Huntington Fans Anticipate Powell Team Clash at Kanawha Park
Huntington boosters promote a Sunday doubleheader featuring Shorty Ollom and Mahre Stark against the Senators, with Clarence Weldon set to pitch and Kirk Heatwale facing. Ray Schale marks his 1,619th game in major league ball as he nears his 33rd birthday.
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Huntington Boosters
Frea “Shorty” Ollom
Mahre Stark
Erstwhlis Senators
sterHng
Kanawha Park
Clarence Weldon
Huntington
Pavel
Pla
Kirk Heatwale
Hinton
Chalk
New York
Ray Schale
White Sox
Panehall
Ray's errors give Scottdale 3 2 win over Cumberland
In Cumberland on August 11 Ray's wild throw in the eleventh with two out let Scottdale pull ahead and win 3 to 2. Cumberland missed a late chance in the final inning as Bishop struck out the last two batters with a runner on third. Final: Scottdale 3 Cumberland 2. Bishom Gordon Perham Smith Febert Wagner Rangnow credited with the win. Ray charged with the loss.
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Cumberland
Scottdale
Ray
Pennsylvanians
Colts
Roottdale
Bishop
Bishom
Gordon
Perham
Smith
Febert
Wagner
Rangnow
Eleanor fiona Goss defeats Mark Browne in selection match
Eleanor Fiona Goss of New York defeats Mark K Browne of Los Angeles 6 3 7 5 in a test to help pick a third singles player for the American team to face English women for the Wiahimen cup Frid and Saturday Helen Wills and Mrs Molin B Mallory already occupy first two singles spots likely securing the remaining English position for Goss
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New York
Mary K. Browne
Los Angeles
Forest Hills
Goss
Fairmont Wins 11-Inning Clash Over Wheeling
Fairmont edged Wheeling 5 to 4 in eleven innings to capture the decisive win. Brophy sparked the rally with a clutch hit driving in the winning run in the eleventh, after tying the game with a seventh inning score.
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Brophy
Fairmon
Fairmont
Wheeling
Seth
Walrmont
Kilday
Cummins
Cousins
Hathor
Barnes
Boyd Tossers Stay in Race for West Side Title
Boyd Tossers stayed in the West Side church league title chase by defeating Glenwood 6-2. Clendenin pitched seven effective innings, allowing seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Casto had three hits in three trips, Holt added two, while Cork of Tenwood drew a base on balls in the third. Glenwood committed a squeeze play for one run.
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Buy@ church
Glenwood
Kiser
Halls
Clendenin
Casto
Holt
Hoya
Cork
Tenwood
Glenwend
NuGrape Tossers Edge in Retail Game Duel
The NuGrape towners from Haddad Brothers defeated Haddad Bris 21 to 28 in a pitchers duel at Retail teau. H Bradley beat T Horhele in a tight scoring contest as Gradiey and Burns supported Haddad battery Itachelle.
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Bradley
Rochelle
Battle
Haddad Brothers
NuGrape
Haddad
Jerday
Teau
H. Bradley
T. Horhele
R. H. F. NuGrape
Haddad Bris
Gradiey
Burns
Itachelle
Maben Hares Win for Camp Outfit in Dramatic Clash
August 11 reports Maben leads Camp outfit as he powers through Lowmoore tare on the mound. Jackson sets pace with hits and a home run by Smith sparks victory while Stearns shines with two doubles. Gooch fields solidly in a high spirited game. Other scores note Atlanta tops Birmingham 4 3. Middleton League sees Senttdale 3 Cumberland 2 in 11 innings.
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Charleston Bay
Camp Jackson
Lowmoore
Dick Smith
Vamp Jackson
Pave Maben
Jackson
Billy Gooch
Maben
Simpson
Black
Elks face Pythians in twilight Little World Series game two
The Antlers aim to even the series against the Knights of Pythians in the Laidley Field ball lot. Pythians crushed the Thundering Yields 12 to 5 in game one as Biddy Beers and teammates seek revenge and a chance to tie the series.
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Elks
Pythians
Knights of Pythiaa
Laidley Field
Pythiana
Hla
Rockefeller Dime Thrift Drive Prompts Frank Gift Giving
The article describes John D Rockefeller Sr known as the richest man in the world by some as he gives dimes to servants workers policemen and others at his Long Island estate. Dimes are exchanged for new bills and the act is meant to inspire thrift among the recipients and their families. It notes the precise manner of the giving and the reactions of recipients including children and adults alike. The piece also mentions officials and visitors at the estate with a brief social snapshot of the week end.
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New Yors
Racksfelter
Drogen
Idritt
Bors
Klrs
Magnatia
Rockefeller
de Cnildren
Rochketeller
Hte
Brems
Perhaya
Eneer
National Guardsmen invited to twilight championship at Laidley Field
National Guardsmen encamped at Kanawha City are expected to attend Charleston's Twilight championship games at Laidley Field after noon. President James Smith of the Twilight association extended an invitation, and all state troops in uniform will be admitted free to the contest.
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Kanawha City
Laidley Field
Charleston
James Smith
The
Twilight Association
Skeleton reveals life of owner in study of bones
London Aug 11 A science note by Sir William Arbuthnot Trane explains that skeletons reflect only an individual’s life conditions. He argues anatomy shifts with surroundings and labor shapes spinal curvature and vertebrae, but these changes are not hereditary and do not predict offspring traits.
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Ry David M
London
William Arbuthnot
William
Sir Willin
Sir William
Sar
Friedly
Carbon Fuel Triumphs Over Glasgow in Tight Contest
Carbon Fuel defeated Glasgow 8 to 7 at the Necat Diamond. Carbon broke through with a six run burst after five scoreless innings, White and Crawford delivering steady pitching. Lambie, head of the mine department, was expected to return to the capital today after aviation exams for mine foremen and fire users.
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Caribon
Ulasman
Necat
White
Crawford
Carban
Lambie
Aviair Te Whreling
Women Golfers To Start Meet At Bluefield Country Club
Women players entered in the West Virginia state tournament joined local men for a two-ball mixed foursome at Bluefield Country Club. Pairings for match play tomorrow will be announced this afternoon. Miss Writst Stifel of Wheeling carded 41, while Mrs Hufford led the field with 40 before a one putt miss on the ninth hole.
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West Virginia
Bluefield Country Club
Writst Stifel
Wheeling
N. T Hufford
Hinefield
Mire Hulford
German chemists claim cancer cure amid Berlin visit
Dr. Edwin Schwarts, a German chemist visiting Los Angeles from Berlin, announced that two German chemists would soon reveal a genuine cancer cure after years of work. He said the remedy would be introduced via chemical rather than bacteriological means and that external cancer cures have been known but internal growths resisted. He noted secrecy surrounds the method and that 2,500 American chemists plan to study German chemical methods this summer and fall.
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Los Angeles
Aug
Edwin Schwarts
Berlin
Schwartz
Erman
Hehwarts
Herning
Schwarts Fa Hgre
German-American Chemical Association
Europe
Marriage Licences Issued At County Clerk Office
A marriage licence was issued yesterday by the county clerk. J Arthur Starkey, 7, and Lola M Dew ows, 25, both of Kanawha county, obtained the licence.
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J. Arthur Starkey
Lola Mr. Meadows
Kanawha County
Poca murder case opens in intermediate court today
A large witness pool is summoned in the Hubert Wines and Arthur Kay case over Homer and William Jones killed near Ivland Branch last autumn. State seeks to show the defendants started the trouble while the defense claims the Jones men attacked them. The term may extend into next week if the Henry Pritt murder trial on Roy Sparks proceeds.
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Cane
Hubert, Winas
Arthur Kay
Homer Jones
William
Poca
Ivland
Som
Jones
Homer
William Jones
Wines
Kay
Voeth
Intermediate Court
Henry Pritt
Roy Sparks
Blue Creek
Pritt
Sparkes
Arnott Gora Heads to Wheeling for Banking Dept Visit
H A Abbott state banking commissioner left last night for Wheeling to spend a few days. An official visit will be made to Benwood and Pine Grove where the banking department oversees banks closed a few weeks ago.
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Arnott Gora
Wheeling
H. A. Abbott
Benwood
Pins Grove
Large Kanawha County land transfer noted in deeds
Real estate transfers in Kanawha County include Lawrence Robert to I L Cavender on Sugar Creek for 1.00, EH B Pendell to Helen Rollins for 2000, Emma L Withrow to W H O’Dell for 5 600, and a major 2 800 acre Davis Creek deal to FH Wehrle of Peoples Exchange Bank. The Swain area farm property lies about four miles from the city.
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Kanawha County
Lawrence Robert
I. L. Cavender
Sugar Creek
Chartenton
EH. B. Pendell
Helen Rollins
Durhams
Jarretts Ford
Blk
W.H. O'Dell
Emma L. Withrow
Oakland
Charleston
Anderson H. Brown
Sue Brown
Alex Myers
W. J. Dearlen
Filsgerala
Emma Ll. Withrow
W. H. O'Dell
Edith Trail
J. F. Booker
W. N. McCanthay
Land Conveyed to Wooden Ware Company in 1911
Fragmentary text shows a county land transaction in 1911 where a joint deed lists Albert W. Ann Ruth A. Ault G. Clifford Ault and Susen B. Ault of Cincinnati as parties in a transaction involving the Wooden Ware Company. The land’s precise identity and purpose are unclear from the readable portion.
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Weet
Albert W. Ann
Ruth A. Ault
G. Chfford Ault
Ault
Susen B. Ault
Cincinnati
Wooden Ware Company
Dunbar Chamber pushes new building and child curfew plan
A Dunbar chamber meeting introduces a city ordinance restricting 18 and younger from street presence after 6 pm unless with a guardian. The chamber outlines plans for a 140 by 30 foot motel on Smith Street’s west side and a housing project with modern amenities. Bids to come from Dunbar contractors only, material sourced from local dealers to demonstrate regional procurement. Last week Whittemore plant fires prompt full capacity by month end. plant to employ about 260 as remodel completes.
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Dunbar Chamber of Commerce
Alent
Chamber of Commarcé
Dutbar
Smith Street
Myers
Ho Imhbdghoods
Howe
Bescary Elkins
Tom Dunbar
Demet Bar
Whittemore
The Sweater Shirt Style For Outdoor Wear
A 1888 piece argues corduroy and heavy flannel sweaters replace bulky coats for outdoor use. It introduces a three in one sweater shirt with notched collar lapels and patch pockets. The article traces back to lumberjack practicality and stresses affordable, simple garments for cooking, camping, or sleeping outside.
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Bet
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Scorimg
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Grey Monster
Spred
Martin
Joe Vitla
Frecka
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Pheher Hatter
Danville
G. A. Thompson
Capitol
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Keresa
J.H
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Jidson Mitt
Kanawha Stevete Charizatoe
W.a
Inter State Tire CO
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Stoney
Gasprrin Music
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Phous
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Stone
Donnally St
Miss Goss
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Rheb Boyd
Maben Hares
Camp Outfit
Satthern Association
Atlanta
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Johnstown & Mgirmont
Wheelings
Grantdo
Bluefield
Frank Lively
State Supreme Court
Mercer County
Knights of Pythias
Biddy
Zelars
Zellar
Teebee
Zellars
Hia Yinger
Geotle Hope
Homay du
Echdly
Pythian
Joe Stab
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Antlers
AiJlburn
Gazette
Staab
Coorg W. Sharp
Tex
Grant
Hall
J. V. Sullivan
Paine Springs
National Guards
Glasgow
Cuba
State
Island Branch
Super Roll After Paint & Glass CO
Hale Street
Dunbar News
Love’ Ricardo
Cortez
Greta Nissen
Wallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
Adolphe Non Pas
Adam
Lynary Petf
Dorothy Vernon
Addon Hall
W. Va
Cleaners
Beamnash
Esereet Chaiber
Corey
France
Russell Lowell
Hes
Ford
Chevrolet
Maxwell
Star
Willard
Lesa
Fitch & Dodge
Comer
Donmidly Streets
Wenn
Apoe Fee Men
Jacobs
Washington and
Elizabeth Streets
Bill Hoferer ‘& Sons
Central Garage
Broad Street
Manuel
L. E. Manuel
Tire Company, Inc
Virginia Street
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