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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1949

Page

2

Grade School Legislature Awards Four Bills at Martin School

Martin School hosts an eighth grade legislature with 21 grade schools participating. Four bills are up for debate including a minor curfew and intramural activities. Students will send one senator and one representative per 20 pupils to the Wednesday session from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Martin Auditorium Martin Washington Dueberg Joseph Kalk Gibbs School Peggy Sessions Woodland School Ray Jacobs Martin School Betty Wynne Allen School William Haack George Pyle Horace Mann Loren E. Souers Sr Edward McIntyre Ben F. Ahlschwede William Haach Raymond Jacobs

Far East business optimism under SCAP limits

Russell W. Hadley of Goodyear Far East Division reports Japan shows recovery despite SCAP military control. He says civilian business talent is deterred by occupation rules, but Japan offers vast industrial potential and demand for exports. Hadley notes safe conditions for foreigners and views Shanghai and Manila as stable, with Communists unlikely to fully control cities.

Japan Douglas MacArthur Supreme Command Russell W. Hadley Logan Far East Goodyear Tire & Rubber Export Co SCAP Mr. Hadley Goodyear Hadley Shanghai

Learn it first with Adv Mambo at Arthur Murray

Learn the easy and fun Mambo with Arthur Murray at 37 Market Ave North. The ad invites immediate enrollment for dance instruction and social enjoyment.

Arthur Murray Market Ave

Kennecott Cuts Copper Price Five Cents

Kennecott Copper Corp the nation s largest copper producer cut refined copper price from 23 1 2 cents to 18 1 2 cents a pound following Custom Smelters 18 cent move and matching the reduction. Phelps Dodge Corp later lowered its price to 20 cents a pound. At 18 1 2 cents the price is the lowest in two and a half years.

New York Kennecott Copper Corp Kennecott Phelps Dodge Corp

Explosion Prompts Evacuations Near Midway Station

East Liverpool residents and 25 nearby businesses were alerted after a minor blast in the Midway service station basement. About 500 gallons of gasoline seeped underground and fumes were ignited by a water heater. The fire was controlled by the central station as inspectors checked sewer lines for leaks.

East Liverpool Midway Earl Fenton

Debris Lifted In Texas for Storm Victims

Sundown Texas tornado fatalities and injuries rise as residents search debris for missing. Town of 2000 near Lubbock faced downed power lines, damaged homes, and a church while another twister hit Morton earlier, amplifying disaster across the Panhandle.

Texas Lubbock Tex Sundown Little Oil Field Bill M. Scott Pamelia C. C. Prim Brownfield Texas Governor’s Office Red Cross Church of Christ Morton

Uhrichsville Man, 68, Hurt by Auto

Thomas Wright a 68 year old retired Pennsylvania Railroad agent of 1022 N Waterst Uhrichsville was struck by an auto on E 3rd street. He suffered a fractured left leg and a sprained arm. Wright was listed in good condition at Twin City Hospital. The driver Charles Meese of Tuscarawas said Wright stepped into the street from between parked cars.

Uhrichsville Thomas Wright Pennsylvania Railroad Dennison N. Waterst Twin City Hospital E. 3Rd St Charles Meese Tuscarawas Wright

Spitting Cobras May Be More Dangerous Than Biting

The spitting cobra may pose greater danger than other cobras as it can bite at close range and some species can spit venom from a short distance.

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