Vets Unveil Youth Movement In Miami Valley Opener
Manager Andy Myers debuts a youth heavy Armco Vets lineup in a 3:30 p.m. home opener against South Lebanon at Armco Field. Detroit semi pro transfer Russ Wilde to pitch, with three former college players in the outfield and a deep infield alignment. The loss or win could trigger a three way tie for first in the Miami Valley League.
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Lidden
Armco Vets
South Lebanon
Myers
Armco Field
Russ Wilde
Detroit
Vets
South
Lebanon
Jack Howard
Miami University
John Singleton
Murray State College
Ed Wilkinson
Miami
Dick Monroe
Fred Myers
Everett Frazee
George Georgopoulos
Wallace Blevins
Miami Valley
Middletown
Middies Third as Springfield Wins SOL Carnival
Middletown High totaled 55 points to finish third in the Southern Ohio League meet in Springfield, as Springfield piled up 94 points to capture the league title for the second year straight. Thomas and Huffman led Springfield with multiple wins. Hayes topped Middletown in high jump with 5 feet 8 inches.
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Middletown
Springfield
Hamilton
Tom Hayes
Cliff Hafer
Ralph Phibbs
Williams
Dorsie Blankenship
Thomas
Huffman
Southern Ohio League
Middletown High
Record Targets High For Prep Athletes In State Spring Tourney This Weekend
Ohio high school stars head to the two day state finals at Ohio State Stadium for track field and other sports. National scholastic records linger from greats like Jesse Owens and Gene Cole while district champs from Central to Western Hills vie for titles in track baseball tennis golf and more. Rain disrupted qualifiers but Friday should clear as 1000 plus cinder stars chase records and state crowns across Class A and B events.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
California
Iowa
Texas
Arizona
Jesse Owens
Cleveland East
Jesse
Johnny Linta
Mansfield
Cincinnati Central
Poland
Cincinnati Western Hills
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Circleville
Pat Schwab
Dayton Fairmont
David Moore
Cincinnati
Withrow
Fred Jones
Youngstown
Raven
Fritz Haring
Bill Beale
Dick Klitch
Portsmouth
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Beavercreek
Akron
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Youngstown East
Pinch Hitter Bats For Pinch Hitter In Texas League
In Austin Texas a Big State League game between Austin and Longview featured an unusual swap as Ricardo Dieguez batted for pitcher Jim Logan and struck out. Dieguez then watched John Andre bat for him and reach on a fielder's choice as Austin sparked a six run rally in the sixth inning.
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Jim Logan
Dieguez
John Andre
Wrenn Hornets Cup Titles in MIRC Bowling Loops
Wrenn pounded a 2-1 roll off win over Sargettes at the YMCA to capture the MIRC Women's Minor League championship. The Hudson Hornets swept Sorg Paper to take the MIRC Major League flag by six games, with Kay Steele leading 449, Arlene Mattingly 429, and Dot Woodward 405 on the title team. Armco, led by M Byrd 129 161 168 458, won runnerup honors as Food Service finished fifth. Inland Container rose to fourth as Crystal Tissue No. 2 slipped to sixth with DeBord Realtor moving into third place.
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P. Cox
C. Hillard
Sorg Paper
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Arlene Mattingly
Dot Woodward
Kathy Dennis
J. Estill
Armco
M. Byrd
Food Service
Gas and Electric
Inland Container
Dot Hoover
Inland
DeBord Realtor
Crystal Tissue No. 2
Crystal
Baker's Five Gathers Laurels At Recreation League Banquet
Baker's Five Gathers won the 1952 Women's Recreation League bowling championship and received the season’s trophy at the Frontier Cafe banquet. Boots Mills Rosann Males Mary Jane Siebert Mary Lou Leak and Cap led Bakers with high per game averages and top three game scores. Ruth Hensley was named president for 1953 while Ruth Sanders became vice president Kathy Harrison secretary and Carolyn Kelly treasurer.
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Former Purdue Star Signs Pro Contract
Neil Schmid, Purdue halfback in 1950 and a high school coach last season, has signed to play with the Chicago Cardinals next fall, announced today. Schmid was the Cardinals ninth draft choice after the 1950 season but chose prep coaching at Bluffton, Ohio.
Industrial Softball Card Cut By Rain
The Industrial League called off four scheduled softball games last night due to rain. Steady precipitation turned the diamonds into mud seas. The washed out games will be replayed next Tuesday night.
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Industrial League
Hollywood Turf Club Chairman Dies of Heart Attack
Thomas W. Simmons 66 oil industry executive and chairman of the Hollywood Turf Club died suddenly Tuesday from a heart attack. He also served as a director of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
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Los Angeles
Thomas W. Simmons
The
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California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
New Champ Floored By $75,100 Suit
Los Angeles report says Lauro Salas world lightweight champion last week now defendant in a battery suit for $75,100. Jose G. Moreno, 25, claims Salas struck him in a bar on April 13 after speaking to him, though Moreno says he had never seen Salas before.
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Lauro Salas
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Lauro
Moreno
Salas
Xavier Line Coach Stackhouse Resigns
Xavier University announces the resignation of Ray Stackhouse as assistant football coach. Stackhouse, captain of the 1949 Salad Bowl champion squad, resigns effective June 1 to enter private business.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
Ray Stackhouse
Stackhouse
Governor's Handicap Set for May 24 at Beulah Park
The Governor's Handicap, a $2,500 race for three year olds and up, will be run May 24 at Beulah Park in Columbus. The event covers a mile and a sixteenth. Last year Jacoby, owned by Knight Stable of Lexington, Kentucky, won the classic as the spring meeting closes May 31.
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Columbus
Beulah Park
Jacoby
Knight Stable
Lexington
Servicemen News and Training Cruise Details
Richard White of Darmstadt Germany writes his mother that he expects to be sent home in November after two years with the Air Force Second Radio Squadron. Cpl. Joseph M. Gebhardt of 1009 Sorg Pi serves on the Korean front with the 2nd Infantry Division. Richard G. Crockett Peter R. Worthendyke and others from Hamilton Training Center, including seamen and seamen apprentices, will embark June 1 from Philadelphia on the USS W T Powell for a two week training cruise to Havana with two days liberty, returning June 14.
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Larry D. Wheeler
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W. T. Powell
Havana
Philadelphia
Money Maker in Las Vegas Bets on Roulette Sets
Donald May and two friends claim a machine in a small box with a 12 key calculator and six meters identifies winning and losing number sets at roulette. May says to bet on a set that has failed to show in six to eight spins and double the stake after a loss to earn about $50 per hour in Las Vegas.
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Donald May
Las Vegas
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May
Wetzel Named Aide to Middletown YMCA Physical Program
Bill Wetzel, long associated with the Middletown YMCA, was named associate physical director to assist director B. P. Allen. A Middletown native, Wetzel earned a BEd in physical education from Miami University, graduates this June, and has served as part time assistant in the Y’s physical department. He is married to Betty Sandifer and has 15 years as a YMCA member.
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Middletown
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Ymca Board of Directors
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Wetzel
Marion L. Wetzel
West Middletown
Junior Leaders Club
Insect Invasion Threatens Minnesota Trees Again
Hibbing and northern Minnesota face a massive army of tent caterpillars this summer. Billions of moths and millions of eggs threaten vast timber stands, with spring egg masses observed on Hibbing walls. Residents call for public funding to spray by air, while entomologists note natural enemies may curb the outbreak next year.
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Jrent
Hibbing
Howard Street
A.W. Buzicky
Buzicky
28 Students Win Awards In Art Test
Twenty nine students from Middle town junior high schools were among winners in the International Poster Contest of the Latham Foundation for Humane Education. Ronald Johnson of Roosevelt Junior High won third prize in Division III and Rosa Jane Cusano of McKinley Junior High took fourth prize in the same division. McKinley and Roosevelt pupils received merit certificates for their entries, with many named by school. The Foundation reported more foreign entries than in any of its 26 contests, highlighting world friendship and support of the United Nations.
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Roosevelt Junior High
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Pat Palmer
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Shirley Collie
Eddie Wallace
Judith Shepherd
Judy Burgess
Don Mosley
Barbara Banzhaf
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Cohen
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David Wells
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Packer To Hear Fate
Mrs Catherine Richardson 52 of Lakewood Ohio was found dead in a Columbus hotel bathtub. Coroner Dr Robert Evans withheld ruling pending toxicology results. Police say she slipped and fell in a half filled tub while in town for a settlement hearing related to her late sister Mrs Harry Yarnell. The Yarnells were found shot in their Columbus home about a month earlier in a death by suicide pact cited by police.
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Bankruptcy Filed by Ollie Mason Henry Jr in Cincinnati Court
Ollie Mason Henry Jr of Middletown filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court at Cincinnati. He lists liabilities of 1783.25 and assets of 1300 with 480.90 exempt.
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Rising Operating Costs Spur Prices Amid Shrinking Shortages
New York reports rising operating costs replacing shortages as the cost of living may rise in groceries while wholesale deflation eases retail prices. Decontrol loosens prices on textiles. food prices level off with season. Metals show shortages easing as output rises and demand wanes, with lead and zinc prices tracking the shift.
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Probers May Cite OSU Instructors For Keeping Mum
The Ohio Un American Activities Commission said it will study testimony before deciding whether to cite three Ohio State University instructors for contempt. Arston A. Hamlin, George D. Pappas and Bernice Pappas refused to disclose if they were Communists. Their testimony closed a two day hearing into Ohio’s anti Communism investigation ordered by the legislature. Next hearing set for June 9 10. Earlier the commission cited eight witnesses and referred cases to the Franklin County grand jury.
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Ohio State University
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George D. Pappas
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Dismissal of Liquor Citation for Clyde McDaniel
The state Board of Liquor Control yesterday announced the dismissal of a citation against Clyde McDaniel of Hamilton for illegal possession while holding a beer and wine by the glass permit. A public notice from Middletown Ohio invites bids for Central Avenue improvement, listing scope and required bonds.
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Clyde McDaniel
South Second St
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