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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1949

Page

8

Rain and disease cut needed Southwest wheat storage

KANSAS CITY July 13 AP Mother nature ends the Southwest wheat storage scare by sharply reducing yields. Plans to use B-29 hangars near Hays and Pratt were abandoned as surplus space remained unused. In Oklahoma and Texas storage is scarce with barns and garages housing grain. Nebraska reports no storage problem as harvest begins. Texas Grain and Feed Dealers Association secretary G E Blewett notes less wheat stored than a decade ago and many bins are not full.

Kansas City Mother Nature Southwest Hays Kan Garden City Kansas Pratt Oklahoma Texas G. E. Blewett Fort Worth Texas Grain and Feed Dealers Association

Lappin Installed as Head Foreman of Republic Steel Club

Ross A. Lappin, foreman in the swing grind department at Canton South, is named president of the Foremen's Club for Republic Steel Corp's Canton Massillon district. He succeeds H. P. Conklin. Fifty others were installed including Hathaway as vice president and Loutzenheiser as secretary treasurer. Attendance reached 250 with district officials speaking on the club's future.

Ross A. Lappin Canton South Republic Steel Corp Canton-Massillon Lappin American Legion Massillon H. P. Conklin Charles E. Hathaway Canton Steel and Furnace Division

Ohio Survivors Collect 96 Million Insurance Payments

Ohioans collected more than 96 million in life insurance death benefits last year, the 1949 life insurance fact book shows. The sum was paid to beneficiaries of 86,176 policyholders. Ohio families owned 12.15 billion of life insurance on Jan 1, 1948, up 2.03 billion from two years earlier, with 49 million in new ordinary policies purchased last year.

New York Institute of Life Insurance Ohio

Mayor Lausche Distracts Voters With Gambling Smokescreen

Columbus Mayor James A. Rhodes accuses Governor Frank Lausche of using gambling as a misleading issue to mask failures by the 98th Ohio General Assembly. He says Lausche could shut gambling joints but instead talks up rhetoric, aiming for newspaper notoriety over real legal action.

Columbus James A. Rhodes Ohio Lausche 98Th General Assembly

Virginia Church Killer Begins 99-Year Term

In Richmond Virginia 16 year old Lee Scott starts a 99 year sentence after choking Dana Marie Weaver to death in Christ Episcopal Church May 8. Dana Marie, also 16, was a Jefferson High School classmate. Scott plans to read the Bible and other texts while in prison and will be eligible for parole in 12 years.

Richmond Virginia State Penitentiary Lee Scott Dana Marie Weaver Scott Dana Marie Jefferson High School Christ Episcopal Church

Fremont Bans Shaving For Centennial Festival

Fremont moves to ban shaving without a one dollar permit starting Saturday as the Bush Growers League prepares for the July 31 to August 6 centennial events. A permit to shave costs one dollar for donation to the centennial fund, with officials warning violators may face violence. city officials approved the project.

Fremont INS Bush Growers League, Inc Centennial Fund League

Woman Sues Over $2,700 Bingo Winnings in Summit County

Ruth Levine, of Cleveland Heights, seeks a declaratory judgment in Common Pleas Court over a $2,700 bingo jackpot at Liberal Club in Summit County. She alleges director Charles T. Barker refused payment and accuses Sheriff Robert L. Smith and County Prosecutor Alva J. Russell of failing to investigate the club’s legality, including whether Keno is legal before pursuing funds.

Akron Cleveland Heights Liberal Club, Inc Summit County Ruth Levine Common Pleas Court Charles T. Barker Robert L. Smith Alva J. Russel

Two Stark County inmates granted parole

Two Ohio Penitentiary inmates, John Hilton and Jimmy Brown, were paroled by the state pardon and parole commission on Tuesday. Hilton served for burglary and Brown for unarmed robbery. both are set for release on October 5.

Stark County Ohio Penitentiary State Pardon and Parole Commission John Hilton Jimmy Brown

Truman to Address Nation On Economic Outlook Tonight

President Truman will speak to Americans tonight about his plan to combat a nominal economic slowdown. He aims to reassure against panic and defend fiscal policy, outlining an 11 point program to boost production, employment and purchasing power. The address, his first fireside chat of the year, follows his midyear report to Congress.

Congress White House Truman Canton

Douglas Hyde Dies First Irish President at 88

Dublin reports that Dr. Douglas Hyde, 88, first president of Eire, died last night. A scholar and poet, Hyde was chosen by acclamation and took office June 25, 1938. Ill health led to retirement as his seven year term ended, succeeded by Sean O Kelly after the June 1945 election.

Dublin Douglas Hyde Eire Hyde Sean O’kelly

Ohio Banker Charles H. Mylander Dies in Columbus

Charles H. Mylander a former city editor of the Ohio State Journal who later joined Huntington National Bank in Columbus as vice president after a three year stint at First National Bank in Cincinnati died after a year long illness at age 55.

Ohio Columbus Charles H. Mylander Huntington National Bank First National Bank Cincinnati Ohio State Journal

Milk Inspector Says Farmer Churned Him

Lorain County farmer Carl L. Laisy of Chagrin Falls was charged with assault and battery after a city food inspector, Stephen Gaul, said he was roughed up on the farm. The dispute arose when Gaul announced that the farm with 70 dairy cattle could not ship milk to Cleveland. Gaul said Laisy tore up inspection records, grabbed him, and threw him from the milk house. Mrs. Laisy denied physical harm, saying her husband only yelled.

Cleveland Lorain County Stephen Gaul Chagrin Falls Carl L. Laisy Laisy Gaul

800 Students Offered Jobs on State Highways

The State Highway Department announced a 540000 summer employment program for high school and college students in Columbus. About 800 youths will earn 500 to 600 dollars each painting guard rails and mowing weeds under the maintenance bureau chief engineer L F Schaeublin. Applications are to be made at local district offices.

Columbus State Highway Department T. J. Kauer L. F. Schaeublin

Cincinnati Newsman Passes Up Fatal Indonesian Tour

Cincinnati Enquirer travel editor Dave Roberts declined a trip to Indonesia recently after returning from Europe. A KLM airliner crashed yesterday killing 45 people, including 13 American news correspondents, in a disaster tied to the Indonesian voyage.

Cincinnati Dave Roberts Cincinnati Enquirer Roberts Europe Indonesia

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