Redlegs Begin Labor Day Two-Week Home Run Fare
Cincinnati Reds schedule ninehome games from Labor Day week through Sunday featuring St Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs and finish with three more home games against the Pirates before month end Eddie Dyer’s Cardinals will play Crosley Field in the farewell appearance for Stan Musial. Frank Frisch brings the Cubs for a busy period with a twilight night doubleheader and Ladies Day twin bill. The Labor Day lights will be turned on for the last time this year and the Reds wrap the home slate with three games against the Braves September 29 30 and October 1.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Lake
Cincinnati Reds
Redlegs
Eddie Dyer
Cardinals
Crosley Field
Stan
Fusial
Reds
Ralph Kiner
King
Pittsburgh Buccaneers
Frankie Frisch
Chiago Cubs
Crosley
Cubs
UC Bearcats Open Fall Drills Ahead of Sept 16 Texas Western Kickoff
University of Cincinnati coach Sid Gillman expresses dissatisfaction as the Bearcats enter the second week of fall drills for the season opener versus Texas Western on Sept. 16. Sophomores show promise at multiple positions while injuries hinder others. QB spot remains unsettled among Theisen Rossi Hundemer and Gibson.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Bearcat
Texas Western
Bearcats
Sid Gillman
Jim Long
Norm Mooney
Nate Harlan
Jim Driscoll
Norb Shibinski
Bob Hush
Bill Shalosky
Don Grammer
Jack Campbell
Hank Moser
Jack Delaney
Paul Theisen
Columbus
Joe Miller
Gene Rossi
Will Hundemer
Glenn Sample
Tom McKeever
Bill McClain
Gillman
Therilliant
Joe Benzinger
Jim Kells
Theisen
Gene Gibson
Football club reports ticket sales and memberships
The Downtown Coaches Club sold 251 of 440 reserved seats for home games at a Tuesday night meeting. Membership sales total for business and individuals reached 492, with 176 business memberships and 316 individual memberships, totaling 1177 dollars. A prior year shows 405 memberships and 1011 dollars. Head Coach Wayne Gibson will meet the coaches at the high school next Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Downtown Coaches Club
Mike Rathburn
Elmer E. Caldwell
Russell Sarrett
W. H. Wilson
Harry Gwinn
George A. Hout
J. G. Gibert
Bill Tuttle
Forrest Borden
Guy White
A. Kimball
Sutter
Lou
Gomer Phillips
Lewis Brown
H. McKenzie
Richard DeWitt
H. W. Wetherholt
Dr. H. H. King
J. Sherman Porter H
E. A. Neff
Earl Wallis
Leo Mossman
William H. Jones
Earl Saunders
Luther Dayton
Doug Mullineaux
O. K. Sutter
Raymond Gooch
N. D. Carter
Harold Broyles
Smith Runyan
W. Thomas
T. C. Chandler
Pete Butterfield
Paul Jarvis
Burril D. Hood
Wayne Gibson
Browns vs Bears Friday showdown in Cleveland
The Browns and the Chicago Bears meet at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in a much anticipated clash. Both teams showcase strengthened lines and new backs, with Lujack and Graham named as key quarterbacks. Excursion trains and bus parties from multiple Ohio towns are traveling to the game.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Bears
Chicago
Johnny Lujack
Otto Graham
Motley
Speedie
Lavelli
Rymkus
Gatski
Lujack
Ken Kavanaugh
Jim Keane
Big Curley Morrison
Ohio State
Rex Bumgardner
Ken Carpenter
Ken Gorgal
Don Phelps
Dom Moselle
Big Jim Martin
Len Ford
John Kissell
Villanova
John Sandusky
Columbus
Youngstown
Warren
Niles
Salem
Sharon
Pennsylvania
Akron
Massillon
Canton
Comstock Qualifies for 500 Mile Labor Day Race
Comstock from Chesapeake C. drives a 1950 Oldsmobile to a 7 44.87 time for 10 miles and earns a starting spot in the 500 mile Labor Day stock car race at Darlington South Carolina.
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Darlington
S. C
Gene Comstock
Chesapeake
O'Malley to Packers and Athens Street Parking Ordinance
The Browns traded rookie quarterback Tom Malley from Cincinnati to Green Bay. Athens Ohio passes Ordinance 1077 designating North Court, South Court, and West Union as loading zones 8 am to 5 pm for commercial trucks with penalties for violations and designation by the Director of Public Service Safety.
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Bowling Green
Cleveland Browns
Tom Malley
University of Cincinnati
Green Bay Packers
Director of Public Service Safety
North Court Street
South Court Street
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
City OF
Washington Street
Carpenter Street
President Street
Court Street
South Congress Street
American Association Selects All Star Baseball Team
The American Association announces its All-Star squad with Toledo and Kansas City omitted. Columbus Louisville Minneapolis St Paul each place three players, Indianapolis two, Milwaukee one. Notables include Saffell now with Pittsburgh Pirates and Haddix and Howell each with perfect pitcher votes.
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Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
American Association
Baseball Writers Association
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Lou Limmer
Sally Hemus
Ray Dandridge
Jim Pendleton
Hoderlein
Bob Addis
Taft Wright
Bert Haas
Tom Saffell
Eddie Fitzgerald
Bill Sarni
Harvey Haddix
Dixie Howell
Phil Haugstad
Bob Alexander
Saffell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Howell
Haddix
Marck Named Freshman Line Coach at Xavier
Jim Marck, Xavier tackle for three seasons, is appointed freshman line coach by athletic director Al Stephan. An All-Ohio nominee in 1947 48 and 49 he will assist Ned Walk in charge of freshman football. Marck from Purcell High School trained under Ed Kluska.
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Cincinnati
Jim Marck
Xavier
Xavier University
al Stephan
Marck
Ned Walk
Purcell High School
Jim
Ed Kluska
Musketeer
Ray Stackhouse
March
Trustees Discuss Gallia County Home Leadership
Rumors spread that O. R. Gilmore of Lower River Road might apply for Gallia County Children's Home superintendent after William Sprague's death. Gilmore, who served as pro tem in the 1940s, denied considering the post and said trustees would meet Saturday with Mrs. Sprague's plans uncertain. The other trustees are John W. Howell, Harry Morgan, Frank Plymale and Mrs. Florence Trainer.
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Gallipolis
O. R. Gilmore
Lower River Road
Gallia County
William Sprague
Gilmore
Blazer
Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Telephone Manners Emphasized by Ohio Bell Consultant
Helen Keese of Ohio Bell told Gallipolis Rotarians that polite phone use matters more than the message. She urged softer voices, proper identification, and always saying thanks, noting transmitters are usually nicer than receivers and fussing over tone.
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Gallipolis
Helen Keese
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Miss Keese
William P. Cherrington
Keese
Drive Plans Are Mapped for Holzer Campaign
Clergy from Gallia Vinton Jackson Meigs Counties Ohio and Mason County West Virginia join a luncheon to learn Holzer Hospital needs and campaign plans. Wayne Foster Dr Charles E Holzer Jr and Dr Harry Keller speak. Tour follows. campaign begins early September.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Vinton
Jackson
Meigs Counties
Ohio
Mason County
West Virginia
Holzer Hospital
Wayne Foster
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Harry Keller
Henry W. Cherrington
Board of
Aten Gains 13 Votes in County Clerk Recount
In a two day recount covering 14 precincts, John G. Aten picked up 13 votes while his rival John E. Brown fell by seven. The recount occurred Monday and Tuesday before the county court paused the process as of Sept. 18. Brown had led by nearly 300 votes on Aug. 4 and 5.
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Point Pleasant
John G. Aten
Aten
John E. Brown
Hartford
New Haven
Graham Station
Union
Hannan
Lewis
Brown
Gallia County Land Transfers
Land transfer notices show numerous deeds in Gallia County including Raccoon Township parcels from F F and Zora E Thornton to Edwards H and Marjory S Dickinson, 0.66 acre. several mappings in Maple Shade Gallipolis. and transfers to Oak towns, city lots, and farms. Notable parcels include 69.50 acres in Springfield Township and 24 acres in Green Township.
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F. F
Zora E. Thornton
Edwards H
Marjory S. Dickinson
Raccoon Township
John W. Hall
John E
Merrill O. O'Dell
Maple Shade
Gallipolis
Evelyn L. Ely
Emma R. Gatewood
Louise Millican
Orlyn W. Roberts
Wilda Newman
Walnut Township
Dell
Virgie I. Fife
Martin L. Fetta
Cheshire Village
Harrison
Laura E. Clark
Hortense A. Epling
Ben B
Garnet M. Kruskamp
George K
Erma F. Montgomery
Huntington Township
Fred J. Entsminger
Hugo
Esther Pierotti
Martin Vollborn
Verne Altizer
Olen
Adelia Roberts
Roy
Mary Ferne Burger
Springfield Township
Dan and
Pauline Wigner
George
Madeline Evans
Elizabeth Shenefield
Co. R Neighborgall
Vinton
C. W. Stanley
Robert L
Jewell Evans
Springfield
Stanley
Elizabeth Evans
Robert T. Smeltzer
EF. Myers
O. PD. Parsons
Green Township
Sydney E. Shadrach
FE. E. Myers
Luke M. Pickens
United States of America
Greenfield Township
Woodrow and
Mary Hall
Alfred
Faye Folden
Centerville Village
Reed and
Lena Haddox
Board of Education
St Ignatius names successor after coach Bill Scope resigns
Bill Scope resigns as head basketball coach at St. Ignatius High School after four years to join Cleveland Sports Goods Co as an executive. Fred George, JV football coach, succeeds him as head coach.
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Cleveland
St. Ignatius High School
Bill Scope
Cleveland Sports Goods Co
Fred George
Two Injured In Collision Near Bidwell on Route 554
Gallia County reports an accident on Route 554 in Bidwell at 6 20 p m Tuesday injuring two passengers in Dale Rothgeb s car Everett Falk 31 South Webster faced a fine after being arraigned in municipal court for driving left of center George French 40 Gallipolis Route 1 suffered a facial laceration Walter Crislip 46 Gallia Route 1 received a severe forehead wound and was treated at Holzer Hospital
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Dale Rothgeb
Everett Falk
South Webster
Rothgeb
George French
Walter Crislip
Gallia
Auto Accident Causes Minor Property Damage
Route 35 near Gallipolis saw minor property damage after a 8:15 p.m. collision. Harvey Langdon, 21, of Columbus, pulled over to miss an auto transport on a curve in a construction area, struck the bridge and veered into a roadside ditch.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Harvey Langdon
Columbus
Langdon
River Traffic Reports and School Property Auction Notice
River traffic across the Gallipolis and Kanawha districts lists several boats with arrival and departure times along with gauge readings. An adjacent notice announces a public auction on September 1050 for the Old Mechanicsburg School Building and grounds in Athens Township by the Athens Local School District.
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Athens Local
Mechanicsburg) Board of Education
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Richland Avenue
Athens Township
County of Athena
State Hospital
Ohio
Board of Education
Board of Maucelee
Merchants Plan Parking Lot Finance Beyond floodwall
Eighteen merchants met at the Mayflower to discuss raising 2800 dollars for a riverward parking relief zone between Second and Sixth Streets beyond the floodwall. L. W. Getty proposed renting 100 spaces at 1 dollar monthly for three years, backed by promissory notes and a bank loan.
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Main St
L. W. Getty
Second
Sixth
Fifth St
Army
Sixth Streets
Citizens National Bank
Walter Selby
Getty
Jim Fisher
Benjamin Franklin III
D. W. Rothgeb
Warren King
Chamber of Commerce
Rothgeb
King
Sixth St
Hall
Mason County
Harmon Field
Farm Woman's Club
Paul Reichert
Point Pleasant
Fourth Month Employment Increase Noted in West Virginia Manufacturing
The August employment report shows West Virginia manufacturing rising for the fourth straight month despite vacations and labor disputes. Growth from June to July was 2 percent, or about 300 jobs, while total payrolls stayed over 9 percent above July 1949. Local openings include 25 construction bricklayers statewide, $2.75 hourly wages, and hospital roles at Lakin State Mental Hospital with salaries from $90 to $125 monthly plus room and board.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
State
State Department of Employment Security
Lakin State Mental Hospital
Lakin
Viand
Lakin Hospital
Rivermen Reach Partial Settlement to End Towboat Strike
Part of the Lock 26 towboat strike ends as 15 to 20 of 125 strikers sign a three year contract with the Ohio River Co. Eleven other companies still face bargaining, while remaining pilots and river officers keep strikes ongoing. New pay rates set masters 600, roof captains 540, pilots 510 monthly with time off benefits.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River Co
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Marine Engineers
Russell Stone
Kanawha
Ohio Rivers
River Officer's Association
The
4-H Members Enter Fair Style Show
County Agent and Mrs William P Smith accompanied four 4-H girls to the state fair to participate in a 4-H style show Estella Mae Northup Centenary Merry Lassies will model a complete costume Janet Denney Rio Grande Lucky Clover Club will model a school dress Doris Ann Powell Rodney Happy-Go-Lucky Club will model a dress up dress Jane Ann Call Rio Grande Lucky Clover Club will demonstrate a well equipped medicine cabinet
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Gallipolis
William P. Smith
Estella Mae Northup
Centenary Merry Lassies
Janet Denney
Rio Grande Lucky Clover Club
Doris Ann Powell
Rodney Happy-Go-Lucky Club
Jane Ann Call
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