Labor Supply Tightens in Canton as Hiring Rises
The Ohio State Employment Service reports Canton area employment climbing with 75 major firms showing 45,428 workers on Sept 15, up 1,762 since July and 5,847 year over year. Women add about 1,000 new workers. Manufacturing gains lead, with nonelectrical machinery and metals sectors expanding. firms expect 800 more by mid November, while nonmanufacturers face seasonal declines. Many positions remain unfilled across machinists, riggers, welders, and clerks, yet unemployment benefits drop to a weekly average of 623 in September.
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Canton
Ohio State Employment Service
O.S.E.S
South Army's Drive Slowed Near Wonsan
South Korea's push toward Wonsan met stiff Red resistance as U S and R O K forces crossed Parallel 38 from Seoul toward Pyongyang. In fierce combat for Wonsan, Red troops fought stubbornly while U S cavalry and South Korean columns pressed northwest and west, aiming to trap Kim Il Sung's government.
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U.N
38Th Parallel
United Nations
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Kassong
Uijongbu
Wonsan
Tokyo
R.O.K
Korea
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
Sea of Japan
Red
Pyongyang
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
Kim Il Sung
A.P
William Jorden
Kaesong
1St
Seoul-Pyongyang
Steel Officials Meet Unionists In Wage Parley
Pittsburgh, Oct. 9. Preliminary wage talks opened among United Steel Workers and major steel firms to seek a raise for about one million workers earning around 1.70 hourly. Talks involve Republic Steel, Jones & Laughlin, Bethlehem Steel, while U S Steel has not replied. Union aims 20 to 30 cents, with possible price boosts to follow.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
Republic Steel
Cleveland
Jones & Laughlin
Murray
Weekend crashes kill Canton pedestrian and three motorists
Stark County saw 39 weekend accidents with three fatal outcomes. Victims include Mrs Elva Young 75 of Uniontown. John Palicka 38 of Waynesburg road NE. and David L Hudson 20 of Wooster. In Massillon Hospital after Route 241 crash driven by Walter Lauby 63. Mrs Young died after collision with Julius McMannis 27 of Akron. McMannis speeding at 50 mph ran a stop sign on North Canton Canal Fulton road.
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Stark
Elva Young
W. Maplest
Uniontown
Massillon City Hospital
North Canton Canal
Fulton Rd
John Palicka
6Th St NE
Waynesburg Rd
David L. Hudson
Billiard St. Wooster
Akron
McMannis
Lauby
California grapes for juice first ears Zinfandel today
California grape shipment notes mention first ears of Zinfandel for juice, weighing 36 pounds with quality described as excellent. Shaeffer Black Co. contact Ph. 5522lad.
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California
Shaeffer Black Co
Lt Lombardi Wins Silver Star in Korea Action
Second Lt. Arthur P. Lombardi of 2912 Tuscarawas Street West has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in Korea. The 24th Infantry Division OMN 63rd Field Artillery Battalion unit citation notes his leadership crossfire directing fire and an all night withdrawal of men and gear across enemy lines when their position was overrun by Red infantry on July 14.
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Arthur P. Lombardi
Tuscarawas St W
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Lombardi
OMN 63Rd Field Artillery
24Th Infantry Division
Kum River
Television brands promoted for immediate home setup
Local ad lists RCA Admiral Motorola Crosley Capehart Fada Raytheon televisions available for immediate installation at Home Furniture, 229 Market Street South. Shoppers are urged to visit the store for quick delivery and setup.
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R.C.A
Admiral
Motorola
Crosley
Capehart
Fada
Raytheon Television
Name Imprinted Xmas Cards Order now News Depot ad
An advertising snippet urges customers to place orders for personalized name imprinted Christmas cards through News Depot. The brief promotes quick ordering for holiday delivery and highlights custom naming options.
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News Depot
North Carolina Traffic Crash Kills H M Audy
H M Audy 34 of 900 Shorthave NW was killed in an auto crash near Ashboro North Carolina Sunday evening. His wife Nora Shaheen was seriously injured. They were returning from a Miami vacation with children Barbara and Gloria staying with relatives. Survivors include four brothers and a sister. Body to be taken to Wackerly funeral home.
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Haney M. Audy
Nora L. Shaheen
Ashboro
N.C
Audy
Randolph Hospital
Miami
Fla
Dulles Seeks U N Support Of Peace Plan
The United States urged the United Nations to arm itself against small wars that could grow into larger conflicts. John Foster Dulles backed a seven nation peace program with emergency sessions, peace patrols, and member army units for U N action. Britain France Canada the Philippines Turkey and Uruguay supported the "uniting for peace" effort.
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Assembly
U.N
Britain
France
Canada
Philippines
Turkey
Uruguay
U. S
Dulles
United States
Canton Crime Trends Align With FBI Semiannual Report
The FBI semiannual crime report shows Canton's rate held its own percentage-wise during the first half of 1950 versus 1949, while U S cities rose 1.9 percent and rural areas climbed 7.4 percent. Canton saw fewer robberies, aggravated assaults and auto thefts, but more burglaries and larcenies. The East North Central average police strength per 1 000 residents in cities 100 000 to 250 000 stood at 1.42.
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Canton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
FBI
East North Central
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
City Lines Bus Drivers Meet Again Tuesday
Canton City Lines and the AFL Bus Drivers Local plan a third bargaining session Tuesday at 10 am in the company counsel’s office led by Russell Mack. Tonight’s city council meeting could sway progress as it considers an emergency fare hike to three tokens for a quarter and four for students, contingent on a settled wage dispute. Eleven of fourteen council members must approve the emergency ordinance, with some seeking a rider tying the fare change to the contract talks nearing conclusion. The current contract expires Saturday at midnight.
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Dulles
U.N
Security Council
General Assembly
Peace Observation Commission
Assembly
Canton City Lines, Inc
A.F.L. Bus Drivers Local
Russell Mack
Max Phillips
Horace C. Vokoun
Cleveland
Vokoun
City Time Issue Wins Ballot Place for Canton Vote
Canton voters will decide whether to keep the current daylight saving time ordinance. The board of elections approved the CIO initiative to place the time issue on the November 7 general election ballot. If approved Canton would stay on eastern standard time year round, ending fast time.
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Canton
Board of Elections Today
General Church Receives Bronze Oak Leaf for Gallantry
Maj. Gen. John H. Church, commanding general of the 24th Infantry Division, was awarded the first bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star for gallantry at the Naktong River crossing on September 19. Headquarters said he risked his life to encourage and reorganize his troops, aiding the successful crossing and inspiring greater effort.
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Tokyo
John H. Church
24Th
Naktong River
Church
Naktong Crossing
Deposits With Harter Bank Now Insured Up to Ten Thousand
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp announces that deposits at Harter Bank are insured up to 10000 dollars. The measure protects account holders against bank failure and applies to all insured accounts.
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Harter Bank
Fed. Dep
Ins. Corp
Bandit Plugit Waterproofing Cement Paint Ad
Canton Hardware advertises Bandit Plugit waterproofing cement paint with the contact dial 50191 for purchases and inquiries. Local hardware store lists this coating as a weatherproofing finish suitable for exterior surfaces.
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Bandit
Canton Hardware
Dial
Westinghouse Laundry Twins
All Veterans Invited to Open Meeting at DAV Home
Veterans are invited to an open meeting at the D A V home located at 505 Market Ave South at 8:00 p m on Tuesday October 10. The notice calls for attendance by all veterans and emphasizes community participation and support for veterans affairs.
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D.A.V
Market Ave. S
20 Year Old Rittman Youth Killed in Korea
A Cleveland area dispatch notes Corp. Carl R. Long of Rittman killed in action September 19 while serving with the 24th Division in Korea. Missing Capt. Glen D. Schiltz Jr. of North Canton, an F-51 pilot, went down behind North Korean lines on October 6 and is presumed lost. Wounded are Sgt. Robert Applegate of Lisbon and Sgt. Ed Mullen of Lisbon.
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Glen Schiltz Jr
N. Canton
Glen D. Schiltz Jr
Glen D. Schiltz
Glenwood Ave
North
Canton
Long
Corp
Rittman High School
Ohio Boxboard Co. Corp
Korea
Earl
Kenneth
Robert
Loudonville
Clyde
Mansfield
Donald Long
Corp. Long
Wayne County
Schiltz
D. C. Strother
Senator Taylor’s Jail Sentence Denied on Appeal
The U S Supreme Court refused to review Idaho Senator Taylor’s dis orderly conduct conviction from Birmingham Alabama. He was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 180 days in jail for a May 1 1948 scuffle when he attempted to enter a Negro youth meeting through a door marked Negro entrance. The case tests Birmingham’s segregated entry laws amid Taylor’s Progressive party vice presidential bid with Henry Wallace.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Taylor
Idaho
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
W. C. Casey
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Thomas E. Huey Jr
Birming
Polio Strikes Canton Boy Four Victim This Year
Larry James Halley age 4 of 1107 Melchior SW listed as Stark County's 30th infantile paralysis death this year and 12th from Canton. He was admitted to Aultman Hospital.
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Larry James Halley
Melchior
Stark County
Canton
Aultiman Hospital
Farmers Market Rummage Sale Ad Details
An advertisement lists a weekly farmers market opening Tuesdays and Fridays in the morning at 4th & Dryden NW and a rummage sale with new merchandise available Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 223 2nd NE.
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4Th
Dryden
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2Nd Infantry Division
South Army
William Walton
Newton
Kan
Margets
U.S. 1St Corps
Red Korea
R. E. Farr
Steel Workers
Wooster
Ee Amusements
George Sokolsky
A. P. Lombardi
North Carolina
H.m.audy
U. N
Dean Acheson
Russia
U.N. Commission
Japan
Gen. Church
Rittman
Robert Applegate
Brookfield St
Lisbon
Mary Applegate
Midway Park
N. C
Ed Mullen
Elizabeth Mullen
Loretta Hough Mullen
Sen. Taylor
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