Canton Repository masthead and 1949 postage notice
Pittsburgh styled Canton Repository front matter details its history, affiliations, and circulation rates as of Tuesday June 14, 1949. It lists publishing lineage from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository, Associated Press membership, special representatives, and subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery. Includes instructions for publication submissions and a publication date.
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Brush -Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican Navy
Canton Repository
Canton Dailyepository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadel_. Trust
Chicago
Michigan 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
Truman faces choice on spending and peace policy
The piece argues President Truman must defend continued high spending and taxes, contrasting with critics who call for economy. It recalls Roosevelt’s stance that war and peace both require spending, and warns that uncontrolled deficits threaten peace and national bankruptcy.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
United States
Little Rock
Ark
Stabilization inaction could lift coal prices, warns unions
The piece argues a prolonged nonproduction period by miners, starting June 25, would raise coal costs and tighten supply. It predicts consumer shifts to other fuels and notes potential government switch of Oak Ridge from coal to gas to avoid dependence on Lewis led action. It likens stabilization to agricultural bean markets.
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United Mine Workers
Oak Ridge
Atomic Energy Commission
John L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Supreme Court Eyeing Contempt Ruling on Lawson and Trumbo
The Great Awakening against Communist influence leads to a Supreme Court ruling on a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals verdict finding John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo guilty of contempt of Congress for not answering the House un American Activities Committee in 1947 about Communist Party membership. Eight others in the film industry took the same stance, testing Congress power to compel information and shaping the fight against conspiracies while warning against weakening freedoms.
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United States
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
House UN- American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Moving Picture
Lawson
Trumbo
Land of Freedom
Johnson faces carrier modernization clash among chiefs
Defense Secretary Johnson weighs a Naval-Carrier upgrade amid opposition from Gen Bradley and Gen Vandenberg. The three services clash over using about 45 million dollars already approved by Congress to strengthen decks and improve catapult range. A proposed policy shift would center authority on the joint chiefs to align spending with Key West and Newport missions, aided by a soon-to-activate joint evaluation board.
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Ecretary
Johnson
Bradley
Army
Vandenberg
Air Forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Admiral Denfeld
Naval Operations
Congress
United States
Gen. Vandenberg
Pentagon
Denfeld
Joint Chiefs
Key West
Newport
Secretary of Defense
Soci
Electric Storms and Atomic Fears Through Time
The piece traces evolving public attitudes from early fear of lightning and untested electricity to a modern view that man made power is tamed. It compares atomic energy to electricity, noting lingering myths, gradual domestication, and a future where nuclear power becomes routine, paid for monthly as radiation costs accrue.
Subsidy Debate Raises Hog Hogs as Parity Plan Sparks Debate
Washington lawmakers debate a proposed hog subsidy under Brannan plans as a trial for broader farm support. The measure would pay farmers the gap between market hog prices and a fixed parity price, with observers noting potential cost and political limits. Concerns about universal income guarantees and strict farmer regulation color the outlook, while hopes cling to eventual congressional approval.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Brannan
Joey
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Washington Double Talk on Economic Expansion Act of 1949
The article critiques a Truman era push for government intervention through the proposed Economic Expansion Act of 1949. It argues the plan would force investment, production, and regional employment via executive power, loans, government corporations, and vast public works, contrasting it with calls for business confidence and private market activity. It cites Murray Pepper plans and likens the approach to Stalinist methods, warning of politicized contracting and regional employment aims.
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Hose
Truman
White House
Snyder
Sawyer
Federal Reserve Board
Brannan
Ewing
Keyserling
Congress
Murray and
Pepper
Murray
Stalin
U. S. Treasury
Lincoln Reflections on Despair and Seeking One True Path
A compact quotation explores how overwhelming doubt can drive a person to seek guidance beyond self reliance. Lincoln asserts that personal wisdom falters when faced with a day of insurmountable burden.
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Abraham Lincoln
The Story of Old Glory and the Flag Design
An overview of the evolving U S flag design from its 1777 origins to the 1818 act adding stars for new states and the looming 50 star issue. It covers Betsy Ross lore, Francis Hopkinson claims, and the 1912 Taft order fixing proportions.
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Congress
Hawaii
Alaska
Arizona
Taft
United States
St. George
St. Andrew
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Washington
Francis Hopkinson
New Jersey
Vermont
Kentucky
Entlemen of the Graduating Class Class of 49 Baccalaureate
A humorous baccalaureate address mocks postwar uncertainty and job prospects for the Class of 1949. It compares high hopes with a weak economy noting Ford strikes, stock market dips, and scarce openings while offering cheerfully practical advice and warnings about ads, booms, and breakneck change. It closes with a quip about a Columbia University armored truck robbery and a dig at courtroom perjury.
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Columbia University
Century-Old Cuba Slave Trade Report Emerges
A historic note recalls a 100 year old Cuba slave trade case with thousands reportedly landed last month and more expected. The smuggling fee was three doublooms per person, about 51 dollars, signaling the scale of illicit movement.
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Cuba
Epidemic Closes Local Public Venues in Upper Sandusky
Twenty five years ago Upper Sandusky closed churches theaters and other gathering places due to a smallpox outbreak. About one hundred of the towns 5000 residents were under treatment for the disease while William A Pinkerton left a 2 million dollar estate as revealed in a Chicago court inventory.
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Upper Sandusky
William A. Pinkerton
Chicago
Judge Wilkin Takes Oath in Cleveland as West Successor
The ceremony swore in Judge Robert N. Wilkin of New Philadelphia as the successor to the late Federal District Judge Samuel H. West. Separately, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a Cambridge blue law prohibiting Sunday motion picture showings as constitutional.
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Robert N. Wilkin
New Philadelphia
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland
Samuel H. West
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
A satirical column notes government layoffs of over 400 press agents and the editor canceling new wastebasket orders. It discusses the underrepresentation of women in wealth, bus driver discontent, gloomy views on prosperity, and no clear signs of a recession at familiar prices. The tone critiques economic and social gaps with dated context.
Shadows Between Hiss and Chambers Revisited in Courtroom Dispute
Long-ago acquaintances Hiss and Chambers are referenced in a contemporary legal debate over who acted as the shady associate. The case hinges on character and past ties, raising questions about trust and culpability in the present dispute.
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Hiss
Chambers
Washington’s Alarming Outsize Bureaucracy
The message warns that size of the federal bureaucracy in Washington does not guarantee economic benefits. It argues inefficiency, growth without measurable gains, and questions the tied link between government size and economic performance. The piece calls for reform and streamlined oversight to spur genuine prosperity.
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