Canton Repository masthead and pricing info 1949
Front matter lists publication history for The Canton Repository from 1815 origin to 1949. Details mergers, name changes, Associated Press affiliation, special representatives, and advertising rates. Includes mailing, carrier, and subscription prices with counties served and conditions for submissions. Sunday, July 17, 1949.
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Brush - Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Firees
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily Snels
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
N. Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Three Men and a Situation in Steel Strike
President Truman taps a three member fact finding commission to resolve the steel labor dispute with the United Steel Workers. Samuel S. Rosenman David L. Cole and Carroll R. Daugherty are named with power to recommend settlement potentially shaping policy more than the strike arithmetic. Washington politics and more politics rule the era, the piece argues.
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United Steel Workers
Steel
Truman
NLRB
Samuel S. Rosenman
David L. Cole
Washington
Sporting Proposal Teasing a British Lottery in US Trade Scheme
The Washington Times-Herald muses on a billion dollar US lottery to fund a British aid plan. Winners would receive up to one million dollars, with prizes down to $100,000. All winnings must be spent in the United States to buy U S goods for Britain, stabilizing American exports amid the sterling shortage. The piece treats the idea playfully while noting UK trade tensions. The column also jokes about a silly season, predicting reports of sea monsters and wild men in trees.
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Washington Times-Herald
United States
U.S
Times-Herald
U. S
Britain
Sterling
Distinct Driving Advice Sparks Canton Pedestrian Debate
A new Canton newcomer comments that drivers here are skilled enough to avoid frequent pedestrian casualties though locals still roam mid block. He urges more pedestrian restraint while noting old habits and manhole crossovers persist downtown, risking surprises for wary motorists.
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Canton
Cripps Faults British Economic Policy and Sees Ironies Abroad
The British economist Cripps laments Labour’s lack of business experience and Britain’s reliance on government work. He notes declining working capital, high British prices, and weak sales to dollar countries, urging efficiency through better methods and machinery while avoiding wage changes and strikes.
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Strafford
Cripps
England
Labor Party
United States
How Much Loyalty in Congress A View by Bruce Biossat
A columnist argues for a middle path between party rubber stamps and complete independence. Proposes that party caucuses select five or six crucial proposals as a loyalty test, with patronage at stake if betrayed. Other platform planks would be free for lawmakers to support or oppose based on judgment and interests.
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Congress
Cotton Corners: A Country Life Letter to a Farm Family
Uncle George chides a nephew and his family over their backyard and barn like space calling it a farm and not a garage. He urges embracing country life privacy dark nights and proper lawn care while joking about tax tips sheep instead of lawn. He closes with recipes and warm regards from Cotton Corners.
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Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
R.F.D
Cotton Corners
George
Thoughts for Today Friends in heaven and time begun
A reflective verse about eternal friendship and lasting bonds. It imagines souls in heaven as faithful friends and suggests friendships begun in time continue to grow beyond life. The tone is comforting and contemplative.
Unity Fight for Defense Funds Faces Political Pressure
The House armed services committee approved a unification bill by 25 to 0 aimed at saving up to 1.5 billion dollars in national defense though the secretary of defense questions the timing and amount. Senate leaders pressure House action while Truman warns of a separate plan under the Reorganization Act. The issue centers on a powerful military chairman for the joint chiefs of staff and the impact on budgeting and operations across services amid accusations of intimidation and lobbying.
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House Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Department of National Defense
Secretary of Defense
Senate
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Truman
Defense
House Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
Joint Chiefs
Army
Air Force
Navy
Armed Services
Congress Wants To Go Home By E. A. Morehead
Signs of dog days in Washington grow as health warnings and absenteeism rise in the 81st Congress. An urging floor speech calls lawmakers to reconnect with constituents, while adjournment remains uncertain and recall hinges on presidential and parliamentary action.
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Washington
Capitol
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
80Th Congress
Tank Towns Out West and the Gas Tank Aesthetic
A travelogue through Colorado New Mexico and Arizona notes Western towns dominated by storage tanks in yards and along highways. The author muses on nostalgia modernity and the visual clash between old West motifs and gleaming cylindrical tanks. He highlights Wickenburg Beers Brothers Bu tane Gas and Electric and Busky O Neill Hotel as vivid contrasts and reflects on antique lettering and signage.
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West
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Grants
Williams
Wickenburg
Frontier Street
Valley National Bank
Sun
Beers Brothers Butane Gas & Electric Appliances
Beers Brothers
Doc Bell
Bailey
O’neill
Prescott
Aqua Fria
Jesus Christ
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
A college head brushes aside concerns about off campus behavior. A fifth grade teacher is noted as a rumor. The piece questions whether the medical system should endure another taxpayer funded boost or endure a reprieve to shed excess fat.
Performing Clams On Beach Create A Fleeting Circus
A narrator recalls a Jersey shore episode with six hard clams that moved in unison like a circus act. By placing clams relative to the tide and using a sand trap, he fooled observers, showing how the creatures could appear to perform then vanish under sand.
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Sandy Hook
Jersey
Ocean Grove
Asbury
Allenhurst
Shoe machine patent marks century milestone
A 100 years ago note records William Snell of Eston Pennsylvania patenting a shoe making machine. It formed gaiters half boots and shoes without seams fitting feet exactly and usable by anyone regardless of skill. It promised simple operation removing need for boot cutting knowledge.
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William Snell
Eston
Dawes plan work at Inter-Allied conference in London
Twenty five years ago an inter Allied conference in London prepared the Dawes plan for German reparations with American observers Kellogg and Col. James Logan Jr. Also noted were U S fliers on a world trip landing at Brough after crossing Pacific Asia and Europe.
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London
United States
Ambassador Kellogg
Col
James Logan Jr
World
Brough
England
Pacific
Asia
Europe
Tough on Grammar By Donald C Maddock Cartoon Language Banned
A column complains about bad grammar in funny papers and comic books. It notes Little Annie Rooney and Bugs Bunny examples and argues poor speech among characters shapes youth. It criticizes quasi comedians for harming children's language and education.
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Annie Rooney
Bugs Bunny
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