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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
8
Stark County courthouse workers, led by custodian Orville Pyles, struggle with crowds feeding pigeons downtown. Commissioners pass a resolution urging city council to ban public feeding to protect health and cleanliness.
Canton Jaycees join a drive for stricter sex crime penalties after a six year old girl was attacked. In a letter to State Senator Orval Whitacre and Stark County lawmakers, they seek harsher penalties, greater judicial authority, and tighter parole standards. The group urges the Jaycee organization to promote the legislation as a major project.
Eight others seek similar offers. If you own a davenport for sale, call 5 5101 to place an inexpensive ad. Phone your ad by 5 30 p m for the next day’s paper. Reach buyers now while interest lasts.
Alfred M. Cohen, 89, longtime Ohio electoral college member who cast votes for Truman, died at his Cincinnati home after months of illness. A prominent lawyer and financier, he served in city council from 1885, was an Ohio state senator 1897 to 1900, and led B'nai B'rith as national president from 1925 to 1938.
Eight year old Terry Lake of 304 Chicago Pl NW was bitten on the finger by a stray dog Wednesday and treated at Mercy Hospital according to police reports.
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