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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1942
Page
9
In the Pacific a heavy cruiser carries active war duty as seven weary eyes scan the seas. Navy censor approves the display of photos showing the Pacific Fleet ship in constant alert looking for trouble and contact with the foe.
Wilbur C. Whitehead of New York, a bridge author and early proponent of contract, explains how expert play hinges on patterns and proper dummy management. He details a catechism hand, stressing the need to preserve dummy entries and plan around unfavorable splits to avoid a one-trick loss.
Dick Skeen predicts a turnaround as the Gulf Stream tournament moves to semifinals in West Palm Beach. Upheaval marked the day with Bob Jarmon upsetting Kelby Van Horn and John Faunce advancing for Hollywood. Wayne Sabin and Bruce Barnes lead the pack toward the semis while top players contend for the $1,200 event title.
AP basketball scores show Penn 43Columbia 29 Duquesne 48 Georgetown 38 overtime. Mississippi College 48 Spring Hill 32 Roanoke 33 Guilford 16 NC State 32 NC 30 overtime. Wake Forest 40 South Carolina 38. Georgetown Ky 52 Centre 22 Chattanooga 10 Southwestern Tenn 26 Virginia 47 Hampden Sydney 33 LSU 51 Tulane 46 Lincoln Memorial 44 Maryville Conn 34 Rice 44 Texas Christian 37 West Texas State 63 Texas Tech 49
Thomasville February 13 young people from Bethel Community Fair Grove Fairview First Methodist Johnstown Main Street Pine Woods Pleasant Grove Pleasant Hill Trinity Unity Chapel West End will meet at Main Street Methodist Church February 16 to organize a Youth Fellowship. Rev Harold M Robinson of Winston-Salem will speak. Rev Dwight B Mullis of Walkertown to organize and officers will be elected. A recreational period will follow.
Dr M L Smith Millsaps College president announced the board of trustees voted to suspend the school's participation in inter collegiate football for the duration of the War All other inter collegiate athletic activities will be continued. Savannah founded by General Oglethorpe in 1733 was the first settlement in Georgia.
West highland terriers triumph at the Westminster Kennel Club show in Madison Square Garden led by a five year old bitch owned by Concord M. H. and judged by Herman Hellenthin of Poughkeepsie New York. It marks the breed’s first best in show since the award began in 1907 as the breed wins over five American bred dogs.
The Winston-Salem Bloomers wore bloomers in last night’s contest against Thom asville Chair In the Gold Medal basketball tournament. Bloomers lineup included Susie Flo Ola Betty Winnie Doris and Berths.
New York February 10 Harvey Lozman a 6 2 senior center has rejoined City College basketball following an academic burden that kept him from playing this season.
Chicago reports that Cleveland will stage this summer's second All Star major league baseball game on July 7 at night in Municipal Stadium. The game follows the Polo Grounds contest the day before.
Ernest L. Bailey, West Virginia state road commissioner, told a southern highway officials conference in Asheville that rubber rationing is likely to cut highway tax and related revenues by about 32.5 percent this year as sessions of the conference proceed and forum meetings continue.
Professor J. J. Pence resigns from his position as mathematics instructor at the Thomasville High School. The resignation takes effect Monday. Carr Shealey will assume Pence’s duties while Pence will enter government work in Raleigh.
Glaciers in Mount Rainier National Park continually move downslope yet are shortening overall as lower end melting exceeds upper level replenishment, signaling net retreat of ice masses.
Reported by Bob Thompson from Raleigh outlines strong opposition among many school superintendents and book companies to a proposed constitutional amendment. It would consolidate powers into an appointive board overseeing education textbooks and administration, shifting influence from professional educators to business figures.
Movie clock shows Be Good at 8:25 in features L. Cowby Serenade at Brdhurst with a 8:48 slot. Tunedo Junction and Pra tures-L display multiple run times 1:36 3:45 7:54 10:03. Secrrt OF Wasteland features list 12:48 2:95 4:28 6:10 8:70.
The piece notes that the amendment's fate depends on the influence of the School Commission and the Association of School Board Members and on active vetting by school leaders. Voters are unlikely to support amendments they do not understand, and many in the schools are still grasping the issue themselves.
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