Williamson Wolfpack Smashes Charles Town For State Title
Williamson High School rode lefty Joe Chapman to a 10-1 win over Charles Town to capture the state scholastic baseball title. Chapman struck out 12, blanked the Purple Panthers through eight, and Chapman helped his team with a timely triple in the fifth as Williamson finished with 12 hits and an unbeaten 15-0 season. Charles Town made six errors and saw Sager contribute two hits in a costly ninth-inning rally.
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Chamiston
W. Va
Williamson
Walloping
Charlies Town
Joe Chapman
Tony Gentile
Gaston Jude
Charles Town
Jude
Don Sager
Chapman
Phil Strider
Jack Crowley
Sager
Bob Stultz
Doc Hall
Ken Stallings
Ernest Jude
Archie Smith
Stallings
Bud Williamson
Wolfpack
Varney
Lager
Hall
Dick Flippen
Jim Boyd
Filippen
Newell
Offpack
St. Mary's
Zombro
Clarkshuro-Roosevelt-Wilson
Smith
Panthers
Huntington Central
Frank Stranahan Wins British Amateur Championship
The profile portrays Frank Stranahan an ambitious amateur golfer with wealth and discipline. It notes his Masters ban at Augusta, travels to the British Isles, and win at the British Amateur Championship, praising his hard work and popularity while acknowledging critics.
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New York
Augusta
British Isles
Frank Stranahan
Rose wins third Indianapolis 500 in record pace
Mauri Rose, the South Bend engineer known for his blue Crown Spark Plug Special, drives to a record 4 hours 10 minutes 23.38 seconds to clinch the 32nd Indianapolis 500. Teammate Bill Holland finishes second as Rex Mays suffers early trouble and Ted Horn places among the top four.
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Indianapolis
Mauri Rose
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rose
South Bend
Ind
Bill Holland
Reading
Holland
Duke Nalon
Los Angeles
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Floyd Roberts
Wilbur Shaw
Speedway
Louis Meyer
Harry McQuinn
Horn
Ruth Wentworth
South Ben
Wentworth
Rex Mays
Glendale
Calif
Nalon
Blue Crown Twins
Bill Cantrell
Louisville
Nemours Club Wins 4-H Field Day Award at Glenwood Park
Nemours Livewire 4-H club topped county field day at Glenwood Park with 15 members and leaders Peggy Hambrick. Rich Creek Cheerful Workers placed second and Elgood Busy Bees third. Over 200 club members and 65 leaders attended with many high scorers and attendance honors noted.
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Nemours Livewire
Livewires
Glenwood Park
Peggy Hambrick
Rich Creek Cheerful Workers
W. A. Harvey
Samantha Harvey
Elgood Busy Bees
Barbara McKenzie
Wilbur Farley
Athens
Oakvale
Sandlick
Princeton
Wilma Rogers
Marjorie Harbert
Gilbert Mullins
Shirley Minnick
Jimmy Smith
Patsy Marrs
Jimmy Lilly
Kitty Atkins
Charles Craig
Johnnie Mangus
Glenwood Herculean Jr
Keep Again
Browning Lambert
Elgood
Brushfork
Flat Top
Nemours
Rich Creek
Speedway
Joyce Surface
Janice Blankenship
Denny Christian
Keen Goin
Wilma L. Kessinger
Benny Farley
Hale Farley
Shirley White
Darlene Neese
Billy Harvey
Buddy Ward
Jimmy Perry
Joyce Blankenship
Junior Rogers
Gypsy Ruth Wiley
Sidney Neel
Nancy Rose Wylie
Jack Munsey
Margaret Neel
Elizabeth Maupin
Alice Ferrell
Doris Neel
Grace Davnes
Clarice Melvin
Margaret Ingram
Tressa McDonald Thompson
Micheal Comas
Gale Shrewsberry
Pinoak
Thompson
Ninoak
Danny Surface
Bill Harless
Six Yank Gals Win In England
Six of the ten American starters reached the British women's amateur golf championship third round at Royal Lytham and St Anne's. Louise Suggs led with a 34 for the outward nine, facing a Thursday 35-hole final, as Americans Ware, Lenczyk, Page, Kirby, and Kirkby advanced while several rivals were eliminated. Thundershowers and soggy greens paced the day at the 6,666 yard course, with notable results in multiple matches.
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St. Anne’s - On - the - Sea
England
Frank Stranahan
Sandwich
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
U. S
Royal Lytham
St. Anne’s
Bobby Jones
Lawson Little
Glenna Collett Ware
Merion, Pa
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Atlantic
United States
Babe Dierikson Zaharias
Miss Suggs
John Hammond
London
Martha Barron
Olut
Miss Barron
Mrsé. Ware
Noel Sabine
Nancy Cook
Wales
Freda Brunton
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Jacqueline Gordon
Mrs. Didrikson
Miss Kirkby
Miss Lenczyk
A. H. Porter
Scotland
Lady Eddie
Miss Kielty
Catherine Park
Jane Saunders
Jean Hopkins
Cleveland
Jean McIntyre
Curtis Capper
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Ann Cosgrove
Pinehurst
N. C
Miss Kirk
Ruby Lancashire
Page
Miss Cosgrove
Zara Bolton
Miss Riley
Val Reddan
Frances Stephens
Depth proofs in Dodgers use of 24 players in game
Leo Durocher deploys 24 Dodgers in one nine inning contest to showcase depth, while the Giants win 9 to 5. The piece notes multiple position changes, a new billiards style play, and a Chesterfield art decor shift at the Polo Grounds with illuminated signs reacting to errors and hits.
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Py Somn Vanwner
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Mr. Durocher
Bluebirds
Ramazzotti
Robinson
Mauch
Miksis
Giants
Durocher
Willie Hoppe
Robert Bragan
Rhawn
Bragan
Peewee Reese
Polo Grounds
Chesterfield Cigarette
Ball Club
Chesterfield
Forbes Returns Home After Beckley Hospital Stay
Mrs. G. T. Forbes has returned to Hale Avenue from a Beckley hospital where she received treatment last week. Mrs. P. M. Mayhew and her son Bobby are visiting Mrs. Forbes, the mother of Mrs. Mayhew.
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Princeton
G. T. Forbes
Hale Avenue
Beckley Hospital
P. M. Mayhew
Bobby
Forbes
Ayhew
Princeton chamber leaders attend state meeting on road bond
D. J. Bailey president of the Princeton chamber of commerce and Ernest D. Lilly road committee chairman will travel to the Greenbrier hotel in White Sulphur Springs for a West Virginia state chamber and farm bureau session to discuss the proposed secondary road bond issue.
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D. J. Bailey
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Ernest D. Lilly
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia State Chamber
Farm Bureau
White Stallion at Royal Theatre Opens Today
Eddie Dean and Ken Maynard lead the cast in a Western at the Royal theatre. A white stallion, king of the range, defends his mares from rustlers mountain lions and a rival stallion in the action packed showing.
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ROYAL
Royal Theatre
Eddie Dean
Ken Maynard
Tallion
Albuquerque Western Drama at Mercer Theatre
The Mercer shows the Randolph Scott film Albuquerque a western drama featuring Barbara Britton George Gabby Hayes Chaney Russell Hayden and others with Cinecolor capturing the landscape’s full beauty.
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Mercer
Mercer Theatre
Albuquerque
Randolph Scott
Barbara Britton
George
Gabby” Hayes
On Chaney
Russell Hayden
Bell To Pilot W. and L. Baseballers In 49
Brian Bell Jr of Washington DC was elected captain of the Washington and Lee University baseball team for 1949. The first baseman, a 1948 all‑state selection, led the Generals with a .411 batting average, hit six home runs, and set a school record with 22 stolen bases. The decision was announced at a dinner hosted by Coach Richard A Smith at Natural Bridge.
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Lexington
Brian Bell, Jr
Washington
D. C
Washington and Lee University
Bell
Fred Vinson, Jr
Richard A
Cap'n Dick) Smith
Generals
Smith
Natural Bridge
Memorial Day Services Marred by Rain at Princeton Legion Event
Memorial Day activities in Princeton were disrupted by rain as the outdoor service moved to the Memorial building after a parade from Mercer Street. Princeton High and Mercer School bands performed despite the weather with Paul Hudgins as speaker and readings by Johnny McClaugherty. Mercer Post 2703 VFW aired a Sunday night program featuring Captain William Sanders, Marine veteran, with adjutant Leslie E. Gadd Jr. presiding and Frank Dobbins giving post numbers. The VFW memorial song Sleep Soldier Boy Sleep was included. The term Siamese twins first described Chang and Eng born in 1811 in Meklong Siam.
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Princeton American Legion Post
Princeton High School
Mercer School
Down
Mercer Street
Paul Hudgins
Johnny McClaugherty
Mercer Post
VFW
Capitan William Sanders
Pacific Area
Leslie E. Gadd, Jr
Frank Dobbins
Modern Shoe Shop to Close in Princeton
Notice from A. J. Somogy i announces the Modern Shoe Shop at 1344 Mercer St Princeton will close effective June 15. Shoppers with uncalled shoes are urged to call promptly. Address 1844 Mercer St Princeton West Virginia.
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Mercer St
Princeton
For Sale Kitchen Cabinet at Half Price
Up for sale a kitchen cabinet in good condition offered at one half its price. Contact 541-1 or visit 1604 Main Street in Princeton West Virginia to apply.
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Main Street
Princeton
W. Va
Playgrounds Open For Summer at Princeton Sites
Princeton Youth Inc announces Knob Thorn and Mercer school playgrounds open today for summer from 1 30 to 4 30 and 6 to 8 p m supervisors at each site Tennis courts ready and in use An adult softball league of Woodmen Redmen Christian and Methodist churches begins tonight at 6 at Knob school Alton Douglas donates a 26 inch trophy to the team winning it three times.
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Princeton
Knob
Thorn
Mercer
Lawrence Bradley
Princeton Youth, Inc
Woodmen
Redmen
Christian
Methodist
Knob School
Alton Douglas
Bond Issue Vote Is Today In Princeton
Voting in the Princeton bond issue election occurs today at the courthouse Knob school high school and Thorn school with the same precincts and registration as the 1947 municipal election. Ward one uses the courthouse ward two the Knob and high schools and ward three Thorn school. Tax levies proposed three six and twelve cents on three property classes. Public utilities pay 23 262 on class three for 1947 48 and 96 on class one assessment of 101 500. Home tax revenue could total 5 600 if fully collected.
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Princeton Street
City Hall
Knob School
High School
Thorn School
Ward
Legion Baseball Team To Begin Practice
American Legion junior baseball team opens practice this morning at 10 at the school athletic field. Coach Lawrence Bradley says boys up to seventeen should report by 10 for tryouts.
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American Legion
Lawrence Bradley
Booster-Welch to Play Ashland in Princeton Doubleheader
The Booster-Welch team is set for a doubleheader against Ashland at Princeton field next Sunday afternoon. The previous Sunday game was rained out.
Princeton Civic Chorus to Broadcast Final Studio Program
The Princeton Civic chorus will air a 30 minute studio program from station WLOH at 8 30 p m tonight. Chorus members should meet at the First Methodist church at 7 15 and then travel to the station for a rehearsal.
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Princeton Civic Chorus
WLOH
First Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets for Pot Luck Supper
The Wesleyan Service guild of Kee Street Methodist church will gather tonight at 7 o'clock at the church for a pot luck supper.
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Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton Groups Merge to Start Street Marker Project
The Princeton chamber of commerce and the business men's association merge into the Princeton Sign committee to install markers at all intersections. The city council has appropriated 800, the Princeton Woman's club 500, and other city groups are asked to contribute. 2300 is needed. Co C Linkenhoker donated 25 bags of cement for residential signs.
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Princeton Chamber of Commerce
The
Business Men’s Association
Princeton Sign Committee
Princeton
Princeton Woman's Club
Co. C. Linkenhoker
City Coal and Supply Company
Bluestone Gun Club Completes Range Plan
The Bluestone Gun Club has formed and secured a range on Low Gap road near the radio station. A committee including Sam Caldwell John oCnley J M Marshall I M Smith Dr Ben Bird and Wilford Caffee of Princeton and Otto Bailey of Matoaka prepares for skeet shooting events.
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Bluestone Gun Club
Low Gap
Sam Caldwell
John oCnley
J. M. Marshall
I. M. Smith
Ben Bird
Wilford Caffee
Princeton
Otto Bailey
Matoaka
Princeton Eastern Star Plans Officer Election Night Meeting
Officers will be elected at a Princeton Eastern Star chapter meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend to approve leadership for the coming year.
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OES
Princeton Eastern Star Chapter
Radio schedule hints at diverse daylong programming
A scanned radio listing for WLOH AM outlines a full daily lineup from 6:00 morning to 10:05 night. Programs include music blocks, news segments, variety hours, orchestras, and a mid day market report, with recurring devotions and dance pieces.
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MiLady
Rex
Eleanor
Melody Boys
RCA
Lilly Mountaineers
Slim Bryant
South American Way
Voice of the Army
Vincent Lopes
Martin
Allen Roth
Novatime
U. S&s. Marine Band
Princeton Civicaurus
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Princeton, W. Va
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