Canton Repository 1949 July 28 publication history note
The Canton Repository details its long lineage from The Ohio Repository through mergers and name changes, listing dates of founding, name shifts, mergers, and publication forms. It notes Associated Press membership, special representatives, and multiple city offices. Rates for single copies, carrier, and mail are provided, with geographic applicability and a July 28 1949 date line.
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Dublinhelle Groscore Kewaneeush- Moore Newspapers Inc
Rtepository
Market Avenas
Fifth Street
Canton 2
Ohio
Postal Co
Secon
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repositor Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau
Inland Daily Press Association
Britain and United States confront atomic fission partnership risk
The piece warns Roosevelt's past remarks may cause diplomatic embarrassment as Britain hints at withholding uranium ore amid doubts over Britain’s stability and governance. It notes Bernard Baruch’s plan for UN atomic energy and asks if full US British partnership is safe given US Congress must approve any sharing of atomic secrets.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Truman
Bernard Baruch
Europe
United Nations Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Record Heat of Summer 1949 Sets Fresh Theme for Survivors
A glowing, opinionated reflection on the enduring impact of the 1949 heat wave. The piece notes a Hudson Bay low pressure pattern driving Gulf air northward creating extreme humidity and long, grueling days. Survivors recall the experience as a defining national precedent and a source of future conversations.
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Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
Political game over poll taxes heats in Congress
The piece argues House passage of an anti poll tax bill is political theater. It notes Republicans and northern Democrats favor abolishing poll taxes but Senate action stalls it. It contends colored voters are used as bargaining chips and predicts abolition only by state action.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
CVA plan eyed as danger to Washington liberty
The article argues that the Truman administration’s CVA would unite federal projects across Washington and neighboring states into a three member board with six year terms. It would bypass state powers, tax localities, and potentially create a regional government with tight control over energy, agriculture, and industry, risking a dictatorship. Langlie opposes the plan though federal funds loom large and Magnuson hints at mild changes.
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Olympia
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
Arthur Langlie
Mon C. Wallgren
Langlie
Columbia Valley
United States
CVA
Congress
Magnuson
Truman Administration
America
The Illusion of Profitable Leisure Time
This column argues that most people cannot define or profitably use leisure time. Duties blur into leisure, and even paid entertainers feel work rather than rest when idle moments arise. The author notes few truly deliberate uses of leisure, sharing personal, humorous reflections on wasting time with simple acts like grooming a dog.
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Susie
World buried alive record may stay in America
The London Times reports a Zanesville man’s claim of a 45 day burial for a world record. It notes England would block the stunt with taxes, planning rules, timber control, and health act provisions. The Times concludes Britain cannot compete in the bizarre contest.
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London Times
Zanesville, O
the Times
England
America
Emmert
Central Land Board
Board of Trade
Timber Control
Armament Debate Faces U S Strategy For Next War
A U S debate centers on how North Atlantic powers should deter Russia and whether to fund armament aid to Europe. Critics question reliance on air power, intercontinental bombers, and blitz warfare while considering the risks of dependency on foreign politics and potential Communist infiltration of weapons. The argument weighs whether existing U S armament outlays suffice or must be redirected.
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Europe
Congress
North Atlantic
Russia
U. S. Air Force
Truman
United States
America
Navy
W. Stuart Symington
Air
Vandenberg
Air Force
U. S. Navy
U. S. Army
Atlantic
Readers praise Dr Peales Guide to Confident Living
A reader from Louisville commends the column and its uplifting message while others comment on tax concerns in the city. Mr Kennedy notes high taxes and requests police protection at Harrison and Navarre, urging readiness and instruction for officers.
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Harrison
Navarre
John Kennedy
Reader letter praises Dr. Peale articles on front page
Ella Weedman of 1306 23rd Street NE commends the newspaper for publishing Dr. Peale’s wholesome articles. She says they benefit many readers and hopes for more such pieces in the future.
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Dr. Peale
Ella Weedman
23Rd St NE
Peale Articles Pleasing Mrs Hill Notes Delverne Ave
Mrs L J Hill of 1235 Delverne Ave SW praises the Dr. Peale articles published in the repository. She expresses appreciation and encouragement for continued coverage.
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L. J. Hill
Delverne Ave
Police Methods Puzzle in Alliance and City
A reader questions police authority practices in Alliance citing suspensions for arrests without proper sanction. The piece notes eight Cleveland officers receiving time off amid a holdup case where $22,000 was recovered, and highlights a dangerous Harrison Navarre intersection with 63 accidents in 3% years.
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Cleveland
Repository
Harrison and
Navarre
Timken
Republic
12Th NW
Readers thank front page Peale column and request more
Florence I Henry of 2708 10th Street NW expresses gratitude for Norman Vincent Peale's column on the front page and the serial book, urging continued publication of his high type and helpful content for readers and friends.
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Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Florence I. Henry
10Th St
Praise for Peale in The Repository column
Cecil J. Hunt of 117 Harrison Ave SW commends Norman V. Peale's "A Guide to Living" articles in The Repository as one of the best features in years. Hunt praises Peale as an outstanding author and gospel minister whose writings reach readers of diverse faiths.
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Peale
Repository
Norman V. Peale
Dr. Peale
Cecil J. Hunt
Harrison Ave
Nothing Was Said
Mary Jane Eafraty from 323 Broad Ave NW remarks on the humor of the last Thursday edition titled Nothing Was Said and praises Sam Marshall as the writer, noting readers enjoyed the piece and wishing him continued success.
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Repository
Sam Marshall
Mary Jane Eafraty
Broad Ave
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
The piece jokes about swimming the English Channel and the idea of walking across like Hitler proposed. It notes a Baltimore miss teaching Parisians strip poker or Folies Bergere with cards during a Paris wedding scene.
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Hitler
Paris
Baltimore
No starch laundry conspiracy goes awry in satire
A humorous piece by H. I. Phillips details a couple’s spoof investigation into laundries claiming to avoid starch. They seek shirts without starch only to discover a comic, covert division between starch and no starch departments and staff.
The Candor Kid Claims Six Year Political Doubt
The Milford Dispatch notes a scathing remark by John C. Falder criticizing the associate justice post as a taxpayer-funded sinecure and alleging candidates lack merit. It mentions a Supreme Court vacancy and rumors of Elsa Maxwell or Toots Shor as potential picks.
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John C. Falder
Milford
Pike County
Dispatch
Why Movie Critics Go Mad
Bosley Crowther cites weak script and lack of life as causes. Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum steer a dutiful but soulless plot while Elliott Nugent directs with vision and Alan Ladd delivers a strong performance. the text also notes the bobby-soxer shot the ballplayer for love, with a scarce supply of A-1 first basemen in the era.
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Cyril Hume
Richard Maibaum
Ladd
Bosley Crowther
Elliott Nugent
Alan Ladd
Howard Barnes
Couples share bedrooms so wife gains two closets
A sociologist notes married couples who sleep in separate bedrooms may not realize the wife benefits by having two clothes closets, a practical perk amid the arrangement.
Century-Old Extortion Case Convicts Briggs in New York
One hundred years ago William B. Astor received extortion letters leading to Isaac A. Briggs being convicted of sending them and sentenced to five years in state penitentiary. Forty years ago four youths aged 14 to 17 were rounded up in Los Angeles for burglaries and using wireless to warn each other of police. French aviator Hubert Latham failed again to cross the English Channel, reaching 19 of 21 miles toward Dover.
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William B. Astor
New York
Isaac A. Briggs
Los Angeles
Hubert Latham
France
Dover
England
Train Plunge Kills Engineer and Injures Passengers Near Beach City
A Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train plunged through a burning trestle at Sugar Creek near Beach City. Engineer Harry Johnson of Cleveland died after staying with the locomotive to guide passengers to safety. sixteen of eighty riders were injured as cars burned. A 13-year-old was saved by Mrs. John Neiss after the trampling. Finland erects bronze statue in Helsinki honoring Paavo Nurmi.
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Wheeling & Lake Erie
Sugar Creek
Beach City
Harry Johnson
Cleveland
Canton
John Neiss
Union Ave
Finland
Helsinki
Paavo Nurmi
Mars viewing draws crowd at Canton McKinley monument
Ten years ago Canton residents observed Mars in brilliant southern skies. About 1500 people lined up at the McKinley monument to view through Richard Emmons telescope. Dr. William J. Mayo, 78, died in Rochester, Minnesota, founder of the Mayo Clinic with his brother Charles Mayo.
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Canton
Mars
McKinley Monument
Richard Emmons
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Charles Mayo
Mayo Clinic
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