Canton Repository history and 1949 publication details
The Canton Repository began as The Ohio Repository in 1815, merged with The Stark County Republican in 1868, and became The Canton Repository in 1874. It later issued daily editions, acquired The Canton Daily News assets in 1930, and lists subscription rates and offices. This 1949 issue notes staff bureaus, AP affiliation, and contact rules.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers ,Inc
Market Avenue
Fifth Aoe South
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Pennication
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelic Trust
Chicago
Niichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler Building
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
al Fe Ieee
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Peyanie
Do as I Say Not as I Do on Government and Business
The piece argues that government preaches efficiency to business while it itself is bloated and financially strained. It criticizes top heavy expenses and long-term debt, noting government’s dependence on the public and its own mismanagement. It urges business to rescue government to avert a broader downturn.
Death of Alexander F Whitney Creates Gap in Labor Leadership
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen president Alexander F Whitney, a dominant labor figure since 1901 and leader from 1928, dies leaving a void among top union executives. His clashes with Alvanley Johnston and influence on U S labor trends are noted as analysts ponder a shift to a new generation with different ideas.
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John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Daniel Tobin
United States
Samuel Gompers
Europe
Lynching Threats and Ku Klux Klan Tactics Across Eras
The piece argues that lynching remains possible in the United States as Ku Klux Klan violence persists beyond outdated pioneer era myths. It compares domestic terror to historical terror in Russia Germany Italy and Japan, noting Klan methods defy legal authority and echo Civil War era momentum.
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United States
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
Voices of Steel Voices In Truce The Little Voices At The Start Of The 60 Day Steel Pause
The piece reflects ordinary steel workers like Steve Chizmar of Homestead Pennsylvania who welcome the 60 day halt to a potential strike. They seek to keep working and avoid raises or pensions unless they help fund them, while big voices in the industry press for their agendas. The article notes countless workers caught between politico economic battles over livelihoods.
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Steve Chizmar
Steve
Taft and allies clash over arms pledge in Atlantic Pact
Senators debate arms aid to allies and the Atlantic Pact. Vandenberg Dulles favor arms supply with limits. Taft argues against a 20 year obligation to arm 11 nations. The piece urges clarifying the obligation within the arms bill and stresses the pact’s broader strategic value. Norway, France, Britain, Canada named as part of the alliance’s deterrent power.
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Vandenberg
Dulles
Mr. Taft
Mr. Wherry
Mr. Vandenberg
Senate
Taft
Norway
Netherlands
France
Britain
United States
Canada
Europe
Washington
London
Paris
Oslo
Acheson
Russia
Atlantic Alliance
America
Trujan
The Flavor Lasts By T. Manville the Tomcat
A humorous note from Truman Twill Eaders recounts T Manville the cat moving to the country for an overnight stay. He keeps dogs tied, fears mice, and after a quirky evening and a mail note, the cat decides to return home with a plan to avoid further vermin encounters while enjoying a good time as a guest.
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Eaders
T. Manville
FBI
Our Rising Doubts About European Aid
The article argues aid to western Europe under the Marshall Plan sustains anti communism and should be preserved despite worries over price, solvency, and the risk of fostering socialism in Britain. It cites congressional votes, economic concerns, and British domestic protests as tensions in maintaining aid while defending democracy and free markets.
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Western
Europe
Western Europe
Italy
France
Congress
Britain
Winston Churchill
London Economist
United States
Progress and the Bill of Rights as true progress
The author argues true progress means improving life for individuals while preserving core freedoms. He contrasts the Bill of Rights with Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, labeling the latter as regression for borrowing from rights while adding nonbasic aims. He champions self-reliance, limited interference, and global peace as essential progress.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Do It Early By Sam Marshall
Do your Christmas shopping early warns a seasonal prose piece by Sam Marshall. It describes summer heat building to a rush of shoppers on Market Avenue as people remember annual holiday crowds and the urge to start buying gifts well before December.
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Sam Marshall
Market Ave
Thoughts for Today Quote on Wounds and Healing
A reflective line inspired by Byron ponders how deep wounds linger and shape the heart over time. It imagines the ache as lasting, curving into identity, with a somber meditation on healing and persistence.
British dollar crisis explained in a child's dialogue
A comic exchange with a father and child clarifies how Britain uses pounds and Sterling area concepts, contrasting with American dollars. They discuss dollar value, trade with the Sterling bloc, and the Marshall Plan, concluding with playful dismissal as the scene shifts to playtime.
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Popper
America
England
Elbow Room and Cribbage Tactics Highlighted
Elbow Room crowded last time as Crack the Whip delivers snappy play. Dime changes hands amid brisk action while Boola may earn the Y in a busy lineup. One Hitter shows little chance to score here with tight defense and cautious pace.
Vanishing Americans and a Note on 1950s Newsroom Jest
The column riffs on literary pretensions and cultural quirks of the era, referencing a cottage nostalgia and a $2.50 steak dinner. It notes the wheat trade shift to Russia for machinery, then recalls Pulitzer’s editorial era quips, and ends with John Foster Dulles as U S senator pick by Governor Dewey amid GOP roundtable humor.
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John Foster Dulles
U. S
Dewey
Century-Old Cargo Profits From East Coast to San Francisco
A ship cargo on the barque John W. Carter yielded a profit of 100000 dollars while costing 60000 dollars. The cargo included cooking stoves priced 18 to 20 dollars each in Oakland and San Francisco, where they sold for 125 dollars, with the voyage tracing the East Coast to the gold rush area.
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San Francisco
John W. Carter
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Alexander F. Whitney
By Walter Lippmann
By Truman Twill
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Philip M. Carden
Byron
H. I. Phillips
Mommer
Willis
Pepper
Mass
Yankee Magazine
Sam
J. W. Barrett
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Orville Wright
Canton Salvation Army
O. F. Wagner
Shock
North Industry Road
Joseph Dick Manufacturing Co
Tuscara
Jesse H. Gingrich
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Dick
Northern Ohio Traction Electric Railway
Cecil Armitage
Board of Education
Timken Vocational High School
Gilson D. Light of
Toledo
Ohio National Guard
Emil F. Marx
John W. Bricker
Whittier S. Bird
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