Canton Repository backstory and staff notes, 1950
The Canton Repository notes its history from 1815, mergers in 1868 and 1874, name changes up to 1930, and Sunday edition start in 1892. It lists Associated Press rights, special representatives in major cities, and publisher associations. Subscription rates and mail areas are detailed, with requirements for publication notices and writer identification. Thursday, September 7, 1950.
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Eee
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street South
Canton
Ohio
Postoffice
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Reublican
Theanton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
Ae Etic Aan Echo
Story
Brooks & Finley
New York
New York Central
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelhia Just
Chicago
Nichigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulatio
Inland Daily Press Associaton
Prvate
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Unbecoming a President sparks Marine clash and backlash
President Truman's remark slurring the Marines provokes swift official apology but stirs lasting anger. The piece argues the remark harms national pride, risks political fallout, and reflects bungling in Washington as the nation faces unsettled times and a wary public.
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White House
Truman
Armed Services
Washington
Mr. Truman
One Thing Settled on Senate Inquiry into Chapmans Associations
The Senate committee will probe Interior Secretary Chapman's ties to Communist front groups. Defenses like ignorance or nonmembership are noted as standard replies, echoed by Lee Pressman, a former New Deal appointee, CIO counsel and Wallace supporter. A radio actress recently testified she joined many dubious groups unknowingly and resigned upon learning their nature. The piece mocks joining as a national pastime and warns against the opportunistic use of joiners, urging permanent avoidance of such habits.
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Senate
Chapman
Lee Pressman
New Deal
C.I.O
Wallace Backer
Pressman
Communist Party
Serious to Put It Mildly on Korea War Prospects
The article warns that the Pentagon views the Korean conflict as seriously dangerous, noting North Korea’s growing manpower, heavy casualties, and large Chinese reserves near Manchuria. It suggests the United States and allies could face fighting Chinese troops, shelving hopes to end the war by year’s end.
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Pentagon
United States
Korea
North Korea
Manchuria
Asia
Truman slams Marines amid Korean War clash over role
The 1950 New York Herald Tribune attacks President Truman for belittling the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. It argues his remarks misstate their status as a separate service and undermine morale, citing Iwo Jima and Tarawa as examples of Marines’ fighting prowess. It notes Congress already approved adding the Marine Corps to the Joint Chiefs and criticizes the president’s assertion that Marines are merely the Navy’s police force.
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Truman
Marine Corps
Stalin
Navy
Mr. Truman
United States
Republic
United States Marine Corps
Korea
Armed Services
Malik
Chateau Thierry
Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
Tarawa
Guam
Saipan
Guadalcanal
Washington
California
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
R. Truman
America
N. Y
Public relations push for Voice of America amid jamming hurdles
Edward Barret defends Voice of America against critiques of ineffectiveness while citing refugee testimony and countermeasures against Soviet jamming. New funding will expand high power transmitters around the USSR sphere and supply 200,000 affordable receivers to rural and industrial communities to spread American broadcasting.
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Oksana Kasenkina
New York
Moscow
Voice of America
Russia
Voice
Congress
U.S
Privateers and early industry shape Canton history
Dennis R. Smith notes that Andrew Meyer built two ships to act as privateers during the War of 1812 and, after one vessel was sunk during the siege of Baltimore, received a large land grant bordering Meyers Lake. The first distillery in Canton was erected by John Sherrick, a Swiss immigrant who arrived in 1813 and purchased 700 acres southwest of town.
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Andrew Meyer
Baltimore
Meyers Lake
Canton
John Sherrick
Switzerland
Truman Holds Key to Inflation Control
President Truman’s radio address outlined the aim to prevent inflation and runaway prices. The economic control bill grants him discretionary power over wages and prices, with his next national address awaited to reveal intended use and policy direction amid rising wage pressures and farm price supports.
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Truman
Congress
America
Kremlin
Korea
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Truman
N. Y
Manville's Essay From TRUMAN TWILL HE
The cat Manville's Essay narrates a humorous plan to cross a 15 foot stream near its habitat using jumps and cunning. It compares itself to Hitler and Napoleon, notes failed attempts, and seeks future crossing by a longer leap while avoiding water. The memo ends with a request to leave payment in the usual place.
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Hitler
Napoleon
English Channel
Shirley May
France
From Our Readers On Liquor Revenue And Social Cost
A reader questions whether revenue from liquor sales would offset property devaluation and social harm. They argue that material gain should not trump spiritual values, comparing the issue to Esau selling his birthright for a meal. The letter cautions parents about temptations and the dangers of traffic accidents linked to liquor venues.
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Esau
Social security for household help sparks debate
A humorously skeptical column argues that domestic workers may face a 3 percent social security tax with workers and employers sharing costs, while noting maid turnover and the logistical oddities of filing papers. It praises fair treatment for servants yet mocks feasibility and employer burdens.
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Sam
Washington
Mutual Life Weather Star signals at Fifty-Fifth and Broadway
A brief note reports Mutual Life operates a mammoth electric star weather signal atop its building at Fifty-Fifth and Broadway. The weather beacon is the latest frontier in local promotion and public visibility, reflecting era television and consumer culture.
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Mutual Life Weather Star
Fifty-Fifth and Broadway
Mutual Life
Electric Star
Not Blue Yet I Crave Oyster Stew This Fall
Summer ends but I stay upbeat as I crave oyster stew this autumn. The speaker links mood to seasonal flavors and seeks comfort in a warm dish despite changing weather.
Can You Remember Best Beer Taste Test Memories
The column reflects on past debates about the best beer and how opinions varied among readers. It notes nostalgia for simpler times and invites reminiscences about favorite brews, brands, and local taverns from earlier decades.
Century-Old Texas Plan To Seize Santa Fe News
A Texas legislative committee favored raising 3000 troops to march to Santa Fe to seize control, while New Mexico rejected Texas authority. The item recalls a century ago position on frontier power and jurisdiction.
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Texas
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Target Practice By H. V. WADE
A humorous column blends wartime drollery with hazy memory of drills and the home front. The narrator riffs on labels in damp basements and the oddly twisted image of pineapples and 12 gauge peas as a young marine recalls gunnery training and Channel narratives while British mine sweepers prepare to clear the coast.
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H. S. Phillips
Twinkle
Little Star
Associated Newspapers
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Paul, Minn
Sarah Meredith
Stark County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Lake Cable
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