Tar Heel Five Prepare For Wake Forest Opener In Tin Can
UNC basketball completes strenuous practice as they near Thursday opening game with Wake Forest in Chapel Hill. Freshman clash precedes varsity at 7 15 while 8 30 follows. Captain Ruth joins Bershak Mullis at forward with Potts and Boone in reserve.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
Tar Heels
Skidmore
Andy Bershak
Pete Mullis
Earl Ruth
Ramsay Potts
Pete Boone
Carolina
Wake Forest Teaam
Jim Waller
McCrary All-Stars
Asheboro
N. C. State
Carolina All-Stars
William and Mary College
Durham Y. M. C. A
Olsen
Baptists
Waller
Turk” Apple
Smith Young
Dwight Morris
George Mauney
The
Quince
Hill-Billy Wrestler Adopts New Color to Mat Game
Lem Stecklin known as Blue Ridge Mountain hill-billy headlines wrestling with his pet raccoon Oscar and overalls as his costume. He refuses tights saying it would be indecent and his father would disapprove. A professional since August he hails from Smokemont Tennessee and is married with one son.
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NEA
Columbus, CO
Lem Stecklin
Blue Ridge Mountain
Lem
Smokemont
Tenn
Oscar
Funeral services for Fred per in Lyncsburg Va
Funeral services for Fred per former grand exalted ruler of the national organization of Ellis will be held at his home in Lynchburg Virginia on Wednesday at 11 A M. He died after several months of illness. The report also notes the United States houses the deepest oil wells with the deepest reaching Pike's Peak height.
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Lyncsburg
Fred Per
National Organization of
Ellis
United States
Pike’s Peak
Sale of land by trustee in High Point
Notice of sale under a 1927 deed of trust by D. E. Auman and Mollie Auman to W. A. Idol for The High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association. Sale set in front of High Point Municipal Building January 1937 at 11:90 A M for cash to highest bidder. 10 percent deposit. Parcel described by park street extension to New Street and Bencini line. Attorney Thos. W. Sprinkle.
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D. E .Auman
Mollie Auman
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
Park Street
New Street
Old Plank Road
Bencini
Ward
Bee Book
Deed of Trust Foreclosure on High Point Property
The High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association with D. H. Elkes and Mary Elkes pledge the property at 121 Street High Point N C. W A J Idol Trustee will conduct a foreclosure sale in front of High Point on Friday January 15 1937 at 1139 A M. The bid requires 10 percent cash as evidence of good faith and the parcel includes land described by metes and bounds.
59 High School Teams Set To Compete In A And B Races
Chapel Hill January 5 1937 59 teams from Durham Rocky Mount and other districts schedule 185 games under North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Raleigh opens defense next Tuesday against Rocky Mount Copeland Champions face North High Winston-Salem in Copeland. Western Bracket Gastonia meets Greensboro High Point begins action next week. Eastern Class B districts list January dates with towns including Weeksville Elizabeth City Benson Dunn Lillington Cary Apex Epson Red Oak Benvenue Nashville Bethel Hill Chapel Hill Jonesboro Sanford Deep River Springs Lumberton Roseboro Clinton Bladenboro. Western Districts include Haw River Severine City Leakeville Mayodan Pilot Mountain South Winston-Salem and Thomasville.
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Chapel Hill
Durham
Rocky Mount
E. R. Rankin
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Raleigh
Copeland
North High School
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
Greensboro
High Point
Weeksville
Elizabeth City
Lafayette
Benson
Dunn
Lillington
Cary
Apex
Epson
Red Oak
Benvenue
Nashville
Bethel Hill
Salvation Army Edges Hardware Team in Close Low-Scoring Bout
The Salvation Army Red Shields edged Younts Lef's Hardware 26 to 25 in a tense Indi league game. Griscon led the winners with points while Davis and J. Garrett starred for the losers in a hard fought contest.
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Salvation Army
Salvaion Army Red Shields
Younts Lef''s
Red Shield
Griscon
Cor
Davis
J. Garrett
Cscscacdeenas
Boia
Cod
Wauss Baent
Prpooner
Wiis Sanes
Porbohal Boece
Ccesss
Dsaventenau
Everhart
Petpttvhere
J. Grissom
Smith
Ittehesipebaens
Post-Season Football Bowls Defy NCAA Ruling
The NCAA opposed post season New Year’s Day bowls, but officials who run the six contests say the ruling won’t alter plans. Z G Clevenger’s report claims such games have no educational value and chase commercial gain, yet sponsors and colleges say attendance and receipts justify continuing.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Z. G. Clevenger
Indiana University
Al Ettore Returns in Spotlight With Win Over Lewis
In Philadelphia on January 5 Al Ettore, once KO’d by Joe Louis, earned a 1 round decision over John Henry Lewis of Phoenix. Ettore overcame early blows, moved ahead in the seventh and tenth rounds, delivering sharper punches as 13,000 spectators watched.
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Philadelphia
al Ettore
Joe Louis
Fistiana
John Henry Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
E‘tore
T Lewis
Ettore Worched
Lewis
Lumber firms lose bid for freight refund in Supreme Court
Fifty nine Southern lumber companies yesterday failed to secure a $14,972 refund on freight charges collected by 94 railroads. The Supreme Court ruling ends the dispute, marking a defeat for the lumber interests.
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Washington
Southern Lumber Companies
Supreme Court
Gasless day on Main Street and a man’s film picks
The narrator recalls a lost fuel moment on Main Street near Wachovia Bank and a series of bus delays. He describes his failed restart, a neighbor’s aid, and the day’s embarrassment. He lists ten chosen films, praising some like Mutiny on the Bounty and San Francisco while admitting flaws in others.
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Main Street
Wachovia Bank
Anthony Adverse
Mr. Deeds
San Francisco
Louis Pasteur
Rose Marie
Red
Selection Of Cast For Rotary Club Revue Begins Today
W E Hill of Williamsport Pennsylvania arrived to direct Headlines Revue a Rotary club show set for January 20 and 21 Selection of the cast started this morning with rehearsals underway Parts will be assigned to more than 100 players and the program closes with a minstrel in which many Rotarians will perform in blackface Hill has directed amateur productions for 17 years most with John B Rogers Producing Company of BPaatorie O
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W. E. Hill
Williamsport
Rotary Club
Mr. Hill
John B. Rogers
Bpaatorie. O
England Sells 222 Million Postal Money Orders Annually
England handles about 222 million postal money orders each year, reflecting broad usage of postal services for payments and financial transactions across the country. The figure underscores the scale of the postal system’s financial remit and consumer reliance on money orders.
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England
Maryland Quint Hopes Center With Two Tall Centers
Maryland's 1937 basketball outlook centers on two six foot centers Ben Allen a senior pharmacy student and Eddie Johnson son of pitcher Walter Johnson. Coach Burt Shipley plans rotations to ease Allen while considering Wheeler Thomas Keller Waters Knepley and others for guard and forward duties.
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Maryland
College Park
University of Maryland
Walter Johnson
Burt Shipley
Richmond
Ben Allen
School of Pharmacy
Baltimore
Shipley
Eddie Johnson
Johnson
Terp
Waverly Wheeler
Fred Thomas
Charlie Keller
al Waters
George Knepley
Bill Guckeyson
John McCarthy
Milton Mullitz
Robert Neilson
Windfall tax case argued in U S appeals court
In Charlotte on January 5 the fourth U S circuit heard White Packing of Salisbury appeal against North Carolina internal revenue collector Charles H Robertson. They seek injunction to stop the windfall tax, enacted after supreme court invalidated processing taxes, aimed to recapture 80 percent of unpaid taxes from processors. Circuit Judges Parker Northcutt and Soper presided.
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Charlotte
Congress
Fourth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
White Packing Company
Salisbury
Charles H. Robertson
Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Elliott Northcutt
Huntington
W. Va
Morris A. Soper
Baltimore
Fred Perry Cites Busy Winter Schedule Hurdle in Davis Cup
Fred Perry says heavy winter tennis playing hurts net play and Davis Cup chances. He plans to spend most of the winter on court after a Madison Square Garden gate milestone, and cites long seasons and weak team spirit as key factors in the United States not reclaiming the trophy. He also prepared for a feature match against Ellsworth Vines following practice.
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New York
Fred Perry
Madison Square Garden
America
Ellsworth Vines
United States
New Pastor At Randleman Will Preach Sunday
Rev. J. W. Brickner of Sanford will preach his first sermon Sunday at 11 o clock. He and his wife will move from Sanford to Randleman later this month.
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Randleman
J. W. Brickner
Sanford
Baptist Cr
Prickner
Benjamin Franklin Brief Schooling Between Ages Eight and Ten
The record notes that Benjamin Franklin attended school for only two years from ages eight to ten. It highlights the short duration of formal schooling in his early life before he pursued self education and subsequent achievements.
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Benjamin Franklin
Tougher sledding in tennis meet in Miami
In Coral Gables Florida Frankie Parker and Charlie Harris advanced in round two of the Miami Biltmore tournament as top seeds Budge and Grant faced delays. Parker beat Jack Kirkham and Harris defeated George Pero while Wayne Sabin and James Waters prepared for their Miami matches. Budge and Grant, delayed, were to play Arky Palmer and William Shelby respectively.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Miami
George Pero
Wayne Sabin
Los Angeles
James Waters
Donald Budge
Bitsy Grant
Atlanta
Budge
Arky Palmer
Miai Beach
Grant
William Shelby
Miami Beach
Sugar Bow Sponsors Plan Bigger Winter Show
NEW ORLEANS January 5 4 sponsors of the Sugar Bow sports festival plan an even larger winter show after a record success this year Warren V Miller a directing committee member says the festival is growing bigger each year and backs the mid winter association's three year old event.
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New Orleans
Warren V. Miller
Fatal Shooting at Tourist Cabin in Augusta
A coroner's jury studied a tourist cabin shooting near Augusta that left Buren C. Murrell of Edgefield County S C dead and a woman seriously wounded. Deputy Kent said Murrell identified by his sister and the wounded woman named as Murrells sister-in-law, with the deputy noting a possible self inflicted shot.
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Augusta
Walter E. Kent
Buren C. Murrell
Edgefield County
South Carolina
Murrell
T. J. Wiley
Kent
Phelan linked to Ossie Solem as Big Ten return stirred
Roundup notes Jimmy Phelan linked to Ossie Solem old job at Iown while friends say he longs for Big Ten. Dempsey’s Florida venture grows popular. Schmeline exhibition tour begins in Philadelphia then 16 southern cities. Jackie Jackson debates Jersey City or Brooklyn role. Bang magazine folds. Oakland Hills prep tightens for open with 7007 yards and Shave’s plan. Cyril Walker’s 297 win last Oakland Hills event. Ellsworth Vines backs upset of Fred Perry in Garden match.
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New York
Janae
Jimmy Phelan
Ossie Solem
Iown
Jimmy
Jack Dempsey
Florida
Max Schmeline
Philadelphia
Travis Jackson
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Eddie Borden
Oakland Hills
Herb Shave
Cyril Walker
Ellsworth Vines
Fred Perry
Garden
Notable Baseball and Showbiz Figures Parade in Public Eye
Sonja Henie enchants crowds in a showman era while Al Schacht jokes for millions. Phil Weintraub honeymooning in Miami. Casey Stengel relaxing in Glendale. Col John Reed Kilpatrick critiques fighters and managers at Madison Square Garden. Strong personalities dominate sports and entertainment.
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Sonja Henie
al Schacht
Phil Weintraub
Miami
Casey Stengel
Glendale
Cal
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
Eight Moores Play in National League Highlight
John Henry Lewis risks title as he grows fast. Tony Canzoneri eyes March comeback in London. Gilbert Brack steers both major and minor leagues in winter as chief shipping clerk for a Louisville bat factory.
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John Henry Lewis
Moores
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy Walsh
London
Gilbert Brack
Louisville
Myer Signs 1937 Contract With Senators
Washington second baseman and field captain Charles Buddy Myer returned his signed 1937 contract to owner Clark Griffith. He was the first to sign and reportedly took a sizeable cut from his $17,000 salary.
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Washington
Charles
Buddy) Myer
Senators
Clark Griffith
Buddy
Griffith Looks Back on College Sports in 1936
John L. Griffith, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, surveys 1936 college sports. Football profits prompt calls for player dividends, basketball rises as a major college sport, baseball gains interest, and Olympic momentum boosts wrestling and swimming. Overall 1936 was a good year with optimistic 1937 prospects.
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John L. Griffith
National Collegia Athletic Association
Commier of
Chicago
Futu
Coleges
Colle
United States
Pope Pius IX Plans Inauguration From Sick Bed
Vatican City January reports Pope Pius XII suffers neuritis with paralyzed legs and cannot attend the academy session on February 6. He plans to send a message from his sick bed as the pontifical academy meets, while Cardinal Pace and Cardinal Rossi visit the Vatican.
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Vatican City
Pontifical Academy
Pope Pius
Vatican
Pontiff
Holy Father
Cardinal Pace
Cardinal Rossi
Consistorial Connexion
Le of Nations House in Geneva Opens Facade and Halls
The new Le of Nations building in Geneva Switzerland features a facade one third longer than expected an assembly hall seating 600 and a press gallery for 600 journalists highlighting its expansive public and media facilities.
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le of Nations
Geneva
Switzerla
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