Tennis Tourney Hopes For City Clubs In June
The best tip is a city clubs tennis tournament likely staged by the second week in June. Tennis clubs may be reticent yet players may form a joint event with the winner named Graf ton's first racquet swinger. Baseball in Twilight League is slow with next week’s openers pitting High Schol against Beaumont and Maple Avenue against the Colts. Price faces real tests as Avenue meets stronger competition at Feterman diamond.
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B&ab
High Schol
Beaumont
Maple Avenue
Colts
Fetterman
Price
Avenue
Feterman
Inter League All Star Game Set For July 10 At Polo Grounds
New York May 26 The inter league all star game between American and National Leagues will be played July 10 at the Polo Grounds home of the New York Giants. The decision came at a meeting of league presidents and Commissioner Ken Esmond Landis.
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New York
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago Sox Take Another From Yankees
The White Sox pounded six runs in a key inning to beat the league leading Yankees 7 to 5 and take the series 2 to 1 extending the Yanks’ West series losses to three. Home runs by Stone Cronin and Myer powered the offense.
Dodge's New Car Offers Normal and High Power Options
The Grafton Motor Company promotes the 1934 Dodge with a choice of 82 HP at 5.6 compression or 87 HP at 6.5 compression via an aluminum alloy cylinder head. Dodge engineers note the high compression head boosts power for speed enthusiasts while standard power remains adequate for most owners.
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Dodge
Grafton Motor Company
West Main St
George B. Allen
Dodge Brothers Corporation
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Reflects Varied Clues
A scrambled newspaper crossword fragment presents Across and Down clues on diverse topics. Clues include terms for anatomy, objects, animals, geography, and language, with several entries incomplete or jumbled, indicating a damaged OCR page segment.
Engine output judged to fit most buyers needs
It is thought that the normal engine output of 82 HP will meet the requirements of the greater number of 1034 buyers.
Kingwood Defeats Tunnelton 12-4 to End Streak
Kingwood topped Tunnelton 12 to 4 in Preston County league play at Kingwood, snapping Tunnelton's three game win streak and posting a season high scoring effort. Reedsville beat Terra Alta 10 to 7 elsewhere. Batteries were McGinnis Osborne. Tunnelton Braidthwood Watkins. Reedsville Root Sisler. Terra Alta Oakes Sisler. Sunday games schedule Rowlesburg at Kingwood and Tunnelton at Reedsville. Standings show Tunnelton 3-1, Rowlesburg 1-7, Reedsville 2-5, Terra Alta 3-8, Kingwood 13-2.
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Tunnelton
Preston County
Kingwood
Reedsville
Terra Alta
McGinnis
Osborne
Braidthwood
Watkins
Root
West Virginia State Briefs Fatal Self Destruction Near Grafton
West Virginia brief reports Mrs. Bessie Byrne 43 of Grafton road East Side died by suicide yesterday at her parents home on Pricketts Creek Union district. She pressed a shotgun to her abdomen and pulled the trigger after a period of illness and stroke. Found by her mother within moments. In Wheeling a convention of Disabled American Veterans opened with initiation of a dozen candidates. About 150 delegates toured the city visiting offices with representation from multiple towns and cities across the state.
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P. J. McGinley
Gordon P. Fough
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Martinsburg
New Martinsville Charleston
Kenova
Beckley
Logan
Buckhannon
Williamson
Milton
Point Pleasant
Morgantown NRA research head named in West Virginia
Dr Thomas Clifford Billig of West Virginia University law college was named director of legal research for the National Recovery Administration. He will reorganize the NRA legal research department and coordinate codes litigation while on leave from the university and a New York law firm. General Johnson to attend NRA state celebration. Donald Richberg to accompany him. Commissioner Herndon resigns. Turner Chafin sentenced for involuntary manslaughter. A Morgantown slaying witness is returned to face charges. Ex delegate S H Campbell dies at 88.
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Morgantown
Thomas Clifford Billig
West Virginia University Law College
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Washington
New York
Johnson
Charleston
Gen
Hugh
National Recovery Administrator
CoaMinaton
F. Witcher McCullough
National Emergency Council
Donald Richberg
Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Esecrtay
Labor Perkins
McCullough
Williamson
Turner Chafin
Georgia Isaac
New Town
Charley
Isaac
Marmiet Confederate veteran dies at home in Wheeling
The former congressman and Confederate veteran who served three years in a state prison died at his Marmiet home yesterday after appealing to the supreme court and being released on bond. Preace was tried for the February slaying of W. K. Fine, a railroad foreman, claiming self defense. Chari G. Hearne of Wheeling filed to run as the Republican nominee for state senator from the First district, aiming to succeed George C. Beneke whose term expires.
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House of Delegates
Wheeling
Marmiet
Supreme Court
Preace
W. K. Fine
Mana Aree Chari G. Hearne
Leathwood
George C. Beneke
Carr China to Begin Ivory Ware Production at Park View Plant
The Carr China company expects to start producing colored Ivory ware at its Park View plant, two miles south of the city, within six months. Machinery installation is underway as Graf ton plant modernization continues. Assistant general manager L C Frey cites tariff issues as allowing Chinese and Japanese goods to enter the U S market as a dumping ground.
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Carr China Company
Mammoth
Park View
Grafton
Tala
L. C. Frey
County Sanitation Will be Improved by FERA
A FERA funded county sanitation project in Tay lor county will construct 200 sanitary concrete base toilets and employ 44 men for four months. Work starts after wage scales are set and placements are arranged, with toilets planned across communities where most need exists.
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FERA
Taylor County
Simon J. Friedman
Local Plant Marks Bi Weekly Payroll and Leadership
The article notes a longstanding city plant now operating steadily with a bi weekly payroll of about 200 workers. The company's offices were remodeled and a new sample room added. W. J. Prey serves as general manager with C. L. Prey, his son, as assistant and purchasing agent.
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China, Company
W. J. Prey
C. L. Prey
R O T C Meeting Set for June 2 in Taylor County
Charles Burke announces a Taylor county R O T C gathering for June 2 with Capt Malone of Clarksburg in charge. Target practice in the afternoon, a 6 30 banquet at the New Blen Avon Hotel, followed by two reels on military tactics. Burke notes 18 to 20 members in Taylor county.
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Taylor County
Charles Burke
Malone
Clarksburg
New Blen Avon Hotel
Burke
Two Memorial Day Baseball Games Planned in Town
Memorial Day plans include two baseball games. Fetterman will host Jasper Colebank's Fairmont State Teachers College with Keener Evans Warner and Shriver pitching. Gratton's team may face a semi pro Parkersburg squad on the Athletic Field under American Legion Post No 12.
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Jasper Colebank
Fairmont
State Teachers College
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Keener
Evans
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Shriver
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Parkersburg
Dick ‘Williams
National
American Legion
Elks boxing card features 18 foot ring and Curtis Lams bert act
The Elks stage a stag boxing night in their home basement with an 18 foot ring and Curtis Lams bert and his orchestra to entertain after the fifth program. Main event fast Murphy versus Serlo in a six round windup, with Knottsville light heavies Hovatter and Felton drawing attention in a four round bout. Other preliminaries include Joe Vasto versus Harry Moors six rounds, and Young Murphy of Arden vs Seymour sy. Heckathorne also listed in the card.
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Curtis Lamsbert
Murphy
Serlo
Serio
Knottsville
Philipps
Harry Moors
Moors
Grafton
CCG
Young Murphy
Arden
Seymour Sy
Caine Jees
Heckathorne
National League rain delays all games yesterday
Baseball results show Chicago and New York held to a postponement while Cleveland piled up an 18 to 6 win over Philadelphia. Baltimore? Detroit, Boston, and St. Louis are listed with varied scores. Evening schedule includes Philadelphia at Cleveland and other matchups with officials Wallace Henderson and J C Holt serving as judges. Boxing card arranged by John Tucker with Clyde N Mays as announcer and W P Clark handling post show food arrangements.
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New York
Clevland
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Wallace Henderson
Ping
J.C. Holt
Elks Boxing
John Tucker
Clyde N. Mays
W. P. Clark
Pittsburgh St. Louis
Elm Grove Woman Admits Shooting Husband at Home
Wheeling May 26 A telephone tip led police to a death at an Elm Grove mining settlement home. Carrie Thompson told officers she shot her husband after he chased her from the house while planning to obtain liquor. Thompson, 40, was killed. widow is 26.
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Wheeling
Mira
Carrie Thompson
Compromise Reached On Stock Market Regulation Bill
Washington May 26 conferees reached a complete agreement on stock market control legislation. The Fletcher Rayburn bill would create a five member presidentially appointed commission to regulate the exchange. Both houses were expected to approve the compromise and send the measures to the White House early next week.
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Roosevelt
Fletcher-Rayburn
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Senate
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