Reader questions Army surplus contracts and shoe costs
A reader letter questions why the Quar termasters paid $41.00 for Army over coats with a 1%4 year life while Marine coats cost $19.90 for a 4 year life. The piece notes a price disparity, footwear sales to the Army at surplus prices vs later large orders, and wonders about waste in wartime procurement as budgets tighten.
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Washington
Quartermasters Department
Shoes & Leather
George
Government procurement and military budget waste
By George E. Sokolsky argues new weapons are bought prodigally while surpluses are dumped at low prices. He cites the Eberstadt report claiming Kremlin aims to force U.S. spending on arms and aid, warns of continual crises and higher fiscal dangers, and urges strict economy in the military budget. He notes unification friction, duplications, and lobbying that inflate procurement costs.
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United States
Western Europe
Kremlin
Moscow
Toynbee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
King Features Syndicate
Benson
Americans in Germany Live As Cultural Captives
Berlin reports note Americans in Germany are increasingly prisoners of occupation on a cultural level. HAL BOYLE observes softened German attitudes, with parties featuring German songs and cross-cultural mingling. Despite hardships, Americans still enjoy cheaper social life and some engage in charity work to help German children.
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Berlin
Germany
Hal Boyle
Clausewitz
American Overseas Airlines
Afterwar German Servants Stir Hostilities at Home
Hal Boyle reports that American families struggle with German household help after the war. A husband notes his child understands the German nurse better than him. A wife laments petty power struggles among German servants and a lack of likeable traits, even after wartime conflict. The piece reflects a social strain as conqueror status fades.
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Germany
The
Associated Press
Tax Relief Aims To Preserve American Productivity
George S. Benson argues that unchecked federal taxation threatens national well being. He cites historical losses from excessive taxes, notes rising government spending, and warns that high tax burdens curb production, reduce living standards, and risk industrial ruin without tax relief.
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America
Alliance Hospital Graduates Seven Nurses
Alliance City Hospital awarded diplomas to seven School of Nursing graduates at Union Avenue Methodist Church. Mt. Union College president Dr. Charles B. Ketcham delivered the main address. Turkle and Miss Lulu Harold presented diplomas. Grads include Melba Duchon Mary C. Fallo Zonia Ludwig Sophie Niarchos Barbara D. Stanley Lo Ann Fetter Jennie Manypenny
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Alliance City Hospital
School of Nursing
Union Avenue Methodist Church
Charles B. Ketcham
Mt. Union College
Edgar H. Turkle
Board of Trustees
Lulu B. Harold
Melba Duchon
Mary C. Fallo
Zonia Ludwig
Sophie Niarchos
Barbara D. Stanley
Burglars Fail to Open Safe at Magnolia Hardware
Deputies report burglars entered the Magnolia hardware store through a rear window Monday night or early Tuesday but failed to force open a safe. The store is operated by Kenneth W. Cline.
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Magnolia Hardware
Kenneth W. Cline
Massillon to Send 7 to Boys State
Seven Massillon youths depart Saturday for the Buckeye Boys State program at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. Representing Massillon Post 221, American Legion, the group is announced by City Solicitor Robert K. Willison, post Boys State chair. Participants are Donald Willets Shilling, John Tracey Mansfield, John T. Price, Jerry Alpiner, James Shannon Bowers of Massillon, Donald Lewis Ripple of Canton, and Robert LeRoy Heesand of Navarre.
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Massillo
Massillon
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Buckeye
Massillon Post 221
American Legion
Robert K. Willison
Post
Donald Willets Shilling
John Tracey Mansfield
John T. Price
Jerry Alpiner
James Shannon Bowers
Donald Lewis Ripple
Canton
Robert LeRoy Heesand
Navarre
Workman's adds Dennison to Canton bus route 8
Workman's Transportation announces a new bus on Route 8 from Dennison to Canton. The daily schedule starts in Dennison at 4 45 a m then New Philadelphia at 5 a m with stops at Dover Mineral City Sandyville and East Sparta.
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Dover
Workman’s Transportation, Inc
Dennison
Canton
New Philadelphia
Mineral City
Sandyville
East Sparta
Moran 70 famed umpire and Centre coach dies in Kentucky
Charley Moran, 70, renowned baseball umpire and Centre College football coach, died at his home in Horse Cave Kentucky after a long illness. He led Centre to a 1921 Harvard upset, coached stars Bo McMillin Red Roberts and Red Weaver, and spent 23 years in the National League as umpire before retiring in 1939. He earlier played for the St Louis Cardinals before his arm failed. Moran mentored Jim Thorpe at Carlisle before guiding Centre. He owned a farm near Horse Cave since 1904.
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Horse Cave
Charles B. Moran
Moran
Centre College
Danville
Praying Colonels
Centre
Bo McMillin
Red Roberts
Red Weaver
Harvard
St. Louis Cardinals
Carlisle
Jim Thorpe
Bucknell
Porterfield Sent To Newark For Rest
New York Yankees pitcher Bob Porterfield, who threw a spring training no hitter, was sent to Newark of the International League to rest a pulled muscle. Charley Keller was recalled from Newark to take his roster spot, joining the ailing Joe DiMaggio who worked out briefly before last night’s game.
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NEW York
Bob Porterfield
New York Yankees
Newark
International League Today
Porterfield
Yankee
Charley Keller
Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Stark County Horseshoe Leaders Amid Tight League Play
The Stark County Horse shoe League standings lift after Tuesday at Ringer Land Courts. Walters leads with a 6-0 mark after a 1149 to 1026 win over Canton News, claiming seven straight victories. Other results include Low's Barbers beating Dougherty Flowers 1932 to 1840, and Meyers Lake Sportsmen defeating Canton Floors 1719 to 1521.
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ALTER
Stark County Horseshoe
Ringer Land
Walters
Canton News
Low’s
Barbers
Dougherty Flowers
Meyers Lake Sportsmen
Canton
Yanks
Karl Konter
Grandview Dairy
Rapid Transit
Stark Dry Goods
Castamall Recreation
Jacobs-Walther and
Stahlhebers
Moore
South Carolina Duo Lead Scoring Standout Season
Jim Slaughter and Henry Martin paced South Carolina's basketball team in scoring with 358 and 338 points respectively. Slaughter is a six nine sophomore.
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Jim Slaughter
Henry Martin
South Carolina
Slaughter
Touring Athletes Hasten Trip From England to Coast
Frank Fox of Seton Hall and Dick Ault of the hurdles team sped from England to Los Angeles for NCAA championship events this weekend after an overnight layover in New York. The American squad, nine strong, arrived at La Guardia following five British meets in six days. Ault joined Harrison Dillard as the travelers who avoided defeat abroad, with Dillard winning a hurdle event and a 220 yard flat race.
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New York
INS
Frank Fox
Seton Hall
Dick Ault
Los Angeles
N.C.A.A
la Guardia
England
Ault
Harrison Dillard
Braves Acquire Giants Catcher on Waivers
Boston receives 34 year old Mickey Livingston from the New York Giants after a routine waiver move. Livingston appeared in 45 games last season batting .212 with 12 RBIs and two home runs for New York.
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Braves
Giants
Boston
INL
Boston Braves
Mickey Livingston
New York Giants
Livingston
Ford Frick
New Yorkers
Four District Women Win in Akron Golf
In Akron Firestone Country Club the Women's Akron District Golf Association held its inaugural 18 hole medal play with 80 entrants. Canton area players captured four prize places including Mrs C B Johnson low net 70 and Mrs H Behrens net 75. Mrs Harold Littrick of Firestone was medalist with 79. Class A honors went to Mrs S N Utt and Mrs S E McFarren with nets 73 and 74. The next WADGA event will be June 28 at Fairlawn CC with entry closing next Tuesday.
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Akron
Canton
Akron District Golf Association
Firestone
C. C. Alliance
C. B. Johnson
Brookside
H. Behrens
Shady Hollow
H. J. Eisenbrei
W. R. Lowry
Shady
Charles Taylor
Harold Littrick
S. N. Utt
S. E. McFarren
Nets
W.A.D.G.A
Fairlawn C.C
Western College Class Hears Grove Patterson
Grove Patterson editor of the Toledo Blade urged Western College graduates to raise thinking levels and work for human progress. He said world peace depends on individual desire, not force of arms, during the 71-member ceremony in Oxford.
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Oxford
Grove Patterson
Toledo Blade
Western College
Woman from Charleston Dies in Cincinnati Auto Crash
Mrs. Virginia Gamer aged 35, formerly of Charleston West Virginia, was killed in an automobile accident near the River Downs race track in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Virginia Gamer
Charleston
W. Va
River Downs Race Track
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