Canton Repository 1950 edition details and rates
The Canton Repository history traces name changes from The Ohio Repository in 1815 to The Canton Repository in 1930 with milestones including daily evening publication from 1878 and a Sunday edition from 1892. It lists AP membership, bureaus, private phone exchanges, and subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and mail orders in several counties as of October 9, 1950.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Tter
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Re
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily ePository
Evening Repository
Canton Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Trust
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Preys
Searrier
All Government Is Local
The piece argues that local government must lead in civil defense and emergency response, not distant authorities. It asserts federal and state authority are hollow without local capability and warns a bombing could expose this illusion, underscoring that defense begins at the neighborhood level with neighbors helping neighbors.
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U. S
Washington
U. S. Conference of Mayors
It Takes All Kinds Tone in Stassen Stalin Appeal
The piece argues Stassen acted as a private citizen and had no gag rule in the United States. It contends critics misstate his aims and notes private outlets warned Stalin that U S policy in Korea could change and that resisting communist aggression was essential.
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Harold E. Stassen
Stalin
Russia
State Department
Korea
United States
Stassen
Kremlin
Asia
Men and Boys in World Series and Washington Separation
The piece contrasts grown men and boys in the World Series and U S politics. It notes Washington’s military and political strains post Korea and hints at a Kefauver committee weed out of corrupt punko-politico ties, suggesting jail for some allied criminals.
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Phillies
Yankees
Washington
Armed Services
Kefauver Committee
Hall of Fame
Ohio's Captive Democrats by Raymond Moley
Ohio labor groups clash with Senator Taft in a battle that blends AFL CIO and CIO influence. The unions push to back Taft while Democrats fade, risking a shift away from the two party tradition as Lausche’s stance and labor’s power reshape Ohio politics.
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Ohio
Raymond Moley
Columbus
Taft
A.F.L
Democratic Party
Lausche
Cleveland
England
Associated Newspapers
What Happened to the Social Security Fund
The article details a 12 billion dollar IOU from Uncle Sam, noting over 15.5 billion collected since 1937 and 112 million monthly in pension payments, yet less than 350 million cash on hand for future benefits. Critics argue funds were spent or double taxed, while officials claim it’s invested in government bonds.
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Sam
U.S. Treasury
Social Security Fund
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Irs
I.D.U
Three Kinds of Communists And A Newspaperboy Tribute
A Letter to the editor blasts three types of Communists and warns Canton readers that tolerating communism aids tyranny. It urges vigorous rebuttal and references Ohio election coverage. The piece also salutes Canton’s newspaper boys Don Poorman Don Prince and Kirk Stottler for Newspaperboy Day praising their politeness promptness and perseverance.
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Kremlin
Communist Party
Repository
Don Poorman
Don Prince
Kirk Stottler
Don
Kirk
Frederick G. Croad
Richard Pl
Guerrilla Warfare Lessons for Global Conflict
Reader reflects on the need to understand guerrilla warfare beyond classic battles. Cites Lawrence of Arabia and Miksche, notes Communist prep for underground tactics, and argues that small, mobile bands can outmaneuver superior mechanized forces in Asia and beyond.
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Korea
Indo-China
Gettysburg
Truman
Western
Europe
America
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Asia
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Encyclopedia Britannica
F. O. Miksche
Gen. de Gaulle
Secret Service
Miksche
Napoleon
Hitler
Mischke
Lenin
Clausewitz
N. Y
Autumn Scene With Overtones
A September farm scene shows a man and woman driving tractors to sow wheat on a long field. The image contrasts traditional farming with modern machinery, highlighting shared labor and gender roles, and includes a critical aside about a speculator lacking empathy.
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Angelus
Thoughts for Today Theme Reflects Divine Satisfaction
A brief inspirational note cites a quotation about God alone satisfying the immortal soul. It emphasizes that the heart made for a higher being finds fulfillment only in Him, attributed to Trench.
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God
Trench
Firm Religious Belief Preferred Over All Blessings
A quotation from Sir Humphry Davy praising the value of a firm religious belief above genius power wit or fancy. The speaker expresses that such belief would be the most delightful and useful blessing one could have.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Sabbath Keepers Cited in Isaiah Verse Quote
A biblical verse from Isaiah 56:2 praises the blessed man who preserves the Sabbath and restrains evil. The quotation emphasizes holiness and restraint as central to righteous living.
World without a Sabbath quote by Beecher
A brief quotation asserts that a world without a Sabbath would lack joy like a man without a smile or a garden, calling the day the joyous centerpiece of the week.
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Beecher
Quote on sacrifice and Christian civilization by J G Holland
A paraphrased line asserts that true glory and progress for any nation require sacrifice, priced as per God’s inventory of national good, attributed to J G Holland.
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J. G. Holland
Strangest Case of 1950 Baffles Psychiatrist Pair
A patient in a 1950 quizzical medical vignette remains unresponsive to race of prompts from psychiatrists. The doctors chase radio video and word tests while the patient yawns and deflects with odd remarks. Two husky keepers then intervene in a baffling clinical scene.
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Joe Kelly
Gotham TV Stars and a World Series Video Night
A garbled column notes Raymond Massey in a comic video role, Milton Berle's energetic TV presence, and Henry Fonda as MC. It mentions Gotham policemen on motorcycles, U N hotel guests, Truman aboard a Potomac yacht reading about word origins, and a snappy song about Mike.
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Gotham Bugle & Banner
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Vince Impellitteri
Frank Kenna
Gotham
Mike
Milton Berle
Shadda Haddim
Henry Fonda
U.N
East River
Truman
Potomac
Harry
Elmer Twitchell speaks on pensioners not resembling witches
Elmer Twitchell comments on men rushing to retire and seek pensions, saying they do not look like witches to him. The remark frames a local debate over pensions with a humorous or skeptical angle attributed to Twitchell.
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Elmer Twitchell
Associated Newspapers
Harry Raynolds & Co Opens New Store Ad
A century ago Harry Raynolds and Co opened a store opposite John D. Snyder's tavern offering a large cash purchase of goods from New York and Philadelphia. The advertisement claimed low prices and a policy of hard work with small profits to defy rivals. It notes trade accepting wheat corn oats rags butter eggs and most produce.
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Harry Raynolds & Co
John D. Snyder
New York
Philadelphia
California
Former Canton band directors acclaimed in new roles
Emil Reinkendorff now leads the Quincy Illinois band while Kirk directs an Engineer Corps band in Cleveland. Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst offered a $50,000 prize for an Atlantic to Pacific air flight within 30 days.
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Canton Grand Army Band
Emil Reinkendorff
Quincy
Ill
Kirk
Engineer Corps
Cleveland
William Randolph Hearst
Atlantic
Pacific
McQuigg Elected National Commander on First Ballot
Twenty five years ago John R. McQuigg of East Cleveland won the American Legion national command on the first ballot at a Omaha convention. Marion Talley aged 18 daughter of a Kansas City telegrapher stood ready for a Metropolitan Opera chance as locals raised funds to send her to voice train in Europe.
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John R. McQuigg
East Cleveland
American Legion
Omaha
Metropolitan Opera
Marion Talley
Kansas City
Europe
Dykstra Named Conscription Director by Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra, then president of the University of Wisconsin and former Cincinnati city manager, was appointed conscription director by President Roosevelt. The Dunnpoll forecast Willkie would win with at least 334 electoral votes.
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Clarence A. Dykstra
Roosevelt
Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Dunnpoll
Wendell L. Willkie
Target Practice by H. Vv. Wade
The Soviet scribe Sholokhov calls Truman the personification of human baseness and a despised hypocrite and pharisee. Americans wear baseball caps across ages as 18-year-old bonus ballplayers set a fashion cue. Early-season grid upsets headline a season without mercy. A fable notes a long commute and a 2 kickoff causing unusual work on Saturday morning.
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Sholokhov
Truman
Surgeon denied beard removal from Shaw record
A historical note asks whether a surgeon who was refused permission to shave George Bernard Shaw ever learned if the famed writer wore a tie. The remark reflects eccentric 19th or early 20th century wit about Shaw and his appearance.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Frank S. Cutshall
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R. Truman
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New York Evening Post
Bull Run
Germany
Japan
China
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H. I. Phillips
Raschi
Goliat
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Turkey
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