The Canton Repository Phone Directory Excerpt
The Canton Repository lists a private phone exchange across all departments with the number 6101. Established practices trace back to the newspaper’s historic founding date March 30 1815.
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Canton
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican Navy
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Japan's Judgment Is Bad Chepee MORE
Japan's leaders favor the Axis and militarists as World War II rages. The United States cannot change their course, they predict a German victory and Asia under their control, though the gamble risks humiliation or ruin. officials see Japan aligning with Germany despite US persuasion efforts.
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Japan
Manchukuo
United States
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Asia
Common Ground For Agreement Risks From Govt Arbitration Demands
CIO AFL and NAM show rare unity on resisting compulsory arbitration tied to losing rights and property. They fear government power and seek harmony under supervision to avoid drifting toward dictatorship, recognizing private enterprise and independent labor must find terms of accord or face intercession.
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CIO
AFL
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
Besmogged Souls Embrace Smog as City Rite of Passage
The piece notes smogs and besmogging as city trials that provoke irritation yet evoke a fond, London fog nostalgia. It highlights residents' stubborn endurance through dirty air, nose stuffiness, coughing, and soiled clothing, proud of surviving the ordeal and craving no magic cure.
Navy Enlistment Crisis Prompts Talk of Drafts
Secretary Knox warns lagging enlistments may force drafting fighting seamen for the first time. Admirals blame publicity limits and health rules for low volunteers while Britain shares more details of its war effort. Libyan front reports praise US tanks but note rubber treads and loading issues. State Department tensions over appeasement of Japan surface amid routine shifts.
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Ashington
Knox
Navy
Ocean
Britain
New York
U. S. S. Kearny
Iceland
State Department
Japan
Department
Antigua
Philippines
U. S
Saturday Afternoons After Football Season Ends
An ironic meditation on idle time after autumn football ends. The piece contrasts fall Saturdays spent watching Szvoldorski and Slovodovich with spring and summer sports, then laments the long boredom of Saturdays in winter and the lack of activities to fill idle hours.
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Szvoldorski
Slovodovich
Biltz
Schultz
Century-old road tweak sought near Shull tavern and Hershberger mill
A 100 years ago proposal to county commissioners aimed to widen a road from Henry Shull's tavern to Christian Hershberger's mill. The route would begin 80 rods south of Shull's tavern, run along the section line past Stonehill's smith shop, circle the hill to Michael Luizland's northwest corner, then follow the section line to the old road.
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Henry Shull
Christian Hershberger
Shull
Stonehill
Michael Luizland
Period Of Debate In America Now Concluded
The piece argues the United States has passed a turning point after the repeal of the neutrality act and Kurusu's arrival. It says interventionists and isolationists are no longer divided, focusing on executing a chosen policy. It warns Republicans to support national policy and criticizes Mr. Sullivan’s advice to parliament. It cites Wilson and Roosevelt era governance as guiding principles.
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Kurusu
Japan
Congress
Taft and
Gillette
Atlantic
Pacific
Republican Party
United States
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Landon
Roosevelt
Sullivan
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
New York Tribune, Inc
Corked for Use in Barrons on World Cork Supply
The article notes the United States consumes 60 percent of the world cork output and had only a year’s supply as of August. Portugal supplies most imports, cork comes from evergreen oaks requiring 35 years to mature, and harvests occur every nine to ten years. Cork’s lightness and moisture resistance drive its uses in insulation, bottle caps, linoleum, life preservers, and more with modern consolidation eliminating cork waste.
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Barron’s
Financial Weekly
Floyd W. Gustafson
United States
Germany
Spain
Portugal
North Africa
Spiritualism Our Old Man Had Open Mind On The Matter
An aged observer kept an open mind toward spiritualism though he felt some disappointment on a single occasion. The brief reminiscence reflects cautious belief tempered by a concrete setback.
Spirits, Seances, and a Humble Disclosure in Pueblo
Damon Runyon recounts the reporter's open mind on communicating with departed spirits. He describes three sleepless nights in a Pueblo house tied to a murder rumor and a $6.80 missing pocket. He recalls a seance in which a fake spiritualist exposed marital infidelity and the costly deceit surrounding fishing tackle.
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Pueblo
Chieftain
Wing Foo
Ill
Bill
Abbie
Reading the World News Aids College Men and Women
Ruth Millett argues that a campus survey shows men in dorms read newspapers more than women, challenging excuses about homemaking duties. She calls for better subscriptions as gifts to keep students informed beyond mere headlines.
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Colege
NEA Inc
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Market Avenue
Fifthtreet South
Ohio
Associated Press
Story
Brooks & Ter
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
N. Michigan Ave
Cleveland
Euclid Ave
S Angeles
S. Broadway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes Counties
Paul Mallon
Navy Public Relations Bureau
Rommel
Sidi Rezegh
Tobruk
Hull
King Features, Inc
By Truman Twill
Vegetable Kingdom
McKinley
Catholic Orphans’ Asylum
Louisville
Old Ladies
Madison
Junior Order
Tiffin
Balser
Jackson
Ralph Norwood
Youngstown
Erie Railroad
J. C., Stanton & Co
Frank Adrian
Crystal Park
Earl Bender
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Berlin
Bucharest
Henry Margo
McKinley Ave
A. B. Flory Grocery and Baking Co
Harris Arcade
A. J. Diana
Massillon
Orrville
Summit County
R. O. Mesnar
Curtis
Bonesetter
John Reese
Byrnes
Supreme Court
America
By Walter Lippmann
Mark Sullivan
By Galbraith
Reed Li
By Damon Runyon
Ruth Millett
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