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'''Konstantinos John "Gus" Jebeles''' (born '''Konstantinos Dimitriou Anagnosti Tsempelis''', [[January 20]], [[1882]] in Karitsa, Lakonia, Greece; died [[November 22]], [[1961]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the owner of the [[Blue Crystal|Linger Longer Lodge]] on [[Shades Mountain]], and owner of the [[Birmingham Barons]] from [[1944]] to [[1949]].
[[Image:Gus Jebeles (shopkeeper).jpg|right|thumb|Gus Jebeles]]
'''Konstantinos "Gus" Jebeles''' (born '''Konstantinos Dimitriou Anagnosti Tsempelis''', [[January 20]], [[1882]] in Karitsa, Lakonia, Greece; died [[November 22]], [[1961]] in [[Birmingham]]) operated a candy and cigar shop in Birmingham.


Jebeles, who grew up attending Barons games at [[Rickwood Field]], purchased the team from the Cincinnati Reds in the winter of [[1944]]. Two years later, after seeking advice at the Minor League Winter Meeting in Los Angeles, he hired [[Eddie Glennon]], a protégé of Connie Mack, as general manager. Under his tenure, the team dropped its affiliation with the Reds and joined the Boston Red Sox system.
Jebeles was the son of Dimitrios and Nikoleta (Niarchos) Tsempelis of the village of Karitsa in Lakonia, Greece. He, his brother Panagiotis, and a cousin emigrated together to the United States aboard ''La Lorraine'' from Havre, France in [[1900]]. They arrived at New York on [[November 26]] and made their way to [[Anniston]], where Gus' older brother John had settled.
 
By [[1904]], Jebeles had become a naturalized citizen and operated his own store on Noble Street in Anniston. Before [[1912]] he opened a second shop at [[26th Street North|26th Street]] and [[5th Avenue North]] in downtown Birmingham. He married the former Matina Kokkinos in Birmingham on [[October 10]], [[1915]].
 
Jebeles registered for the draft on [[September 12]], [[1918]]. By [[1930]] he owned a home in Birmingham and added a pool room to his business portfolio. In the 1950s he donated land in Karitsa and joined two other expatriates to raise funds for the building of the village schoolhouse. He and Matina had five children.


==References==
==References==
* Phillips, Bob (1965?) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,1306 The Grim Wrecker Has His Eyes on Rickwood]" ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* "Tsempelis, Konstantinos Dimitriou Anagnosti, (Gus Jebeles - US)" (n.d.) ''Family Trees of Southern Parnon'' - accessed November 3, 2010
* {{Barra-2010}}


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Latest revision as of 10:40, 17 November 2010

This article is about the shopkeeper, for the Barons' owner, see Gus Jebeles (Barons owner).
Gus Jebeles

Konstantinos "Gus" Jebeles (born Konstantinos Dimitriou Anagnosti Tsempelis, January 20, 1882 in Karitsa, Lakonia, Greece; died November 22, 1961 in Birmingham) operated a candy and cigar shop in Birmingham.

Jebeles was the son of Dimitrios and Nikoleta (Niarchos) Tsempelis of the village of Karitsa in Lakonia, Greece. He, his brother Panagiotis, and a cousin emigrated together to the United States aboard La Lorraine from Havre, France in 1900. They arrived at New York on November 26 and made their way to Anniston, where Gus' older brother John had settled.

By 1904, Jebeles had become a naturalized citizen and operated his own store on Noble Street in Anniston. Before 1912 he opened a second shop at 26th Street and 5th Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. He married the former Matina Kokkinos in Birmingham on October 10, 1915.

Jebeles registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. By 1930 he owned a home in Birmingham and added a pool room to his business portfolio. In the 1950s he donated land in Karitsa and joined two other expatriates to raise funds for the building of the village schoolhouse. He and Matina had five children.

References

  • "Tsempelis, Konstantinos Dimitriou Anagnosti, (Gus Jebeles - US)" (n.d.) Family Trees of Southern Parnon - accessed November 3, 2010
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