Gary Coaldiggers Defeat Welch Senators In Sunday Tilt
The Gary Coaldiggers beat the Welch Senators 8 to 4 at the Gary ball yard. Pitching by Britheart Gearheart for Welch and Adair Newberry for Gary shaped the game as Gary batted 12 times and used timely hits to pull away early. Chick Palmer starred on defense with 12 chances and Smith homered for Gary while Hall doubled and Smith also delivered a key single in the late innings.
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Britheart
Gearheart Chunk
Welch
Adair
Newberry
Gary
Welch Senators
Free State
McDowell County
Janettes
Ump
Bill Shumaker
Buck Lloyd
Tom Clark
Bucks
Senators
Smokum Adair
Fred Newberry
Brillheart
Charley Gearheart
Lloyd
Schulte
Billy Williams
Big Buck
Welch Jane
Big Gary
Roy Hall
Shorty Smith
Palmer
Filver
Patsy Spalding
Big Fred
Rymer
Price
Lace
Camper
Fred
Williams
Green
Smith
Hall
Hartley
Brown
Decker
Geyer
Chick Palmer
Rochester
Penny
Welch Ab
Spalding
AGEIT
Samper
Halil
Gearheart
Briliheart
Indian To Run 90 Miles For Chicago Record
Chief Tall Feather leaves Milwaukee at noon aiming for a nonstop 90 mile run to Chicago to beat Sid Hatch’s 22 hour record. He projects a 21 hour finish and would win a $1000 prize if successful.
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Milwaukee
Wic
Chicago
Chief Tall Feather
Illinois
Recovery Reported For Killarney Man After Ford Wreck
Dennis Christian is recovering well at King's Daughters hospital Beckley from injuries after his Ford went over a stone wall into Stone Coal creek. He lost control of the car and was pinned beneath it. Ray Perkins, who rode with him, escaped with minor injuries.
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Dennis Christian
King's Daughters Hospital
Beckley
Ray Perkins
Safety Club Meeting Held By Killarney Group
The Killarney Safety club held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening with nearly all members in attendance.
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Safety Club
Killarney
Fire Destroys Pool Room Barbershop and Pressing Shop
A frame building housing a pool room barber shop and pressing shop burned Friday afternoon, flames sweeping through the structure in three minutes. Insurance covers the building and contents, promising only a small loss. Kilpoca mine company receives a second carload of new 25 inch high mine cars, praised by miners.
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Kilpoca
Killarney
News of the Colored People Card of Thanks and Notices
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of a wife and sister with those named from Widemouth West Virginia visiting Bluefield. Missionary and Children’s Day notices at Bethel A M E church invite participation and joint sessions. Norfolk man John H Taylor dies. funeral at 2 pm today. Also note mass ostrich plume slaughter in South Africa due to demand scarcity.
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Bill Williams
Misa Lucy Aston
Margaret Wright
Norfolk
John H. Taylor
Davy Outhits Nutbusters 6 to 2 on Sunday
The Bluefield Nutbusters lost to Davy 6 to 2 at Davy's home field. Freeburn struggled in the eighth, issuing five walks amid a sequence of miscues that cleared the bases after a key triple. Browning allowed five singles. Davy totaled five hits while Smiley and Groseclose delivered for Bluefield.
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Bluefield Nutbusters
Davy
Smileymen
Freeborn
Patha
Browning
Miller
Bluefield
Freeburn
Smiley
Groseclose
Kitchen
Lindbergh
Baldwin
Akers
Dunigan
Bluefield Ab
Rom
Boer
Williamson
Ee Miller
Smith
Preeburn
Lonosky
Chase
Bach
Webb
Plitcher
Cubs Win Ninth in Row Beating Giants Again
Chicago fans saw the Cubs extend their streak to nine straight with a 6 to 2 victory over New York. Grimm tripled and singled driving in three runs while Fitzsimmons and Henry combined for twelve hits. Judge Landis attended as a spectator and Zack Taylor reported to Rogers Hornsby after being acquired by the Giants.
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Chicago
Fitzsimmons
Henry
Cubs
New York
Grimm
Judge K. M. Landis
Zack Taylor
Boston
Giants
Rogers Hornaby
Carpenter Addresses Billy Sunday Club
Prof M C Carpenter spoke to the Billy Sunday club on Sunday afternoon, using What Think Ye of Christ as his text. He urged personal responsibility in answering the question and recalled incidents in the life of Christ, drawing a large crowd as the club begins a new year and hopes for greater attendance.
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M. C. Carpenter
Billy Sunday Club
Christ
Forester Shirley W. Allen To Speak At Chautauqua
Shirley W. Allen of the American Forestry Association will give a special address at the Chautauqua tent on Tuesday afternoon June 14. The talk titled Keeping Faith with Our Forests will be illustrated by chalk drawings and tied to forest preservation. The lecture is arranged through Dr. Paul M. Pearson and the Forestry Association and will follow an Oliver-Hunt-Stewart company concert.
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Shirley W. Allen
American Forestry Association
Washington, D. C
Allen
Mr. Allen
Paul M. Pearson
The
Forestry Association
Thie
Oliver-Hunt-Stewart Company
Woodmen Initiate 40 Members In Modern Woodmen Campaign
Bluefield Camp of Modern Woodmen of America plans to initiate a class of forty candidates into the order. The ceremony will be held at the Red Men’s hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
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Bluefield Camp
Modern
Woodmen of America
Red Men's Hall
New Theatre Planned for Bluefield in Fall
Idadore Cohen promoter of Bluefield's new theater attended the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America convention in Columbus Ohio last week. He announced that architect A B Mahood is advancing plans ready for contractor start soon as plumbing fixtures are installed and materials are on site.
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Idadore Cohen
Bluefield
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Columbus
Ohio
Cohen
Yeaterday
A. B. Mahood
Theater most hoping to open in late October or early November
A local theater project advances toward completion with plans to be ready for opening in the latter part of October or the early part of November. The timeline remains tentative as work continues.
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Tober
Bluefield and Algoma Gan Clubs Plan 50 Shot Match
Plans for an inter club shooting match between Algoma and Bluefield Gan clubs are under way for next Saturday afternoon. The event features a 50 shot match with ten Algoma members facing ten Bluefield shooters. Al Smith, Bluefield field captain, helps organize using the regular second squad and the next five beat.
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Algoma
Bluefield Gan
Bluefield
al Smith
Bluefield Hosts Big Percentage Shoot Plans July 4
Report notes third squad shooters and elimination of Bluefield first squad from the match. Algoma and Bluefield members will meet Saturday afternoon to lay plans for a large percentage shoot scheduled in Bluefield on July 4.
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Bluefield
Algoma
Southern Association scores report
Memphis defeated Little Rock 9 to 3, Mobile beat New Orleans 2 to 1, Nashville shut out Chattanooga 5 to 0, Atlanta and Birmingham game rained out.
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Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Chattanooga
Poison ivy growths in suburban gardens face kerosene burn remedy
Home gardeners report killing poison ivy by pouring kerosene on the large fuzzy vines and burning them. The method targets the plant at its root and foliage, removing visible growths in yard spaces.
Chesterfield Brand Promises Pure Natural Tobacco Taste
An advertisement touts Chesterfield cigarettes as offering a unique pure natural tobacco taste unmatched by rival brands. The copy positions Chesterfield as distinct in flavor and identity within the cigarette market.
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Bloomington
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Bridge
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C. L. Hamilton
Vanwood
W. R. Cummings
Sisterville
Robinson
Clarabell Robinson
Carey Carson
Crumpler
A. G Johnson
News OF the Colored People
Charlie Tyree
Cassie O'Neil
Carrie Jones
Widemouth
W. Va
Bethel A. M. E
Stephen Randolph
Vine Street
South Africa
Nutbusters
Henry and
Taylor
Blake and Hartnett
Carpenter
Billy
Willie Hoppe
Charlie Paddock
BY Sidney Smith
Glee Club
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Woodmen
Algoma Gan
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