Navy kicker seeks fullback role in 1949 football squad
Navy halfback Roger Drew, noted for kicking three late points to tie Army last season, aims to win the fullback job. The 21 year old from Illinois started as a standout at New Trier, earned a varsity letter in 1948, and plans a naval career as a flier after two more years at the academy.
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Roger Drew
Navy
Army
Chicago
George Sauer
Illinois
Jimmy Wills
Drew
Varsity
New Trier Township
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Thief Returns Stolen Car After Brief Stop
Gerald Smith recovered his stolen car within one hour after it disappeared from a Potsdam parking lot. A man drove the vehicle to a garage where Smith worked and asked for air in the tires before fleeing when Smith questioned him.
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Smith
Glamour Boy Janowicz Battles For Buckeye Starting Berth
Ohio State opens 1949 football practice with 27 lettermen from last year. Vic Janowicz may not win a starting fullback job if Curly Mortisen shines in spring drills. Coach Wes Fesler predicts a good but not necessarily better team than 1948. Ray Hamilton is likely to start at right half, with Kievay pressing him.
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Middletown
Ohio
No. 1
Civ
Elding
Marvin D. Clark
Art Parks
Columbus
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Wes Fesler
Pasadena
Vic Janowicz
Ray Hamilton
Walt Klevay
Buckeye
Central Ohio
Rose Bow
Elyria
Janowicz
Fester
Vic
Curly Mortisen
Kamillen
Judging Starts for Ohio State Fair and Harness Meet
Ohio State Fair opens full judging across junior and senior divisions plus a five day harness racing program on Safety Day. Attendance near 72,500 set a potential record amid rain and a large crowd at Press Day events. Awards honored Dayton Journal Herald Zanesville Times Recorder Signal Springfield News-Sun and Wave Watchman for deletions. Grandstand and coliseum packed with thousands. Gov Lausche attended. Grange results named Plain City Madison County first with Hickley Hanover Litchfield close behind. Juvenile placements noted Jackson Center Porter and Sodom among others.
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Columbus
Etme
Frank J. Lausche
Dayton Journal Herad
Metropolitan
Zanesville Times Recorder
Signal
Ohio
Springfield News - Sun
Wavette Watchman
Coliseum
Plain City Grange
Madison County
Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Stete Grange
Hickley Grange
Medina County
Hanover Grange
Butler County
Litchfield Grange
Fesler Perfects Evading-Towel Routine
Fesler appears to have perfected an effective evading towel routine, showcasing skill and timing that set a new standard. The novelty move draws attention from teammates and spectators at recent practice sessions.
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Fesler
Two Men Face Questioning In Slaying Case
Two men await examining trials on murder charges in the beating of Muriel Bladridge, 17, whose death occurred June 27. Leo Justice, linked to a prominent local family, says he was present and struck the girl with a tire tool. William Gamble gave a signed statement with Olen Collins, 15, but later repudiated it. Gamble is jailed on murder charges while Collins is held as a material witness. Hearings have not yet been scheduled.
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Pikeville
Leo Justice
Muriel Bladridge
Pike County
Floyd County
Justice
Pike
D. C. Moore
Miss Baldridge
William Gamble
Olen Collins
Kentucky
Collins
Griffey
Perryopolis
Mary Fuller Frazier
Middie Grid Tickets Sell Fast as Season Nears
Middie football ticket sales progress well with just under 100 left for four home games at 5 dollars each. Tickets available at the High School or by mail with checks or money orders. Coupon books for Lincoln Field contests priced 3.50. Coach Ellison enters second full week of training for September 16 opener against Dayton Dunbar. Jerry Hannah shines with accurate throws to Eddie Merchant Ken Feinthal Bobby Hawkins and Bee Johnson.
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Middie
Elmo Lingrel
Lincoln Field
Glen “Tiger
Ellison
Dayton Dunbar
Jerry Hannah
Hannah
Ohio Skipper 4th In Boating Race
Skip Hendrickson of Sandusky Yacht Club placed fourth in the National Thistle Championship at Middle River Baltimore. He won two races in Black Jack and was fifteenth in another. Sandy Douglas of Vermilion Yacht Club, defending titlist and series leader after three races, finished twentieth with Paukie and dropped to fifth overall.
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Baltimore
James Hendrickson
Sandusky (O.) Yacht Club
Middle River
Sandy Douglas
Vermilion (O.) Yacht Club
Paukie
Municipal Budget Allocations Highlight City Projects
The document outlines allocations including $50,000 for a municipal building, $250,000 for a sewage disposal and water system, $82,000 for streets and highways, $10,000 for street lighting, and $18,000 for shade trees and parks.
Americans Climb Mount Ararat In Quest For Noahs Ark
Five Americans and five Turkish guides began a three mile climb toward Mount Ararat hoping to confirm the presence of Noah's Ark on the summit. The group includes Dr. Aaron J. Smith Walter Wood Wendell Ogg E J Newton and AP correspondent Edwin Greenwald. Russians protest claiming espionage.
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Turkey
Mount Ararat
Mt. Ararat
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Greensboro
N. C
Walter Wood
Sea Cliff
Long Island
N. Y
Wendell Ogg
Knoxville
Ararat
Jupiter Is Vast Compared With Earth
The planet Jupiter orbits the sun and is more than 1300 times larger than Earth in size, highlighting its immense scale.
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Jupiter
Earth
Rains Curtail Camp Hook Middle Band Drills
Weekend rain limited marching drill practice by the Middle band at Camp Hook. Band director Vincent Carter said the time was spent in music rehearsals. Campfire programs were planned each evening with services led by local clergy and a Salvation Army quartet providing music.
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Camp Hook
Theame
Vincent Carter
Wade E. Miller
Robert Robinson
Kenneth Sharp
Salvation Army
Boy Scout Troop 13
Fletcher E. Shoup
Calvary Methodist Church
Six Ohio Guardsmen hospitalized after chicken sandwich incident
AP reports sixteen guardsmen from Ohio National Guard were taken from a troop train at Berea after complaining a chicken sandwich served Saturday at Camp Atterbury caused illness. All were reported recovering at Berea Community Hospital.
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Cleveland
Ohio National Guardsmen
Berea
Camp Atterbury
Berea Community Hospital
Man Beaten And Robbed On Verity Parkway
Edward Waddell, 30, of 2106 Wayne Ave, said two young men slugged him on Verity Pkwy near the Eversharp plant, dragged him into shrubbery, and took his billfold containing $35. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for a lip injury.
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Edward Waddell
Wayne Ave
Waddell
Verity
Eversharp Company
Middletown Hospital
Meeting Cancelled for Battery B 929 Field Artillery
Captain Andrew Dobrozsi announced the cancellation of this evening's Battery B 929 Field Artillery meeting and said notice will be given for the next session.
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929 Field Artillery
Andrew Dobrozsi
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