Welch Beautification of Road Planned For McDowell County
Civic club representatives meet in the Memorial building to launch a road beautification movement selecting the Premier mountain highway cut as the first project. They plan a wayside park with fireplaces and parking, and aim to expand county wide once conditions permit.
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McDowell County
Memorial Building
United States
West Vir
M. A. Mendel
Co. L. Hundley
Handley
Welch Lions Club Elects Officers For New Year
Welch Lions Club members chose officers at the Memorial building on Tuesday night. J. T. Eddins was elected president without opposition. First vice president Hoagland French and tail twister F B Pendleton were also unanimously chosen, with directors including Dr L H Armentrout Renn Lucian Pry and Charles Gearing Jr.
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Welch Lions Club
Memorial Building
J. T. Eddins
Hoagland French
Tamer
F. B. Pendleton
Prowlers Enter Maple Ave Home
Burglars broke into the Welch residence of Mrs. G. W. Rouse on Maple Avenue after 2 o clock Tuesday night. Miss Ann Nickels a roomer reported the thieves stole her watch and money. Mrs. Rouse said she usually leaves doors unlocked. The prowlers fled.
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G. W. Rouse
Maple Avenue
Welch
Ann Nickels
Recruiting Officer To Visit Welch Friday
Sergeant E W Dean U S Army recruiting officer of Bluefield said he will be in Welch tomorrow to enlist young men in the Army Air Corps. Recruits will be sent to Barksdale Field Louisiana Bowman Field near Louisville Jefferson Barracks near St Louis and Las Vegas New Mexico. Recruiting offices will be open all day Friday at Welch post office.
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E. W. Dean
U.S. Army
Bluefield
Welch
Army Air Corps
Dean
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Bowman Field
Louisville
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Welch Post Office
Picnic Planned for Sunshine Guild Members
The Sunshine Guild of the First Baptist church will hold a 5 30 pm picnic tonight. Members should assemble at sponsor Mrs Vernon Christian's home and attendance is expected.
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Sunshine Guild
First Baptist Church
Vernon Christian
Vacation Start Dismisses 25000 Mac Dowell Students
More than 25 thousand Mac Dowell County students were sent home for summer vacation yesterday after schools closed late because polio epidemic delayed the start of the term by about three weeks.
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MacDowell County
June Draft Calls Total White and Negro Recruits for McDowell
After the June draft, McDowell county will have supplied 436 white and 122 Negro conscripts for the national preparedness program.
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McDowell County
Welch youth graduates with honors from Kentucky Military Institute
Harry C. Compet Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Camper of Welch, earns a Kentucky Military Institute diploma with scholastic honors. He is cadet captain in ROTC and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball, serving as varsity captain. He plans to spend the summer in Welch.
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Harry C. Compet, Jr
H. G. Camper
Welch
Aew Gradua
Kentucky Military Institute
Cam
Young Camper
Recital at Pageton Methodist Church Tonight
A musical recital is set for this evening at 8 o clock in Pageton Methodist church. Mrs. A T Iddings soprano and Jack Budnick tenor will perform with piano students of Mrs. George Richardson including Jane Hughes Ann Hughes Patricia Keesling Archie Iddings Jean Wyson Barbara Evans Greta Gay Gravely Kathleen Cosimo Janis Green Edith Surface Bessie Hicks and Beatrice Richardson.
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Pageton Methodist Church
A. T. Iddings
Jack Budnick
George Richardson
Jane and Ann Hughes
Patricia Keesling
Archie Iddings
Jean Wyson
Barbara Evans
Greta Gay Gravely
Kathleen Cosimo
Janis Green
Edith Surface
Bessie Hicks
Beatrice Richardson
Nazis Sympathize With Japs Aims Comment
An authorized German spokesman said Germany recognizes Japan's interest in the Dutch East Indies and that economic talks at Batavia were difficult but Japan's lebensraum policy in the Dutch possessions has made demands. The Indies question remains unresolved amid tensions and refusals to meet Japanese requests.
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Berlin
Germany
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Indies
Eee
U S Bombsight Sinks Axis Ship From 8 000 Feet
London reports a British bomber using a U S bombsight sank an Axis ship off the Dutch coast on June 7 with a direct hit from 8 000 feet. The bomber carried a U S civilian bombsight expert aboard. A White House secretary stated the Sperry sight is not being released to Britain.
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London
United States
Britain
Sperry
Vera
Navy Department
Ireland Rejects Ports for Aid Ships to Britain
Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera refuses to allow U S aid ships to use Irish seaports or airports as a transit for war supplies to Britain. Dublin fears German air attacks if any part of southern Ireland is used. He favors a terminus in Ireland only for trans Atlantic passenger service as Washington speeds plans for aviation links to Britain.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Ireland
Britain
Dublin
Mediterranean
Atlantic
College baseball scores logged for Columbus and Toledo games
American Association results show Columbus 9 over Minnes 4 and Toledo 4 over St Paul 0, plus Louisville 3 Milwaukee 2. Kansas City at Indianapolis game noted with rain conditions.
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Columbus
Minnes
Toledo
St. Paulu
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Disrupted Spice Trade Drives Prices Up in War-Torn Regions
In international league play Montreal edged Newark 9 to 1 while Rochester defeated Baltimore 16 to 8. Syracuse beat Toronto 6 to 1 and Jersey City won 3 to 2 over Buffalo. War disruptions push some spice prices up to 1000 percent.
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Montreal
Newark
Rochester
Baltimore
Syracuse
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
National League Continued From Page Eight Summary
The excerpt records a baseball line score with players Dahlgren Rowell Joost Frey McCormick Mattick Prey Sisti Walters and F. McCormick. It notes two base hit by Dahlgren stole base by L Wan er and sacrifice by Errickson. Errors and double plays listed with bases left and strikeouts by Walters and Errickson.
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Dahlgren
Rowell
L. Waner
Errickson
Joost
Frey
McCormick
Mattick
Prey
F. McCormick
Walters
Sisti
Cincinnati
Boston
Don Padgett lifts Cardinals to 3 2 win over Phillies in 10th
In Philadelphia June 11 the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Phillies 3 to 2 in ten innings. Don Padgett drove in Terry Moore with the deciding run in the 10th. Howard Krist earned the win in relief of Mort Cooper scattering three hits over five plus innings. Krist also scored the tying run in the sixth as the Cardinals piled up 13 hits off Walter Beck while Jimmy Brown sustained a fractured index finger earlier in the game.
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Philadelphia
Don Padgett
Terry Moore
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Howard Krist
Mort Cooper
Phils
Krist
Steve Mesner
Moore
Johnny Hopp
Johnny Rizzo
Walter Beck
Jimmy Brown
Cardinals
Heinie Mueller
Nick Etten
Etten
Joe Marty
Chase Cooper
St. Louis
Mancuso
Rune
Hopp
Padgett
Slaughter
Marty
Brown
Beck
Bragan
May
Marion
Crespi
Phila
Philadelphia Eleven Defeats St Louis Eleven
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 8. Bases on balls 4 for Cooper 3 for Krist. Pitching: Beeck 2 strikeouts Krist 1. Cooper 6 runs in 4% innings wrist 1 in 5%. Winning pitcher listed. Umpires Pinelli Ballanfant Barlick. Time 2 21. Attendance 6 710.
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Delphia
St. Louis
Cooper
Krist
Tag
Beeck
Wrist
Pinelli
Ballanfant
Barlick
Pirates Crush Dodgers in Night Stadium Shootout
Pittsburgh Pirates routed three Brooklyn pitchers for ten hits in Brooklyn. Al Lopez and Vince DiMaggio homered as the Pirates erased an early threat with a five run fourth inning. The 30,469 crowd watched Sewell win his fifth, while Higbe took the loss after allowing four runs.
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N. Y
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodger
al Lopez
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Lopez
Sewell
Frank Gustine
Kirby Higbe
Buccaneers
Mace Brown
Arky Vaughan
Bob Elliott
Brown
Elliott
DiMaggio
Bill Swift
Brooklong
Handley
Lyn
Dolph Camilli
Pittsburgh Gustine
Cccesscoves
Vaughan
Hermans
Relaer
Phelps
Arccevecceses
Lavagetto
Camilli
Wasdell
Durocher
Highe
Swift
Vormik
Tamulls
Botale
Eliott
Gustine
Fletcher
Pittsburgh
Higbe
Tamulis
Dunn
Magerkurth
Stewart
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