Convention City Oxford Chosen For 1938 Gathering
The 1938 convention city was Oxford, chosen at a banquet with 200 attendees at the Sheraton. Special awards were announced for Baraca Philathea and county unions, with Dean P. E. Lindley of High Point College as a featured speaker on religious education and a memorial service led by Bishop J. K. Pfohl.
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Sundey School
Ant'1 Convention Armon
J. Clay Madison
MM. P
J. Piedison
Oxford
Sheraton Hotel
Johnson Philathea
Edgemont Baptist Church
Durham
First Methodist Church
Salisbury
Forsyth County Baraca- Philathea Union
Hedrick
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
K. Edwin Fussell
Winston- Salem
Heron
Elizabeth Clark
Wilson
Maury Harter
High Point
Grover H. Jones
Philatheas
Grover Jones
David E. Faust
Lindley
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Dean Lindley
Miss Ficron
Baraca
R. N. Simms
Raleigh
D. B. Bunn
Wilbur Smith
Reidsville
Philathea
Frances Cunningham
Asheville
L. J. Simmons
Kinston
Grace High
R. L. Pepe
Thomasville
A. B. Saleeby
Winston-Salem
D. E. Faust
Rocky Wilson
O. A. Johnson
George EF. Dennis
M. K. Hall
Greensboro
H. C. Fisher
C. A. Walch
Fred Smith
Florine Robertson
Burlington
C. E. Sheloff
Southern Moravian Church
Bobby Alexan
Alex Smoot
Maria
Bach-Gounod
Fussell
Baraca & Philathea
Dora Hoskins
Saggiolo
Bishop Pfohl
Baracas
Phtheas
White Sox Even Series With Cubs
The White Sox defeated the Cubs 3 to 2 in Chicago to tie the series at five games. Dixie Walker and Zeke Bonura delivered successive doubles with two outs in the eighth to break a 2-2 deadlock, after Stan Hack’s early homer for the Cubs. Monty Stratton held Chicago to four hits over the last five innings as Chicago outhit the Sox nine to six.
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Chicago
White Sox
National League Cubs
Dixie Walker
Zeke Bonura
Bill Lee
Stan Hack
Vern Kennedy
Ken Dea
Cub
Monty Stratton
North Siders
Cubs
Sox
Senators End Exhibition Streak as Orioles Win 4-2
Washington’s Senators lost to the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 in an exhibition game. Jimmy Deshong delivered key hits and the Senators made four errors in the field. Cecil Travis was spiked above the right knee while making a putout at second.
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Washington
Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Jimmy Deshong
Cecil Travis
Red Sox Beat Bees In City Series Opener
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Bees 7 to 5 to start a two game intra city series. Frank Higgins hit a homer in the second inning. Boston built a four run rally in the fourth and added two in the sixth. Vince DiMaggio homered in the Bees half of the seventh after Debs Garris and others connected earlier.
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RED Sox
BEES
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Frank (Pinkey) Higgins
Jack Wilson
Vince DiMaggio
Debs Garris
Yanks Beat Dodgers at Ebbetts Field
The world champion New York Yankees, held to five hits, defeated the Dodgers at Ebbetts Field. Brooklyn hosts the game on April 17 with the result shaping early season momentum.
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YANKS
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Wake Forest Wins Off R M Tracksters
Wake Forest college track team won 11 first places to beat Randolph Macon College in a meet at Wake Forest. Jones set a new school record in the shot put with 41 feet 10 3 4 inches surpassing the old mark of 38 8 1 2 inches. In baseball, the Yankees edged the Dodgers 2 1 as Roy Henshaw and Makosky limited hits until Makosky homered in the ninth.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Randolph-Macon College
Jones
Randolph Macon
Giants Open Polo Grounds Season With Exhibition Win
New York Giants beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 1 in an exhibition at the Polo Grounds. Dick Bartell hit two home runs and Johnny McCarthy added another. Hal Schumacher and Fred Fitzsimmons split pitching duties, limiting Cleveland to six hits while Earl Whitehill was roughed up in the eighth. Bartell connected in the fourth with a two run shot, scoring a teammate.
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New York
Dick Bartell
Johnny McCarthy
Giants
Polo Grounds
Cleveland Indians
Hal Schumacher
Freddy Fitzsimmons
New Yorkers
Earl Whitehill
Willis Hudlin
Bartell
Phillies edge Athletics 9 to 7 in Philadelphia clash
Phillies exploded for ten hits in the first three innings scoring nine runs, then held off a late Athletics rally to win 9 to 7. George Turbeville lasted two innings allowing seven runs while Morrie Arnovich drove in four and Bill Atwood Bud Thomas and Randy Gumby contributed key hits.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Athletics
George Turbeville
Morrie Arnovich
Otfielder
Bill Atwood
Bud Thomas
Randy Gum
Whopper Wins Philadelphia Handicap at Havre de Grace
Whopper the big bay carried 122 pounds to edge New Deal by a nose in the Philadelphia handicap at Havre de Grace. White Cockade ran third, Dark Hope fourth, and Columbiana faltered to fifth after a strong field. Whopper’s 1 45 8 5 earned $6,400 with a $10.10 win payoff as attendance and mutuel handle set Maryland season records.
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Paul Simmons
Havre DE Grace
wWhopper
Hal Price Headley
Big Bay
Araho Stable
New Deal
Philadelphia
Whopper
Eddie Smith
Harry Richards
Townsend B. Martin
J. W. Y. Martin
Dark Hope
W. J. Hirsch
Columbiana
Florida
Maryland
Wrenn Proposes Freight Depot Move Near Homeplace
During a Friday council session Mrs. M. J. Wrenn presented a proposal with Mr. Perry. Council, led by Mayor C. B. Grayson, expressed content to keep the freight station at its present site though it may move closer to the Wrenn homesite. The deal hinges on options expired without renewal and no cost provisions for removing houses are settled.
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Grayson
Wrenn
Perry
North Carolina Railroad Company
Pert shuts out Phils as Jorgens shown strength
Pert shutout the Phils after the third, but Orville Jorgens, though he weakened in the closing innings, pitched effectively in the inches.
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Pert
Phils
Orville Jorgens
Tigers rally to beat Reds 9 to 8 in exhibition game
Detroit Tigers staged two large rallies in consecutive innings to overcome the Cincinnati Reds 9 to 8 in a spring exhibition. The win gives Detroit a 2 to 1 edge in the three game series, which ends tomorrow in Cincinnati as the Reds play in their home city for the first time in this series.
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Dayton
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit
Reds
Browns Tie City Series With 17 Run Slugfest Win
St. Louis Browns routed the Cardinals 17 to 5 to take the opening game of the two game city series. Pounding Paul Dean and Lon Warneke, the Browns scored seven runs in Dean’s brief outing and nine more as Weiland faded. Harland Clift hit two homers and a double while Johnny Mize had a four bagger for the Cards.
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Browns
Dean
Weiland
Mike Ryba
Lon Warneke
Harland Clift
Johnny Mize
St. Louis
Knott
Hogsett
Hemsley
P. Dean
Ryba
War
Ogrodowski
Pirates Run Wild In Springfield Exhibition Win
Pittsburgh Pirates crushed Springfield Western Association 27 to 5 in an exhibition at Springfield. Arky Vaughn, Gus Suhr, and Monte Johnson led with several extra base hits as Pittsburgh racked up 30 hits. Springfield’s lone rallies came late, with multiple pitchers used.
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Pirates
Springfield
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Arky Vaughn
Gus Suhr
Vaughn
Monte Johnson
Pittsburgh
Swift
Weaver
Todd
Padden
Kamp
Bingham
Perry
Armstrong
Smalling
Starting Batteries For Major League Openers
Opening day batteries outline the grid for both leagues. Roosevelt will toss the first ball as the Senators face the Athletics in Washington while the Phillies meet the Bees in a Patriots Day doubleheader.
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New York
Washington
Boston
Roosevelt
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Phillies
Bees
Philadelphia
Kelley
Hayes
Cascarella
Hogan
Walters
Bilson
MacFayden
Lopez
la Master
Atwood
Turner
Lexington Rally Tops McCrary Eagles 15 to 14
Lexington Indians overcome a 14 6 deficit in the final inning to defeat the McCrary Eagles 15 to 14 in a North State league clash. The dramatic rally swung the game as Asheboro’s Eagles faltered late, giving Lexington the come from behind win.
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Lexington
McCrary Eagles
Lexington Indians
Asheboro
McCrary Club
Plecee
Wrenn estate offers land swap for freight depot site
The Wrenn estate proposes to convey the northeast corner lot at Commerce and Perry streets for the Southern Railway freight station with conditions including cancelling city assessments, no new paving charges, removal of buildings at city expense, protection of spur tracks, and retention of Broad Street as is. The offer notes an original $39,000 assessment with about $8,000 already paid and a remaining principal of roughly $31,000 plus interest.
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Wrenn
Commerce and
Perry Streets
New Southern Railway Company
Perry Street
Mangum Avenue
City of
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Southern Railroad
Broad Stret
Southern Railway and North Carolina Railway Company
Broad Street
North Carolina Railway Company
Southern and
North Carolina Railway
Ball players face new rule on contract jumps
Durham April 17 Minor league players who break contracts to join clubs with ineligible players will be banned from reinstatement for five years. President Bramham of the National Association announced the policy after reports of overtures to players in training with minor league clubs. Players who do not sign but join the ineligible list may seek reinstatement after 12 months if they stay away from other ineligibles.
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Durham
W. G. Bramham
National Association
Braham
Southern freight depot location sparks council debate
Off the Record reports that the Southern freight depot split over moving sites. Mrs M J Wrenn leads calls for relocation while council members reportedly favor a new site but no final plan exists. Fire Chief E K Ingram says party politics did not alter his vote to support current council members.
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E. K. Ingram
College Track Scores Across Southeast Meet
Presbyterian College beat Furman 74 to 57 in Clinton North Carolina with Davidson also posting a win at Davidson North Carolina Wake Forest defeated Randolph-Macon 88 to 88 in Atlanta Georgia Tech triumphed 68 to 58 over Florida Navy won 78 to 48 at Annapolis against North Carolina.
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Clinton
N. C
Presbyterian College
Furman Univ
Davidson
Wake Forest
Randolph-Mason
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Florida
Annapolis
Navy
North Carolina
Moscow scientists find ancient gold mines
Archaeologists in Moscow report the discovery of gold mines dating back about three millennia. Researchers say the site yields early metallurgy insights and suggests trade links as far as distant regions. Further excavation will refine dating and scale of the ancient treasure.
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Moscow
Wrenn Estate Opposes Freight Station Plan
In a letter Mrs. M. J. Wrenn notes $31 000 outstanding, estimates city credit at about $28 000 if assessments are cancelled, disputes that a new freight station would boost nearby property value due to ample spur track facilities, and states she does not waive any rights while not hindering city progress.
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Wrenn
Contract Awarded For Durham Library And Dormitory
Officials of North Carolina C al for Negroes announced a contract for construction of a library dormitory auditorium and cottage awarded to Will Muirhead Construction Co of Durham on a low bid of 15780 dollars in Durham April 17.
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Cantract
Durham
North Carolina
Cal
Muirhead Construction Com
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