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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
29
A mixed ad section shows plants including cabbage, peppers, sweet potatoes, and flowers from vendors such as Nancy Hall and Red and Yellow Porto Rico. Also listed are chicks, poultry supplies, and hatchery info. room rentals, towels, and a sold real estate note. Other items include farm equipment, seed and garden supplies, and classified notices.
Real estate deeds list numerous transfers including plots in Beaver anct Becks My chatotray M. f Godfrey addition and Park avenue addition. Names such as EK Johnston Woolwine Lusk Kidd Neal Neal Carter Sheds operate appear with lot numbers sections and prices around $10 to $50. Transfers cover houses stores and tracts on Princeton-Bluefield road Windmill Gap and Elkhorn Creek areas with multiple spouses.
Public notices for estates of Lily Adams, John Askendton Aliff, J. W. Taylor, and others list executors and administrators with probate actions. The document also covers a circuit court case number 4678 seeking specific performance and partition, with defendants who are non residents required to appear. Additional notices include depositions and a motor carrier permit hearing before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia in Mercer County.
110 acres ten miles from Bluefield with 40 acres cultivable by tractor and remaining land in young timber. Good water for cattle on Dry Fork. Located in Bland County. Price 4250 dollars cash or terms. Listed as two to 52-21.
A partially legible newspaper fragment from Ames provides hints of a local notice. readable names and details are limited but indicate an official action or event requiring attention.
Lee Q. Murray of South Norwalk Connecticut outboxed Cleveland rival Bivins to a 12 round decision winning on points. Murray weighed 203 pounds and improved his record with the victory in Cleveland.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, 68, died from internal injuries after a car failed to navigate a curve north of Raleigh. He and companion Scott were thrown from the wreck. Scott survived with minor injuries. Johnson rose to fame as the sport’s first African American world champion in 1908.
The Blue Gray fans have long supported junior baseball and other activities as part of the town’s community program. City officials entered an agreement with B Ed Smith to operate the ball field for charitable events with rent-free use and no admission charge, reflecting the town’s strong booster spirit for youth sports and civic clubs.
Brooklyn visits St Louis as Webbyer faces Metten Burkhardt in the night clash Cooper duels New Cincinnati and Mulcan meets Prutagelonia in Chicago as the NL slate unfolds with key pitching matchups.
Standings show clubs with records and matchups across the American League. Teams listed include Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington with varying wins and losses reflecting recent games. The excerpt notes a 9 2 mark for one club and a 5 3 mark for another, alongside several other evaluated records.
A rugged Southern Association game saw Nashville defeat New Orleans 11 to 0 amid varied pitching and errors. Umpires and attendance noted as Steuder and Abreu contributed to the wide margin, while other matchups in the Carolina League featured Leekeville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Burlington, Raleigh, and Martinsville with mixed scores.
Hollywood June 10 Conn gets an offer from Charlies F E Washburn to make cowboy song recordings if he wins the world heavyweight title from Joe Louie June 19. The offer would pay $35,000 per year.
In a tense 2-1 finish, the St Louis Browns beat Washington 2-1 with Berardino driving in the decisive run in the ninth. Grace earned two RBIs for St Louis while Lewis and Wolff contributed for Washington in a tight all night affair. Attendance neared 15,496 as the game closed.
Fragmentary OCR shows player names Sanders Gillenwater Ryan Barrett and scattered stats. The legibility is too low to confirm teams dates or outcomes.
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