Danville Leafs Near Ready Lineup With Former Pointers
Danville Leafs manager Bob Higgins works to field a Piedmont league club for next season signing former Pointers Billy Meekin and Specs Smith. Loren Swampy Thrasher and Charlie Strain tipped for contracts, with Howard Hickman eyed for shortstop as Higgins builds a skeleton roster by March.
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King Winter
Bob Higgins
Danville Leafs
Virginia City
High Point
Danville
Higgins
Billy Meekin
Leafs
Worcester
Portsmouth
Virginia
Loren
Thrasher
Enterprise
Panville
Watkinsville Walloper
Chattanooga
Charlie Strain
Ricind Club
Strain
Old Dominion
Richmond
Howard Hickman
New River State College
West Virginia
Sailor Smith Ready to Take On Any Local Wrestler
Sailor Smith former navy middleweight champion now a top middleweight wrestler visits the city for a few days before heading north He says he will wrestle any local grappler at his weight if offered a proper purse He notes wrestling has faded locally due to lack of promoters and cites George Nicholson and Bill Bailey as notable middles in the area
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W. I
Sailor) Smith
Navy
North
Mr. Smith
Sailor
John Kilonis
Smith
Sailor Burke
Kid Spierrie
Enterprise Sport
Charlotte
Dixie
Rice
George Nicholson
W. F
Bill’’ Bailey
Join Kilonis
Pinkie Gardner
Joe Turner
Fritz Hanson
Sailor Smith
Cutting Remark In Domestic Dialogue Sparks Debate
A terse dialogue features a wife remark about a maid with sharp ears and a husband agreeing that doors show scratches around keyholes, prompting readers to consider privacy and surveillance themes.
Broadhurst Presents A Monday Night Family Comedy
Monday night at the Broadhurst theater offers a family friendly comedy drama designed to amuse all ages with lighthearted humor and broad appeal.
Golfer Establishes Record At Pinehurst
Emmett French, Southern Pines pro, posted 67 on Pinehurst championship course to set a new record since course changes. He partnered with Joe Capello to defeat Ted Winston and Bert Nickoll three up. Earlier, Donald Parsons won a playoff for the mid January tourney after beating Halbert Blue. Rolfe matched his prior 78.
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Pinehurst
Emmett French
Southern Pines
Joe Capello
Hyansport
Mass
Massachusetts
Ted Winston
Bert Nickoll
Belmont Springs
Herbert Lagerblade
French
Capello
Donald Parson
Youngstown
Halbert J. Blue
Abeerdeen
Parsons
Rial E. Rolfe
Chicago
Rolfe
Dearkeate S Eruption Portanic Eruptions
A fragmentary verse piece references a girl left behind across the sea and alludes to fidelity and competing affection in a nostalgic lyric excerpt. The text blends nautical imagery with personal longing in a dated tone.
A Nicotine Break Sparks Matrimonial Jokes
A playful quip suggests about marriage that a man can endure an hour without lighting a cigarette when true love is present. The line adds a lighthearted jab about married men and affection in relationships.
Polly the salesman Ollie Snyder visits on road trip
Polly the salesman Ollie Snyder, famed for his wild pitching and soft road job, stops by on his way to Washington. He recalls his 1923 double win for Charlotte in the Sally League against Charleston pennant winners and says he may never wear baseball again.
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Polly
Olly Snyder
Washington, D. C
Charlotte
Charleston
Basketball Gains Popularity in High Point College Scene
Odd crowds flock to all basketball games, while football never drew well in High Point. Basketball’s speed contrasts with footballs lack of science. College football remains a college game, while basketball originated in the gym. High Point College aims to elevate the rugged court game to a higher plane.
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High Point
High Point College
Bramham Guides 1926 National Baseball Meet Host Talks
William G Bramham leads Shevilles bid to host the National Baseball association meeting at Catalina Island. As head of the South Atlantic Virginia and Piedmont leagues he votes three times due to a unique triple presidency. Dallas and Chattanooga invited the 1926 gathering but Bramham prevailed.
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Sheville
National Baseball Association
William G. Bramham
Bramham
Virginia
Catalina Island
Dallas
Chattanooga
Local man moved to cottage hospital
A man was removed to the cottage hospital and is doing as well as can be expected there according to the Dublin Post.
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Cottage Hospital
Dublin Post
Employment Wanted Ad From The London Times
Trade listing seeks a reliable woman for all tasks except washing. Note appears as a concise job advertisement from the London Times indicating interest in diverse labor.
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London Times
Norse Tale Echoes in Odd Horse Verse
Fragmentary verse by Baxter Younts from The Enterprise invokes a Norse cry about a horse and a mule. The jagged lines hint at remorse and a clipped, irregular rhythm, leaving meaning unclear but preserving period voice and local flavor.
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Baxter Younts
Laureae
The
Enterprise
Scrappy marriage quips and sly quips mix in vintage banter
A humorous snapshot reveals a couple’s turbulent union with a wry remark from Sarge Herndon about killing two quail in one shot and a flapper rebuking a dentist over acute pyorrhea, all in period dialogue.
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Sarge Herndon
Winter football practice starts at University of North Carolina
UNC begins winter football workouts under Coach Bob Fetzer with a large squad. Six varsity programs are practicing along with basketball track wrestling boxing tennis and baseball. Robins Lowe Grady Pritchard assist Fetzer while several 1925 varsity players participate in other sports.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Bob Fetzer
Bob
Bill Fetzer
Robbins Lowe
Grady Pritchard
Fetzer
Dodderer Hackner
Sides
Newcomb
Jenkins
Warren
Shuford
Tenny
Sapp
Morehead
McMurray
Whisnant
Tom Young
Duke
Durham
Scrubs
Joseph Faulkner
Lipscomb
Black
Brown
Butter
Hudson
Thompson
Palmer Dill
McDaniel
Tar Baby
Beam Williams
Furchess
Eby
Swartz
Evans
Shuler
Foard Holland
Coxe
Gold
Burton
Gregory
Hackney
Satterfield
Seventeen Injured as Street Car Collision Near Richmond
A westbound Clay street car rammed an eastbound car derailed earlier by a collision with a automobile in Richmond Virginia. Seventeen were injured five seriously police search for the automobile driver. All injured except the motormen and Police Sergeant Sam Flournoy were negroes. An officer on one car aided survivors and later received a cut above the eye.
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Richmond
Sam Flournoy
Y Quintet Goes Plumb Hog Wild
High Point Y basketball team crushed Chatham Mill 102 to 9, led by R Hayworth and Hauser with 16 baskets each. Shamel was the sole Chatham scorer with three shots. Kannapolis game slated Wednesday as a tougher test for the improving club.
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Chatham Mill Five
Winston-Salem
Chatham County Quint
R. Hayworth
Hauser
Shamel
Kannapolis
Bailey
College basketball scores and results from three games
In Pempden-Sidney the University of Richmond led 34 to 26. In Madison Wisconsin edged Northwestern 35 to 27. In Amherst Williams fell to Amherst 29 to 23.
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Pempden-Sidney
University of Richmond
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Amherst
Williams
Coolidge Bosses Accused Over Sugar Tariff Delay
Senator Norris accuses President Coolidge Senator Smoot and others in the senate of trying to influence William S. Culbertson a member of the tariff commission to delay the commission report on the sugar tariff.
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Coolidge
Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
William S. Culbertson
Tariff Commission
Interesting Wedding at the Home of Rev Carrick
Thursday evening wedding at Rev. Thomas Carrick's home joined Miss Louise Murrell and Floyd Edward Hull. The ceremony was performed by Mr. Carrick.
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Thomas Carrick
Louise Murrell
Floyd Edward Hull
Mr. Carrick
Clarence Saunders' Offers Bargains You Want
Local shopper highlights Clarence Saunders' store as a destination for value with a promise of desirable goods and low prices. The note emphasizes easy access and appealing selection for customers seeking savings.
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Clarence Saunders
Fate Unkind to Earl Combs Star Yankee Outfielder
Miller Huggins praises Earl Combs as a great AL outfielder after a slow start overshadowed by Babe Ruth. A Detroit series debut followed by a broken leg in Cleveland halted momentum, but Combs returns to show speed, confidence, and potential to become a real star of the American League despite a weak throwing arm and unorthodox crouch at the plate.
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Billy Evans
Cobb
Speaker
Miller Huggins
Earl Combs
Yankees
Combs
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Ruth
Babe
New York
Kentucky
Detroit
Cleveland
Stern
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York Sport
Ear! Combs
Earl
Family Night At the Broadhurst
The Broadhurst screens Wages of Wives a Fox studios comedy drama featuring Jacquiline Logan Creighton Hale Earl Fox Margaret Livingston Zazu Pitts Margaret Seddon Dan Mason. A rollicking look at married life in an average American town with three distinct couples and village characters.
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New Broadhurst
Jacquiline Logan
Creighton Hale
Earl Fox
Margaret Livingston
Zazu Pitts
Margaret Seddon
Dan Mason
Fox Studios
Hollywood
Cal
Mrs. Bailey
City hosts national interscholastic basketball meet
Sponsors plan to limit entrants to forty teams for the national interscholastic basketball tournament at the University of Chicago. The event runs March 30 to April 2 with a consolation playoff and prizes. Last year Wichita Kansas won first place, El Reno Oklahoma took second, Westport High Kansas City third, and Wheeler Mississippi fourth.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
H. O
Fritz” Crister
Wichita
Kas
el Reno
Okla
Westport High
Kansas City
Wheeler, Miss
High Point Tops Reidsville In Tight High School Bet
High Point high school defeated Reidsville high 21 to 17 in a fast paced game. Myers led High Point with strong defense and scoring, sharing top honors with Whitner as the leading scorers.
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High Point High School
Reidsville High
High Point
Reidsville
Myers
Whitner
Elon College Athletics Director Resigns After Six Years
F B Carboy of Elon College resigns as director of athletics effective at year end. He joined Elon in 1920 after playing football at Muhlenberg and Pittsburgh and coaching an Army regimental team during World War I. The college has not announced a replacement.
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Elon College
F. B. Carboy
Corboy
Elon
Muhlenberg College
Pittsburgh University
North Carolina Universities Name New Football Coaches
Greensboro January 23 Four NC universities and colleges will field teams next fall under new coaches. Elon College skipper Corby resigns marking the third coaching exit in a week after UNC’s Fetzer and Wake Forest’s Garrity. Duke hires De Hart from Washington and Lee succeeding Steiner.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Corby
Elon College
William K. Fetzer
University of North Carolina
Hank” Garrity
Wake Forest College
Duke University
de Hart
Washington and Lee
Steiner
Ten Gambler Arrests In Moon Street Bust
Police raided a Moon Street negro house and arrested ten players in a game called skin. Officers H D Stout R B Russell J F Eller and W C Agner said the game rivals craps and poker in allure. All ten jailed on $50 bonds awaiting a preliminary hearing before Judge Don MacRae.
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H. D. Stout
RB. F. Russell
J. F. Eller
W. C. Agner
Moon Street
Don MacRae
Georgia Bulldogs edge NC State in low-scoring win
Athens Ga January 23 The University of Georgia Bulls Dogs narrowly defeated the North Carolina State basketball team 26 to 25. Richardson and teammates built a late lead as NC State stayed within striking distance with tied scores notable through much of the game. Forbes Turner and McDowall stood out for their teams in a contest marked by erratic shooting under tight defense.
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Athens
University of Georgia
North Carolina State Basketeers
Richardson
North Carolina
Bull Dogs
Forbes
Turner
McDowall
Firemen Quell Small Blaze on English Street
Firemen from stations one and three answered a 7 pm alarm for a small stove fire in a living room on English Street. The flames were quickly put out with chemicals, causing an estimated damage of just over $25.
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English Street
Helen Wills Reaches Metropole Finals in Straight Sets
Helen Wills known as Little Poker Face advances to the Metropole final by defeating Mile Contesta 6-4 6-4 after overcoming an early 2-4 deficit. The American champion preserves her Riviera record by not dropping a set, matching power with Contesta’s aggressive returns.
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Cannel
Helen Wills
Metropole
Riviera
Mile Conteslavos
France
Mlle
Contesta
Miss Wills
Suzanne Langlen
Freshman Class Heads Honor Roll at Negro Normal High
The January honor roll lists the top students from the senior junior A eight classes at the Negro Normal High School. Senior Class members Margie Strickland Ruffin Walden Murray Davis Evelyn Evans and Warren Baldwin lead with five students, followed by the Junior A class and Junior B class.
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Negro Normal High School
Margie Strickland
Ruffin Walden
Murray Davis
Evelyn Evans
Warren Baldwin
Dellis Lee Boger
A. Louise Parnham
Lenora Walden
Ida B. Cook
Pauline McCaine
Marion Woods
Blanche Sapp
Jessie Williamson
Leslie Truesdale
Ethel Walker
Addie Blanton
Evelena Chalmers
Sophia Smith
Olympia McCollum
Somia Laster
Anna Steed
Family Treated to Movie Night on One Fifty Cent Ticket
All members of the immediate family admitted Monday night on a single fifty cent ticket at Broadhurst. The brief notice notes a shared entry and reflects a promotional or group-pass arrangement for the cinema show.
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Broadhurst
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Spec’ Smith
Bill Meekin
Sailor’ Smith
N. H. Silver Co
Odds and Ends
Carolina
Chatham Mill
QO. Hayworth
Massey
Ieee Se
Eee Eldridge
Se- Wishon
Nee Gentry
Sewwese
Shermer
Daniels
Perry
Hayworth
Wishor
Rose ED
Sion Oc
Ano'h Tolle
Ealng
Ropgr Siencee
Kgatrs
Cea
Eee Pritchett
Wall
Raper
Whitener
Minor
Pritchett
Teachey
Mobley
Allen
Roper
Ister
Carboy
Georgia
N.C. State
Helen
Negro Normal
Starr Motor Co
El-Rees
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