Shomo Leads Southern Conference Scorers
In the Southern Conference Bill Shomo of V M I tops the scoring with 66 points after five games, followed by Washington and Lee’s Bob Spessard with 63. The season features balance with North Carolina, Virginia, and Virginia Tech among leaders as ten high scorers anchor the table.
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Richmond
Bill Shomo
Bob Spessard
Lexington
Washington and Lee
Spessard
Shomo
Generals
Tar Heels
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Clemson
North Carolina
Virginia
Cavaliers
College Park
Maryland
N. C. State
Raleigh
Wolfpack
Durham
Duke
Phantoms
Carolina
Virginia Tech
Gobblera
Blackshoro
W. M. IT
Robbery at Floydada Store Ends with Escape
Walton Hail hired three bodyguards after finding his store door broken. Inside, two armed men robbed him and his guards, locked them in a backroom, and fled.
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Floydada
Tex
Walton
Binghamton Baseball Team Plans Spring Drills in High Point
The Binghamton N Y club of the New York Pennsylvania League will train at Willis Park in High Point starting April 3 for three weeks or longer. About 30 players will arrive and may play exhibitions against major and minor league clubs including a game with the New York Americans on April 8. The visit boosts local business and marks High Point’s first pro camp since four years ago.
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Binghamton
N. Y
High Point
Enterprise
Wire Today
Roy Hamey
Williamsport
Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart
The article urges women to prioritize health and rest as foundations of beauty. It stresses adequate sleep, regular exercise, fresh air, and personal grooming before work. It warns that cheerful appearance stems from feeling well and maintaining cleanliness, with a daily twenty minute walk and simple stretches.
Y. W. C. A. Sextet Opens Its Season On Tuesday Night
The Y W C A basketball sextet begins its 1936 season Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Y M C A gym against High Point college girls. The squad features captain Helen Cecil and ten players with manager Lee Ford returning from last season’s near undefeated run.
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Y. W. C. A. Sextet
High Point College
Y. W
Helen Cecil
Marie Hawkins
Juanita Reid
Inez Sowers
Annie Bell Sowers
Lilie Blair
Adelaide Callahan
Lillian Weisner
Janet Ellis
Lee Ford
Nix on Knitting Minneapolis Woman's Club Debate
The Woman's Club rules knitting may occur when no speaker is present but must be set aside during addresses. They approved knitting only away from audiences to avoid harrowing headtops distracting orators.
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Nix
Minneapolis
Woman's Club
Southern States Industrial Council Gathers Regional Data
The Southern States Industrial Council begins compiling statistics and information on the south to aid every Chamber of Commerce. Local chambers are asked to provide city business and industry data. The research division leads the project with several local firms already showing interest.
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Southern States Industrial Council
South
Chamber of Commerce
SSIC
Salvation Army Hosts Two Basketball Games Tonight
The Salvation Army will host two games tonight. The opener features the 8. A. Juniors against Marsh Furniture company at 7:30. The main event has the Seniors versus the Piggly Wiggly Grocery club of Burlington.
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Salvation Army
8. A
Marsh Furniture Company
Hikers complete 12 mile trek with roadside offers
Betty Ruth Taylor and Erma Gene McCammon hiked 12 miles from Arkansas City to Winfield on a bet. They said the hardest part was turning down 30 offers from motorists seeking to give them a lift.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Betty Ruth Taylor
Erma Gene McCammon
Here
Winfield
Brown Bomber to Rest Until Schmeling Fight
Joe Louis plans two weeks at home then a two months voyage with wife as promoter Miles Jacoba and Louis' managers announce no more fights this year. Louis earned a $23,069.28 share from a $68,797.62 gross for a one minute 25 second knockout of Charley Retzlaff in Chicago. Promoter Mike Jacobs says Schmeling sails for New York April 15 to begin training for a possible June title bout in New York or Detroit next year.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
New York
Detroit
Isidore Gartanaga
Miles Jacoba
Louis
Julian Black
John Roxborough
Honolulu
Philippines
Charley Retzlaff
Kingfish Levinsky
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Havana
Retzlaff
Long Jean Charley
Leonard
N. C
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Germany
Jacobs
Grant Beats Buxby To Capture Dixie Tourney Net Title
Bryan M. Grant Jr of Atlanta wins the Dixie tennis championship in Tampa by defeating Martin Buxby 6-2 6-2 7-5. Hendrix and Harris reach semis. Hendrix loses to Grant in singles but wins doubles with Gardner Mulloy 9-7 7-5 over McDiarmid and Surface.
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Buxby
Dixie Tourney Net
Tampa
Fla
Bryan M. Grant
Atlanta
Martin Buxby
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Charles Harris
Weat Palm Beach
Hendrix
Miami
Southern Amateur Field Trials Begin in Georgia
Albany Ga January 20 Pointer and setter dogs gathered for the southern amateur field trials opening with all age stakes. Contested at Pineland plantation the Contintental event awarded Air Pilot Sam 750 in first place. Richard Tift president of the Southern Amateur club expects near record registrations. The winner earns one leg on the Pineland trophy with judges Capt Ambrose Gaines and J G W Wall.
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Albany
Sam
L. D. Johnson
Pvaneville
Ind
Richard Tift
Southern Amateur Club
R. W. Bingham
United States
England
Ambrose Gaines
Knoxville
Tenn
JG@ W. Wall
Jacksonville
Fla
Wake Forest Deacon Nine Announces 25 Game Schedule
Wake Forest coach John Caddell unveils spring baseball slate featuring 12 home and 13 away games with two pro foes Albany of the International League and the Boston Braves. New opponents include Georgetown and Richmond. Schedule lists dates and sites for games against Albany Michigan Carolina Boston Nationals George Washington Duke N C State and Richmond.
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Wake Forest
John Caddell
Deacons
Albany
Boston Braves
Braves
Georgetown
Richmond
Michigan
Carolina
Boston Nationals
Goldsboro
George Washington
Duke
N. C. State
Roundup of Baseball News From Coast to Coast
Sports roundup notes executives and events across baseball including Bramham Frick Trautman and Ford Frick planning tours and dinners. Also mentions Little World Series revival talks and varied offbeat items from Sarasota chorus to Rose Bowl hats and travel curiosities.
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New York
W. G. Bramham
West Indies
Ford Frick
Panama Canal
American Association
New York Baseball Writers
George M. Trautman
Association
International League
Sarasota
Fla
Heinie Manush
Paul Waner
Lloyd Brown
Paul Derringer
Willis Hudlin
Vanderbilt’s McGugin Dies. Dean of Southern Grid
Daniel Earl McGugin longtime Vanderbilt head football coach for 31 years and athletic director died suddenly at 56 from a heart attack in Nashville. A Michigan Law School graduate he led the Commodores in 1904 and posted key victories including a 0–0 tie with Michigan in 1922. Funeral services tentatively set for Tuesday with survivors including his wife and three children.
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Nashville
Tenn
Daniel Earl McGugin
Vanderbilt
McGugin
John R. Rust
John
South
Dixie Universities
Iowa
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor
MecGugin
Mighty
Wolverines
Mic
Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota
Ohio
Carlisle
Ray Morrison
Letic
National Ball Coaches Association
Pugh Moore
Dan E. McGugin, Jr
Leonard McGugin
Vanderbilt Law School
Rookie scouts sharpen eyes with practice proofs
Brooklyn scout Joe Decker reads proofs for a Joplin Missouri paper during the off season to keep an eye on promising rookies. Timers mentioned Bob Connery and Mike Kelly.
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Bob Connery
Mike Kelly
Joe Decker
Brooklyn
Joplin
Local Boy Plays Role in UNC Drama Path of Glory
Worth Farrow, a University of North Carolina student from High Point, has been selected for a role in the Playmaker production of Sidney Howard's Path of Glory. Farrow has actively pursued dramatic work since arriving at UNC and is regarded as a standout in the Playmakers.
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Worth Farrow
University of North Carolina
High Point High School
Sidney Howard
Steering Gear Locks blamed for deadly Durham crash
A locked steering gear blamed for a Saturday night Durham crash that killed three people from the Creed family and injured others, authorities reported. The incident occurred near Durham as the vehicle lost control, with investigators focusing on steering system failure as the likely cause.
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Durham
Jan
Here
Creed
Moor youths wheel crash injures Creedmoor trio
The wheel locked the cart and overturned into a tree injuring Wilson Beck R Woodward and Harold Estea all residents of Creedmoor.
Mehlhorn and Cox End Ten-Mile Open With Extra Hole
In Sacramento two pro golfers Witty Cox and Wild Mehlhorn battled into extra holes to decide the $3,000 men to open tournament after finishing regulation at 286 over 72 holes. Cox and Mehlhorn worked overtime to determine the winner.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jan
Witty Cox
Wild Mehlhorn
Hit and chase driver aids frightened child in Oakland
Oakland police report Max Gernhenson, 52, saw four year old Mildred flee a street scene and chased after her to her door. The child slammed the door on him but he is credited with ensuring she was unharmed and returning her safely to her mother.
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Oakland
Cal
Max Gernhenson
Mildred
Gernhenson
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