Geckeler Hopes Knothole Club Keeps Alive in Middletown
City recreation chief Steve Geckeler unveils a Knothole club plan to marshal sponsors managers and fans for a summer league revival. Meetings set for 7 30 p m at the YMCA as he expands Class A to include 16 year olds and eyes an eight team Knothole league with a pool draft system. The Miami Valley League also shapes up for May 17 with six teams, including Middletown Duff Cafe Lebanon South Lebanon Mason Hamilton and Morrow, as a final organizational session precedes opening day.
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Jack Hayes
Steve Geckeler
Middletown
Knothold
Geckeler
YMCA
Miami Valley League
Franklin
Duff Cafe
Lebanon
South Lebanon
Mason
Hamilton
Morrow
Ohio Lakes Clear and Fishing Outlook Bright
Ohio wildlife officials report improved fishing statewide with many lakes clear to cloudy. At Grand Reservoir in Mercer County, St Marys, Gene Scingeldecker caught 80 catfish on April 23 and 80 more on April 25, plus 35 shortly after, with fish averaging three to five pounds. Other notable catches include 12 large catfish by Charles Layman of St Marys, and a 20 1/2 inch rainbow trout from Old Women's Creek in Erie County.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio Division of Wildlife
D. M. Brubaker
Ohio City
Grand Reservoir
Mercer County
Lake St. Marys
Gene Scingeldecker
Grand Lake
Wildlife Division
Department of Natural Resources
Charles Layman
St. Marys
Clarence Ruth
South Amherst
Old Women's Creek
Erie County
Montgomery County
Mad River
Miami River
Stillwater
Twin Creek
Brown County
Grant Lake
Warren County
Clark County
Shelby County
Loramie Creek
Cedar Creek
Elks Lodge Hosts Local Cagers Tuesday Night
The Elks Lodge will host the final banquet for Middle town and Fenwick High basketball teams tomorrow night at 6:30. Exalted ruler Bill Byrd said no guest speaker, but a sports film will be shown after the meal. Coaching staffs will speak briefly with Journal sports editor Jerry Nardiello as MC.
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Fenwick High
Elks Lodge
The
Elks
Bill Byrd
Jerry Nardiello
Journal
Sports Mirror By The Associated Press TODAY A YEAR AGO Giants win loss record
A vintage AP recap highlights a 6-3 Giants victory over Chicago marking their sixth straight NL win. It recalls past milestones including Bill Veeck’s wartime injury operations, Jack Kraus’s 3-1 Phillies win over Brooklyn, and jockey Bernard Buddy Hanford’s fatal fall at Pimlico in 20 years.
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Associated Press Today
New York Giants
Chicago
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Jack Kraus
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Bernard Buddy Hanford
Omaha
Pimlico
O Connor Wins 30-Lap Feature at Winchester Speedway
North Vernon Indiana driver Pat OConnor won the 30 lap feature at Winchester Speedway in the Big Car AAA race, finishing ahead of Indiana polis Bob Sweigart and East Meadows New Yorks Mike Nazaruk. He also qualified with a near record time in the first heat while Nazaruk, Freeland and Scott won the other heats.
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Winchester
Pat O'Connor
North Vernon
Ind
Winchester Speedway
Bob Sweigart
Indianapolis
Mike Nazaruk
East Meadows
Long Island
O'Connor
Nazuruk
Don Freeland
Redona Beach
Calif
Bob Scott
Gardenia
Suggs Pacesetter For Gal Golfers
SAN FRANCISCO Louis Suggs from Atlanta led the women golf professionals in a cross country tournament at the Presidio Course. She captured 36 hole weekend test with 74 75 149 to win $750 and the overall title with 447 for 108 holes. Betsy Rawls finished second at 151 earning $540 and Patty Berg was third at 153 earning $420.
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San Francisco
Louis Suggs
Atlanta
Presidio
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Miss Berg
Oilman Boosts Ardmore Open Purse to 21300
Oilman Waco Turner added 6300 to the Ardmore Open prize fund, making the tournament worth 21300 dollars, fifth largest on the PGA trail. Eighty one amateurs start qualifying today for 18 holes, with forty amateurs advancing to the main event Thursday. About 100 top pros have checked in.
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Ardmore
Okla
Waco Turner
Joe Louis Defends Heavyweight Title Record
Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title more times than any other champion, totaling twenty five defenses, underscoring his dominant era in boxing history.
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Joe Louis
Horse racing rising as king of U S sports in Times survey
The New York Times reports horse racing growing in popularity while major league baseball, football, and basketball see attendance declines. In 1952, horse racing drew about 45.9 million spectators across running and trotting tracks, with wagering surpassing two billion dollars, and experts cite gambling appeal, limited TV exposure, and perceived MLB decline as factors.
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America
New York Times
the Times
Stanley Levey
United States
Canada
Triangle Publications, Inc
Jamaica
Yonkers
Bowling Marathon Enters 73rd Day With 80 Teams
Chicago hosts the American Bowling Congress tournament entering its 73rd day. Six doubles singles squads and 80 teams compete, including 40 boosters. Garfield Cement Contractors of Cleveland lead regulars with a 960 average, featuring 1942 ABC singles champion John Stanley. Sunday marked 38th straight day no regular division team reached the top 10.
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Garfield Cement Contractors
Cleveland
ABC
John Stanley
Armco-Inland to clash in exhibition game tomorrow night
Armco and Inland Container, both Industrial League members, will meet in an exhibition at the East Side diamonds tomorrow at six o'clock. Armco manager Larry Fraley announced the plan this morning.
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Armco
Inland Container
Industrial League
East Side Diamonds
Larry Fraley
Tribe Fan Dies at Cleveland Stadium
Frank Davis 43 of Cleveland collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after arriving to watch the Washington Cleveland doubleheader at the stadium on Sunday.
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Cleveland
Stadium
Frank Davis
Thief Takes $5 From Billfold Hidden In Pants
Police report a theft at a residence on York Avenue where a man’s trousers hung on the bedhead and a billfold was taken. The owner, Mr. Combs, later found the billfold in his car with $5 missing. Mrs. Dorothy Combs called police after a cardboard piece moved the back door latch to admit a thief described as “meanest.”
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Dorothy Combs
York Ave
India mulls neutral nation custody for Korean prisoners
In Panmunjom talks Nehru signaled India would study a request to take custody of prisoners who refuse repatriation, one of four Asian nations named as acceptable neutral caretakers. Pakistan Burma and Indonesia also figure in the debate as the U N Allies named Pakistan yesterday, with Jakarta saying it cannot accept such a duty amid internal concerns.
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Harrison
Pakistan
Bombay
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Panmunjom
Burma
Indonesia
U. N
Karachi
Jakarta
Starick Named Middletown City Manager After Yearslong Service
Starick selected by a screening committee to become Middletown’s first full time city manager in years. During his 2.5 year tenure, about 10 million dollars in programs were started with bond issues financing an eight million dollar sewer plan. A graduate civil engineer and former Ohio City Managers Association president, he held planning and director roles in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and was born in Atlanta. His administration was praised for progress and harmony between commission and manager.
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Starick
Middletown
Ohio City Managers Association
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Dayton
Regional Planning Commission
Scientist cites tests raising tritium in air at Eninwetok
Libby noted dates near atomic tests at Eniwetok correlated with atmospheric tritium rises. He said tritium in air tripled from Oct 14 to Nov 17 before normalizing, suggesting drought could cause such increases.
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Eniwetok
Libby
Ten Freed POWs Deny Communist Label In Interviews
Ten gaunt POWs returned from Korea faced reporters at Valley Forge Hospital near Phoenixville Pa to deny Communist tainting. They described hardships, coercion, and insist they are innocent while detailing alleged pressure to admit germ warfare and indoctrination claims.
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Phoenixville
Valley Secs Atlas Hospital
Korea
Fostoria Scouts Visit Camp Hook
Twenty eight members and two leaders from Fostoria Boy Scout Troop 50 joined fifty Scouts from the Mound Builders area Council for a two day camp at Camp Hook. The group traveled via John Bryant State Park and toured Fort Ancient while attending mass at St. John's Church. Local troops, Troop 58 Calvary Methodist Church with twenty boys and Troop 14 Franklin with thirty boys, also participated.
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Camp Hook
Mound Builders Area Council
John Bryant State Park
Fort Ancient
St. John's Church
Calvary
Methodist Church
Franklin
Seen For Greater Farm Output Need Seen For Greater Farm Output
Joseph W. Fichter of Oxford warned Bethlehem Grange members near Marion that population growth will swell demand for farm output by 1960. He noted world food per person lagging postwar gains and warned rising costs and prices threaten farmers ability to expand dairy herds and overall production without broader economic change.
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Fichter
Oxford
Ohio State Grange
Bethlehem Grange
Marion
New Blow Set For Traders With Enemy China Hearings
Washington senators launched public hearings led by Sen. McCarthy to curb Western goods to Communist China. Sen. Jackson voiced concern that airing the session might conflict with White House and State Department policy. Kenneth Hanson of MSA, and agency officials, were slated to testify on ships used to transport MSA cargo.
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China
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R-Wis
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Red China
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Dwash
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Kenneth Hanson
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Administration
MSA
Madison Group To Hear Dayton Man On Zoning
A. E. Suro, executive director for the Montgomery County Commission, speaks at the Madison Township Improvement Association meeting at West Middletown School. He will discuss what zoning can do for Madison Township. The group will view an area photographic map and consider township zoning.
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A. E. Suro
Montgomery County Commission
Madison Township Improvement Association
West Middletown
Suro
Madison Township
Robert Laubach
C. L. Hughes
W. E. Banks
George Wedekind, Jr
Pinball Machines Looted At Store
Deputies Frank South and Loren Gustin report Danny's Place at 2921 Yankee Rd was broken into between 2:15 p m yesterday and 6 a m today. Three pinball machines were broken open and an undetermined amount of money stolen after a rear door glass was removed. Authorities are assessing the cash inside the machines.
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Danny's Place
Yankee Rd
Frank South
Loren Gustin
Civitan To Hear Of Shartle Growth
Civitan luncheon in Manchester Hotel will hear Joe Baxter discuss the growth of the Sharties Brothers division of the Black Clawson Company. Baxter is coordinating development impact, with the presentation detailing company expansion and local business implications.
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Civitan
Sharties Brothers
Black Clawson Company
Civitans
Joe Baxter
Sharties
Manchester
Clarence Brown discharged from Bethesda Naval Hospital
Rep. Clarence Brown of Ohio was discharged from Bethesda Naval Hospital after gall bladder removal surgery. His office said he will continue treatment for some time but is well on the road to recovery.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Marvin L. Brown
U. N
Korea
Brown
Washington
Rep
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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