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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The "Brown Bottle" was the guest facility at the Schlitz plant at 7321 Woodman Avenue in Van Nuys. Photograph caption dated March 3, 1965 reads "Dr. Robert Bloch, chairman of the North Hollywood Lodge of B'nai B'rith shows plaque awarded to Jack Twyman last night in ceremonies at Schlitz Brewery's Brown Bottle Room honoring the Cincinatti [sic] Royal star for his work raising money for the Maurice Stokes Fund. Looking on, from left to right, is Fred Hessler, KMPC sports director, former Laker Jim Krebs, who accepted the plaque for Twyman, Bloch and Valley Times sports editor Claude Newman."
Twyman, Jack Hessler, Fred Krebs, Jim Newman, Claude Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co Cincinnati Royals (Basketball team) KMPC (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.)--Employees Basketball players Journalists Award winners Men Plaques, plaquettes Awards Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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