Canton Repository front matter July 4, 1949 details history
The Canton Repository summary of its publishing history and operations lists its lineage from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository, notes associations and offices in New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland Boston and more, plus subscription rates and delivery areas. The date shown is Monday July 4, 1949.
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Brush- Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Ublication
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Brooks & Ethics
New York
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia
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
Independence and Self-Reliance A National Trait
A reflection on Independence Day emphasizing American independence as a mental habit. The piece argues that true independence starts in the mind, resisting crowd orders and political edicts, and that Americans must continually think for themselves to preserve freedom and avoid becoming dependent or ruled by promises.
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America
Bernard Baruch and the call for a mobilization plan
The elderly financier Bernard Baruch argues that the Truman administration lacks a comprehensive wartime mobilization plan. Truman denies any such plan existed, while Baruch presses that national defense cannot wait for events to vindicate his judgment. The National Security Resources Board has no chairman after Wallgren’s withdrawal, underscoring uncertainty in defense planning.
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Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Truman
National Security Resources Board
White House
Mr. Baruch
Mon Wallgren
Senate
Wallgren
United States
Hatchet Politics and Union Threats in Congress
The piece argues unions threaten to defeat 13 senators over the Taft-Hartley repeal stance, warning that a Congress elected on a single labor issue would be ill suited for broader governance. It notes unions are a minority and bosses overestimate their influence, calling hatchet politics premature and imprudent.
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C.I.O
A.F.L
Truman
Congress
United States
Supreme Court Rules Lie Depends on Committee Size
A five member Supreme Court majority held that a witness lies only if a majority of a 25 member congressional committee is present. Dissenters warn the ruling could challenge the validity of past legislation and invite broader constitutional clashes over who sets parliamentary rules.
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Congressional Committee
Supreme Court of the United States
Murphy
Black
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Douglas
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Supreme Court of the
United States
Court of Appeals
Pardon the Expression By TRUMAN TWILL BASICKNESS
A humorous essay explains seasickness as an incurable vice that makes social life awkward. The writer jokes that abstaining from water, hiding under a rock, and avoiding meals are the only ways to cope. He laments the lack of real remedies and imagines Seasicks Anonymous as a dry land alternative.
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Mal de Mer
Seasicks Anonymous
Budget per Capita Shifts Over Decade Revealed
A10 year look shows per person costs rising from 8 to 98 dollars for defense, 0.15 to 36 dollars for international affairs, 4 to 38 dollars for veterans care, and 7 to 37 dollars for interest on debt. West Germans may brew beer at home, challenging postwar restraint on production.
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U. S
The
Reich
Red Scare, Public News, and National Awakening
Editorials debate whether a heightened focus on communism is prudent or excessive. The piece cautions that overemphasis risks public indifference and warns officials against lax loyalty. It argues that freedom of teaching must avoid propagating subversive doctrines and stresses vigilance as trials continue.
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OOD
Europe
Federal education aid seen as hidden tax shift
A reader poll analysis argues that broad support for government aid programs masks opposition to financing. It highlights a U S Senate bill for federal education aid, showing Ohio would gain about 7.32 million annually but pay roughly 15.63 million to Washington, under a balanced-budget assumption.
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Congress
Omaha World
U. S. Senate
U. S
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Stark County
Washington
The Strawberry In New York Sun A Berry Debate
The piece muses on strawberry enjoyment from field-picked fruit to culinary uses. It notes over a thousand varieties exist, five dominate three-quarters of sales since the Blakemore introduction in 1929, and critics differ on form while all agree on the berry’s high vitamin C.
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New York
Pubs by Don IL Birch of Birmingham Eng in the Sun
The author argues Britain may create state owned pubs with socialist control blocking darts and skittles. He predicts a public backlash, vows to boycott state pubs, and will vote against socialism at the next election. Churchill is mentioned as a hoped winning candidate amid concerns over public ownership and social policies.
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Don IL. Birch
Birmingham
Eng
The
New York Sun
Britain
Churchill
Thoughts for Today
A brief devotional reflection opening with Isaiah 53 3 a verse describing the suffering servant as despised and acquainted with grief urging contemplation and empathy.
Roman coin and divine duty in Mark's reply
A succinct biblical quotation presents Jesus telling the questioners to render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's. The verse emphasizes the separation of earthly obligations from spiritual allegiance within a single instruction.
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Jesus
Caesar
God
Mark
The Glorious Fourth Then and Now in Our Town
A nostalgic look at how Fourth of July celebrations have changed from outlandish, risky days to modern bans on fireworks. The piece recalls summers of bonfires, hospital rushes, and mischief, contrasting past chaos with current safer norms and community uproar over lost cars and burned yards.
Olsen and Johnson in light artillery video show
The Gotham Bugle notes Olsen and Johnson launching a video program featuring familiar stunts such as bottle fizzers and endearing routines. The piece mocks novelty acts while predicting Ed Wynn will also host a video show this fall and a curator of weather excuses for the dry spell.
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Gotham Bugle
Banner
Olsen and Johnson
Olsen-Johnson
Bedloe
America
Ed Wynn
Ed’s Alley
Grandma Moses Snowies Paintings Highlight Note
An art note discusses Grandma Moses painting snowies with unusual charm. Christopher Morley discusses two cats named Will and Shall in his new book, illustrating how few can tell them apart. Ima Dodo asks about Judy Coplon film release, while Chambers-Hiss proceedings mock a lack of candor with the remark Somebody in this case is not telling the whole truth.
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Christopher Morley
Will
Shall
Chambers-Hiss
Remembering gas at 12 cents a gallon in Buick roadster days
A memoir recalls purchasing a Buick roadster and paying 12 cents per gallon. The author notes the era when even filling two gallons felt costly and reflects on the perceived expense of early motoring.
Century_old farming tip bones into fertilizer use
A 100 year snapshot urges farmers and gardeners to collect bone scraps and dissolve them in sulfuric acid to create a superior manure. The method highlights bones as a valuable soil nutrient source in historical agricultural practice.
Canton Board elects Dr Royal Pfouts to succeed Luntz
Ten years ago Canton board of education chose Dr Royal E Pfouts a dentist living at 1629 Harvard Ave NW to replace A M Luntz who had moved from the city. Sir Ronald Lindsay retired after a decade as British ambassador to the United States after forty years in the diplomatic service.
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Canton Board of Education
Royal E. Pfouts
A. M. Luntz
City
Pfouts
Harvard Ave
Ronald Lindsay
United States
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