Wimbledon Roundup Lets Several Americans Exit
Four young Americans Coen Lott Wood and Jacobs exit Wimbledon as top stars advance. Tilden Wills Hennessey Ryan and Anderson keep hopes alive while Jacobs and Wood fall to French and Australian rivals. Hennessey and Ryan win in straight sets as Wills dominates Gallay.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Junior Coen
George Lott
Sidney Wood
Helen Jacobs
Big Bill Tilden
Helen Wills
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
Penelope Anderson
Richmond
Elizabeth Ryan
California
Tilden
Baron Bela von Kehrling
Miss Wills
Mile. V. Gallay
Coen
Etgist
Wood
Pierre Landry
Daphne Akhurst
Chicago Star
Rene Lacoste
Eccontes
Lot
Hennessey
G. R. Sherwell
Miss Ryan
Miss J. Gallay
France
Miss Anderson
Miss Davies
England
Frank Hunter
Jan Kozeluh
J. Slaney
Colored educator arrives for South Africa mission talks
Dr. F Herman Gorr and his wife arrive in Baiefield and will host conferees at 530 Scott Street. A public gathering is set at 8 pm at John Stewart church with musical selections by local groups. Elderess Green of United Holy Church preaches Friday at Tabernacle Colored Baptist Church.
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F. Herman Gorr
Wilberforce Institute
Transvaal
South Africa
Baiefield
Dickerson
Scott Street
Gorr
John Stewart Church
Cambell
J. A. Moore
L. Holt
West Virginia
C. L
The
United Holy Church
Tabernacle Colored Baptist Church
Bluefield Range Stars Lead State Shoot In Progress
Bluefield Gun Club led the 1929 West Virginia State Trapshooting state event at Logan but failed to clinch the title as only half the shots were fired. Wyoming and Logan tied for second, A P C was fourth. Bluefield averaged about 94.5 in the first half. Keyser will host next year’s tournament.
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Logan
Bluefield Gun Club
West Virginia
Bluefield
Wyoming
Duty-Free Car Import Rule Approved
A ruling by the commissioner of customs, approved by Secretary Mellon, allows automobiles from all other countries to be imported into the United States for ninety days without duty.
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Commissioner of Customa
Mellon
Loughran Earns Narrow Victory Over Emanuel in New York Bout
Tommy Loughran defeated Armand Emanuel by points in a six to three AP score lead, in a dull 175 pound non title bout to the dismay of about six thousand fans in New York. Emanuel fought gamely, while Loughran avoided risk and kept control with measured punching and defensive steadiness. The crowd booed the result as the champion relied on containment rather than decisive aggression.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Armand Emanuel
San Francisco
New York State Athletic Commission
Emanuel
Loughran
Associated Press
East
Armand
Tommy
Beauty contest winner to visit Bluefield Granada theater
Audrey Reilly of Charleston, Miss West Virginia winner, will visit Bluefield next week appearing at the Granada theater. She arrived in Beckley yesterday to a royal reception with the mayor and civic club committee as crowds tried to catch a view.
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Audrey Reilly
Charleston
Houston
Bluefield
Granada Theater
Miss Reilly
Beckley
Raleigh
Hinton
Eyelet Embroidery Trim for New Hats in Paris
Paris notes eyelet embroidery used as trimming on new hats. A black felt hat with white organza brim features embroidered eyelets on the brim. A felt crown hat with a leghorn brim shows black embroidered eyelets forming small flower patterns on the brim.
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Paris
Frames Built Fast At Automotive Plant
An automotive frame plant runs at 7,000 finished frames daily with 552 operations per hour on 360 frames, reflecting rapid production capacity through engineered systems and inventions.
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Goen, Lott, Wood
Ang Mos Jacobs
Sir William
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Cochran Mills
Connellsville
Cochran
the ‘Colored People
Bluefield Range Stars
Lead State
Logan Heads Field
Nortoft
W. C. Saunders
Bladom
Genel Prosmens Aone
Norfolk and Western RY
Riverside
Ford
Niverside
Ward
Hyatt
Federal ST
A. A, Wesnitzer, Mgr
Ark
Saturda
Newark
Country
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Palm Beach
A. W. Cox Dept
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