Evening school to run year round for Canton schools
Canton board votes to continue regular evening school throughout the year with 52 weeks of classes plus holidays. Defense classes funded by the federal government also run year round at Timken Vocational and McKinley High schools. Sessions include an institute for keymen in industry on March 12 13 and 14 with March 14 in the morning. Helen Weidman resigns after 13 years at Worley school. J W Weedman leaves Lincoln High for the army. Frank Core and Ruth Beckwith hired as teachers. Ernest Miller hired as janitor at Clarendon and Dueber schools.
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Board of Education
Canton Public
Timken Vocational
McKinley
War Production Board
Timken High
Helen Weidman
Worley
J. W. Weedman
Lincoln High
Frank Core
Ruth Beckwith
Ernest Miller
Clarendon
Dueber
Louisville to Issue Sewer Bonds and Notes
Louisville council approved an ordinance under suspension of the rules to issue bonds and notes totaling 2,374.05 for the High street Nickel Plate sanitary sewer completed recently. Petitions asked to open High street from Wells to east to Silver Street, involving private property. The street and alley committee led by Lawrence Vieland was asked to investigate storm sewer conditions in the Superior allotment after residents complained of basement flooding during heavy rain.
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Louisville
High St. Nickleplatest
High St
Wells
Silverst
Lawrence Vieland
FCC Restrictions on Radio Postponed
A three judge federal court stayed the FCC from enforcing its proposed radio chain broadcasting restrictions until at least May 1. NBC and CBS challenged the order while appealing to the U S Supreme Court after a lower court dismissal of their injunction petition. CBS and NBC argued the restrictions violated anti trust laws and barred exclusive affiliate contracts and ownership of two networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Federal Communications Commission
Chain Broadcasting
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Corp
United States Supreme Court
NBC
CBS
FCC
City Council Passes 35 MPH Taxi Governors Ordinance
The council approved an ordinance requiring taxi cabs to install automatic governors set at 35 miles per hour. Violations incur a fine from 10 to 100 dollars. Drivers leaving the city must visit the city garage to unseal and later reseal the governor when returning.
Government Ledger Shows Feb Federal Figures
United Press reports the current fiscal year through February 28 detailing expenses of 16.813 billion with war spending at 12.516 billion and receipts of 5.502 billion. Net deficit stands at 11.238 billion. Cash balance 3.562 billion and working balance 2.802 billion. Public debt 62.381 billion and gold reserve 22.704 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canton Directory Grows to 117000 Names in 1942 Edition
The 1942 Canton directory, bulkiest in history, will reach subscribers starting downtown. It lists more than 117,000 adults over 18 in Canton and vicinity, up from 112,000 in 1940, with Reedurban and nearby communities included for the first time. The volume uses smaller type and ditto marks to save space, weighs about 4.75 pounds, and reflects street-name changes and labor shortages delaying release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Burch Directory Co
Akron
B. W. Bowman
Reedurban
West Manor
Whipple Heights
Orchard Acres
North Canton
East Canton
Louisville
Bowman
2 Defense Positions Filled at Massillon
Massillon Defense corps commander Maj A J ONeill named Wright McCroba U S resident engineer for the Tuscarawas river straightening project as signal and communications officer and Dr H P Hart president of City hospital staff as staff medical officer. Hart served in the Marines hospital service during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
A. J. O'Neill
Massillon Defense Corps
Wright McCroba
U.S
Tuscarawas River
H. P. Hart
City Hospital
McCroria
Hart
Marines
Rural Churches Hold Institute in Ohio
The first rural life institute in Ohio drew about 200 ministers and church leaders to Mt. Union college in Alliance. Rev. A J Walton of Nashville spoke on The Rural Church for Our Times and Faith for Rural People, urging ministers to interpret and apply the will of God in daily life. The day included open forums and discussions on church school cooperation, suburban change, and rural leadership challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repository Bureau Alliance
Ohio
Mt. Union College
A. J. Walton
Nashville, Tenn
Union Avenue Methodist Church
A. B. Kitzmiller
James Wyker
North Jackson Federated Church
J. P. Schmidt
Farmers Institutes and
Ohio State University
Walton
Schlemm er to head V F W Commanders
Raymond Schlemmer was elected president of the Canton Veterans of Foreign Wars Past Commanders club at a dinner in Sue Ming's restaurant Monday night. Leroy Lower was named vice president and Herman Weber reelected secretary, with George Frohme retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Schlemmer
Canton Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sue Ming
Leroy Lower
Herman Weber
George Frohme
Floyd Hughes Post
Post
Hughes Post
Edward J. Brady
Commander Brady
Raymond Shull
Elmer Born
Stark County Council
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Board
Defense
Council
Government Ledger
United Press
AAA
American Automobile Assa
Canton Automobile Club
Jacob Zygner
Mary
16Th St
Zygner
Republic Steel Corp
East Vandergrift
Samuel
Huntington
W. Va
Poland
Mrs. Zygner
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Violet Hartzell
Newton Ave
Batiste
Dwight F. Davis
Coolidge
Alliance For Study of Problems
Bowerston
Robert Davy
Carrollton
Ralph Miller
Russell Cole
Karl Kastner
Harry Baker
Hope
Eli N. Yoder
Shreve
Paul Crawford
Arthur Oaklief
Paul ‘Kauffman
Schlemmer
V.F. W
Lower
Weber
Canton Veterans
Rei
Glen Row
Iay
Everglade
Navy
Brentwood
Penney’s
Women’s New
Eor
Coats
LACE
Terry
BIG Mac
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Penny
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