Two Top Teams Enter Rose Bowl Prep Run
Washington State and Alabama, nearing New Year’s Day clash at the Rose Bowl, complete final drills in Pasadena. Orin Hollingberg praises Washington State readiness while Wallace Wade notes Alabama’s learned football, with warm weather fears and strong advance sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zimmerman
Pasadena
Cal
Washington State
Alabama
Battlesite
Arroyo Seco
Crimson Tide
Cougars
Northwest
Orin
Babe” Hollingberg
Wallace Wade
Teethina for Teething Pains Ad In Columbus Georgia
Teethina is presented as a blessing to anxious mothers for teething pain relief for three generations. It claims to ease colic gas constipation colds indigestion diarrhea and other baby ills. The ad notes cleansing regulating the stomach and acting as an intestinal antiseptic without the use of drugs. Columbus Ga. Ad.
Annual Meetings for Building and Loan Associations
Notice announces two stockholders meetings on January 22 1931 at 7 30 p m in High Point North Carolina and January 20 1931 at 7 30 p m in the Wachovia Bank Directors Room to elect boards of directors and conduct other business. Secretaries H Ellis and W C Idol sign.
Sports Aftermaths and Names in 1930 Then and Now
A look at 1930 sports highlights names Dixie football stars Suther Campbell Cain Sington and Wallace Wade. Bobby Jones Connie Mack Max Schmeling and champions in golf tennis boxing and swimming. notes on Southern Conference officials and a controversial ruling on charity game eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Collett
Johnny Doeg
Betty Nuthall
Hack Wilson
Helene Madison
Chapel Hill
Records show Madison Walsh threaten to dominate both swimming and sprinting
NEA service notes 17 year old Helene Madison of Seattle sets 26 world swimming marks in 1930 and 20 year old Stella Walsh of Cleveland begins shaping track records. The piece predicts continued dominance and compares their physiques and early gains as records fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Burcky
NEA Service
Helene Madison
Stella Walsh
Miss Madison
Seattle
Washington
Miss Walsh
Cleveland
All American Bobby Dodd of Tennessee Honored
Bobby Dodd of the University of Tennessee earns All American honors from Colliers Weekly. A versatile athlete in football baseball and basketball he led as quarterback and boosted his school's athletic fund while turning down charity games in Los Angeles and New York to stay for college sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Dodd
University of Tennessee
Colliers Weekly
Bobby
Los Angeles
New York
Paul
Undefeated Alabama Quint Meets Northwestern
University of Alabama basketball aims for a 24th straight win as they face Northwestern in Evanston. The Crimson cagers, 23-0, own the Southern Conference title with three consecutive wins this season, while Northwestern expects a full lineup return from ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Alabama Cagers
Northwestern University
Evanston
Crimson Cagers
Northwestern
Bob Lockhart
Frank Marshall
Wildcats
Bradley
Carleton
Notre Dame
Dear Old Lady Scene At Nightclub
A witty exchange from Tit-Bits features a young woman leaving a nightclub. She jokes her father would say not to tell her mother about her late outing, reflecting playful social norms of the era.
Sale of Land by Trustee in High Point
Public auction will occur January 30 1931 at 2 30 p m in front of High Point Municipal Building to sell land in Guilford County North Carolina described as beginning on the east side of a public road with bounds along the Carolina Yadkin River Railroad tract and Prospect Public Road 63 foot railroad right of way applies cash terms filed December 29 1930 by trustee W A J Idol with Peacock and Dalton attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wray Farlow
Savannah Farlow
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Caroline
A. C Jones
A. C. Jones
Carolina & Yadkin River
Prospect Public Road
A. J. Idol
Peacock & Dalton, Attys
Pass To Magner Gives South Win
A southern college picked team beat a northern eleven 7 to 0 at Ebbetts Field on a snowy field with under 2,000 spectators. Georgia quarterback George Davidson connected on a 20 yard play to Tulane for a TD. Davidson added the extra point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magner
New York
Southern
Ebbetts Field
George Davidson
University of Georgia
Tulane
Jim
Davidson
Trio of Fights On This Week's Card
Jose Santo a 269 pound Portuguese Behemoth faces Roberto Rober ti in Boston Thursday afternoon. Madison Square Garden hosts Friday night show pairing Mateo Osa with Pierre Charles. The winner could meet Max Baer next. Eddie Shea and Andy Martin clash in St Louis featherweight bout. Leo Lomski fights Charley Belanger in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jose Santo
Roberto Roberti
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Mateo Osa
Pierre Charles
Belgium
Max Baer
California
Eddie Shea
Chicago
Andy Martin
St. Louis
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Charley Belanger
Winnipeg
Portland
Ore
Rowland Negotiating Purchase of Reading Team
Clarence H. Rowland former Chicago White Sox manager and AL umpire may seal a deal tomorrow to buy Reading Pa club of the International League. He met today with William L. Veeck president of the Chicago Cubs owners of Reading to settle final terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence H. Rowland
Chicago White Sox
Reading
Rowland
William L. Veeck
Chicago Cubs
Blue Devils Eye 1931 Basketball Title
Duke aims for the 1931 basketball title as coach Eddie Cameron builds on a strong 1930 season. Returning players include Joe Croson and George Rogers with new sophomores Colley and Robertshaw providing depth. The schedule features 21 games plus possible additions, with two meetings against each major rival. Villanova beat Duke 22 21 in a Christmas opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke
Eddie Cameron
Blue Devils
Councillor
Werber
Farley
Joe Croson
George Rogers
Carter
Garber
Shaw
Cameron
Colley
Robertshaw
Basketeers
Tennessee
Villanova
Wildcats
Devils
Sixteen Players In Junior Tournament
In New York on December 29 sixteen junior tennis players and 32 boys under the 15 year age limit resume play in the national junior and boys indoor tennis championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Picture shows draw huge weekly British visitor count
A British picture show draws about 30 million visitors each week, according to reports. The figure highlights the widespread appeal and cultural reach of cinema during the period.
Hack Wilson Tops National Batters
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs led the National League in slugging and runs batted in in the prior season. He hit 423 bases in 585 at bats for a .723 slugging, drove in 190 runs, and set league records for 105 walks and 84 strikeouts. Chuck Klein and Babe Herman trailed with slugging marks of .687 and .678. The Cubs led in slugging and walks. St. Louis or Brooklyn set other records, with Giants excelling on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
New York
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Wilson
Chuck Klein
Philadelphia
Babe Herman
Brooklin
Sunny Jim Bottomley
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsmen's Park
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Annual stockholders meeting at The Commercial National Bank
The Commercial National Bank High Point N C holds its annual stockholders meeting in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 13 1931 at ten oclock A M. for election of Directors and other business. Cashier H MARRINER signs notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
High Point
N. C
Co. H. Marriner
Support Develops For Point After Touchdown
The Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials approved retaining the extra point but urged changes to penalties for fouls during the try. They called for uniform fumble rules allowing advancement on kicks and fumbles recovered before touching the ground. The group discussed forming a national officiating body as part of the ongoing December meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atiatsa Meaen
Abati
Ss Tissier
Wwe
Barres
Yale
Georgia
Eastern Association
Walter Okeson
Lehigh
American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hollingberg
Wade
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Co. H. Ellis
Sec’y. Stockholders
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
W. C. Idol
America
Rose Bowl
Dixie Ears
Suther
Campbelle
Cain
Sington
South
Rockies
Cougar Bacon
Bobby Jones
U. S
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Max Schmeling
Germany
Max
Flexible Tariff Commission
West 4Th Street
Winston-Salem
Stafford Place
Greensboro
Helene
Stella
Amazon
Frank Wykoff
Madison
Quint
Mc Satet
The
Roosevelt
Grand Central Station
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
45Th Street
Evwaso Clinton Fi
Cub Ace
Tangerines
Florida Citrus Fruit
Main and
Washington Streets
Cadillac
Buick
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Packard
Garland Motor Co
Corner Commerce and
Wrenn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!