Inter-City League Opens Second Half With Twin Bills
The Inter City Industrial league starts the second half with morning and afternoon games on July Fourth. Thomasville, Bossong, McCrary, Adams Millis, Proximity, and Ragan Maurice teams schedule morning and afternoon clashes, with Thomasville Chair renewing rivalries and new players boosting rosters. A large crowd is expected for morning and afternoon games at Adams Millis park and nearby venues.
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NTER
Twin Bills
Mallevi Bawe
Aele
High Point
Asheboro
Thomasville
Adamskis
Proximity
A. M
Bossong McCrary
Adams-Millis
Ragan Maurice
P. M. Bossong
McCrary
Ng’s
Indians
Thomas
Tomasville
Maurice
Con Thomasville
n-Maurice
Ragan-Maurice
Adams-Millis Park
White Sox
Adams-Millise
Cris Harvey
Local Leagues Take July Fourth Holidays in Three Circuits
Local Amateur Commercial and Industrial leagues will not play on Saturday July Fourth as players observe a busman’s holiday. A first half game between Allen-Jay and Mills Home will be played in Thomasville. The Inter-City Industrial league starts its second half with strong action expected. More than 3 000 varieties of soy beans have been imported to the United States from the Orient.
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Thomasville
Allen- Jay
Mills
United States
Tony Manero Returns Home After National Open Win
Tony Manero, the 1936 National Open champion, arrives at Sedgefield Country Club near Greensboro with a joyous reception. Club officials John Heller and Vernon Rubka escort him into the clubhouse as cheering fans salute the pro.
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John Heller
Vernon Rubka
Bruce Campbell Leads Indians in Comeback Demonstration
Bruce Campbell, returning from repeated spinal meningitis battles, belted seven hits in a doubleheader as the Cleveland Indians beat St Louis Browns 14-6 and 4-2. His hot hitting helped lift the Tribe to fourth in the AL while rivals faltered. In the NL, Dizzy Dean earned win number 14 as the Cardinals held first place with a 4-2 victory.
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Bruce
St. Louis Brown
Tribe
Campbell
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Tigers
White Sox
Schoolboy Rowe
Senators
Athletics
Cardinals
Pirates
Gashouse Gang
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Reds
Boston Bees
Phillies
Bucky Walter
Dodgers
Home ownership share in U S census shows majority
Early census tabulations indicate about half of the 29 000 families owned their homes, highlighting home ownership as a common living arrangement in the period.
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U. S&s
Curvature Mentioned by U S Naval Observatory
The U S Naval Observatory notes that the curvature of the earth's surface measures about one inch per mile, a fact cited in the article to illustrate the scale of surveying or navigation discussions.
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The
U.S. Naval Observatory
Perry Wins All England Tennis Title Third Time
Fred Perry dominated to win the all England tennis championship for the third straight year defeating Baron Gottfried Von Cramm 6 1 6 1 6 0 in the final at Wimbledon. Helen Jacobs and Mrs Sarah P Fabyan reach the doubles final after beating Ingrid King and Mudford King 6 4 6 3. Malfrey and Sperling beat Martin Legeau and Henrotin 7 5 6 3 in mixed doubles quarter finals with Budge and Fabyan looming next.
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Wimbledon
Fred Perry
Germany
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Eng
Helen Jacobs
Sarah P. Fabyan
Joan Ingram
Phyllis Mudford King
England
Fabyan
Camille Malfrey
Fran Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling
Denmark
Andre Martin-Legeau
Mme
Sylvia Henrotin
France
Don Budge
Mrs. Fabyan
Golf and baseball notes from wide sports column roundup
A breezy sports round up cites Stewart winning golf crowns with Hornbuckle runner up and par figures from Raton. It highlights high school hurdler Paul Cope of Denver running 14.9 in the 120 high hurdles and 22.9 in the 220 yard low hurdles. Also mentions tight four club baseball race in New London City league with Electric Boat and Robert Gair ties and Kacey's Fort Trumbull Stars 3-3.
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Robert Gamzey
Denver Post
Denver
Paul Cope
John Deganger
New London
Conn
New London City League
Electric Boat
Robert Gair Co
Kacey’s
Fort Trumbull Stars
Amateurs Highlight New Mexico Golf Duel in State Meet
Marcel Mackel of Las Vegas nominates Vernie Stewart, New Mexico State champion, as the longest amateur driver while noting Stewart, a Stanford student, shows strong distance. Dee Blythe reminds that Stewart and Shorty Hornbuckle of Clovis will renew a famed rivalry in the New Mexico State tournament.
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Marcel Mackel
Las Vegas
N. M
Optic
Vernie
Clovis
New Mexico
Dawkins and Graber Set for Prime Local Arena Show
Scotty Dawkins of Nova Scotia faces Henry Graber of Germany tonight at High Point arena in the main event before a likely large crowd. Bruce Nolan debuts with Eddie Hogan in the opener, with two falls out of three and 90 minute/60 minute limits.
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Scotty Dawkins
Nova Scotia
Denning
Bruce Nolan
Eddie Hogan
Scotty Dawkine
Graber-Dawkins
Graber
Plummer
Johnny
Dawkins
Nolan
Hogan
Bruce
Don
Mid-Dixie Tourney Lists Many Stars
Spartanburg South Carolina July 3 Ernie Sutter of New Orleans Southern tennis champion and intercollegiate star will be seeded No 1 in the sixth annual Mid-Dixie tennis tournament opening here Monday Among other well known stars to be seen in action here will be Ramsay Potts of Memphis co holder with Sutter of the southern men doubles title Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta Archie Henderson of Chapel Hill NC Tony Morrell of Cuba and Frank Guernsey of Orlando Florida
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Spartanburg
Ernie Sutter
New Orleans
Ramsay Potts
Memphis
Sutter
Russell Bobbitt
Atlanta
Archie Henderson
Chapel Hill
N. C
Tony Morrell
Cuba
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
New Attack Plane Uses Perforated Trailing Edge Flaps
A newly delivered U S Army Air Corps attack plane features perforated trailing edge flaps. Officials say these flaps reduce buffeting and are as effective as traditional solid flaps in improving performance.
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U. S. Army Air Corps
Wilson and Sedberry Star In Adams-Millis Triumph
Lefty Wilson pitched three innings and struck out eight as Adams-Millis beat Bossong 2 to 1 in a rain shortened Inter-City Industrial league game. Red Sedberry debuted behind the plate for the White Sox with two singles and a walk as manager Cris Harvey plans rest and bench strategy.
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Wilson and Sedberry
Lefty Wilson
Red’’ Sedberry
Adams-Millis
Bossong
Wilson
Sedberry
White Sox
Brooks of Bossong
Cris Harvey
Indians
Young
Harvey
Kimmerlin
Rosseng
Abrhpore Johnson
Jarrett
R. Cox
Bullings
Seee
I. Young
Kimmert
Americas Oarsmen Compete On Schuylkill Course
The opening day of the two day regatta on the Schuylkill features America's top oarsmen in 2000 metre Olympic course heats and eliminations. Final Olympic trial concludes as four national championship races unfold and the action runs through the afternoon.
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Philadelphia
America
Games Today Across Major Leagues
Detroit visits St. Louis as Cleveland faces Chicago and Washington travels to Philadelphia. Only games scheduled for the day.
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Brooklyn
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
L. Pet
Re Oro
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
V. L. Pet
Philadelphia St. Louis
Major League Leaders from the Era
American League leaders include Gehrig of the Yankees topping batting with 399 and runs 90. Foxx leads home runs with 23 while Gehrig and Trosky share 20. Gehringer tops RBIs at 72 and doubles are led by Rolfe and DiMaggio with 26.
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Yankees
Radcliff
White Sox
Gehringer
Tigers
Foxx
Red Sox
Trosky
Indians
Rolfe
DiMaggio
Clift
Browns
Powell
Werber
Piet
Baseball stats snapshot from early season standings
Batting lists players and teams with runs batted in and home runs. Notable names include Medwick and Martin with Cardinals and Pirates, Camilli and Ott among leaders, plus steals and pitching records for Lucas and Gumbert.
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Jordan
Bees
Suhr
Pirates
Camilli
Phillies
J. Phillies
Martin
Cardinals
Rune
J. Martin
Vaughan
Medwick
Tlott
Grants
G. A. Jordan
Jensen
Inane Herman
Cubs
P. Wanner
Goodman
Reds
Regatta Combines Olympic Elims with National and People’s Events
Today’s card features a regatta blending Olympic eliminations, the National Association of Amateur Cavemen national championships, and the annual People’s regatta. The diverse program highlights competitive canoe racing across multiple formats and title events.
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National Association of Amateur Cavemen
High Point Juniors Open Three Game Series Monday
A three game series between the High Point American Legion Juniors and the Durham Legion Juniors starts Monday afternoon at Willis Park for the state championship. Durham hosts Tuesday with a possible Thurday neutral site game in Greensboro. Coach V Virgil Yow aids High Point to peak for the title run.
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Durham Legion
Willis Park
D. D. Arden
Andrew W. Jackson Post
High Point
Durham
Greensboro
V. Virgil Yow
High Point College
Picketing Halt Sought With Temporary Restrain Order
Elizabeth City July 3 A temporary restraining order to stop Avalon Hosiery plant strikers from picketing Avalon or Elizabeth City Hosiery Company plants is returnable July 10 before Judge Walter L Small. The complaint says pickets blocked laborers from entering the Avalon plant last week delaying openings needed for repairs and hiring workers.
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Elizabeth City
Avalon Hosiery Plant
Avalon
Elizabeth City Hosiery Company
Walter L. Small
Cost Law For Big Tax Collection
Raleigh July 3. Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell reported it cost the state only 31767 dollars to collect 2015000 dollars inheritance tax from the Z Smith Reynolds estate. That covered traveling expenses. All litigation was handled by the revenue department and attorney general's office.
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Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
Z. Smith Reynolds
Revenue Department
Attorney General's Office
Perkins dies in Kilby electric chair
Montgomery Alabama July 3 Tom Perkins 23 a Negro convicted of killing Clifton McNeil 24 a Monroe county planter died in the Kilby prison electric chair early today.
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Mongomery
Ala
Tom Perkins
Clifton McNeil
Monroe County
Kilby
Tragic drowning of 18 month old in pond incident
Fayetteville reports the death of Rogers Canady aged 18 months after he fell into a fish pond at his parents home. The accident occurred July 3 and is being investigated as a local tragedy.
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Fayetteville
Rogers Canady
Williamson Invited to Olympic Finals at Princeton
Harry Williamson, High Point’s Olympic hopeful, failed to qualify in the eastern trials but received a special invitation to run in the 4 meters finals at Princeton University tomorrow. Supporters expect him to peak and secure a trip to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics.
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Harry Williamson
High Point
L’rvnceton University
Williamson
Berlin
Germany
Auto Salesman Is America's Hope In Decathlon Event
Denver salesman Glenn Morris, 24, shattered the world decathlon record with 7 880 points at Milwaukee trials to earn a spot for Berlin. Observers rate Morris among the greatest all around athletes, rivaling Jim Thorpe and Harold Osborn.
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New York
United States
Rocky Mountain
Berlin
Glenn Morris
Denver
Milwaukee
Jim Thorpe
Harold Osborn
Jim Batsch
Morris
Bausch
Hans Sievert
Game refuges open to anglers for weekend
July 3 opening of Monunt Mitchell state game refuge Daniel Boone game refuge and Wayah Bald game refuge in Raleigh allows fishing this weekend.
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Raleigh
Monunt Mitchell State
Daniel Boone
Wayah Bald
Birds Live Long Largely in Wilderness and Captivity
A notice lists eagles crows ravens and swans as among birds capable of reaching ages over a century. The text notes longevity varies by species and environment.
Manero Corcoran to Meet Slingerland Merrilees in Rematch
Tony Manero and George Corcoran will play George Slingerland and Andy Merrilees in a rematch at Sedgefield Country Club starting at 2:30 PM after a rain delay. The event follows Manero’s National Open title win, with the Fourth of July flag day tournament also on the schedule and prizes awarded. Admission is free.
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Manero
Corcoran
Slingerland Merrilees
Tony Manero
Greensboro
High Point
Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield
George Corcoran
Starmount Pro
George Slingerland
Country Club Pro
Andy Merrilees
Country Club
Negro exonerated in fatal shooting near New Bern
A coroner's jury exonerated John Jones a 50 year old black farmer in the fatal shooting of Willie Lee a 45 year old Hampstead fish dealer. Evidence showed Lee broke down Jones's door while intoxicated leading to the shooting.
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New Bern
John Jones
Willie Lee
Hampstead
Jones
Lee
Convention Opens in Greensboro with Five Carolinas Postal Unions
July 3 report notes five Carolinas postal workers organizations opened their conventions in Greensboro. The delegations gathered as mall handlers overran the city with event activity.
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Greensboro
Carolinas
Postal Workers
LA Law Banned Conductors From Shooting Rabbits
A historical ordinance in Los Angeles prohibited street car conductors from shooting rabbits and other game from car platforms, reflecting early city controls on streetcar activity and public safety.
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Los Angeles
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