Man Faces 3rd Forgery Count In Two Months
Leonard W. Secrest 30 of Navarre pleaded in municipal court to a forgery charge his third in two months. Bond set at 1000, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for August 2 before Judge McCarroll. He faces hearings in Alliance and Massillon as well, with bonds totaling 3000. Deputies warn merchants in Canton area about related bad checks signed by Thompson and Sexton.
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Leonard W. Secrest
Wooster St
Navarre
Donald L. McCarroll
Secrest
Alliance
Massillon
C. H. Kannal
Hartville Elevator Co
Harry Smith
North Lawrence Elevator Co
Arcady Feed Supply Co
Sunshine Feed Co
Smith
Waynesburg
Hanoverton
Robertsville
Homeworth
Salem
Canton
R. H. Thompson
N. B. Sexton
Thompson
Hummel’s
North Canton
McCue
25Th St
Fulton Rd
LaVerne’s
Route
Sexton
Strouble
North
Irish advertised fights in Alabama pre Civil War ad
In 1837 Mobile Commercial Register an Irish American ad invites John Cannon to single combat with a 24 foot rope ring within 20 miles of Mobile. The challenger William Gallager offers $500 to $1,000 and allows use of teeth, calling Cannon a disgrace to Ireland and demanding a reply or submission to cowardice.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Commercial Register
John Cannon
Ireland
William Gallager
Weather Report for Canton and Vicinity
Partly cloudy warm and humid this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms. Tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy and not quite so warm with additional storms. Low tonight around 64. Thursday sunny with moderate temperatures. Ohio forecast calls for 90s today with no looming heat wave, cloudiness widespread and scattered thundershowers through Ohio. 5 day outlook: highs near normal, showers possible by weekend. Almanac data for Canton includes sunrise and sunset times and tidal notes.
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Canton and Vicinity
U.S. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
Ohio
International News Service
Davis
Ohio Valley
Four Weeks Left in Snapshot Contest
The Repository urges entries for the amateur Snapshot Contest with a Thursday 8 a.m. deadline for the seventh contest. Winners in sixth place earned 2 and 1 dollar prizes in diverse classes, and four grand prize winners will be chosen at contest end to compete nationally for up to 10 000 dollars in prizes.
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NLY
Repository
Kenneth Hoffman
Louisville
R. M. Crites
Tuscarawas
William Sitler
Miami Ot NE
Power of Faith and Edison’s Rubber Lesson
A psychiatrist touts faith as a healing force linked to scriptural prayer. The piece recounts Thomas Edison’s search for domestic rubber, finding latex in goldenrod through patient, methodical study, and presents faith as unlocking mental and spiritual power. It cites Emerson and a “superconscious,” mentioning Rickenbacker’s claimed mind over machine, then urges practice of faith to unleash divine healing energy, leading to a transition to a section titled Tomorrow-How To Avoid Getting Upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
New Jersey
Lions Clubs Plan Model City Near Chicago
The Lions Clubs at their 32nd annual convention in New York announced plans to build a model Lions international city about 30 miles south of Chicago. 360 acres have been purchased for 442220 dollars. total 400 acres planned. Liondom Inc will run the project to house headquarters and members from 26 countries, with a convention hall among future facilities. Construction may start in about a year as plans remain preliminary and no architect is chosen.
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New York
International Association of Lions Clubs
Lions International
Chicago
Eugene S. Briggs
Madison Square Garden
William R. Bird
Loop
Lions
Bird
Liondom, Inc
Lakeside
O. Briggs
Melvin Jones
Kiss Costs Sailor in Nebraska Collision Case
Lincoln reports a sailor Dale Markel, home on leave from San Diego, paid $25 fine and $3.60 costs after his car lost control at 30 mph while a kiss was exchanged. The crash damaged the vehicle by $650 and caused about $1,000 damage to a transformer and lines. Prosecution labeled the act a "long delayed kiss."
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Lincoln
Neb
Dale Markel
Jack Devoe
San Diego
Cal
Markel
Devoe
Market
Sickle Blow Fatal in Dayton Wife Under Accident
Mrs. Frank Wanni cola, 25, of Dayton, died from head injuries after being struck accidentally by a sickle held by her husband. The incident occurred during a domestic accident in Dayton. Hospital reports confirmed the fatal injury and the couple’s household context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Frank Wannicola
City Council approves meter collector pay and new meter bike
The finance committee report adopted by the council approves employing a parking meter collector at 205 per month and purchasing a three wheeled motorcycle for meter checkers. The measures follow the installation of 467 new two hour meters downtown and were requested by Safety Director Walter J. Weber.
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Council
Walter J. Weber
City council passes funds for Market resurfacing and traffic schemes
In a three hour session the council approved a 6500 appropriation for Market area resurfacing from 9th to 223 feet north of 19th by the State Highway Department. Garaux Bros. Co widens avenue between 9th and 12th. Five minute walk up teller parking spaces will be installed by several banks with private policemen to regulate traffic. Private detectives bond reduced from 10000 to 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9Th St
19Th St
State Highway Department
9Th
12Th Sts
Garaux Bros. Co
Traffic light proposals and civic league protest reach council
Traffic Committee, 3rd Street at Shorthave and Fulton Road NW, and 7th Street at Gibbs NE, seek signal lights. A Fairmount Civic League letter protests hiring out of town workers on city projects.
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Fred Cachat
3Rd St
Shorthave
Fulton Rd
7Th St
Gibbs
Board of Control
Fairmount Civic League
States enact higher city taxes in eight states
Eight of 45 state legislatures in session passed laws raising city tax burdens. The American Municipal Association lists Indiana Kansas Montana Oregon South Dakota Utah Arkansas and Washington as enacting the measures this year.
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Chicago
The
American Municipal Association
Indiana
Kansas
Montana
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Arkansas
Washington
Coalition Girds To Block Farm Plan in House
A bipartisan coalition rejects administration compromise on farm legislation and moves to defeat a restricted three crop Brannan subsidy trial. Gore predicts a House vote on his alternative. Senate panel drops hog trial despite administration hopes. Brannan plan supporters insist trials fix prices while critics warn subsidy dependence.
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Coalition
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
House
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Subcommittee
Gore
Cooley
North Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
Pictures Cut Truck Mishaps
A Pennsylvania truck driver speeds at 60 mph and is filmed by a following car with a camera. The footage records violations, crew suspensions, or firing possibilities as private patrols film highway speeds to deter accidents and reduce costs. Trucking firms report fewer crashes due to camera cars and alerted drivers.
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Pittsburgh
A. P
Pennsylvania
Ohio Tightens Truck Weight Rules to Protect Roads
Columbus July 19 AP Ohio signs two measures to enforce truck weight limits effective in 90 days. Overall gross limit stays at 78 000 pounds while axle limit rises from 18 600 to 19 000 pounds. Fines start at 25 with 2 000 pound overload, plus 1 per 100 pounds over. Jail terms up to 30 days for 5 000 pounds over, doubles beyond 110 000.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New Towers Stand Tests for Tacoma Narrows Span
TACOMA July 19 The new Tacoma Narrows bridge towers have endured major tests since completion of the two 500 foot piers Earthquake on April 13 shook the east tower, but it returned to position A June 8 a $300000 fire damaged gear on the west tower yet the tower was deemed sound Inspections continue as construction resumes with cable stringing planned for August engineers target completion next summer
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Narrows
Puget Sound
Rodger Young Service Friday Honors Medal of Honor Hero
Chicago July 19 The body of Pvt Rodger Young was placed on a Nickle Plate train bound for Green Springs Ohio for funeral services Friday A seven man honor guard and two American Legion color bearers accompanied the flag draped coffin Young who earned the Medal of Honor was killed in the Solomons July 31 1943 after he charged a Japanese machine gun nest his heroism memorialized in The Ballad of Rodger Young People paused to recognize the fallen Soldier before the train departed.
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Chicago
Pvt
Rodger Young
Solomons
Ohio
Young
Quartermaster Distributing
Green Springs
American Legion
Rodger “Young
Corp. Ira Deckman Dies In Germany Auto Crash
Corp Ira Deckman is killed in a German motor accident as per a telegram to his parents Mr and Mrs Ira Deckman of Warner Road SE The body will be returned and taken to the Farmer and Clevenger funeral home Deckman served in the army over five years This terse notice records a service member death abroad with few further details.
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Corp
Ira Deckman
Germany
Warner Rd SE
Farmer & Clevenger Funeral Home
Deckman
Akron glove offers dexterity and chemical protection
The B. F. Goodrich Co. announces a new rubber coated canvas glove curved to fit the hand. The company claims it delivers greater dexterity while providing maximum protection against acids caustics chemicals and other irritants.
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Akron
B. F. Goodrich Co
Potato spreads from Andean highlands worldwide
The potato originated in the Andean highlands of South America and subsequently spread across the globe, becoming a staple food in many countries. The distribution shifted through exploration, colonization, and agricultural trade, influencing diets and farming practices worldwide.
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South America
Industrialist W W Irwin Led Canton Steel Firms
W W Irwin helped organize Canton Sheet Steel Co in 1906 later joining Superior Sheet Steel Co as its first president in 1919 and serving as chairman of the board after Continental Steel formed 1926. He held multiple local posts, studied in Leechburg and Pittsburgh, married Jeanne McCreary in 1883, and died after a long career with Canton firms clubs and church bodies. Burial is at Westlawn Cemetery with services Thursday.
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MR. Irwin
Superior Sheet Steel Co
Continental Steel Corp
Superior Sheet Steel
Irwin
Canton Motor Co
Commercial Savings & Loan Co
Canton Lodge
First Methodist Church
Board of Trustees
Canton Club
Congress Lake
Brookside Country Clubs
Elks Lodge
Old Board of Trade
Leechburg
Armstrong County
Pittsburgh
Jeannette McCreary
Canton
J. X. Kennelly
New York City
Wilda
Arnold Funeral Home
Murphy joins Supreme Court bench in 1940 during quiet nomination
Murphy, noting others more qualified, accepts a Supreme Court seat at the start of 1940. Born April 13, 1899, in Harbor Beach, Michigan, he was the son of a country lawyer and had never argued a case before the tribunal.
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Supreme Court
Murphy
Tribunal
Herbor Beach
Mich
Drop in Steel Causes Million Ton Ore Cutback
Dwindling steel production trimmed Lake Superior iron ore consumption in June by 1,028,185 gross tons. Reports show 6,248,535 tons used in June versus 7,276,719 in May, with idle furnaces rising from 22 to 46. Six month total reached 43,164,766 tons, up from 38,341,534 a year earlier.
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Cleveland
Lake Superior
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
United States
Canada
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Kent State Univ. Canton
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
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Denver
Los Angeles
Miami
St. P. Ar
Clady Ok
Oma City
Toledo
Ucsen
Seattle
Paul B. Stokey
Anna Ave
Maxine Jones
18Th St
C. E. Jones
North Industry
Bob Bruce
RD 5
Coln Memorial
Scott Romig
Uhrichsville
Dr. Peale
Emerson
Christ
Eddie Rickenbacker
Capt
Rickenbacker
Lions Clubs
Federation
Texas
Lausche
Nanette Fabray
W. W. Irwin
Republic Steel Corp
Berger Co
Charles A. Irwin
H. S. Renkert
W. W. Steele
Samuel Lowenstein
Canton Sheet Steel Co
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