Oak Ridge and Royal Arcanum Meet in Boxing Night
Oak Ridge Institute boxing teams clash with Royal Arcanum boxers at High Point arena in a 40-round program. Fans urged to arrive early after ticket-line delays. bouts include 135 and 155 pound scrappers Ben Canipe and Captain Johnson facing Hyder and Cohoon from Oak respectively, with team exhibitions and quick starts promised.
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Kian
Oak Ridge Institute
Oak
Ridge
Ben Canipe
Hyder
Canipe
Johnson
High Point
Tropical Park Opens Long Florida Meet With Thoroughbred Races
In Gainesville Florida today Tropical Park begins a 46 day meet with a 24 day extension planned. Officials forecast a 15000 attendance for the opening day as the season debuts with a full card of races led by Bougainvillea at five and a half furlongs. Mrs Emilark owns the favored dog? horses, recent success in Chicago noted.
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Fla
Tropical Park
Florida
Jeah Park
E Dog
Emilark
Chicago
Tech Lose Captain For Battle
Dec 14 report says Tech's football hopes dim as veteran guard Mit Witzsimons injures a leg and is hospitalized after a practice fever, while a separate incident notes Ray Hoover arresting Tucker, 20, of Mount nt for assault on Luther Stancil, 45, with the sheriff reporting serious injuries in Alice hospital.
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Tech
Ja’s Bears
Mit Witzsimons
Ray
Hoover
Tucker
Mount Nt
Luther Stancil
Alice Hospital
Partial illumination of the darker portion by Earth reflection
The fragment notes that illumination of the dark portion came from reflected light off the Earth, and mentions da Vinci as first in some context. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks specifics.
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Pens da Vinci
Fight Menu Tonight's Team Bouts and Exhibitions
Oak Ridge faces High Point in a sequence of bouts with Woodell at 118 and Peettt ef Canipe in an arranged card. Names such as Chambers Cohoon Johnson Rich Adams Mittle Thompson Honey and Rich 165 appear in the listings along with exhibition matchups for Davia Rooks BK Davis Co Burchfield Crutchfield Callahan.
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Oak Ridge
High Point
Becca Secvsse
Asheboro Girls to Meet Teachers in Tuesday Game
Asheboro high school girls basketball team faces the Asheboro teachers on Tuesday at 8 pm in the community gym. Proceeds go to the girls athletic association. Coaches: girls Virginia Barker. teachers Madge Hobgood. Captains: girls Mary Black Covington. teachers Rachel Busby. Ray? wards Mary Covington and Doris Crawford expected to play. Referee BE C Swing.
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Asheboro
Girls Athletic Association
Madge Hobgood
Rachel Busby
Virginia Barker
Mary Black Covington
Ina Parks
Ruth Tucker
Mary Little Steele
Juanita Taylor
Elisabeth Woodard
Ruth Wicker
Louise Hunt
Ralph White
Odell Crawford
Doris Crawford
Lorene Ood
Gloria Anderson
Sarah Hayworth
Kitty Lee Fritz
Charlene Cagle
Edith McCain
Addiea Morgan
Millicent Brittain
Annie Galil Ridge
BE. C. Swing
Stand Against Filthy Magazines Promotes Better Literature
A reader argues that while filthy publications flood newsstands, legislation cannot ban them. The writer urges more reading of high quality literature to curb appetite for indecent material and guide the rising generation toward better tastes.
Pet Peeves Letter to The High Point Enterprise Editor
Dear Editor Pet Peeves I write to share a common irritation in local reporting. Some pieces promise depth yet deliver noise with vague generalities and recycled phrases. Clear sourcing where possible would greatly aid reader trust. I also notice headlines that overstate minor events while burying the actual outcomes. A concise, fact focused style benefits everyone. Please keep quotes accurate and provide context in plain language. Respect for readers and community deserves precise reporting. Sincerely a concerned reader seeking sharper, fairer coverage.
Asheboro Plans New City Cemetery
Asheboro commissioners approved plans for a new city cemetery drawn by E. B. Taplin. The layout includes an entrance from highway 62 a central park area shrubbery and plots with a section for the indigent. Water and sewer supervision and a 300 foot hose purchase were discussed with a call meeting set for next Thursday.
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Asheboro
New City
E. BE. Taplin
Highway 62
C. Lindberg
Burlington
C. C. Winningham
Britain Receives About 22 Billion Tons of Water as Dew
The estimate shows Great Britain gains roughly 22 billion tons of water annually from dew. The figure highlights the scale of natural moisture input to the region.
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Great Britain
Owens Named Outstanding Athlete of 1936 by AP Poll
Jesse Owens tops the Associated Press annual vote as the leading amateur or professional athlete of the year for 1936. Karl Hubbell Larry Kelley Max Schmeling Glenn Morris Fred Perry Joe DiMaggio Spec Towns Dizzy Dean Lou Gehrig and Tony Manero also receive points in the 3 2 1 tally with others listed in the rankings.
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Alan Gould
New York
Deco
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Berlin
Associated Press
Owens
Joe Louis
Carl Hubbell
Larry Kelley
Yale
Max Schmeling
Glenn Morris
Fred Perry
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Forrest
Spec) Towns
Jerome
Dizzy) Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Lou Gehrig
Iron
Tony Manero
Johnny Fischer
Jack Lovelock
Dutch Clark
Weekend Sports In Brief Associated Press Item
World three cushion billiards champion winner is Chicago Cochran. Nassau golf leader Willie MacFarlane shoots 68-64 through rounds two and three to reach 200 for 64 holes. Green Bay defeats Boston Redskins 21-6 for NFL title. Lloyd Gullickson wins open division of Dizzy Dean golf tourney with 67. Sam Baugh leads Texas Christian to 9-0 over Santa Clara. Texas Christian invited to Cotton Bowl with Marquette on January 1. Seabiscuit wins Bay Meadows $10,000 handicap. Silas nosess Reelon at Jefferson Park handicap. Pat Dennis wins National AAU senior 30 kilometer run. Basketball scores listed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cochran
Nassau
Willie MacFarlane
New York
Green Bay
Boston Redskins
Bradenton
Fla
Lloyd Gullickson
Dizzy Dean
San Francisco
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Santa Clara
Dallas
Marquette
San Mateo
Cal
C. B. Howard
Seabiscuit
Wildman
Giant Killer
Bay Meadows
New Orleans
B. Franzheim
Silas
Jefferson Park
Cincinnati
Pat Dennis
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Fordham
Yale
Springfield
Columbia
DePaul
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Michigan State
Indiana
Miami
Ohio State
Denison
Illinois
Depauw
Purdue
Bradley
North Dakota State
Minnesota
Drake
Denver
Wisconsin
Duke
Randolph Macon
Hiswassee
Sewanee
Mississippi State
Mississippi College
Southern California
Arizona
Chicago Produce Prices And Grades Report
Butter and eggs market listings from Chicago show 5,374 pounds of butter with grades ranging from extras and firsts to standards and creams, including 93 score creamery specials at 33 to 34 percent and 90 to 91 scores for extra firsts. Eggs contain 5,370 units with weak and graded tiers, current receipts and refrigerator extras noted at around 26 to 29 percent.
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Chicago
Louis Gets $20,000 For Fighting Simms Tonight
Joe Louis returns after two months to face Eddie Simms at Public Hall Cleveland in a ten round charity bout. Louis earns $20,000 with Simms receiving $4,000 in purse. About 11,000 spectators expected as hype centers on Louis adjustments since the Schmeling knockout.
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Cleveland
Joe Louis
Public Hall
Cleveland Slovekian
Eddie Simme
Detroit Brown Bomber
Jorge Breslia
Simms
Eddie Simms
Brown Bomber
Johnny Risko
Max Baer
James J. Braddock
Louis Simms
Indians And Tigers Lead In Best Prospects Picks
The Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs topped an Associated Press poll of major league managers naming this year's top prospects. Standout was Bob Feller with other notable rookies including Charlie Fischer Ton Henrich Rudy York Chet Laabs Mickey Owen Ira Smith Frank McCormick and John VanDerMeer.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Associated Press
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Charlie Fischer
Buffalo
Ton Henrich
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Detroit
Rudy York
Chet Laabs
Cardinals
Arnold
Mickey” Owen
Columbus
Ira Smith
Houston
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie
Boston Bees
Reds
Durham
N. C
Frank McCormick
John VanDerMeer
McCormick
VanDerMeer
Modern Etiquette Q and A with Roberta Lee
In etiquette guidance, a woman should introduce a guest by name to her mother rather than presenting the mother by name. In dining room protocol, three girls lead with the head waiter while the men follow. For a mourner returning to society, the proper move is to send cards to friends and acquaintances.
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Sciety
How to Join Lace and Camouflage Repairs
Guidance on joining lace without obvious seams, making substitutes for whipped cream with grated apple sugar and egg white, and filling furniture cracks with cheese then staining and varnishing.
Warneke Reveals New Card Prospect
Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals announced a new pitching prospect in Hot Springs Arkansas. The Elongated pitcher expects the son to require several years of training before he can contribute. Mrs Warneke and the baby are reported to be doing nicely.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Lon Warneke
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Woman Dies After Shooting Husband And Herself
In Charleston South Carolina Mrs. Roger P. McClure 41 died in hospital from self inflicted bullet wounds after shooting and killing her estranged husband a street car motorman. Coroner DeVeaux ruled murder and death by own action. Earlier passersby found the stalled trolley and McClure 51 shot to death.
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Charleston
8. C
Roger P. McClure
DeVeaux
McClure
Rainbow colors and U S presidency term limits
The rainbow has seven colors red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. There is no legal limit on presidential terms, though Washington established the two term tradition. Robin Hood is the famous outlaw celebrated in verse. The United States has 47 600 post offices. Kentucky leads in navigable streams mileage.
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Union
Washington
Robin Hood
Kentucky
MacFarlane Leads Nassau Open Into Final Round
Willie MacFarlane of Hollywood carried a 64 hole haul into the Nassau open final round with a one stroke edge on 200. The veteran recalled a bottle mishap last year that cost him strokes. Mallory of Noroton won with 271 as top prize.
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Bahamae
Dee
Willie MacFarlane
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Fila
Mallory
Noroton
Conn
MacFarlane
Paul Runyan
New York
Horton Smith
Chicago
Denny Shute
Coral Gables
Fla
Herman Keiser
Springfield
Harry Cooper
Ky Laffoon
Orlando
Henry Picard
Hershey
Ralph Guldahl
St. Louis
Hayden Newton
Grand Juneetion
Colo
Jack Mallon
Manchester
N. H
Willie Klein
Miami Beach
Braddock Schmeling Result Prompts Louis Fight Talk
Boxing talks swirl after Braddock and Schmeling win, with promoter Mike Jacobs aiming for a September bout against Joe Louis. Contracts label Max and Jimmy as free agents post June fight as negotiation twists unfold between Jacobs and Garden interests over Schmeling and Braddock's fates.
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New York
Braddock- Schmeling
Joe Louis
Mike Jacobs
Max
Jimmy
Mike
Atlantic City
Schmeling
Jacobs
Braddock
Harlow rated All American coach in World Telegram poll
Dick Harlow of Harvard earns All American coach honors in the New York World Telegram poll. The note questions Notre Dame’s coaching system amid bowl-season chatter. Also mentions Dizzy Dean amateur winner Bobby Doak, son of Cardinal former pitcher, and Bob Feller delaying talks for a $20,000 contract.
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Dick Harlow
Harvard
New York World-Telegram
Notre Dame
Bobby Doak
Dizzy Dean
Bradenton
Cardinal
Brandenton
Bob Feller
Gould on lecture trek halts in Norfolk and Charlotte
Sports editor Alan Gould is away on a lecture tour with one night stops in Norfolk tonight and Charlotte North Carolina tomorrow. Tom Gallery a Los Angeles promoter serves as head ringer for James J Braddock in the piece.
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Alan Gould
Norfolk
Charlotte
N. C
Tom Gallery
Los Angeles
James J. Braddock
Texas Christian star Sammy Baugh rated best football passer
Texan Sammy Baugh from Texas Christian is praised as the best passer in football by observers of the Southwest conference. Roy Riegels, famous for the 1929 Rose Bowl mishap, is in town and ready to share his memories if asked.
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Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Santa Clara
Roy Riegels
Dodgers Seek Boost From Grimes In Key Tonight
Louis and Simms prepare for a $50,000 night as Bur leigh Grimes joins the old guard to bolster Dodgers in middle infield defense and pitching. Grimes targets catching second base and center field roles.
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Louis
Simms
Burleigh Grimes
Dodgers
Five Southeastern Quintets Will Face Tests This Week
Five teams from the Southeastern conference will start tough early tests before conference play resumes after Christmas. LSU meets Southwestern Louisiana Institute on Wednesday and Alabama plays the Birmingham YMCA CAC on Monday as first tests under fire. Kentucky and Tennessee aim for their third straight wins with Kentucky at Xavier in Cincinnati Tuesday and Tennessee hosting Clemson Thursday.
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Louisiana State
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Alabama
Birmingham Y. M
C. A. Cagers
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wildcats
Cincinnati
Xavier
Clemson
Class D League I Expected To Hold Meet This Week
A Piedmont North Carolina meeting is planned this week to finalize plans for a Class D baseball league bringing professional baseball back to Piedmont and High Point. Promoter Jimmy Poole reported six town applications and potential eight clubs with Concord Lexington Landis Salisbury Mooresville and High Point as likely sites. Major league backers and interest from Detroit Brooklyn Boston St Louis and Cincinnati were noted with a Montreal meeting indicating approval in principle. A decision and applications must be posted this week.
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Landis
North Carolina
Piedmont North Carolina
Highoint
EB. Sensenbach
Jimmy Pope
Coolleemee
Montreal
Poole
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Concord
Lexington
Salisbury
Mooresville
High Point
Detroit
Brooklyn
Boston Americans
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Aette
Packers Capture Pro Title With Redskins Victory
The Green Bay Packers clinched the National Professional Football League championship with a 21-6 win over the Boston Redskins in New York. A crowd of 29,545 paid $33,471, awarding roughly $250 to each Packers winner and about $175 to each Redskins player.
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New York
Green Bay Packers
Wisconsin
Midwest
Boston Redskins
Green Bays
Redskins
State's Athletic Council Considers Hank Anderson Renewal
The North Carolina State athletic council met in Raleigh to decide on renewing head football coach Hank Anderson's contract, expiring January 1. A student committee recommended replacing him. no action was taken at the December 5 meeting as State posted a 3-7 record last season.
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Athletic Council of
State College
Hank Anderson
Anderson
Notre Dame
State
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
A compact language note lists common word confusions and pronunciations. It covers misused phrases such as differ ent versus from, frequent mispronunciations of fugitive, and common misspellings like pallid. The piece urges daily vocabulary growth and highlights the word EXPEDIENT with a Bible quote.
Fifth Victim Of Crash Not Likely To Survive Injuries
Hickory, Dec. 14. Physicians said Fred A. Cline Jr faces slim odds of recovery from severe head injuries after a grade crossing crash that killed four family members. The car’s occupants included his father Fred A. Cline 42 his mother Frank 17 a brother and Susie Ray 5. The family was returning from a Sunday visit when the accident occurred at Oyama Station near Hickory shortly after an eastbound Southern Railway passenger train left.
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Hickory
Fred A. Cline, Jr
Fred A. Cline
Frank
Susie Ray
Cline
Clines
Oyama Station
Here
Southern Railway
Asheville
Court Clerks to Meet Charlotte in NC Institute Event
Superior Court clerks from 15 surrounding counties will gather in Charlotte on Wednesday for a meeting arranged by the North Carolina Institute of Government.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Institute of Government
Empress the Indian elephant hauled for both sides
The Civil War elephants Empress served for both the Confederacy and the Union hauling supplies in Nashville Tennessee.
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Nashville, Tenn
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