Horse Betting Off This Year
Betting at the nations horse tracks declined 10.44 percent from 1948, though totals still surpassed one billion dollars with 22,591,421 bettors wagering 1,395,731,778 in 1949. New York led in handle while California and New Jersey posted notable totals despite fewer racing days and weather impacts.
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New York
Associated Press
Arizona
Michigan
Hazel Park
New Jersey
Ohio
Delaware
Louisiana
Oregon
Arkansas
California
Santa Anita
Hollywood Park
Illinois
PGA Delegates Open 33rd Meeting in Southern Pines
The 33rd annual PGA meeting began with reports and social events including Sam Snead named PGA professional of the year. Delegates from 30 sections face officer elections and 28 constitutional resolutions on topics such as the tournament bureau manager and sale of clubs.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Professional Golfers Association of America
Sam Snead
PGA
Joe Novak
Los Angeles
Carolinas
Gordon Prefers Coast League
The Cleveland Indians face two headaches from the Bill Veeck era. Second baseman Joe Gordon, 34, wants to quit and join the Pacific Coast League, while pitcher Satchel Paige is considered a risky change due to stomach issues. Lou Boudreau expresses cautious optimism about next season as talks continue.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Satchel Paige
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Ellis W. Ryan
Hank Greenberg
Lou
Joe
Detroit
Eugene
Oregon
Tribe
Portland
Gerlach Joins Blacks Squad at Point Pleasant High
Sonny Gerlach will play this season for Point Pleasant High basketball after a layoff. Coach Bob Adkins notes Gerlach adds experience to eight veterans, joining Billy Bardin and Reece Nott as core players. Practice last week focused on fundamentals and light plays with no scrimmage planned yet.
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Point Pleasant
WW. Va
Sonny Gerlach
Bob Adkins
Point Pleasant High
Gerlach
Adkins
Billy Bardin
Reece Nott
Nelsonville seeks games with Athens County clubs
Nelsonville Kuhn Clothiers, an independent basketball team, seeks games with Athens County clubs. For games write Dan Shay Jr Box 265 Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Kuhn Clothiers
Athens County
Dan Shay
Box 265
Chauncey Class Elects Janis Davis President
Janis Davis was elected president of the Intermediate Friendship Class at the First Church of Christ Chauncey. Ann Roberts is vice president, Robert Jackson secretary treasurer, and Jerry Blackford news reporter. Meeting attendees and gift exchange planned at James Davis’s home.
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Chauncey
Janis Davis
First Church of Christ
Ann Roberts
Robert Jackson
Jerry Blackford
Marjory Bennett
James Davis
Lexington Ave
Grace Ann Crabtree
Beatrice Martin
Jeanne Mullins
Sharon Cunningham
Patricia Dehmann
Anna Schrappe
Joan Fiske
Janet Nicholson
Shirley Leffler
Ancil McKee
Thea Shafer
Mrs. Bennett
Mrs Willis Hosts Thursday Bridge Club at Athens
Chauncey Elzaneth Willis acted as hostess to the Thursday night bridge club of Millfield gathered at the Cottage Tea Room in Athens. The event featured refreshments before play and honors awarded to Helen Sanders and Elizabeth Patton with Georgia Nagle and Lulu Barr receiving travel and consolation prizes.
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Chauncey
Elzaneth Willis
Millfield
Cottage
Athens
Helen Sanders
Elizabeth Patton
Georgia Nagle
Lulu Barr
Florence Howard
Mabel Smith
Louise Nagle
Grace Border
Ruth Omen
Frances Wallace
Bertha Sanders
Elizabeth Willis
Pattons Host Thanksgiving Dinner in Millfield
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton welcomed guests to a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at their Millfield home. Attending were Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Wemmer and Mr. and Mrs. William Wemmer of Toledo, Dr. and Mrs. Woodrow Patton and son Craig, Mrs. Lulu Barr of Athens, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders and children Sandray Joe and Keith of Millfield.
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Chauncey
Grover Patton
Millfield
F. W. Wemmer
William Wemmer
Toledo
Woodrow Patton
Craig
Lulu Barr
Athens
Charles Sanders
Sandray Joe
Keith
Relatives Visit in Portsmouth and Millfield
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Omen and son Billy and Mrs. Elizabeth Willis of Millfield visited Portsmouth to see Mrs. Omen's brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Chic Westfall. They were joined by Mrs. Omen's mother Mrs. John Ashworth for a week in Millfield.
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Chauncey
Homer Omen
Billy
Elizabeth Willis
Millfield
Portsmouth
Omen
Chic Westfall
John Ashworth
Judge Sets Hearing For Munitions Makers
Federal Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut scheduled a 11 a.m. Thursday hearing on pleas by former Rep. Andrew J. May and munitions makers Henry and Murray Garsson to avoid prison. Each had received eight to 24 months in 1947 for wartime bribery and conspiracy.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
May
Garsson Brothers
Henry
Murray
Former Bluffton Dean Placed on Probation
CINCINNATI Ohio December 6 former dean of men at Bluffton College Larry Gara was sentenced for inter fering with peacetime selective service and placed on probation for 18 months. Charles R Rickert a Bluffton student from Lima is also serving 18 months for failing to register and Gara was said to have advised him not to register.
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Cincinnati
Larry Gara
Bluffton
Ohio
Charles R. Rickert
Lima
Gara
Toledoans Visit Millfield as Guests of Pattons
Dr and Mrs Fred W Wemmer and son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs William Wemmer of Toledo Ohio spent time in Millfield guests of Grover Patton and his wife the former sister of Wemmer.
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Chauncey
Fred W. Wemmer
William Wemmer
Toledo
Ohio
Millfield
Grover Patton
Denzil Gabriel Visits Dublin Family for pheasant hunting
Chauncey Denzil Gabriel of Lower Plains stayed in Dublin Ohio visiting his son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Alfred Gabriel. He spent several days pheasant hunting and sightseeing in the area.
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Chauncey— Denzil Gabriel
Lower Plains
Dublin
Ohio
Alfred Gabriel
Brookins Hosts Thanksgiving Guests in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins of Chauncey entertained Thanksgiving dinner guests at 52 Converse Street including Mr and Mrs Eugene Jennings Mrs Alvira Shafer and Mr and Mrs Neil Tippett. Also Mr and Mrs John Hope and William Martin of Athens visited Mrs Hope's mother Mrs Isabelle Coe and sister Mrs Lettie Hintz on Sunday.
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Chauncey
Guy Brookins
Converse St
Eugene Jennings
Alvira Shafer
Neil Tippett
John Hope
William Martin
Athens
Mrs. Hope
Isabelle Coe
Lettie Hintz
Needle Club Meeting Set At Millfield Home
Mrs Elizabeth Patton will host the Millfield Needle Club at her home Thursday night inviting members to attend.
Quilting Planned by Chauncey Ladies Aid Society
The Chauncey Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society will meet at the church on Thursday for an all day quilting session. The event focuses on communal sewing and charitable projects within the Chauncey community.
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Chauncey
Woman Questioned in Cincinnati Infant Death
Detective Chief Clem Merz questioned a woman regarding the death of an infant whose charred body was discovered in the furnace of the neighboring house.
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Cincinnati
Clem Merz
Food Prices Cut Sharply in October
Washington reports lower cost of living as the consumer price index falls six tenths of a percent from Sept 15 to Oct 15. The mid October index sits at 168.5 percent of the 1935-39 average, down 3 percent from a year earlier and 1.6 percent above the prewar level of August 1939.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Coffee Bean Probe Asked by Senate Agriculture Panel
Senator Gillette said a Senate committee will look into rising coffee costs and may seek authority for a full inquiry. He noted hundreds of communications urging investigation as a subcommittee reopened hearings on bread costs and the baking industry's use of synthetic ingredients.
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Washington
Congress
Gillette
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
GM To Keep Wage Level For 290000 Workers
GM announced wages for 290000 hourly employees tied to the cost of living will remain unchanged for three months. The two year contract with CIO United Auto Workers and United Electrical Workers sets quarterly adjustments based on the federal CPI. The index for Oct 15 set December February rates at 168.5.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
United Electrical Workers Union
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Red Cars Make Drivers Impatient Study Finds
New York color and design engineer Howard Ketcham reports motorists show more impatience when trailing red cars. Tests indicate red is the most stimulating color, increasing the urge to pass, while cream and yellow also stimulate, and black blue or green tones are less inciting.
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New York
Howard Ketcham
Ketcham
List to Starboard Lands Thief in Jail
ORLANDO FL One James was picked up by Police Lieut Joe Beach on suspicion in a theft of a $20 bill. He was released after a convincing story. As he left headquarters officers noted a list to starboard and found the thicker left shoe sole with the bill folded under it. In jail James quipped I would have gotten away if I d just squatted a little.
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Orlando
Fla
James
Joe Beach
Slaying May Tie to Slot Territory War
The body of 44 year old George Slim Davis a police policy operator was found in a shallow grave eight miles west of Youngstown. Police suspect robbery but consider possible gangland ties to a slot machine territory dispute.
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Youngstown
George
Slim) Davis
Davis
Here
Cincinnati Markets Report Livestock and Poultry Prices
Markets show hogs 25 to 5 higher than Monday with most gains on barrows and gilts over 200 pounds and sows under 435 pounds. Cattle calves and sheep prices mixed with steady slaughter cattle and best demand among dealers. Poultry and butter prices listed with heavy broilers 30 to 31, fries 30, butter prints 65 to 66, potatoes 1.75 to 4.55.
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Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
U. & Dept. Agr
Classified advertising rules and deadlines guidance
Instructions on ad submission for the Sunday edition times and places. Details include deadlines, payment, correct insertion, error handling, blind addresses, and how long ads run with proration for early stops.
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Columans
Classic Cars for Sale Spread Across Local Listings
Multiple early to mid 20th century autos offered in a local classifieds section. 1936 Chevrolet two door master with new drive shaft and brake linings. 1936 Pontiac two door. 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe. 1938 Buick four door. 1946 Chevrolet Club Coupe. 1937 Chevrolet Tudor. Listings include contact names and locations like Marietta Coat Athens The Plains Salem Road Fairview and phone numbers.
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Chevrolet
Roger Ansel
Marietta
Henry Cullison
Athens
R. D
Plains-Salem
Guilty Plea Entered To Perjury Charge
Arthur P. Griffith 76 pleaded guilty to perjury in a divorce case. Judge Myron B. Gessaman postponed sentencing for probation inquiry after prosecutor Ralph J. Bartlett said Griffith gave a false Columbus address.
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Columbus
Arthur P. Griffith
Common Pleas
Myronb. Gessaman
Probation Department
Ralph J. Bartlett
Griffith
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Brookins Entertain
Needle Club
Slots
Sal
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Columbia Road
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Ultiman
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Marilyn Jones
New Marshfield
Beagle
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Natity Eldon Gilbraith
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Plymouth
Willys CO
W. Washington St
Nash
Plymouth Cpe
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Kroger
Sedan
Court House
Athena
Ofte
Buick CO
THE
Athens Truck & Implement CO
State Street
Fairview
Monroe
Athens Auto. Parts
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Dexter
Chester
Charles Massar, Jr
St Matos
Buck's Auto Supply
Brown
Auto Service
Nye Chevrolet Co
Pritchard's Garage
Richland
Athens Junk Company
W. State and
North Shafer Sts
Drake Service
Algeo Motor Sales
Dix
City Tire
Carpenter
Groevener
C. R. Whith
Arthur F. Bo Jr
Pine Pisce
Mahaffey
So Central
Carl Michael
W. Union
W. O. Rose
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Strawn Plumbing CO
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Singer
Singer Sewing Center
H. Winters
Stanson Advertising
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Meyers Water Systems
Rowland Plumbing
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Kelvinator
Ours Maytag
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Betty Crocker
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