Canton Repository history highlights and 1949 edition date
The Canton Repository traces its lineage from The Ohio Repository founded March 30, 1815, merging with The Stark County Republican in 1868 and evolving through several name changes and editions. The 1949 issue notes subscription rates, carrier and mail options, and editorial contact requirements with a Wednesday July 6, 1949 date.
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Brush- Moore, Newspapers Inc
Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republ
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associate Press
Associated Press
Enema Ence
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
Sun
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
The Heat Problem And Its Calm Solution
The Heat Problem IHE HEAT is the central issue requiring calm method. It compares to debates about navy versus air force or class politics, but can be solved by persistent effort. People exaggerate impact of human action, yet improvement will come regardless or not at all.
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Navy
Air Force
Russia
U. N. Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
American Magazine
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Key West
Newport
Pacific
U.S. Navy
United States Navy
U.S. Air Force
Europe
Bridges On The Way To Lead Hawaii Labor Talks
Union president Harry Bridges will arrive this week to assume direct control of the two month long ILWU siege in Hawaii. Bridges and two other ISWU officials were indicted May 25 on fraud and perjury charges over their 1945 naturalization. Henry Schmidt, Hawaii strike leader, and J R Robertson deny Bridges ever belonged to the Communist party. The Honolulu Star Bulletin condemned the blockade as indefensible, warning it throttles commerce and hurts Hawaii and the nation.
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International
Bridges
Communist Party
Hawaii
I.S.W.A
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Berlin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
I.S.W.U
Popping the Decision and the Shape of Postwar Marriages
The piece discusses June marriage declines possibly pulling 1949 rates to prewar levels of 10.7 per thousand, following a 16.4 peak in 1946. It notes uncertainty about why rates vary yearly, cites deferred wartime marriages, and argues couples rush to marry when conditions feel favorable, deeming the optimal time as now, never tomorrow.
Best Weapon Against Reds in China
The piece argues Chiang Kai-shek seeks U.S. support to block Communist recognition, noting his fall from power while the Communists now face scrutiny for past failures. It contends the Reds’ record of administration proves their inability to govern, despite revolutionary skill.
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Hsang Kai-Shek
China
United States
U. S
Chiang
Narrow View of Defense
Secretary of Defense Johnson argues in American Magazine that interservice disputes stem from lack of personal familiarity. He recounts halting a large carrier, cites Key West Newport accords, and urges adequate carrier aviation to maintain sea control despite potential friction with the Air Force.
Three Freedoms of Wooster College in Education Policy
The College of Wooster annual report outlines three freedoms: independence from government aid to capital funds, freedom of a church affiliated liberal arts college, and freedom to customize education beyond a standardized path. It cites two problems: students' insufficient work toward value of college and insufficient depth in one area. The trustees urge focusing on quality over breadth and maintaining private College independence. They quote a scholar noting small colleges often provide good education because they cannot afford to give a bad one.
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College of Wooster
Church College
Board of Trustees
College
Synod of Ohio
Prestorian Church
Wooster
Thoughts for Today by Andrew Norton
A brief inspirational line attributed to Andrew Norton urges steady progress through changing hours. It emphasizes bold perseverance, fearlessness, and the pursuit of a bright endless path.
Compassion and Grace in Youthful Hearts
A brief quotation underscores compassion as a noble emotion not to be ashamed of and notes youth’s grace as fear of sympathy. Blair frames sympathy as a tender driver in the heart that softens at stories of suffering.
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Blair
Public Welfare Over Taft Hartley Repeal Debate Persists
The article argues that public welfare drove policy over Taft Hartley repeal, noting Congress and President Truman’s factions favored amendments rather than full repeal. It highlights the enduring, disputed balance between labor, government, and national interest, with injunctions as a key point.
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Efeat
United States
Congress
Truman
Legislative Branch
Taft
Senate
Simple directions for a faucet handle that a clinker-head can grasp
A humorous mock guide explains how to operate a faucet handle in blunt lay terms. It uses exaggerated steps and playful crude imagery to illustrate writing directions for the average reader, targeting those who struggle with technical language while keeping the tone satirical and clear.
Peas Farm Price Peg Debate Shapes 1948 Policy
Wall Street Journal notes a split in Congress over price supports for major crops. The debate centers on the Hope-Aiken Act lowering supports next year versus the Pace bill extending 90 percent parity pegs. Key figures including Secretary Brannan favor Aiken, while Democrats fear farmer backlash and seek 90 percent guarantees amid Senate lobbying.
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Congress
Agriculture Department
Brannan
G.O.P
House
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Thomas
Still Remembered McKinley Biographical Material Listed
A Canton biographical note shows continuing interest in William McKinley with Argosy Book Stores New York listing thirteen McKinley publications. Items range from fragmentary reports to Grosvenor Life and Work. Hay memorial address from 1902 is included along with a 1899 Boston visit souvenir pamphlet with cabinet members.
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Canton
William McKinley
United States
Argosy Book Stores
New York City
McKinley
Charles H. Grosvenor
John Hay
Congress
Boston
Cabinet
Private Purkey’s Private Peace Echoes Postwar Discord
A wartime column recalls Private Purkey’s prophetic chapter Peace Wearing Purple Tights and its parody of postwar peacemaking. It likens Paris peace talks and Garry Davis to a televised clash as critics mock fragile unity, with scenes of jiu jitsu diplomacy and parliamentary squabbles.
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Private Purkey
Paris
Garry Davis
Yeed
Army cop with four NYU degrees leads crusade against idleness
Lieutenant Robert F. Devine of the New York Police Department earned four degrees at New York University and won three bravery citations during college. The writer hails him as an ideal leader for a campaign against idleness.
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Robert F. Devine
New York Police Force
New York University
Century of milestones and past events listed for Canton
A compact retrospective spans a century with notes on cholera remedies, a 20 000 beach balloon incident at Santa Cruz, Mah Jongg fashion trends, a Democratic convention deadlock and early female presidential nominee consideration, a Brown Swiss cow aiming for a world Calf record, and Admiral Hart heading to China to command the U S Asiatic Fleet.
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Frank P. Lahm
United States Signal Corps
Aero Club of Ohio
Canton
William B. Greenwood
Santa Cruz
Calif
Jesse Wyman
Mah Jongg
New York
William G. McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carroll Miller
Pittsburgh
Massachusetts
Carl Stoller
Orrville
Molly
Thomas C. Hart
China
United States Asiatic Fleet
Yarnell
Washington
Congressmen's Swiss Junket Outsources Washington Bores
A critique argues that a congressional junket to Switzerland to observe the world assembly and moral rearmament serves as an escape from tedious Washington discussions on economy.
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Switzerland
World Assembly
Washington
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