Panthers Challenge Atlantic Christian To Little Five Showdown
High Point College coach Jack Boylin telegraphed Atlantic Christian College demanding a two game set to decide the Little Five title. Atlantic Christian won their one meeting 21 to 16 at Wilson, with High Point seeking a rematch at home March 2 or 3 or a third game if needed.
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Weeling
High Point College
Jack Boylin
Atlantic Christian College
Little Christians
North Carolina
Boylin
Wilson
Giants Open 1927 Training Camp In Sarasota
New York Giants begin preparations for the 1927 season at Sarasota Florida with Roger Bresnahan directing two practice sessions. Ten players, including Rogers Hornsby and veteran pitchers Jack Bentley Harry Courtney and Dutch Henry, participate in batting practice and fielding drills under hot sun.
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New York
Giants
Sarasota
Florida
Roger Bresnahan
McGraw
Havana
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Bentley
Harry Courtney
Dutch Henry
Bresnahan
Howard Holland
Ned Porter
Tyson Fitzgerald bill expands retirement for disabled WWI officers
The measure provides retirement on regular army allowances to emergency officers with 30 percent disability from world war service. About 300 delegates across 171 posts, totaling roughly 5,500 members, discuss unity and patriotic service in the address.
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Legion
Tyson-Fitzgerald
California Fig Syrup advised for laxative use
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels without griping and urges mothers to use the product during fevers colds and upset stomachs with dosage printed on the bottle and warns against counterfeits sold locally.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Y Blues Edge High Point Scrubs In Overtime
The Y Blues defeated the High Point scrubs 19 to 17 after an extra three-minute overtime on the Y M C A court. Chester and Carl Smith led the Blues with high scoring, while Gomo stood out for the scrubs in a hard fought match.
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Y" Blues
High Point High School Scrubs
Chester
Carl Smith
Blues
Gomo
Browns and Cardinals Begin Spring Training Drills
In Tarpon Springs and Avon Park Florida managers Dan Howley and Bob O’Farrell push hard workouts for Browns and Cardinals. Howley plans a single long daily session to avoid rest during camp while O’Farrell favors two workouts daily to fire up the players and will give Cardinal pitchers extra outfield work.
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ST. Louis
Browns
Cardinals
Dan Howley
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Bob O’farrell
Avon Park
Cardinal
Championship Gage Plans To Be Formulated Tonight
Salisbury February 22 AP Coaches and faculty representatives from eight group champions in the western district meet to map the schedule for remaining western district cage games. The final west game is set for about March 1 with eastern and western winners meeting in Chapel Hill March 65 for state honors. Teams in the west include Leaksville Greensboro Churchland Winston Salem Charlotte Troutman Lincolnton and Asheville.
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Salisbury
Chapel Hill
Leaksville
Greensboro
Churchland
Winston Salem
Charlotte
Troutman
Lincolnton
Asheville
Late street suits mirror a man's dress suit style
Many late street suits resemble a man s dress suit in jacket and vest cut.
Chicago voters head to polls in bitter mayoral primary
Chicago voters faced a volatile Washington's birthday mayoralty primary with police seizing 12 pistols and a rapid firing gun. Arrests and four minor violent incidents marked early voting as precinct workers hustled to mobilize a large turnout for the Republican mayoral contest.
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Chicago
Chicago mayoral primary ends in tense holiday voting
Chicago's bitter mayoralty primary sees heavily guarded polls opened for a holiday vote as 3,000-strong police detail and machine gun patrols escort polling places amid clashes between factions supporting Edward R. Litsinger and Big Bill Thompson. Dever nominated by Democrats expected to win easily. Thompson seeks comeback with Crowe backing.
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Chicago
William KE. Dever
Edward R. Litsinger
William Hale
Big Bill
Lit Singer
Thompson
Tyson Fitzgerald 2 Bill Approved In North Carolina
North Carolina congressional delegation sent telegrams in support of the Tyson Fitzgerald bill as American Legion members return home inspired for better community service. A post and unit officers meeting adjourned after a crowded convention with Colonel Monroe FE Johnson of Marion South Carolina introduced as “next national commander” by General Albert Cox of Raleigh.
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Sanford
North Carolina
Congress
American Legion
Monroe FE. Johnson
Marion
S. C
Albert Cox
Raleigh
Spokesmen Cite Limits on Northern Alliance in China
In Peking spokesmen say a compromise with Cantonese forces is impossible until Bolsheviks are eliminated. Italy rejects Coolidge’s naval conference plan, arguing arms interdependence in international pacts. Britain reportedly weighs protest to Russia over communist propaganda. Coast guardsmen board schooner Camilla May. crew of eight missing after storm off Brigantine New Jersey.
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Peking
Northern Alliance
China
Italy
Coolidge
House of Commons
Great Britain
Russia
Coast
Forces clash near Managua as Marines ready for action
Liberal and conservative factions fight twenty miles southeast of Managua while American marines prepare to move toward the battle zone.
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Nicaragua
Managua
State budget debate over permanent improvements in North Carolina
The House considers a trimmed permanent improvements bill reducing the original $5.5 million to $5.34 million. East Carolina Teachers Training School gains funding to $400,900 while the school for the blind and deaf in Raleigh loses its $250,900. Adjustments include UNC library funding, State College housing, and a range of campus and state institutions funding. A major clash centers on a $96,000 radio station budget with supporters fighting to keep it.
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Raleigh
East Carolina Teachers Training School
Greenville
School For the
University of North Carolina
State College
College For Women
Greensboro
North Carolina
Prints and Linings Feature Huge Flower Motif Designs
Designers showcase fabrics and trimmings with oversized florals dominating patterns and textures. The bold botanical theme appears across prints and lining materials, emphasizing dramatic visuals for apparel and home decor.
Baroness Derlanger Dies in Paris at 84
Baroness Frederick Derlanger, daughter of Confederate envoy John Slidell, died in Paris at age 84. The notice cites the Paris edition of the New York Herald-Tribune. The piece also notes Slidell’s 1861 mission and long exile.
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Baroness Derlanger
Paris
Frederick Derlanger
New York Herald- Tribune
John Slidell
France
Jefferson Davis
American Firms Sell Over Twelve Million In instruments Abroad
American manufacturers sell more than 12,000,000 dollars worth of musical instruments annually in foreign countries. The report highlights steady overseas demand and the role of U S firms in international trade relations.
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Anderson
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Hill
Chester Smith
Gurley
Suggs
Gome
Suggs Holcombe
Ee Gomp
RG Hinkle
United States
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Sir Walter Hotel
Baskerwill
Negro A. & T
N.C
Hee
State Normal
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Win-Sal
Eliz
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Fayette
Strate Hospital
J BolIeign
State Hospital
Morganton
Goldsboro
Cas
Kins
School For
Orthoped
Gastonia
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Samarceand
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NEA
Carol Crouse
NNION
America
London
Meredith Motor Co
Carolina Motor Club
N. Wrenn St
Commerce St
Commercial National Bank
General Auto
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Nash
Hudson-Essex
Guy and
Lyn Meredith
Gulf
United Service Station
High Point
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Clyde G. Rush
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