Major League Shutouts Highlight Rain-Shortened Openers
In a rain shortened week five games produced three 2-0 shutouts and a 14 inning 7 grind as tough old pitching shines. Louis Fette pitched a three hit shutout for Boston Bees over Philadelphia 2-0 with Lefty Grove dominating New York 39 and Red Ruffing matching seven hit outings in a 2-0 loss. George Jasper Caster sparkles for the A’s with a four hit game and White Sox staff notes. Deshong limits Washington to three hits in six innings.
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Cutterday
Aargin
Yestern
Louisilliam Fette
Boston Bees
Syl Johnson
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Grove
Big Bill Key
Te Powell
Sox
Red Ruffing
Jim Kong
Naonals
Deshong
VMI Seeks Revenge in Chapel Hill After Close Raleigh Rally
Virginia Military Institute cadets travel to Chapel Hill for a clash with the Tar Heels after a narrow win by N.C. State the previous day. Cutie Carter delivered the winning run in Raleigh as State erased a four run fourth inning lead.
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Wake Forest
Frosh
N. C. State
Guilford
Elon
Catawba
Atlantic Christian
Duke
North Carolina
Davidson
Lenoir-Rhyne
Lenoir- Rhyne
Hampden-Sydney
Lowry Opens Defense of Senior Golf Crown
Greensboro April 21 Robert Lowry of Pinehurst began defense of his title in the Southern Senior Golfers' Association tournament. Today features 18 holes with another 18 to follow tomorrow. Lowry won last year by one stroke over Robert E. Harlow.
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Greensboro
Robert Lowry
Pinehurst
Lowry
Robert E. Harlow
King Gustav of Sweden Presides at Nice Fete
King Gustav of Sweden presided over a recent social event in Nice France with dignitaries and local officials in attendance. The visit showcased cultural exchange and bilateral goodwill between Sweden and France during the formal gathering.
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Gustav of Sweden
Nice
France
Tigers Rally Past Sox 8-7 on 14th-Inning Home Run
Catcher Earle Brucker scored once and batted in another as the Athletics produced a run in a game. Luke Hamlin led the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the New York Giants, with Hal Schumacher issuing four walks and eight hits in six innings. In Detroit, Mank Greenberg homered in the 14th to lift the Tigers to an 8-7 victory over the White Sox after a 19-hit attack.
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Earle Brucker
Athletics
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Hal Schumacher
Schumacher
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Mank Greenberg
Durham Tandem Falls in Meet in North Carolina Tennis Tourney
Durham doubles team Tom Huckabee and Jack Markham seeded No. 4 lost to Robert Harding and James Messick of Charlotte in three sets 6-4 4-6 6-4 at the 24th annual NCHSAA tennis tournament. Seeds remaining include Hendrix Haltiwanger Reynolds Winston-Salem Boney Taylor Wilmington Shepherd Fields Greensboro.
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Durham
Tom Huckabee
Jack Markham
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
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Robert Harding
James Messick
Charlotte
Hendrix
Bob Haltiwanger
R. J. Reynolds High School
Winston-Salem
Charles Boney
Nelson Taylor
Wilmington
Jay Shepherd
Clyde Fields
Greensboro
Myoer Hendrix
Bobby Spurrier
Rhineheart Freeman
Rocky Mount
Markham
Duke Celebrates 100th Birthday With Noted Speakers
Durham April 21 Duke University marks its 100th birthday with a three day program of academic events. The institution began as Union Institute in 1839 and has had names Normal College and Trinity College before becoming Duke University in 1924. Notable speakers include Sir William Bragg Homer Rainey Henry Winston Douglas Freeman Eduard Beues John Finley and Harold Dodds.
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Duke University
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Union Institute
Normal College
Trinity College
Cadavor
William Bragg
Royal Society of London
Homer P
Acquitted in Bribe Case Involving Legislator and Indian Agent
A jury in general sessions court acquitted Q E Britt of Rock Hill on charges he accepted bribes while a state legislator to secure the appointment of R E Wingate as financial agent for the Catawba Indians. Wingate said he paid Britt to obtain the post. Britt testified he never took money. The Indian agent’s salary was about 450 dollars yearly.
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8. C
General Sessions Court
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Rock, Hill Case
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Wingate
Britt
Coroner's jury orders held in Goldie Mae Chapman case
In Enoree South Carolina a coroner's jury finds probable smothering of nine year old Goldie Mae Chapman and orders Edna Nelson and several relatives held on serious case charges. Nelson allegedly confessed saying she smothered the girl with a handkerchief. The body was found in a creek near her home after Easter.
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S. C
Goldie Mae Chapman
Goldie Mae
Edna Nelson
Chapman
Odie Nelson
E. B. Sage
Pace
Thomas
Sam R. Watt
Edwards Obtains A and N C Lease for Railroad
The state controlled Atlantic and North Carolina railroad will be leased to H P Edwards of Sanford after ICC and State Utilities Commission approval. Stockholders set a minimum annual rent of 60 500 with added percentage of gross income. Road from Goldsboro to Morehead City with properties Camp Glenn and the Atlantic Hotel at Morehead City. The line runs through La Grange Kinston Dover Cove New Bern Havelock and Newport.
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Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
H. P. Edwards
Sanford
Edwards
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Utilities Commission
Goldsboro
Morehead City
H. A. Page, Jr
Aberdeen
Junius R. Page, Jr
New Bern
Camp Glenn
National Guard
H. P. Crowell
Crowell
la Grange
Kinston
Dover
Cove
Havelock
Newport
Cotton futures open mixed as Bombay sellers lead
New York April 21. Cotton futures opened 5 points lower to 1 point higher in active trading. Demand came mainly from Bombay with selling from Liverpool and the South. Spot houses and trade were buyers in early dealings.
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Bombay
Liverpool
South
New Orleans
New Ren Shirierie
Dr Joyner Not Candidate For Re election As Mayor
Dr O L Joyner mayor of Kernersville confirms he will not seek re election in the May 2 1939 municipal race. Only one candidate for town commissioner has filed Conrad Crutchfield. Additional filings likely by April 22 1939 as eight to ten candidates expected. Elizabeth Hedgecock daughter of Mrs E S Hedgecock a Salem College student to graduate in home economics in June has been appointed as a student dietitian in a Philadelphia hospital.
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Kernersville
Conrad Crutchfield
Elizabeth Hedgecock
E.S. Hedgecock
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Philadelphia
Kennedy Heckled by Protestants in Edinburgh Honor
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy received the freedom of Edinburgh after an honorary degree ceremony at Usher Hall was interrupted by demonstrators. John Cormack of Protestant Action was among those shouting protest before detectives removed them as Kennedy spoke of avoiding general war and hoping for durable peace.
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Scotland
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Usher Hall
John Cormack
Protestant Action Party
Cormack
Kennedy
Margaret Ellen Wagoner Named 4-H Club Delegate
L R Harrill announced North Carolina delegates to the National 4-H Club Camp: Margaret Ellen Wagoner Guil ford County Virginia Egerton Polk County Luther Paul Camp Rowan County and Walton Thompson Wilson County. The four have six years of club work. Canup has produced profits from his projects since 1954 and was state cotton growing champion in 1938. Thompson began club work in 1935 and was named best 4-H boy in 1938 with a $929.23 profit from his projects.
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Raleigh
L. R. Harrill
North Carolina
Margaret Ellen Wagoner
Guilford County
Virginia
Egerton
Polk County
Luther Paul Camp
Rowan County
Walton Thompson
Wilson County
Harrill
Canup
Thompson
State high school music contest ends with 500-voice chorus
In Greensboro on April 21 the 20th annual state high school music contest concludes at the Woman's College of UNC with a festival chorus of 500 voices. More than 4,000 singers entered the competition. Dean H. Hugh Altwater called the event the most successful yet held at the college.
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Greensboro
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
H. Hugh Altwater
Woman's College School of Music
Thompson, McKesson Treasurer, Dies After Exposing Coster
Julian F. Thompson, treasurer of McKesson and Robbins, whose probe uncovered F. Donald Coster as the ex convict Philip Musica, died at his Park Avenue home in New York.
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New York
Julian F. Thompson
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
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Philip Musica
Park Avenue
Japan Eyes Salvage Of 1000 Sunken Coastal Ships
Japan weighs salvage efforts for about 1000 sunken vessels along its coast as part of maritime recovery plans. Officials say projects could recover materials and improve coastal safety over time.
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Japan
Contests Look For N C Seats In Congress
Raleigh April 21 The Enterprise Bureau reports that North Carolina's 1940 Governor's primary will be followed by at most six serious congressional contests. Group one includes Warren Kerr Cooley Folger Coughton. Group two features Barden Clark Bulwinkle with strong but defeatable edges. Group three covers Durham Burgin Weaver and others likely to field opponents, ensuring no more than half a dozen races. The outcome depends on incumbents and potential challengers, with several seats actively contested.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Raleigh
North Carolina
Lindsay Warren
John Kerr
Harold Cooley
Lon Folger
Bob Coughton
Graham Barden
J. Bayard Clark
A. L. Bulwinkle
Carl Durham
W. O. Burgin
Zeb Weaver
Durham
Barden
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Emmett H. Bellamy
Wilmington
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Bellamy
New Hanover County
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Ham Jones
Charlotte
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Greensboro
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High Point
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Anson
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Hendersonville
Congressman Weaver
Passenger Planes Set to Run Paris London Route
The service will operate every two hours linking Paris and London with regular daytime flights. Airlines expect improved connectivity and travel options for passengers between the two capitals.
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Paris
London
Princess Elizabeth Celebrates Thirteenth Birthday
Windsor reports Princess Elizabeth hosts a five o clock tea to mark turning 13 Her gifts include silk stockings from her mother a pearl necklace from her father a diamond bracelet from King George and a silver dressing set from Queen Mary A camera arrives from Uncle Edward and Aunt Wallis with two large cakes inscribed with birthday wishes and hospital gifts The guest list features Girl Guides staff daughters and Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra as King George and Queen Elizabeth may attend the games before tea
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England
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Mary
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Queen Elizabeth
Prisoners Blamed For Fatal Blaze In Worcester Jail
Deputy Fire Chief Fred S. Taylor attributed the deadly underground jail fire to careless matches by prisoners. Three inmates died from smoke in Worcester County Jail’s Back Bay cells, while John Baskett escaped and was hospitalized. County and state probes opened as guards were cleared of blame.
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Mass
Fred S. Taylor
H. Oscar Rocheleau
John Baskett
Back Bay
Raskett
Walter Sumpter
West Boyleston
Antonio Costi
Mrs May Evans Honored by Body
Fred Morrison elected president of the North Carolina Society of Washington at its annual meeting. Other officers named Brigadier General Albert L. Cox first vice president Mrs May Thompson Evans second vice president Miss Maci Loew secretary treasurer Rev John Briggs chaplain and Mrs John K Slear historian. The society hosted a reception for North Carolina's delegation to the DAR annual convention.
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Fred Morrison
North Carolina
North Carolina Society of Washington
Albert L. Cox
Raleigh
District of Columbia National Guard
May Thompson Evans
High Point
Democratic National Committee
Maci Loew
John Briggs
John K. Slear
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