The Canton Repository 1951 Publication Details
The Canton Repository daily evening and Sunday morning edition overview. It lists history from 1815, mergers, name changes, AP affiliation, addresses, agencies, associations, and subscription rates. Includes carrier and mail rates for Stark and surrounding counties as of Friday July 20, 1951.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Language Barriers Cloud Kaesong Ceasefire Talks
Report from Kaesong notes language gaps among Red Chinese North Koreans and American UN negotiators. English serves as common diplomacy language, but reliance risks lost or added meaning during translations amid stalled ceasefire talks.
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Kaesong
United Nations
U.N
Rough Ride for Ralph Doll in Stark County Nuisance Fight
Canton faces a fight over sewage pollution of Bauhof Park creek as nuisance inspector Ralph J. Doll seeks an injunction. Stark County commissioners, who appointed him, resist but Doll presses for court action to force completion of a new sewage plant and curb ongoing nuisances. Rug-pulling politics explain the clash.
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Ralph J. Doll
Canton
Bauhof Park
Stark County
Mr. Doll
Doll
Quid Pro Quo With Spain and U S Defense Ties
The piece argues that a U S Spain military arrangement favors strategic Mediterranean security over Spain’s dictatorship. It notes Spain’s geographic importance, U S treaty needs bases, and critiques scruples as irrelevant to defense against the Soviet threat, questioning who truly voices opinions abroad.
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Eee
United States
Spain
Franco
Mediterranean
Sherman
Soviet Union
Europe
Jersey Joe Walcott Crowned Heavyweight Champion
Jersey Joe Walcott becomes the heavyweight champion after a 21 year pursuit at age 37, succeeding Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis. The piece notes boxing as a path out of poverty for Black fighters and commends Walcott’s perseverance, highlighting no color line in the sport. A stray mention notes a rise in horse meat sales prompting archival files.
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Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Charles
Joe Louis
Walcott
Jersey Joe
Sucker Trap in Korea by David Lawrence
David Lawrence argues the Korea armistice talks are in preliminary stages since July 8 with main negotiations not yet begun. He warns UN forces face large Communist troop moves and contends demands for foreign troop withdrawal may shape the agenda, risking protracted stalemate and ongoing armistice terms. The piece concludes that a broader victory framing may mislead Allied officials and future war college students.
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Korea
United Nations Command
U.N
Red Chinese
U. N
Red China
Formosa
Summer Project F This Thank-You Letter Remembers Two Generous Givers
An old, heartfelt note honors two generous hosts who spent 15 summers shaping a troubled boy through an 80 acre outdoor refuge. The piece recalls woods, a rambling house, river fishing, and practical jokes, framing a profound education in reality and gratitude that transcends time.
Truman Policy Stirs Inflation Debate in Congress
The piece analyzes President Truman’s push for economic controls as inflation concerns mount. It notes farm bloc influence, beef price rollbacks as flashpoints, and opposition fearing a planned economy. It argues genuine inflation requires changing policies and distinguishes civilian versus war production in national income debates.
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Truman
Congress
Clayton Knowles
New York Times
Capitol Hill
Mr. Truman
Washington
Wolcott
Michigan
New York Herald Tribune
Scrap steel scarcity spurs U S import plans from war zones
The piece notes possible import of steel scrap from Korean battlefields and other war-tainted sites as U S and UN forces seek to clear ownership. It cites WWII leftovers, sunken ships, Normandy wrecks, and Germany’s scrap reserves, plus relaxed duties through mid 1952.
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United States
Korea
U.N
Far East
American Iron and Steel Institute
Pacific Islands
Normandy
U. S
Germany
Taft Gains From Minnesota Political Shakeup
The piece notes Senator Taft benefits as Minnesota Republicans realign after President Truman’s civil rights moves. Governor Luther Youngdahl departs for a federal seat in D C, reshaping the Stassen era and party leadership under Roy Dunn and Elmer Anderson. Harold Stassen and Hubert Humphrey are central figures in the factional shifts.
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Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Truman
Senate
Humphrey
Harold Stassen
Youngdahl
Stassen
Thye
Republican Party
Roy Dunn
Elmer Anderson
Taft
Associated
Trifle, trifles and cease fire talk from Korea
A wartime letter from Korea jokes about cease-fire talks and technicalities, mocks the Reds and Commies, laments commuting between cease-fire huddles, and notes poor pitching and base running while urging prayers for a peaceful outcome.
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Reds
Kaesong
Joey
Real News Newsref From Mary Martin on that cruise
A Mary Martin dispatch recounts a hurricane like mishap on a cruise ship as a large ice cake crashes on Richard’s toe. Robin Chandler’s cover girl roundup features eye catching pieces and a nightclub piggybank thief is caught, with Dashiell Hammett once a Pinkerton.
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Mary Martin
Richard
Robin Chandler
New York
Dashiell Hammett
Pinkerton
Bronx
Hippo
Vanishing Americanisms Quote on Summer Cottage Price
A fragment notes a summer cottage offered for 300 dollars a season. The line Either put on some clothes or get off the beach appears as a blunt, humorous remark reflecting period manners and language.
Massillon store ads highlight 100 year old buys
A century back the Dangler and Clark store offered Rio coffee at 19 pounds per dollar and 122 pounds of sugar for a dollar while 15 to 17 cent sole leather and 12 cent cotton batting per pound were advertised.
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Massillon
Dangler & Clark
25 Years Ago Crowley Questioned in Publisher Murder
The 25 year old Canton area report notes 231 Cherry avenue NE resident “Jumbo” Crowley called the king of the under world was questioned by police in the Don R. Meliett murder case and gave a later interview to reporters. Firemen saved fifteen horses and eight ponies from a livery stable blaze at 495 4th Street SE. hayloft fire was quickly controlled.
Student predicts moon’s distant drift from Earth
A student of such matters forecasts the moor will move away from this planet as the neighborhood remains run down and deteriorated.
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Story
Brooks & Finley
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelpe
Trust
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Staller
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Ralph Doll
David Lawrence
North Korea
38Th Parallel
David
By Truman Twill
By Galbraith
Sata
Ry Mark Sullivan
By Richard Spong
National Production Authority
Senator Taft
By Raymond Moley
Luther W. Youngdahl
State Supreme Court
District of Columbia
H. S. Phillips
Babe
Uncle Sam
MacArthur
Moscow
Siberian
New
Jesus Mujares
Helen Clark
Ringling Circus
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Kaley
Quinn
Canton Board of Health
Hitler
Smolensk
Britain
John McSweeney
Wooster
United States House
Defense Savings
Rey D. Moore
Brush- Moore Newspapers Inc
Ohio Defense Savings Committee
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