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NEW YORK—Mr*. Helen Murphy, a 60-year-old grandmother from Jersey City, NJ., surprised the nation’s football experts by , winning the Esso-Red Barber Football Foreeasting Contest, topping thousands of contestants (mostly men) from all over the country. Outguessing her male competitors, Mrs. Murphy took the contest s top prize, a new Nash automobile, as well as a 1950 Red Barber Poll Trophy (inset). There were 249 winners of other awards. Left to right above are son Andrew Murphy, E. H. Collins, Genera) Manager of # : Marketing and Director of the Esso Standard Oil Company, Mrs. Murphy and Red Barber. 1+ { c «
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