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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1950

Page

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War Agency Set To Launch Industrial Plan

An estimated 1,500 to 2,200 people gathered at Central Catholic High School to hear Rt. Rev. Emmet M. Walsh deliver a dedication address. officials predicted prime contractors will pass on priority to subcontractors and suppliers. The article also notes a sweeping defense program, with steel capacity expansion and new military order priorities, amid ongoing Korea hostilities and political responses in Washington and Tokyo.

Central Catholic High School Emmet M. Walsh Youngstown Walsh

Russian Type Mines Found Near Korea

Admiral Forrest Sherman told the House armed services committee that U S navy ships off Korea found many floating mines of the Russian design, labeled Mark 26. He noted they appeared recently laid and not long out of storage. A destroyer Brush was damaged by a mine, with nine killed and others injured or missing. The mines are moored, may have drifted or been laid by small craft, and were described as capable of damaging small ships. Sherman outlined fleet plans for 1951 and noted extensive reactivation of ships and crews since the Korean conflict began.

Washington Forrest Sherman U.S. Navy Korea Chief of Naval Operations House Armed Services Committee U.S Brush Sherman Hague Congress Marine Corps House Group

Two More Canton Area Men Die or Wounded in Korean War

Two more area casualties from Canton in Korea raise district totals to 53. Corp. Dennis P. Frame wounded. Pfc. Anthony Rutkowski missing. Frame, 19, son of Mrs Edward Hashman, 140 15th St SE, recovering from arm wound at Yokosuka Naval Hospital Japan. He entered Marines Aug 17 1948, served on Guam and in the US before Korea. He went to Inchon after Pu san, then Japan and Inchon with his division. He attended McKinley High, worked at Spun Steel division of Automatic Steel Products and for National Fire before enlisting.

Canton Area Corp Dennis P. Frame Pfc Anthony Rutkowski Corp. Frame McKinley High School Spun Steel Automatic Steel Products, Inc The National Fire

Akron Bus Strike Sparks Wildcat Walkout

An unauthorized bus strike by 500 members of the C I O Transit Workers Union halted public transport in Akron starting at 4 30 a m. Drivers protested new schedules they say speed up runs, causing high absenteeism as many motorists waited at stops for stranded riders. Akron Transportation Co admitted 12 or 13 new daily runs but denied a speedup, noting drivers had agreed to the changes last week. The rubber capital population is about 380,000 with 100,000 served daily. the strike marks the sixth in six years.

Transport Workers Union Adam Fleming Akron Transportation Co Akron

Columbus Bus Crisis Settled Temporarily

Columbus buses continued running in the state capital as drivers and mechanics linked to the C I C Transport Workers agreed to a federal mediation proposal to stay on the job until next Saturday midnight. The union threatened to strike on minute’s notice if the old contract isn’t honored this week. The contract expired at midnight Saturday with the union seeking a 21 1 cent hourly wage boost. The company offered six cents now and three cents in January.

Columbus C.I.C

Deaths and Editorials Across the Pages of the Repository

The repository's Amusements Comics section carries obituaries and editorial notes on George Sokolsky, with markets and financial news, radio and television, social updates, and sports, plus a weather report. It notes immediate installation of RCA, Admiral, Motorola, Crosley, Capehart, Fada and Raytheon televisions and lists a home furniture ad at 229 Market Street. Flora Fetzer is identified as a public stenographer and shorthand reporter for the edition.

George Sokolsky R.C.A Admiral Motorola Crosley Capehart Fada Raytheon Television

Cleveland Man Killed by Truck Near Massillon

A Cleveland man Charles O Conner aged 35 was killed when struck by a coal truck on Route 21 two miles north of Massillon in Stark County. The driver John J Spittle 23 swerved to avoid the halted car and struck the pedestrian as he stood on the berm. The accident followed a busy weekend with 37 incidents reported to police deputies and state patrol.

Stark County Cleveland Massillon Charles Charlie) O’conner 66Th St Massillon City Hospital O’conner John J. Spittle RD 3 New Philadelphia Akron Arnold-Lynch

Elder Statesman's Warning Hall Urges Double Alert

Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, age 79, marks his birthday by urging a double alert against Soviet aggression. He praises the United Nations for opposing aggression in Korea while warning grave dangers persist. Hull emphasizes united, informed public service and nonpartisan foreign policy debates.

Hall Ashington Cordell Hull United Nations Korea Hull Free Nations

No Minimum Balance Required Harter Bank Ad

Ad for Harter Bank checking accounts noting no minimum balance required and FDIC membership. Mentions Canton Music Workshop at Art Institute on N Market Web with 8 p.m. event, and Farmers Market every Tuesday and Friday morning at 4th & Dryden NW.

Harter Bank F.d.i.c.-Ad Canton Music Work Shop Art Institute N. Market Web 4Th Dryden

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Ngites Ee Sre Rere War Agency Msgr Alfred Heinrich Cellor Edward J. Dierker Canton St. Peter’s Catholic Church Herbert Cook Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church McDonald Sawyer American Iron & Steel Institute Steel Company NPA William H. Harrison Defense Sharon Steel Corp Council of Economic Advisers National Production Authority Tonight Tokyo Red Korea Red Red China North Korea Republic Korean Peninsula Wonsan Sea of Japan Red Pyongyang Capital Area Yellow Sea Douglas MacArthur MacArthur China Manchuria Chou En-lai Peiping Kim Ilsung Chou South Korean Assembly P. H. Shinicky Chop Formosa Defense Ministry Chang Yi-ting Moscow Lake Success Russia U.N Walker A.P Hal Boyle Walton H. Walker Pusan South Korea Sihn Sung Mo National Assembly Mon Kansong Borden Wright Oakland Calif Yangyang Sherman Bates Discovery U. 5S Dennis Frame A. Rutkowski Tia Todays Flora Fetzer Pub Steno. and Martindalerd Route 62 Sheriff's Office Elder Statesman State Department Roosevelt United States U.N. Will Taejon Bem Price Associated Press Te. Korea Robert W. Shultice Norfolk Shultice Tional G.i.’S West Taejon
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