Canton Repository historical masthead and rates notice
The Canton Repository edition from Saturday June 18 1949 presents a historical masthead with publication lineage from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository. It lists ownership Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc and Associated Press affiliations, regional bureaus, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions within Stark and surrounding counties.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark
Canton Reposito & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reposes
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Niichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Turn of events harden Western stance against Russia
The standoff with the Soviet Union grows as the latest US UK France Russia foreign ministers conference yields no reconciliation. German peace settlements remain distant and self rule for Germany remains absent, with time possibly shaping loyalties as Europe watches power struggles postwar.
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Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Truman’s bid for fame in executive reorganization plans
The piece argues President Truman’s push for a federal reorganization, aided by Herbert Hoover as commission chair, as the defining act of his presidency. It credits Truman with rising above partisanship, seeking congressional action, and suggests success would mark a landmark in U.S. history.
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Mr. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Truman
United States
New turbine-electric locomotive eyed as future workhorse
The piece notes a gas turbine electric locomotive as a developing option, powered by a turbine that drives wheels via electric motors. It compares its early stage to Diesel-electrics, recalls how Diesel-electrics displaced steam through innovations, and asserts ongoing engineering progress with no absolutes. It also references New York’s $18 billion assessed valuation, a math challenge on compound interest, and a jab at the B 36's combat prospects.
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New York
Frisch
Chicago
Paul Hoffman
ECA
Varga’s Shift from Cosmopolitanism to Soviet Expansion
The piece reviews Eugen Varga’s evolving views after World War II as he repudiates earlier cosmopolitanism while urging Soviet imperialist aims in economics. It notes his translation into Current Digest, reflections on reconstruction, and his forecast of Western Europe’s rehabilitation amid Marshall Plan effects.
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Eugen S. Varga
Varga
Kremlin
Molotov
Learned Council
The
Economic Institute
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Galileo
Soviet Union
Russia
Europe
Western Europe
Western
Wrap-Around by Truman Twill
A humorous social riff advocates a return to wrap around garments. The narrator praises togas for their versatility from daily wear to emergencies, arguing they beat suits, neckties, and restrictive haberdashery. He envisions both men and women embracing casual, towel and sheet inspired attire in all seasons and settings.
No Tax Relief in Sight for American Taxpayers
A wartime era tax burden rise is noted as federal rates drop but state and local taxes surge. Across federal, state, and local levels, total annual taxes grow from 14 billion in 1935 to 54 billion recently, with per capita taxes moving from 109 to 363. Strong entities include United States News & World Report, federal and state governments, and local administrations.
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United *“States News & World Report
States
United States
A Moral Reflection on Judgment and Mercy
A compact meditation drawing from Ecclesiastes and Shakespeare on judgment, mercy, and repentance. It contrasts divine assessment with human frailty, urging mindful reflection and mercy as a path to renewal.
Pope Pius XII on Labor and Management Roles
The Pope defends private ownership in production and warns against universal nationalization. He says employers and workers are collaborators, not enemies, and urges shared responsibility to strengthen national economy amid capital scarcity and global trade limits.
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America
Pope Pius XII
Rome
International Union of Catholic Employers Associations
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Germany must not revive militarism in postwar era
An analysis argues against rebuilding German heavy industry and restoring the officer corps to form a strong ally against the Soviet Union. It warns such a militaristic regime would threaten world peace, erode Western alliances, and damage U.S. policy aims of disarmament and free international trade. The piece cites ties between German officers and the Red Army and urges a Germany aligned with Western democracies for lasting peace.
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Germany
Soviet Union
Gen. Taylor
Western
Europe
Red Army
Russia
Wehrmacht
von Brauchitsch
People’s Police
von Seydlitz
von Paulus
Schoerner
International News Service
States collect over a billion in gas taxes in 1948
The Senate committee and Federation of Tax Administrators report 1948 gasoline tax receipts rose 11.8 percent from 1947, totaling over 1.3 billion dollars. California led with 127.2 million, New York 81.3 million, Texas 73.6 million, Pennsylvania 68.4 million, and Ohio 68.3 million. Several states eye 1949 tax hikes.
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Banking and Currency Committee
U. S. Senate
Federation of Tax Administrators
Ohio
California
New York
Texas
Pennsylvania
Fragmented 1949 Gossip Echoes Cold War Currents
A collage of opinions and snippets ranges from joint hearings on Russia and Asia unrest to racehorse results and Broadway shows. Mentions midcentury figures, trials, policy debates, and a humorous laundry anecdote, reflecting postwar anxieties and cultural notes in a brisk, gossiplike format.
Century of Maine shipbuilding tops early U S output
A century back Maine led the nation in shipbuilding with 90 000 tons of vessels produced in 1848, totaling 428 ships barques and brigs as the era’s peak. Sandusky then deepened its harbor to welcome larger craft on Lake Erie.
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Maine
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Reverend Weber marked 15th ordination anniversary
Ten years ago Revered John A. Weber was honored at Sacred Heart Church on Clark Avenue SW for the fifteenth anniversary of his ordination. A banquet with about 250 attendees was held. Velma West, age 33, who is serving a life sentence for the hammer slaying of her husband near Painesville, escaped from Marysville Reformatory and planned a “one last fling.” She left a note for superintendent Mrs. Marguerite Reilley indicating she would return if her escape caused trouble.
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John A. Weber
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Clark Ave
Velma West
Painesville
Marysville Reformatory
Marguerite Reilley
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U. S
Truman Twill
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Pope Pius
Communist Party
David Lawrence
Telford Taylor
H. S. Phillips
Garble
Joint
Congressional Committee
Middlecoff
Asia
MacArthur
Hong Kong
Campanella
Norway
Arthur D. Rockefeller
John T. Sloan
Dr. Fishbein
Tory
Harry Truman
Elmer Twitchell
Atom
N. Y
Bronx Express
Jerome Carney
Ima Dodo
Chaillot
Roberts
Charlie
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Dayton
James Allen
Army
Ohio Supreme Court
E. A. Flueger
Akron
Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of
Flueger
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