New 500 Coal burning steam turbine locomotive tested
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reports its new 500 locomotive, the first coal burning steam turbine electric unit and the largest single unit passenger engine, undergoing trials. It will pull the Sportsman section to Hinton and George Washington cars to Cincinnati, with tests and minor changes at Clifton Forge.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Clifton Forge
Hinton
W. Va
Cincinnati
George Washington
Ers
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Westinghouse Electric Company
Washington
BLUEFIELD AND BRISTOL SNAG NAILBITERS IN DOUBLEHEADER
In Kingsport action Bluefield splits with Bristol after a late rally. Potteneer Pennell and Lacy lead Bluefield with RBIs, while Bristol rally comes up short as Cirell and Gilbo lock down pitching in a tight finish. Green returns with a multi hit effort for Bluefield.
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Totels
Répescyinsky
Kingsport
Venee
Bluefield
RBI
Potteneer
Pennell
Lacy
Cooke
Caliento
Zejac
Hr—Cooke
Vigor
Mead
Calento
DaAmbrovio
Kaelin
Biong
Keeilin
Ughey
Sabatine
Joslin
Repercyensky
Smith
Bob— Joslin
Meau
Olenczeak
Hep—Lacy
Olenceeak
Papeoczensky
Olenxczeak
UMPS
McNabb
Jahiff
Bristol delivers storybook finish to sweep Miners
In Bristol Tennessee June 21 the Bristol team rallied in the ninth to score three runs and defeat the Miners 5 to 4 completing a series sweep. Jack Gilbo starred for Bristol as Welch pitched and held Miners late.
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Bristol
Va.Tenn
Jack Gilbo
Stocky Welch
Elizabethan Cubs rout New River Rebels behind Wilkins
Bill Wilkins drove in five runs and went 3 for 4 with a three run homer as Elizabethan Cubs overwhelmed New River Rebels 18 to 5. Graney earned the win after Malloy left in the second. Brackens took the loss.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Bill Wilkins
Elizabethan Cubs
New River Rebels
Cub
Malloy
Kent
Graney
Brackens
New River Elizabethton
Abrh
Relief From ITCHING Burns Now Acne Pimples Ointment
A vintage styled ad promotes Black and White Ointment for itching burning and skin eruptions including acne pimples and eczema. It lists 10c, 25c and 60c sizes and recommends Black and White Skin Soap for cleansing.
Baseball Box Score Summary
Eliza bethton and Graney lead New River with 3 runs batted in while Graney earns the win. Offense shows Malloy and Knaub contributing multiple hits, with Crosswhite adding a late RBI. Pitcher Graney goes 2 1 5 innings in a 2 15 game time effort.
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Ber
Rosenblatt
Knaub
Haskine Ibh
Gilson
Cuff
Hr—Wilkins
Poveromo
Graney
Edwards
Daniels
Gibson
Povermo
Coates
New River
Elizabethton & Bob
Brackens
Malloy
Crosswhite
Kreplin
UMP
McGeary and Gale
Counts Hold Off Johnson City In 7-6 Pulaski Win
Pulaski defeats Johnson City 7-6 as starter Gable earns the win after giving way to Tony Cincotta in the ninth. Bill Boudreau drives in three with a triple and a homer, keying Pulaski’s three-run third inning before the visitors rally. Score by innings shows Pulaski taking the lead late for the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Johnson City
Gable
Tony Cincotta
Bill Boudreau
Prank
Thomas
Cincinnati
Pfister
Close Matches in Country Club Golf
The Governor's Cup golf tournament produced close matches as Harmon Woolward and Minor Lewis needed 27 holes to decide a winner with Woolward winning one up after a pivotal 27th hole putt miss. Gil Meem beat C A Joyce two up with one to play. several matches are scheduled through June 27, with semi finals by July 5 and finals by July 12.
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Harmon Woolward
Minor Lewis
Woodward
Gil Meem
C. A. Joyce
W. W. Walker
H. C. Lazenby
D. Robby Wood
R. R. Stuart
Bill Slusher
G. R. Walker
Kyle Bruce
Bobby Peters
Jim Ed Wagner
Denny Shuff
J. M. Clayton
Lujack Leads Notre Dame Group in All Star Lineup at Soldier Field
Johnny Lujack and 13 Notre Dame teammates were added to the annual all star football game roster at Soldier Field on August 20. A week earlier 10 Michigan players joined the selections, giving both unbeaten teams heavy representation for the clash against the Chicago Cardinals.
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Chicago
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Soldier Field
Michigan
Chicago Cardinals
Mercer county approves 70 728 budget totals for fiscal year
The Mercer county court has approved budgets totaling 70 728 for the fiscal year starting July 1. Salaries for deputies and assistants across offices are listed, including circuit court clerk 8 694, county court clerk 12 642, sheriff 34 209, and assessor 15 183.
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Mercer County Court
Princeton Delegates Attend Republican National Convention
Ernest D. Lilly J H Lilly Dr Daniel Hale and his sister Mrs Helen McFarland and Miss Elizabeth Beckwith Page attend the national Republican convention in Philadelphia. Closing today at Mercer theatre is The Sainted Sisters with Veronica Lake Jean Caulfield in leading roles and Barry Fitzgerald William Demarest Beulah Bondi and others in the cast.
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Princeton
Ernest D. Lilly
J. H. Lilly
Daniel Hale
Helen McFarland
Elizabeth Beckwith
Page
Philadelphia
Mercer Theatre
Sisters
Veronica Lake
Jean Caulfield
Barry Fitzgerald
William Demarest
Beaulah Bondi
Oklahoma Blues at Royal Theatre Starred by Wakely Cast
Jimmy Wakely leads in Oklahoma Blues at the Royal Theatre today with Dub Taylor Virginia Belmont and George Lewis in the cast. Wakely and friends confront a band of outlaws after being mistaken for a fictitious bandit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Wakely
Royal Theatre Today
Dub Taylor
Virginia Belmont
George Lewis
Wakely
Gunther Wins Western Open Medal in Qualifying Round
Margaret Gunther, 25 year old Tennessee champion from Memphis, shot a two over par 76 at Skycrest Country Club to win medal in the qualifying round of the 19th women s western open. Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Beverly Hanson were one stroke behind with 77 as 154 players began the event.
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Chicago
Margaret Gunther
Tennessee
Memphis
Skycrest Country Club
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Beverly Hanson
Fargo
N. C
Bluefield Triangle Club Noted for Irish Setter Gypsy
Herbert Kendick writes in Pennsylvania Game News about Jim Martin of Bluefield West Virginia owning Ol Brownie a grouse specialist and his new Irish setter Gypsy being trained for grouse gunning. The Bluefield Triangle club includes Mercer County Virginia hunters and fishermen from Bland and Tazewell counties in Virginia.
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Herbert Kendick
Bluefield
Pennsylvania Game News
Tri-angle
Jim Martin
W. Va
Jim
Gypsy
Mercer County
Bland and
Tazewell
Birth of the Sandwich Named for Earl of Sandwich
The Earl of Sandwich, noted gambler, disliked meals interruption and ordered meat between bread slices, giving rise to sandwiches.
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Earl of Sandwich
Dismal Swamp Fire and In Memoriam Meditation
A brief note recalls a 1923 fire in Virginia’s Dismal Swamp that burned for three years in peat beds beneath the surface. Also memorial verses honor Annabel Chambers who passed away June 21, 1942, signed by her mother and brother. Radio listings for WLOH on Tuesday June 22, 1948 follow with program schedule.
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Virginia
Annabel
Christ
Leora Chambers
Len Allen
Three Sustain Injuries In Automobile Mishap
A family en route from Oak Ridge Tennessee to Princeton was injured when their new station wagon collided with an eight ton truck on a Kingsport area curve. Charles Mahood suffered three broken ribs and bruises while wife Cecilia had a fractured arm and cuts. They were hospitalized in Kingsport and planned to move to Princeton soon. Carol Beckwith and Cecilia Mahood escaped serious harm and continued travel.
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Princeton
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Charles Mahood
Cecilia
Kingsport
Carol Beckwith
Mahood
Princeton Area Personal Notes Highlight Visitors and Military Moves
Miss Helen Hays of Charleston visits her mother on Mercer street. Ed Stewart of Winnipeg visits relatives in town. Larry Helm returns from furlough to head to Panama for U S Army duty. Mrs Kate Rowland and Mrs Mary N Bailey recover or await medical treatment. Miss Elia Bryant Dickenson departs for Williamsburg to study art this summer.
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Helen Hays
Charleston
W. H. Shepherd
Mercer Street
Ed Stewart
Winnipeg
Canada
Ira Pennington
Fred Conner
Larry Helm
Bertha Helm
Hinton Street
New Orleans
Panama
U. S. Army
Kate Rowland
Memorial Hospital
Mary N. Bailey
St. Luke's Hospital
Elia Bryant Dickenson
Lee Street
Williamsburg
Elks Lodge Plans Annual Steak Fry
Princeton B P Elks lodge invites members and their ladies to an annual steak fry at Mercer Healing Springs. Activities include softball and horse shoes before dinner from 4 30 to 8 p m with games starting around six fifteen.
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Princeton B. P. O. Elks Lodge
Mercer Healing Springs
First Methodist Youths to Attend Lake Shawnee Swim Party
The seventh and eighth grade Intermediate Youth of the First Methodist Church will meet at the church at 11 this morning for choir practice and then depart by bus for Lake Shawnee for a swimming party.
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First Methodist Church
Lake Shawnee
Early Tennessee barter used fox skins and rye whiskey
In the eastern Tennessee region, fox skins beaver skins bacon and rye whiskey were once accepted as legal tender reflecting a barter economy. The note highlights the mix of wildlife products foods and spirits that functioned as money in a historical period.
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Tennessee
VEW Endorses E. W. Anderson in Ninth District
The Ninth district Veterans of Foreign Wars conference at the Memorial building endorsed E. W. Anderson of Princeton for junior vice commander. W. T. Jackson of Bluefield presided as district commander while the group favored retaining the veterans affairs department and endorsed budget economy. The district encampment opens in Bluefield on Thursday.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Building
W. T. Jackson
Bluefield
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department
Veterans Administration
Charles Brewster
Welch
E. W. Anderson
Princeton
Thursay
Princeton Boosters Beat Matoaka 9 1 In League Game
The Princeton Boosters defeated Matoaka nine to one on the Princeton field Sunday. Thorn pitched for Princeton and Paul Covey started for Matoaka. Lefty Guard who was slated to pitch for the Boosters traveled to Mullens to pitch.
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Princeton Boosters
Matoaka
Princeton
Thorn
Paul Covey
Boosters
Mullens
Birth of Diethi Sharon to Mathena Family in Portsmouth
A girl named Diethi Sharon was born on May 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mathena of Portsmouth Virginia. Mrs. Mathena is the former Miss Larue Jackie Shorter. The announcement appears in Princeton Society BIRT 1 ANNOUNCEMENT. The Supreme Woodmen Circle will meet tonight at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. Dewey Rumbursg 112 Frederick Court.
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Diethi Sharon
Earl Mathena
Portsmouth, Va
Mathena
Miss Larue
Jackie” Shorter
Supreme Woodmen Circle
Supreme Woodman Circle
Dewey Rumbursg
Frederick Court
Delta Sigma Epsilon Alumna Chapter Picnic at Speedway Park
The Delta Sigma Epsilon Alumni Chapter will hold a picnic at Speedway Park below Athens on Thursday evening June 24 at 6 30. All Bluefield and Princeton alumni are invited to attend, and an advisory board meeting is planned.
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Delta Sigma Epsilon
Speedway Park
Athens
Bluefield
Princeton
Stan Billeting About Rocks and Roles
The exchange reveals Stan plotting to provoke a fight with an actor to force a shift from juvenile leads to character parts. An agent hints Stan enjoys roughing up rocks and hearing the glass tinkle as a private thrill.
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Stan
Arthur Franz to star in Red Stallion sequel as Arthur Fields
Arthur Franz will move to Hollywood to star in the sequel to Red Stallion under the stage name Arthur Fields. He gains fame from Command Decision and will appear with Eagle Lion. Joan Leslie’s Northwest Stampeded premieres in Canada with government sponsorship to boost tourism.
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Ling
New York
Arthur Franz
Captain Jinx
Arthur
Hollywood
Eagle- Lion
Arthur Fields
Joan Leslie
Lake Louise
Banff
Canada
Leslie
Warners
Haraszthy Shaped California Wine Industry
An Americanized Hungarian explorer Haraszthy is credited as the real father of the American wine industry, bringing thousands of European grape slips to California and laying foundations for winemaking in the region.
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Haraszthy
California
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Orossin
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Sky
Paw
Green
Gentry
Roatce
Alexander Trippled
Woody Weaton
Tamborski
Musselman
Cammeyer
Calvin Barnes
Gilbo
Rufus Jackson
Moose Matus
Moose
Barnes Wild
Carter
Alexander
Bristel
Mark Cirell
Cirell
Alan Green
Twins
Abrhoa
Abrhoa Carlin
Romeo
Hoffner
Cathey
Ogenry
M’rota
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Ganung
Mires
iGilbo
Barnes
Carlin
McGarvey
Camerota
Mus
Iman
Golden Choice
Joseph
Finch
Schenley, PA
Betsy
Rebs
E—Haskins
Lavigne Daniels
Lurber
Matulis
Rbi Wilkins
Contes
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Taylor
Trabucco
Haskins
Sur
Gordon
Paris
J C
Lujack
Nabisco
Kwik-Cup
Niagara Falls
National Biscuit Company
Dept. B
N. Y
United States
Possessions
the Royal
Radio
WLOH
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Driggs
MiLady
Sweetwood Serenaders
Rex
Eleanor
Wigglesworths
Tin Pan Alley
Trade Winds Tavern
Melody Boys
RCA
Lilly Mountaineers
Slim Bryant
News
Voice of the Army
Martin
Vincent Lopez
Allen Roths
U. S. Marine Band
Elks Lodge
Elmore Ridge
McDowell County
C. N. Kirby
Riverside Drive
Kirby Brothers
Main ST
Courthouse
Princeton, W. VA
Princeton Finance CO
First National Bank
Vew
Paul Matoaka
Princeton Society
Birt
Billy Rose
Sheilah Graham
Jimmy Qamhoma
Briies
Cannonball" Taylor
Mercer
Isters
William Beulah
W. H. Wallingford
Ful
Ladies’ Home Journal
General Auto Stores
Clyde Bourne
Western Auto Associate Store
White Swan
Poplin
Paper Supply Cgo
DIAL
Bluefield, W. VA
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