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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1935
Page
7
The capstone matchup pits Duke and North Carolina on Saturday at Chapel Hill after a 33 27 Carolina win in Durham. The Red Terrors of Virginia Tech? No. V. P. I. and Woff? Ignore.
High Point College opens a crowded week with an 8 o’clock game against Atlantic Christian in Harrison Gymnasium. After the ACC foe come Wake Forest and Davidson, with illnesses limiting Panthers last week but coach Virgil Yow expecting full lineups for the trio of key matches.
Night and day airmail relay from coast to coast began February 22 1921. The trip was completed in 3 hours 21 minutes of elapsed time showcasing a feasible nighttime airmail service.
Court-ordered public auction set for March 1, 1935 at Greensboro North Carolina to sell High Point property described as English Street lot with bounds from an iron stake and street lines. Sale to satisfy defaulted indebtedness secured by deed of trust dated November 1 1929 recorded in Book 643 Pace 86. Conducted by K B Thomason and L Lohmann trustees with attorney A G Shaw.
University of Florida golf coach Edgar Jones announces a nine match season with potential extra events against Georgia Tech Georgia and Auburn. The slate includes Rollins in Winter Park and Gainesville, Davidson Duke NC State William and Mary George Washington Virginia Washington and Lee and others across multiple cities.
In Daytona Beach Florida Sir Malcolm Campbell delays a 2500 hp Bluebird run due to poorer than expected beach conditions. He plans a test when tides near full moon improve the surface aiming to surpass 272 mph and possibly reach 300. A sedan stock car record bid remains set for about 8 30 oclock this morning for class Cc honors.
George R. Huggins 34 of High Point North Carolina and Lucien Gregory 33 Kernersville NC, trucking firm employees, with Jerry Barbour 31 High Point, escaped through barricaded windows after a garage fire started by an overheated stove. Both Huggins and Gregory were hospitalized with burns. Barbour suffered minor injuries as the trio tried to save two trucks and freight.
High Point High School sent eighteen wrestlers to Chapel Hill for the state wrestling tournament. State champions Charles Parks and Arthur Lea lead the team with defending titles from the previous year. Other entrants include Lloyd Evans Floyd Evans Loyd Gregory Henry Newby Tom Pitts and Mark Taylor. Coaches manage Cavell Creech and Walter Hedrick accompanied the squad as competitors from Barnum Springs Durham Greensboro Salisbury and Thomasville join the event.
Babe Ruth visited London and clashed with British cricket views saying it is foolish to claim a bowler can throw faster than a baseball pitcher. He tested his batting against Alan Fairfax and faced Harold Larwood in a mock challenge. Ruth joked about using a wider bat in baseball and questioned cricket yardage claims while lauding Fairfax’s praise.
Henry Picard, 28, Hershey pro, captures the Agua Caliente Open with a final 70 to finish 286. Willie Goggin and Harry Cooper tied for second at 288, earning $500 each. Picard leads after a strong finish and adds another winter tour victory to his record.
High Point High School’s Black Bisons schedule three games this week aiming to stay tied with Charlotte for Western Conference leadership. They open Tuesday at home against Greensboro High with a girls prelim and seniors versus graduates, then host Catawba College freshmen midweek with wrestling beforehand, and finish Friday hosting Winston-Salem.
A film starring Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino opens Monday at the Rialto with Marjorie Rambeau in a tale based on The Whipping. Marigold Tate arrives in a small town and becomes the target of vigilante scorn until a young newspaperman rescues her, then faces consequences.
The Paramount comedy Shoot the Works shows at the Rialto on Wednesday featuring Jack Oakie with a Missouri accent and Ben Bernie's music. Oakie plays a slick promoter amid side shows and carnival chaos, pursuing romance with Dorothy Dell while misadventures and a chaotic radio world unfold.
San Francisco reports Cronin counciling against night baseball calling it a fad and circus side show. He cites Night games disrupt players diets nerves and performances and predicts American League will be in a two race scramble if lights are switched on. He notes Ruth out and Yankees weak outfield but strong pitching may save them.
A discoverable review notes Ben Bernie and his orchestra in a screen debut film. The piece praises the picture and story, highlighting Bernie's performance as a key element alongside the supporting role of Oakies.
The Duke Carolina boxing match, this year for the Big Five title, moves from Friday to Thursday at Duke gym to avoid a clash with the wrestling meet. The program features both freshmen and varsity teams from the two schools.
Java records the world’s largest number of thunderstorms and the highest frequency. Weather data show more frequent storm activity across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with researchers citing convection and monsoon patterns as drivers.
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company as Administrator announces claims against the estate of Swanora G Corum of Ford County North Carolina. Creditors must present claims by January 38 1936 and all debts should be paid promptly to the administrator as of January 36 1935.
Maryland Virginia and North Carolina assemblies pass a crop control act in 1666 creating a tobacco planting hollow policy. The act establishes a controlled framework for tobacco cultivation and related agricultural practices across the three colonies.
Foreclosure sale under a deed of trust dated September 23 1929 is set for February 23 1935 at 11 30 A M in front of the Municipal Building High Point NC. Tracts 1 2 and 3 describe parcels on Olga Street near Meredith Street with specific boundary lines and distances. Attorney Thos W Sprinkle appears as adviser and the High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association is the beneficiary.
Baton Rouge dispatch notes Rose Long daughter of Huey P. Long attends Louisiana State University living in a dorm with two roommates. She travels with guards on trips to New Orleans and to visit her mother, while officials say the family seeks no special privileges and she wants no special treatment. The piece also mentions a separate aviation invention featuring a retractable nose wheel to improve amphibious landings.
Nearly 70 percent of Japanese farming families work less than two and a half acres of land each. The statistic highlights the prevalence of smallholdings among Japan's agricultural sector and suggests limited land resources.
Undersigned Trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Municipal Building High Point on Saturday February 23 1935 at 1130 A M to the highest bidder for cash the parcel known as Lot No 4 Block 8 Snow Park City of High Point Guilford County North Carolina as shown on Plat Book 2 page 98 recorded in the Guilford Register of Deeds Office This sale under a deed of trust dated January 2 1930 and recorded in Book 630 page 70 documents the default and requests foreclosure by A J Idol Trustee for High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association.
Trustee will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Greensboro courthouse door in Guilford County on March 9 1935 at 11 00 A M the property near High Point Randolph County North Carolina described as lot No 12 and part of lot 11 in Clodfelter and Miller lands Plat Book 1 page 39 recorded in Randolph County. The sale is conducted under deeds of trust by C Williams and Ella Williams to Insured Mortgage Bond Corporation of North Carolina dated May 1 1932 and corrected September 28 1932.
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