robeson
Robeson
Mr. Robeson
America
Marian Anderson
Paul Robeson Jr
Soviet Union
Russia
Thomas Jefferson
James M. Lucas
12Th St SE
Stockholders Need a Union to Protect Investors
The piece argues for a union of American stockholders, a body like an American Federation of Investors, to defend ordinary savers against public stigma and market volatility. It notes ten million+ Americans hold securities and emphasizes the need for sympathy, protection, and a stronger collective voice amid calls for accountability.
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Pop
Ezio Pinza Signs for Five Films at 100000 Each
Ezio Pinza reportedly signs with Hollywood for five pictures at one hundred thousand dollars per film. The contract is described as enchanted. Broadway and ticket brokers react to the news as the industry prepares for a busy eight weeks with shifting audiences and expectations.
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Gotham Bugle & Banner
Ezio Pinza
Hollywood
New York
Broadway
Red Menace
Ford in Your Future billboard in Spat over Hiss Gift
In a quirky note on history, the line about a Ford in your future surfaces amid a discussion of Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers. The obscure reference hints at postwar culture and Cold War era irony surrounding the case.
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Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Counterfeit Plant Found Near White House Block
A counterfeit money plant was found operating three blocks from the White House. The incident hints at a broader effort to replenish the supply as Washington officials weigh responses.
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White House
Washington
Counterfeiting Den Near International Banks
A counterfeit operation operated in a block housing the International Bank for Restoration and the International Monetary Fund. Investigators believe the crew aimed to deliver notes quickly to evade detection.
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International Bank For Restoration
International Monetary Fund
Wallet Joke Sparks Laugh Over Money Woes
The department recalls Herb Shriner quipping that his wallet stays stuffed with paper to hold its shape in case money ever returns. The line captures a humorous take on financial strain and the era's money anxiety.
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Herb Shriner
Century-Old Textile Trade and Rate War Echoes
A Charleston textile house shipped 2710 bales of yarns osnaburgs and sheetings to U S coastal cities last year, products made in Georgia and South Carolina. A Bell era rate war cut long distance calls to Cleveland from 20 to 15 cents for a 3 minute talk, with independents likely to follow Bell. Also noted are Don Carr accompanying Bal linger to Alaska and the Lorain tornado death toll reduced to 64 after earlier overcounts, plus Democratic convention ballots in New York showing McAdoo leading Smith and Davis.
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Charleston
S. C
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
Cleveland
C. E. Norris
Central Union Telephone Co
Bell
Morton Perdue
Stark County Telephone Co
Don M. Carr
Canton
Alaska
Interior
Ballinger
Carr
Lorin Carr
Tuscarawas
Lorain
New York
William G. McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Building changes for bus depot planned at 402 2nd St SW
Ten years ago a building at 402 2nd St SW was being altered for Penn Ohio Coach lines and other bus companies to serve as a depot, replacing the depot previously located at 325 2nd St NW. John W. Ault of Alliance, age 19, lived at 2304 Shunk Ave and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ault. He built and flew a radio controlled model airplane, a hobby highlighted in a feature story with photos.
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2Nd St
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines
2Nd St NW
John W. Ault
Alliance
Shunkave
R. E Ault
Harry cautions on ERP cuts as worst kind of economy
A Washington observer named Harry warns that any reduction in ERP funds would be the worst kind of economic setback. He stresses the impact of such cuts amid a fragile economy and ongoing policy debates in the capital.
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Harry
Washington
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