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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1951
Page
2
The Agriculture Department projected record or near record yields for 1950 with corn at 3.295 billion bushels and total wheat at 1.070 billion, boosted by higher seeded acreage and improved yields. Oats and barley also near goals, hay at a record 112.9 million tons, and tobacco close to 1946 levels.
The islands of New Zealand extend from tropical northern areas to sub Antarctic southern waters. This geographic sweep highlights the nation’s diverse climates and environments across its two main landmasses and surrounding seas.
An ad touts FASTEETH a alkaline powder to prevent denture embarrassment by keeping plates steadier. It claims improved comfort and reduced plate odor, urging readers to buy at drugstores.
65 men of the 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion from Canton complain mail and gift shipments omit their unit while Canton backs Sgt Al Albert in Korea. They cite Stars and Stripes coverage and note their battalion still serves overseas, receiving little home support.
COLUMBUS July 11 AP The odds against relaxing the ban on installing gas heating units in most new Ohio homes appeared heavy after a two day PUCO hearing on continuing the natural gas freeze. Cincinnati and Cincinnati Gas & Electric oppose the freeze and will file briefs by July 20. The freeze covers firms served by the Columbia Gas system. smaller companies may still allow one conversion unit per installation. Cincinnati charged Columbia with failing to serve present and normal growth in Cincinnati. Columbia denied the charges as untrue.
Three men Cleo H. Hinzman Granvel L. Hinzman and Claude T. McLain were charged with petit larceny for stealing gasoline at 3:45 AM on the Republic Steel plant property. Deputies and the Republic Steel police arrested them at the 8th Street NE plant and booked them at the city jail for Municipal Court.
Ohio State University faced two protests over the removal of Frances M. McKenna as director of nursing education. Nurses Alumni Association and others argued the move would hurt faculty and student morale. Dean Charles A. Dean cited unsatisfactory administrative performance and McKenna’s refusal to resign led to an acting director appointment. Mildred E. Newton was named the new director from the University of California. Protests urged board members to consider staffing implications for a possible three year program or a practical nurses school. Dr Bevis defended the decision as a move to raise standards, not lower them.
Paroles for Albert Button of Stark and Fred Cornell of Columbiana County were among 48 approved Tuesday by the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission in Columbus. The two sentences take effect August 22.
The State Department pledges to press for As sociate Press correspondent William N. Oatis to be freed from prison in Communist Czechoslovakia. Protests are being made to allow consular visits as a step toward his release after a July 4 espionage conviction and a ten year sentence.
Cooperstown New York is credited as the site of the first baseball diamond in the United States dating to 1839.
World travelers compare the beauty of Lake George in New York's Adirondack mountains to Lake Como in Italy and the Killarney Lakes in Ireland, offering viewpoints on scenery and charm.
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