Cleveland portsman builds vast private fishing tackle collection
J C Charley Seaman a retired Cleveland railroad signal inspector has transformed hobby into the country’s largest private fishing tackle collection valued at over 10000 dollars. The 63 year old charges no money for lures and even crafts his own gear while displaying his vast trove to visitors in a den crowded with rods reels plugs and mounted fish heads.
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Cleveland Portsman
Cleveland
J. C
Charley
Seaman
Charley's den
Kentleman
Louis as Greatest Heavyweight Ever, Says Grayson
Experts hail Joe Louis as the top heavyweight in boxing history, arguing over past champs like Sullivan Corbett Dempsey and Tunney. The piece quotes managers and observers noting Louis's shifting attack and durability while acknowledging critics who hold past foes in higher esteem.
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Louis
Baseball Stars Tee Off in Florida Golf Tourney
In Lakeland Florida on February 2 major league stars gathered for qualifying in the annual Baseball Players Golf tournament. Paul Waner led last year’s winner field as eight 18 hole rounds begin with match play sets for tomorrow. Strong challengers include Wes Ferrell Jack Russell Heinie Manuell Joe Medwick Nick Altrock Gerald Walker Luke Appling Paul Derringer Bill Swift Truett Seawell Al Lopez Roy Collinsbine and Clark Griffith among entrants.
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Lakeland
Fla
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirate
Waner
Wes Ferrell
New York Yankee
Sarasota
Jack Russell
Chicago Cubs
Heinie Manuel
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Nick Altrock
Washington
Funny Man
Gerald Walker
Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati
Bill Swift
Truett Seawell
Pittsburgh Hurlers
al Lopez
Boston Bees
Roy Collenbine
Detroit
Tarboro Baseball Park Seeks WPA Grant for Improvements
Representative Kerr asks the Works Progress Administration to grant about 10000 dollars for improvements to Tarboro North Carolina municipal athletic field. The site will host spring training for the Williamsport Pennsylvania baseball club March 15 and the Philadelphia Athletics April 11 to 14.
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Washington
Kerr
D-N.c
Works Progress Administration
Tarboro
N. C
Williamsport
Philadelphia Athletics
Schmeling Aims at Rematch With Louis After Arrival
Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight champion, arrived from Germany in New York and denied Nazi pressure on him or his wife. He said he is ready to fight Joe Louis again and plans to meet with Mike Jacobs. Schmeling and Anny Ondra could not travel together due to her film contract.
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New York
Joseph Louis Barrow
Ford
John I. Sullian
Ames J. Corbett
Nime
Jack
Bering
Peter Maher
Fitz
Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Corbett
Louis
Fitzsimmons
Louisa
Jim Jeffries
Max Baer
Jack Johnson
Lewis
Joe
Sullivan
McPartland
Max Schmeling
Germany
Joe Louis
Normandie
Schmeling
Max
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Nein
Herr Goebbels
Citadel Elects 1939 Football Captain Bill Spain
The Citadel elected Bill Spain of Raleigh 195 pound end as captain for the 1939 squad with Bob David of Jacksonville named alternate captain.
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Charleston
D. C
Citadel
Bill Spain
Raleigh
Bob David
Jacksonville
Fla
Alta bruche meaning cooked on a skewer in culinary terms
The cookbook term alta bruche translates to cooked on a skewer indicating food prepared on a metal or wooden spit. It explains a dining technique used for grilled skewered dishes and links terminology to method rather than flavor.
Adams-Millis Triumphs Over Redwine Quint in Industrial Card
Adams-Millis defeated Redwine 55 to 31 led by Barrer Spencer Cooper and Steele. Beeson's Scorchers beat Triangle 41 to 38. Swartzbergs trounced High Point Paper Box 28 to 16. Hart’s medicine men beat the Y Juniors 28 to 21.
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Barrer
Steele
Spencer
Cooper
Adams-Millis
Redwine
Triangle
Beeson
Scorchers
Swartzberg
High Point Paper Box
Doc Hart
Medicine Men
F. Evans
Thomas
Clark
Brown
Idol
Pill Rollers
Star
Albert Evans
Little Men
Bodenheimer and
Byerly
Farloew
Paper Box
Terps Invading State on Tour
Maryland's Terrapins visit North Carolina for a three day tour as they chase the Southern Conference lead after Wake Forest’s upset. They face Duke in tonight’s marquee, with roles as defending champions and stern tests ahead for Duke and NC State.
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Charlotte
Maryland
North Carolina
Duke
Terrapins
Wake Forest
White Phantoms
Chapel Hill
N. C
Terps
Davidson
Guilford
Marshall
Huntington
W. Va
Lenoir-Rhyne
High Point
Western Carolina
Catawba
Elon
Appalachian
No Comeback For Getting Conked
Raleigh February court rules spectators must accept risk from foul balls. Decision upholds Durham suit nonsuit against Cincinnati Exhibition Company and city of Durham. Plaintiff John C. Cates was injured while seated in unscreened bleachers.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Durham Superior Court
Cincinnati Exhibition Company
Durham
Damaes
John C. Cates
Cotton answers Sarazen charges in UK golf dispute
Henry Cotton rebutted Gene Sarazen’s criticism of British pros accusing him of self promotion. He denied claiming to be the world’s best and said American season prompts insults. Cotton, former British Open champion, defended his earnings demand of 10000 dollars for a two month U S trip to cover expenses and potential losses.
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Glasgow
Henry Cotton
Gene Sarazen
Cotton
Sarazen
Gene
United States
Free Lancers
New Track Star Is Made Borican Sets Speed Records
New York February reports dusky John Borican who after three hours sleep broke an 11 year Boston Garden 1 000 yard record in his first banked track race. He will run two thirds of a mile at Millrose A A track facing Nene Venzke Leslie MacMitchell and Mel Trutt. Columbia coach Carl Merner hails Borican as fastest current runner and predicts dominance from quarter mile to mile with 2 12 6 for 1 000 yards on a poor track and 47 9 for 400 meters.
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New York
John Borican
Boston Garden
New Millrose A. A
Madison Square Garden
Nene Venzke
Leslie MacMitchell
Indiana
Mel Trutt
Carl Merner
Columbia
Merner
Borjiean
Columbia Outdoor Board
Boston
Glenn Cunningham
Venzke
Dorothy Kirby Open Biltmore Quiz Round at Coral Gables
Medalist Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta, tying the women's course record with a 79 in qualifying, faces Mrs. John Arends of Miami in the first round of the Miami Biltmore women's golf tournament in Coral Gables. Patty Berg, winner the past four winters, shoots 82 and meets Mrs. A H Rachlin of Maplewood New Jersey. Other pairings include Mrs. William Hockenjos versus Mrs. Robins and Jean Bauer against Katherine MacCloskey and Betty Jameson against Mrs. Coleen Butler.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
John Arends
Miami
Miami Biltmore
Arends
Patty Berg
A. H. Rachlin
Maplewood
N. J
William Hockenjos
Lake Hopatcong
H. S. Robins
Spring Lake
Mich
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. I
Katherine MacCloskey
Pittsburgh
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Coleen Butler
Beverly Hills couple visit Dixie Dunbar's kin in Goldsboro
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunbar of Beverly Hills California visited relatives in Goldsboro on February 2. Dixie Dunbar the actress is their daughter and Mrs. Dunbar is a native of Wayne County who formerly lived in Goldsboro.
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Goldsboro
Frank Dunbar
Beverly Hills
Calif
Dixie Dunbar
Thomasville to Honor Mills Home at Football Banquet
Thomasville plans a Friday night banquet at the Woman's Club honoring the Thomasville High School and Mills Home football squads. Wake Forest athletic director Jim Weaver will speak. Duke players Perdue Bailey and Johnson may attend. 23 Mills Home and 26 high school players will be introduced. About 130 guests expected.
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High Point
Hank Culp
Duke
Sam Wiley
Charlie Kearna
Mills
Rosie” MacMillan
Lions Club
Rotary Club of
Thomasville
Zanuck 10 Lead Radio Squabble
Hollywood reports a clash as Darryl F. Zanuck moves to pull Tyrone Power from a radio drama signaling a broader fight with radio. Studios show little unified support while networks avoid comment. many stars have crossed between film and radio, including Lamour, Crosby, and Jolson.
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Hollywood
Tyrone Power
Darryl F. Zanuck
20Th Century-Foxhead
Zanuck
Fox
Don Ameche
Power
Dorothy Lamour
Jack Benny
Gracie Allen
Bob Burns
Bing Crosby
Cecil B. de Mille
Rudy Vallee
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Eddie Cantor
al Jolson
Robert Taylor
Robert Young
Jean Hersholt
Edward G. Robinson
New Drug Touted To Combat Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Dr Francis Wood of the University of Pennsylvania described a potential replacement for serum in treating pneumococcal pneumonia. The drug sulfapyridine, linked to sulfanilamide, was first used about a year ago in Manchester England during a post graduate medical course.
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Durham
Francis Wood
University of Pennsylvania
Wood
Manchester
England
Hayworth Addresses Royal Arcana on Spring Training Tactics
Ray Hayworth of Brooklyn Dodgers Dairy Council details spring training as a method to sharpen player-specific pitching plans and mental discipline. He notes differences between Nazi league play and American league and recalls Goslin’s World Series drive. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers until last September.
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Ray Hayworth
Brooklyn Ders
Plank Road Council
R Arcanum
Ray
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Fox
Greenberg
Wesses
DiMaggio
Ringer
Hayworth
Goslin
Det Tigers
Winant Takes Office as International Labor Office Director
Geneva February 2 Governor John G Winant of New Hampshire was sworn in as director of the International Labor Office at the opening of the 86th session governing committee. Winant resigned from the county board in 1936 and was elected to the post June 4 succeeding Harold B Bouler of Ireland.
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Geneva
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Winant
United States Social County Board
Harold B. Buoler
Eland
International Labor Organization Founded in 1919
The International Labor Organization serves as the permanent secretariat of the ILO. Established in 1919 the organization now includes 60 member nations including the United States.
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International Labor Ora Ization
United States
World gold hoard tops half of all monetary gold
The Uni States retain more than half of the world’s monetary gold, totaling 000,000,000 in their hoard.
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Uni
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