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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1936
Page
5
GH Point juniors meet Charlotte Tuesday at LA city venue with Olympic 800 meters qualifier outcome tied to regional athletic meet. The article notes a track event and mentions Olympic qualification context for participants.
The Women’s invitation golf meet opens at Linville Golf Club with 1935 champion Bryn Hemphill of Columbia entering to defend her title. Finalists include Jane Cothran, Ilotte. Mrs. Frank Na Birmingham. Mrs. Rehead of Charlotte. Helen Greensboro. Eliza Cox. Beverly Tarboro. Martha Stockhville. and several other entrants from Charlotte Atlanta Greensboro Pinehurst and Wilmington.
Mac Smith and Ralph Guldahl tied at 285 after regular play in Seattle. They contest an extra 18 holes today to decide first money and the championship in the $5,000 Seattle tournament. Smith hails from Nashville Tennessee and Guldahl from St Louis Missouri.
A descriptive scene notes the right whale’s spout splitting during the summit and contrasts it with a sulfur bottom forming a prominent tall column. The imagery emphasizes distinct natural formations observed in the encounter.
Syracuse N Y Aug 3 Mrs Mary R Shipman Andrews writer of The Perfect Tribute a Lincoln narrative died late last night after an operation last week She published many books and short stories between 1900 and 1922 and her Lincoln piece first printed in Scribners in 1905 sold 600 000 copies
An evergreen tree in Siberia holds the record for the largest single mass of coniferous wood in the world, highlighting extreme growth and ancient lineage in harsh Arctic environments.
Mrs. Wade Wise, 47, of Lake View, North Carolina, died in a Lumberton hospital from a gunshot believed accidental. Officers say her husband Wade Wise fired at her half-brother Rastusa Cox, resulting in Wise and Cox being jailed in Lake View.
George Burgess, 19, a College of Charleston junior, swam the two and a half mile Ashley River course in 5 minutes 45 seconds to win the annual swimming competition here on August 3.
Berlin August 8 The International Amateur Athletic Federation announced it would not recognize Jesse Owens 10.2 second time in yesterday's Olympic 100 meter quarter final as a world record due to a too strong tail wind. IAAF officials meet daily at the Olympics to decide such matters.
Jesse Owens runs 100 meters in 10.2 seconds in second round eliminations, a world record pace yet finishing short of a possible 10.1. He notes a slow finish, praises the starter, and predicts faster times as the track proves springy.
A ninth inning home run by Glasson broke a pitching duel between Lord Perry of Duke Power and Simmons of McEwen Hosiery mill Burlington, giving the visitors a 2-0 victory as Perry and Simmons matched zeroes through eight.
A man named Charlie Simmons was held in Southport today in connection with a Sunday morning automobile crash that killed Mary Brown an 18 year old woman. In Sanford coal mining resumes in the Deep River fields near Gulf with a 25 foot shaft producing 10 to 12 tons daily.
Mars Hill College announces the appointment of Misa Caroline Biggers formerly dean of Meredith College Raleigh as the new dean of women.
In Rocky Mount a masked man and an accomplice entered a filling station at Elm City and held the operator William Watson at gunpoint. They fled with the cash register under one arm.
Mr and Mrs T H McPherson reported perfectly formed triplet Zinnias produced on a single stalk in their flower garden. The unusual bloom drew attention from neighbors and gardening circles.
Mrs Odell Warren Carpenter 25 of Durham was killed in an automobile accident near Durham yesterday.
Lester Wilson Harmon a 34 year old textile worker was struck and killed by a train in Bessemer City yesterday. Police said the accident occurred near the railroad crossing and the victim died at the scene.
North Carolina Republicans opened campaign headquarters in Charlotte with Brownsow Jackson of Asheville, secretary of the State Executive committee, in charge.
High Tide of Beaufort clinched her third straight victory in the Mount Pleasant Yacht Club regatta held in Charleston harbor. The winning yacht was skippered by Gus Rainey.
Estimated US gasoline consumption for January to March 1936 reaches 96.153 million barrels, up 9.8 percent from the same period in 1935.
Trials and quarter finals listed for the women 100 meters, Modern Pentathlon events from morning to evening, Sabre fencing round robin, Wrestling rounds at 10 A. M. and 6 P. M. with second round, Polo match Mexico versus Great Britain, football at 5:30 P. M. United States versus Italy, and light heavyweight finals noted.
The Cubs face a hitting slump despite strong pitching from Davis Warneke and the staff. Cardinals and Giants gain while Cubs fall behind as Phillies, Dodgers, and others post wins in a gutting pennant race. Sugar Cain and Pete Appleton spark big wins for White Sox and Senators respectively.
Yesterday's games saw Boston 4 Chicago 3, St Louis 13 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2, New York 3 Pittsburgh 2, with Chicago 2 in a later close.
Chicago 9 12 Boston 1 11 St Louis 6 3 Philadelphia 1 7 Washington 5 Detroit 3 New York 4 Cleveland 4 16 innings tied at darkness.
National batting leaders Medwick and Mize of the Cardinals top averages. J Martin leads in runs with 83 and, tied, 16 steals. Medwick also paces hits and RBIs, while Ott and Camilli lead other categories. pitching leader Lucas of the Pirates with 8 2 and French of the Cubs 11 3.
Gehrig leads batting average at .382 with 126 runs for the Yankees while Trosky tops RBIs with 108 for the Indians. Averill belts 154 hits, Rolfe 34 doubles, and Rolfe or DiMaggio 11 triples. Hadley leads pitching for the Yankees at 9-1 and Kennedy of the White Sox is 14-4.
Sports notes from New York report promoter potential for Jack Dempsey to back a heavyweight title bout in 1937 with the Braddock Schmeling winner. Other items note Ruth’s golf, Gehringer boos, Chicago gate record, the four milers in Berlin, DiMaggio’s hickory coins, Wood in gold mining, Brundage’s Olympic record claims, and Olympic scoring.
An African cheetah was measured at 103 feet per second, equaling more than a mile per minute, highlighting its exceptional sprinting capability and speed record.
Frank Guernsey of Orlando meets Archibald Henderson of Chapel Hill today for a place in the finals of the Mid Atlantic tournament against Vernon Marcum of Lakeland Florida. Marcum earlier advanced 6 2 7 5 6 2 over Alex Guerry while Henderson beat Joe Lucia 6 2 6 2 to reach the semi finals with Bill Hardie advancing on default to meet John Hendrix. In juniors, Hendrix beat Malcolm McAllister 6 4 6 1 to reach the semis with Moir Hendricks set to face Bobby Curtis in a quarter final. Women’s singles finalists are Eunice Evers and Gladys Vallebouna after Evers defeated Anne Martindale 6 2 6 0 and Vallebouna beat Lib Bradshaw 6 0.
The rings of Saturn consist of myriad small moons particles held in place by gravitational forces shaping the planet’s iconic disk. Researchers note the complex interactions among ring particles and Saturn’s gravity drive the structure and stability of the rings.
The five game state championship series opens in Charlotte with High Point traveling for the first game and a second game in High Point tomorrow at Willis Park. If needed a fifth game would be in Charlotte.
Spartanburg star Peyre Kennedy will defend his No. 1 seed in the South Carolina closed tennis tournament at Darlington. Charleston’s Mrs. Lillian Paisley is the defending women’s champion as 111 players enter the week long event.
The text claims that lowering ocean levels by 10,000 feet would reestablish equal habitable areas for marine and terrestrial life, suggesting a drastic geophysical change as a solution to distribution balance.
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