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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1950
Page
6
Front page masthead listing publishing history, AP membership, and office locations. Subscription rates and delivery areas detailed for Canton Repository dated Monday September 25, 1950. Includes policy on communications and postal information.
The author argues that even if fighting ends in Korea, the U S must face hard choices. A large military establishment, higher taxes, and diverted industrial capacity could persist, with Americans warned to expect life on a war footing until a UN police force or similar peacekeeping arrangement becomes a reality.
Department of Commerce forecasts 1951 home building may fall about one third from 1950 peak. Savings and Loan League notes regional balance improving, but credit limits slow new construction. Despite under housing, overall boom has stocked homes widely, with caution urged to avoid a repeat of 1930 speculative collapse.
A study by National City Bank of New York shows 100 largest retailers with 29,278 stores earned 19 billion dollars, 15 percent of the nation's total. Meanwhile 1,704,500 small businesses sold 110 billion dollars, 85 percent of the total, proving the backbone of America's production strength lies in small industry across cities and towns.
Benjamin F. Fairless, president of U S Steel Corp, urges patience for peaceable resolution of impending labor contract negotiations. He says patriotic steel men can secure America’s security and settle conflicts without friction, a view echoed as talks begin across major industries.
The piece argues that national bankers unions and outside political forces push Ohio voting, with Dewey Taft and Lynch Lehman figures cited. It notes Truman Barkley and Sawyers cautious stance, and asserts the fight in Ohio reveals tensions between local voters and national interests.
A broad effort by the United States and British commonwealth aims to boost food production in hunger zones across Asia. The plan could involve about 300 million dollars annually for four to five years, aiding Pakistan India Ceylon Afghanistan Israel and Arab Middle East states, with similar Southeast Asia work under Commonwealth leadership. The article notes deep systemic issues such as antiquated farming methods limited irrigation and costly credit that trap farmers in poverty, and emphasizes the urgency of addressing the root causes to curb hunger and prevent Communist influence.
In a 1950 Herald Tribune column, Acheson pushes three linked plans for European defense, a Japan peace treaty, and UN backed mobilization, each relying on American forces. The strategy seeks a plate glass shield against the Red Army while training allies to deter local aggression and preserve independent European and Japanese sovereignty.
The Army expands the Troop Information and Education program to boost morale among draftees and veterans heading to Korea. It aims to raise basic education and provide two years of college equivalence for officers, using Stars and Stripes, radio, and pamphlets. Talks address Koreas issues and frontline questions, with precombat briefs improving attitudes.
A dated verse argues the GI’s grit outshines rockets and missiles, predicting that bravado and stubbornness substitute for science in warfare. The piece cites a General Assembly meeting venue once a skating rink and notes wartime sentiment amid evolving weapons debates.
A compact note outlines race chart items and named horses such as Lone Fisherman Chance Sleepy Hollow and Low Flyer. Mentions Washington Irving and a reference to a raffle, with sparse details and unclear context due to fragmented OCR.
A terse, satirical notice ridicules the idea of harsh punishment for a man convicted of selling bomb secrets to Russia. It portrays leniency for the young man, claiming he merely double cross it and did his country wrong. Russia reportedly names a battleship The Mighty NO.
The Wage Hour Administration established a 75 cent per hour wage for messenger boys. The rule reflects the era’s low starting pay for entry level work, highlighting economic conditions for youths in service roles.
A 100 year old note claims the British House of Commons voted 25000 for stables for the infant Prince of Wales with an expected use around 1860. the price tag matched an American president’s annual salary. Forty years ago, David Neil and William Lucas built an airplane and planned a test flight near Meyers Lake. Hatpin fashion in New York reached a peak with a large headed pin holding a powder puff and trinkets.
A report from J. D. Reese, city service director, indicates excavation for Walnutave paving was nearly complete. In a separate note, wartime technology tests involve a dirigible carrying Sperry planes, intended for release in flight. Ten years prior, Britain halted an assault on the Da kar port, acknowledged ship damage, and the U.S. banned scrap iron shipments to Japan in retaliation for Indo-China invasions.
A humorous patchwork piece cites Truman on Korea peace, Attlee on divorce, and remarks on Russian universities and Malik Vishinsky. It notes a Popular Science claim about sea water substance, mocks double o words, and quips about presidents Coolidge Hoover Roosevelt Troeman. An iceberg off Newfoundland prompts a hypothetical comparison, with a line about Russian streetcars and child foot health month.
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