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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1950

Page

20

Home Building Cuts Expected To Be Slight

John Thiessen, a local building materials dealer and member of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association public affairs committee, says defense production will not force drastic curtailment of home building. He expects enough materials like steel and lumber for substantial private construction, barring a large upshift in defense needs, and notes fewer large war plants and housing will be built under current mobilization.

John Thiessen National Retail Lumber Dealers Association Thiessen Washington

Bay Village Hires New Principal From Wilmington High

J Donald Leahy, longtime principal at Wilmington High School, is appointed principal of Bay Village High School in a move affecting the suburban district. Leahy will lead the Bay Village campus, bringing experience from his tenure at Wilmington.

Bay Village Cleveland J. Donald Leahy Wilmington High School Suburban Bay Village High School

Perimeter heating aids low cost homes with radiant slabs

The Standard Housing Corp of Canton pioneers perimeter heating, embedding eight inch warm air ducts in slab edges to supply radiant heat and warm air under windows. The system pairs floor panels with central air conditioning, costing about half the orthodox setup and boosting comfort in basementless economy dwellings.

National Warm-Air Conditioning Association Th Standard Housing Corp Canton Tadard Housing Corp Whipplerd Tuscarawas St W

Filipinos Get U.S. Supplies Amid Base Expansion

Manila dispatch reports Ambassador Myron Cowen announcing increasing U.S. arms and supplies for Philippine forces under a supplementary military assistance pact. He cites three expanding bases Clark Field Sangley Point and Subic Bay as part of a free world defense perimeter against Red imperialism.

Manila USS Myron M. Cowen United States Free World Philippines U.S Cowen Legaspi City Luzon Clark Field The Philippines Command 13Th U.S. Air Force Sangley Point Manila Bay Philippines Naval Command U.S. Navy Subic Bay Bataan Peninsula

Cement Shortage Hits Canton Builders Hard

Builders and material dealers in Canton report a worsening cement shortage that slows new construction. A boom in residential, public and commercial projects, plus strikebound plants in Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, limit supply. Only Diamond Portland Cement Co. in Middlebranch remains in operation.

Canton Pennsylvania Ohio Diamond Portland Cement Co Middlebranch

Canton Building Permits Report Shows 26 Last Week

Canton city building department lists 26 permits with total investment of 48925 dollars. Two new dwellings issued. compared with 23 permits and 56555 dollars last year. Includes names and addresses for new dwellings and garages, remodels and a gas tank installation by Standard Oil Co.

WENTY City Building Department Home Beverage Co Marion Ave H. A. Schlegel Kaiser Shaheen Dewalt Ave Edward K. Shearrow Ellis Ave Lloyd M. Rose 14Th St W. E. Davidson Ardmore Ave W. S. Dougherty Cleveland Ave Pat Popovich Bryan Ave A. V. Schandel Arnold Frank Warner Rd Standard Oil Co Navarre Rd Mike Gennett 19Th St Ida Demusy Bowling Roofing Co Harold Abney Maryland Ave

Bee Sting Blamed for 7500 Gallon Gas Crash

Robert Sullivant 25 of Columbus said a bee sting caused him to lose control of a tractor trailer. His rig crashed through a fence into a large oak tree, releasing 7500 gallons of high octane gas into a drainage ditch. The fuel did not ignite and Sullivant was unhurt aside from the sting.

Olumbus Robert Sullivant Columbus Sullivant Sheriff’s

Argentine Girl Awarded Scholarship to Mount Union

Jean Middleditch of Buenos Aires Argentina has been granted a full tuition trustee scholarship at Mt. Union College announced by registrar Robert W. Tripp. A Crandon Institute graduate at Montevideo she will join about 250 freshmen next Friday for orientation. Her father is a Buenos Aires importer and her grandfather Dr. George P. Howard is a leading Protestant leader in South America and Argentina's Methodist Church.

Repository Bureau Alliance Jean Middleditch Buenos Aires Argentina Mt. Union College Robert W. Tripp American Methodist Crandon Institute Montevideo Uruguay George P. Howard South America Republic of Argentina

Carbonic Plant to Be Built on Urbana Land

The Liquid Carbonic Corp of Chicago has finished purchasing 14 acres near Urbana and plans a 1 million dollar manufacturing plant on the site.

Urbana Liquid Carbonic Corp. of Chicago

North Korean Plane Strafes Station Deaths Reported

A North Korean fighter plane strafed the railway station at Samnangjin, 23 miles northwest of Pusan, killing two South Korean civilians and wounding four as it dived on a train at the station. Railway officials confirmed the attack occurred Friday.

Tokyo Samnangjin Pusan

Realtors Meet for Ohio Real Estate Boards Convention

Seven hundred realtors from across Ohio will attend the 41st annual convention of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards on October 2 in Toledo at the Commodore Perry Hotel. The program focuses on international developments affecting Ohio real estate, with speakers including Henry C. Wolfe, Herbert A. Nelson, Calvin K. Snyder, and James C. Downs. Al Scheetz of Canton, vice president of the Ohio Association, serves on the nine member convention committee.

Ohio Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards Toledo Commodore Perry Henry C. Wolfe Herbert A. Nelson National Association of Real Estate Boards Calvin K. Snyder Realtors’ Washington Committee James C. Downs Real Estate Research Corp Chicago al Scheetz Canton Realtor The Ohio Association Nineman Convention

Real estate loans reach record $4.91 billion in week to Aug 23

The Federal Reserve Board reports real estate loans rose to an all time high of 4.91 billion dollars for the week ending August 23. Tightened commercial credit controls and existing federal home loan regulations are expected to cool the lending surge that has built since last winter.

Federal Reserve Board

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