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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1950
Page
20
Gorgeous Gussie Moran faces a glamor rival as Ginger Rogers joins the national tennis championships in the mixed doubles main draw pairing with Frank Shields. Rogers says she is a weekend player yet regarded as a top racquet swinger among the movie colony.
In Baltimore at Mount Pleasant Golf Course the weather favored the leaders. Lloyd Mangrum shot a 69 and 72 for 279 to win $2,600, with Clayton Haefner second at 281 earning $1,900. Pete Cooper finished 282 and Cary Middlecoff 283, collecting $1,400 and $1,150 respectively as the course dried after a rain.
Yale's Jim Fuchs nearly reached a 60 foot goal in Sweden but only moved closer to the mark with a 58 feet 9 64 inch shot. He previously threw 58 feet 5 1/2 inches in Los Angeles and has bettered the old official record of 58 feet 3 1/2 inches, though his throws are not yet official.
In Vandalia Ohio the 51st Grand American trapshoot begins with Mercer Tennille of Shreveport Louisiana winning the 16 yard 200 target Day ton homecoming event. Tennille and three others tied with 199 of 200 then Tennille took the title with 25 consecutive in the shoot-off.
Sammy Baugh, now in his 14th pro season, threw two third quarter TD passes as the Washington Redskins beat the San Francisco 49ers 31 to 12 in an exhibition game. Washington surged in the second half with four more touchdowns after a 3-0 halftime lead on a Bill Dudley field goal.
The National League top batters include Musial of St Louis with a .363 average and 151 hits, Ennis of Philadelphia 100 RBIs, and Kiner of Pittsburgh 37 home runs. Boston's Ashburn ties for doubles with 37, while Spahn leads NL strikeouts with 155. In the American League Goodman of Boston hits .357, Stephens of Boston leads runs with 108 and RBIs with 101, Kell of Detroit has 161 hits and 34 doubles, Doerr of Boston and Woodling of New York share 9 triples, Rosen of Cleveland hits 33 home runs, and Lemon of Cleveland posts 124 strikeouts.
Ohio State University hosts the fifth annual PGA national caddie championship. 80 to 100 players, ages 12 to 17, qualified from regional events for a 36 hole qualifier and 64 players advance to match play. The winner earns a 1500 dollar four year college scholarship. runner up receives 750 dollars for two years.
The text outlines advertising regulations including acceptance times for Want Ads, cancellation policies, and box number reply retention. It specifies daily ad intake hours, Sunday exceptions, cancellation deadlines, and box mail handling for specified box numbers.
A dense index of categories for ads and notices including employment educational training business services real estate rentals sales auctions and livestock services and automotive items. Appears as a historical directory page listing many subcategories with numbers and headings.
Legal notice details sealed bids due August 29 1950 for constructing a sanitary sewer on Lakeside Ave NW Canton Ohio with plans specifications and bond requirements. Also executor notices for Verne Cable Ella Unger Edna Fornash and a civil case in Municipal Court mentioning attachments and Buick sales.
Sealed proposals by Stark County Board of Commissioners are due September 13 1950 for labor and materials to construct Project No 149 a water distribution line in Broad Avenue Sewer District No Plans and specs available at the County Sanitary Engineer Ten dollar bid bonds required each bid must state labor and material prices and bidders may be rejected This notice appears in The Canton Repository with publication dates August 21 and 28 1950
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