Buckeye Big Bucks Club honors 26 hunters including two from area
The Buckeye Big Bucks Club will honor 26 members this year, with Merrill Gilfillan of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources noting two area hunters from the Shelby County group. Leonard Gerber of Wakeman and Tom Sheldon of Elyria earn BBBC memberships and citations at the Shelby County Deer Hunters Association banquet, entering the all time Ohio deer records. Sheldon’s 18 point rack tied for 16th, while Gerber’s 143-18 points place him 16th with a 17 pointer from Findley Forest in 1930. Sheldon’s buck came from his brother’s farm near Clarksfield in 1955.
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Buckeye Big Bucks Club
Merrill Gilfillan
Ohioa Department of Natural Resources
Twe
Leonard Gerber
Wakeman
Tom Sheldon
Elyria
BBBC
Shelby County Deer Hunters Association
Ohip
Max Shipley
Columbus
Shelby County
Sheldon
Gerber
Boone and Crockett Club
Sheldon's
Bucks
Findley Forest
Clarksfield
BBB
James Rumbaugh
Westerville
Harrison County
Jerry
Grassie’ Kostyo
Outdoor Writers of Ohio
OWO
Four Wellington bow hunters bag deer and outdoor ventures highlighted
Four Wellington archers chased a Christmas Eve buck across four days, with Chet Hawk delivering the killing shot. The story also notes Glenn Lau’s outdoor movie business in Port Clinton, Tom Sheldon’s Buckeye Big Bucks Club record, and nominations for Outdoor Writers of Ohio honors. It ends with a rising trend in ice auger sales from Hastings Mich. and potential Lake Erie use.
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Wellington
Chet Hawk
Mick Greenbank
Bill
Ray Sheldon
Hawk
G. M. Ketchum
Hastings
Mich
Ketchum
C-T
Jim Ketchum
Lake Erie
Ben Pearson Open set for Akron with new prizes
Archery clubs eye merchandise shoots for 1960 season including the Ben Pearson Open in Akron on February 13 14 at the Goodyear gym. Registration due Fed with fees same as last year and cash prizes for top archers and at least three teams. Innovations include handicap division and mailed shoot times. Wellington Bowhawks hold indoor event midweek Firelands Archery Club hosts a 14 field outdoor shoot Sunday.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear
Fed
Jack Witt
Ben Pearson
Lec
Pine Bluff
Ark
Achive
TAM
Wellington Bowhawks
Firelands Archery Club
Nautical Notes Capture 1959-60 Vermilion Boating Scene
A nostalgic review of the 1959 boating season in northern Ohio detailing floods from January, yacht club formations, regattas, and club elections. Key entities include Tri-City Yachts Club moving to Cedar Point Marina, Vermilion Harbor Yacht Club, Vermilion Boat Club, Huron Yacht Club, and Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 9-4 with leaders named.
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Trailor
Tri-City Yachts Club
Cedar Point
iMarina
Neil Hoak
Huron Yacht Club
John Cutler
Coast Guard
Flottilla
Grover Severs
Vermilion Boat Club
Walt Redman
Jack McKeown
Virgil Siebert
Vermilion Yacht Club
Whopper Carp Honors Floyd Irish in National Contest
Floyd Irish of Wellington took fifth prize in a nationwide bow and arrow carp contest sponsored by Cravetta Bros. He previously won local honors with a 31-pound carp from Lake Erie marshes near Huron. Irish earned a $65 Blackhawk bow for his achievement and is a repeat winner in regional and state carp competitions.
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Floyd Irish
Wellington
Cravetta Bros
McKeesport
Irish
Lake Erie
Huron
Trirish
Ring-Billed Gull Tops Elyria Christmas Bird Census
The Elyria Audubon Society counted 9 820 birds covering 42 species in its annual census. Eighteen participants logged 250 miles by car and 14 on foot, across a 15 mile diameter circle from Sunnyside Beach to Sheffield Lake Village Park. The ring billed gull led with 4 943 sightings followed by the starling 1 621 and other birds with counts.
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Elyria Audubon Society
Society
Sunnyside Beach
Sheffield Lake Village Park
Lake Erie
North Ridgeville
Parsons Rd
Oberlin
Henrietta
Toughest Foe Named by Red Grange
Red Grange the Galloping Ghost of Illinois says his hardest opponent was Cal Hubbard, former Green Bay Packers tackle who now supervises umpires for the American League.
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Chicago
UPI
Red Grange
Illinois
Cal Hubbard
Green Bay Packers
Hubbard
Ex Lorain Countian Pursues Alaska Bear and Privacy
Jim Chapman, formerly of North Ridgeville, Alaska homestead resident near College, reports a near record black bear hunt while describing a life of privacy. He and Ruth rebuilt a cabin, cleared land, and expanded to a 200 acre site with new utilities and a road promised for next year. Chapman notes abundant rabbits and birds, mild winters, and moose steaks near supper time.
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Jim Chapman
North Ridgeville
College
Chapman
Chapmians
Ruth
Ner
Alaska
Jim
Lorain County
Rainbows Grow Sangers Fizzle In Two Projects
Ohio Division of Wildlife reports mixed results in fish management. At Xenia hatchery 1,200 rainbow trout were raised May to November with 350 tagged and released in Mad River, while 850 more will be kept for spring stocking. In Cowan Lake a sauger stripping trial failed. a repeat effort is planned next spring to produce eggs for hatchery use.
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Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Xenia
John Walker
Mad River
Champaign County
Cowan Lake
Walker
Rumson golfer Vic Ghessi still plays selectively on tour
Vic Ghessi, remembered for his 1941 PGA championship playoff win over Byron Nelson, remains active on the pro circuit but limits his appearances to a few chosen tournaments.
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Rumson
N. J
UPD
Vic Ghessi
Best
P.G.A
Byron Nelson
First Modern Olympics In Athens 1896 Track Events
Athens reports that the 1896 games focused on track and field, marking the start of the modern Olympics. The broader program expanded in 1924, with the first added events staged in Chamonix France.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Chamonix
France
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Lacaster
Ponce
Morgan
Athensat
Morrowes
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Ries
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Allors
O'en
Thas
BEEC
Don Miller
Bill Sheldon
Greenbank
Michigan
Glenn Lau
East Second St
Port Clinton
Lau
Wtol-Tv
Chronicle-Telegram
Susie McKenzie
Grafton
Somerset
Bud
Joe Schafer
Susie
Archer
By Dayle Rodgers
McGarvey’s
NKP
Sandusky River
Cleveland
Flying Dutchman Fleet
Lorain
The
U. S. International
Flying Dutchman
Gene Resar
Dick Parsons
McGarvey
Restaurant Dock
Apr.l
Coast Guard Auxiliary ‘Flotilla 9-4
Beaver Park Boat Club
Lorain Outboard Boating Organization
Phil Tucker
Vermilion
Cal Canfield
Vermilion Harbor Yacht Club
Larry's Drive IN
Middle Ave
National Audubon Society
Jack Smith
Robert Morse
Pierre Smith
Elizabeth Yoder
Jane Davies
Gertrude Yoder
Ruth Amato
Mildred Stearn
W. H. Lance
William Kraps
Waldo Sayles
Perry F. Johnson
Dale Kellogg
Janice Johnson
James Kimball
Bunny Brekelbaum
David Stock
Ricky Brekelbaum
Lorain Countian
Black Bear
Jim and
Ruth Chapman
College, Alaska
iFairbanks
University of Alaska
Northern Savings
Isan
D. Huffman
Caza
Eugene Hubbard
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