Sharkey VAunts Comeback As He Targets Louis Fight
Cleveland rookie Sharkey boasts confidence ahead of boxing match against Joe Louis. He claims to win with one hand and dismisses Louis as overrated while detailing his hunger for action and a long comeback route. Sharkey criticizes past rivals Baer Carnera and Schmeling and predicts a decisive victory.
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Eddie Brietz
Orangebourg
N. Y
Shakeyan
Joe Louis
Free Stadium
Jack Sharkey
Fident
Angeburg
Discts
Louis
Ker
Baer
Carnera
E. Paulino
Schmeling
Jack
Sharkey
Uis
Gene Tunney
Jack Mosey
Old Jack
Boston
Meling
Baseball standings and results from yesterday
Baseball standings show Washington 9 Philadelphia 10 New York 5 and St Louis 10 at Chicago on wet grounds. Club standings list teams and win percentages, with several figures partially garbled. Games today include Chicago York Philadelphia and St Louis, with Washington at Boston.
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Washington
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
National League Scores and Schedule Roundup
York defeats Philadelphia 3 to 0 while New York wins 4 to 1 over Boston. Cincinnati edges Pittsburgh 7 to 5 as Chicago visits Cincinnati. St Louis plays Pittsburgh and Philadelphia visits New York with Boston at Brooklyn on the slate.
Carrollton Routs Spartanburg To Level Series
In Spartanburg South Carolina Carrollton wins 3 0 behind ace Hal Bolden to tie the sectional American Legion series at 1 1 Spartanburg had lost the opener 16 2 and rallied to a strong comeback before the shutout. Bolden limited Spartanburg to three hits while Carrollton plated 13 runs.
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Spartanburg
S&s. C
Liton
American Legion
Carrollton Boys
Ching
Hal- Bolden
Bolden
Spartans
Motorist license revocations rise in Raleigh report
Raleigh authorities announce further revocation of automobile driver licenses raising total permits revoked to 6 602 under the law effective November 1 continuing a broad safety drive.
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Raleigh
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists American League leaders with Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio among top hitters. Weatherly leads batting average for the Indians at .399, while Gehrig has 132 runs and 107 RBIs with strong showings from Averill and Tresky. Gehringer, Walker pace doubles. DiMaggio and Rolfe tie for triples. Gehrig and Gehring share home run and run totals. Hadley leads pitching with 11-1 record, Malone 10-3.
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Associated Press
Weatherly
Indians
Averill
Gehrig
Yankees
Gehringte
Tigers
Tresky
DiMaggio
Rolfe
Trosky
Lary
Browns
Werber
Red Sox
Hadley
Malone
National League batting and pitching leaders listed
Mize and Waner lead batting with 384 and 366. Medwick tops runs with 110 RBIs 110 Ott 100. Medwick 163 hits Demaree 155. Cubs Herman 43 doubles Medwick 42. Camilli and Goodman 11 triples. Ott 25 homers Klein Camilli Berger 8. Martin 18 steals S Martin 16. Lucas 10 2 with Pirates and French 13 4.
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Mize
Cardinals
P. Waner
Pirates
J. Martin
Ott
Giants
Medwick
Demaree
Cubs
Herman
Camilli
Phillies
Goodman
Reds
Klein - Camilli
Berger
Bees
S. Martin
Lucas
French
Boxing Results From Last Night Fights
In Atlantic City Paul Pirrone 160 of Cleveland outpointed Joe Smallwood 158 of Lancaster Pa in five. Detroit Chuck Woods 147 of Detroit outpointed Pat Murphy 145 of Chicago in ten. Atlantic Beach Hardrock Marden 185 of Graham N C decision George Davis 190 of Richmond Va in ten.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Paul Pirrone
Cleveland
Joe Smallwood
Lancaster
Detroit
Chuck Woods
Pat Murphy
Chicago
Atlantic Beach
N. C
Hardrock Marden
Graham
George Davis
Richmond
Massapequa Executive Found Dead in Nashville Hotel
Joseph Frankel, 58, president of the American Safety Table company of Massapequa New York, was found dead in his hotel room in Nashville Tennessee yesterday. Physicians attributed the death to a heart attack.
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Nashville
Tenn
Joseph Frankel
American Safety Table Company
Massapequa
N. Y
Charlotte Wins Two Off Virginians To Go Into Tournament
Charlotte Junior American Legion baseball team defeats Battlefield, VA twice to claim North Carolina Virginia sectional title. Gen Lingle pitches as Charlotte wins 11 to 9 and 2 to 0 to advance to the eastern championship series next week.
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Charlotte
American Legion
Battlefield
Gen Lingle
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Charlotte Boys
Smith and Brumley Reach Biltmore Forest Final
ASHEVILLE August 15 Smith of Asheville battles Jud Brumley of Greenville Tenn in the 14th annual Biltmore Forest invitation golf final. Smith earned his place by beating Maynard Ramsey 3 and 2 after a late comeback on the back nine while Brumley defeated Bob Gardner 8 and 7. The championship finals consist of two 18 hole rounds, morning and afternoon.
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Asheville
Alan Smith
Jud Brumley
Greenville
Tenn
Biltmore Forest
Smith
Bromley
Maynard Ramsey
Tampa
Fla
Bob Gardner
Boy asks autograph as rider tears away
Oklahoma City police hero worshipper B J Gibson spots a boy signaling from a car. He stops to fetch a signature but dashes off, chewing tobacco and leaving the boy perplexed by the faux rescue.
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Oklahoma City
B. J. Gibson
Gibson
Weatherly tops league batting pace as slumps shake leaders
Rookie Roy Weatherly of the Cleveland Indians moved ahead in the weekly batting race, passing 200 at bats with a .399 average. The article lists the top ten hitters in each league, noting heavy hitting by an American leaguer and three from the National League, amid Gehrig’s slump and a fourth-place drop.
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New York
Roy Weatherly
Cleveland Indians
Weatherly
Flood Control Plan Won Roosevelt Backing for Pa Rivers
On the Roosevelt train en route to Cleveland the president gave formal approval to a 2.96 million dollar preliminary flood control program for western Pennsylvania rivers. The move followed an hour meeting with Gov. George H. Earle and others at Johnstown and came within hours of his pledge to Jobstown residents to cooperate fully in flood prevention.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
New York
George H. Earle
Johnstown
Judge proposes hour in wreck car to curb speeding
Jacksonville judge I Muncy Anderson weighs a new penalty for speeders forcing them to sit for an hour in a badly wrecked automobile. The measure would accompany stiff fines as a deterrent and may promote mediation on the folly of fast driving.
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Jacksonville
Fla
I. Muncy Anderson
Former Sprinter Restores His Stolen Car in Memphis
Sam Goldstein, once a noted sprinter, chased down a red haired youth who had stolen his car. After a swift 220 yard pursuit, Goldstein boarded the running board and compelled the thief to drive to a nearby police station.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sam Goldstein
Goldstein
Women’s softball brawl ends in court ruling
In Knoxville Tennessee a girls softball game between two plant teams erupted into a free for all with bats swung. Twenty players faced City Judge R A Mynatt who suspended fines for three fighters and condemns women playing baseball as improper saying men who tolerate it should marry.
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Knoxville
Tenn
R. A. Mynatt
Police Officers Capture Big Owl in Durham
Police officers Eugene Spell and J. T. O Briant bagged an owl during an early morning patrol on a Durham street. The bird stood in the road, transfixed by headlights, and with a four foot wingspan it failed to move out of the way of the patrol car.
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Durham
Eugene Spell
J. T. O'Briant
Cumberland National Bank Real Estate Auction Set
Receiver Robert J. Powell announced that all real estate owned by Cumberland National Bank would be offered at public auction on September 8, excluding the bank building. The sale aims to liquidate bank assets under receivership in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Robert J. Powell
The
Cumberland National Bank
Farmer Harvey Brooks Dies From Car Crash Injuries
Elkin injury report confirms Harvey F. Brooks 43 of Yadkin county died yesterday from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Winston-Salem four weeks earlier.
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Elkin
Harvey F. Brooks
Yadkin County
Winston-Salem
Youth given suspended sentence for attempted assault
Charles Owen seventeen was sentenced to three years in state prison for attempted criminal assault but had the sentence suspended by Judge J H Clement on condition he be admitted to the eastern North Carolina Training School and maintain good behavior.
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Wilkesboro
Charles Owen
J. H. Clement
North Carolina
Mercy plea in first degree murder case at Wilkesboro
Convicted killer Dock Anderson faced a judge’s sentence after a December 1934 death of Dink Love. Jurors recommended mercy, while Judge J H Clement delivered the verdict.
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MERCY
Wilkesboro
Dink Love
Dock Anderson
J. H. Clement
Anderson
Death notice for Capt. Joseph L. Hines held in Charlotte
Funeral services for Capt. Joseph Lee Hines aged 73 who died yesterday at his home in Charlotte were held this afternoon.
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Dunn
Joseph Lee Hines
Charlotte
Bids Submitted for Blue Ridge Skyway Route
Eight contractors including three from North Carolina submitted bids for a 7.16 mile section of the Blue Ridge Skyway from Big Laurel Mountain to Toe River Gap Buncombe and McDowell counties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Big Laurel Mountain
Toe River Gap
Buncombe
McDowell Counties
Raleigh invites bids for four prison camp projects
Raleigh highway and public works commission will receive bids Friday for construction work on four prison camps, outlining project scope and deadlines for contractors.
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Raleigh
The
Highway and Public Works Commission
Boiling Springs Junior College Sets September 1 Opening
The faculty committee announced that Boiling Springs Junior College will open on September 1.
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Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs Junior College
Lumberton Robeson approves $80,000 school bond issue
County commissioners authorize an $80,000 bond issue for new school buildings and equipment and repairs to existing facilities.
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Lumberton
Robeson County
Sunday Services At Woman's Memorial Church
Sunday school starts at 10 with Mrs. Sarah Reese as superintendent. Morning service at 11 features Rev. J. C. Grady speaking on The Divine Incarnation. Evening worship at 8 continues with the sermon Dry Bones In the Valley.
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Woman's Memorial
Sarah Reese
J. C. Grady
Mrs Myrtle Barringer Back From Extended East Visit
Mrs Myrtle Barringer returns to Davis Avenue after a two week trip to Pittsburgh Atlantic City New Kensington and Penn. She stayed with sister Mrs Sadie Pate in Atlantic City and with sisters Mrs Irene Johnson and Mrs Belough Watkins in Pittsburgh and New Kensington. Mrs Evelyn Parham of Newark New Jersey visits her parents Mr and Mrs J E Evans of 400 Moon Street. Mrs Theodocia Davis of 1512 East Lee Street spends the season with friends in Portsmouth Virginia.
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Myrtle Barringer
Davis Avenue
Pittsburgh
Penn
Atlantic City
New Jersey
New Kensington
Sadie Pate
Irene Johnson
Belough Watkins
New Kinsington
Evelyn Parham
Newark
N. J
J. E. Evans
Moon Street
Theodocia Davis
East Lee Street
Portsmouth
Party to Be Held at Margaret Smith Home
The North Carolina division of the Women's Memorial State rally plans a tacky party at Mrs. Margaret Smith's residence at 1223 Downing Street.
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North Carolina
Women’s Memorial State Rally
Margaret Smith
Downing Street
Yankees Struggle as A's and Senators Power Past
In a tight pennant chase, the Yankees drop three of four as the Athletics and Senators hammer New York with heavy hitting. Ruffing falters for the second straight outing while St. Louis and Chicago win big. Grove shines for Boston in a 9-0 victory.
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New York
Senators
Indians
Gehrig
Spany
Yanks
White Sox
Tigers
Nats
Yank Stadium
Athle
Charley Ruffing
A’s
Advan
Browns
Camle
Cubs
Giants
Cardinals
Reds
CJ Castleman
Cards
Pirates
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Portsider
White Sox Tigers
Graber Captures Bout Off Henry at High Point Arena
Henry Graber defeated the big Goon Henry in straight falls to win the wrestling bout before a large High Point arena crowd. The Goon was forfeit in the first fall for choking Graber despite referee Wimpy Starr’s intervention. Osborne won two of three in a separate opener, while Archie Stafford stopped Charlie Crotts in a boxing match by technical knockout in the second round.
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Henry Graber
High Point Arena
Henry
Graber
Wimpy Starr
Greensboro
Dobie Osborne
Tom Malloy
Osborne
Archie Stafford
Kernersville
Charlie Crotts
Crotts
Stafford
Crofts
Tobacco brings higher prices across border belt auctions
Florence, Aug. 15. Officials reported a holiday on the tobacco market and a rebound in prices after two rough days. Market totals show sales and averages improving, with millions of pounds sold Thursday and Friday. Notable figures include Fairmont 824,200 at 21.48 cents, Conway 144,000 at 19.50, Lake City 450,000 at 21.00, Lumberton 516,886 at 22.72, and No. 8. 352,456 at 24.52 cents. Mullins sold 2,000,000 pounds Thursday but no figures were available.
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Florence
8. C
Border Belt
Fairmont
N. C
Conway
Lake City
Lumberton
No. 8. C
Undercurrent of Racial Feeling Follows Killings
In Avalon Mississippi an undercurrent of racial bitterness followed the killings of two young farm overseers. Sheriff Dogan of Grenada seeks a motive while two Negro suspects, Tommy Jones and Andrew Hemphill, are in custody after admitting the slayings of William M. Simpson Jr. and W. W. Ingram.
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Avalon
Miss
Dave Dogan
Grenada
Dogan
Tommy Jones
Andrew Hemphill
Hinds County
Jackson
William M. Simpson, Jr
W. W. Ingram
Earle Equen
Leflore County
Highway Patrol Chief Discusses Radio System Plan
Captain Charles D. Farmer of the highway patrol said the planned statewide police radio system would not change the patrol’s status or duties. He noted reports that the patrol might be turned into a state wide police organization were not reflected in current plans.
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Raleigh
Charlies D. Farmer
The
Highway Patrol
Budge Advances In Eastern Grass Court Tennis
In Rye New York Aug 15 Don Budge top seed from Oakland Calif defeats Frankie P of Spring Lake in four set comeback 4-6 7-5 6-1 8-6 as Bryan Grant of Atlanta faces Bob Riggs of Atlanta in the other semi final with the southern favorite.
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Rye
N. Y
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
Per
Wilmer Allison
Budge
Frankie P
Spring Lake
Ney
Bryan (Bitsy
Grant
Housing Gap: 240,000 More Homes Needed for Families
The report argues that 240000 additional homes are required if each family is to have a separate dwelling. It emphasizes the scale of housing shortage and necessity of new construction to meet living needs.
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Don
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