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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
4
A wide research effort shows cancer has many causes across chemicals, hormones, genes, and microbes. Scientists outline progress from pituitary hormones to radiation, enzymes, and dietary factors, seeking immediate treatments and long term cures.
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City markets Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey with 86.8 proof, 65 percent grain neutral spirits content. The label highlights Calvert as the producer and notes New York City as the company base.
Ohio lawmakers moved to rehabilitate Civil War memorials by public works directive. Senate actions included boosting barber license fees and apprentice standards, and proposing a gross sales tax measure generating about 30 million dollars yearly. Metzenbaum bill to value personal and real property at 100 percent faced tax committee turnout.
The Federal Power Commission began hearings on Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. request to extend its 26 inch main from northeastern Kentucky to Buffalo New York. The extension would feed gas to the Columbia Gas System and Consolidated Gas Co. serving Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and New York.
In Wilmington Delaware on May 5 AP reports minority candidates for Pepsi Cola Co board failed to gain. Four major bottlers Arthur Hardgrave Julius Darsky J W Gerhardt and Pearl Whitcraft were defeated with about 20 526 or 18 838 votes. Management re elected nine members including Walter S Mack Jr Alfred N Steele Mortimer Hays and others each over four million votes.
Armco Steel Corp will offer an exclusive precoat zinc process to steel makers. President W. W. Sebald said the fourth unit starts May 9 at East Works Middletown Ohio, completing a four unit system begun in 1936 with initial research after costs near five million dollars.
In Newark Ohio on May 5 the police donated a deer to the Newark Children's Home after the animal jumped a fence and was struck by a car driven by Ralph Bowman. The incident leaves residents set for a deer steak meal at the home as the deer was killed in the mishap.
The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the armed robbery conviction of Roy Conway Blackburn of Akron. He was convicted in a $10,000 payroll robbery at the B. F. Goodrich plant. Blackburn had been a medical student at Ohio State University.
Carrollton city council voted May 5 to buy a police radio set. Carroll County commissioners plan to acquire a similar radio apparatus for the sheriff’s office in Carroll County.
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