Blakey Wacha and Eldridge in Exhibition Monday
Columbia Sally league stars Blakey Wacha and Eldridge return to action Monday against the High Point club at Welchfield in two exhibition games. Eldridge and Lowrey split pitching duties while Earp catches. Overton Racine debut listed at second base.
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Wacha
Eldridge
Sally
Columbia
High Point
Welchfield
Hardin Herndon
Earp
Lowrey
Hawkins
Herndon
Overton
Smith
Thrash
Webb
O’hearn
Pointers
Lindals
Georgia
James
Newark Bears
Powell
Hanna
Winston-Salem High School Beats High Point Nine
Winston-Salem High School defeated High Point High School 5 to 1 at Hanes Park. Ford pitched well for Winston-Salem, with Joyce and Stanley contributing strong hits and Connelly and Joyce stealing bases. The box score notes two base hits, three base hits, and a 10 to 1 earned run count, with 256 in attendance.
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Winston-Salem
High Point High School
Hanes Park
Ford
Black and Gold
Joyce
Stanley
Cofer
Connelly
Hempler
High Point
Hayworth
Long
Wood
Winston
Warner
Hathaway
Winston Ab. R. H
Ib. Connelly
Cafer
Pranney
Veach
Sapp
Finlator
Watkins
Hill
C. Hatcher
Thornton
Omaee
High Point Ab
Hepler
Fambrough
Alfred
I. Ingram
Johnson
R. Ingram
Wall
Faust
Dowdy
Pai
Seem
R. H
Elms From Grant Farm Sent To Replant Tomb Site
Two American Elm trees from the Grant farm in St Louis county are shipped to New York for planting near President Grant's tomb on Riverside Drive to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. The trees, about 3.5 inches in diameter and 15 to 20 feet tall, were requested by the American Forestry Association and come from August Busch, current farm owner. Ulysses S. Grant lived there from 1853 to 1860 in a log cabin that still stands.
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ST. Louis
Grant
New York
President Grant
Riverside Drive
America Forestry Association
Washington
August Busch
Ulysses S. Grant
Petition drives park bond election in Asheville April
More than half of the required qualified voters have signed a petition to Ashievile city commissioners. The petition asks for a city bond issue of one million dollars to support a park system city auditorium and municipal athletic grounds.
Knoxville invited to host 1923 Old Hickory reunion
Knoxville civic groups invite the 30th division reunion to Knoxville. The executive committee meets in Asheville April 15 to consider the invitation, with Charleston C. bid for the 1923 event.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Old Hickory” Division
Asheville
Charleston
Elks Minstrels Night Two Attracts Bigger Crowd
The Elks minstrels drew a near full Auditorium for a second night performance. The show started on time and featured tighter musical numbers, stronger audience response, and extra gags from James Stewart and Jack Fields. Salisbury performers Billy Nurick and Gurney Meismer received praise for dancing and repeated bowing. The event benefited the band fund and likely wiped out the deficit.
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Elks Minstrels
Billy Nurick
Gurney Meismer
Salisbury Boys
James Stewart
Jack Fields
Elks
Playmakers to Begin Third State Tour in May
The Carolina Playmakers start a ten day tour May 1 visiting Greensboro Charlotte Durham Burlington Salisbury Hendersonville Asheville Winston-Salem and High Point. They return May 12 to Chapel Hill for a home performance followed by the Satyr Carnival in Swain Hall. The trip includes six new towns and will be their longest tour yet with Asheville the sole Sunday stop.
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Chapel Hill
Carolina
Swain Hall
Greensboro
Charlotte
Durham
Burlington
Salisbury
Hendersonville
Asheville
Winston-Salem
High Point
Wake Forest Glee Club changes concert date
The Wake Forest Glee Club will perform in High Point on Thursday night April 20 instead of Friday April 21 as previously announced. The spring itinerary lists concerts in North Carolina cities including Asheville Charlotte Winston Salem and Greensboro.
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Wake Forest Glee Club
High Point
Enterprise
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Nationals Don New Vows in Striking Uniforms
The Louis Nationals reveal redesigned uniforms for the season. Home suits feature a white backdrop with a black hat motif and red embroidered birds on the breast. visiting uniforms are blue gray with cardinal stockings and red piping. The article notes the bold contrast and distinctive styling.
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Nationals
ST. Louis
Louis Nationals
Poland Rebuilds After War Destruction Reaches One Third
Approximately one third of the 1,500,000 homes destroyed in Poland during the war have been rebuilt. Confirmation of ongoing reconstruction efforts highlights the continued recovery phase and housing needs as communities work to restore living spaces and infrastructure.
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Poland
Her Own Money Opens at Broadway with Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton stars in Her Own Money at the Broadway theater Monday. The Paramount favorite plays a stenographer turned economy minded wife who sacrifices to support her spendthrift husband through saving and a staged loan plot, leading to dramatic outcomes and a happy ending. Supporting acts include Warner Baxter and Mae Busch along with Dick Worrell and the Dancing Worrells in a varied program at the Orpheum.
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Ethel Clayton
Paramount
Miss Clayton
Milmer Rice
Mark Swan
Joseph Henabery
Warner Baxter
Charles French
Clarence Burton
Mae Busch
Jean Acker
Roscoe Karns
Dick Hulse At The Orpheum Next Week
Cy Perkins promotes Dick Hulse at the Orpheum next week with a joke about wives and silence. The theater also advertises Worrells Virginia Belles as a featured act, claiming audiences will leave talking about the show.
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Dick Hulse
the Orpheum
Cy Perkins
Orpheum
The
Worrell
Virginia Belles
Dancing Worrells
Happy Ray
Dixie Trio
Harmony Singers
Serial Week Brings Jungle Thrills and Star Wanda Hawley
AJ cal high calendar features Selig’s Miracles of the Jungle with praiseworthy thrills. Wanda Hawley stars in Bobbed Hair on Wednesday and Thursday, a light hearted comedy about bohemian beauty and defiance. Friday and Saturday Ann Little headlines Nan of the North in its sixth chapter of the thrilling frozen north saga.
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Co. Selig
Realart
Wanda Hawley
Ann Little
Public Support Grows for Federal Education Department
Miss Charl Ormond Williams of the National Education Association urged Inland Empire educators that passage of the Towner-Sterling bills to create a federal Department of Education would aid state education efforts and strengthen citizenship. She said passage is likely this congress and would influence next elections as women push for the measure nationwide.
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Spokane
Washington
Inland Empire Education Association
Department of Education
National Congress
Viscount Las CelleS Buys King George Yacht Brittannia
London report says Viscount Las Celles husband of Princess Mary purchased King George s yacht Brittannia from Portsmouth per Star dispatch. The sale details and parties involved are described in the afternoon edition.
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King George
London
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