Traffic Safety Council proposes broad remedies for accidents
A National Safety Council survey led by W. H. Cameron outlines remedies to curb traffic and home accidents. Proposals include public safety education, synchronized traffic movement, enhanced signaling, stricter driver standards, safer street design, and expanded playgrounds. The report covers cities from Kansas City to Norfolk and notes a common pattern of driver and pedestrian unfamiliarity and carelessness.
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Chicago
W. H. Cameron
National Safety Council
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio
Hudson County
N. J
Richmond
Norfolk
Genere
Shop Team to Meet Radford at Bluefield Fair Grounds
The Norfolk and Western Shop team faces Radford today at Bluefield Fair Grounds in a fast paced game. Littral of Radford leads a string of wins while locals rely on Lefty Rule and Mousier to slow Radford’s power hitters. Admission is fifty cents with first pitch at 3 36.
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Bluefield Fairgrounds
Norfolk and Western Shop
Radford
Littral
Grisson
Gammage
Page
Bishop
Mousier
Smiley
Hagg
Groseclose
Fulford
Fair Ground
Leaders Await Open Golf Championship Start in Worcester
Worcester fans and players gathered as the national open begins at Worcester Country Club. Ninety professionals and four amateurs set to start the two day, seventy two hole medal play with qualifiers from the Pacific coast, mid western circuit and eastern region. Isaac H Mackie and Bob Gardner withdraw while Cyril Walker of Englewood New Jersey defends his title as the field readies for round one.
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Worcester
Mass
Worcester Country Club
Pacific Coast
Bob Gardner
Isaac H. Mackie
Summit
N. J
Cyril Walker
Englewood
Baker Continues Injunction and Grants New Order
Continued from first page the Baker injunction remains in force as opponents claim West Virginia operators attack competition. Illinois association representatives say central competitive fields operators did nothing to aid union activities beyond collecting a cashier’s check, a contractual matter not desired by operators.
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Baker
NEW Order
West Virginia
Illinois Association
Central Competitive
JenkinsJones Beats Monarch Nine 8-2 in tough road game
The Jenkinsones nine defeated Monarch nine 8 to 2 at Jenkensjones. Treadway pitched a strong game with twelve strikeouts. Jones and Lansford shone, Creasy and Jones led in hitting as Monarch fought hard but failed to slow JenkinsJones.
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Jenkinsones
Monarch
Jenkensjones
Treadway
Jones
Lansford
Creasy
Jenkins Jones
Miners Entombed After Mine Drift Near Joplin
Two miners were trapped when earth and rock collapsed in a drift at the M and B Mining Company mine near Joplin Missouri. Buck Craig is feared dead while Larry Long survived in a small lateral and signaled for help as rescuers work through heavy timbering to reach them.
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Joplin
Mining Company
Buck Craig
Arry Long
Long
Craig
Beantown Braves Upset Early Season Slump With Brisk Hitting
Billy Evans notes the Boston Braves along with the Phillies in the National League six teams showing surprising early form. Bancroft’s group has impressed with sound pitching and timely hitting, led by Marriott and Cooney. The Braves upset the Giants with three straight wins boosting hopes and challenging skeptics who warned of a stumble.
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Phillies
Boston Braves
Fletcher
Bancroft
Braves
Cooney
Kamp
Burrus
Athletics
Dave
Wiseacres
Giants
McGraw Gang
Stabilizing Italian Exchange Aids Lira Revaluation Prospects
New York June 2 The J P Morgan & Company establishes a 50 million dollar revolving credit for stabilizing Italian exchange. The facility, guaranteed by the Italian government, is to support exchange stabilization and potentially pave the way for a lire revaluation on a new gold basis. Bank of Italy rate hike coincides with the credit opening, boosting the lire and other markets.
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J. P. Morgan & Company
New York
Financial
Thomas W. Lamont
Italy
Morgan
Bank of Italy
Bank of Naples
Bank of Sicily
Americans to plant flag on northern lands in voyage
Washington reports Ottawa dispatches saying Canada may claim lands north of the Dominion. Officials deny such claims and say the Macmillan Navy expedition will raise the U S flag on any land found, likely a temporary aviation base with no expected dispute with Canada.
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Washington
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Frank Greer Re-elected Head of State Bricklayers
Frank Greer of Wheeling was re-elected president of the West Virginia Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Association at the close of the Huntington convention. New officers include J T Briscoe of Logan secretary treasurer B A Davis Morgantown first vice president and H P Hemann Huntington second vice president. John P D Kantor head of the West Virginia Federation of Labor spoke on pending state labor legislation.
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Huntington
Frank Greer
Wheeling
West Virginia Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ Association
J. T. Briscoe
Logan
B. A. Davis
Morgantown
H. P. Hemann
John PD. Kanton
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Walter Hagen and other odds and ends from sports pages
The column teases Walter Hagen as a golfing genius with a knack for birdies and bold play. It quips about his eight at a water hole, his Open wins, and his birth in Rochester to German parents. It also bursts into assorted trivia about Brooklyn players, Ring of the Phillies, Danforth, and other colorful sports bits.
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Mr. Hagen
Rochester, N. Y
Latonia Inaugural Won by Captain Hal
Captain Hal owned by A. A. Kaiser and ridden by Mack Garner won Latonia’s $5,000 inaugural handicap. Hopeless finished second, Princess Doreen third, Sir Peter fourth. The winner earned $6,260 with a 1 1/6 mile time of 1:44, just off the track record set by Chilhowie.
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Latonia
Captain Hal
A. A. Kaiser
Mack Garner
Hal Price Headley
Princess Doreen
Th Audley Farm
Sir Peter
Flying Ebony
Headley
Kentucky Cardinal
G. Frank Croissant
Chicago
Chilhowle
Mountaineers Take Game Over West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia University defeated West Virginia Wesleyan 3 to 1 in Buckhannon. In the eighth inning WVU benefited from a walk a single by Lewis and two Reed errors, with Hawley contributing, Tallman pitching for WVU and Bullman for Wesleyan.
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Mountaineers
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia University
Lewis
Hawley
Reed
West Virginia
Wesleyan
Tallman
Delong
Bullman
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Boariang
Sveeduig
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Nou
Igter
Galting
BY Ahern
Billy Evans
THE
Marriott
Cooney and
Neil
Morris
Felix
Hee
Hand Giants
Quakertown
MR. W. Hagen
Walter Hagen
Miss. Besthall
Hagen
Brooklyn
Wilbert Robinson
MR. Ring
Ring
Harry Thaw
Nurmi
Danforth
Demn
Berlin
Bombadier Wells
Lulu
Mickey Walker
Kearns
Hal
Bluefield Garage, Inc
Bluefield, W. Va
Northfork
West Va
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