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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1941

Page

7

Tournament Tilt Pipes of War at NC Semi Pro Tourney

Adam Millis of High Point fell before a four run seventh inning as the Chatham Rabbits beat Furniture City 4-2 in Raleigh. Lelon Cooper led Rabbits hitters with three safeties in four trips, and Box scores show Buckner winning on nine innings while Dennis took the loss. Adams-Millis faces Warsaw Monday night to decide who advances from the group.

Enterprise Raleigh Adam Millis High Point Chatham Rabbits Furniture City North Carolina Lelon Cooper Adams Millis Page Dennis Rabbits Adams-Millis Warsaw Wlek City Abawoque Jenkins Budd Wright G. Dixon M, Dixon J. Cox J. R. Cox Siler City Mols R. Cox Poe Cooper Dixon Hayes Pidys Beck Smith Osborne Sappenfus Siler Guy Dennis Buckner Umplires Mitchell Pope

Farison in Hollywood a damp DeMille misadventure

Hollywood July 3 Paul Harrison reports on a humorous accident on a Cecil B DeMille set. The reporter slips into a large tank used for filming Reap the Wild Wind and sinks eight feet before being rescued. He exits dripping to wardrobe with a dry out and a pair of oversized police shoes, noting the absurdities of life on a big production.

de Mille Miocca

Ward League Schedule and Softball Games Listed

The Ward League lists Tuesday through Thursday baseball games at Marsh with Yankees Tigers Giants and Oakhill Highland. Also scheduled are Monday and Wednesday softball matches on Green Street South Main First Reformed Calvary Methodist Welch Memorial Lutherans Wesley Memorial. An observed spoof and quirky dialogue follow about Hollywood, a diving salesman and census gender ratios.

Yankees Tigers Marsh Giants Oakhill Highland Green Street First Reformed South Main Methodist Calvery Methodist Welch Memorial First Methodist Lutherans Wesley Memorial

Keeler's 44-Game Hitting Streak Highlighted by Keeler

The piece recalls Wee Willie Keeler's 44 straight games with a .432 average in 1897, breaking old records as DiMaggio eyes modern milestones. It notes Keeler's small stature, bunting prowess, and legendary resilience against taunts from rivals like the Orioles under Ned Hanlon and John McGraw. It also references Joe DiMaggio approaching Keeler's NL and all time mark, with praise for Hall of Fame-worthy consistency.

New York George Sisler Joe DiMaggio William H. Keeler Wee Williem Keeler Frank Kilten Connie Mack Pittsburgh Killen Baltimore Orioles Ned’ Hanlon John J. McGraw Orioles Keeler Duster Mails Cleveland Ted Williams Red Sox Buck Newsom Tigers Vernon Kennedy Senators Bill Dietrich White Sox Willi Hoppe Bill Johnston Wee Willie Keeler Hall of Fame Cobbs Wagners Lajoies Fords Sisters Foxxes

News of Colored People Aux Meets War Meeting Wednesday

The Ladies Auxiliary of John McClain Post 196 will hold its reg war meeting Wednesday at the home of John W. Carter 1113 Downing Street All members urged to attend Delegates to the state convention held in Durham June 2023 will report Mrs E A Towns is auxiliary president. WOMAN'S MEMORIAL CHURCH Sunday school 945 regular service 11 Missionary Society meets 4 Evening service 730 Dr H B Barkley presiding elder Greensboro district to deliver se ie The third quarterly conference will be held at the church Sunday. GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES Negro Girl Scouts summer program begins Thursday July 10 at Colored Municipal Park Scouts to report in uniform Leaders and committee members asked to attend. PERSONAL Litt Charles Parnell son of Rev and Mrs M Parnell visiting grandparents in Winnsboro S C and relatives in Columbia KERMIT HARRISON DIES IN NEW YORK Kermit Harrison 27 former resident died in New York City Thursday July 3 He lived with cousin Luther B Kearns and attended public schools Graduated William Penn High School Surviving widow parents two sisters three brothers Funeral Sunday afternoon at Bellefont Presbyterian Church burial at church cemetery CHORAL CLUB TO MEET Beacon Light Choral Club meets Monday evening July 7 at 8 o'clock at Hairlip Funeral Home All members urged to attend)

John McClain John W. Carter Downing Street Durhary E. A. Towns Woman’s Memorial Church Missionary Society H B. Barkley Greensboro Colored Municipal Park Charles Parnell M. Parnell Winnsboro S. C South Carolina Columbia Kermit Harrison New York New York City Kermit Luther B. Kearns William Penn High School S. L. Harrison Harrisburg Bellefont Presbyterian Church Church Beacon Light Hairlip

Actress of Former Days Horizontal

A puzzle listing many clues for a crossword style grid. It mentions a famous actress from days gone by and includes numerous across and down hints such as wild variety of terms and names, with references to months, celestial items, and languages. The puzzle interweaves historical and literary cues while prompting solution of words like shelter, debutante, and influenza.

Walter Rapp Confined After Park Avenue Accident

Walter W. Rapp cashier of the First National Bank is confined to his home on Park Avenue after a fall in the bathroom. He suffered head and side injuries, ribs were cracked but not broken, and his attending physician expects him to resume bank duties within a few days.

Thomasville Walter W. Rapp First National Bank Park Avenue

Alaska May Have Hitler As Neighbor

The piece warns that Nazi Germany could reach Alaska and the Aleutians via a rapid Soviet advance within three months, creating a dire Arctic warfare scenario. It notes Soviet airbases, a large Manchuria border force, and global supply tensions, urging caution over alarming but uncertain possibilities.

Washington Nazi Germany United States Atlantic Ocean Bering Sea Berlin Alaska Aleutian Islands Siberia Kamchatka Arctic Scandinavian Peninsula

Nazis Face East Front Battle Across Russia

The article weighs the odds of Nazi forces clashing with Soviet divisions on a vast eastward front from Moscow to Vladivostok. It argues success hinges on complete Soviet destruction or their collapse under German thoroughness, and warns that holding Siberia would halt the Nazi advance.

United States Pacific Ocean Monotalu Seattle Bering Sea Pacific Alaska Siberia Soviet Russia Archangel Arctic Circle Bering Straits Wiley Post Howard Hughes Manchukuan Vladivostok European Russia Geremany Siberian Moscow Russia Ural Mountains Siberian Plain Yatirdad Rocky Mountains Hitler

Outstanding Women Set To Challenge In Bridge Masters

The column highlights Mrs. Wilkinson Wagar and Mrs. J. E. Folline as rising women in bridge, noting Folline’s world Masters tie for top in one session and detailing a key hand where she showed nerve and cunning play against a South lead. Folline defeated threats by managing the spade and heart sequences and exposed weaknesses in the opponents’ defense.

R. Co Sally) Young Philadelphia A. M Helen) Sobel New York Wilkinson Wagar Atlanta J. E. Folline Richmond Asbury Park

Harley Taylor Sets World Track Record in Charlotte

Harley Taylor of Atlanta, Georgia, established a stock car world record for 50 miles on a dirt track at the Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte, timing 39:54.3 for 100 laps of the half mile. The previous mark, 59:59.7, was set May 20 in Atlantic City. Fontellion Flock narrowly beat Jap Brogdon for second place. Jimmy Lou Moore finished fourth.

Charlotte Harley Taylor Atlanta Southern States Fairgrounds Consolidated Racing Association Lloyd Seay Atlentotwn Fontellon Flock Jap Brogdon

Caliban Serial Drama Angers and a Mysterious Miss Margate

Angus confronts Inspector Callahan over a false Margate clue as Adoreen Micklewright reappears. Plagued by publicity and charges, he must pay restitution to avoid jail while spiraling into a New York underworld invite. He meets Spike Mudge and accepts a criminal job offer paying 125 a week, seeking stability after prison and loss.

Angus Wakra Opian Jiell New York Callxhany Adoreen Mixa Margate

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