The Canton Repository 1949 rate card and masthead notes
The Canton Repository announces subscription rates and delivery details dated Tuesday July 12, 1949. It lists price structures for daily and Sunday editions by carrier and mail, service areas across several counties, and notes policies for letters to the editor and publication attribution. The notice also covers Associated Press affiliation and various office locations and special representatives.
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Brush - Moore Newspapers Inc
Market Avenue
Fifth
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Repository
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Ynney
New York
New York_ Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler Building
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Sizte
No Master Plan Yet for U S Economic Boom
The piece argues that while many have plans for boosting the economy, there is little agreement on a common policy. It warns against compulsion or a politically planned economy, urging that the nation be better off with no master plan than with a dictated one. It notes deep divisions among factions, minorities, and politicians, with labor and management viewpoints diverging.
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United States
No Bargain for the Rest No Strike Yet Looms Over Steel
The piece argues that an imminent steel industry strike would hurt the nation and workers alike. It frames strikes as a public risk, noting no recent major strike has proven truly successful, with costs borne broadly by workers, employers, and the public, regardless of bargaining gains.
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United States
North Pacific pact would mirror North Atlantic defense
The debate notes a proposed North Pacific alliance with the Philippines, Nationalist China, and South Korea plus potential members India, Indo-China, Burma, Siam, and Japan. It argues U.S. military power backing is essential, linking the Pacific pact to the Atlantic alliance as a logical counterpart.
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U. S. Senate
North Pacific
Philippines
China
South Korea
India
Indo-China
Burma
Siam
Mter
Japan
United States
Taft
Korea
Asia
Midyear economic report urges cautious business optimism
The Truman Council midyear analysis says America is moving from high inflation to adjustment. It warns against panics and wage cuts, urges patience, long range planning, and restraint in price and wage policies while noting risks from government competition and tax politics.
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Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
America
Britain
Co. I. 0
HAT
General economic mood teased as mixed industry signals emerge
A syndicated snapshot sketches a cautious U.S. economy with soft goods weak but hard goods resilient. Rubber slumps while lumber rises. bricks firm. cosmetic trends mixed. forecasts warn of belt tightening after Thanksgiving and Christmas boom hopes. Industry sectors from beverages to steel show uneven paths through the season.
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United States
Target Practice By H V Wade
Wade uses a sharp voice on diplomacy noting the peril of signaling no will to war and jokes about western plains chores from snow to piano dust as a slice of contemporary commentary.
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Great Western Plains
Two World Wars Reshape Europe US Postwar Ties
The essay argues postwar recovery is impossible to restore to the old normal. It traces how two world wars and the cold war left Europe dependent on US supplies while the United States grew self sufficient. It notes Europe must import, but America need not import from Europe, framing the issue as political and moral rather than strictly business.
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World Bank
Monetary Fund
Europe
North America
Elbe River
United States
Aving
Western
America
Russia
Vic and Sade remembered in a Whitcomb column
The illustrator Jon Whitcomb praises the old Chicago radio serial Vic and Sade in a magazine column. He recalls beloved characters like Mr Gumpox and Rush and laments the loss of the program, urging readers to send a hint to Cincinnati and revive quiet daytime radio.
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Jon Whitcomb
Lora Lawton
Ma Perkins
Portia
David Harum
Bill
Vic and Sade
Chicago
Procter & Gamble
Paul Rhymer
Vic
Sade
Mr. Gumpox
Howard
Michigan Michigan
Michigan
Fred
Ruthie
Bright Kentucky
Vic & Sade
Cincinnati
Mr. Whitcomb
Rush
Wounds in my hands declared by a friend
A biblical verse from Zechariah 13 6 notes that wounds in the hands signify wounds endured in the house of friends, a prophetic reply to a questioning about suffering. The line emphasizes betrayal or harm within close circles.
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Zachariah
Instalment feet lift a clumsy dancer to grace
A humorous verse extols a weekly payment plan enabling a shy wallflower to learn dance. The narrator gains confidence as three dollars per week replaces daunting fees, transforming floor prowess and social reception. A stray ad note about a red dachshund swap closes the piece.
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Ifi
Vanishing Americans and Global Jokes in 1940s Tone
A satirical collage cites quotes on saving China and American poverty fears, mocks Chiang Kai-shek and Vinegar Joe, and lampoons thieves headlines and Stalin with absurd images. It notes a poor economy, politicians draining public funds, and a world burlesque of politics and war.
G I soldier sentenced after singlehanded duel with Russians
In Vienna a U S G I who floored seven Russian officers including two colonels was sentenced to six months and dismissed from the service "for the good of the service." The piece notes the strange contrast in terms of punishment and hints at a broader pension issue. A Reno bar and hotel strike led to spouses offering divorce in exchange for meals, highlighting wartime tensions.
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G.I
Vienna
Reno
Diamonds Found In Sweden Castle Remnant
A century-old archive reports Workmef repairing an ancient Swedish castle unearthed diamonds valued at 1.6 million dollars and 9 million francs. The mansion belonged to Count de Fersen, once connected to Louis XVI's court, per repository files.
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Workmef
Sweden
Count de Fersen
Louis XVI
Beekeeping group formed among Stark County farmers
Ten years ago farmers in Stark County showed bee-raising interest and formed a committee to plan a beekeepers association. Members included Charles Hooper Alliance Mack Miller and P L Anis Beach City John Grubb Lake Township and T H Bachel Massillon. Dr Eduard Benes, ex president of Czechoslovakia, took a permanent faculty post at the University of Chicago after serving as visiting professor since Hitler's rise.
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Stark County
Beekeepers Association
Charles Hooper
Alliance
Mack Miller
P. L. Anis
Beach City
John Grubb
Lake Township
T. H. Bachel
Massillon
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
University of Chicago
Hitler
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JY Box
Yankee Magazine
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Vinegar Joe
Joe Stalin
Nets
West Creek
Market
Ku Klux Klan
McKinley Park
Summit Lake
Paul Burke
D. C. Rybolt
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