To Stage TV Guide Day at Thistle down Thursday: Cleveland Video Personalities Will be on Hand for Occasion, Daily Racing Form, 1955-06-15

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To Stage TV Guide Day At ThistleDown Thursday Cleveland Video Personalities Will Be on Hand for Occasion THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 14. — Thursday will be TV Guide day at ThistleDown with the Cleveland television industry due to get a big salute at the local track. Races will be named in honor of such television personalities as Johnny Andrews, Maggi Byrne, Tom Haley, Maggie Wulff, Joe Mulvihill, Bob Bowsma and Paul Wilcox. After the running of each "named" race, the star will be in ,the winners circle to present a trophy to the victorious owner. ThistleDown officials will be -luncheon hosts of the visitors as well as to a group of war veterans from nearby Crile Hospital. A novel touch will be added as Maggi Bryne and Tom Haley are scheduled to make their Cleveland-to-Thistle-Down jaunt via heliocopter landing in the infield. The afternoons top race will be named the TV Guide Purse with Maurice Condon, Cleveland TV Guide manager, making the presentations. For this special afternoon only, the cover of the current TV Guide will suffice for free admission.


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