Pattern advertisement for Anne Adams dresses and 4833 design
Advertisement for Anne Adams patterns listing Dress and bolero sets in sizes 12 to 42 with fall fabrics. Mentions pattern 4833 and sizes including 16 sundress with 45 percent yardage at 35 inches. Request send 25 cents to The Canton Repository patronage address in New York with name address zone size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Canton Repository
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Global Aid Talk Sparks Debate on U S Development Plans
George E. Sokolsky criticizes Harry Truman’s Point Four program as a plan to give cash to underdeveloped nations, arguing it costs Americans money and may breed dependency. He notes the worldwide political and economic unity claim, defense spending, and historic aid to Britain and Russia, ending with a skeptical call to invest domestically.
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George €Sokolsky
Stafford Cripps
England
Harry Truman
United States
United Nations
Laplanders
Hottentots
Monotony Drives Wilbur Peeble Through A New York Day
Across America NEW YORK a man named Wilbur Peeble grapples with the tedium of modern life. He laments the alarm clock the sameness of offices and meals and longs for surprise. The day unfolds with repetitive scenes from wake to work to meal, mirroring a routine he cannot escape.
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New York
Wilbur Peeble
Pony
Trellis Mae
Wilbur
Wilbur Growl
Different Couple Brings Comedy to Apartment Life
Hal Boyle sketches Wilbur and Trellis Mae, a pair who argue and joke about being different as Wilbur contemplates life in a 14 story building. Their banter turns playful as they plan a night out, with Wilbur insisting he remains distinct despite changing times.
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Trellis Mae
Wilbur
The
Associated Press
Thought Control in America and the Duty of Thinking Straight
Looking Ahead by George S Benson argues that American freedom carries responsibility to think clearly for the good of self and nation. It cites Rexford Tugwell as an example of thought control via socialized medicine and expands to warn against government management of education and minds.
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George S. Penson
America
Globe
Washington
United States
Rexford G. Tugwell
Employers Balk At Bridges Parley
HONOLULU July 20 AP Employers objected to Hawaii 81 day dock strike talks with Harry Bridges. They withheld final decision, saying Bridges should not be the hero. Senator Douglas urged a mediator approach. Bridges agreed. Governor Stainback planned special legislature to seize and run docks if needed.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Harry Bridges
Washington
Bridges
Douglas
Illinois
C.I.0
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
James P. Blaisdell
Ingram M. Stainback
Wright Brothers First Flight Coin Toss Memory
Orville Wright led the Wright brothers in the historic December 17, 1903 Kitty Hawk flight. They reportedly flipped a coin to decide who would gain the honor. The piece also notes New York City's Great White Way shines with over 4,000 large electric signs and many smaller illuminations.
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Orville Wright
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wilbur
New York City
Great White Way
Bearded Face Hairs Count Averages 160 per Square Inch
A facial hair study notes an average of 160 hairs per square inch on the beard area of a man. The finding highlights the density of hair growth across the facial region.
Alcoholics Anonymous Speaker Addresses Lions Club Meeting
A Canton AA member told the Lions Club that AA helps by removing the man from the bottle not taking the bottle away. He noted the group grew from 42 to 500 with daily meetings and open sessions Saturdays at St Johns Church Hall. He cited a recent death in jail and urged treatment as for a curable disease. Only absolved alcoholics can join AA, he said, those ready to admit they need help.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Lions Club
Mergus
Canton Group
St. John’s Catholic Church Hall
Penny Suspected in Etna Hatchery Fire
O sheriffs William McElroy said pennies found in a fuse box may have caused a $20 000 blaze that destroyed the Etna hatchery.
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Penny
Etna. O
William McElroy
Etna Hatchery
Handwriting and the typewriter in student life
The piece argues that legible handwriting remains essential for exams and grades, even as typewriters gain use. It shares a personal reflection on decades of illegible letters, urges parents and teachers to avoid shaming, and recommends daily 10 to 15 minute handwriting practice from a neat model to foster neat, legible writing.
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C. Myers
Cleveland Woman Heir To $300000 in Old Will
A Cleveland woman, Alice Hinds Connor, is expected to receive 300000 from her bachelor uncle Edward P Price’s estate though she was not named in his 1904 will. Court records show Price’s mother and sister would inherit if alive. both did not survive him, making Connor the sole beneficiary. She will also receive 257598 from her mother’s estate next month.
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Cleveland
Alice Hinds Connor
Edward P. Price
Nellie B. Hinds
Perhaps You Know By A C Gordon
A curious quiz lists five questions with answers. It asks approximate U S population density about 44 people per square mile and hairbreadth measure forty eighth of an inch. It identifies Lake Baikal as deepest lake about 5600 feet and Beethoven as the first great composer to write piano music. Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is noted as the oldest white settlement founded in 1496.
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U.S
New World
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Robbery Hits Terrace Club Owner for $3400
Sandusky reports Sam Spino former Terrace Club owner was beaten bound and gagged in a robbery that netted $3400. Police say no further injuries reported and investigation continues.
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Sandusky
Sam Spino
Terrace Club
Ouster of Cambridge Police Chief Sustained
Cambridge July 20 The Guernsey County Common Pleas Court upheld the removal of Cambridge Police Chief Harry W Watkins previously removed by Mayor Russell Bean on March 4 1948 following 37 charges filed by six police department members The Cambridge civil service commission had sustained the act and the higher court affirmed.
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Cambridge
Harry W. Watkins
Guernsey County Common Pleas Court
Clifford L. Belt
Belmont County
Carl V. Weygandt
State Supreme Court
Watkins
Russell Bean
Police Department
Cambridge Civil Service Commis
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