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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1950

Page

6

Canton Repository masthead and publication details

Page appears to be the Canton Repository front matter from Thursday October 5 1950 listing publication history associations offices and subscription rates with notes on circulation and mail policies. Contains names of press entities and multiple offices including New York Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Los Angeles and more.

Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc Repository Market Avenue Fifth Street South Canton Ohio Postoffice Congress En Nnn Ohio Reository Stark County Republican Canton Repository & Reublican Canton Repository Canton Daily Repository Evening Repository Canton Repossory Canton Daily News Stark County Democrat Oemenaterisie Deiantettansien Oadianentete Eee Associated Press Brooks & Finley New York New York Central Building Philadelphia Fidelity-Philadelthe Trust Chicago Niichigan Avenue Cleveland Euclid Avenue Boston Statler Building Los Angeles Guaranty Building Renee Mire American Newspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau OF Circulation Inland Daily Press Associaton Prvate Carribpr MAI Stark Tuscarawas Carroll Columbiana Portage Summit Wayne Holmes Imeida Communications

Barkley on the campaign trail for Taft opponents

The vice president will tour for 30 days delivering at least 32 stump speeches from Canton to the Pacific Coast. He praises Senator Taft while pressuring for candidates favored by party bosses. In 1950 he follows party lines to support Taft allies and oppose his opponents.

United States Congress Pacific Coast Canton Barkley U. S. Senate Taft Franklin D. Roosevelt Ohio

Gasoline Octane Ratings May Shift With Government Rules

The U S Bureau of Mines notes octane rose from 74.2 after World War II to 82.4 last winter and says a step-down under new rules would largely affect engine ping only, with minimal performance impact and possible maintenance benefits. The piece compares gasoline tinkering to bread composition changes and warns price questions may accompany any government-led octane reduction.

U.S. Bureau of Mines

Must Be Seen To Be Appreciated QIGNS of a Dazzling October

A vivid portrait of autumn colors across maples oaks and cherries. The piece notes red maples, tan horse chestnuts, marshalling oaks, and lilac buds promising spring, with bittersweet and dogwood adding texture. It emphasizes autumn’s spectacle as an experience to inspect from every hilltop and valley.

Graham ruling on Canton strikes and Ferguson Act limits

The Canton case shows public officials can negate Ferguson Act protections by not notifying strikers they are on strike. Graham’s ruling indicates city workers on summer strikes deserve wage increases without penalties unless proper notice was given. A reexamination of the act’s technicalities by the General Assembly is urged.

Graham Canton City Canton General Assembly

Thankless Jobs By Peter Edson

The column questions Defense Production Act provisions and the National Production Authority under William H Harrison, warning small businesses may face material shortages as expansion plans unfold. It contrasts past wartime controls with current proposals, notes funding and staffing steps, and forecasts administrative challenges and enduring inflation risks.

Congress OPA WPB NPA NPR Truman

Small-Time Football in the TV Era and Its Enduring Charm

The piece laments TV driven pro football eclipsing amateur football, praising small-college and high school games as rough yet real. It argues that the decline of amateur play harms boys who seek genuine fun and alma mater pride, despite the allure of professional spectacle.

Goliaths

Inflation Myth: Wartime Policy Drives Prices Not Korea

A 1950 column argues postwar inflation began before Korea, driven by Truman era policy to raise purchasing power and national income. It asserts wage increases followed by price rises, with unions pushing raises to outpace government ceilings, creating momentum toward higher inflation.

Congress Department of Agriculture Truman Union of Steel Workers N. Y

U.N Dilly Dallies While Americans Fight

The piece critiques the United Nations for delaying actions in the Korean crisis while U N members debate whether to confront Moscow and Peiping. It argues such hesitancy undermines U S confidence, empowers North Korea, and limits General MacArthurs autonomy, urging decisive action and a firmer stance against aggression.

U.N America Moscow U. N China 38Th Parallel Peiping EN. MacArthur Asia United Nations North Korea MacArthur United States Gen

Destiny of shared lives and enduring souls

A meditation on love, duty, and the ripple of actions. It cites Mark 12 33 and John 5 47, reflecting on neighborly love, universal purpose, and the lasting imprint of our deeds through Edwin Markham and William Mountford statements.

Edwin Markham William Mountford

Soldiers and Ghosts in Victory Echoes Across War's End

A sweeping poem recounts postwar triumph, listing battlefields from Pusan to Taegu and towns across the United States. It honors fallen soldiers from Lynn to Kankakee and Belvedere to Bronx, while noting contemporary scenes including Mrs. Frank Sinatra's custody settlement and an American envoy to Britain, with Walt Gifford as ambassador.

Lynn Kankakee Kennebec Hoosick Falls Bronx Chicopee Walter Gifford Britain Europe Uncle Sam

Refugees Stripped in Unclear South North Confusion

A puzzling scene describes refugees without clothes, disrupting attempts to ascertain who belongs to which side or direction. The prompt questions which way is south or north as the situation unfolds.

Radio Westerns and A Halfway War in the City

A Philadelphia housewife in a sombrero cowboy pants and riding boots fired at her husband as he approached the house and held police at bay. Military police met with tobacco men amid concerns as one marching cigarette brand reportedly went AWOL.

Philadelphia

Century-Old News Bursts of Weather and War in Brief

A Pittsburgh hailstorm shattered windows and tin roofs with hail up to 14 inches around, killing birds and prompting fears of glass shortages. A 40 years past note recalls sailor Edward Turner surviving a New York Harbor barge sinking by minutes. Portugal faced a republic shift as Manuel’s family fled by sea. Russia’s 25 years ago shift ended partial prohibition, Russia becoming fully wet for tax revenue while Will Rogers spoke at Canton Bible School.

Pittsburgh Edward Turner Elizabeth Parker North St 6Th St NW New York Harbor New Hampshire Turner Portugal Manuel Russia Will Rogers Canton Bible School

Akron official named head of highway department

Ten years ago Hal G. Souers of Akron, assistant highway director, became head of the department when Brig. Gen. Robert S. Beightler resigned to command the 37th Division, Ohio National Guard. Secretary of the Navy Knox warned Japan joining the Axis posed the greatest challenge in U.S. history.

Hal G. Souers Akron Robert S. Beightler Ohio National Guard Knox Japan United States

Target Practice By H. V. Wade

A compact column jokes about aging leaders and public figures. It riffs on Byrnes as secretary of state, Jimmy in Time Magazine, and aging factions in defense. The piece mixes satire on political retirement, classily references Coolidge and a pop lyric, ending with a quip about short words.

Byrnes Harry Jimmy Time Magazine

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