Thomasville machine shows flaws in nominating chaos
In Thomasville last Friday the city mass meeting aimed to nominate six council members and a mayor but printed ballots carried eleven names, forcing a blend of official and write‑in candidates. The episode highlights political maneuvering as six candidates contest the high profile prosecutor post amid term‑extension legal questions.
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Thomasville
R. L. Pope
T. E. Jennings
E. F
R. G. Jennings
Joe W. Hawthorne
Fred A. Perdue
E. L. Webb
L. C. Bridges
Byron Haworth
Arch K. Schroch
City Board of Elections
Ben L. Herman
Harris Jarrell
Robert Martin
Julian Franklin
Jarrell
Franklin
Community Chorus Cast Listed With Accompanist Planned
The article lists chorus personnel for a community program directed by Community and Miss Fields as accompanist. Soprano names include Charlotte Amos and Myrtle Allred among many others, Altos feature Anne Aumann and Grace Bivins, Tenors list Banks Chilton and Eugene Connelly, Basses include Louis W. Alrutz and Oswald Blatt, with a full roster of participants.
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Miss Fields
Charlotte Amos
Myrtle Allred
Evelyn Atkins
Harriet Berry
Winifred Bodie
Annie Louise Brown
Ruth Chennault
Maxine Crawford
Florence Elkins
Louise Ellison
Ernestine Hendrix
Dorothy Lee
Vera Marsh
Frances Monroe
Frances Peacock
Geraldine Rash
Frances Scruggs
Marian Slate
Theresa Snow
Gene Thacker
Iris Thacker
Charlotte Warner
Lillie Whitaker
Alto
Oswald Blatt
Olin Blickensderfer
John Clinard
Neal Craig
Carl Cronstedt
Henry Hall
J. B. Hensley
Jack Houts
Bernard Hurly
W. Chase Idol, Jr
Wayne Lindley
Joe May
J. R. Peacock
John V. Townsend
Bob Williams
Elliott Wanne
Trinity Man Held on Driving Drunk Charge
J B Kincaid a 34 year old white man from Trinity was arrested about midnight on a charge of driving drunk. He was placed in jail in default of 8500 bond and remained there early this morning.
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High Point
Claude Hayworth
Hayworth
Gaston A. Johnson
J.B. Kincaid
Trinity
Officials and leaders listed in regional meeting roster
Top row shows Walter XI Lambeth and Charlotte, president, with Miss Ellen Lambeth and others in New Bern. Includes Miss Minnette Duffy and Thomas S Means of Spartanburg S C as assistant secretary treasurer with Betts Chapman. Second row mentions Joseph Jenrette Raleigh as leader with additional attendees.
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Walter XI. Lambeth
Charlotte
Ellen Lambeth
William L. Hand
New Bern
Minnette Duffy
Thomas S. Means
Spartanburg
S. C
Betts Chapman
Joseph Jenrette
Raleich
City Department Sees Slowdown From New Hires
A steady stream of new employees has slowed department work and caused routine disruption. A resignation last week worsened the strain, and the utilities unit has shifted some tasks to private electricians and borrowed staff from the collections department. The Civil Service Commission held exams for most affected postings to form an eligible list, with grading underway and plans to certify eligibles next week.
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Crowe
Utilities Department
Collections
Civil Service Commission
James B. Lovelace
Commission
Lovelace
Favorites Meet in Finals of Carolinas Net Event
In Chapel Hill on April 26 the doubles final of North Carolina’s fifth interscholastic tennis tourney matched last year’s finalists. Carl Maddox and Tom Fowler of Boys High Atlanta upset Charlotte’s 1940 champions Bobby Spurrier and Dan Hatch 8-6 6-2 to claim the doubles crown after defeating McLaughlin-Keesler of Charlotte 6-4 6-4 in the quarters and Small-McCluskey of Scarborough Prep 6-3 6-2 in the semis.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Carl Maddox
Tom Fowler
Boys High
Atlanta
Charlotte
Bobby Spurrier
Dan Hatch
Maddow-Fowler
McLaughlin - Keesler
Small-Me- Cluskey
Scarborough Prep
N. Y
Asheville Tourists overpower Charlotte in season opener
Asheville Tourists defeated Charlotte 16 to 8 before 2018 fans. A seven run rally in the sixth inning off pitcher Cunningham sealed the win. Leland Fralick earned the win with solid early support and dominated the later stages.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Cunningham
Hornet
Leland Fralick
Market Wise Wins Derby Prep Amid Derby Contenders
Market Wise breaks through inside the final sixteenth to win by a head over Curious Coin with King Cole fading to third. The victory adds to a seven-horse Derby prospect list headed for the Downs, including Harvard Square and Master Henry. Track handle hits 1,361,704 across seven races, a new meet record.
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Mettlesome
Market Wire
Isabel Dodge Sloan
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
King Cole
Big Bay
Downs
Market Wise
Blue Grass
Cole
Curious Coin
Coldstream
Elmer Shaffer
Jack Howard
Florida
New York Quarters
Arnold Hanger
Harvard Square
Bern Stable
Henry
Richard Kleberg
J. F. Byers
Robert Morris
Cubs beat Norfolk in ten innings for third straight Piedmont win
In Portsmouth Virginia on April 26 the Cubs defeated Norfolk 4 to 3 in ten innings marking their third consecutive Piedmont League victory.
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Portsmouth
Cubs
Norfolk
Standings Update From Page 9 B Across Leagues
Standings show Kansas City seven, Columbus ten in the American circuit with St Paul two and Louisville five. International League lists Rochester six over Baltimore five, Toronto zero and Newark four, Buffalo four to Jersey City two, Montreal two and Syracuse zero.
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Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Rochester
Baltimore
Toronto
Newark
Buffalo
Jersey City
Montreal
Syracuse
Change In Surplus Food Stamp Plan Takes Effect Monday
High Point merchants and banks were told by the Surplus Marketing Administration that all food and cotton stamps must now be submitted to the Atlanta district audit office for redemption. New regulations effective tomorrow require stamps to be sent to the Atlanta office. local offices will no longer redeem stamps.
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High Point
Surplus Marketing Administration
District Audit Office
Atlanta
Utha Gray Smith
E. J. Dwyer
Atlanta District Audit Office
New Fost
Richard A. Short
East Green Street
Mr. Short
James A. Hutchins, Jr
West South Street
Raleigh
Gether
Short
Dwyer
Major Leaders By The Associated Press Baseball Leaders
Major league leaders list top players by at bats and hits with names such as Travis and Slaughter. home run and RBI leaders include DiMaggio and Doerr across American and National Leagues. statistics show GAB FA H Pdt and batting averages, highlighting multiple teams from Yankees Red Sox Dodgers and Giants.
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Associated Press
GAB
Travis
Senators
Slaughter
Etten
Phillies
Cronin
Red Sox
Hack
Cubs
Siebert
Athletics
di Maggio
Yankees
Doerr
Gordon
Keller
York
Tigers
S. Chapman
R. Johnson
Hayes
Camull
Dodgers
Giants
Dahlgren
Bees
West
Nicholson
Marty
Camills
Danning
Probable pitchers in Major League games tomorrow
New York at Brooklyn Hubbell 0 0 vs Casey nap Boston at Philadelphia Pose de 010 vs Hughes 1 1 St Louis at Chicago Cooper 1 0 vs Lee 0 1 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Sewell 1 0 vs Turner 1 0 Washington at New York Sandra 1 0 vs Donald 1 0 Philadelphia at Boston Potter 1 6 vs Grove 0 0 Detroit at Cleveland Rowe 0 1 vs Feller 2 1 Chicago at St Louis Dietrich 2 0 vs Auker 2 0
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National League
Brooklyn
Hubbell
Casey
Nap
Boston
Philadelphia
Posede
Hughes
St. Louis
Chicago
M. Cooper
Lee
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Sewell
Turner
Washington
Sandra
Donald
Potter
Grove
Detroit
Cleveland
Rowe
Feller
Dietrich
Auker
Zulu Giants to Play Red Sox Here This Afternoon
The Congo Zulu Giants, a Negro women’s baseball team from Winston-Salem, will meet the local Red Sox this afternoon at Willis Park. The game starts at 3:30, with a grandstand section reserved for white spectators.
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Winston-Salem
Red Sox
Willis Park
Navy dominates NC in college baseball results
College baseball results from Annapolis to Charleston show Navy and Navy Plebes posting multiple wins over Virginia, Maryland, and Washington and Lee, with Wake Forest, Duke, Guilford, and Clemson also scoring decisive victories. Highlights include Navy 7 Virginia 4 in Annapolis, Clemson 24 Wofford 8, and Davidson 20 The Citadel 36 in Charleston.
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Annapolis
Navy
North Carolina
Durham
Wake Forest
Duke J. Aw Wilson
Atlantic Christian
Guilford
Hickory
Spartanburg
S. C
Clemson
Wofford
Newberry
Ogtethorpe
Boone—Lenoir-Rhine-Appalachian
College Mark
Duke
Maryland
Lexington
Washington
Annapoli
Pennsylvania
Sonny Ellis Eliminates Harper in Georgia Golf Semifinal
In Griffin on April 26 Sonny Ellis of Columbus defeated Charlie Harper of Georgia Military College 5 to 0 to reach the state high school golf championship final.
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Harper
Griffin
Sonny Ellis
Columbus
Charlie Harper
Georgia Military College
Bruyere Wins 48th Maryland Hunt Cup at Glyndon
Bruyere owned by John Straw Bridge of Philadelphia won the 48th Maryland Hunt Cup in Glyndon Maryland on April 26 beating Stuart S Janner's Vaunt by a half length. John E Hughes' Field Glass finished third in the four mile 22 fence steeplechase.
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Glyndon
Bruyere
John Strawbridge
Philadelphia
Stuart S. Janner
Vaunt
John E. Hughes
Field Glass
Elon Takes Twin Bill From Lenior Rhynes
Elon defeated Lenior Rhyne 5 to 4 and 11 to 4 in a North State Conference baseball doubleheader in Lenoir Rayne Hickory April 26. The first game went ten innings, the nightcap was seven frames.
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ELON
Lenoir Rayne
Hickory
LenOir Rhyne
Baraca Philathea Concludes Banquet Day at Salisbury
The Baraca Philathea North Carolina convention at First Methodist Church, Salisbury, ends day two of its 29th annual session with Dr P E Lindley of High Point as banquet speaker. Hundreds of delegates attend as sessions proceed under leaders Mrs J Franklin Mills and R L Pope. leaders include Miss Henrietta Heron and B W Hedrick. Clyde R Hoey is slated as principal speaker tomorrow.
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Salisbury
N. C
P. E. Lindley
High Point
Drake Relay Carnival Shines for Midwest Teams
Des Moines April 26. Drake Notre Dame and Michigan stars led the Drake relay carnival finals with strong Midwest showings. Drake edged Michigan in the two mile relay 7 41.14, fastest in meet. Michigan won the four mile relay. Notre Dame won university one mile. Texas won the 440 yard relay and Rice marked half mile. Drake set two records and tied another as 15 000 spectators watched.
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Charles W. Dunkley
Des Moines
Drake
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio State
Robert Wright
Mid-West
University
University of Texas
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Southern Railroad to discontinue trains temporarily
The Southern Railway System will discontinue temporarily several trains due to diminishing coal stock from mine interruptions in the interest of national defense. Last departures will be Monday for trains 15 16 Greensboro Raleigh 1 4 Charlotte Winston-Salem 3 6 Winston-Salem Greensboro 35 36 Rock Hill Marion 11 12 Greensbo ro Goldsboro and 21 Goldsboro April 29. Trains 3 1 between Danville and Norfolk will end with Norfolk train 3 Tuesday and Danville train 4 Wednesday. The Charlotte Norfolk sleeping car will also be discontinued.
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Southern Railway System
National Defense
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Rock Hill
S.C
Marion
Greenshboro
Goldsboro
Danville
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
Trinity School 41 Commencement Program Revealed
Trinity School outlines its 1941 commencement activities with a music recital led by Leta Payne, a recital opening the program, a recitation and declamation contest, the play The Skull, class night, and a Sunday sermon by Dr. G T Humphreys of High Point College followed by graduation. Alumni events run May 3 to May 4 with Dr. Humphreys delivering the sermon and Dr. I G Greer giving the commencement address.
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Trinity High School
G. T. Humphreys
High Point College
I. G. Greer
The
Mills Homie
Carrie Crawford
Alumni Association
F. D. McLeod
Leta Payne
the Skull
Humphreys
Turkey Boosts German Trade in Reporting April Shift
Istanbul reports Turkey plans to widen trade with Germany and German-led states, swapping tobacco fish cottonseed olive oil and hides for industrial materials chemicals and trucks. Ankara circles say German forces may seize Mytilene and Khios islands near the Turkish mainland forming bases toward the Dodecanese and Italy. President Ismet Inonu reportedly travels from Ankara to Thrace under martial law.
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Associated Press
Istanbul
Turkey
Germany
Ankara
Mytilené
Lesbos
Khios
Chios
Thrace
Boston Transcript Seeks 50000 Way to Stay Alive
The 111 year old Boston Evening Transcript plans a public subscription drive to raise 500000. One thousand Friends of the Transcript would give 500 each to keep the paper going, described as gifts and investments in democracy, after announcing suspension of publication due to low revenue from a five cent price.
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Boston
Boston Evening Transcript
the Transcript
Richard N. Johnson
Transcript
The
Johnson
AHEPA urges axis youth training in United States
The Greek American fraternal order AHEPA at its Washington convention urged inviting youths from axis defeated countries to train in the United States with the plan that after training they would join the free forces of their nations. It also backed universal military training for Americans aged 20 to 22, repeal of the neutrality law, a world wide anti-axis propaganda group, protecting ships and commerce, and changing nationality laws to allow Americans to enlist in foreign armies without losing citizenship.
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Washington
Order of
aAhepa
United States
AHEPA
Mies
Davidson College Sets Two Track Records at Citadel Meet
Charleston April 26. Two new track records were set as Davidson College defeated Citadel 90 to 3. The meet showcased a strong Davidson squad dominating at Charleston.
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Charleston
S. C
Davidson College
Citadel
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