Sun Again First At Pimlico In Southern Maryland Handicap
Calumet Farm's Sun Again defeated Four Freedoms of Greentree Stable by six lengths to win the Southern Maryland handicap at Pimlico before 21,231. Sun Again carried 120 pounds with Jockey Conn McCreary, paid 3.40 for 2, and clocked 1:46 1/5 for the mile and a sixteenth on a good track. Sollure won the Harford Handicap at six furlongs, paying 4.10 2.80 2.30, defeating Porter's Cap and New Moon.
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Baltimore
Calumet Farm
Sun
Greentree Stable
Four Freedoms
Pimlico
A. J. Sackett
Tom Rose
Bowie
H. Guy Bedwell
Leonard Bowers
Soleil du Midi
Maryland
Calumet
ConneCready
Lola Rose
McCreary
Harford
Sollure
Charles S. Howard
Porter
Cap
H. L. Straus
New Moon
Donald Woodward
Piccadilly
Cup
Georgia Tech Opens Spring Grid Drills With Large Squad
Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets begin spring practice with 143 players plus Navy trainees and others totaling 130 on hand. Coach Bill Alexander, whose teams have played in the Rose, Orange, Sugar and Cotton Bowls, says no famous transfers from the Navy are expected this season.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Navy
Bill Alexander
Steelers and Cardinals Merge for 1944 National Grid Season
Navy downed North Carolina 7 2 in Annapolis as Morris beat Edwards in straight sets. Norris Crawford and Davis each won for Navy, while Doyle and Himet swept doubles with Edwards and Davis, and Doyle Rogers. Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals announce a merger for the 1944 NFL season to form a single western division team, with Boston as the new member potential, and draft-based roster rules guiding early-season selections.
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Annapolis
Navy
University of North Carolina
Middies
Midshipmen
North Carolina
Morris
Edwards
Norris
Peck
Crawford
Hackney
Davis
Johnson
Doyle
Doesch
Himet
Jagoe
Deee Hackney
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles
Boston
1Lth
Steelers-Cardinals
Route yields plentiful materials despite southern rivals
The report notes ample materials and favorable route fortune similar to last year, asserting southern competitors face a harder field this time.
Tech wins Hearst trophy in naval ROTC comp
Atlanta report notes Tech's 10 man naval ROTC unit scored 921 of 1000 to claim the William Randolph Hearst trophy symbolic of the national championship. New York item describes Mayor La Guardia tossing ball to servicemen in Yankees Senators game. A separate note says jockey Ted Atkinson reported for army physical and was rejected for being too light at 99 pounds.
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Atlanta
Tech
William Randolph Hearst
J. ¥. Babcock
New York
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
F. H. la Guardia
Yankee
Ted Atkinson
Col. C. V. Whitney
Wood Memorial
Jamaica
Atkinson
Merger Plan Accepted Sets Steelers and Cardinals as Co Coached Team
Bert Bell of the Steelers accepts the merger plan to unify NFL teams with the Cardinals as the western entry. Phil Handler and Walt Kiesling to co coach, training camp at Waukesha Wisconsin next fall as the league seeks balance after last season outcomes.
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Bert Bell
Steelers
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Cleveland
Phil Handler
Walt Kiesling
Waukesha
Wis
Mass auto production begins in United States era
A note highlights mass automobile production starting in the United States. It mentions newly found coal deposits in Chiloe, Chile, described as the island off the southern coast. The items connect industrial growth with resource discoveries in the era.
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United States
Chiloe
Chile
Devils Defeat Cavaliers In Duke Track Dominance
Duke University Blue Devils overwhelmed the University of Virginia track team 83 to 16 at Charlottesville. Duke took eight firsts to four for Virginia, with field events giving Duke a clear edge. Notable winners include Hollingsworth in high jump and Carrington in pole vault.
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Charlottesville
Duke University
Blue Devils
University of Virginia
Cavaliers
Wilhird Chapman
Hartley
Duke
Wenter
Virginia
Es Duke
Carver
Moehler
Croner
Boyd
William
Norden
Larue
D.se
Haggerty
Meaden
Green
Reid
Graham
Canada
Clark
Trachsel
Moore
Hollingsworth
McGrain
Becker
0Tes Duke
Chapman
Witzel
Irwin
Stihling
Dicas
Speer
Carrington
Duda
Pappas
Wine Truck Driver Sought in Charlotte
Detective Captain Frank N. Littlejohn said Harold Linwood Boyles, 24, of Newport News Virginia is sought on a warrant for embezzlement in connection with a cargo of beer and wine consigned to Charlotte dealers by H Barringer Distributing. The abandoned truck was found on West Trade Street. wine had been sold to a cafe proprietor.
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Charlotte
Frank N. Littlejohn
Harold Linwood Boyles
Newport News
Littlejohn
Bayles
Greensboro
H. Barringer Distributing Company
Waner Brothers Reunite With Dodgers in Brooklyn Match
Lloyd Waner, 38, reported to the Brooklyn Dodgers and joined his older brother Paul, reuniting one of baseball’s most famous sibling acts. The brothers last played together in 1941 with the Pirates and Braves. Paul played with Brooklyn last season while Lloyd had been on a fire crew at an Oklahoma City airport.
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Brooklyn
Lloyd Waner
Brooklyners
Paul
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Lloyd
Oklahoma City
Rickenbacker to Speak Four Times Across North Carolina
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker air ace of World War I will address four North Carolina towns on his tour to attend the 189th district Rotary conference at Nehurst May 7 and 8 He will speak to Rotarians in Pinehurst May 8 the Durham chamber of commerce meeting at noon Chapel Hill that afternoon and the Burlington chamber of commerce gathering that night The report also notes a small airborne motorcycle for British parachute troops.
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Chapel Hill
Eddie Rickenbacker
North Carolina
Nehurst
Pinehurst
Durham Chamber of Commerce
Durham
Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Advertising Rate Notice for Classified Inserts
A historical ad rate card details minimum charges and line counts. It lists six to eleven words per line and multiple insertions with reduced rates for consecutive placements. The notice specifies a per line word rule and charging structure for various insertion quantities.
Attractive country homes near main highway with utilities
Homes care Enterprise advertises first floor three room apartment near bus service at 518 White Oak Street. Fully or partly furnished options available with baths gardens and electricity included.
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Care
White Oak Street
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Morger
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Boston Yankees
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N. Main St
Oakwood Court
Woodrow
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Archdale
Forrest Avenue
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Gordon Oaks
Brunswick
Georgia
Lindsay
Willowbrook
Hunter Apartments
Parkway
Thomasville
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Efird'’s
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Bruce Atkins Furniture Store
G. A. Memory
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Star
Oldboy
Ake Harris
Jake Harris
Argus
Levine Junk & Metal CO
Main St
V. L. Vail Electric Company
E. F. Mumford
Pho
Accordian
Harris-Kelly Piano Company
Chigh Point Music Supply
North Main
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Bill
KELLY
Simmons
Stewart Warner
Guilford County
J. Harry Weatherly
Guilford County Courthouse
W. W. Church
U. S. Vail Electric Company
Crescent
Briggs-Stratton
Germany
Adolph
Commerce Furniture Exchange
Commerce
Call Horton Furniture CO
High Point, N. C
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
High Point
N. Hamilton
Gordon & Son
Hamilton St
Coll St
W. High St
Main
KAY Chemical CO
Wrenn
Glenn
POR Sale
High Point Music Supply
North Main St
W. F. Mickey & Son
Perry
City Stove Works
N. Ain
Samet Sales CO
E. Commerce St
Model Supply Company
Wrenn Street
N. W
KEM Tone
Miracle
Smart New Decorators
Rogers Paint
E. Commerce
Hal Hose
Thomas Mills, Inc
Ring Harris Pharmacy
Pine St
Sedgefield
Globe Parlor Furniture CO
Chance For Motion
M. A
Careterprise
Piedmont Oil & c
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Rabinowitz
E. Washi St
Jamest
Western Union
Ente
Shepherd's Rage
Asheboro Road
the Enterprise
Albemarle
Bank
Thomas Mills
Denny Roll and Panel CO
Perry Street
Coat
Sheraton Hotel
M.S.C.” Enterprise
Bird Castle
Ager Western Union
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Miller-White Hosiery
Taylorsville
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
High Point Steam
Covington Hosiery Mills, Inc
Gibson
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