Canton Repository history and 1950 publication note
The Canton Repository is chronicled with its lineage from The Ohio Repository in 1815 through mergers and name changes up to The Canton Repository of 1950. The notice lists Associated Press affiliation, special representatives, offices, memberships, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including mail and carrier options.
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Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Associated Press
AP News
Story
Brooks & Finley
Nework
New York Central Building
Philadelphia
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust
Chicago
N. Michigan Avenue
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Boston
Statler
Los Angeles
Guaranty Building
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Inland Daily Press Associaton
Prvate
Getty
MAI
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Marshall May Push Arms Production Under Marshall Defense
The article argues General George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense would influence civilian goods by prioritizing war tools. It warns that Korea shows need for powerful weapons, possibly reducing available materials for everyday items, making future civilian abundance unlikely.
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Eec
George C. Marshall
Korea
Marshall
Gen. Marshall
America
Gen
Modern school program helps speech and hearing handicap pupils
A national survey shows 7 to 10 percent of school children have speech and hearing defects. Many can be cured or improved with training, reducing lifelong difficulties. Canton reports 121 pupils needing services. expansion to more schools planned this year, illustrating schools meeting diverse pupil needs.
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Canton
Explosion at Bethany Radio Transmitter Shocks Ohio
An explosion damaged a Voice of America transmitter at Bethany Ohio prompts warnings about subversive activity. FBI says no enemy indicated and suspects range from foreign planners to homegrown radicals. The incident strengthens push for stricter espionage and sabotage laws as a conference committee bill heads to Congress.
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Voice of America
Bethany
Washington
Congress
FBI
Moscow
Ohio
Truman
State Conventions In Ohio Shadow Of Past Roles
The Ohio state political conventions this week echo a diminished role once central to nominating candidates. Primaries took that duty long ago, leaving the gatherings mainly as forums for candidates to present philosophy and argue their party’s welfare for state and nation. The Republican meeting will criticize incumbents' management, while the Democrats will boast accomplishments and urge support.
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Ohio
Athens Exiles Aristides Backed by 19 Day Government
In Athens a government is ousted after 19 days amid public weariness over Aristides known as "the just" for years, marking a swift political reversal in the ancient city.
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Athens
Aristides
The
No. 2 Man in U. S. Defense
General Marshall to head the Defense Department plans to reorganize the department and appoint an undersecretary. John J. McCloy is widely seen as likely to be chosen, given his wartime and postwar experience and close ties to Marshall. The piece notes civilian control, interservice harmony, and Marshall’s likely approach to leadership.
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Marshall
Defense
Department
Gen. Marshall
John J. McCloy
Germany
R. McCloy
Stimson
Army
Air Force
Mr. McCloy
Washington
Berlin
McCloy
New York
Danger of Overconfidence by Raymond Moley
A midterm election looms as voter interest declines. Raymond Moley analyzes factors shaping Republican and Democratic prospects, noting Farley’s pre election tours, labor voting patterns, Maine governor race, Ohio Taft outlook, and Truman’s confident posture while urging vigilance and prudent choices ahead of November.
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Raymond Moley
Foreign relations as campaign issue in 1948 and 1950 view
The piece argues Republicans failed to push foreign policy as a campaign issue in 1948, though China and Korea policy shaped outcomes. It contends revealing Truman administration China policy could have influenced farmers and electoral margins, and suggests wartime diplomacy with Stalin at Yalta weakened Nationalist China.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Truman
Dewey
China
Korea
Roosevelt
Yalta
Stalin
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Chiang Kai-shek
N. Y. Herald Tribune, Inc
Kefauver Crime Probe Smashes Miami Syndicate
A Senate committee led by Estes Kefauver has smashed the S and G syndicate in Miami Beach and halted major gambling networks. Indictments total around 40 as the probe expands to Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and New York. The inquiry relies on quiet visits witness interviews and wide press coverage to build a national file on organized crime.
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Senate Committee
U.S
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tenn
S&g
Miami Beach
S&G _ syndicate
Dade County
Miami
Athough
U. S
Florida
Kefauver
Florida Bar Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Letter Proposes Police Identification Bureau nationwide
A reader suggests creating a local police identification bureau to aid the public and aid arrest of criminals. She proposes residents carry on person identification with photograph and fingerprints, possibly worn as a wristband during attacks, and urges state level implementation in voluntary or mandatory form. Mrs Hazel Culp signs from Crestmont Ave SE.
Once Over By H I Phillips on Hiawatha in Cinema and Politics
A satirical critique links Hiawatha’s withdrawal from film to Cold War rhetoric and Hollywood censorship. The piece mocks cultural translation, mocks Malik and Gromyko type accusations, and lampoons Washington political shakeups including Louis Johnson and resignation rumors. It notes cinema bans and TV talk amid a chaotic Capitol atmosphere.
Thumbs Down On TV Sketch Shows From Associated Newspapers
A TV watcher criticizes a streak of sketchy TV segments as unsuitable and declares the run of youthful shows overhyped, noting the subject is only seventeen years old and not yet near retirement.
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Associated Newspapers
Century of Events Aboard and On Stage Echo Canton
Jenny Lind sang in New York to packed halls with first night receipts reaching $30,000. J H Wade and Alphonse Morgan in the Buckeye balloon finished second in an Indianapolis to Canton race, landing near Roanoke after 37 hours. America II won after 44 hours. Wade Morgan had many ascensions in Canton and qualified for the international race. Associate Justice William R Day and Mrs Day returned to Canton from Mackinac summer vacation.
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Jenny Lind
New York
J. H. Wade
Alphonse Morgan
Buckeye
Indianapolis
Roanoke
America II
Wade
Morgan
Canton
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
Mrs. Day
Mackinac
Navy secretary opposes national defense department
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur testified to Congress against creating a national defense department and warned it would be a near irreparable mistake. He also opposed a separate air force outside army or navy. In Italy, Benito Mussolini’s two young sons, Bruno and Vittorio, were photographed on a beach.
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Eisenhower
Marshall
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Marshall
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Committee
Armed Services
Navy
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Congress
N. YY
Herald Tribune, Inc
Wilbur
Navy Air Service
Department of National Defense
Benito Mussolini
Bruno
Vittorio
Italy
King Carol Flees Romania With Million Dollar Gold Hoard
Romanian officials report King Carol departed by train carrying three wooden crates of gold totaling a million dollars. Authorities confirm the stash was hidden in the crates as he fled the country, heightening political shock waves across the region.
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Carol
Target Practice By H. W. WADE
An eclectic column mixes current affairs and pop culture noting the notion of invasion fears, a Packard car reveal, and political comments. It mentions Harry Truman, Lee Pressman, President Johnson, Miss America from Mobile, Gov. Folsom, and a playful dig at un-Alabaman activities. The piece blends satire with topical names and events.
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Mobile
Jim Folsom
Committee On un-Alabaman
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Douglas Larsen
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