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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1939
Page
2
Ruth Denies 50 Grand Con Claim Amid Roundup
In a sports roundup from New York April, Babe Ruth denies a claim by an Arizona lawyer that he was cheated out of fifty thousand dollars in a con game. Wisconsin is told a North Carolina scout aims to fetch William Montague Sigler. A university scout is sent to recruit Sigler, a halfback. Derby chatter centers on a five horse field: El Chico, Benefactor, Technician, Johns town, Challedon. Cincinnati Red Sox game halted at top of ninth due to out of balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Babe Ruth
Arizona
Wisconsin
North Carolina
William Montague Sigler
Sig
Dizzy Dean
Carl Snavely
Kirk Hershey
Brad Holland
Cornell
Louisville
el Chico
Johnstown
Challedon
Baseball fans recall old Boston Bloomer game prize ball
A column recalls Henry Atwell of Kannapolis North Carolina winning a solid rubber baseball from the 1907 Boston Bloomer game. The Chicago Daily News notes the Boer is in town but the same old Maxie. Fred Apstoli prepares to face Eric Seelig or Johnny Romero in Cleveland on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Atwell
Kannapolis
N. C
Boston Bloomer
Chicago Daily News
Maxie
Fred Apstoli
Eric Seelig
Johnny Romero
Cleveland
Mystery of Hubbard withdrawal solved in exhibit game
Umpire Cal Hubbard withdrew from an exhibition game three weeks ago and again wore erupting pants yesterday. John Kieran, famed for bird knowledge, is named a director of the National Association of Audubon Societies. Larry MacPhail resumes broadcasting at a Fordham athletic dinner. Chandler Harper shot 67 at Norfolk to announce his return. Henry Armstrong and Mike Jacobs head for London and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Hubbard
John Kieran
National Association of Audubon Societies
Larry MacPhail
Fordham
Chandler Harper
Norfolk
Henry Armstrong
Mike Jacobs
London
Los Angeles
Wisconsin basketball coach Bud Foster exits as Knights seek Keagan
Chicago Times reports Bud Foster leaves Wisconsin coaching post as Notre Dame’s George Keagan becomes target. Harry Stuhldreher aims to hire Keagan the moment college leaders approve the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Bud Foster
Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldrher
George Keagan
Notre Dame
Sports Cocktail: Why Kansas City Open left its home
A quirky sports note mentions the Kansas City Open moving venues due to a course choice tied to PGA membership, while other anecdotes reference the Cubs in Phoenix and fans calling for Dizzy Dean. Billy Evans comments on engagements at Texas University, and the text closes with a nod to Deutsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Phoenix
Dizzy Dean
Martiett
Diz
Billy Evans
Red Sox
Texas University
Deutsch
Saginaw Announces Two Michigan Spring Sports Captains
In Ann Arbor on April 8 officials note that Saginaw has furnished two spring sports captains Bill Watson of the track team and Don Percival of the tennis team. Dartmouth star Gus Broberg is expected to hold the regular guard role after setting a scoring record this season at Dartmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Saginaw
Michigan
Bill Watson
Don Percival
Hanover
N. H
Gus
Broberg
Dartmouth
Cage
Hurlers Strengthen Richmond Colts Look to Break Poor 1938 Finish
Lance Richbourg leads Richmond Piedmont League Colts with a veteran pitching staff and strong infield as spring drills begin. New signings include Charles Vartanian and Clarence Thomas competing at positions, with Verne Richards handling catching duties. Ernie Horne returns at third while Art Robinson and Larry Kinzer vie for infield spots. George Ferrell anchors left field with Buster Maynard center and Steve Kuk in right. Pitching options feature Jim Trexler Johnny Leonardo Henry Bazner Dewey Wilkins and Harry Shuman along with rookies from Chicago White Sox. The tentative lineup centers on Richards Vartanian Kapura Kinzer Horne Ferrell Maynard Kuk Trexler Leonardo Bazner Wilkins Shuman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
Associated Press
Richmond
Lance Richbourg
Colt
Norman
Babe) Young
Eddie Mooers
Charles Vartanian
Brooklyn
Clarence Thomas
van Nuys
Calif
Vartanian
Nable Kizer
Julius
Izzy) Katzen
Charlotte
N. C
Colts
Ernie Horne
Horne
Giants
Chattanooga
Mooers
Arthur Robinson
Larry Kinzer
George Kolozzar
Tommy Kearns
North Carolina
George Kapura
Steve Mizerak
George Ferrell
Buster Maynard
Steve Kuk
Fred Bennett
Arkansas
Gene McCarty
Blanco Smith
Jim Trexler
Johnny Leonardo
Southern
California
Harry Shuman
Temple
Henry Bazner
Dewey Wilkins
Crewe
Richbourg
Chicago White Sox
Richards
Kapura
Kinzer
Ferrell
Maynard
Kuk
Trexler
Leonardo
Bazner
Wilkins
Shuman
Barefoot 19 Year Old Joins Engel’s Southern Team
Chattanooga reports Durward Hammond a 19 year old from Pike County Georgia who has played barefoot all his life joins Joe Engel’s Southern Association club. He jokes about shoes and claims he can hit and catch well. He notes a famous barefoot player Joe Jackson as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Joe Engel
Southern Association
Engel
Joshue Joe
Feller
Hutchinson
Durward Hammond
Pike County
Durward
Funeral of Mrs Betty Freeman in Liberty Grove
Funeral services for 88 year old Mrs Betty Freeman will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Methodist Church in Liberty Grove She died at the home of her son Lee Freeman 407 Woodbury Street Survived by four sons John Quincy Jason and Lee Freeman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Freeman
Liberty Grove
Triangle Bible Club Meeting Sunday Afternoon
The Bible Club of Jamestown and Florence will meet at Foster Grove Baptist Church in Jamestown Sunday at 2 30 o'clock. M C White serves as club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle Bible Club
Bible Club of
Jamestown
Florence
Foster Grove Baptist Church
M. C. White
Cantata The Seven Last Words Of Christ At St Mark Church
The cantata The Seven Last Words of Christ by Dubois will be sung at St Mark M E Church Sunday starting 5 a.m. The choir, directed by Samuel E Burford, features Walter McNair and Jasper Bridges as guest soloist and organist from Greensboro. At 11 a.m. Rev R W Winchester speaks on The Resurrection. Easter music follows and the Woman's Home Missionary Society hosts an evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois
St. Mark M. E
Samuel E. Burford
William Penn High School
Walter McNair
Greensboro
Jasper Bridges
R. W. Winchester
Woman's Home Missionary Society
First Baptist to Present King Eternal Easter Cantata
The First Baptist Church senior choir will present the Easter cantata The King Eternal on Sunday at 5 o clock. The performance features double organ and piano accompaniment with O. E. Simmons directing. The choir includes Mrs. Ernestine Harris and Mrs. Thelma Peterson at organ and piano, along with a long list of named male and female singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Ernestine
Hearing Continued on Inland Waterway Rates Fight
A U S Maritime Commission hearing in Charleston continued on April 8 over proposed rates by North Carolina Line Inc of Wilmington to operate on the inland waterway between Charleston and Baltimore. The rates are about five percent lower than those of protesting Bull Steamship Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
U. S. Maritime Commission
North Carolina Line, Inc
Wilmington
N. C
Baltimore
Bull Steamship Line
New School Machinery Act Changes Three Provisions
Raleigh April 8 The 1939 General Assembly e service act introduces three main departures: division of local funds between county and city school units, authorization for districts over 1 000 pupils to vote supplements for a twelfth grade ninth month or expanded vocational facilities with safeguards, and a 12 month pay option for teachers upon district approval. The act also requires written applications for new teaching posts and timely notice of election or rejection for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
General Assembly
Clyde A. Erwin
Clyde R. Hoey
Board of Education
State School Commission
Superintendent of Schools
School Commission
Tobacco Emerges as Leading North Carolina Industry in 1937
Census Bureau figures show cigarettes accounted for about half of the state's $1.385 billion industrial output in 1937. Ten cigarette plants produced $536.9 million and employed 16,421 workers earning $14.54 million, as overall manufacturing rose from 2,599 establishments and 227,100 workers in 1935 to 2,896 plants and 258,771 workers in 1937 with wages at $189.27 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Jury Deliberates On Rape Charge Against Salesman
A Superior court jury in Albemarle resumed deliberations on the rape case of C. W. Delaney a 28 year old Charlotte chewing gum salesman. The jurors had not reached a verdict by 10:30 last night after being sent to their rooms. The complainant is 18 year old Sophia Haithcock of Mt Gilead who says Delaney assaulted her in a local hotel room on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
C. W. Delaney
Charlotte
Sophia Haithcock
Mt. Gilead
Delaney
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology Concludes
The 34th annual meeting at Duke University ends after a business session and reading of papers. Opening sessions were hosted at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
The
Southern Society For Philosophy and Psychology
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina imposes penalties on substitute teachers
The act requires notice at least 30 days before the next term and imposes a one year suspension from teaching unless waived by school authorities. Substitute teachers will be paid up to $3 per day, while terms for school superintendents remain at two years as currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Stark Tips Led to Pendergast Indictment, Star Reports
Kansas City April 8 Governor Lloyd Stark personally gave President Roosevelt a tip that led to the indictment of T. J. Pendergast the Democratic boss of Kansas City on charges of evading federal income taxes on 315000. Also indicted with Pendergast is former state insurance superintendent R E OMalley. The Star notes Stark learned of large payoffs in a 1935 fire insurance rate compromise and reported suspicions to Roosevelt setting off a federal inquiry that culminated in the grand jury. Pendergast and OMalley pleaded no comment as Pendergast posted 10000 bond awaiting a hearing April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lloyd
Stark
Roosevelt
T. J. Pendergast
Kansas City Star
Pendergast
R. E. O'Malley
The
Star
Washington
Street
Grand
Pendergart
O’malley
O'Malley
Treasury Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Retired Pittsburgh Doctor Dies After Weeks of Illness
Dr John Longay Phillips 81 longtime eye ear nose and throat specialist of Pittsburgh died at his daughter’s home in Thomasville after several weeks of illness. He practiced until retirement three years ago and is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter. The funeral arrangements are Pittsburgh with interment at Allegheny Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Burea & Commerce Street
Thomasville
John Longay Phillips
Pittsburgh
William H. Stevenson, Jr
Severa
Phillips
Highland Avenue
Jeffeson Medical College
Hareford College
Mabelle Gager Phillips
Tw Sons
James B. Phillips
C. Gager Phillips
Malvern
Stevens
the. C. Green and
Long Funera
Alleghany Cemetery
Stokes County Jury Convicts Man of First Degree Murder
Danbury April 8 A Stokes County jury convicted Russell Nelson 25 of first degree murder for the slaying of Watt Smith 53 during a beer argument last November after five hours of deliberation Reuben Tilley 19 was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes County
Danbury
Russell Nelson
Nelson
Watt Smith
Reuben Tilley
Defeated candidates hold sub session at Shad Stew
In Kinston on April 8, thirteen municipal primary losers attended a private shad stew hosted by William Jones at an undisclosed venue to discuss campaign setbacks. Jones said a “sub session” after the meal let ex-candidates explain how the defeats happened, noting wires got crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
William Jones
Jones
High Point Election Notice Sets 1939 Primary and General
High Point Municipal Board of Elections in Guilford County North Carolina schedules a municipal primary for April 18 1939 and a general election on May 2 1939 to select a mayor at large and four Ward council seats. The notice outlines candidate filing deadlines precincts polling places registration periods and detailed ward precinct boundaries and official election officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Board of Elections
City of
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
N. C
General Assembly of
General Assembly
Elm Street School House
Talmadge Ellington
J. McMullan
Alton Hayworth
Maine Street
Southern Railway
Chestnut Street
Meadow Street
Jones Street
Lindsay Street
Parkway
Main Street
Main
Southern Railroad
City Limits
West City Limits
West City Limit
Meadow
Chesnut Street
West Farris Avenue
West Farriss Avenue
Montlieu Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Blain Street
E. Farriss
E. Farrise Avenue
Farrise Avenue
Matin Street
E. Farriss Avenue
Taylor Street
South Main Street
Ward Strand
Ward Street
Duke Power Co Power
Jordan Street
Mill Street
Mil Street
Th City Limits
Belt Line Railroad and
Duke Power Co
Belt Line Railroad
Leonard Street
Thissell Street
East Russell Street
Russell Street
Blair's Creek
Kearns Street
Grace Street
High Point Municipal Board OF Elections
Arch K. Schoeh
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Swecuie
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Cincinnati Red Sox
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Self
By John Oliver
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Zula Davidson
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Louise Gaylord
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Helen de Berry
H. M. Kirkpatrick
Lee Williams
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Erving Moore
Floyd Phifer
Luther Kearns
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FDR
T'Ville
Adams Street
Grady Hedrick
J. O. Gold
Wiley Hedrick
William G. Ralston
EK. Ellison
Fred Sappenfield
North Main
J. J. Grissette
J. R. Moss
Paul Yokely
Bay Street School
Murphy
A. S. Coffield
Johnson Street School
T. Lyman Wilson
Parker Waynick
O. R. York, Jr
Guilford County Building
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L. P. Howell
R. EK. Blair
Willowbrook and
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Frank Nance
Cloverdale School House
Teddie Priest
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Green Street
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Pavis Street
Wilson Irvin
Gurney Lewallen
H. C. Taylor
L. P. Greenway
Fra Edwards
G. M. Beck
Meadow and
Chestnut Streets
Farris Avenue
Forrest Hill Drive
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