Canton Repository May 21 1949 front page notice
The Canton Repository a Brush-Moore Newspapers daily evening paper details its history and affiliations from its 1815 founding to 1949. It notes AP membership executive offices and subscription rates for daily Sunday and mail terms for multiple Ohio counties. The date is Saturday May 21 1949.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Marke Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Bet
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
N. Michigan 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
Murray faces CIO corruption ations of Communist influence
Philip Murray, backed by the CIO executive board, calls for the resignation of six minority members over failure to enforce CIO rules. He warns they will be unseated if they do not resign. Murray says two CIO unions, including the United Electrical Workers, are involved in the housecleaning, framing the issue as a fight against Communist infiltration. He argues candor will win public support and cites prior secrecy as damaging public relations.
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Philip Murray
Murray
C.I.O
United Electrical Workers
Murray de
Congress
Truman era spending fuels CIO redistribution critique
The column argues the C I O and Truman administration push heavy peacetime spending to benefit union power, redistribute income, and boost politics over fiscal arithmetic. Critics warn it risks long term deficits and higher taxes, urging policymakers to consider numbers while proponents press on. Posterity is urged to think about arithmetic later.
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Truman
C.I.O
Falling Back on Philosophy Editorial-16 12 cms-8 on 10 slug- HE first shells have smashed into Shanghai
The piece warns Shanghai, Asia’s largest city, seems doomed as Nationalist remnants struggle against the Chinese army. It argues conquest is not just military. it hinges on psychological resilience and the enduring Chinese view of war as a strategic game rather than a final settlement.
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Shanghai
Asia
Orient
China
Freedom of Speech Clash at Court Dilemma on Incitement
A 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision analyzes the line between free speech and incitement to riot. Justice Douglas writes for the majority, using unargued trial record material, while Justice Jackson leads the minority arguing the Illinois ruling should stand. The piece weighs police power, crowd control, and the balance of liberty versus public order in mass meetings.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Douglas
Jackson
Illinois Supreme Court
Holmes
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court
Ilinois
A Name for It Hankie-hatters and the fur cap reminiscence
The piece playfully traces the changing head coverings of women from shawls to hankie hats and mockingly laments male fatigue with winter gear. It recalls grandma’s heavy shawls, compares them to modern cloth squares, and invokes nostalgia for the fur cap with ear flaps while calling for male comforts in the era.
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Britain
Granny
United States
Thoughtful Aphorisms From Faber And La Rochefoucauld
A compact pairing of two reflective lines. Frederick Faber speaks of God brightening life and lightening burdens while La Rochefoucauld notes the value of concise speech. The excerpt contrasts faith and intellect through succinct maxims.
Rocks of Loose Fiscal Policy Lie Ahead
The Truman administration and Congress face grave fiscal pressures from rising outlays and declining revenue. A Byrd study highlights automatic growth in spending under existing and proposed measures, with three options: raise taxes, cut expenditures, or borrow to fund deficits. President Truman has urged higher taxes, though a business recession complicates plans.
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Truman
Congress
Byrd
Virginia
United States
They'll Try It on the Pigs By Peter Edson
A 1940s column analyzes the recession, tax implications, and the Brannan pig plan proposal. It contrasts government market interventions to support hog prices with an income support approach, estimating costs under various purchase levels and arguing for restraint on new spending while noting debt and credit risks. The piece weighs political positions from Brannan to Byrd and discusses potential fiscal consequences for farmers, consumers, and the nation.
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Peter Edson
U. S
Brannan
Cities Hire Tested Managers for Council-Manager Posts
The International City Managers Association reports 1948 figures showing 188 of 241 city managers had prior public administration experience. Many managers came from other cities, nonresidents led to larger posts, and Des Moines latest large city to adopt the council-manager plan amid growing adoption nationwide.
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International City Managers Association
Des Moines
Once Over By H I Phillips Palace Theater Reopens As Variety House
A nostalgic survey of the Palace Theater revival as vaudeville lures back legends and masters from Moran and Mack to Eddie Leonard and Irene Franklin, with notes on reform of ticketing, Hollywood westerns overload, and warnings about cinema sheriffs affecting attendance.
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Palace Theater
America
Dooleys
Walter Kelly
Ward & Voies
Four Cohans
Irene Franklin
Nora Bayes
Norworth
Eva Tanguay
Keller
Joe Jackson
Fays
Gus Edwards and His
Spiny babbler rediscovered after 106 years
Arthur Edson notes National Geographic reports a Nepal native spiny babbler captured after more than a century. Dr Dillon Ripley led the expedition, shot the bird, and plans to send No 5 to the Smithsonian. The bird, about cardinal size, is named Acanthoptila Nepalensis and linked to mockingbirds.
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Science
Nepal
Himalayan
National Geographic Society
British Museum
New York Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Dillon Ripley
Yale
Ripley
Sarsaparilla beer praised for warm weather
Up Through a Century From Repository Files notes sarsaparilla beer as a wholesome drink for approaching heat. Manufactured by Messrs Pennoyer, the beverage is praised for its superior blending. 40 years ago Taft faced a difficulty reviewing a Charlotte parade as a cloudburst forced crowds to seek shelter. An electric wire tangled with a float and black powder for saluting purposes exploded with a loud flash.
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Messrs. Pennoyers
Repository
Taft
Charlotte
N. C
Massillon Firemen Build $600 Light Fire Truck
Twenty five years ago Massillon firemen built a small fire truck in spare time on a Ford chassis costing 600 dollars. Safety Director Jerome Shepley promoted the idea to save public fire equipment costs.
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Massillon
Jerome Shepley
Canton Lines buys Tuscarora car barn for bus garage
Ten years ago Canton City Lines, Inc purchased the old car barn on Tuscarara Street to use as a bus garage. Land purchase and new building were projected at 125000 dollars. The site had previously housed Motor Express, Inc.
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Tusecara
St W
Canton City Lines, Inc
Motor Express, Inc
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C.I.0
Philosophy
By David Lawrence
By Truman Twill
Frederick Faber
By Mark Sullivan
Brannan Farm
Senator Thomas
Oklahoma
Representative Cooley
North Carolina
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
H. I. Phillips
Lafayette the Great
Rooney
Eddie Leonard
Ed Wynn
Bert Williams
Howard Brothers
Will and
Gene
Fields
Nazimova
Houdini
Holtz
Dr. Kronkheit
Annette Kellerman
Tank
Joe Welch
Joe Weber
Lew Fields
Elsie Janis Fair
Fred Allen
Sophie Tucker
Wil
Will Rogers
Broadway
Hollywood
Elmer Twitchell
Arthur Edson
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