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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1936
Page
10
Charlotte defeats Battlefield Virginia in the NC Virginia junior baseball series opener. Charlotte holds one victory after yesterday’s 11 to 9 swat fest and needs one more win to clinch the championship.
The Inter-City league race tightens as Ragan-Maurice and Thomasville Chair renew their clash for second place tomorrow at Finchfield after a tense Monday win by Ragan-Maurice. McCrary Magies face Duke Power Electricians in Asheboro while Bossong-Adams-Millis played, Bossong winning 9-4.
The Duke Power Electricians rallied past Glenwood of Greensboro in an eight inning win. Babe Smith went four for four and Perry three for four with a homer while Smith held the visitors to limited scoring after GLenwood led early. Greeson and Tucci paced Glenwood with strong at bats.
The schedule for the Industrial, Commercial and Amateur leagues features key second half championship games. Adams-Millis must beat Highland at 10 a.m. at Adams-Millis park to stay on track for a playoff with Triangle.
Priests in ancient Rome baked hot cross buns to honor Diana goddess of the moon. The bun symbolized the moon with a cross dividing it into four quarters.
The article estimates annual expenses for correctional supervision, noting $435.19 per year for a convict in prison and $46.81 per year for supervising a convict on parole.
Spartanburg defeats Carrollton 16 to 2 as James Thomas shuts out Ben Nettlesville in the regional Junior American Legion series. The win gives Spartanburg a 1 0 lead with the next game shaping the sectional final bid toward Charlotte.
Dr Leland B Alford of St Louis identifies the base of the left brain as the headquarters of emotion in a report noting the brain area linked to feelings.
Three unruly inmates escaped from a Colombo prison after white ants bored through brick around the window bars of a strong cell allowing their break to freedom.
South Carolina golfers Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia and Jane Cothran of Greenville reached the 18 hole final of the Southeastern Women's Invitation in Nashville. Hemphill defeated Mrs Chathan Hunter of Memphis three and two while Cothran beat Miss Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky two up. Both players have met in finals sixteen times in two years.
Asheville players advance in the Biltmore Forest invitation. Bob Gardner defeats Al Dowtin to reach the semi finals, meeting Judd Brumley of Greenville Tennessee. Alan Smith faces Maynard Ramsey after Ramsey edges Joe Adama. Gardner also advances over Dowtin 2 up.
Snow wins the Emerywood Club title quest with a 2 up victory over Oliver in the opening round, as Jack Garrett, Frosty Snow, and J. W. Poole advance in the day’s drawing and pairings for round two amid expected duels and a dog fight entry feature.
The Blair park municipal course faces a crowded weekend as players race to qualify for the city amateur golf tournament. Leader E C Dilton shoots 78 to top the field with Buster Moffitt aiming to qualify before the Sunday deadline.
Local merchants including Jacob's Mes Shop Penney's Silver's Cannon Fetzer Wright Cline and Hendrix Brothers Furniture support a charity event. Prizes are planned for writers and craftists, with donations and prizes distributed to participants and attendees.
Waite Hoyt, 39, returning from emergency appendicitis, beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in seven hits allowed. Hoyt, veteran of 19 major league seasons, improved to a win as Pirates gain ground in the NL race while Giants and Cardinals hold lead. Indians blank Tigers 8-0 as teams jockey for position.
In Rye New York Don Budge seeks his first singles title since returning from abroad as Frankie Parker blocks progress in the Eastern Grass Courts. The other semi final pairs 18 year old Robert L Riggs and Bryan Grant with the final slated for Sunday.
Harbor Springs Mich Aug 14 The western tennis championship semifinals feature top seeds William Reese of Atlanta Ernest Sutter of New Orleans Ramsay Potts of Memphis and Julius Heldman of Hollywood Calif as they vie for finals positions in men's singles.
Standings list teams New York Cleveland Chicago Detroit Washington Philadelphia Boston St Louis. Games today feature Detroit at Chicago New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston and Cleveland at St Louis.
Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh clash results listed in a league-style pairing format with each city matched against another. The fragmentary OCR text references multiple matchups without clear outcomes or dates.
Local reports say Eleanor Jarrett will turn pro leaving Berlin and make her first professional appearance at the New Jersey State opening in Trenton on September 27. Pop Warner reports 49 Temple football candidates and hopes practice starts September 1.
The fragment notes the White Sox remaining one of seven players short of a strong lineup while New York defeats Bob for the first time since 1934. It mentions Ray Pepper of the Browns tallying two hits, and President Nugent vowing changes as Phillies miss division bids.
In the article the principle is stated that non navigable rivers and streams belong to the individuals through whose lands they flow, establishing private ownership over such waterways.
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