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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
4
The article critiques a draft that would penalize management by government seizure of property and labor by stripping rights in existing laws to curb work stoppages. It warns the penalties could exceed the problem, risk government overreach, and may not be enforceable or effective, noting seizure has not solved labor disputes.
In a firm rebuke, Roosevelt argues the U.S press bears no government responsibility for published content. He says the presidency cannot censor or apologize for foreign or domestic remarks and calls for a public airing of state press relations.
The report describes a massive earthquake near the Spanish Peninsula area in the Atlantic, with no deaths or property damage, leaving seismologists unable to confirm exact location. Seismographs in the United States logged the tremors though they were not felt locally, while media had little to report beyond the event’s odd silence.
A citywide church census begins today to connect residents, especially newcomers, with churches and to help churches gauge their work in Canton’s growth. The joint effort includes all community religious groups and places census takers in the role of neighbors rather than enumerators. Canton takes pride in its churches and supports expanding their service to the community.
In a 1941 Washington dispatch, President Roosevelt’s decision to dispatch American troops to guard Dutch Guiana is portrayed as a strategic diplomatic stroke aimed at signaling to Vichy France and Japan. The piece notes possible shifts toward Dakar, critiques Congress on tax plans, and highlights labor factions, treasury debates, and Mexican accord terms affecting highways and peso stabilization.
Uncle George writes from Cotton Corners about a planned road to the pike as a national defense project and a west side addition to their home. He sketches a drive-in style eating place with affordable sandwiches and asks for a crafty cheese sandwich idea from his nephew. He proposes the nephew as head waiter when the road opens and mentions hiring Jake Summers’ son to run a wrecking truck.
A century ago snow blanketed South Bend with 36 inches on Oct 23 24 causing roof collapses. Four decades earlier a fatal train wreck near Detroit claimed 80 to 100 Italian immigrants. A 25 year look back notes Romanian forces pushed back Topolog river front in World War I era and corporate sales in Cleveland. Wheat prices dipped in Chicago as Canton Magazine Co bought The Housewife and Canton Symphony reorganized. A health raid in Chicago seized millions of eggs and New Barnett hotel added twelve rooms.
Ten years ago a blizzard trapped five hundred Navajo and Zuni in New Mexico. Deaths from the cold wave numbered fifteen nationwide as Canton reported its first real snow of the season.
Walter Lippmann analyzes the Berlin gathering amid absences of Finland Denmark Sweden Switzerland and others. He warns that signatories Spain Japan and others signal shifting loyalties while U.S. interests hinge on Finland Spain and Japan amid a broader axis question and potential Pacific peace impact.
Quotes warning against economic strangulation and isolation as threats to freedom. A J Browning notes that ending the national emergency requires a definite triumph for free peoples, while Mrs Dwight W Morrow cautions freedom can be harmed by economic and military pressure.
Statements from Dr. Juan J. Remos Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt highlight defending American culture supporting democracy and workers rights. Philip Murray and Philip D. Reed contrast labor unity with government stance on closed shops and employment sentiments.
A devotional note cites John 3 36 about belief in the Son granting everlasting life while disbelief brings eternal wrath reflecting a devotional Bible verse.Prayerful reflection invites readers to examine faith through the Gospel message and its promise of salvation.
Nat Deverich once a leading jockey is now noted for his shift into the Hollywood scene. His early racing fame contrasts with current film industry activity and public appearances.
Nat Deverich rose from a Bronx boy weighing about 75 to 110 pounds to ride across New York, Kentucky, and the Midwest with a string of notable riders. Later he became a motion picture director producer and top talent agent with Leland Hayward, earning fame as Cant Wait Deverich. The story covers his early racing days in Morris Park Bennings and Emeryville, his weight struggles, and his pivot to Hollywood and film business, including the Cant Wait horse.
Ruth Millett argues that women who refuse help with household chores prize a noble image but pay a price. Constant labor ages them faster, limits leisure, and reduces time with family and husband. Millett warns against self-denial as a marker of virtue and defends teamwork in homemaking.
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