The Canton Repository history and 1949 masthead note
The Canton Repository traces its origins to The Ohio Repository founded March 30, 1815, later merging with The Stark County Republican to become The Canton Repository and Republic an, with multiple name changes and daily evening publication from 1878. The notice lists Associated Press membership, staff offices, and circulation details, plus 1949 subscription rates and policies.
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Me-Too Meantime in Britain Conservatives Embrace Creeping Socialism
The piece argues Britain’s Conservative pamphlet and Churchill follow up echo Labour policy with a semi socialistic tone. They criticize Labour’s program without opposing state ownership fully, promising limited adjustments rather than root changes. It warns Americans that a me too stance risks political integrity and freedom without a clear choice.
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Conservative Party
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Labor Party
Britain
United States
Republican
Republican Party
Future air travel seen bringing storms of danger
A reader warned that planes will become as common as cars and accidents will rise. Jet fuel tanks fell from a La Jolla plane and a Seattle airliner crashed into houses, sparking calls for safety nets and underground hideaways as people fear overhead traffic and loss of simple times.
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Things Were Different Thea te open as services for Rodger Young
A reflection on Rodger Youngs heroic Pacific death six years earlier and the contrast between wartime self sacrifice and peacetime attitudes. The piece argues wartime legends outshine ordinary neighbors, then notes Missouri senate reconsiders the Missouri Waltz as state song, favoring a more august choice.
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Rodger Young
Green Springs
Rodger Youngs
Missouri Senate
Dewey's Britain remarks spark fear of U S pressure in vote
The piece argues Dewey threatens British voters over Marshall Plan money to force a Conservative government and warns such intervention harms Anglo American ties. It challenges his view of Western Europe as an American style economic area, notes Western Europe lacks US level balance, and cautions about fueling Cold War tensions and misperceptions abroad.
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Background of Chinese Puzzle
The article reviews U S policy toward China after World War II, tracing Truman's stance to recognize the Nationalist government and broaden its base, Marshall's mediation, and the shifting approaches from 1946 to 1949. It notes failed January accords, Wedemeyer's reform call, suppressed but anticipated white paper release, and congressional aid levels as the policy debate continued.
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Gen. Marshall
United States
Penantie
Albert C. Wedemeyer
White House
Wedemeyer
Congress
U. S. Army
Soviet View: Class Distinctions to Vanish in Communist Society
The Komossol Pravda article outlines phases of Soviet development from socialism to communism, noting the changing functions of the state, the removal of internal military policing, and continued external defense. It discusses two forms of communal property, state and collective farms, and argues the working class holds higher organization and income, with distinctions fading in the final stage.
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Soviet Union
Communist Party
Komonsol Pravda
Young Communists
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Moscow
Associated Press
Makhov
The
Humility By Truman Twill on Humidity and Decay
A vivid meditation on humidity as a life condition. The author lists damp sensations from wet blotters to moldy visions, linking discomfort to broader societal decay. He argues relief must come soon or civilization will rot in a jungle of despondency from never drying out.
Editor Praise for Steel Editorials from Republic Steel
Co M White president of Republic Steel commends the editorials on the steel situation. He notes they are well written, factual, hard hitting and concise, and congratulates the writer for clear expression.
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Co. M. White
Republic Steel. Corp
Canton Optimist Club Praises Peale Articles
At its latest meeting the Canton Optimist Club commended Norman Vincent Peale articles in your columns. The club favors optimism as a philosophy of life and heartily approves of these commendable writings.
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Peale
Canton Optimist Club
Norman Vincent Peale
Thoughts for Today Echoes of George Eliot Quote
A reflective thought notes that life’s golden moments rush by like sand in a stream and that angels visit unseen until they depart, attributed to George Eliot.
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George Eliot
Race of radio driven baseball spreads across leagues
Elmer Twitchell, a notable fan, analyzes a lively major league race shaped by advertising and radio. He notes faster play, sharper enunciation, and brisk ads from beer, cigars, oils, and tobacco influencing outcomes. He cites Dodgers and Yanks leading at July 4 and warns of announcers sidelined by illness. He adds Giants need better pitching and more singles.
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Elmer Twitchell
Athletics
Mr. Twitchell
Giants
Eimer
Gotham Buzz and Banner Mixed Theatre and Fight News
Equity weighs outdoor fights at Yankee Stadium amid Kaufman Burns and Todd Dell discussions. Todd disputes rule violations, while theater battles spark Broadway moves to Madison Square Garden. Clarence Derwent seeksReason after six-hour LaGuardia hold. Lions outline 370 acre Chicago project near Cats reference.
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George S. Kaufman
Dave Burns
Mike Todd
Joan Blondell
J. Harold Kennedy
Equity
Yankee Stadium
Todd
Madison Square Garden
Clarence Derwent
Tom Clark
LaGuardia
Clarence
Mike Quill
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Belligerent Fanmaker Turns Peaceful at NY Convention
At a New York Lion's convention a belligerent fanmaker shifted to calm as the night club manager approached, with the manager later saying he seemed like Androcles. The remark hints at a perceived mercy or gentle stance in a tense moment.
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New York
Androcles
Century of memories: cod liver oil cure and aviation feats
A 100 year retrospective notes a London doctor praising cod liver oil as a cure for consumption in the Medical Examiner of Philadelphia. It recalls Canton guards marching 135 miles to Camp Perry under Lt. Lewis H. Fogle, and Louis Bleriot and Hubert Latham crossing the English Channel. It also mentions Gene Tunney defeating Georges Carpentier and Charles M. Sewab founding the Six Wheel Co to build six wheel buses to protect roads.
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Williams
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Philadelphia
Canton
Camp Perry
Lewis H. Fogle
Wooster
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
France
Dover
England
Hubert Latham
Channel
Gene Tunney
Georges Carpentier
Polo Grounds
New York City
Charles M. Sewab
Six Wheel Co
WPA project begins relaying bricks on Louisville road
Ten years ago bricks were laid along the Louisville road from Canton to Louisville as a WPA project. In a separate note, Rev. Gerould R. Goldner failed to appear in Palestine after part of a $5,000 ransom was paid to his Arab kidnappers, while his father Rev. Jacob Goldner of Euclid Avenue Christian Church in Cleveland had been released.
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Canton
Gerould R. Goldner
Palestine
Jacob Goldner
Euclid Avenue Christian Church
Cleveland
Target Practice By H V. WADE
A fragmented satirical piece questions the feasibility of a 1929 crash, noting devices to cushion a fall yet joking a man could starve while bouncing. It mocks congressional inquiry into an algebra text and a TV claim, implying guilt by association and joking about a saloon.
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