Canton Repository 1951 Editorial Details and Rates
The Canton Repository established 1815 with long history, various name changes, and AP affiliation. Subscriptions listed: daily and Sunday by carrier and mail, rates by region. Special representatives listed and offices in major cities. Thursday July 26, 1951.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress
Oh'o Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Pository
Evening Repository
Canton Repoe
Canton Dail News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
Offic
New York Central
Philadelphia
Offie
Fadelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Acheson Under Fire Sparks Voice of America Clash
The Truman opposition targets Secretary of State Acheson amid attacks on the Voice of America. The debate centers on whether dismantling VOA harms U S influence abroad, with Acheson blamed for missteps and Roosevelt's legacy cited. The writer warns against wrecking VOA to remove one cabinet member.
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Acheson
Truman
Mr. Truman
Voice of America
Dean Acheson
State Department
Voice
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Play-for-Pay Sports Bribery Plagues College Basketball
The piece argues that bribery schemes among Bradley and Toledo players show how gamblers seek to influence margins rather than fix outcomes. It warns if unchecked, basketball becomes worthless as a betting proposition and notes a paradox where efforts to save the game may end up protecting gamblers from their own corruption.
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Bradley University
Toledo University
East
Kefauver Doctrine Emphasizes Local Law Enforcement
A Tennessee senator argues the Kefauver doctrine stresses local government power to curb organized crime. He warns against expanding federal authority and urges state and local agencies to act decisively to prevent crime and preempt big government. The piece also notes broader critiques of sweeping federal reach and a closing quip on consumer psychology.
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Kefauver
Tennessee
Senate Crime Committee
It Was Your Money By David Lawrence
A Senate banking subcommittee report analyzes RFC Kaiser-Frazer loans, questioning public funds use to sustain competition and possible monopoly risks. It notes government and private financing shares, employment impacts, and the value of collateral while contrasting private capital growth with taxpayer investment.
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David Lawrence
Congress
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Kaiser-Frazer
Fulbright
Arkansas
RFC
Kaiser-Frazer Co
Kaiser- Frazer
New York Herald Tribune
Half the Fun By Truman Twill Vacation Tales
A humorous reminiscence recounts a pampered traveler nicknamed the greenhorn who survives a string of vacation misadventures. He recalls near disasters at sea, on rugged mountains, lakes in Maine, and a hurricane in North Carolina, noting ignorance as a source of memorable experiences and rugged humor.
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Mt. Washington
Mt. Katahdin
Maine
Greenhorn
Wisconsin
Greenhorns
North Carolina
Canary Islands
Congressional Price Rollbacks and Extended Controls
Congress may not rollback prices until August 1 or later. On June 29 it extended presidential price controls to July 31. The fate of rollbacks after July 31 remains uncertain. The Senate passed a bill to extend controls beyond July 31, but the House has not acted.
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Congress
Senate
House
Honest Influence Cautions From Senate Probe In Washington
North American Newspaper Alliance reports on a Senate committee probe into influence peddling led by Clyde R. Hoey. The piece urges business men to use official information offices or their congressman to avoid payoffs and high pressure intermediaries, noting honest firms provide valued services without graft.
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Senate
Washington
Sam Mossman
Samuel D. Mason
United States
Information Office
National 3120
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Republican
U. S. Commerce Department
al Production Authority
U. S. Department of Commerce
North American Newspaper Alliance
Demobilization Pressures After Korea and WWII Return Home
The piece contrasts postwar demobilization talks after Korea with 1945 VJ Day promises. It cites Gen MacArthur warnings of rapid force reductions, Truman’s plan to cut to 1.95 million, and protests by GIs in Manila, Paris, and elsewhere. It notes 4-F intake and shifts in draft standards as armies withdrew.
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Efense
Korea
MacArthur
United States
Dean Acheson
U.S
Acheson
Truman
Congress
G. I
Manila
Guam
Boston
le Havre
France
Paris
Hawaii
Yokohama
Frankfort
Shanghai
Calcutta
Seoul
Washington Post
Letter questions Canton police brutality in Hardin case
Beulah Meacham voices concern over police methods in the Buddie Hardin case following alleged brutality in Clara Polk's case. She cites a police record for Hardin and asks if mayor Nichols will reopen the case upon new evidence held by the prosecuting attorney.
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Canton
Clara Polk
Buddie Hardin
Nichols
Hardin
Cease Fire Talks Over Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan
A humorous chronicle reports a spoof cease-fire over Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan with daily twists. Newsmen, celebrities, and diplomats collide as proposals about cameras, agendas, and seating at the U.N. are debated amid sensational rumors and political witticisms.
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Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
New Jersey Considers Stronger Truck Speed Laws
The article notes potential stricter laws to curb truck speeds as police cars pass. It mentions drivers slowing down near law enforcement and references a broader push for road safety and honesty in transit regulations.
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New Jersey
General Motors
Ima Dodo
Vanishing Americanisms on Postage and Letters
A note on rising costs and declining postal services. The Senate post office committee approves raising the 3 cent stamp to 4 cents, signaling a push to limit correspondence to the wealthy amid earlier closures and higher delivery costs. The piece laments inflation affecting romance and daily communication.
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Senate Post Office Committee
Associated Newspapers
Temporal milestones from a Canton paper archive
A century of Repository files chronicles topics from abstinence debates led by German Lyceum to state ruled speed limits, rising Northern Ohio Traction Co. valuation, European financial crisis notes, electric rail service cuts, and notable local deaths and detectives on subversive activity cases.
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John C. Langhans
German Lyceum
Hogan
Northern Ohio Traction Co
Canton
State Tax Commission
Harold Mohn
Dueberave Methodist Episcopal Church
France
Europe
Northern Ohio Power & Light Co
New Philadelphia
Uhrichsville
Dover
Navarre
Frank Burnosky
George Ritz
E. E. Clark
Willis C. Hawley
Salem
Ore
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Rita
Aly
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