Cardinals Boast Road Record Leads Cubs In NL Rivalry
The St. Louis Cardinals hold a 21–15 road record for a .583 winning percentage, edging the Chicago Cubs who are 16–13 away from home as the pennant race tightens. The Cubs face a eastern swing before a four-series set in August while the Cardinals stay within striking distance of the NL leaders.
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Carinals
Cubs
Cene
Gas House Gang
Schedle
Chicago
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Giants
Dizzy Dean
Tven
New York Bees
Redhot
Louis Browns
Yanks
Browns
Indians
Lou Gehrig
Mpany
Chicago White Sox
Fetter
Cooper Repeats In St Paul Open Golf Title
The seven year old St Paul Open produced a Cooper triumph as Lighthorse Harry Cooper won the $1,200 first prize for the third time with 277 total strokes on Keller course. Dick Metz of Evanston was runner up after shooting 68 71 for 139. Cooper’s dominance is shown by his four firsts and record 271 last year. The sports section also notes Red Sox and Tigers struggles against the Yankees and a rough stretch for Chicago teams at Comiskey Park.
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ST. Paul
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Dick Metz
Evanston
Ill
Cooper
Keller
Metz
Comiskey Park
Red Sox
Tigers
Yanks
Local Rivals Renew Diamond Feud For Title
The Duke Power Electricians and Adams-Millis White Sox renew their city championship rivalry for the second game of the season at Willis Park. The White Sox upset the Electricians in the first meeting, and tension rises as both teams prepare to clash again with likely their best pitchers on the mound. Fans expect another hard-hitting duel and possible bench tensions.
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Duke Power Electricians
Adams-Millis White Sox
High Point
White Sox
Willis Park
Adams-Millis
Southworth Resigns As Asheville Club Manager
Richmond Va July 21. William H Billy Southworth resigns as manager of the Asheville club amid a Piedmont league spotlight as rain cancels games. He has accepted the Memphis club manager post in the Southern Association. Tommy West acting pilot and Oliver French president may keep the team through season end. Asheville Tourists face Richmond in a twin bill as three fronts are made up.
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Richmond
William H
Billy” Southworth
Asheville
Southworth
Memphis
Southern Association
Tommy West
Sacramento
Oliver French
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Durham
Rocky Mount
Asheville Touriste
Piedmont League
Billy
Asheville Tourists appoint new manager after Southworth resignation
Asheville in the Piedmont league announces the appointment of a new manager for the Asheville Touriste following the resignation of William H. Southworth who left to manage the Memphis club in the Southern Association.
National Stores To Play Reynolds Nine
The National Stores baseball team meets Reynolds Tobacco company club of Winston-Salem at South Side, Winston-Salem, at 8 o clock tomorrow night. The local team has been recently organized and is expected to give a real battle.
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National Food Stores
Reynolds Tobacco Company Club
Winston-Salem
Southside
Allen Jay and Mills Lead Title Clash at Willis Park
The Allen Jay and Mills home clubs in the Commercial league fight for the first half title on Wednesday at 4 pm at Willis Park. Both teams are evenly matched and expected to deliver a hard battle. Only one game will decide the half winner as both clubs push full effort.
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Allen Jay and Mills
Willis Park
North Carolina Truck Owners Plan Morehead City Convention
The North Carolina Truck Owners Association holds its annual convention July 24 and 26 in Morehead City with Atlantic Beach as headquarters. Key events include officer elections, a banquet and Waynick as principal speaker, plus recreation such as yachting and deep sea fishing.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina Truck Owners Association, Inc
Morehead City
Atlantic Beach
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Shore
Cc. H. Frederickson
Charlotte
W. C. Honeycutt
Black Mountain
Board of Directors
Gulf Stream
Edmund H. Harding
Washington, N. Gas
Luther Hamilton
Waynick
Public Links Players In Hot Scramble For Honors
The National Public Links championship race enters its final 18 holes with 226 entrants from across the nation. Johnny Racey and Jimmy Caspio, both from Cleveland, share medal leading with par 72 on the blue course as Mike Dolan of Philadelphia and Frank Connolly of Detroit are one stroke back on the Red Course. The field uses two courses, reflecting a tight contest for team and medal prizes.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Cleveland
Johnny Racey
Jimmy Caspio
Johnny
Jimmy
Mike Dolan
Philadelphia
Frank Connolly
Detroit
Death of Raleigh theater operator blamed on intoxication
Coroner's jury says M. M. Murray died after a fall caused by intoxication while he had spent the prior night in jail on a drunkenness charge. The incident left him hurt and damaged about half of the watermelons and cantaloupes.
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Alfred M. Landon
Marietta (O.) Academy
Gov. Landon
Raleigh
M. M
Murray
HOLC Moves Greensboro Transfer Planned
District offices of the Home Owners Loan Corporation were closed today at Raleigh Asheville and Charlotte and State Manager Thomas C Abernethy prepared to transfer their work and some of their personnel to the state headquarters here.
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HOLC
Greensboro
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Raleigh
Asheville
Charlotte
Thomas C. Abernethy
Home Owners Loan Corp appoints state counsel
Greensboro report states E. F. Upchurch Jr of Yanceyville is named state counsel for the Home Owners Loan Corporation by Thomas C. Abernethy the state manager.
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Greensboro
Thomas C. Abernethy
Home Owners Loan Corporation
E. F. Upchurch, Jr
Yanceyville
4-H Meeting in Raleigh Anticipates Large Attendance
About a thousand boys and girls from farm families are expected in Raleigh tomorrow for the annual 4 H short course. The event runs through July 27.
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Raleigh
Probe Primary Raleigh Investigates July 4 Runoff Irregularities
Clay County board of elections will meet Friday to investigate alleged irregularities in the July 4 Democratic runoff.
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Raleigh
Clay County Board of Elections
State institutions report 16018 inmates as of June
R Eugene Brown director of institutions and corrections announced that state facilities held 16018 inmates at the end of June. He provided the figure during a briefing on correctional system totals.
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Makesport
Raleigh
R. Eugene Brown
Driver sought in Chadbourn hit and run death
Officers pursued the driver of a hit and run vehicle that struck and killed 75 year old blacksmith R D Jackson on Chadbourn streets Saturday night. Jackson died instantly according to police reports and the search for the driver continues.
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Solght Whitevville
R. D. Jackson
Dlackemith
Chadbourn
Survey to Start Raleigh Alcoholic Beverage Commission Plans
Governor Ehringhaus appointed a seven man commission to survey North Carolina's alcohol control system across 18 counties. Chairman Victor Bryant of Durham said the panel will probably meet this week or next.
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Raleigh
Sevenman Commission
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Victor Bryant
Durham
Lightning Kills Two Squirrels at Executive Mansion Tree
A lightning strike toppled a huge oak on the executive mansion grounds killing two squirrels in their nest. The tree split from top to base, leaving debris scattered across the area. The incident was witnessed by grounds staff and described as a dramatic natural event.
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Ralbzigh
Executive Mansion
Melons Scattered After Asheboro Truck Crash
Melons and debris littered a highway near Asheboro after a field truck driven by Egbert Smith of route 5 Greensboro overturned while dodging a pedestrian. Smith and his wife were riding with him but were not seriously hurt.
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Asheboro
Egbert Smith
Route 5
Greensboro
Smith
Man Held After Crash In Asheboro
J W Routh of Grays Chapel suffered a cut arm when his car struck a telephone post on North Fayetteville Street Monday morning. Witnesses say his car sideswiped another car before impact. Routh is jailed on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
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Asheboro
J. W. Routh
Grays Chapel
Baseball talk and ironies from a New York sports roundup
A lively July column recalls Wally Berger almost signing with the Chicago Cubs and scouts who balked at his stiff-armed swing. It notes Danny O Mahoney returning to Ireland, Tigers and Yankees fame, and trivia about Mrs Travis Jackson. It also mentions a southpaw only team from Houston and plans for college football ticket surcharges to cover Grapple debt. It closes with Jack Renault’s Newport comeback and Sharkey signing to fight Louis.
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New York
Wally Berger
Chicago
Wally
Danny O'Mahoney
Ireland
Detroit
Yankees
Tigers
Travis Jackson
Waldo
Ark
Jinx Tucker
Waco
Tex
Jack Renault
Jack Dempsey
Newport
Jack
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Joe Louis
Cuban Syndicate Plans 1000-Foot Floating Hotels at Sea
A Cuban syndicate announces plans for huge floating hotels about 406 miles offshore in the Atlantic. Each 1,000 foot long ship hotel will serve as a clubhouse with accommodations limited to members only.
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Atlantic Ocean
Aquids progress in three ways described
The text notes three methods of Aquids motion: crawling by tentacles, forward swimming, and backward swimming by expelling water from the mantle cavity using fints. The description highlights distinct locomotion modes for this organism.
Debark Friday for Berlin trip with Olympic team
Aboard the Manhattan en route to Berlin the American Olympic squad prepares for daylight debarkation in Hamburg after a smooth ocean crossing. Avery Brundage and officials hope for a orderly training schedule in the Olympic village prior to four hours by train to Berlin.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Manhattan
Berlin
Cobh
Emerald Isle
America
Joe McCluskey
New York A. C
Olympic Village
Brundage
Death of Mills Home supervisor Hilliard at Thomasville
Thomas Hampton Hilliard Sr. died of a heart attack while at work as superintendent of lights and water works at Mills Home in Thomasville where he had served 27 years. Survived by widow, five sons Wade Thomas Jr Joseph Harold Holton Hilliard of Washington and five daughters Edith Lois Mary Mrs Wilson Shuler Estelle Millard, funeral at Rich Fork Baptist church with interment in cemetery.
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Thomasville
Thomas Hampton Hilliard
Mills Home
Wade
Thomas, Jr
Joseph
Harold
Holton Hilliard
Washington
Edith
Lois
Mary Hilliard
Wilson Shuler
Estelle Millard
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Lexington Highway
W. K. McGee
Fire Baptist Church
I. G. Greer
Rich Fork Church
Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Boxing Results
In Buffalo Levin outpointed Brackey after ten rounds. In Richmond Caris defeated Turner over ten rounds. In Louisville Vaughan outpointed Kilek in a ten round bout. In Asheville Overlin stopped Hood in the third round.
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Asheville
N. C
Ken Overlin
Norfolk
Billy Hood
St. Augustine
Fla
North Carolina Open Tennis Opens Amid Rain Delay
Archie Anderson of Chapel Hill and Dick Covington of Asheville led the men's singles field as the North Carolina Open began in Asheville. Play had been postponed yesterday due to rain.
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Asheville
Ashevville
Archie Anderson
Chapel Hill
Dick Covington
Fire destroys about ten percent of US hay crop
An estimated ten percent of the United States hay crop is destroyed by fire each year. The statement highlights the recurring loss due to barn and field fires impacting farmers nationwide.
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United States
United States Halted 3-Cent Coinage in History
The notice records that the United States stopped coinage of its 3-cent piece in 185? through legislative change and shifting monetary needs, noting the transition away from the denomination as obsolete.
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United States
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Hoy) Brackey
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