Heavy Storm Brings Little Area Damage
A July storm in 1951 drenched Canton with 2.3 inches of rain across three waves, the heaviest 24 hour downpour since 1950. Akron-Canton Airport recorded 1.08 inches, roads washed and minor flood damage reported, but overall the impact was limited with notable tent collapse at Linwood and 700 phone outages being restored later.
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Canton
Ohio Highway Garage
Akron-Canton
J. B. Young
Ohio Highway Department
Whipplerd
Linwood Ave
7Th St
Salvation Army
Lambert Bittinger
Y.W.C.A
Bittinger
Leone Maurer
Livingston
Cleveland Bible College
F. C. Breen
Shadyside Ave
Andy Stillion
Bedford Ave
Ohio Bell
Shirley's Famous Twice-a-Year Shoe Sale Broadcast
Local shoppers await Shirley’s Twice-a-Year Shoe Sale as ads highlight discounts and specials. Softee Inc offers free salt with water softeners, with contact at 45181 and a business address on 134 12th. Trade-in offers include $50 on Motorola TV sets from a home furniture dealer at 229 Market Street.
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Lindsay
Softee Inc
Admiral Sherman Dies in Naples On Flight Home
Admiral Forrest Sherman, 54, head of the U S Navy, died in a Naples hotel after two heart attacks. His body will be flown to Washington aboard a four motored plane, with services on the USS Mount Olympus in the Bay of Naples. Flags lowered to half staff marked the navy sorrow.
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Aples
Italy
Forrest P. Sherman
America’s Navy
U.S
Naples
U.S. S. Mt. Olympus
Bay of
U. S
Fuske
William R. Rush
Hawkins
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr
Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admiral Denfeld
Admiral Sherman
Truman calls for higher armed forces goal and faster buildup
President Truman told Congress that strengthening the armed forces beyond the present 3.5 million target will likely be necessary despite Korea peace prospects. The midyear report to Congress flags a possible rise in military goals, a $30 billion lift in annual spending, and continued inflation controls to offset the inflationary gap.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
Council of Economic Advisers
Sible
Pentagon
Can ton Wallpaper Co Announces July Sale on Patterns
The Can ton Wallpaper Co located at 209 6th St NW offers a special July sale with 20 percent off 2 000 patterns. Bert Ritz, proprietor, announces the promotion and invites customers to visit the shop at 67995.
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The
Canton Wallpaper Co
6Th St NW
Bert Ritz
Free Merchandise Offer With Admiral TV Purchase
Promotion promising 50 to 75 dollars in free merchandise chosen by the buyer with the purchase of any Admiral television set. The ad notes the offer is available at Home Furniture located at 229 Market Street.
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Admiral
W. H. Blecker
Power Service Stays Normal Despite Strike
Ohio Power Co reports normal service across a 50 county area as union workers strike at three plants Philo near Zanesville Tidd near Brilliant and Beech Bottom West Virginia. No major breakdowns expected and negotiations continue with U S Conciliator C Russell Turner.
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Ohio Power Co
C.I.C
Philo
Zanesville
Tidd
Brilliant
Beech Bottom
W. Va
Petain Dies on French Island Prisoner No More At early hero to traitor arc
Marshal Henri Petain died at 9 20 am on the island of Yeu. He had been moved from a prison to a private mansion after his sentence for treason was commuted due to ill health. Funeral services are planned for Notre Dame du Port in Port Joinville. Petain, famed Verdun defender, had led a puppet Vichy government during WWII and was imprisoned after liberation. His death comes days after German commander Wilhelm’s passing.
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LE D’yeu
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Notre Dame du Port
Port Joinville
Petain
Tre D’yeu
Marshal
Annie
Wilhelm
Hechingen
Germany
Hitler
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
AFL Starts Battle for Pact With Ford Firm
A toehold bid by the AFL Blacksmiths Drop Forgers and Helpers union faces NLRB argument in Washington to win a bargaining election at Ford Motor Co Canton forge. The CIO United Automobile Workers fights to keep bargaining rights as Ford plants rely on Canton for over two thirds of forging needs. The case could split the auto industry into craft units, challenging the typical industry-wide bargaining pattern.
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Ohio Power
A.F.L
C.I.O
Ohio Power System
National Labor Relations Board
Washington, D. C
NLRB
A.F.L. Blacksmiths
C.N.0. Union
Ford
The
Auto Workers Union
Georgetoward NE
Canton
Ford Pliant
C.I.0
Iran Says Formula Found to Reopen British Talks
Tehran July 22 AP Iran cabinet member says a formula has been found to reopen negotiations with Britain over the Anglo Iranian Oil Company dispute. Dr. Karim Sanijabi education minister stated progress after a six hour meeting with Prime Minister Mossadegh and the oil board.
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Teheran
Iran
Karim Sanijabi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iranian Oil Nationalization Board
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Mossadegh
London
Francis Shepherd
Britain
Shepherd
A.I.O.C
Hossein Fatimi
Labor Government Finances Heads to United States for Funds
The British Labor Government advances to the United States seeking additional financing as six years of Labor Party rule in England are noted for annual funding from the partnership with the Timken Roller Bearing Co.
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Labor
Britain
United States
Labor Party
England
The
Timken Roller Bearing Co.ad
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Franklin
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Richt
Judy
Tommy Krynek
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Patty Sammet
Elmwood Ave
Franklin Ave
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C. Russell Turner
Henri Petain
Louis XVI
High Court of Justice
Marshal Henri Petain
U.A.W
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12Th & Fulton
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Memo
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Abadan
Persian Gulf
Saheb Gharanieh Palace
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