History and rates of The Canton Repository newspaper 1949
This note traces the Canton Repository lineage from The Ohio Repository in 1815 through mergers and name changes to The Canton Repository, notes Associated Press and representative offices, and lists full subscription rates and mail policies as of Monday, May 30, 1949. It cites carrier and mail pricing, service areas across multiple counties, and submission requirements for letters to the editor.
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Brush - Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York _ Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
N. Michiigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press. Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
The Price of Liberty in Memorial Day Observance
Memorial Day honors not individuals but the bright flame of courage in those who fought for liberty. The piece recalls Civil War Spanish American World War II dead and argues the US must never apologize for defending human liberty, even as sacrifices rise in future conflicts.
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United States
Time for a Change in Truman Stance on Federal Finances
The columnist notes President Truman, famed for stubborn persistence in 1948, now governs as administrator of national policy. While voters seek budget restraint, Truman clings to higher spending and taxes, challenging Congress to adopt moderation amid changing economic conditions. The piece questions whether his stance reflects conviction or personality.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
United States
Truman
Bridges Indicted for Denying Communist Ties in Citizenship Case
A federal grand jury charges Harry Bridges with perjury over denying party membership during U.S. citizenship filing. The case tests whether evidence proves Bridges lied and if such ties render him deportable under law. Bridges has long argued against current methods and highlighted class struggle remarks from Seattle in the 1930s.
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Harry Bridges
Communist Party
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Bridges
Pacific Coast
C.I.0
Seattle
France Cleans House tops French Communist decline in quality
The piece argues the French Communist Party suffers loss of leadership quality, with a Moscow controlled politburo of fourteen and up to thirty thousand officials. It describes purges, fear of internal division, and the party as a potential fifth column aiding Soviet aims, while praising France's military readiness and measures to neutralize Communist influence.
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Communist Party
Moscow
Maurice Thorez
Jacques Duclos
France
Interior
Jules Moch
Freedom Street and the annual flag display memory
The article recalls Freedom Street memories of Memorial Day Independence Day and Labor Day flag displays. It notes a salesman’s scheme to line homes with identical flagpoles, the public school flag supply, and personal rituals of retrieving flags. It ends with a wish to see flags again on Freedom Street.
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Freedom Street
Target Practice by H V Wade
A Washington column cites General Hershey on future draft physicals noting exams may include a mouth mirror test. The piece wryly suggests FBI infiltration of party councils could push a committee on American activities. It quips about F D R’s appeal and concludes with a note on the world weighing heavy in cryptic terms.
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H. V. Wade
Gen. Hershey
FBI
Committee On
Senator Byrd Calls for Halving Postwar Federal Workforce
Senator Byrd argues for cutting half a million federal jobs in the next fiscal year to show the government can control its bureaucracy. He notes 2,102,043 employees end of last March, about one per 75 Americans, with postwar totals far above prewar levels and an average pay rise from 2300 to 3131 dollars since 1939.
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Enator Byrd
Virginia
Uncle Sam
Civil Service Commission
Washington
U. S
War and Navy Departments
Byrd
Senator Byrd
Uncle Sam Needs More Doctors and Dentists
The military faces a looming shortage of 1600 physicians and 1160 dentists by July 1 and a potential rise to 2200 doctors and 1400 dentists by December 1949. Recruits trained at government expense face moral obligations to serve, with only a fraction accepting commissions.
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Uncle Sam
James Forrestal
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Louis Johnson
Armed Services
Navy
Army
Air Force
United States
Forrestal
Medical and Dental Corps
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
Allied
Johnson
New York
Montana
van Zandt
Congress
Thoughtful maxims and poems echo through familiar lines
A compendium of reflective quotes appears, pairing Pope, Mrs Hale, II Corinthians, Hemans and others. The verses touch on temptation, parental influence on genius, honest living, seasonal change, and death, forming a contemplative montage of moral and literary sentiments.
Wacky World Wedding Hype Plays to Radio Hype
A radio obsessed chat turns Rita and Aly Khan’s wedding into a circus of fantasy. Talks of golden coaches twenty race horses jeweled elephants and exotic processions clash with grim world news while the couple plans a grand honeymoon choice aboard the Queen Mary or a luxury airliner.
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Rita
Aly
Aly Khan
Shanghai
Taj Mahal
Russia
Agha Khan
Ganges River
Bombay
Bank of England
Hongkong
Congress
Acheson
Paris
Gotham Bugle and Banner expose court suits and society ties
Max Anderson sues Francis Hackett with Henry, Henry & Henry representing Anderson while Tower, Anne & Tower Yeed handle Hackett. Gloria Hatrick engaged to Jimmy Stewart recalls Ed Hatrick’s UP days. Paris 1952 brokers and a horse racing world mix with a race win at Detroit and Chrysler’s racing stables plans. A university professor admits Communist party mem bership inquiries amid a congressional probe.
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The
Murtagh
Kate
Brokers
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Public Event
The Canton meeting of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Co directors confirmed a $75,000 Stark County subscription and planned bids to grade and bridge 20 miles from the Big Beaver River to the Ohio line. A July 4 celebration was set where the road would cross the Pennsylvania Ohio line near Palestine.
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The
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Canton
Stark County Board of Commissioners
Big Beaver River
Palestine
Leopold questioned in 13 year old’s kidnapping murder case
A Chicago youth Nathan E Leopold Jr. was questioned in the kidnap murder of Robert Franks age 13. Optical records showed Leopold bought glasses identical to those found with the boy’s body. Bellevue Hospital in New York featured Fred Waring leading a junior band of child patients. Germany and Denmark signed a nonaggression treaty ten years ago as part of Hitler’s diplomacy. Friends honored J L Arneold on the 50th anniversary of his funeral home.
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Nathan E. Leopold Jr
Chicago
Robert Franks
Leopold
Fred Waring
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Germany
Denmark
Hitler
J. L. Arne Old
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