Postpone Election of High Point Baseball Officers
Small attendance forces postponement of the Piedmont league club election. Arthur Lyon urges a larger crowd for Monday night at 7 30 in the chamber of commerce to approve plans, discuss spring training dates, and consider selling the franchise if interest remains low. Managers and trips to Greenville Spartanburg and Charlotte are on the agenda.
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Burlington
Arthur Lyon
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Piedmont League
Mr. Lyon
Recruit Refuses Big League Berth Says He's Not Ready Yet
Glenn Wright Kansas City shortstop in the American Association declines a big league bid. Clarke Griffith reportedly offered 40 000 and three players for immediate delivery while Kansas City owner Muehlbach cites 25 000 and three players. Wright prefers another year in the minors to prove himself, signing a 1923 contract but turning down Washington's bid.
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Glenn Wright
Kansas City
American Association
Cubs
Clarke Griffith
Washington
Wright
Missouri University
Brush
West
Clark Griffith
Ban Johnson
George Muehlbach
Muehibach
Muehlbach
Cottage Cottage to Begin Lenten Prayer Meeting
Rev H N Bowne rector of St Marys Episcopal Church announced the first cottage prayer meeting for Monday afternoon February 19 at Mrs Beverly Thurman 308 Johnson Street. The home service follows the parish guild meeting and will begin at 4 45 oclock. Friends neighbors of the hostess are invited to attend this women of the parish service. Members of the Cornelian club receive a special invitation. Rev Bowne will read in prayer and give brief Christian instruction.
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H. N. Bowne
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Beverly Thurman
Johnson Street
Cornelian Club
Inmate seeks nieces by writing 100 mayors
Linton Stephens, a veteran hospital inmate in North Carolina, wrote 100 mayors to find his two nieces Thelma Shafer and Many Shafer who have not been seen in 15 years. He last heard of them in 1907 after their father George Cones Shafer moved from Brooklyn to Pasadena.
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George Cones Shafer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pasadena
Cal
Shafer
Hally Hill
Atlanta
Grace Hill Shafer
Stephens
Georgia
West
Mattie Stephens
New Bern Highs Top Craven County For Championship Nod
New Bern Highs defeated Craven County Warm Life School 46 to 15 in the first championship elimination contest at New Bern on February 17. Ward led the winners with 20 points, and Jacksonville Highs beat Dover 42 to 24 in the Eastern Carolina title race at Jacksonville.
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New Bern
Craven County Warm Life School
Jacksonville
Dover
Ward
Garrity Named Wake Forest Athletic Director and Coach
Henry Garrity former Princeton football star and Missouri coach accepts Wake Forest offer to become athletic director and coach starting next September. He led Missouri to a victory over Kansas after taking full charge, praised by officials and aligned with Princeton's Roper recommendation. Utley remains head coach and becomes associate athletic director while teaching.
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Wake Forest
Associated Press
Henry Garrity
Princeton
University of Missouri
Wake Forest Board of Trustees
Garrity
Kansas
Missouri
Middle West
Roper
Yale
Phil Utley
Utley
Trinity Lads Win Row Local Highs
High Point High School season ends as Trinity High School defeats them 20 to 10 in Greensboro for the western North Carolina high school basketball title. Ragan and Johnson starred for High Point while Trinity’s Bouldin and Parkin contributed key scores. Trinity advances to face the South Buffalo Jamestown winner.
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High Point High School
Greensboro
Trinity High School
Trinity
High Point
Ragan
Johnson
Trinity Bouldin
Parkin
Our Language Tickles Us And Leaves Strings Behind
A playful reflection on language that teases and unsettles, comparing verbal craft to strings that loosen when a young woman’s mischief disrupts the meter. The piece blends whimsy with uncertainty about voice and control.
Spring Dresses Take Shape From Designers Vision
Fashion notes describe spring dresses as straight silhouettes crafted by designers. Designers emphasize clean lines and minimal volume to achieve a modern, tailored look for the season.
Trinity College Wrestlers Set for Intersecting Meets
Trinity College in Durham readies its wrestling team under Coach Bailey for matches against Guilford on Feb 19, Davidson on Feb 21, and likely State on Feb 23. The squad, defending state champs, trains hard at Durham High School auditorium before a Virginia trip featuring Washington and Lee and the University of Virginia or VMI. Key wrestlers include Hardaway Daniels May McLellan Midsette Mathewson Ray, with others such as Hinkle Johnson Wurlck Merritt Sawyer and Kale.
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Durham
Trinity College
Bailey
Carolina
Guilford
Davidson
State
Durham High School
Virginia
Washington and Lee
V. M. Li
Ateher
University of Virginia
Trinity
Hardaway
Daniels
May
McLellan
Midsette
Mathewson
Ray
Local Man Killed In Hugo Section Shooting
Coroner's jury rules Cleveland Warters 41 died Tuesday night at Samuel Stocks home from an unknown assailant. Stocks was arrested after officers found Warters dead outside the house and Stocks intoxicated in bed. Lenoir county officials begin a full inquiry.
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Kinston
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Cline’s Pharmacy, Inc
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