Canton Repository 1951 note on history and rates
The Canton Repository traces its lineage from The Ohio Repository founded 1815 and details mergers, name changes, and daily publication history culminating in the 1951 Tuesday July 24 issue. It lists Associated Press membership, offices, and subscription rates by mail and carrier across multiple Ohio counties.
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Politics of Survival in Midyear Aims at Congress
Analysis of the President's midyear economic report shows Truman pledging to pressure the 82nd Congress with emergency controls and higher taxes. He frames national survival as a 1952 election issue and casts Congress as obstructing his program. The piece criticizes his combative stance and insistence on unconditional power.
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Canton Faces $10,000 Cost For Council Expansion
Canton may spend about $10,000 on a special primary to nominate candidates for a 15th council seat after population growth triggered a mandatory election due to state law. Census figures, legal interpretation, and party cooperation could avert the cost, but time constraints and home rule politics complicate the outcome.
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U. S. Census Bureau
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Canton
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Columbus
Petain Death Seals End of Vichy Era in French Memory
Marshal Petain dies at 95, leaving a legacy shaped by Verdun courage and the controversial Vichy period. The French hero’s final exile on an island off the southwest coast culminates a life of service tainted by wartime compromise, shaping a martyrdom that may endure in memory.
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Verdun
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Admiral Sherman remembered as friction fighter and public servant
The tribute lauds Admiral Forrest P. Sherman for removing friction among services and acting for the common good. His sudden death abroad on a Joint Chiefs mission comes as tensions rise over interservice jealousy, with calls to postpone any grudges in respect for his public welfare focus.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services
Admiral Sherman A Trustworthy Naval Leader Remembered
The obituary profiles Admiral Sherman as a pivotal strategist and unifier within the U S Navy. He shaped Pacific and Mediterranean operations, reconciled interservice friction, and guided integration efforts in Congress era debates. His death prompts reflection on his independence, fidelity to duty, and impact on postwar naval policy.
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Too many improvements ruin the country says old man
A first person reflection recalls a great grandfather in a bygone era. The narrator contrasts simple rural living with modern advances such as telephone chatter gank boxes and horseless carriages. He notes frugal self sufficiency, fear of foreigners, and skepticism about progress as improvements steadily erode values and decency.
Congress considers future of Reconstruction Finance Corps
Senate debates two RFC options after the furor over its operation. One plan would abolish the agency within 120 days of enactment and apply its assets to the national debt. The other would reorganize RFC with loans only when in the public interest and require administrator review of all loans over 100000 plus public disclosure of all applications.
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Thoughts for Today Quote by Sir Walter Raleigh
A compact moral reflection urges readers to value honesty as the sole safeguard for individuals and the public, arguing that wisdom and safety belong only to the honest. The quote emphasizes personal integrity as a universal hedge against danger and folly.
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Eisenhower Battles the Law of Inertia in Europe
London observers report Ike aims for 25 divisions by 1951 end but expects no more than 20 ready unless France and other nations boost troop production. attended Paris talks on central European deployments and German leadership, with fears of inertia among Atlantic Pact powers and reluctance from France due to Indo China losses. Also discusses Fechteler command appointment, McCloy’s Germany task, and a proposed Middle East defense council including Britain France Greece Turkey and the U S with Turkey able to field 30 divisions aiding Middle East defense.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
In God We Trust Motto Began On US Coins in 1860s
The Rev. Watkinson urged Chase to place a national motto on coins. By 1864 Our Country Our God evolved to In God We Trust, first appearing on a two cent piece, later on pennies in 1909 and dimes in 1916. The move reflected a religious framing of national identity amid Civil War pressures.
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U. S
North American Newspaper Alliance
Readers Correct Misuse Of Hot Rod Term In Canton
Readers advise The Canton Repository to stop calling modified cars hot rods unless they meet safety aided by brakes and proper devices. Letters also express frustration over high apartment costs for young families and the difficulty of finding affordable housing for a child.
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Wedding of Stalin's Daughter Sparks Red Square Cannon Salute
Moscow correspondent H I Phillips relays a lavish wedding scene with a groom asked to pledge love as forty guns boomed from Red Square. The bride wore a $280,000 gown while officials call the event modest. the couple departs for a Pravda editorial laden honeymoon as intrigue and satire swirl in a collage of postwar headlines.
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Vanishing Americans Give the dog some of that meat
A fragment titled Vanishing Americans presents two quotes: Give the dog some of that meat. I can't figure up my bank balance. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or narrative.
Remembering wartime rifles and royal marriages
A historical note recalls munitions factories turning out sporting rifles. The marriage notice of Premier Stalin's daughter omits her first husband’s fate. Averell Harriman is mentioned as gauging his direction with a new wind sock.
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Century-old Senate petitions note liquor ban vote split
A Rhode Island petition shows a Senate vote tally of 256 000 against banning alcohol and 260 000 for prohibiting beverages. References to a New York House board managing a program for habitual drunkards appear alongside mentions of European and Far East tensions and a 25 year old note on work in Massachusetts.
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