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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1940

Page

11

Hanson to address Bluefield Executives Club dinner

Earl Parker Hanson, noted explorer and mining engineer, will speak at the Bluefield Executives Club dinner on Wednesday June 19 at the West Virginian hotel replacing ill speaker General Smedley Butler. The 170 members will elect a board of directors that night.

Earl Parker Hanson Bluefield General Smedley Butler Philadelphia West Virginian U. S America Mr. Hanson South

Presbyterian Men's Club to Hold Meeting

Westminster Presbyterian church men plan supper at 6 30 tomorrow with Dale F Peters as president. A program featuring moving pictures titled The Home will be shown after the meal and business will be discussed by the club. The Rev Charlies G Gunn pastor will speak.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Dale F. Peters Charlies G. Gunn

Boston Beats Milnar 7 in Log Ball Tilt

Tabor, Doerr and Cron star with three base hits and a sacrifice as Boston wins 7 to 1 over Milnar. Bagby earns the win, Minar takes the loss, with Geisel Grieve Summers and Basil umpiring and 1,200 in attendance.

Grieve Summers Basil

Chase Breaks Brown Streak In Seventh In Washington Win

Washington victory 3 to 2 over St. Louis as Jimmy Bloodworth opens the seventh with a left field triple. Case allowed six hits, five innings, three double plays helped by Washington defense. Bloodworth and Hoag led at bat with two base hits. St. Louis had six errors as Auker and Chase matched early pitching. Attendance 4,000.

Wash Washington Gehan Tors Seone Washington Jimmy Bloodworth Case St. Louis Cullenbine Laabs Orksaed Ecevensooes Chase Pesceves Clift Hoag Walker Farly Berardino Bloodworth Balle Auker Umge McGowan Quinn

Kuhel Potter McCoy Siebert Left on Prases Chicago

Fragmentary text references Kuhel Potter McCoy and Siebert with unclear phrasing about Chicago and umpires. No clear event or outcome discernible.

Kuhel Potter McCoy Siebert Chicago Philadel Rue Inhendeaee

Mexican Ray Lopez to headline wrestling card with Whitey Grove

The evening features Ray Lopez, billed as the clever Mexican, facing veteran Whitey Grove, a longtime ruffian figure in the sport who has built a solid reputation.

Ray Lopez Whitey Grove Villian

Falls Mills Swim Contest Sets June Start at Pool

Falls Mills club plans a large summer swimming contest at Falls Mills Pool with an elimination format. Entry limited to club members including Gil Meem and Eulalia Sears, overseen by newly appointed supervisors. The event follows repairs at the lake site and nearby store construction.

Falls Mills Gil Meem Eulalia Sears Ween Super Mers Te Appoin

National League game summary with repeated player mentions

Play by play notes show DiMaggio homer and multiple pitchers Brown Wyatt Lanning Tamulis in a 39 inning, 30 179 attendance contest. Struck out counts for Brown Wyatt Lanning and hit by pitch off Tamulis. Numerous garbled names and bases left on, limiting clear outcomes or final score.

Pepsis Princeton High Cleveland ABA Jim Tabor Johneon Seeeue Gene B. Effron Foxx Patton Tucker Rf Steiner Jim Bagby Abrho Ib Boudreau Eewene Tynes Rowenthal Weatherly Ee Venarri Cccvses Ooos Keltner Khudin Chapman Rhoa Hemasey Bweeker Underwood Beere Utela Powermen Renee Smith Linkous Ser Kirk Phudin Odo Venarri Tamuulis Fletcher

Eye For A Gal Ends With Sharp Curve At Plate

Rossy faces Tolliver at bat as the crowd swells. The pitcher uses a maddening curve to finish the strikeout with back to back called shots and a cool expression after a tense at bat. The line ends with the lines “We ne ’t know, o Be Continued)” suggesting a cliffhanger.

Rossy Tolliver

World’s Tonic touted by Bluefield electrician

E C Brown of Bluefield West Virginia describes switching to World’s Tonic reporting relief from constipation indigestion and rheumatic kidney pains after weeks of use He recommends consulting the World’s Tonic Expert at Goodykoonts End Pharmacy and nearby drugstores in Bluefield for relief.

E. C. Brown Highland Ave Bluefield W. Va Appalachian Power Company Goodykoonts End Phey Princeton Ave Goodyand Pesirview Pheys

Club plans equip grounds for an exceptionally successful season

Officers and directors of the club outline plans to lay out a road from the main highway to the lake and to install playgrounds and lia facilities as part of preparations for what they describe as an exceptionally successful season.

Truck Fire Damages Chevrolet Near Memorial and Cumberland

A leaking carburetor sparked a fire that damaged a new Chevrolet truck owned by Ted Constock of Hunting near Memorial avenue and Cumberland road. Firefighters halted the blaze before it spread beyond the cab. Constock said it was the second fire that evening and the owner kept no insurance.

Ted Constock Hunting Memorial Avenue Cumberland Road Constock

Omaha Man's Race Dream Comes True

Omaha Neb June 12 7. A local runner achieves a lifelong goal at a regional race event. The story highlights determination and community support that propelled the athlete to a milestone finish.

Omaha Omaha, Neb

Man Wins Dream Jackpot At Ak-Sar-Ben Track

Rey Davis dreamt of buying a daily double for 2080 dollars at Ak-Sar-Ben. He sent Richard Britton to place a 2 wager on horses No. 6 Brown Pennant and No. 5 Sky Baby, delivering a 2080 payoff.

Rey Davis

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