State Meet Pace Set By Mrs. Gant
Mrs. Marguerite Gant of Memphis leads the Tennessee state women’s golf field with an opening 81 at Cherokee Country Club four strokes ahead of nearest rival Mrs. E Moore of Knoxville. In the top bracket Mrs. Scott Probasco of Chattanooga and Mrs. Morton Rose of Knoxville also compete as round one concludes.
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Mrs. Gant
Knoxville
Marguerite Gant
Memphis
Gant
Cherokee Country Club
Qd. E. Moore
Moore
Scott Probasco
Chattanooga
Memphian
Morton Rose
Probasco
Rose
Emmett Vaughan
Fred Kennedy
Evelyn Wright
Herbert Madden
Mapoleon
Hill
J. 8. Sanders
Nashville
B. E. Caeeley
Donald Early
John Humbard
Marion
Rankson
Tom McConnell
Margaret Gunther
Questions For Sports Fans Describe 1926 World Series finale near miss
The excerpt describes the final game tense moments as Tony Lazzeri fouled a potential series winner and Lou Gehrig faced a bases loaded situation with Meuser forcing Ruth at second and Grover Alexander relieving. The pass and later strikeout left New York short of clinching the title in the late seventh inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Luezeki
Ne York Yankees
New York
Combs
Kacenig
Ruth
Meuser
Bell
Ings
St. Louis
Gehrig
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Levinsky
Tony Piet
Anthony Francis Wietruszka
Ayer
Seven Night Tilts Carded in Majors
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced night games at Ebbets Field as part of major league night baseball. All National League teams except the Giants will play under lights with six night games set and a seventh planned. The Reds will play the first major league night game at Ebbets Field on June 15, with open dates shifted to Sunday doubleheaders.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Firemen Rule Foul Ball A Run In Pueblo Incident
In Pueblo Colorado on June 7 a foul ball struck a fire alarm hose near a baseball field and set off the alarm. The fire department ruled the play a run, not a foul ball. The incident drew spectators and prompted debate over the ruling.
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Pueblo
Colo
St. Ma
Aml
Merchants Protest Police Over Stolen Goods in Chicago
A Chicago report states that sporting goods merchandise valued at 3750 was stolen from Karl W. Keefer's shop. Police protest unsafe display practices at the store and warn about brick movement and theft risks.
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Chicago
Karl W. Keefer
Keefer
Legion Color Guard Rehearsal Set Before Fourth Parade
The American Legion color guard will meet at Legion Park on Thursday at 6 p.m. for rehearsal ahead of the Fourth of July parade. Officials say the event will feature Legionnaires civic groups bands floats and National Guard units. The carnival opens ten days earlier at Center and Broad streets with carnival equipment moved from storage starting yesterday.
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American Legion
Legion Park
Kingsport
National Guard
Center
Broad Streets
Markers Ordered for City Streets
City officials announced a three to four year program to install street markers at every intersection. The board instructed City Manager F L Cloud to present cost estimates for the first contingent of markers. The project aims to create sturdy signs at all intersections after decades of relying on street name pointers on curbs. The city has tracked paving improvements for 29 years and will decide which area gets markers first.
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F. L. Cloud
Negro GOP Group in Sullican County Set Meeting
The Negro Republicans of Sullivan County and Wingsport will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Walnut Street ME Church. The group will select a chairman for the organization, with Paton mentioned as a possible officeholder.
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Sullivan County
Wingsport
P.m
Winut Street ME
Paton
Rotary Club to Hear Peace Advocate Rabbi Feinstein
Rabbi Abraham Feinstein of Chattanooga, a leading proponent of the world peace movement, will speak at the Kingsport Rotary Club meeting tomorrow on The Ways to Peace, a nationally noted address by a prominent synagogue leader and Hebrew orator.
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Rabbi Feinstein
Abraham. Feinstein
Chattanooga
South
Kingsport Rotary 'Club
AEC
Feinstein
Scott County Health Unit May Close After July 1
Four Scott County Supervisors hinted the county will shutter the Wise-Scott-Lee-Dickson health unit after July 1. They refused a requested budget increase from 2900 to 3500 dollars arguing the county cannot fund the higher health budget even as health officers prepared to petition for 1500 dollars.
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Oy Cone
Gate City
Scott County
J. RR. Ma
Wise-Scott-Lee-Dickson
Wlr. Anderson
Death of W S Gleaves at Rialto and Gem theaters
W S Gleaves died at Holstonaney Community hospital at 5 30 am from a heart ailment. He had managed the Rialto and Gem theaters for over three years after Crescent Amusement Co of Nashville took over Wingsport group operations. He lived in Jhteh son with his wife and family. Funeral plans awaited final arrangements in Jackson.
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W. S. Gleaves
Rialto
Gem
Community Hospital
W.S. Gleaves
Holstonaney Community Hosital
Gleaves
Mr. Gleaves
Ringsort
Crescent Amusement Company of
Nashville
Wingsport
Jhtehson
Hort Hohe
Mr. Greaves
Tory
Jack= sur
Crescent Amusement Company
Nu-Strand Corporation
Kin Tue
Orment Company
Minnich Rites Planned for Joel F Minnich at Gate City
Funeral services for Joel F Minnich will be held at the Methodist Church South in Gate City on Wednesday at 2 30 PM with Rev S Q Frye and Rev J B Craft officiating. Burial follows at Holston View Cemetery. Minnich was returned from Stockton California and will be taken to his brother J M Minnichs home Tuesday evening. He is survived by five brothers and one sister with a long list of pallbearers and honorary bearers.
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Joel F
Minnich
J. H. Minnich
Kingsport
Tenn
Rufus McClellan
T. L. Sergent
G. L. Dougherty
Sam Peake
R. ©. Wiliams
Falin
G. C. Snodgrass
Clarence Jett
Ingle Barker
C. L. Miller
J. H. Pullen
J. D. Williams
H. O. Benton
Earl Ridgeway
L. B. Dough
William S Smith 86 Dies. Rites Held in Rogersville
William Smith of Rogersville died at home yesterday afternoon at age 86. Funeral services were held at 4 at McKinney chapel with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving: three sons Charl Sam and Jess of Rogersville. four daughters Mrs Maggie Faler Mrs Anne Belle Kress both of Virginia Mrs Myrtle Boyd of Rogersville and Mrs Mary Gulley of Mohawk. two brothers Charles and John Smith of Rogersville.
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William Smuteh
Rogersville
William Smith
McKinney Chapel
Charl Sam
Jess
Maggie Faler
Anne Belle Kress
Virginia
Myrtle Boyd
Mary Gulley
Mohawk
Charles
John Smith
Humboldt weighs offer to West Tennessee Power for rural lines
Mayor Howard J Forte announced Humboldt is prepared to make a definitive offer to West Tennessee Power Light for extending rural electrical lines into Medina Gadsden and Fruitland. The proposal, approved by the board of aldermen, stems from a city appraisal by Memphis engineers and will be presented to John Wisdom, company president, soon.
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Manes
Humboldt
Tenn
Howard J. Forte
West Tennessee Power Light Company
Medina
Gadsden
Fruitland
Falls
Memphis
John Wisdom
West Tennessee Power & Light Company
Gum-Dipped Tires and Safety Campaign Featured in County News
The report praises Gum-Dipped Firestone Triple-Safe tires claiming they withstand gruelling road tests. It highlights the dangers of tire blowouts, urges purchase for safety, and notes a Firestone Symphony program airing on the Red Network during noon hours.
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Roarway
Giergivet Sheaks
Firestone Symphony
Nalimwide
NBG
Red Network
County school plan outlines grade reallocation and new buildings
The county school board proposes June 16 meeting to discuss relieving congestion at Van High and a Western survey of conditions. Plans include adding six rooms, a study hall, home economics, and four additional classrooms on Long Island for grades one through four with fifth and sixth sent to Dickson. Vernon Mier denied reports of Sullivan High attendance shifts as the board considers moving students to neighboring schools.
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bin Hecin County School Officiel
Grad Dickson
Fis’ Attorner
Diane wMnorraye
Mentronal
Roberts
Serail
Dickson
Withland Park
Vernon Mier
Sullivan High
Bids for Major Road and Rail Work Planned
June 1 03 bidders invited for contracts totaling about 500000 dollars to pave and grade several State Routes in Tennessee North Carolina and nearby areas. Projects include paving miles on Route 22 from Taze well to Grad Henry paving miles on Route 22 toward Paris Moore and Shelbyville grading on Route No burg and Shelbyville and railroad over and toward Hendars.
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Abhvilla
Touneste Rigi Ag
Alina Sthning
Parksville
Ducktown
Claiborne
Tazewell
Thy Grad Henry
Paris
Moore
Beating Review in Trial of Police Beating
Fragmented report describes testimony from Sam Ringer and Roger Hines about events two and a half years ago surrounding Eugeny Poulnot. Witnesses discuss abduction, screams, and disputed political motives amid a new trial decision.
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Bartow
Eugeny Poulnat
Tadus
Roger
Sing Bond
Poulnot
Galion
Heaten
Skoemales
Saidlermendt Poulnot
Deni
Bia
Honors Set Out as Tom Already Paid Permit Lease
Local officials announced that Tom has paid the required permit and lease fees for a new project. The ceremony outlined ongoing obligations and future steps for completion.
Memphis studies new aerial route to Mexico City and Guatemala
Memphis officials, led by Mayor Watkins Overton, study funding for a new air route with Memphis as terminal. The plan would extend from Memphis to Houston with connections at San Antonio, Mexico City and Guatemala, aiming to create the shortest link from Central and South America to the area.
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Memphis
Central and
South America
Houston
San Antonio
Mexico City
Guatemala
Watkins Overton
Mid-South
Grandmother to Take Trip on Motorcycle
Idaho Falls Idaho June 7 77 year old Mrs Marie Blasius plans a 1000 mile motorcycle trip as a side car passenger with her son. She prefers motorcycles to cars saying they ride better and you can see more.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Marie Blasius
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