Canton Repository masthead and advertising data
Publication details for The Canton Repository dated Monday May 16, 1949 include history notes on names and mergers, Associated Press affiliation, special representatives, and circulation rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists subscription prices and carrier delivery areas across several Ohio counties and requests comms with writer names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Ohio
Matoree
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Recope
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity -Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Aulit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Rerree
Right of Correction Undermines Free Press Idea
The proposed international press code approved by the United Nations would permit responses from politicians in other countries to appear in foreign press. U S delegate Erwin D Canham says such a clause undermines true press freedom and warns that in many nations officials decide what gets reported.
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United Nations General Assembly
Erwin D. Canham
U. S
Christian Science Monitor
United States
State Department outlines European rearmament plan
The department proposes a race theory for arms in Europe, a match between the United States and the Soviet Union. It argues the USSR already has the edge in Europe while the U.S. holds overall strength. The U.S. would fund arms to non aligned European states at cost, aiming to restore balance and deter war, with Russia unlikely to risk conflict if defeat appears evident.
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State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Russia
Vulnerable System Shows FBI Role in Wartime Security
An analysis argues that a Holland Tunnel disruption exposes civilization’s fragility to sabotage. It notes a wartime FBI roundup helped limit damage and asserts future security hinges on rapid FBI action against saboteurs.
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FBI
United States
Roosevelt Jr Faces Tammany Backlash In 20th District Race
Nostalgia surrounds Franklin D Roosevelt Jr as he runs for Congress in New York's 20th district. He mirrors his father in look and voice, courting liberal support while facing Tammany Hall opposition. Name recognition may help but not guarantee victory, given decades of Roosevelt political variation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
F.D.R
New York
Tammany
Secret UL-DRESS probes loom over military leaks
The House Armed Services Committee and Defense Secretary Johnson push peacetime censorship as debates over what qualifies as a military secret intensify. Veterans like William Frye, director of information, argues most so called secrets are over classified and could be released without harming security, though directives remain contentious.
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House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Defense
Lewis Johnson
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Office of Public Information
Johnson
Navy
Air Force
U.S
Russia
National Defense Director of Information
William Frye
Denfeld
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Frye
Vinson
Armed Services Committee
Bill Frye
Pentagon Correspondents’ Association
Braid
Keep the Money at Home A Montgomery County Tax Report
A Montgomery County Ohio survey from December 1948 shows federal taxes claimed 81 percent of 1947 collections, with state 11 percent and local 8 percent. The piece argues urban areas fund most local needs, while praising state and local spend via grants and tax reallocation to ease school funding without increasing federal overhead.
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Montgomery County
Ohio
Dayton
National City Bank of New York
State of
City of Dayton
Washington
Thomas S. Holden
F. W. Dodge Corp
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
Uncle Sam
Free as Cats by Truman Twill Ere With
The Illinois governor vetoed a bill to keep cats from running at large. The essay argues cats remain legally free, noting Life Magazine and public sentiment, and suggests a broader lesson about freedom and legal restraint.
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Illinois
Life Magazine
Senators push large defense budget cuts without weakening security
Senators Styles Bridges Wayne Morse and Paul Douglas backed Hoover’s call for a 1.5 billion cut in the 15 billion armed services budget. They argued waste and duplication in procurement and separate recruiting, while opposing any harm to national defense. Bridges favored pairing cuts with European rearmament, Douglas cautioned against tying the two, and Morse urged joint committee action to find savings without weakening strength.
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Hoover
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Appropriations Committee
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Armed Services Committee
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Pacific
Banking and Currency Committee
Douglas
Armed Services
ECA
Bridges
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
U. S. Army
Morse
Europe
Senator Bridges
North American Newspaper Alliance
Letter on Eminent Domain and Belt Conveyor Legislation
A. W. Jenkins argues the Ohio belt conveyor plan fails the public carrier test for eminent domain, noting it would not serve the general public and could depress steel prices. He warns property owners along the route face land seizure at court-set prices and calls for broader public impact consideration.
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Ohio
A. W. Jenkins
Ivanhoe Ave
Truth First: Newsmen Must Stand Against Corruption
A veteran columnist denounces Illinois newspaper workers on state payrolls for part time pay and calls this a stain on the craft. He argues readers deserve honest, objective reporting and editorial integrity from journalists, who must expose wrongdoing even within their own ranks. He laments the waste of trust, urges forthrightness, and warns that true newspapermen protect the public by uncovering secrets and rejecting temptations.
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Illinois
Green
Eaders
Hokum
Medical Association Annual Convention in Boston
Century ago the American Medical Association held its annual convention in Boston with Dr. John C. Warren presiding. Four to five hundred doctors from states and territories attended as lengthy reports on key medical topics were presented.
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American Medical Association
Boston
John C. Warren
Target Practice by H. V. WADE
Europe is swept by a rumor that the U S has an undercover weapon that puts every body to sleep. A sociologist argues scientists should mingle with the public and stop labeling creations foolproof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Wade
Europe
U. S
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T. Manville
Black Tomcat
Hile
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Frank Tripp
Jacob Gottshall
Cherry St S
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
George McMillan
British East Africa
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission
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London
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Bergman
Rita-Ali
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