Timken estate tax funds eyed for Canton improvements
Canton officials proposed using 1.1 million dollars in Timken estate taxes for six major projects to benefit taxpayers. Allocations include 190000 for fire department rehabilitation and new stations, 120000 for two bridges, 150000 for storm sewers, 250000 for street resurfacing, 290000 for sewage disposal, and 100000 for a potential city auditorium. The plan aligns with a police and fire committee report supporting fire department rehabilitation estimated around 190000.
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Timken
Ed S. Folk
Finance Committee
Fire Department
Folk
Canton
Police and Fire Committee
George E. Jacobs
Slashers cited as Hitler aids by judge in juvenile case
Judge Thomas H. Leahy described three youths caught in slashings and other property destruction as Hitler's soldiers. Two were sent to Lancaster Boys Industrial School and the third to Columbus Juvenile Bureau after a juvenile court hearing.
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Lancaster Industrial School
Juvenile Bureau
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Bureau of Juvenile Research At
Columbus
Thomas H. Leahy
Hitler
Judge Leahy
Two Men Hurt By Hit-Skip Car Near Canton
Two pedestrians were injured early today on Mahoning road when struck by a hit and run auto. Clarence Winters, 50, suffered multiple injuries and shock, hospitalized in serious condition. Roy Young, 27, faced head injuries and contusions with favorable outlook. Witnesses say the eastbound car crossed to the wrong side and sped away. driver believed drunk. Also, James Donaldson, 20, was seriously injured when his motorcycle left the road on Alliance Lima road and hit a ditch.
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Mahoning Rd NE
Roger Graybill
Francis LeMasters
Mercy Hospital
Clarence H. Winters
Lawrence Rd
Roy Young
RD 1
East Sparta
Canton Malleable Iron Co
Mahoning Rd
Young
James Donaldson
Stark Hotel
Alliance
Alliance-Limaville
Alliance City
Gandhi Opposes British War Plan on Indian Independence
United Press reports Mohandas Gandhi and the Congress working committee in New Delhi rejected Britain's Cripps proposal for Indian participation in the war and postwar dominion status. Nehru’s stance remains uncertain while Moslem League and Hindu Mahasabha weigh their positions amid possible compromises. Apple House ad at end.
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United Press
New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
all-India Congress
Great Britain
Japan
Gandhi
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Sir Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Congress Party
Britain
Hawaharlal Nehru
Congress
Nehru
Moslem League
Hindu Mahasabha Party
Time Expires Tonight On 1941 Car Licenses
The state bureau of motor vehicles enforces a March 31 deadline for 1941 license plates. Traffic Commissioner C L Deerwester ordered police to arrest motorists without the green and white plates by midnight. Deputy registrar offices were crowded as motorists rushed to buy new tags.
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State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
C. L. Deerwester
Army Pay Boost Wins in Senate
The Senate approved a bill to raise basic pay for soldiers sailors marines and coast guardsmen from 21 to 42 dollars a month. It would lift many ranks including master sergeants and chief petty officers, with costs projected at 282 million dollars. The measure, sponsored by Senator Johnson of Colorado, also raises lieutenant and ensign pay and adjusts other allowances. The House could take up the bill after an Easter recess.
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House
Senate
Army
Navy
Sen. Johnson
Colorado
Marine Corps
Coastguard
Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
Barkley
Philippine Commonwealth Army
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
Bataan
Allies Stiffen as Foe Drives Toward Prome
Japan moves toward Prome in central Burma as British admit ten miles from Prome with 300 casualties and 70 prisoners. Chinese reinforcements and Stilwell's forces resist Toungoo, while Japanese raids hit Mandalay and the Toungoo–Mandalay road. India faces political and military friction amid self rule talks.
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Prome
Associated Press
Japan
Burma
India
Yenangyaung
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
London
Toungoo
Schwedaung
Shwedaung
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Pacific
New Dethi
Rome Radio
Imperial Tokyo
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
New Guinea
Cripps to Leave India If Plan Fails
Sir Stafford Cripps warned he would depart India immediately if the Nationalist Congress rejects Britain’s final wartime offer of postwar dominion status. Dispatches from New Delhi described a dramatic clash over the plan as the exchange telegraph agency circulated the report.
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Cripps
India
London
Stafford Cripps
Congress
Great Britain
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Lew Ayres Takes Role of War Objector In Real Life
Actor Lew Ayres, famed for All Quiet on the Western Front, heads toward a conscientious objectors camp in Oregon after being classified 1-A and requesting CO status. He says any other path would be a nightmare of hypocrisy, and will spend the war clearing underbrush, chopping trees, and building fire trails.
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Lew Ayres
United Press
West Coast Limited
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Department of Justice
Hollywood
Canton Misses March Blizzard
A belated March snowstorm dumped up to 14 inches across northern and west central Ohio, closing schools in Richland and Morrow counties and prompting scattered utility disruptions. Canton saw only light precipitation and minimal snow, while Columbus and Toledo reported four inches and Dayton two inches.
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Canton
Stark County
Defiance
Findlay
Mt. Vernon
Newark
Columbus
Springfield
Greenville
U. S. Weather Bureau
Toledo
Dayton
Richland County
Ashland County
Knox
Morrow Counties
Morrow County
Bowers Stricken Ill At Council Session
Councilman Charles F Bow ers of the First ward suffered a heart attack during the Monday night council meeting and was rushed to Mercy hospital after a preliminary exam by Mayor Ed Folk. A veteran of three terms and in his fourth year, he had just finished reading a favorable report on a fire department rehabilitation program. He appeared in good health just before the meeting and had discussed routine matters with fellow councilors.
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Charles F. Bowers
Mercy Hospital
Ed S. Folk
Bowers
Police and Fire Committee
DeMario Cheese Co. Smearcase Sold At Good Quality
DeMario Cheese Co located at 451 13th SE offers good quality smearcase cheese priced at 25 cents per pound. The note lists address and product with a straightforward sales detail.
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DeMario Cheese Co
Night Shopping Turnout Recalls Yuletide Throngs
Lois Zimmer reports Canton morphed into a Monday night shopping town with crowded sidewalks and busy stores. Despite occasional complaints about closed dime stores, the mood was festive as crowds from nearby towns filled buses and parked cars, while workers faced hunger gaps and managers faced Monday headaches.
Five New Precincts Created To Simplify Voting For Area
Canton and suburbs see five new precincts by the county board of elections to ease congestion in oversized divisions. The Mellett homesteads west of Raffid on Tuscarawas street form G of the eighth ward, North Market Heights forms F of the 111th ward, and Precinct F of the 10th ward is halved. Pontius of Plain two and Loutzenheiser of Plain two split due to growth, with Canton's suburbs expanding most in Plain two. Hearings set for April 15 at 1 30 p m.
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Canton
County Board of Elections
Mellett
Raffid
Tuscarawas St
North Market Heights
Pontius
Plain Two
Edgefield
Loutzenheiser
Martindale
Middlebranch Rds
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Nashville
Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh
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Mahoning NE
Hart
Apple House
Fulton NW
U. S. Naval Base
Cavite
Manila Bay
Washington
Military Affairs Committee
Irrawaddy Fields
Ayres
Ohio
Lois Zimmer
Salvation Army
Lake Erie
Butch
Damon Runyon
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
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