City OKs wage rise for Canton workers after Ferguson Act ruling
Common Pleas Judge George N. Graham ruled that more than 200 Canton hourly workers who struck last summer are entitled to a 10 cent hourly raise despite questions of legality, because city officials failed to notify them per the Ferguson Act. Back pay and annual costs are projected near 87,000 dollars.
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Common Pleas
George N. Graham
Canton
Graham
T. Frank Snyder
Snyder
City Solicitor To Meet With Bus Officials
Canton council moves to align with City Lines in a fare policy. City Solicitor Robert P Wilson to meet with bus officials to determine basis for a three for a quarter token rate or report their stand, avoiding driver strike pressure. The move aims to ease a potential fare increase while preserving negotiations.
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Canton City Lines,Inc
Public Utilities Committee
Robert P. Wilson
Carl F. Klein
Wilson
Council
Klein
Bus Contract Talks Resume Here Thursday
Canton City Lines and the AFL Bus Drivers Local resume contract talks Thursday at 10 a.m. in Russell Mack’s office as the contract nears expiration. Union president Max Phillips calls the company’s wage-scale offer with working-condition changes impossible after the union unanimously rejected it. Federal Conciliator Horace C. Vokoun will participate. The union demanded a 25-cent hourly wage increase, six paid holidays, a guaranteed 48-hour week, and overtime at time and a half. drivers now earn $1.37 after six months.
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Canton City Lines, Inc
A.F.L
Russell Mack
Max Phillips
Horace C. Vokoun
Canton Memorial Fieldhouse named for dedication Nov 24
Canton boards unanimously chose Canton Memorial Fieldhouse for the $500000 athletic plant near Fawcett Stadium. The dedication is set for Nov. 24 with plans moving forward. Richard P. Christian withdrew as a nominee citing policy against living-person namings. The project nears completion with seats poured, exterior walls up, roof set, and heating soon.
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Fawcett Stadium
Canton Memorial Fieldhouse
Board of Education
Canton
Ewha Hava Hannarahliv
Harold 8. Vincent
Milwaukee
Richard P. Christian
Harold H. Eibling
Lehman Polar Bear Club
Canton Coaches Association
Christian
Eibling
Wonderful washable Wunda-Weveloom rugs on display
In Sodeyt REPOSITORY Wonderful Washable Wunda-Weveloom woven cotton rugs with bright colors. Factory representative will be here Tuesday and Wednesday at Thurin's, 524 Market North.
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Thurin’s
Wanda
Fish Poisoning Case Relies on Lab Water Tests
County Prosecutor says no action until laboratory tests confirm water quality after dead fish found in Nimishillen Creek. Officials cited ammonium nitrate tank discharge from Baugh & Sons fertilizer plant as the suspected cause. Local officials discussed the case with the sheriff and ward councilman before proceeding.
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John Rossetti
H. W. Grossglaus
John Scanlon
Ward 10
Nimishillen Creek
Baugh & Sons
Spangfer Rd NE
Election Board Certification for Canton Time Change Initiative
City Auditor T Frank Snyder certified 266 sheets with 6073 names backing an initiative to adopt eastern standard time for Canton and end the current summer fast time. The Canton CI C petition now goes to the board of elections for acceptance and signature verification to reach 3931 valid signatures, the 10 percent threshold.
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T. Frank Snyder
Stark County Board of Elections
Canton
C.I.C
Ohio
Board of Elections
Board of Election
Visit Our New Wallpaper Bar
Advertisement from Sherwin Williams at 234 Cleveland Street inviting customers to visit a new wallpaper bar. Promotes wide variety of patterns and reasonable prices for decorating needs.
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Sherwin Williams
Deposits With Harter Bank Insured Up to Ten Thousand
Deposits at Harter Bank are insured up to $10,000 by the federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The coverage applies to individual accounts and includes savings, checking, and other insured deposits, providing security for customers.
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Harter Bank
Fed. Dep. Inc. Corp
Arena Manager Position Wins Council Test
A public property committee report recommends creating an auditorium manager position, approved 8 to 6. The manager would be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council, with funds to be appropriated after a salary is set. The panel urged timely creation for proper use of the completed auditorium.
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Public Property Committee
Finance Committee
Carl F. Klein
Common Pleas Court
Robert P. Wilson
Klein
Tax Court Allows Five Percenters in Defense Contracts
The U S Tax Court allowed deducting commissions paid to Milburn and Brady Inc for helping Aetna Standard Engineering obtain wartime gun carriage contracts. It found the fees ordinary and necessary, and not improper influence, citing common practice in government dealings.
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Washington
United States Tax Court
Aetna-Standard Engineering Co
Youngstown,c
Washington, D. C
Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue Bureau
Milburn and Brady, Inc
Senate
Milburn
Brady
Army
Navy
American congressman breaches Iron Curtain in Berlin visit
Rep. Chatham of North Carolina traveled 50 miles into the Soviet sector of Berlin with a group of lawmakers, describing a guarded, high risk excursion past checkpoints to view a new air base and infant tanks. He was escorted by a Russian officer he had known during World War II and faced possible arrest as a spy. The account notes 250,000 Soviet troops in the area and the presence of new jet planes at the base.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Manchuria
Communist China
Pyongyang
Antung
Yalu River
Red China
Red Korea
China
U. S
Koryo
Kangnung
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
Earl E. Patridge
5Th Air Force
Kim Pak Il
1St Corps
Patridge
Douglas MacArthur
North Korea
MacArthur
Tongco
Pohang
Jung Rei Hiok
3Rd Division
Parallel 38
South
Jung
Erlin
Russia
Germany
Chatham
North Carolina
Berlin
U.S
Europe
West Berlin
Wonderful Washable Wanda Rugs Sold at Thurin's
A fragment notes washable loom woven cotton rugs sold by Thurin's at 524 Market North. The item description is terse and the text implies a retail display or advertisement in a historic newspaper. No dates or full details are provided.
Why Is Butter High and Timken Roller Bearing Note
The piece argues butter prices stay high due to 190 million pounds in cold storage bought with tax money. It questions planning costs and wonders if recent government policy reflects founding Democratic ideals and Thomas Jefferson’s views.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ach
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Party
Washington
New Priority Plan Invoked For Defense
A new ironclad priority system called DO Defense Order was imposed by the National Production Authority to keep the defense program moving. The measure requires all companies to honor DO orders and deliver on time, sidetracking civilian work if needed, amid looming shortages of steel copper and aluminum. It forms part of a toolkit that also includes defense loan guarantees inventory control orders and a material allocation system to secure scarce inputs for military production.
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National Production Authority
Armed Forces
Atomic Energy Commission
NPA
William H. Harrison
Pentagon
Defense
Federal Reserve
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Sea of Japan
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California
Shaeffer Black Co
South Korea
U.N. Beachhead
Tsushima
38Th Parallel
Yangyang
Chumunjin
Kim I Sung
Chorwon
Kunsan
Canton Memorial
Paul Miller
Timken Vocational High School
Sarah Ann Sauer
Evalyn Shelton
Arlene B. Heist
R. D. Rabenold
Lola Hakill Wild
Steve Luther
Margaret Ann Marlow
Marjorie R. Robertson
Paul Arena
Louise N. Khourey
Georgia C. Meldrum
Tony Simone
Robert H. Evans Co
Mason School
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R.C.A
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