Tobin Urges Labor To Use Self Restraint
Secretary of Labor Tobin urged self restraint on wage increases at the AFL convention in Houston. He warned that wage hikes would lag prices and that the government aims to keep living costs in check, including an excess profits tax. AFL leaders stressed unity as talks of a CIO merger shifted into view and Tobin urged cooperation to stabilize prices amid wartime demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
American Federation of Labor
Tobin
A.F.L
William Green
Congress
W. Averell Harriman
Barkley
Washington
Labor Unity
Charles McGowan
Houston Press
C.I.O
MacGowan
Executive Council
American Labor Movement
Four HOUR ASME awards handed to four engineers in Canton Alliance
At a Canton Alliance Massillon ASME dinner in Mergens restaurant Walter Green presided as section chair. The four award winners were Dr. Oscar J. Horger Charles Balough Ernest W Allardt and Oscar A. Davis Life memberships went to Balough and Davis for 35 and 30 years of membership respectively Horger was made a fellow for contributions to anti friction railroad bearings Allardt received a certificate for organizing the section and ASME activities Davis leads Davis Engineering Co and Balough Hercules Motors Corp Each man played a role in the 250 member section formed last December Guest speaker Henry S Walker urged engineers to engage more in civic activities The event opened the fall and winter season with piano by Marvin Jenkins Mt Union College and 61 members attended
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Canton-Alliance-Massillon
Mergus
Walter Green
Oscar J. Horger
Charles Balough
Ernest W. Allardt
Oscar A. Davis
Balough
Hercules Motors Corp
Davis
Davis Engineering Co
Alliance
A.S.M.E
Horger
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Allardt
Babcock and Wilcox Tube Co
Green
Timken
Henry S. Walker
Detroit Edison Co
Marvin Jenkins
Music
Mt. Union College
Suspect Held In Knifing Death In Canton
A 25 year old Cantonian is held on a private affidavit charging assault with intent to wound after the fatal stabbing of 35 year old Robert Johnson at 1026 Cherry Ave SE. Det Capt William D Harrison said Johnson died after an operation and Brantley planned to be charged with murder or manslaughter Friday morning. Johnson leaves a daughter Lois, his parents, three sisters and three brothers. He worked at Timken Roller Bearing Co and belonged to People's Baptist Church. The body rests at Webster funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Johnson
Liberty
Mercy Hospital
George H. Brantley
Thompson
William D. Harrison
Johnson
Cherry Ave
Brantley
Harrison
Lois
Thomas Johnson
Sadie Wright
Evergreen Williams
Lucille Johnson
Felix and
Boyce
Canton
Theodore Johnson
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Station
Timken Roller Bearing Co
People’s Baptist Church
Webster Funeral Home
Seminary Gift to Wittenberg From Toledo Pastor Estate
Wittenberg College in Springfield will receive 42000 from the estate of the late Rev. Fremont Elmer Leamer former pastor of Glenwood Lutheran Church in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenberg
Springfield
Wittenberg College
Fremont Elmer Leamer
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Toledo
Weather Forecast for Canton and Vicinity Today
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Friday. Probable low 55 to 60 tonight. Somewhat cooler Friday. Rain forecast shifts from Iowa center with a warming Ohio outlook to follow by tomorrow. Highs 75 to 80 statewide with a cooling trend tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
U.S. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
Ohio
International News Service
Ohio Weather Agenda
C. G. Andrus
Iowa
Andrus
Ohio Weather and Crop Bulletin
Associated Press
Akron
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Miami
St. P
New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Toledo
Washington
Judge reveals estate balance and church bequest in Alliance
Judge Reuben Z Wise announced the Harter Bank trustee reports $214 175 99 in the estate as of Oct 1948 with potential increases since then. About $25 000 may go to First Christian Church after specific bequests, while Alliance accepts a $50 000 scholarship trust to aid top students through a three member board and a public test. Relatives recall Mr Coxen, once Alliance mayor, educator and superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Z- Wise
Harter Bank & Trust Co
First Christian Church
Alliance
Alliance Board of Education
Board of Education
Coxen
Alliance Public Schools
United Nations Debates Soviet Propaganda and Armament Cuts
The Assembly weighed Soviet proposals to condemn propaganda for a new war, ban atomic weapons, and cut armaments by the Big Five. Acheson warned the U.S. will stay to lead face of peace, while Vishinsky denounced Western policies and pressed Formosa as vital to U.S. defense amid charges of warmongering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vishinsky
Dulles
U.N
World Organization
U.S
Korea
Britain
China
France
United States
Russia
Hickerson
Assembly
Acheson
U. S
New York
Soviet Union
Omar Bradley
Louis Johnson
Navy
Francis Matthews
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
John Foster Dulles
Formosa
MacArthur
Truman
United Nations
Liquor Sellers Hit With 160 Days Of Suspensions
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control announced 160 total days of suspensions for 12 Canton area permit holders. Fontes received 30 days for illegal liquor sales. six Massillon venues got 10 days each for gambling devices. others faced 15 or 20 days for gambling devices, illegal liquor possession, and related charges. Several Pope-related charges were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Area
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Columbus
Isadore Fontes
Carnahan Ave
G. Granvil Giltz
Yips Confectionery
6Th St
Massillon
Earl A. Yost
Earl’s Grill
N. Ernest
Wayne County Veterans Association
W. Liberty St
Wooster
Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
W. Main St
Salineville
T. R. Swaney
Ernest S
Alexander S. Vojanis
al & Olga’s
Earl J. Ehret
Tremont Ave
Viola E. Hill
Ernest N
Robert N. Mang
Ist St
Joseph Nibeel
Howard Seimetz
J & H Grill
Mdin Ave
W. Aerie
Order of Eagles
N. Buckeyest, Wooster
Theodore Pope
The
Pope Wine & Liqueur Co
Rossave NE
Theodore _ Pope
George Sherbon
Pope Distributing Co
RD 2
Coshocton
W. H. Norman
Coshocton Beverage Co
Truman press conference on China policy and price controls
President Truman addressed questions on Gen George Marshall's claim of no sole responsibility for 1946 China policy noting Marshall acted on White House instructions. He said selective price controls were under study but no timing decision yet. He stressed orderly execution of the emergency economic program and avoiding postwar trial and error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Defense
China
Truman
Gen. Marshall
White House
MacArthur Returns to Tokyo After Korea Front Visit
General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Tokyo from Korea aboard the aircraft carrier Missouri after visiting the Seoul front. Aides said he was not recalled by any emergency. He spoke of a “funny feeling” as he left, and his return consolidates U S forces preparing for any victory parade as Seoul wages on.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Seoul
Emer
Gen. MacArthur
Missouri
Japan
Mighty
Kimpo
Inchon
Korean
MacArthur
Seap
Bataan
Courtney Whitney
U. S
Far Eastern
S.C.A.P
Gen. Whitney
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Fleet Marine Forces
Pacific
Gen. Shepherd
Honolulu
Subversives Rations and Communist Front Groups
The text outlines wartime measures to curb subversives including registering officers of Communist front groups while limiting rank and file. It grants wartime authority to intern potential spies, bars Communists from government jobs and defense roles, and increases espionage prosecution window from three to ten years.
Tractor-Trailer Upsets On Rt. 62
Robert Fletcher, 41, of RD 4 Alliance, was injured when his Aetna Freight Lines tractor-trailer overturned on wet Route 62 near Agler's tavern at 7:40 a.m. He sought observation at Mercy Hospital after the wreck. deputies investigated and directed traffic for about four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fletcher
RD 4
Alliance
Mercy Hospital
Agler’s Tavern
Aetna Freight Lines
Mr. Fletcher
Broadway Rd
Leo Ranney designer of water wells dies in Morro Bay
Leo Ranney 66 a mining engineer who designed the water collector well used in the Northwest water field died at his Morro Bay California home. He was a Canton visitor in 1937 1938 when a similar well was drilled and placed in operation by Timken Roller Bearing Co. His wife Claire Sussex Fairbanks Ranney survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Ranney
Morro Bay
Calif
Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Claire Sussex Fairbanks Ranney
Israel Philharmonic to Tour U S and Canada
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will stage a winter tour across the United States and Canada. The ensemble is slated for 55 concerts in 30 states and in Canada, beginning early next January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tev Aviv
Israel
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
United States
Canada
Vietnamese Front Foreshadows New Indo-Chinese Battles
Heavy fighting reported in Tonkin province as French legionnaires recapture Dongkhe near the Chinese border. French forces claim to have shattered Viet Minh battalions near Thaibinh and Dongthieu while Viet Minh threats grow toward Phatien and surrounding areas. North Vietnamese actions continue with patrols around Caobang Moncay Laokay and Dinhlap as French and Viet Minh delegations arrange prisoner exchanges ahead of a October 1 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongkhe
Langson
Pakha
Thatkhe
Saigon
Indo-China
Tonkin Province
Hanoi
Dongthieu
Phathiem
Caobang
Moncay
Inhlap
Laokay
Dinhlap
Thaibinh
Ho Chi Minh
Foreign Legion
Red China
Koreans Push From Northwest Toward Seoul City
Allied forces continued a major advance from the northwest toward Seoul as tanks moved along narrow roads to rail lines and southward toward the capital. U N forces reported prisoner rounds around Seoul and a heavy air umbrella supported front-line troops with a record 702 sorties flown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
Seoul
United Nations
Waegwan
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
U. S
24Th Division
Kumchon-Taejon
Kusan
Yongchon
Pohang
Hyopchon
Naktong River
Juveniles Suspected in Piggy Bank Theft at NW Residence
Mrs. Donald Lauer of 4523 16th st NW reported a thief stole a piggy bank containing 18 to 20 dollars from a dresser early this week. She believed juveniles committed the crime since three wrist watches and 600 dollars in the dresser were left untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lauer
16Th St NW
Marshall’s Senate Confirms Marshall Nomination for Defense Chief
By a 57 to 11 vote the Senate confirmed Gen Marshall to head the Defense Department after the House and President backed the civilian post. Bricker paired for the nomination, Taft opposed. Marshall plans to work quickly, attend a tribute in Geneseo, N Y, and faces immediate tasks reconstituting the defense setup at home and strengthening anti-Communist defenses abroad. UN forces in Korea have eased pressure as Western defense ministers meet in New York. Early resigns Sept 30, prompting White House to seek replacements for Deputy Secretary Stephen Early and Assistant Defense Secretary Paul Griffith, plus Hubert E Howard’s ouster as munitions board chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
Gen. Marshall
House
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Geneseo
N. Y
Wadsworth
New York
United Nations
Korea
Congress
U. S
Early
Marshall
Europe
Defense Department
Stephen Early
Defense
Paul H. Griffith
Johnson
White House
Jewett Future Farmers Win in Fair Contests
Jewett chapter Future Farmers of America won a gold medal at Harrison County fair for its exhibit Dont Be a Guinea Pig showing recessive inherited traits. A family of guinea pigs and a albino highlighted the display. Harold Hoobler won first with wheat, David Birney won first with K-35 corn, while Clark Leeper and Carl Strausbaugh took second in corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett
Future Farmers of America
Harrison County Fair
Jewett F.F.A
Harold Hoobler
David Birney
Clark Leeper
Carl Strausbaugh
When picked from the tree the coffee berry looks like a red cherry
Each berry contains two beans indicating how coffee is produced.
Truman To Get Tax Measure Friday Night
Washington AP report that Congress struck a late deadlock and will send a $4.7 billion tax bill to President Truman by Friday night or by tomorrow night, clearing the way for late November adjournment and a second installment war tax plan. The measure raises individual taxes, taxes corporations, and includes TV tax tweaks plus defense material incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
G.i.’S
Korea
Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Senate House
Treasury
Holmes Church Hosts Wooster Presbytery Gatherings
Millersburg special report states the Presbyterian Church of Millersburg will host 25 Wooster Presbytery churches on Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. Delegates from the National Assembly of Presbyterian Young People at Grinnell will join the program. The presbytery will consider sending official delegates to the October 15 anniversary homecoming at Millersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Presbyterian Church of
Churches of
Wooster
Robert Morey
National Assembly of Presbyterian
Grinnell
Presbytery
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Weather Report
M’ Arthur
New
Rt. 62
Hart
Laos
Thailand
Tonkin
Hainan
Hubert E. Howard
Munitions Board
Jewett Future Farmers
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
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