Bearded Favorite in 60 Yard Hurdle Showdown
Percy Beard leads a strong field in the 60 yard high hurdles on the same program with other stars at the New York A. C. games in Madison Square Garden. The Baxter Mile features Cunningham, Bonthron, and Venzke as top contenders with a potential close finish.
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Percy Beard
Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Cunningham
Bonthron
Venzke
America
New York A. C
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Ventke
Kansas Glenn
Bill
Wanamaker
Boston A. A
Gene
Chuck Hornbostel
Indiana
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
Leo Sexton
Keith Brown
Yale
Cornelius Johnson
California
George Spitz
Walter Marty
Ray Sears
Butler
Joe McCluskey
John W
A. C
Widmyer
Maryland
Ben Johnson
Sam Maniaci
Columbia
Eulace Peacock
Tvan Fuqua
Buemyer
French Tennis Future Rests on Untried Teen
In New York on February 16 AP reports France’s Davis Cup hopes hinge on Francois Destremeau, a tall 17 year old. Mme Sylvia Henrotin, France’s No.2 women’s star, calls him the most promising young player with great potential. She cautions France’s chances of recapturing the trophy remain limited.
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New York
France
Francois Destremeau
Mme
Sylvia Henrotin
Park Arenus Seventh Regiment
Destremean
Tulane Tennis Twins Reach Dixie Semi-Finals
In Tanpa Florida on February 18 AP reports semi-final singles action at the 11th Dixie tennis tournament. Tulane twins Ernie Butter and Kendall Cram face Charlee Harris of West Palm Beach and Gardner Mutiny of Miami with Sutter meeting Harris and Cram meeting Mulloy. The winners advance to the final for the title while Sutter and Cram compete in doubles.
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Bob Bryan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hendrix
Tha Crawn
Charles Whitehead Wins Dixie Amateur Golf Title
Charles Whitehead of South River New Jersey captured the Dixie amateur golf tourney in Miami Florida defeating Art Lynch of Mamaronneck New York three and two after a 36 hole final at the Miami country club yesterday.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. L
Estelle Drennan
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bauer
O. B. Keeler
Atlanta
Drennan
Miami, Fla
Charles Whithead
South River
J. Whitehead
Art Lynch
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Miami Country Club
Outboard Racing Records On Line For Crack Field
The Smyrna Yacht Club hosts the eighth annual regatta on the Indian River as top drivers chase records. Dick Neal's unofficial 40.68 mph in a tiny boat sparks hopes of a new mark, while H H Turk recently set a class F world record at Jacksonville. Gar Wood Jr joins the field aiming for Lipton and Sholtz trophies as $1,500 in prizes are up for grabs. The event concludes tomorrow.
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New Smyrna
Fla
Smyrna Yacht Club
Indian River
Europe
Dick Neal
Kansas City
Neal
H. H. Turk
Tulsa
Oklo
Jacksonville
Horace Tennes
Chicago
Gar Wood, Jr
Dave Sholtz
Mississippi State Books 11 Game Grid Schedule
Mississippi State announces an 11 game 1935 grid schedule including two intersectionals. The Maroons add State Teachers College of Hattiesburg and Loyola of New Orleans to the lineup with games at Howard College Millsaps Alabama Loyola Xavier Army LSU Sewanee and Ole Miss with dates in September October and November.
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Tate College
Miss
Mississippi State
Maroons
State Teachers’ College of Hattiesburg
Loyola of New Orleans
Howard College
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Millsaps
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Loyola
New Orleans
Xavier
Cincinnati
Army
West Point
Louisiana State Univerity
Baton Rouge
Hattiesburg
Baer Defends Honor in San Francisco Bout
Max Baer staged showmanship and power against Stanley Pereda of New Jersey in a four round bout here last night to pay debts to Mrs. Misse Camilli widow of Frankie Campbell. Net receipts neared $15 000 with Camilli receiving the funds. Baer delivered a hard right hand that floored Pereda for a nine count late, while clowning and smiling earned him thanks from Mrs. Camilli and left Pereda with a bloody nose as his sole notable blemish.
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San Francisco
Max Baer
Stanley Pereda
New Jersey
Misse Camilli
Poreda
Erin
Cotton market report from Liverpool on Feb 18
APY Cot ton bases including Tri American. Spot moderate business with three point rise. Quanta flona in pence. American grade prices listed: good middling 7.89, strict middling 7.24, middling 7.99, low middling 6.69, good ordinary 6.19. Futures closed steady with May and other months noted at 6.60s to 6.88.
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Liverpool
Dee
Chicago hog market steady with 6000 head traded
Chicago hog market activity totaled about 6000 head with 5500 sold directly. Prices remained nominally steady with a top quote around 8.60 per hundredweight and all bids quoted as nominal values.
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Chicago
USDA
Southeastern Baseball League Plans Final Organization Meeting
Roy Williams, president, called the league's final organization meeting for next Wednesday at the Whitley hotel in Montgomery Alabama after receiving assurance a major league club will aid Columbus and other Alabama Georgia cities. Columbus will be represented by T. G. Reeves as talks continue on reviving the old Southeastern League with a Fox franchise operated by a National League club. Williams was recently elected president.
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Macon
Roy Williams
Southeastern Baseball League
Whitley
Montgomery
Ala
Willams
Columbus
Pensacola
Mobile
Selma
Anniston
Gadsden
T. G. Reeves
Fox
Wiliams
Auburn Beats Sewanee by Wide Margin in Basketball
Auburn's squad led from start to finish and defeated Sewanee 28 to 13 in Auburn Alabama. Sewanee managed only one field goal in the final period while Auburn held a 10 to 7 halftime edge.
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Auburn
Sewanee
Ala
Sewannee
Hauptmann Faces Death Row Guarded to Final Time
Rudolf Hauptmann walked from the jail yard to the death chamber in Flemington, placed in cell No 9 near the electric chair. He will be relentlessly guarded as he seeks relief, filing a petition to New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Thomas W Trenchard and pursuing a writ of error at Trenton with an estimated $25,000 appeal cost.
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Bronx
Hunterdon County
Flemington
Hauptmann
Ai Trernan
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
New Jersey
Fisher
Sahil
Justice Trenchard
Trenton
Court of Errors and Appeals
Trenchard
Senate factions clash over president’s relief wage plan
Senator O Mahoney reports Roosevelt will favor no projects that threaten private industry and will push high wage standards. The administration seeks a 50 dollar monthly relief wage while AFL and some lawmakers push prevailing rates. Senate moves aim to separate relief funds and limit campaign year allocations, with Republicans pressing to bar President from new work relief grants after June 20 1937.
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Roosevelt
White House
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Senate
McCarran
Lipstick Shades for Day and Evening Looks
Actress Edith King notes that blending two lipstick shades creates a more flattering result. She advises using lighter and brighter rouge for evening wear to enhance appearance.
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Edith King
Sacred Harp singing nears courthouse gathering
There will be a Third Sunday Sacred Harp sing at the courthouse starting 6:30 tomorrow night. FB. 60. Williams announces all are invited to attend and bring hankies.
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Sacred Harp
Williams
Hanks
Paris Shy Parisiest Population Figures
Paris reports 2 471 000 residents with only 987 000 full Paris natives. Most are provincial migrants led by Auvergne settlers. Auvergnats resemble Scots in thrift and hard work and dominate coal junk and chimney sweeping trades.
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Paris
Auvergne
France
Recession Comes as Market Feels Rising Tendency
New York Feb 16 AP The stock market resumes a waning stance with scarce decisive news and a few mixed gains. Transfers around 350000 shares. leaders narrow. gold clause controversy remains a speculative factor. Major issues show mixed moves as Barclays and others drift with no clear trend.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Supreme Court
U. S
Cerro de Pasco
Amer
Italian Honor Guards Stand Over British Plane Crash Victims
In Messina Sicily on February 16 a military guard of honor lined the bodies of nine British seaplane victims from the Ace of Diamonds. The aircraft, part of a quartet en route to Singapore, struck San Filippo mountains after exiting a cloud, glided four miles, then nosed into a hillside and burned.
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Messina
Sicily
Singapore
San Filippo
Naples
Matta
Turpentine and Rosin Market Figures From Savannah
Naval Stores data from Savannah dated February 16 shows turpentine firm figures with sales 18 receipts 14 shipments 12 stock 12 464 and rosins with sales 106 receipts 165 shipments 1 654 stock 72 058. Quoted prices list RB 3.90 D 4.00 BE 4.25 F 4.65 G H 4.70 I K 4.75 M 4.77 1 2 N 3.17 1 2 WG 5.65 WW 6.20 X 6.30.
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Naval Stores
Savannah
Cherry Street Methodist Church Notice
Sunday service at Cherry Street Methodist church colored group 11 a m subject A God That Changeth Not. Monday evening 7 p m gospel singer J E Jeltz of New York City will perform.
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Cherry ST. Methodist Church
Col
Cherry Street Methodist Church
J. E. Jeltz
New York City
Eagle Want Ad Encourages Classified Submissions
An advertisement urges readers to call in their ads to Eagle for selling, renting, or buying items, offering a contact number for submissions and placing emphasis on quick placement and broad visibility.
Grain Quotations May and July Prices Listed
The report lists price quotes for wheat corn oats and lard for May and July. May figures show wheat 9738, corn 8638, oats 5112, lard 1342. July figures show wheat 9058, corn 8075, oats 4418, lard 1357.
Daytona Beach test drives Sir Malcolm Campbell Bluebird
English speed ace Sir Malcolm Campbell previews a record attempt on Daytona Beach, steering his 2,500 horsepower Bluebird sedan along the sunlit sands toward the 272.108 mph mark he set two years ago, detailing the rough course and precise pace.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fila
Daytona
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Malcolm
Sir Malcolm
Butter markets and egg prices report from Chicago
The Chicago butter market shows creamery specials at 36 to 36 1 2 with extras around 92 1 2 and firsts about 90 915 85 14. Egg prices steady with extra firsts 30 31 and grad firsts 30 31. current receipts include 9 ti Erg sales and 150 cases, with 29 50 cases at 30.
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Chicago
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