Census Affirms Canton as Stark County Business Hub
The U S Bureau of the Census shows Stark County area growth from 1940 to 1950, led by Canton with a 116 312 population. Retail sales rose, wholesale trade grew, service receipts expanded, and manufacturing added value. Employment increased across retail wholesale and service sectors while manufacturing wages climbed substantially.
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Stark
Stark County
Canton Standard Metropolitan Area
U.S
Canton
Korea Victory Cited In Favor of Unification
Pittsburgh audience hears that UN forces victory in Korea is a real proof of potential for peace and supports unification of military forces. Paul H. Griffith, assistant secretary of defense, cites rapid shifts in Korea as evidence of adequate preparations and a positive path to peace.
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Korea
Pittsburgh
United Nations
Paul H. Griffith
Griffith
Allegheny County
Bear Shot Near Center of Sudbury in Ontario
SUDBURY Ontario Oct 23 A 300 pound black bear was shot from a tree six blocks from downtown by four men using rifles firing 10 shots before the animal collapsed.
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Sudbury
Ontario
California Oath Fight Renewed at University of California
In San Francisco on October 23, University of California regents faced a renewed loyalty oath dispute led by attorney John Francis Neylan who urged challenging the legislature’s oath for the university. Regents took the oath. 18 professors challenge contracts in court and a few staff resigned or were fired. State Controller Kuchel set a November 2 signing deadline. Neylan warned the interpretation could threaten university independence and violate the constitution.
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San Francisco
University of California
University Board of Regents
John Francis Neylan
Neyland
Communist Party
Thomas Kuchel
Neylan
Kuchel
Bartley Crum Signals Rightist Shift in Israel
Bartley C Crum New York lawyer and 1946 Anglo American commission member told the Cleveland Zionist Society that Israel is moving toward a more conservative government. He cited pressure to expand private enterprise and public dissatisfaction with troop involvement in the Korea UN effort.
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Cleveland
Bartley C. Crum
New York
Anglo-American Commission On Palestine
Israel
Cleveland Zionist Society
United Nations
Korea
Crum
Palestine
Missing Scientist Reported on Ship
Reports from Rome indicate Britain’s missing atom expert Dr Bruno Pontecorvo sailed on Sept 2 aboard a Russian ship from Finland to Leningrad. Stockholm correspondent Henrico Altavilla of Il Tempo said he flew to Helsinki to verify Pontecorvo’s whereabouts. Pontecorvo, famed for tritium work and two years at Harwell, has been on vacation since July 25 amid Italian headlines alleging he slipped to Russia. An international search followed the claims.
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Rome
Britain
Bruno Pontecorvo
Finland
Leningrad
Stockholm
Il Tempo
Henrico Altavilla
Helsinki
Pontecorvo
British Atomic Research Plant
Harwell
England
Russia
Daberko to Speak at Lions Club Luncheon
William Daberko of the C. N. Vicary Co. will discuss his recent trip through Europe at the Lions Club luncheon program Tuesday noon in Mergus restaurant.
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Daberko
William Daberko
C. N. Vicary Co
Europe
Lions Club
Mergus
Watermelons Contain Little Nutritional Value
Watermelons are noted to contain 6 percent sugar and little other food value, according to the source material.
Three Young Explorers and Dog Rescued From Cavern
In Harlansburg Pennsylvania three youths Herbert Harkless 12 Eddie McClelland 16 and Ernest Mallinak 26 plus their cocker spaniel Andy were rescued after a 12 hour entrapment in a newly found cavern. Their carbide lights failed leaving them in darkness about 1800 feet from the entrance. A rescue party of 1500 aided their return as locals cheered. The boys and dog were given food and rest.
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Harlansburg
Herbert Harkless
Eddie McClelland
Ernest Mallinak
Andy
Young McClelland
Pennsylvania
Harkless
McClelland
Mallinak
Man steals from cellmate’s Wichita home
Edward Baldwin testifies a man released from Manhattan three weeks earlier moved into his Wichita apartment. The thief borrowed money using Baldwin’s car as security and fled with a watch and radio.
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Wichita
Kan
Edward Baldwin
Manhattan
Baldwin
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Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
London
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Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary
California
Bartley Crum
Bliss Native Herbs
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Arie
Herbie Harkless
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Flint
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
Airport
Girard Perregaux
Imperial
Chrysler
America
Wallace Motors, Inc
West Main Street
Louisville
Ohio
GEO. P. Maloney Motor Company
12Th Street
Canton, Ohio
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