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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
13
Former champion Shikat overwhelms Luttrall at South Hamilton Street arena taking two decisive falls. Luttrall’s taped eye tactic backfires leading to disqualification in the first fall before Shikat dominates the second.
Public notices detail two sales: first a mortgage foreclosure of C B E Frazier property in College Terrace to Wachovia Bank for The Prudential Insurance Company of America with bid at 11:00 a m in Guilford County Courthouse High Point and subject to prior liens. Second a municipal court sale of 1911 E Green Street Brentwood Block E Lot 28 High Point by commissioner Ray Embler et al, public auction at 11:00 a m under court order with street assessments and taxes not in judgment.
Industrial league preview notes Adams-Millis will field a power laden squad for summer action. Manager Colen Hedrick leads a large cast including Johnnie Newton Darrell Eller Pepper Martin and Lord Perry with pitching from the Cooper brothers Ham Meacham and Enoch Cooper. The infield features Eller Piner Hedrick Edwards and Sappenfield with seven candidates vying for outfield spots led by Newton Cooper and Martin.
Exhibition results include Fritz Schnabel stopping Luttrall and beating Rosy Red Ryan in 26 minutes with the Monkey Clutch. A 30-minute draw featured Tommy Marvin and Tom Mahoney. Also notes Peru to open textile school. Leaksville defeats Thomasville 4 2. Maus shifts Tommies game to Sanford. sale notice in High Point property case filed in municipal court.
Point town legal action lists E M Richardson Elizabeth Holt and Beeson Hardware Company as defendants. It details West Street 1339 BE Washington Street and Moon Plat Lot 12 Block E, Guilford County NC, with guardian T F Sanders for minors W C Holt and Clarence Holt. Court date given as April 1 1940.
Pursuant to a Deed of Trust recorded in Book 840 page 141 dated December 28 1937 Boyd Blane Cunningham and Velma Lynch Cunningham transfer to Wachovia Bank Trust Company as trustee for Prudential. The property known as Anna M Dill lot No 13 Block 1 Newlin lands will be sold at public auction for cash at Guilford County Court House High Point on Monday April 29 1940 at 11 00 am.
Boxing results from multiple cities show Corbett outpointing Cahill in San Francisco and Yarosz edging Reeves in Cleveland. Other bouts include Spina stopping Bern stein in Salt Lake City and Has sett beating Scott in Washington, plus Wallace over Taylor in Baltimore and Hagen knocking out Daughterty in St. Paul.
In Worcester Steve Casey defeated Dutch Hefner in two of three falls while in Camden Ernie Dusek beat Lou Plummer two of three. College tennis scores note Presbyterian Guilford postponed. High Point beat Appalachian 6 1. Furman defeated College of Charleston 5 2. South Carolina edged Wofford 4 3.
The reader is prompted with four trivia questions about the Chaco boundary dispute the last constitutional amendment the 1939 January earthquake in a South American country and the Panama Pan American Conference’s neutrality zone proposal. Answers appear on the Want Ad Page.
Maus announces Leary an outfielder secured from Reidsville and brother of Curt Leary. Wilkes Barre two players to arrive soon a first baseman and an outfielder. Three players Patton Moser Ray released yesterday. Remaining schedule includes Statesville Thomasville May Hosiery Leaksville Burlington House of David Lenoir Thomasville with night games as weather permits.
Highway fatalities in North Carolina last month totaled 45, down from 60 in March 1939, with Raleigh area noted in the April 16 report.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of John Dawson, deceased, of Guilford County North Carolina, this is to notify all persons with claims against the estate to exhibit them at Jamestown on or before April 10 1941 or they will be barred. Debts should be paid promptly. Dated April 8 1940 by Co G C Moran administrator.
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