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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1949
Page
2
Belgrade reports Tito remains in control amid Cominform attacks and border tensions with Greece. Westward aid hopes grow as Yugoslavia seeks loans totaling 330 million dollars and machinery to shift from agriculture to industry, while showcasing domestic aviation production.
Lt Richard Glenn of Osceola Iowa 23 said a wing tip fuel tank tore loose from his F 80 fighter forcing a crash landing near two crowded highways in Sandusky within the city limits He sustained only minor head cuts and was aided by officers yesterday The incident involved the 62nd fighter division of the 56th Fighter Group based at Selfridge Field Michigan
Charles E. Wingerter, 22, of Lake Cable RD 2, faces four charges including speeding reck less driving property destruction and disregarding an officer signal after a Sunday chase ended in a dead end on 9th st SE. Police tracked speeds up to 65 mph on 11th st SE before Wingerter turned onto Liberty and continued at high speed. The pursuit involved near collisions and fence damage at multiple properties and left pedestrians scattered as officers caught 17 motorists overall.
Police issued nine signal light and stop sign summonses during the weekend. Signal Light Summonses included Robert Payne of 315 Wells Ave NW and Joseph Samonides of 1748 Irwin NE along with Robert Armbrust, James Davis, and Frank Owens. Stop Sign summonses named Robert Pethiel, Clyde Catlett, Daniel Price, and Guiseppe Mastrovito from Alliance area addresses.
Navy surface ship rockets reached over 65 miles in altitude to collect cosmic ray data off the West Coast of South America last March. Aerobees launched from USS Norton Sound, with Johns Hopkins and Douglas Aircraft involvement, showed geomagnetic equator intensity one third that at White Sands, refining prior balloon and plane findings.
Mary Joan Cuddihy 30 daughter of Arthur Cuddihy Funk & Wagnalls official said she and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Murphy had definite plans for marriage before his death last week. She had just attended his funeral in Detroit where he died Tuesday aged 59.
Cleveland July 25 UP July looks to be the dullest month in iron and steel markets this year. Protective buying prior to a strike caused a brief shipment inquiry, but the flurry faded. Ingot rate held near 77 percent, with staggered changes across cities and regions. New England dropped to 10 percent, Cincinnati 91 percent, Youngstown 70 percent, others varied.
The Ohio Democratic League plans a two day Cleveland meeting to defeat lawmakers who opposed the state fair employment practices bill. A major plan calls for registering every eligible Negro voter in Ohio with Canton among eight key registration centers. Regional vice presidents will direct drives in Toledo Dayton Cincinnati Columbus Marietta Steubenville and Cleveland.
The New York Board of Trade awards for distinguished service to Herbert Hoover and General George C. Marshall will be presented at the October 18 dinner named Business Speaks. Hoover is recognized for leading the executive branch reorganization commission, while Marshall is cited for reviving a war-torn world and inspiring the Marshall Plan.
The piece introduces a Hoover Commission based series arguing for government reorganization to avoid a bloated federal bureaucracy. It cites a 18 month study by twelve members from both parties, warning that size and waste threaten democracy and noting massive growth in civil employment, bureaus, and annual expenditures since the 1940s.
Massillon council meets in special session at 7 30 to reconsider a water contract. A 5 percent rate cut is on the table for the first 275 cubic feet, with hydrant rental fees and petitions for higher rates under review. The 1950 budget also faces adoption as city auditors cite rising material costs and wage hikes.
Former boxing champion Barney Ross and actress Cathy Howlett Ross were remarried in a religious ceremony at the Del Mar Hotel and had a civil ceremony the night before. Ross, a former world lightweight and welterweight champion, also received the Navy Silver Star for gallantry on Guadalcanal during World War II.
Clarence Dretke, minister of music, and Mrs. Dretke with 17 choir members depart for Lake James Indiana to attend a week long School of Music. Dretke will instruct. They return Saturday for Sunday services. Rev P H Welshimer to address northern Ohio Brethren retreat at Camp Zion Thursday at 11 am on two essential factors in a successful ministry. He will speak again next Sunday at 2:30 pm for the Phillips Christian Church 130th anniversary south of Salem. He will also preach in Canton Sunday. Phillips Christian Church is noted as the oldest Christian Church Brotherhood in Ohio.
County commissioners approved a half mill property levy to fund tuberculosis patient care in Lawrence County and agreed to request the board of elections place the measure on the November ballot.
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