Canton Repository 1950 publication details and rates
Public notice style header lists publication history, ownership, AP affiliation, offices, associations, and subscription rates as of Thursday October 12, 1950. Includes offices across major cities, carrier and mail rates, and submission requirements for letters to the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Two Men Who Never Met Meeting of Truman and MacArthur
A human interest look at the unlikely meeting of Harry S Truman and Douglas MacArthur though they never sat down together. The piece traces their separate rises from World War I through the Korean War era and notes Truman’s presidency and MacArthur’s longstanding public role while highlighting the enduring MacArthur legend as a devoted American soldier loyal to duty.
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Harry Truman
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Private colleges face red ink as costs rise and endowments dwindle
Narietta College and other private schools struggle amid rising costs and tax pressures. They rely on voluntary gifts to cover deficits while public funds increasingly subsidize education. The piece argues taxation endangers private enterprise in higher education and warns of eroded freedom if tax policies persist.
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Narietta College
Ohio
Noose Tightens on New York Bosses In Turbulent Election
In New York City the long powerful political machine faces a tightening noose as minority bloc tactics clash with religious and nationalist currents. Three European born candidates contend for mayor, a religion linked U.S. Senate bid emerges, a Dewey race looms for governor amid corruption probes in police and intra party feuds. The bosses’ plan to ride resentment may backfire.
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Europe
U.S. Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
New Deal
Democratic
New York
Truman MacArthur visit to shape Far East strategy
First-hand report by David Lawrence argues Truman should meet Gen. MacArthur to align military and political aims in the Pacific. It notes the value of direct dialogue, U.N. policy implications, and the risk of embassy leaks as Communist China looms near the Philippines and Korea. The piece asserts MacArthur’s unique insight into Far East strategy and the political uses of the trip.
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Truman
Gen. MacArthur
White House
Tokyo
MacArthur
Pacific
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
China
Moscow
Philippines
Japan
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hawaii
Mr. Truman
United Nations
U.N
Korea
North Korea
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
R. Truman
America
U.N. Security Council
Pentagon
N. Y
Lawn Invasion Believed Real by Disenchanted Homeowner
A frustrated homeowner laments failed lawn efforts blaming bad information for the disheveled yard. He claims a fictitious Russian army influx, complete with dinosaurs and giant boots, is behind the ruin, citing footprints, litter, and even a football scrimmage in his planted beds as evidence. He jokes about a 1950 Bunker Hill sign to document the mock invasion.
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Bud
United States
America
U.S
Russky Invaders
Bunker Hill
Moscow
Taft Defeat Seen as Test of Public Service Ideals
An observer warns that a Taft loss in Ohio would reveal how majorities bow to organized factions and smear tactics, eroding honest conviction in Congress. It frames the race as a clash of principled service against cynical, power-driven politics, with broad appeals to race, class, and religion used to sway voters.
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Ohio
Taft
Congress
United States
C.i.0.a.f.l
Labor League
FEPC
Tafts
Roosevelts
Adamses
Achesons
Lincoln
Emerson
FCC color TV report leaves CBS near finish line
The FCC color television report pins CBS as best system but delays final standards, risking a split among RCA NBC and CBS. If manufacturers build color adapters into new sets, the agency may delay a decision for months, or declare CBS sole. A $75 converter and $30 adapter impact buyers, with 8 million households watching. Televiewers Association head Prins argues the move fosters a false welfare state and slows color adoption.
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Federal Communications Commission
CBS
RCA
NBC
NBC Color
FCC
Department of Justice
John 2
Televiewer
Charles E. V. Prins
Washington
Televiewers Association
Letters to the Editor prompts voters to reflect on liberty and duty
Reader Carl W. Peirce urges voters to consider the meaning of freedom and sacrifice in the election as The Repository continues to publish viewpoints. He asks residents to live lives worth dying for and to think about whom to vote for on election day.
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Ohio
Thoughtful lines on finding the divine within and daily devotion
A compact reflection pairing St. Augustine and Thomas Erskine. It contrasts seeking God at a distance with the presence within. It notes that offering every duty in life as a sacrifice to God turns work into a habit of prayer.
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Thomas Erskine
Two Old Enemies Debate World Peace In Skit
Harold recalls a prior talk with Joe about world peace and Russia. They joke about ice cold diplomacy and defrosting equipment. Joe boasts of red blueprint plans, mocks U.N. broadcasts, and suggests Soviet angles on US conditions.
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Harold
Joe
Russia
U.N. Harold
Gambling racketeers gift to New York police bosses exposed
A report claims casino racketeers lavished expensive video sets on New York police department elites in an apparent bid to keep them hooked on Crime Doesn’t Pay broadcasts. Other notes joke about Olsen Johnson wartime munitions, a pocket radio doctor hookup, and a brewery donation to a journalism school amid broader quips on White House repairs and asbestos shortages.
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N. Y
Olsen & Johnson
Century of progress in Stark County crops and city growth
Hundred years back Stark County wheat stood at 1,250,000 bushels while the Cincinnati Advertiser put Ohio’s total at 30,000,000 bushels. Forty years ago Dr. D F Banker was injured after a wagon collision with Adam Shorb’s horse in Canton as city crews opened the new safety building. Twenty five years ago Canton’s population rose to 106,260 from 87,091 in 1920 and 99,248 in 1923 as Allied observers watched Germany’s first postwar maneuvers and a silenced machine gun tested.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Dailyepository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelpe Trust
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
Stark County
Cincinnati Advertiser
D. F. Banker
Aultman Hospital
Adam Shorb
Dr. Banker
Canton
Germany
Defense boom boosts Ohio job placements by 21 percent
Ten years ago the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation linked a 21 percent rise in job placements to defense production. Meanwhile German troops entered Romania as announced by German officers who said Romania sought aid in war training during the invasion period.
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Ohio Bureau of
Romania
Target Practice and Pasquinades of a Centennial Year
A satirical column mocks inflation and wartime materials costs while lampooning modern diet and geopolitics. It notes Al Smith’s passing, Bozo Snyder carrying on traditions, and Canada’s radar giving the U S two hours warning of an A-bomb attack.
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al Smith
Bozo Snyder
Canada
U.S
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