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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1940

Page

20

Hanson to address Bluefield Executives Club dinner

Earl Parker Hanson, explorer and writer, will speak at the Bluefield Executives Club dinner on Wednesday June 19 at the West Virginian hotel. He will discuss U S actions in the current world crisis regarding nearby possessions impacting national safety and security.

Earl Parker Hanson Bluefield General Smedley Butler Philadelphia West Virginian Hotel Mr. Hanson Harper’s Magazine Est U. S America South America Western Hemisphere

Presbyterian Men's Club to Hold Supper Meeting

Westminster Presbyterian church men's club will host a regular supper tomorrow at 6 30 with a program of moving pictures titled The Home to follow. Dale F one president announced the meeting will include club business and a brief talk by Rev. Charles G. Gunn.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Dale F Yesay Charles G. Gunn

Baseball box score summary from Cleveland Boston game

Weatherly Keltner Trosky Foxx Tabor drove in Doerr with a base hit Tabor hit a home run Sacrifice by Cronin scored none. Cleveland left on 11 Boston 7. Milnar walked 4 Harder 1 Naymick 1 Bagby 2. Milnar 3 Naymck 1 Harris 4 Bagby 1 struck out. Milnar 8 hits in 7 innings none out in 6th. Harder 2 in 2. Naymick 1 in 2 Harris 12 in 5 none out in 6th Bagby 1 in 4. Wild pitch Milnar. Winning pitcher Bagby Losing pitcher Milnar. Umpires Geisel Grieve Summers Basil. Time 2:21. Attendance 7,200.

Pepsis Ners Princeton High School Joe Cronin Cleveland Jim Tabor Stan Spence Gene Desautels Johnson Foxx Effron Sockers Tucker Patton Bishop Steiner Jim Bagby Bobby Doerr Chambers Boudreau Keltner Trosky Sevessseseees & Ehudin Ceesenes Chaman R Hemaley Boston R. Smith Doerr Swecker Cramer Underwood Finney Rosenz-Spence Bhal Linkous Peacock Harris Croft Kirk Ehudin Smith Flits DeSa Utels Nings Inn Ball Venarri Sraith Shadin Weatherly Tros Abor Riddle Page Ees Spence Bagby Tabor Ree Cronin Ases Milnar Harder Naymick Naymck Geisel Grieve Summers Basil

Chase Breaks Browns Streak in Washington Victory

Washington pitcher Ken Chase ends the St. Louis Browns five game win streak with a 3 to 2 win for the Senators. Chase walks five but yields six hits while Washington turns three double plays and Bloodworth, Case and Chase drive the decisive seventh inning.

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In a game between Chicago and Philadelphia, bases left on for Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1. Walks issued by Lee 3, strikeouts by Potter 2. Umpires Moriarty Hu and Rue. Time 1 31. Attendance 10 000.

Kubel Potter McCoy Siebert Chicago Philadelhia Bace Lee Moriarty Rue

Mat Show Promises Clean Tactics And Free Ladies Night

The card opens with Ray Lopez the clever Mexican and veteran Whitey Grove. The promoter announces a ladies night with all women admitted free while regular prices apply to men.

Ray Lopez Whitey Grove Villian

Falls Mills pool to host large club swimming contest

Falls Mills fishing and swimming club prepares a summer elimination contest open only to members starting June 22 at Falls Mills pool. Supervisors Gilbert Meem and Eulalia Francisco named as officials. Club to award a grand prize for the largest bass caught on July 1 and a booby prize for the smallest legal bass.

Falls Mills Fishing R. L. Longworth Gilbert Meem Eulalia Francisco Longworth

National League Box Score Summary Details

National League game records show Walker Phelps and Gallagher with notable performances. DiMaggio homered as did Vaughan, Gustine, Fletcher, Durocher, Coscarart, and Camilli. Left on base Brooklyn seven times and Pittsburgh seven times. Bases on balls, Wyatt 38, Brown 3, Lanni. Strikeouts Brown three Wyatt two Lanning two. Hits Tamulis four in 0 innings, Brown ten in five. Wyatt six in nine, Lanning one in 1. Hit by pitch Tamulis to Fletcher. Losing pitcher Brown. Umpires Maerkurth Stewart and Barr. Time 0:39. Attendance 0,179.

Walker Phelps Gallagher DiMaggio Vaughan Gustine Fletcher Durocher Coscarart Camilli Brooklyn Pittsburgh Wyatt Brown Lanni Wyatt Lanning Tamulis Lanning Maerkurth Stewart Barr

An Eye For A Gal Continued At The Plate

Rossy McAfee earns a clutch save on the mound as Tolliver fights the curve. After a tense standoff and two early strikes, Rossy blasts back with a baffling curve and retires the side in order. The crowd roars as he preserves his reputation, with the tale to be continued.

Rossy Tolliver Rossy McAfee

Pentecostal church man touts World's Tonic benefits

Mr. E. C. Brown of Bluefield West Virginia an electrician with Appalachian Power notes health gains after using World's Tonic He reports relief from constipation indigestion dizziness kidney pains and bad mouth taste He promotes visiting Goodykoonty East End Phey 412 Princeton Ave for questions and trial purchases with no obligation Worlds Lmrete is advertised at Goody koontz Fast Fairview Pheys and other local drug stores.

E. C. Brown Highland Ave Bluefield W. Va Appalachian Power Company Goodykoonty East End Phey Princeton Ave Goodykoontz Fairview

Club plans new ground facilities for an upcoming season

Officers and directors of the club express confidence in an exceptionally successful season as plans move forward to equip the grounds near the main highway to the lake with playground paraphernalia.

Large Truck Damaged by Fire In Hunting vicinity

A leaking carburetor caused a fire last night damaging a new Chevrolet truck owned by Ted Constock of Hastings. The blaze near Memorial avenue and Cumberland road was contained by local firefighters before spreading beyond the cab. This marked the second fire for the same truck that evening and it had no insurance.

Ted Constock Huntings Memorial Avenue Cumberland Road Constock

Omaha Man's Race Dream Comes True

A Omaha resident achieves a long held aspiration in a race setting. The report notes the location Omaha Nebraska and the date June 12. It highlights personal achievement and community pride surrounding the event.

Omaha

Dream yields daily double worth two thousand eighty dollars

Rey Davis dreamed of buying a daily double at the Ak-Sar-Ben track. He sent Richard Britton to wager $2 on the 6 5 combination. Brown Pennant won race one and Sky Baby won race two, paying $2,080 for the daily double.

Rey Davis Ak-Sar- Ben Richard Britton Brown Pennant Sky Baby

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