Canton Repository history and 1949 publication details
A historical note on The Canton Repository tracing name changes from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository, merger with The Stark County Republican, various title shifts, and acquisition of The Canton Daily News. Includes AP affiliation, staff office locations, associations, and subscription rates as of June 9, 1949.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Benton Repository
Pot Megee
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Inreye
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelands
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Llss Tlett Communications
Ohio Relief Burden Shifts Back to Taxpayers
Ohio faces shrinking relief funds as Governor Lausche urges setting aside 10 million for emergencies while counties and state struggle to cover rising unemployment aid. The piece warns of renewed bond funding and heavier tax burdens, forecasting broader federal strain and potential postwar relief crises.
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Lausche
Ohio
Washington
Do They Work Theories versus Practice in British Labor Policy
A columnist argues that era is ruled by theories and questions whether plans work in practice. The British Labour Party faces a 1950 election after Congress, with observers saying its theorized evolutionary socialism is on the defensive as it must test its policies in government.
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Mussolinis
Lenins
Kerenskys
Hitlers
Stalins
Great Britain
Labor Party
British Labor Party
Caught Short Again
New York Times dispatch claims about 300000 Russian Communists purged for opposing a shifting party line. The piece notes disappearances of officials, insider grapevine reports, and a purge aimed at Zhadanov supporters once favored by Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times Dispatch
Russia
Andrei Zhadanov
Zhadanov
Stalin
Kremlin
Dangerous Neglect By David Lawrence
The article argues the United States underinvests in tactical air power, relying on strategic bombers while Russia maintains a strong tactical air force. It notes dwindling fighter and light bomber fleets, inadequate air support for ground troops, and calls for reevaluation by the House Armed Services Committee amid criticism of Gen. Bradley and defense leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Congress
Hitler
Europe
America
United States Army
Berlin
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Johnson
Marine Corps
Army
House
Armed Services Committee
Wedding Gifts Reveal Lottery Vein In Society
A nostalgic column notes how royal and American weddings flood houses with gifts yet many face the burden of returning or disposing them. It highlights Uncle bachelors Auntie spinsters and parents whose families reap rewards while others lose savings to an unequal cycle of wedding generosity.
Thoughtful verse lines from Milton on heavenly summons
A reflective excerpt cites Milton noting that when one ascends to heaven a dread tribunal is proclaimed by summoning archangels. The line frames judgment as a celestial broadcast from above.
Congress Should Decide Now on 1949 Economic Measures
The piece argues Congress must stay in session to pass key 1949 items affecting business such as Taft Hartley revisions, wage and tax laws, social security, and foreign aid. It cites the need to end doubt for markets, notes signs of possible progress, and contrasts this year’s record with the 80th Congress.
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Congress
Brannan Farm Plan
Valley Authority
Montana
Jim Murray
U. S
Europe
Truman
Senate
Biggest Thing in the Air
In a 10,000 mile tour promoting the naval air cadet program the Lockheed Constitution is evaluated as a low cost coast to coast airliner. It could carry 168 passengers, cost about 3 million dollars, and pay for itself in a little over a year while offering high comfort and safety features.
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U. S. Navy
Naval Air Cadet Program
Lockheed
Navy
From Our Readers Clear Up Canton's Air
U G Reinhold argues Canton's air pollution needs solutions from coal producers and public cooperation. He cites smoke from locomotives and vehicles, proposes higher chimneys for better diffusion, street vacuum cleaners, and exhaust pipe extensions on trucks. He warns about monoxide gas poisoning and urges ordinance action.
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Canton
Coal Producers Committee
U. G. Reinhold
11Th St NW
Uncle Sam as Doctor in a Nation of Caretakers
A humorous verse praising government as universal healer and dentist. Uncle Sam transforms into Doctor Sam, offering bridgework, pills, nightly visits, and round-the-clock care at low rates. It extols government power, invokes political humor, and ends with a boastful call to trust the state for all needs.
Kiss Me Skate and Other Showbiz Sketches
A collage of entertainment notes with Weed proposing a radio show title Kiss Me Skate. Boris Karloff’s video skit opens terrifyingly then reveals a scoutmaster teaching woodcraft. Ed Streeter returns with Father of the Bride. A GI with two wives earns a top secret post. Rudolf Bing may head the Metropolitan Opera. A cigarette is court-martialed for misstep amid opera publicity. The 11 Communists trial lurches on, needing understudies and new costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Streeter
Cigaret
Theater chief dodges overcharge questions over South Pacific
The box office head of the South Pacific venue refuses to confirm or deny overcharging or collusion with ticket speculators, citing potential incrimination and degradation. He offers only the Finger Talk song from the show as a possible alternative. A missing-in-action GI from France, who married twice in Waterbury and Staten Island, is being subjected to psychiatric testing by the army.
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Rincess
Elizabeth
Philip
London
Britain
United States
Bachelor A
France
Waterbury
Conn
Staten Island
N. Y
G.I
Century of Stark County Echoes From Local History
A digest of recent history notes from Stark County items including a century back gold rumor in California, 40 years ago local option liquor petitions, livestock fire losses of $2,000 near North Industry, 25 years ago lightning outages in Meyers Lake, and 10 years ago Olympic scheduling shifts with NYA student aid data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark County
John Young
North Industry
Ohio Power Co
Meyers Lake
International Olympic Committee
London
Italy
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Germany
National Youth Administration
NYA
Target Practice By H. V. WADE
Mystery film hints and social satire blend in a humorous column by H. V. Wade about aging, a detective plot, and quirks of modern life. The piece riffs on knowledge gaps from youth, a hat clue in a crime scene, uranium jokes, and British tea habits.
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David Lawrence
By Truman Twill
Papa
Mama
Jenkins
HGH
Kce
Peter Edson
O’mahoney
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Donald C. Maddock
Maddock
Repository
H. I. Phillips
Sam
M.D
van Dyck
Superman
Uncle Sam
Doc Samuel
YE Gotham Bugle and Banner
Rudolf Bing
Metropolitan Opera
California
East
San Francisco
H. V. Wade
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