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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1949

Page

8

Billy Rose on Japan and MacArthur postwar view

Billy Rose reflects on his Tokyo visit and critiques civilian pundits while describing Japanese customs. He notes the complexity of Japan, questions immediate judgments of MacArthur, and sketches humorous, sometimes sharp contrasts between American and Japanese life with vivid anecdotes and cultural quirks.

Japan Billy Rose Nippon MacArthur Bernard M. Baruch Walter Reuther Ike Eisenhower Montana

Church Group Backs Union Shop Policy Shift

The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America gave qualified approval to the closed shop or union shop with safeguards from collective bargaining. The 27 denominational group urged that such agreements be approved by church people, opposing jurisdictional strikes as contrary to the public interest.

New York Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America Council Department of the Church and Economic Life Arthur S. Flemming Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware

Held on morals charge Dornhecker held for juvenile court

Le mar Dornhecker aged 31 of Cuyahoga Falls was arrested Tuesday by police in connection with a sex offense against a 17 year old boy. Detective Captain William D. Harrison said Dornhecker admitted to similar offenses.

Lemar Dornhecker Cuyahoga Falls William D. Harrison Dornhecker

Canton Chamber Praises Downtown Improvements

Canton Chamber of Commerce distributed certificates of appreciation to 77 downtown business concerns for property improvements in the last year. The projects, worth over 1 million dollars, modernize Canton’s downtown. certificates were presented by Adolph J. Roos and a civic improvement committee.

Canton Chamber of Commerce Chamber Civic Improvement Committee Adolph J. Roos

Dover Residents Must Pay Dust Control Costs

Dover property owners must pay for their own dust-laying chemicals to curb nuisance. City council learned calcium chloride for 75 miles of alleys would cost over $10,000. Residents may arrange with the city service director to order, while blacktop plans were referred to City Engineer Waldo Hartline.

Dover Dover Allens Waldo Hartline

Bolivar Student Wins Superior Rating At State Music Meet

Jacqueline Chabot of Bolivar earned a superior rating for her saxophone solo at the Music Educators National Conference in Cambridge on May 7. A sixth grader at Bolivar Lawrence Local School, this was her first year of music competition.

Jacqueline Chabot Bolivar Cambridge Jacqueline Bolivar Lawrence Local

Marriage Broker Tripped Up by Canton Couple

Covington Kentucky May 18 AP James Brown 20 of Covington was convicted in Police Court of disorderly conduct for trying to arrange a marriage for a Canton Ohio couple. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail. The Heckerts of 216 6th St NW Canton testified Brown invited them into his car and promised to arrange a marriage within two hours. He noted their license number, alerted police, and Brown was arrested yesterday. The Heckerts had wed the day before. The court noted it was the first case where a couple lured by a marriage tout testified for the prosecution.

Covington James Brown Canton Brown Kenneth Heckert 6Th St NW Heckert Heckerts Reba Stinson Milton Et NW

Floyd Hughes Auxiliary to Attend Sixth District Conference

Floyd Hughes Auxiliary veterans of Foreign Wars will travel to Coshocton on Sunday by chartered bus to attend the Sixth District Conference. The auxiliary will leave the post home at 7 a.m.

Floyd Hughes Veterans of Foreign Wars Coshoct

Stark Tavern Men To Attend Toledo Parley

Six Stark County Tavern Keepers Association members will attend a Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Association board meeting in Toledo Sunday and Monday. Henry Walther state association president, Herman E Seiser county president, Samuel Kelly Clarence McBride Quentin Harris and John Coxey will attend, with Mrs Walther accompanying Mr Walther.

Stark County Tavern Keepers Association Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Association Toledo Henry Walther State Association Herman E. Seiser Samuel Kelly Clarence McBride Quentin Harris John Coxey Walther

Perry Township garage damaged by juveniles

Albert Keller the township road supervisor reported to the sheriff's office that the township garage was damaged by juveniles who threw bottles against the building. Fifty small windows were broken in a single incident.

Albert Keller Perry Township

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