German Rail Experts Map Traffic Plans
Berlin talks on resuming traffic between Berlin and the West were reported underway as the Berlin blockade nears end. German experts from the Russian and western zones discussed lower level technical steps to restart rail service, with freight and passenger trains anticipated once barriers lift.
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Berlin
West
U.S
Frankfurt
Marienborn
Hanover
Col
D. C. Foote
Baltimore
U. S
Germany
Three Day Heat Breaks in Canton May Drouth Ends
Canton ends a three day heat spell as May drought persists with no measurable rain for 11 days. A cool front from the northwest brings relief, while Cleveland and other areas report violent but rainless electrical displays Friday night. Farmers note harder plowing and delayed garden crops but expect catch-up rain.
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Cleveland
Canton
New Bus Route Proposed by Canton Councilmen
Canton city councilmen Fred G. CaChat and Earl Smith seek a new bus line serving northeast and northwest districts. The plan calls for a 30 day implementation after approval, routing from Public Square to Fulton Road NW, McGregor Avenue NW, Ridge Road NW, Cottage Place NW, and back, with eastbound segments through Market and 3rd Streets NE. A related change would reroute the Tuscarawasst E line on 3rd Street SE, adding a southward leg from Market to 3rd and Young Streets before resuming the current path.
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Fred G. CaChat
Earl Smith
Public Utilities Committee
Public Square
Courthouse
Tuscarawas St
Shortave
Fulton Rd
9Th St
McGregor Ave
Ridgerd
Canton City Lines, Inc
Cottage Pl
Shorb
Harter Bank
Market Ave
3Rd St
Schwalm Ave
7Th St
Carnahan Ave
Webster Ave
8Th St
Young Ave
5Th St
Gibbs Ave
23Rd St
18Th St
Myrtle Ave NW
Tuscarawasst E
Council
CaChat, Smith
Roy M. McClintock
Market Ave S
Young Ave SE
4Th St SE
Thousands In Assault on Outer Cities
Shanghai dispatch from May 7 reports 15,000 Communist troops attacked Shanghai outer defenses in two sectors west and northwest of the city with heavy losses claimed by defenders. A third anchor in the defense arc near Kashing saw little progress while advances extended toward Nanchang, Hankow Canton rail line, and further south into South China.
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Shanghai
Kashing
South China
Nanchang
Hankow-Canton
Yangtze
Sin Wan Pao
Ta Kung Pao
Kiukiang
Yangtze River
Hangchow
Pingwang
Kunshan
China
Manchuria
Taichang
Central
Mukden
Peiping
Taiwan
Pittsburgh
Circus comes to Canton May 25 on fairgrounds
Mayor Carl F Klein announced a permit for the Cole Bros Circus to perform in Canton on Wednesday May 25 at the Stark County fairgrounds. The event fills a local entertainment slot and marks a return of the traveling show to the area.
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Cole Bros. Circus
Canton
Stark County Fairgrounds
Carl F. Klein
Dorn's Flowers Ad Offers Carnations and Roses
Local flower shop Dorn's Flowers at 2232 West Tuscott Street advertises carnations roses and assorted plants starting at $1 each for Mother's Day season. Open eye.
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Dorn’s Flowers
Tusc
Heggy's Chocolates Ad Notes 50¢ Per Pound
Mother's Day bus arrives at 8th and Cleveland. Heggy's Chocolates offers 50 cent per pound prices. Nad.
Weinhart's Nursery Offers Surprise Mother Azaleas
The Canton Hartville area nursery features ten varieties of Hardy azaleas in bloom for Mother's Day. Adults and gardeners are invited to visit Weinhart's Nursery on Canton Hartville Road to view the colorful display and choose plants for spring gardening.
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Weinhart’s Nursery
Canton-Hartville Rd
Mother's Day Dinners at Yants Cottage
Local listing invites reservations for Mother’s Day dinners at Yants Cottage. Tables likely limited. patrons urged to book early for weekend service. Reservations line and menu details unavailable in fragment.
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Yant’s Cottage
U.S Britain Launch Broadside in Peacetime Radio War
The United States and Britain plan a multi transmitter barrage to jam Russia and push Voice of America in Russian. George V. Allen said Soviet jamming has blocked Western shortwave since April 24 and the new campaign will broadcast around the clock using 61 transmitters to reach Moscow.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Moscow
George V. Allen
State Department
Voice of America
Allen
Voice
Berlin
Ing
the Voice
British Broadcasting Co
Canton
Soviet Union
BBC
Mother of Canton killer swindled for defense funds
Mrs. Susan Haley of 1131 Liberty Ave SE reported a con artist on the third floor of the Dime Savings Bank building stole $150 by posing as a helper for her son's murder defense. She was told she would receive funds and a bank job, then an envelope was snatched and replaced with torn Pittsburgh paper.
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Susan Haley
Liberty Ave SE
John Harvey Haley
Canton
Dime Savings Bank
A. Ree Bameaway
U. S. Supreme Court
Capt. D. Harrison
Dearborn Mayor Seeks Ford UAW Peace Talks
Dearborn Mayor Orville L Hubbard proposed a meeting between Ford and UAW-Ford Local 600 officials to end the 65 000 worker walkout. Neither Ford nor the union answered, while Rouge and Lincoln Mercury plants idle and several supplier plants face shutdowns.
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Detroit
Ford
Dearborn
Orville L. Hubbard
C.1.o. United Auto Workers
U.a.w.c.1.o
Great Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
G. M
U.A.W
General Motors
Chevrolet
Flint
International
Rouge
Mike Donnelly
Henry Ford II
Company
Walter Reuther
Thomas Thompson
U.A.W. Ford
G. Mennen Williams
Right Wing CIO United Electrical Workers Meet in Dayton
A self styled right wing faction of the CIO United Electrical Workers gathered in Dayton at Delco Local 755 hall with delegates from seven states and Canada to nominate a national slate and oust officers. Conference secretary William Snoots said the two day session aims to form a right wing slate while left wing forces are expected to oppose it. James B Carey, former UE president, may attend as delegates indicated he seeks the presidency again. Dayton locals organized the rebel conference to challenge left wing dominance and carry 20 000 members, including Frigidaire plant workers.
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Dayton
C.I.O. United Electrical Workers
International Union
Canada
Delco
Union Hall
William Snoots
Snoots
James B. Carey
C.I.0. Council
Carey
U.E
Dayton U.E
Frigidaire
Timken Calls 249 to Work After Strike Settlements
After settlements ending two of three auto industry strikes, Timken Roller Bearing Co halted scheduled layoffs for 385 workers and recalled 249 to resume work. Unsettled layoffs included 571 at Ford Rouge, with further recalls tied to Bendix and other firms.
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Timken Roller Bearing Co
Timken
Canton
Columbus
Zanesville
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Nash Motor Car Co
Timken Bearings
Bendix Corp
Bendix
Hudson
Kaiser-Frazer
Packard Motor Car
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Korea asks U S for defense help in Korea crisis
South Korea seeks assurance from the United States amid Communist threats. President Syngman Rhee accuses Moscow and Washington of shaping Korea's fate and asks if America would provide full aid in case of an attack. U S officials note no mutual defense pact exists beyond the Atlantic alliance.
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Seoul
Korea
Washington
Moscow
Syngman Rhee
America
Republic of Korea
Japan
Rhee
South Korea
North Korea
North
South
Republic
U. S
John J. Mucedo
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Acheson
Kim Dong Sung
Robin and Snake Fight Ends With Two Deaths
Robert S Lightbody Jr from 415 Harrison Ave NW recalls a dramatic clash between a garter snake and a baby robin in a telephone pole nest near his home. The robin allegedly tried to swallow the snake and both creatures fell to the ground in the struggle, each dying.
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Robert S. Lightbody Jr
Harrison Ave
Robin
Mr. Lightbody
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Hamilton
St. Louis
Metuchen
N. J
Los Angeles
Minneapolis - St.Paul
Iron Mountain
Mich. Murray Corp. of America
Fairview
Ford Assembly
River Rouge
Electric Union
Snake
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