Wimbledon Upsets Shake Australian Contingent
At Wimbledon 1939 the No 2 American Jack Kramer defeated E R Avery 6-1 6-1 while two Australians fell early as Jack Harper and Harry Hopman were eliminated. Dinny Pails and Geoff Brown advanced for Australia, and Pancho Segura defeated J S Connery. In women's singles Louise Brough and Dorothy Bonds won to keep the American momentum.
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Hig
Avery
Jack Harper
A. C. van Swol
Thol!land
van Swol Wittning
Enely
Harry Hopman
Pierre Pellizza
France
Wimbledon
H. Marriner Brilian
Pancho Segura
J. S. Connery
Brittan
Means
Noshige
Louise Brough
Powell Names Hertig Recreation Director at Lost River
Willis H. Hertig longtime Barboursville high school football coach and athletic director has been appointed recreation director at Lost River State park for the season. Parks Chief Watt Powell says Hertig began duties June 24 after a Navy discharge. he previously led the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Chicago.
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Willis H. Hertig
Barboursville High School
Lost River State Park
The
Conservation Commission
Parks
Watt Powell
Hertig
Navy
Lelic
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Chicago
Junior League All Star game pits Tom's Toasted Peanuts rivals
Tonight at Ka nawha Park the Junior League stars contest an all star game between Tom's Toasted Peanuts and a picked squad from The Gazette Frankenberger's Fleetwing Jaycees and Daily Mail. Co managers Johnny Cox and Ned Chilton will lead a lineup featuring hitters over .400 with Frank Polk president watching closely.
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Tom
Richard Yates
Harry McCown
Frank Polk
Gazette
Kanawha Park
Charleston
the Gazette
Frankenberger's
Fleetwing
Jaycees
The
Daily Mail
Johnny Cox
Ned Chilton
Cox and
Chilton
Babe Arcuri
Hool” Gibson
Bob Fulton
Frank McKnight
Halph Holmes
Charlie Young
John Snyder
Buck Morgan
Frankenberger
Kenny Holmes
Tom Allman
Bill Williams
Jayvees
al Mumma
Ned Arthur
John Harrah
Kemp Melton
Jayores
Second Half Starts Today in Negro Loop
The Negro City Softball league begins its second half Thursday afternoon with an eight team lineup. West Virginia State College replaces Oweng Illinois, and the all star team managed by Jimmy Jarrett will face the West Side Tigers on July 4. Opening games include West Side at Post 143 and Blue Spats at C &
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Negro City Softball League
George B. Rayford
Loop
West Virginia State College
Oweng Illinois
West Side Tigers
All Stars
Jimmy Jarrett
American Legion Post 57
Tigers
West Side
Amandaville
Bine Spats
Post details at South C and F and West Virginia State events
On Sunday Blue Spots play at South Institute Charleston while Post 57 and Post 143 scheduled at South C and F. West Side meets Blue Spots on Friday at State 121 with Vets at Post 143. Thi W Va State Vets also noted at West Virginia State College.
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Cabellfield
South C & F
South Chas
Chas
Eagles
Spring Hill
W. Va
State College
Blue Spots
South
Stitute Charleston
West Side
State
Post
Baseball Guild Granted Hearing by Pennsylvania Board
Robert Murphy and his American Baseball Guild won a hearing before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board on a bid to unionize the Pittsburgh Pirates. A July 2 hearing was set to gather evidence for possible action, with jurisdiction issues potentially limiting progress if intra state business factors mandate NLRB control.
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Harrisburg
Robert Murphy
American Baseball Guild Today
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh Pirates
Murphy
PLRB
Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
Guild
Baseball Club
Jacob Bryerton
Triat
Conrad H. Checco
Murphy's Union
Darrell W. Smiley
Pirates
Pennsylvania
NLRB
Keystone State
Smiley
Bucs
Bill Benswanger
Fourth of July safety plea urges sane celebration
The call urges a joyful Independence Day while warning that traffic and other accidents could claim 8 000 to 10 000 lives this July. It stresses caution after meals before swimming, avoiding overexertion in sun, and prefers supervised fireworks displays to private use. The piece underlines peace, patriotism, and preventing casualties.
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National Safety Council
John Jones
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Eng
Jack
Los Angeles
E. R. Avery
Powell Names
Tom’s Tonight
Negro Loop
Kaufman’s
Ronson
of Bros
Capitol Street
Kaufman's
Late State News
Senators
Washington Senators
Bill Hitchcock
Chicago White Sox
Whitey Platt
Platt
Don Kolloway
Stan Spence
Art Paparella
Washington
Baseball Guild
Moore's
Keuffel & Esser Instruments
P.O
America
United States
Haislip Baking Company
Japan
Hill Company
United Carbon Company
American Wiscose Corp
D. Jamison Smithers
Kanawha WA
Charleston Transit CO
Lewisburg Furniture CO
Iwisburg
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Smokeless Fuel Company
James Produce Company
LEY Lumber CO
Woodruns
Pfafe & Smith Builders’ Supply CO
Persinger Supply Company
United Fuel Gas Company
Easley
Capitol City Body Works
Charleston Engraving Company
Superior Laundry
West Virginia Water Service
George
Washington Guthrie Morris Campbell CO
David W. Dunbar
D. Boone Dawson Coffman Optical Company Dispensing Opsicions Protecional Ltdg
Monsanto Chemical CO
Daniel Boone Hotel Cor. CO
Feins. CO
Ative Vice Peas
West Virginia Safety and Health Councy WC
Masonia Building
We Va
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