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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1950

Page

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Mayor Won’t Sign Fare Boost Until Strike Threat Ends

Mayor Thomas H. Nichols will not sign the three for a quarter bus fare ordinance until a wage agreement is reached with the Canton City Lines union. At a 6:30 special council meeting tonight the measure seeks to raise fares, with the union threatening a strike if no settlement by Saturday.

Thomas H. Nichols Max Phillips A.F.L Russell H. Mack Canton City Lines, Inc Phillips Mack Nichols Myron G. van Nostran George E. Hostetter Ralph Finefrock John J. Scanlon Bus Company Union Mr. Scanlon Allan C. Sterling Don R. Davis Clarence A. Anderson Mr. Finefrock

New Housing Controls Set For Thursday

The AP reports drastic government controls will require higher cash down payments and shorter payoff terms on new mortgages. Non veteran down payments rise to 10 to 50 percent with 20 year payoffs. veterans to 5 to 45 percent. Only houses under 7000 dollars may reach 25 year term. Prices may drop as builders compete and fewer buyers appear. Cyrus S. Ching named to head wage stabilization board as cotton export curbs tighten to curb inflation. Raymond E. Foley predicts price relief from reduced demand and cost competition.

Washington Truman Cyrus S. Ching Federal Mediation New Wage Stabilization Board Raymond E. Foley Housing and Home Finance Agency

Civil Defense Meeting Set Here Nov 1 in Ohio

Ohio officials announced a civil defense conference at the St. Francis Hotel on November 1 with mayors, county commissioners, sheriffs, and defense leaders from 16 counties. Sessions run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. speakers include Gen. Kreber, Dr. Warner, Col. Mingle, and Dr. Porterfield, with topics on local organization, police services, fire defense, health programs, and radiological defense.

St. Francis Hotel Ohio State Defense Organization Columbus Leo M. Kreber William E. Warner Col George Mingle Highway Patrol John D. Porterfield Kreber Dr. Warner Kenneth Cooper Col. Mingle Charles R. Scott Ohio Defense Corps Cooper Porterfield Japan A. B. Garrett Eastern Air Defense Command Lima Civil Defense Marion Radiological Institute Civil Defense Organization Ohio State University

Truman Plans Personal Meet With MacArthur In Guam Conference

President Truman heads to St Louis then aims for a weekend meeting with General MacArthur likely in Guam to discuss the final phase of United Nations action in Korea and other Asia policy matters. Analysts expect talks to shape postwar strategy and domestic politics amid tensions with Formosa and troop levels.

Ashington Truman St. Louis Far Pacific Gen Douglas MacArthur Independence Washington National Guam United Nations Korea MacArthur U.S Far East Pacific White House Hawaiian Islands

Hoover A F L Accepts 8 Cent Raise Pension at Hoover Co

The A F L Federal Labor Union at The Hoover Co North Canton plant ratified a contract by 96 percent, affecting about 1800 workers. It includes an 8 cent hourly raise, a $100 monthly pension after 25 years, life and accidental death policies, $20 sick benefits, and hospital and surgical coverage. Welfare provisions run five years, with wage talks reopenable once in years one and two.

A.F.L Hoover Co North Canton Logan O. Teagie, Jr Teagle

General Says North Korean Foe Is Beaten

Tokyo dispatch reports fierce no surrender fighting as allied forces push toward Pyongyang. Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay says Red troops are doomed while Kim Il Sung calls for resistance. R.O.K. divisions advance from south and east within 100 miles of the capital. President Truman to meet Gen. MacArthur as front lines tighten.

Tokyo Pyongyang Hobart R. Gay 1St Cavalry Division Gay Cavalry R.o.k.’S Red Korea Red Kim Il- Sung North Korea Kim R.O.K R.O.K. 6Th Kumhwa

Draft Boards Announce November Draft Induction Dates

Stark County boards released November induction totals totaling 212, up 26 from last month. Canton Board 109 schedules 82 inductees on November 1 13 and 24. Board 110 84 inductees on November 2 15 and 27. Board 111 46 inductees on November 3 and 16 at 220 Tuscarawas St E Canton. Army calls for 40,000 more draftees in December.

Stark County Selective Service Columbus Canton Board 109 Board 110 Board 111 Canton Army and Air Forces Tuscarawas St E Army

Bliss Co. Welcomed into Canton's Industrial Circle

Representatives of Stark County manufactories welcomed E. W. Bliss Co. to Canton at a cordial acquaintance dinner hosted by the Canton Development Corp. Bliss executives L. C. Edgar R. Y. Moss and others were guests as Mayor Thomas H. Nichols extended Canton’s greeting.

Stark County E. W. Bliss Co Canton Bliss Canton Development Corp Canton Club T. K. Harris L. C. Edgar R. Y. Moss John J. Radigan A. P. Brown

Visit Our New Wallpaper Bar Debuts Local Store

Decorators welcomed as a new wallpaper bar opens with a wide variety of patterns and reasonable prices. Sherwin Williams at 234 Cleveland promises help with decorating problems.

Sherwin Williams

U. S. Steel Set For Pay Talks

Pittsburgh reports United States Steel Corp will open wage negotiations with the CIO United Steel Workers on October 16 in Pittsburgh. The talks involve major and minor firms as part of ongoing wage discussions. The union seeks a very healthy and substantial wage increase this fall.

Pittsburgh United States Steel Corp America C.I.O. United Steel Workers The Steel Workers Union

How Many Are There Day by Day in Our Government

A clipped item questions how many communists and converted communists occupy high government posts, noting growing attention to suspected subversives. The brief ends with an ad for Timken Roller Bearing Company.

Timken Roller Bearing Company Ad

Television brands urged for immediate installation at home

RCA Admiral Motorola Crosley Capehart Fada Raytheon sets featured for quick in-home setup at Home Furniture, 229 Market South.

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

Ching Named As Chairman Of Wage Board

President Truman designated Cyrus S. Ching as chair of the new Wage Stabilization Board amid inflation measures. Ching will serve through the organizational period, likely until January, while the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service continues under James Greenwood, Clyde Mills, and Peter Seitz.

Washington Truman Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service James Greenwood Clyde Mills Peter Seitz Ching Big Controls Alan Valentine University of Rochester Valentine Emil Rieve C.I.O. Textile Workers Harry C. Bates A.F.L. Bricklayers Elmer Walker Machinists W. Stuart Symington National Security Resources Board Mr. Truman

Triangle Motive Blamed Youth Admits He Killed Medina Man

Medina County prosecutor says Gerald Killinger and Max Amerman confessed to a murder plot that left Harold Mast dead as he returned from an agriculture class. Killinger shot Mast from a rear porch light, while Amerman assisted by supplying the gun and planning the crime. The pair discussed alternate schemes in Chicago and Akron before settling on the ambush.

William G. Batchelder Jr Medina County Gerald Killinger Max Amerman Harold E. Mast Amerian Medina Rande Mast Germany Young Killinger Amerman Killinger Chicago California Sharon Center Akron Ing Elsie Bitoni San Antonio Tex Masts Cleveland Loudonville

Today's Repostory Poultry Advertises Cheap Springers

The message advertises Indian Run springers weighing 5 to 6 pounds offered at 39 cents. It also promotes heavy hens not Leghorns priced at 29 cents. Jack's Poultry at 846 Savannah NE announces free delivery to 68661.

Jack’s Poultry Savannah Free

Bank deposits insured up to ten thousand by fed agency

A notice states deposits with Harter Bank are now insured up to ten thousand dollars by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The ad also promotes personalized Christmas calendar cards for personal and business use from Globe Printing Co with phone number 45218-ad.

Harter Bank Fed. Dep Ins. Corp Globe Printing Co

Name Imprinted Xmas Cards Ad From News Depot

Ad promotes name imprinted Christmas cards from News Depot featuring holiday stationery and personalized options. Tenant landlord Hdas. for Canton location at 100 N Market. contact details and ordering info implied.

News Depot Canton Mkt

Campus Fire Set by Teacher at University of Michigan

A Latin teacher and former Michigan honor student, Robert H. Stacy, 30, of Towanda New York, confessed to starting the June 6 Haven Hall fire on the campus. Police linked him to a separate Montgomery Ward warehouse blaze and he underwent lie detector testing before admitting setting a map pile on Haven Hall’s second floor. Damages to Haven Hall were estimated at $618,000.

Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan Haven Hall University Robert H. Stacy Towanda N. Y Michigan Stacy Montgomery Ward East Lansing

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Union and Bus Company Finefrock Stark Ashland Ashtabula Carroll Columbiana Harrison Holmes Jefferson Mahoning Portage Richland Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Wayne Toledo Cincinnati Gen. MacArthur United States Roosevelt Guy G. Gabrielson South Korea Gabrielson U.S. S.R Csaipan Aleutians Pacific Ocean Alaska Rm Canada United Hoover A. F. L Kim Il Sung Ferraro Bliss Co Given City’s Welcome Development Corp Comptometer School Mellett Bidg U. S. Steel Big Steel Triangle Motive Leveland Medina, O George Sokolsky Michigan U
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