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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1949

Page

8

Trade Revival In Berlin Seen As Soviet Goal

PARIS June 9 AP Russia is expected to reject Dean Achesons demand to lift the little blockade of Berlin by Monday. Western authorities say a near complete East West trade pact could start soon if the Berlin rail strike ends, with Moscow likely using Paris talks as a cover for Berlin aims. Western officials expect Vishinsky to resist a five day deadline for ending rail disruptions as ministers seek a temporary Berlin solution.

Paris Russia Dean Acheson Berlin Acheson West Andrei Vishinsky Germany

American Airlines appoints Peter MacDonald sales manager Canton Akron

Peter MacDonald, long time Boston sales representative for American Airlines, named sales manager for the Canton Akron area. A UVA graduate, he joined American in 1940 and held postings in New York, Memphis, and Dallas. He served two years in the U. S. Army Air Force in the CBI theater and returned to Boston in 1946. He is unmarried.

Peter MacDonald Boston American Airlines Canton - Akron University of Virginia MacDonald Peter MacDonald American’s New York City Memphis Tenn Dallas Tex U. S. Army Air Force MacDonald

Weather Report Canton Akron Area Forecast Update

Sunny and warmer this afternoon with a low around 50 tonight. Friday cloudy with scattered showers by night, Saturday cloudy and warmer. A south wind pushes out the cold air mass with record Cleveland low 41 today. Forecaster Howard French predicts highs near 70 and gradual warm-up with limited frost risk. Almanac data included for Canton Sunrise 5 54 a m Sets 8 56 p m Moonrise 9 19 p m Moon set 5 13 a m Full moon 5 45 p m.

Ohio Howard French Cleveland French Kent State Univ Canton Associated Press Akron Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati

Canton Seniors Graduate Tonight Across Four High Schools

Canton board of education presides over diplomas for 1,098 seniors in four high school auditoriums. Commencement speakers include Dr. John R. Emens at Lehman, Rev. William E. Clark at Lincoln, and Rev. Harold F. Carr at McKinley. Timken honors 14 seniors with short talks. 14 student speakers named for Timken, Lincoln, McKinley, and Lehman.

Onight Canton Canton Board of Education John R. Emens Ball State Teachers College Lehman William E. Clark First Methodist Church South Bend Ind Lincoln Harold F. Carr Lakewood Methodist Church McKinley Timken John B. Baker Fred K. Domer Hayes Putman Loren E. Souers Harold C. Case Pasadena Calif Case M. P. Watts Emens Muncie Clark Dundee Scotland North High School Minneapolis Macalester College St. Paul Minnesota

Red Scandal Ties Screenwriters to Communist Fronts

FBI papers enter Miss Coplon trial unraveling links between Hollywood figures and alleged Communist-front groups. Testimony names Alfred Maltz and Norman Corwin among others, detailing front affiliations, wartime entertainments, and a 1949 FBI report on Frederic March and spouse Florence Eldridge.

FBI Miss Coplin Justice Department Russia John M. Kelley Jr Raymond P. Whearty Albert L. Reeves Kansas City Miss Coplon Kelley Reeves Whearty Archibald Palmer Bickel Hollywood Broadway March Congress of American Committee For Yugoslav Relief Progressive Citizens of America Subject Florence Eldridge March Congress of American Women Miss Eldridge Lionel Berman Bella V. Dodd Communist Party Bella Dodd Actors Equity Jo Davidson T-3 World Today, Inc John) Grierson Stuart) Legg New York Manfred George Valentine A. Gubitchev Palmer

Corner stone to be laid in Richville fire station

Massillon June 9 Fire Chief Raymond Earle will attend the corner stone laying of the new fire station in Richville at 2 p.m. Sunday. Other officials include Thomas Burkett and A Schott Prairie Township trustees.

Massillon Raymond Earle Richville Thomas Burkett A. Schott Prairie Township

Brick Firm Sales Seminar Ends With Tour at Bessemer

Metropolitan Brick Inc held a three day sales seminar for 50 dealers in Bessemer Pa. A tour showcased the world’s largest horseshoe kiln built 1909 and expanded in 1914 spanning half a mile with 216 sections. The kiln uses six fire sets and continuous movement for tunnel kiln firing with daily output of 140000 bricks. The Minerva structural glaze plant was also visited.

Bessemer Metropolitan Brick, Inc R. H. Cochran Minerva

State Liquor Inspectors and New Senate Measures

Assembly liquor inspectors serve at the pleasure of the director and are under civil service. The Senate would allow counties to issue poor relief bonds and create a commission to study feasibility of a parking garage under the statehouse.

Civil Service Senate William H. Deddens Hamilton Maurice A. Niehaus Statehouse Evan P. Ford Franklin

Traffic death reported after Route 153 collision

On Route 153 near the city a two car crash occurred as Mr Lahmers slowed to turn into a daily store driveway and did not see Stone's car approaching without lights. The sheriff's office reported the incident and details of the collision were gathered from deputy statements.

Girl 16 Hurt in City Crash Injuries Reported

Phyllis Seitz 16 of 3732 18th St SW suffered arm bruises and a neck sprain at 10 11 p m when a car carrying James Stock 16 of 2829 8th St NW struck a parked car owned by Howard Wenzel 3706 6th St SW in the 500 block on Raffid SW. She was treated at Aultman Hospital.

Phyllis Seitz James A. Stock 8Th St Howard Wenzel 6Th St Aultman Hospital

Boy 3 suffers lip bruises in city crash

Three year old Michael L Gallagher of 2654 2nd St SE was treated at Mercy Hospital for lip bruises after a car carrying him and driven by his father Fred B Gallagher collided with a machine in an accident at Piedmont Ave and Tuscara St. The machine was operated by G N Flacas 62 of Wilkensburg Pa, police report.

Michael L. Gallagher 2Nd St SE Mercy Hospital Fred B. Gallagher Piedmont Ave Tuscara G. N. Flacas Wilkensburg

Boy on Bicycle Falls Injures Teen Near City Route 153

David Bole, 15, of 3632 Fairmount Blvd NE, fell from his bicycle on Route 153 a quarter mile east of the city. He sustained scalp bruises and cuts plus back and ankle scratches and was treated at Mercy Hospital by the sheriff's office report.

David Bole Fairmount Blvd Sheriff's Office Mercy Hospital

Five Named By Chambers As Spy Aides

New York June 9 AP Whittaker Chambers named five men who supplied him government documents when he was a Soviet spy ring courier. They include Alger Hiss and William Ward Pigman Harry Dexter White Vincent Reno and Julian Wadleigh. Pigman denied any dealings with Chambers. White died last Aug. 17 at Fitzwilliam N H after denying being in an elite Communist apparatus. Reno named at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1942 as a ballistics collaborator. Mrs Prisilla Hiss may testify as could Hiss in his defense.

New York Whittaker Chambers Alger Hiss Chambers William Ward Pigman Harry Dexter White Vincent Reno Julian Wadleigh Wadleigh Hiss State Department Pigman Appleton Wis U. S. Bureau of Standards Treasury White The Reno Priscilla Hiss Lloyd Paul Stryker Grand Jury Communist Party U. S Thomas F. Murphy House Committee On UN

Hartong Fined In Massillon for Unlicensed Driver

Robert P Hartong twenty four of Uniontown pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his vehicle. He was fined twenty dollars plus costs this morning in Massillon.

Massillon Robert P. Hartong Uniontown

Central Catholic Graduation Emphasizes Religious Training

124 graduates of Central Catholic High School in Youngstown received diplomas at St. John's Catholic Church as Rev. Fr. James W. Malone urged life of faith. Bishop James A. McFadden awarded diplomas and medals, highlighting crisis days and Mt. Marie expansion to prepare students for a changing world. Parents’ eyes watched as graduates accepted their awards and faced a debt to be repaid by good living.

James W. Malone St. Columba’s Youngstown Central Catholic High School St. John’s Catholic Church Mt. Marie St. John’s James A. McFadden Mt. Marie Academy Fr. Malone St. John’s High School

Danny Thomas Visits Canton on Way to Hollywood

Danny Thomas of radio and movies, guest in Canton after traveling from New York, spent the night at the St Francis Hotel with his wife. He discussed his plans for Hollywood scripts, a Moon Over the Cat skills project, and possible television shows while noting television as a growing medium. He recalled Toledo’s Woodward High School and Canton as a delightful town.

Danny Thomas Hollywood Canton St. Francis Hotel New York Riviera Ft. Lee N. J Danny Toledo Woodward Canton McKinley Milton Berle Arthur Godfrey

District Traffic Arrests Prompt Laws and Warnings

A Massillon area youth Robert W. Lantzer aged 17 was arrested for reckless driving after a high speed tractor crash near High Mill Road. The incident disrupted local electrical service and he was cited to Juvenile Court along with twelve other motorists arrested that day for various traffic offenses.

Robert W. Lantzer RD 4 Massillon High Mill Rd Route 21 Ohio Public Service Co Lantzer George J. Sales Aultman 12Th Stand Market Charles Stewart Miami John Thomas Uniontown Harrison Ave Tuscara St W Benjamin Texter Roslyn Ave Gordon E. Edwards Minerva

Remodeled Sybil Shop For Women Reopened

The enlarged Sibyl Shop at 527 Market area reopened today as a 25 by 84 feet women wear store. A rear stockroom eight fitting rooms and new furniture carpeting and air conditioning enhance the all glass front. Thomas Maddrell guided the remodel. ownership rests with Mr. and Mrs. M R McCormick.

Thomas Maddrell M. R. McCormick

Newark man dies in Route 40 auto crash

Dewey A. Maher, 51, of Newark, was killed when his car collided with a truck carrying concrete blocks near the Licking County line on Route 40.

Zanesville Dewey A. Maher Newark Licking County

Tornado Kills Three In Nebraska Village

Belvidere Nebraska residents recall a deadly twister that struck without warning early last night. The village of about 300 people saw a cafe and dance hall leveled and several other buildings damaged. Three people died and seven were injured as utilities and services collapsed.

Belvidere Neb Nebraska

Russians Drive Back Berlin Rail Strike Mob at HQ

Four Russian officers beat back about 200 railway strikers who had invaded the Soviet controlled Berlin railway headquarters in the American sector. West German police guarded the building as Soviet complaints and four power recognition shaped the clash. About 14,000 Reichsbahn workers had been idle since May over wages union recognition and job security.

Berlin U. S Alexander Kotikov Stalin Spree Canal Lenin Howley Frank Howley West Berlin Reichsbahn

Alliance Board of Health Requests $39,725 Budget

The Alliance Board of Health asked for a $39,725 budget for the coming year, about $10,000 more than this year, to fund new hires and a remodeling program for new offices. A five year contract with George E. Weibush Garbage Co. was approved, with garbage fees rising about 39 percent. An extended drive against food handlers lacking health certificates was approved, and a yearly permit was mandated for all food handlers. The board also approved bills totaling $2,473.21 and voted to suspend meetings until October unless urgent, as called by the mayor.

Repository Bureau Alliance Alliance Board of Health Board of Health Health Board George E. Weibush Garbage Co

Veterans Protest Rent Raise at Ohio Northern

About 70 former G I s and their families at Ohio Northern University protested a $5 monthly rent hike on college owned trailer homes. Spokesman Don E Eppley of Bucyrus said most students rely on the G I Bill and many have families, making the increase burdensome. A petition circulated calling the rent raise unnecessary and unfair.

Ohio Northern Ada, O Ohio Northern University G.il Don E. Eppley Bucyrus

West Liberty students craft own jewelry in art class

West Liberty State College students are making their own jewelry as part of an art department course taught by Ruth West. The instructor says the work blends amateur originality with professional refinement, reflecting a hands on approach to adornment design.

West Liberty W. VA West Liberty State Ruth West

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