North Carolina State axes coach Hank Anderson in athletic overhaul
Raleigh dispatch reports NC State terminates head football coach Hank Anderson after three years as part of a broader athletic department reorganization led by Dr. Graham. Johnny Miller to succeed as athletic director with Sermon shifting to trainer and basketball track coach, while other staff face nonrenewal or reassignment amid legal threats from alumni.
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Raleigh
Hank Anderson
N. C. State
Physical Education
R. R Sermon
Clark
Graham
North Carolina
Southern Conference
Association of Colleges
Anderson
Notre Dame
John W. Harrelson
Sermon
C. G. Doak
Robert
Bob) Warren
J. L. von Glahn
Ed Kosky
Mike Koken
Brooklyn Dodgers
State
Athletic Council
von Glahn
Freddie Steele to Get $20,000 for Defending Title
Freddie Steele world middleweight champion will defend his title for the first time outside the Pacific coast in Milwaukee on New Year’s Day. He trains at Tacoma and will receive a $20,000 purse against Gorilla Jones of Akron, a money-rich bout stirring Milwaukee as the city hosts its first championship fight in years.
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Chicago
Freddie Steele
Pacific Coast
Akron
Gorilla Jones
Milwaukee
Tacoma
Wash
Stanley Ketchell
Billy Papke
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Freddy Steele
Ace Hudkins
Santa Anita
Mike Jacobs
Harry Balsamo
Louisiana State
L. 8S. U
Rose Bowl Camps Open Training for Huskies and Panthers
Washington opens training in Santa Barbara with a senior backfield, Elmer Legg at quarterback Ed Nowogroski at full Fritz Waskowitz and Byron Haines at halves. Pittsburgh drills reserves at San Bernardino under coach Joe Sutherland. Phelan worries about a month idle period before the January 1 Rose Bowl.
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Pasadena
Calif
Washington
Fettle
Pittsburgh
Huskies
Peabody
Santa Barbara
Panthers
San Bernardino
Jimmy Phelan
Elmer Legg
Ed Nowogroski
Fritz Waskowitz
Byron Haines
Joe Sutherland
Tennis Tourists Seeded 1 and 2 in Indoor Junior Championship
The Kew College pair Don McNeill of Oklahoma City and Morey Lewis of Texarkana Ark., known as the tennis tourists, arrive seeded Nos. 1 and 2 for the national indoor junior championships at the Seventh Regiment Armory. The duo, previously seen in New York and summer outdoor events, tops a field of 95 entries in their first board‑court appearance.
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New York
Kewcollege
Gambier
Ohio
Seventh Regiment Armory
Don MccNeill
Oklahoma City
Morey Lewis
Texarkana
Ark
McNeill
Lewis
Traffic Violations Reported in 24 Hours
Police charged two people with driving drunk two with no state permit two with speeding and one with reckless driving. Public safety message urges drivers to be careful and save a life.
Osceola Catcher Sold to St Louis Browns
Paul Rucker catcher for Osceola in the Northeast Arkansas league last season has been sold to the St. Louis Browns of the American league in a straight cash transaction, club officials announced today.
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Osceola
Ark
Paul Rucker
St. Louis Browns
Eight Die In Wreck Capetown Train Disaster
Eight persons were killed and 35 injured, several seriously, when a train travelling from Port Elizabeth to Capetown derailed today.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Port Elizabeth
McElwain Shoe Co Raises Wages in Nashua and Manchester
The J. F. McElwain Shoe company announced wage increases of five percent for factory employees in Nashua and Manchester, effective January 1. The move affects all workers at the two plants and reflects the company’s current wage policy.
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Nashua
N. H
J. F. McElwain Shoe Company
Manchester
Continuation Of Boom In All Sports Loudest Keynote To Press Boys
ALAN GOULD reports the sixth annual Associated Press sports poll shows a broad boom across sports with big crowds and rising gate receipts. Highlights include 62 000 at the Kentucky Derby and 168 000 at Indianapolis, 105 000 at Army Navy, and a World Series crowd of 66 669 at Yankee Stadium. The poll notes growth in professional football, night baseball, and college football subsidies openness, with major shifts toward pro ranks and revived Eastern Ivy power.
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Alan Gould
New York
Associated Press Sports
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State-Tulane
Philadelphia
Army-Navy
Yankee Stadium
All-time low on 42nd Street sports mix
SCOTTY RESTON notes a burlesque Times Square show hosting a pro basketball game between acts. He catalogs 1936 prize money, including Horton Smith winning 7,884 dollars and Joe Louis earning 20,000 for 26 seconds. Mentions Connie Mack, Bill Dwyer, Hank Anderson, Lynn Waldorf, Freddy Steele, Ace Hudkins, Mike Jacobs, and LSU publicity.
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Scotty Reston
Eddie Brietz
New York
42Nd Street
Times Square
Horton Smith
Joe Louis
Eddie Simms
Connie Mack
Fights Last Night By Associated Press
In Miami Johnny Cruz, 132, Havana, stopped Bus Breese, 139, Manhattan, Kansas, in the first round. In Chicago Pat Robertson, 126 1 4, New York, outpointed Al Manriquez, 128, Sioux City, Iowa, in four rounds.
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Associated Press
Miami
Johnny Cruz
Havana
Breese
Manhattan
Kans
Chicago
Pat Robertson
New York
Battling
College Basketball Scores From Spokane San Jose Pocatello Provo
In Spokane Washington Pacific Lutheran 29 Gonzaga 31. In San Jose Oregon 47 Santa Clara 51. In Pocatello Idaho Wyoming 23 Idaho Southern Branch 22. In Provo Utah Western State 36 Brigham Young University 66.
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Wash
Pacific Lutheran College
Gonzaga
San Jose
Oregon
Santa Clara
Pocatello
Idaho
Wyoming
University of Idaho
Southern Branch
Provo
Utah
Western State
Brigham Young University
Mrs Robby Rutherford Wins Turkey in LAPD Shoot
In a police department Turkey Shoot in Los Angeles Mrs Robby Rutherford, a housewife, won a turkey a ham and three boxes of candy in the men s pistol event while Sergeant Ivan Johnson, a crack shot, won a turkey in a raffle as officers returned largely empty handed.
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Los Angeles
Robby Rutherford
Ivan Johnson
Car wreck reveals stolen turkeys tale in Hawkinsville
In Hawkinsville Georgia Jesse Davis found a wrecked automobile on the highway containing 30 turkeys stolen from his farm. He retrieved the car and all the turkeys and returned them to his farm. The owner of the car had not claimed it.
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Hawkinsville
Jesse Davis
Davis
Barristers to Hold 1937 Convention Aboard Ship
Henry M. London secretary of the State Bar association announced the 1937 convention will be held on a ship cruising to Bermuda or Cuba.
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Raleigh
Henry M. London
The
State Bar Association
Bermuda
Cuba
Asheboro Plans City Hall and Utilities Upgrade
At a joint Asheboro chamber of commerce and city commission meeting, plans were discussed for a new municipal building, water and sewer extensions, and a new filter plant. A 45 percent federal grant is available, with bond funding proposed for about 100,000 dollars.
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Asheboro
Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville
C. C. Crawford
Pet Peeves and Vanity in Small-Town Life
A reader column laments local swaggering officials who overestimate their rank and disrupt others. The piece urges them to “come down to earth” and treats equality as a civic ideal. Readers are invited to send two word letters about their “Pet Peeve.”
Beaten and robbed near Lincolnton by tire fixers
J T Kis er a fertilizer salesman told officers he was beaten and robbed of 500 dollars by two men who offered to help fix a flat tire near Lincolnton. The incident describes two suspects and the alleged motive centered on the tire repair offer and the resulting robbery. Additional details not provided include the time date and identifying information for the suspects.
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Lincolnton
J. T. Kiser
Here
Ayden Furniture Plant Fire Hits 100 Workers Here
A large Ayden manufacturing furniture plant burned, destroying the facility and leaving about 100 employees unemployed. The plant was described as the largest furniture operation in the eastern state. A separate note remarks on Oriental pet mantises.
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AYDEN
Ayden Manufacturing Company
Parole Application for Harvey Allen in North Carolina
Harvey Allen seeks parole after a 14 month sentence for operating auto while intoxicated and failing to stop when signalled, plus assault with a deadly weapon at High Point Municipal Court. Protests against parole may be sent to the Commissioner of Pardons. date noted as December 22, 1936 by Mrs. Harvey Allen.
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Commissioner of Pardons
North Carolina
Harvey Allen
High Point
N. C
East West Shrine game stars in charity drive near San Francisco
San Francisco draws East West football stars for charity New Year’s Day showcase. Co coaches boast about talent as 22 East players train at University of California and Stanford while Shrine officials anticipate brisk ticket sales for the fundraiser.
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San Francisco
Colgate
Andylieves
Dick Hoole
Newcisco Bay Bridge
California
Stanford University
San Franci Shrine
Clarence Park All-America pick ends East Quad stint
Durham report notes Clarence Ace Park, university All-America member of the East Quad, began a one day stint at Berkeley California in a charity event tied to New Year celebrations leading up to a New Year's fundraiser.
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Durham
Clarence
Ace
Park University
Berkeley
Calif
Go Francisco
Death at Christ Woodbury New York
Lena Stoobe, 74, died after entering the woods to fetch a Christmas tree. Police searched overnight with over 150 officers and found her dead at daybreak. a cut fir tree lay nearby.
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Woodbury
N. Y
Lena Stoobe
Ton
A & Ly
Estimations Claim 20,000 Motor Drigines in Service
A claim states that about 20,000 motor drigines are in service in the States alone. The text suggests a sizable operating fleet, though the term drigines is unclear, implying a possible OCR error or outdated device reference.
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