Beckley Miners to Face Charleston Senators in Exhibition
Beckley Miners meet Charleston Senators and Glen White in an exhibition at Capital City Park led by Russell Young. Senators expected to start Howard at left field and Kelly as pitcher, with possible surprise from Glen White's Koppers lineup and Scarbro catching, Hampton in center, Carmelia in center field, and Stover in right. Tomorrow’s game tees off at 3 o clock.
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Senators
Miners
Burman
Salomone
Maue
Bloch
Pavlovic
Schultz
Rachubka
Young
Kanawha Park
Adams
Howard
Mace
Biehl
Ligon
Hilcher
Strother
Scharein
Penfold
Kelly
Miner
Glen White
Koppers
Harold Scarbro
Roma Hampton
Roy Gray
Donald Bilake
Fred Hayes
Murdock
Paul Malone
Luther
Tom Covey
Carmelia
Clay
Stover
Hampton
Gray
Rain cancels Beckley Miners exhibition with Charleston Senators
The first night show at R. M. S. park was rained out before press time per Eli Harris Beckley club assistant business manager. The Miners still plan to host Glen White tomorrow if weather allows and will play at Charleston on Sunday.
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R. M. S. Park
Eli Harris
Beckley Club
Charleston Senators
Glen White
Charleston
Park Tonight Opens Mid Atlantic Season With Johnstown Visit
The Johnstown Johnnies host Glen White Lub champions of Raleigh Ty Baseball League in a first of the season game at Leigh Park starting at 8 o clock tonight. Tomorrow, Jack Mur leads Glen White Lub as they seek revenge for a prior loss to the Black Knights and to boost standings against Mid Atlantic entry and county teams amid a recent Charleston player shake-up.
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Johnstown Johnnies
Jack Murwill
Glen White
Raleighty Baseball League
Atleigh
Black Knights
Tams Ors
Charleston
Danny Pavlovic
Groberts
Mike Diffley
Tcher
Santa Cruz County group backs big 70,000 acre recreation plan
The Santa Cruz County Conservation Association sponsors a 70,000 acre recreation area proposal spanning Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties in California.
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Santa Cruz
Rivers Rising at Pittsburgh Call for Flood Watch
The Associated Press reports heavy rains caused rivers to rise in the Pittsburgh area. At Leechburg a bridge was swept away by swollen Allegheny waters. The rivers were rising about three tenths of a foot per hour, with the confluence at Pittsburgh measuring 16 feet at 8 am. Forecaster Brotzman predicted a peak near 18.5 feet, six and a half feet below flood level.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Leechburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
W. S. Brotzman
Quick settlement hoped in automobile strike
Hope rises for a swift end to the automobile strike affecting 26 000 workers at General Motors subsidiary plants as mediators and the involved parties near an accord. No definite confirmation of a settlement was available.
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Moors
Kentucky Derby Entries Reach Thirty-Two For 61st Run
Louisville on May 3 reports twenty two thoroughbreds entered for the sixty-first Kentucky Derby with entries closing. Favorites Today and Nellie Flag from Calumet Farm headline the field alongside two late surprises Color Bearer and Calumet Dick.
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Associated Press
Louisville
C. V. Whitney
Warren Wright
Nellie Flag
Calumet Farm
Riley and Meeker
Calumet Dick
More Auto Plants To Close This Afternoon
Tarrytown New York May 3 Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants will shut this afternoon due to a transmission shortage caused by the Toledo strike. About 4200 workers will lose their jobs as shifts end at 4 30. The closures followed a joint management statement after talks with General Motors officials in Detroit.
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Associated Press
Tarrytown
N. Y
Chevrolet
Fisher
Toledo
General Motors
Detroit
Boys Display Handicraft Work for National Boys Week
Fifteen Beckley merchants offer window space for displays of stamps coins manual training work model airplanes Indian relics butterflies leather items and other boys hobbies as Beckley Rotary Club marks National Boys Week. E W Koertge Romeo Ramey and Dale Simmons oversee setup with Boy Scout Troop 65. Local merchants listed include G C Murphy White Cross Pharmacy Watkins Drug Store Beckley Hardware J C Penney Hurvitz Shoestore Embees Woolworth J D Lilly The Baby Shop E M Payne Beckley Drug Union Store Bowling's Shoe Henry Conway Hardware.
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Beckley
Romeo Ramey
Dale Simmons
Boy Scout Troop 65
G. C. Murphy Company
White Cross Pharmacy
Watkins Drug Store
Beckley Hardware Company
J. C. Penney
Hurvitz’ Shoe Store
Embees
Woolworth
J. D. Lilly and Company
the Baby Shop
E. M. Payne Company
Beckley Drug Store
Union Store
Bowling’s Shoe Store
Henry Conway Hardware Company
C. M. Higgins
A. A. Tieche
George M. Parker
Two Die Five Hurt in County Alms House Collapse
Pottsville Pa May 3 two men killed and five injured when a building at the County Alms house collapsed. The incident occurred this afternoon and authorities are investigating the cause. Local responders rushed to the scene and residents were evacuated as emergency crews worked through debris.
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Associated Press
Pottsville
County Alms House
Duke University Enrollment Report from Durham
Duke University in Durham North Carolina, founded in 1924 with a 40 million endowment left by James B Duke, now shows an enrollment of 3215 students.
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Duke University
Durham
N. C
James B. Duke
Marbles Entry Lists Swelled Withrow Seeks 1935 Title
Russell Withrow of Sprague Graded school returns to Raleigh county marbles tourney with 30 Sprague entrants and 28 more from Teel, boosting overall entries to 1321. Wallace and Withrow add color and competition as the event aims to outpace last year, with players named from Sprague School and nearby districts.
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Russell Withrow
Sprague
Clayton Wallace
Odd
Stoco Lad
Withrow
Mason Bragg
Teel
Laura Morrison
Raleigh
Wallace and Withrow
Sprague School
Tom Taw Talks About Health for Marble Champions
A playful yet earnest note stresses diets and rest for young athletes. It urges kids to sleep early with a window open, drink milk, eat eggs, and include fruit and vegetables while avoiding meat and excess sweets. It ends with a teaser about Tomorrow Massage Your Thumb.
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Tom Taw
Miles
Branch Rickey to be Honored at Huntington Club Banquet
Branch Rickey vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals will be guest of honor at a Huntington banquet tonight during a tour of Cardinal farms including the Huntington club in the Middle Atlantic League. William Dewitt treasurer of the Cards accompanies Rickey.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal Farms
Huntington Club
William Dewitt
Rickey
B League Games Schedule For Raleigh County League
The Sunday schedule for the B division lists Raleigh at Pemberton, Woodbay at Mabscott, Blue Jay at Cranberry, and Sin.
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Raleigh County League
Raleigh
Pemberton
Woodbay
Mabscott
Blue Jay
Cranberry
Sin
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