Gate City Opens New Year At Home Tonight
April 26 report previews Piedmont league opening day with games in Columbia Norfolk and Greensboro. Notes public ceremonies, parades, and fanfare as baseball kicks off the season. Mentions Columbia’s 30 year anniversary and a Richmond Colts vs Blackwood Owens battery with Blackwood named Governor Blackwood in background.
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Gate City
Dan Sarsfield
AP Stat
Charlotte
Piedmont League
Columbia
Norfolk
Greensoro
South Carolina
Augusta
South Atlantic Association
Tyrus Ray Cobb
Virginia Capitals
Richmond Colts
Blackwood
Owens
Ibra Charles Blackwood
Palmetto
Proves Great Boon to Pile Sufferers
No man or woman need suffer any longer from hemorrhoids or piles. A doctor’s pillion shown to druggists as MOAVA SUPPOSITORIES can be obtained for 60 cents and acts quickly even in long standing cases.
Stars Shine in Baseball Action Across Rookies and Pros
Yesterday's Stars highlights include Dany MacFayden holding Athletics to eight hits in a 3-2 win over the Yankees. Hal Lee drove in five for the Braves with a homer and double against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jack Hayes singled in the ninth to drive in the winning run for the White Sox over the Tigers. Pat Malone and Bill Jurges helped the Cubs top the Reds, Jurges with a home run and a double. Monte Pearson limited the Browns to seven hits as the Indians won. The Piedmont League debuted with teams like Greensboro and Charlotte preparing for the new circuit, Norfolk and Wilmington opening with series wins and Norfolk's streak reaching three. Speakers from Duke and the Athletics were noted amid league ceremonies and parades on Main Street.
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Associated Press
Dany MacFayden
Yankees
Athletics
Hal Lee
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jack Hayes
White Sox
Tigers
Pat Malone
Bill Jurges
Cube Farmer
Reds
Monte Pearson
Indians
Louis Brown
Monwealth
L. B. Owens
Columbia
Main Street
Sherman
Sandlappers
Greensboro
St. Louis Cardinal
Charlotte Hornets
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Jack Coombs
Philadelphia Athletics
Duke
Richmond
Wilmington
Norfolk
Charlotte
Colts
Five Austrian foundations aid imperiled noble ladies
Five religious foundations in Austria were created to provide suitable homes for impoverished women from noble families who served the empire or the state.
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Austria
Newspaper Code Applauded For Freedom Guarantee
Howard Davis of the American Newspaper Publishers Association declares the daily newspaper code preserves freedom of the press. He notes the code protects constitutional guarantees despite opposition and affirms the code's approval with explicit reservations.
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New York
Howard Davis
American Newspaper Pit Association
Association
Davis
Greensboro bricklayer urges sales tax relief for homes
P G Siler a Greensboro bricklayer and former vice president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor writes that rising property taxes force rent and end home ownership. He cites city tax take of 750000 on homes and lots and argues many union men support the sales tax while seeking a fair substitute.
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Greensboro
Gullford County
P. G. Siler
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Pattergraphics and public taste in newspapers
A reader muses on how editors judge public taste and the challenge of deciding whether to keep new features like pattergraphics. The piece notes readers respond more readily to broadcasts than print, leaving editors to guess reader preferences.
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Enterprise
New Tooth Powder Advertises Comfort For Denture Wearers
A vintage ad promotes Fasteeth denture powder claiming greatly improved comfort and deodorizing effects. It promises three sizes and a pasty taste that helps gums feel better, making wearers more confident.
Reader praises unique column and requests more Patter graphics
A reader from High Point College compliments a previously captionless column for its fresh, witty “Patter graphics” and asks for more installments, noting the humor beats the usual syndicated material and even greets the column before other features.
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Ralph R. Spillman
High Point College
Quick Relief for Gas Pains Stomach Distress
Dave's Mentha Pepsin offers a remedy to reduce gas fullness pain and bloating by taking a tablet before meals. Mann Drug Co and Economy Drug Co endorse the product with mail orders available and a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Mann Drug Co
Economy Drug Co
Dare’s
North Carolina Hosts State Intercollegiate Golf Meet
The annual North Carolina intercollegiate golf tournament will be played Saturday in Raleigh. Duke defends as champions. NC faces UNC and N. C. State with Smith graduated and Storm unavailable due to injury.
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Raleigh
Duke University
Alan Smith
North Carolina
Bayard Storm
Duke
Hem-Roid advertised as internal remedy for piles
An early 20th century advertisement claims an internal treatment HEM-ROID cures piles by removing the cause. It boasts Dr Leonhardt’s formula, promises relief from itching bleeding or protrusion, and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer from drugstores.
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Leonhardt
Favorite picks listed for pre tournament field
Fred Newham Jr state and Edwin Laxton Duke More are rated as the indi favorites in the pre tournament field.
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Fred Newham, Jr
State
Edwin Laxton
Duke More
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High Point, N. C
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Hal le Roy
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