Soap Box Derby To Run Saturday in Akron
Nine youths will win a total of 30000 in scholarships as the 36th All American Soap Box Derby opens in Akron Ohio with 139 entrants from Germany Venezuela and Canada. Heat drawings begin Wednesday and the race is set for Saturday after opening ceremonies and the Marathon Oil Can Race. Chevrolet provides 7500 in prize money while the Akron Chamber raised 243000 to keep the event alive amid sponsor withdrawal by GM Chevrolet.
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Akron
Ohio
Germany
Venezuela
Canada
General Motors Corp
Chevrolet
Jerry Lucas
James Lovell
Martie Allen
Amateur Athletic Union
Records That Seem Unbreakable in Baseball History
Associated Press poll shows mixed views on breaking classic marks such as Gehrig's 2130 consecutive games and DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak. Players, managers, and experts weigh era changes, travel, training, and durability, with some guarantees and others hopeful for future breakthroughs.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Babe Ruth
Henry Aaron
Cy Young
Johnny Vander Meer
Joe DiMaggio
Hack Wilson
Lou Gehrig
Rogers Hornsby
Maury Wills
Jim Ray Hart
New York Yankees
Willie Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Aaron
Gehrig
Wills
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Worthington
Minnesota Twins
Warren Spahn
Ralph Houk
Charlie Fox
San Francisco Giants
Bill Melton
DiMaggio
Whitey Herzog
Texas Rangers
Tony Oliva
Joe
Hornsby
Brooks Upsets Pearson To Win Talladega 500
Dick Brooks, 31, from Porterville, Calif., drove a two year old Plymouth to victory at Talladega earning 20,850 from a 145,000 purse. David Pearson, 38, finished third after a hard run in a fading Mercury needing 4,310 more to join the 1 million dollar club.
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Talladega
Ala
David Pearson
Dick Brooks
Brooks
Porterville
Calif
Pearson
Richard Petty
Plymouth
Mercury
Court Upsets King to Claim Women’s Tennis Classic
Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6-3 4-6 6-2 in Nashville earning $7,000. Court, top seed, remains confident King will beat Bobby Riggs September 20 in Houston while King, after the loss, prepared to fly to Los Angeles for further interviews. The win marks Court’s third straight defeat of King in head to head matches this season.
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Nashville, Tenn
Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Mrs. King
Los Angeles
Mrs. Court
Chicago
Boston
Tennis Club Sweeps Past Lancaster in Athens
Men of the Athens Tennis Association won all six singles matches to beat Lancaster 8-2 here in Athens. Lancaster women defeated the Athens women 3-1.
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Tennis Club
Lancaster
Athens Tennis Association
Lancaster Tennis Association
Athens
Jerry Adams
Dennis Black
Bob Trevas
Rod Ishida
Rich Danner
Ben Shaffer
Gary Pfeiffer
Jan Cox
Rober Ginn
Lou Tedesco
Bob Young
Bob Gamble
Darrel Cunningham
Bill Day
John Anderson
Jose Torres
Dan Anderson
Randy Shaffer
D. Shaffer
Dave Roach
Frank Curry
Robin Shaffer
Carolyn Sturgeon
Donna Ewing
Bea Douglas
Kathy Blackford
Jann Marshall
Nancy Williamson
Burnedette Bartlett
Noly Savage
Lili Kontz
Pier Alonzo
Jean Frasure
Public Notices and Sheriff Sale Details Across Athens County
Legal notices outline Lodi Township revenue sharing for 1973 74 and a Sheriff sale of the Lakeview Manor Rumac Complex in Athens County with eight parcels totaling about 11.97 acres, bid terms cash and minimum two thirds appraised value, appraised totals listed. Also included are estate executorships, administratrix appointments, gas utility proceedings, Nelsonville water plant bids, and public access reminders.
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Lodi Township
Lodi Two
Howard Flanders
Clark
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Outlet No
McKinley Avenue
N. McKinley Avenue
No. 5
Community Drive
Lakeview Manor
Rumac Complex
Paul E. Brown
Athens County
Ohio
Vane
Bochorey
Wood
Leopold
Pomanno Crane
Olympia
Dee Speseveseers
Victor
Udine
Vicorina
Conlet
GRMN
Broiler
South Bend
S.S. Cook
Fryer
Weurliee Gage AG Fuoer
UY Ag
Seeee
Eas Seanees
Vulcan
Cic
Scien Ie
S.S
Berkel
Ook Amf
Athens
Nelsonville
City Hall
Court of Common Pleas
Mellon National Bank and Trust Company
Rumac Inc
Lakeview Dormitories Inc
Athens Ohio
Baptist Church Effort Prompts Local Call for Missionary Help
In Chaunce, Ohio on August 14 at 7:00, Rev Umbaugh leads a Bible study at Marvin Funk’s home Green Meadow Mobile Home Park Lot 47 Chaunce. A call goes out for those interested in starting a GARBC Baptist church in the area to contact Rev Earl Umbaugh or State Missionary at Stow Ohio.
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Umbaugh
Marvin Funk
Green Meadow Mobile Home Park
Lot
Chaunce
Ohio
Baptist Church
GARBC
Earl Umbaugh
Marhoffer Ave
Stow
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Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Soap Box Derby
Bert Campaneris
Will
Walter Alston
Sparky Anderson
Atlanta
Satchel Paige
Josh Gibson
King
Rumac, Inc
Lakeview Dormitories, Inc
County of
State of
Baltimore and Ohio
Outlet No. 30
N McKinley Avenue
City of
F.S. Roach
Higgins Addition
Leonard Brown
Markison Avenue
Columbus
Jesse J. Brown
Harold J. Rose
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Milford L Dailey
Route 1
Albany
Roxie Anna Dailey
Hooper Street
Harold Rose
Judge Court of Common Pleas
Columbia of Ohio, Inc
West Ohio Gas Company
Dayton Power and Light Company
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Ohio Valley Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Floyd G. Browne and Associates, Limited
West Center Street
Marion
Department of Industrial Relations
Donald W. Bumgardner
Paul E. Altier
Esesees
Allicr
Messenger
McClain Orchard
U.S. 33 South
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