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CLEMENT A NANCE Who is ap ¬ pointed secretary of the Illinois Horse Racing Board DOUBLE DISQUALIFlCfflfi METED OUT AT CRETE ILLINOIS HORSE RACING BOARD MEMBERS NAMED Ednyfed H Williams Frank Mandel and William E Fay Are Appointed Williams Will Serve as Chairman Nance Secretary of Body BodySPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD 111 June 12 Gov Dwight H Green today appointed Maj Ednyfed H Williams Frank Mandel and William E Fay as members of the newly created Illinois Horse Racing Board Williams who hails from Chicago was named chairman of the body Clement A Nance was appointed sec ¬ retary of the board a position he held since March 27 of this year under the old state racing commission which was abolished with the passage of the LantzFribley bill billFays Fays term is for four years and Handels for iwo The former is a resident of Joliet while Mandel is frohi Chicago ChicagoWilliams Williams is a wellknown attorney while Mandel is a director of Mandel Brothers department store Fay is president of the Champion Machinery Company of Joliet manufacturers of bakers machinery It is understood that Williams and Mandel are Republican appointees while Fay is the Democratic minority member memberThe The old commission which was abolished through passage of the revised state racing act was composed of Leo Spitz chairman Walter E Peacock and Hubert E Howard Spitz however had tendered his resignation to Governor Green last February FebruaryMembers Members of the new board serve without salary but are allowed expenses The posi ¬ tion of secretary pays 4800 annually annuallyThe The old commission was created in 1934 and Peter B Carey served as its first chair ¬ man with Spitz and Peacock the other two members Upon Careys resignation Spitz became chairman and officially has held the post since that time William Schlake was then named to fill the Carey vacancy and served1 until his death in May 1940 Hubert E Howard then succeeded to the Schlake vacancy
