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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1928
Page
4
John M. Dice announces a September 7 ceremonial in Bluefield by Beni Kedem temple and Charleston patrol. A large candidate class from Southern counties is anticipated with a parade, banquet, dance, and public entertainment. Roanoke Shriners may attend. a Bluefield Shrine club reception is planned.
Sunday diners fill Busy Bee Family Restaurant with affordable 50c to $1 meals. Dr Harry Steele relocates to 3rd floor Batley Building. Warlick Piano Rooms features Fox Trot tunes and new song releases. Wanted to lease a six or seven room house in South Bluefield. Mortgage and real estate ads for concrete blocks and lime stone products. Dress sale at Weinberg's with new styles and special values.
The Charleston and Bluefield patrols will present band concerts and exhibition drills. The Bluefield Shrine drum corps will join and contribute to the entertainment. Additional details will follow after committees are appointed.
Bluefield Gun Club members and visitors filled the Logan range for a last warmup before the state shoot. H. W. Karnes of Princeton led with 147 of 150, including a perfect run of 103 after early misses, while Sumpter and Bury posted 144 and 140 respectively. Beury set a long run record for Southern West Virginia with 18 straight, 16 better than Karnes’ best. Twenty shooters fired 1,850 shots as scores show Karnes 26 26 25 25 26 24 and others like Cooper 160, Smith 135, Beury 140.
Chicago hits two home runs Hartnett and Lary Wilson as they defeat St Louis 8 to 4 in the final game of the five game set. Hartnett connected in the fourth with two runners aboard and L Wilson belted his 13th homer as the sacks were empty. St Louis won three games in the series.
H O White and his wife were arrested Friday evening by police for possession of eleven pints of whiskey. The magistrate found Mrs White primarily responsible and imposed heavier penalties, with White fined 100 dollars and thirty days in jail while Mrs White drew a 100 dollar fine and sixty days in county jail.
Mrs. Sakie Lewis and daughter Angeline left for New York City to join her husband for summer and winter. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Hance and guests Mary Harris and Elizabeth Hall motored to Lebanon Virginia and dined with Mr. and Mrs. White.
Des Moines Iowa June 23 veteran major league manager Lee Fohl was named pilot of the Des Moines minor league baseball club. Fohl takes command as the team prepares for the upcoming season with hopes of improving on previous records.
Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati 6 to 5 in extras after a tense ninth inning. Bartell Hargraves Milius and L Waner delivered key hits in the tenth as Pittsburgh secured three of four in the series. Luque and Burwell split mound duties, with Waner’s three RBIs among the standout performances.
Indianapolis June 23 The American Federation of Labor will seek inclusion in the Democratic platform of a plank supporting modifying the Volstead act to permit manufacture of 2.76 percent beer. AFL president William M. Green announced here during a stop en route to Houston.
The Phillies won the opener 3 1 behind Ray Benge pitching, then fell 5 4 in the nightcap as the Giants rallied with home runs by Terry and Ott. Vic Aldridge and Fred Fitzsimmons pitched for New York while Ferguson started for Philadelphia. Hurst hit his ninth homer in the eighth frame for the Phillies.
Score update shows Toledo 8 Louisville 4 with El Paso 8 Milwaukee 7-11 in innings and Tethanapolis 1 Columbus 06. wet grounds affect play across the lineup.
The seventh annual meeting of the West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health association will be held in Lewisburg on June 26 and 27 with delegates from county agencies and affiliated bodies. The program covers early diagnosis results, medical field service, volunteer organization roles, health work by women's clubs, sanatorium plans, youth health, new Rutherford sanatorium, and related topics. Social events include an annual dinner June 26 and a luncheon June 27 with possible trips to White Sulphur Springs and Organ Cave.
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