Ryder Cuppers Set Sail for England
Walter Hagen captains the United States Ryder Cup team as they sail to England for the 1939 matches at Southport June 26 and 27 to challenge a growing British squad. The rubber series follows four prior meetings with U S leading two wins apiece. last term's Columbus, Ohio series ended 9-3 for the Americans. The British lineup includes veteran Taylors and Mitchells with several newcomers. After the cup, the fields shift to the British Open at Royal St. Andrews where Sarazen defends. The Aquitania voyage leaves at midnight after a farewell dinner.
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York
Walter Hagen
England
Southport
United States
Columbus
Jenda
Bagen Bos Bes
Gent Barazen
Lou Diegel
Horton Brith
Ed Budley
Re Shute
Craig Wood
Bul Burke
Olli Dutra
Paul Runyan
J. H. Taylor
W. B. Davies
Abe Mitchell
Chaves Whitcombe
Syd Easterbrook
Perry Allis
Alan Dalley
Arthur Zacey
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Middle Atlantic and Atlantic League Scores and Schedules
Readable fragments show results for Charleston Huntington Jebritown Dayton and others. Affected games include Milwaukee Toledo Montreal Albany Beechor at Jersey City Baltimore Newark and Cleveland Detroit schedules with several unverifiable or postponed matches.
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Charleston
Huntington
Jebritown
Dayton
Becki Kamasvilie
International Montreal
Albany
Bechorer
Jersey City
Ini Botrat
Baltimore
Teconto
Newark
Schmeling Confident He'll Beat Baer Next Time
Max Schmeling said in New York he will defeat Maxie Baer when he returns to the United States in autumn. He brushed off the recent tenth round knockout at Yankee Stadium, insisting Baer is no better than expected and that he will not repeat his mistakes.
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New York
Germany
Max Schmeling
Maxie Baer
United States
Baer
Yankee Stadium
Pye
Joe Humphries Victim of a Paralytic Stroke
FAMQUAVEN N J June 14 UP The voice of boxing announcer Joe Humphries was silenced by a paralytic stroke He lay prostrate at his home after collapsing He had just left the inn and was aided by Dr Martin Quirk Mrs Kella Cludwick witnessed the incident Humphries had announced at recent Savoldt Browning wrestling match and Baer Scheming bout He was prominent for eulogies at the late William Muldoon funeral
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Famquaven
N. J
Hames
Joe Humphries
America
Jay
Fairhaven
Winnah
New
Gvhampees
Martin Quirk
Kella Cludwick
Humphries
Iain
Humphriss
Ient
Yankeystadiom
Baor Hoat
William Muldoon
Cubs Blank Reds 7 0 In Scoring Slugfest
Cubs defeated Cincinnati 7 to 0 as pitchers limited Reds to scattered hits. Harmett and Johnson pitched for Chicago with solid defense backing them, while Stephenson and Herman led Chicago with RBIs and key hits.
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Totels
Johnson
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F.rman
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Demarec
Hartnstt
Homs
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Stephenson
Hendricks
Hartnett
James
Mepduck
W. Herman
Herman
Helmsley
Mor
Rissey
Lethan Bates
Chicago
Giacinnat
Jomson
Kalp
Frey
Hemsley
Sterk
Kiem
Rigler
Dodgers Top Phillies In 3-Run Baseball Tilt
Brooklyn pitchers combine for 11 hits as Dodgers defeat the Phillies 3 to 1. Klein and Hurst homer for Philadelphia while Taylor and Jordan pace Brooklyn with key at bats. Rounding out the box score are runs batted in by Judge and Jordan, with strong defense and errors noted for both teams. Time of game 2 hours 6 minutes.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Taylor
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Philadelphia
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Elliott
Golling
Dleke
Wait
Bartell
Bllott
Millet
Megerkurth
AtcGrey
Johnstown Swain sidelined by torn ligament in leg
Johnstown Mid-Atlantic basebal club shortstop Red Swain will miss two to three weeks with a torn ligament after a collision at the plate during a game with Dayton. He was treated at Johnstown hospital after the incident and left on crutches following an X ray.
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Johnstown Mid-Atlantic
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Dayton
Rome Plate
Boston Pounds Continued From Page 4
Incomplete text fragment mentions names Dineen and Stnimeri with a reference to fasting and growth but lacks clear events or details.
Browns Rout White Sox in Chicago on June 14
In Chicago, the St. Louis Browns overwhelmed the White Sox with 28 hits to win 4 to 0. Key contributors included Burns, Gullien, and Hadley, with strong pitching by Hadley and Miller for the Browns while Gregory endured the loss for Chicago.
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Gelsel
Dempsey and Garden Weigh Boxing Promotion Alliances
Dempsey’s team joined Garden to curb competition and push promotions. If Johnston and Garden part ways, New York could host three outdoor boxing forces with Garden, Dempsey, and Johnston at different venues. A deal appears brewing as Dempsey visited Carnera at Pompton Lakes and Garden touts William Harrison Dempsey.
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Dempsey and
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Long Island City
Dempsey
Uptown
Bell Parks
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn
Queensboro
Aino
House Damaged by Fire on Washington Street
A Washington street house owned by Mrs. Lulu Bowyer and occupied by Miss Myrtle Donaldson burned shortly before one yesterday afternoon. About $10 in damages were caused before city firemen extinguished the blaze. Investigators believe the fire started from a cooking stove.
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Washington Street
Lulu Bowyer
Myrtle Donaldson
Zanesville Manager Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
ZANESVILLE G June 14 Larry Layne veteran centerfield and playing manager of the Zanesville Mid-Atlantic league baseball team underwent an appendicitis operation today and his condition was described as extremely critical He is a resident of New Maven West Virginia and formerly played with Detroit and St Louis Nationals He also managed Bridgeport of the Eastern league He is the twin brother of Herman Layne Louisville automaker Tilder
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Zanesville
Larry Layne
Layne
New Maven
W.va
Detroit
St. Louis Nationals
Bridgeport
Herman Layne
Louisville American Association
Flag Day Event By Elks In Charleston West Virginia
A colorful Flag Day ceremony in Charleston featured the West Virginia National Guard, the Veterans of Foreign Wars band, and remarks by Mayor DeVan and Howard Lee. Elks members and visitors planned a smoker and Dutch hymn, with several new members to be initiated and others reinstated at the event.
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Gold Guard of the
West
Virginia National Guard
Charleston
Indgate
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
D. Boone Dawson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. C. Chappell
D. D
Annie Laurie Leonard
R. P. DeVan
HG Kump
Devan
Elks
Parks
Howard
Lee
Wiliam Lohmeper
Iodge
Elks Lodges
Dutch Himeh
Quartier and
McPerlana Streets
Charles Higginbotham
Forest Avenue
South Charleston
R. Johnson
Mason Pupils Present Second Music Recital
Mason School of Music staged the second in its series of clon ing recitals yesterday afternoon with performers Pauline Summers Barry Pelzel Virginia Hyer Charles Mason Doris Erwin Charles Pelzel Margaret Mus grave Dorothy Brookman Katharine Caperton Ivalou Hanna Nancy Jo Counts Leo Given Winifred Bel cher Lascille Dean The third recital is scheduled for tonight with Betsy Hersbberger Harry Gray Betty Walker Jani Belknap Genevieve Donohue Norma Nell Meadows Marty Haywood Earl Hammack Lucile Deen Carrig Morgan Hunt Walter Blake Kathryn Brockman Patrick Flournoy Lucille Beaver Margaret Caperton Kathryn Brockman Janice Wells Ann Bitgorae
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Mason School of Music
Pauline Summers
Barry Pelzel
Virginia Hyer
Charles Mason
Doris Erwin
Charles Pelzel
Margaret Musgrave
Dorothy Brookman
Katharine Caperton
Ivalou Hanna
Nancy Jo Counts
Leo Given
Winifred Belcher
Lascille Dean
Betsy Hersbberger
Harry Gray
Betty Walker
Jani Belknap
Genevieve Donohue
Norma Nell Meadows
Marty Haywood
Earl Hammack
Lucile Deen
Carrig Morgan Hunt
Walter Blake
Kathryn Brockman
Patrick Flournoy
Lucille Beaver
Eskew Chandler Til Eskew Chandler con of Mr and Mrs Crardles
Eskew Chandler Til Eskew Chandler is connected with Mr and Mrs Grant Crardles of Jackson Street near St Francis hospital. The fragmentary text notes a familial link and location in a Jackson Street area adjacent to the hospital.
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Eskew Chandler
Mrs
Grant Crardles
Jackson Street
St. Francis Hospital
Chambers Named to State Board of Control for Huntington Native
James A Chambers of Huntington, a veteran in retail wholesale and manufacturing, has been appointed to the state board of control by Gov. H G Kump. A Democrat, he joins Col John Baker White and A Spates Brady of Elkins to form a majority on the board. Born in Tazewell county Virginia, Chambers moved to West Virginia as a youth and later held executive roles in several shoe companies, including Norvell Chambers and Creel Maydin and Chambers, before moving to Milwaukee as traveling sales manager with Nunn Bush and Weldon.
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James A. Chambers
Huntington
State Board of Control
H. G. Kump
Mr. Chambers
Col
John Baker White
Joan J. Cormwell
Spates Brady of
Elkins
Tazewell County
Virginia
West Virginia
Logan County
Mingo County
Mareshall College
Tazewell
Ag & Commercial
Roberts, Johnson and Read Shoe J Company
International Shoe Company
Bt. Louis
Chambers
Norvell Chambers Shoe Company
Hils
Norvell Chambers Company
Creel, Mayidin and Chambers Shoe Company
St. Lows and Highland
Nunn, Bush and Weldon Shoe Company
Milwaukee
Chambers Resigns to Enter West Virginia Real Estate Trade
The piece notes Mr. Chambers resignation in 193%, his move into Huntington real estate, and his focus on large estates and upscale properties. It quotes his pledge of support upon appointment as lag maker of the board of control, to assist Governor Kump and promote economy for West Virginia residents.
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United States
Chambers
Huntington
Board of Control
Kump
West Virginia
Plan to Modernize 81 Kanawha Basin Gauging Stations
Special to The Gazette reports a proposed modernization of 81 US Geological Survey gauging stations in the Kanawha river basin as part of the president's industrial recovery program. The plan calls for repairs, replacements, and possible additions, with nationwide rehab of about 2,600 stations at an annual cost of 716,000 dollars. Local labor would be used in small crews under a local engineer, with work at each station ranging from days to weeks.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Kanawha River
Ag & Project
Geological Survey
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
The
Stabilization Board
Typhoid Warnings Placed Along Kanawha and Eli Rivers
Charleston city health officials posted warnings along the Kanawha and Eli rivers after unfiltered water reports. Dr Hugh B Robins urged immunization and stated filtered water is safe. Placards warned swimmers and water users of typhoid risk from contamination.
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Kanawha
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Charleston City
Epworth League Rally Attendees At Asbury Memorial Church
Members of the Ep worth League from Mitro Methodist Episcopal church attended a district rally Tuesday night at Asbury Memorial church Charleston. Names include Isa belle Staton Estell Staton Garnie O Dell Ruth O Dell Betty Oldham Ida Oldham Mapla Winon Rosewall Grose and Rev Tryan Wills. In Viscose twillent league baseball Persinger pitched as Cubs beat Yankees 11 to mine.
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Epworth League
Mitro Methodist Episcopal Church
Asbury Memorial Church
Charleston
Isabelle
Estell Staton
Garnie
Ruth O'Dell
Betty
Ida Oldham
Oldham
Mapla Winon
Rosewall Grose
Tryan Wills
Cubs
Yankees
Persinger
Rabbit's Foot Maneuver in Prison Pardons Bid
Bil Jones, serving three terms in Moundsville State Penitentiary for a crime, seeks a pardon by sending a rabbit’s foot to Governor Kulap. Despite fair confinement behavior, the inmate believes the token will aid his chance at freedom as a letter reached the governor’s office yesterday.
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Bil Jones
Moundsville
Crecie
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Kulap
Bill Jones
Nitro notices and travel updates from local residents
The item lists various local movements including Mrs. Eldie Pauley substituting in the Nitro Appalachian Power office for two weeks, families vacationing, Postmaster Otto Kessler and G. Jordan returning from fishing in Greenboer county, visits to Washington by Mrs. S. L. Carter, a rain postponement of a church league baseball game, Cate Young at a reforestation camp, Miss Virginia Crickenberger attending Palmont Normal, and J W Hulshizer returning from Orange after his mother’s funeral.
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Taylor Catching
Clark
Wright
G. Workman Gatching
Eldie Pauley
Charleston
Appalachian Power Company
Howe
Watl
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Galloway
Davie
Canton
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Otto Ef, Kesslers
3. C. Jordan
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Greenboer County
L. Carter
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Presbyterian
United Brothers
Cate Young
Elsxine
Jurors Fees Cut Under State Law Change
Judges A F Audean A S Alexander and Herry H Black agree to reduce Kanawha juror pay from 88 to 2.80 dollars daily effective June 9 as a new state law sets juror pay between 2 and 2.60 dollars. American radios and electric refrigerators gain popularity in France.
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A. F. Audean
Circuit Court
A. S. Alexander
Common Pleas Court
Herry H. Black
Intermediate Court
Kanawha
Hatfield Resents West Virginia Patronage Deliberations
Washington June 14 Senator H D Hatfield of West Virginia complains that he and the states junior senator M M Neely and President Roosevelt were not consulted on patronage nominations. He recalls a Hoover era courtesy of minority input that he says has not been extended to him. Senator Norris adds that judiciary committee practice blocks reporting nominations viewed as personally objectionable by members from the nominee’s state.
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Spela
Washington
H. D. Hochela
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
Roosevelt
Senate
Republicnn
Hatfield
Hoover
Norris
Senate Judiciary Committee
Membership Drive For A A A to Be Held
Representatives of various automobile clubs in the state will meet in Charleston on June 26 and 27 to plan a membership campaign for the American Automobile Association.
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Charleston
American Automobile Association
Picnic Draws Hundreds at Kanawa n Fair Grounds
About 2009 to 409 attendees joined the annual picnic at the Four-H fair grounds of God- Trey Gabot, Inc. gas company, serving Kanawan Boone Calhoun Clay Fayette Wood and Rooas counties. A program of games and athletic contests was presented.
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God- Trey Gabot, Inc. Gas Company
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Boone
Calhoun
Clay
Fayette
Wood
Rooas
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