Cubs Stretch Winning Home Streak to Five Games
Chicago Cubs under Charley Grimm extend their home winning streak to five with a 3 0 shutout of the Phillies at Wrigley Field. Larry French returns to form for the win as Cy Blanton equals the Pirates’ victory over the Dodgers. Giants lose 7 3 to the Reds while the Cardinals and Bees sit idle. Yankees widen lead with a 12 3 win over the Browns as Red Sox and Tigers split a doubleheader. Athletics defeat White Sox 5 4 in ten innings. Gehrig and DiMaggio explode for 16 hits in a 16 hit St Louis attack including Bach’s homer.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Charley Grimm
Cardinals
Giants
Cubs
Phillies
Larry French
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
French
Phils
Cy Blanton
Pirates
Dodgers
Blanton
Dutch Brandt
Lonnie Frey
Bucs
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Gumbert
Frank Gabler
Paul Nerringer
Cards
Bees
Yankees
Browns
Red Sox
Tigers
Sox
Lefty Grove
Fritz Ostermueller
Detroit
Athletics
White Sox
Pinky Higgins
Johnny Whitehead
Lou Gehrig
Joe di Maggio
Iron Man
St. Louis
Bach
Gehrig
Lou
de Mag
Naktenis Reports To Philadelphia Athletics
Pete Naktenis of Hartford Conn a Duke southpaw with a 11 2 college pitching mark reports to the Philadelphia Athletics after signing with Connie Mack. The Lithuanian possessor of a sheepskin earned his A B degree yesterday delaying the announcement.
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Durham
Pete Naktenis
Hartford
Conn
Duke Southpaw
Philadelphia Athletics
Naktenis
Connie Mack
Men Held on Housebreaking Charges in Wilmington Hotel Incident
H. T. Carroll and Jack Godfrey are held on $1000 bonds after Eddie Hinnant reports the pair battered his hotel room door and forced his wife to jump from a third story window. she escaped unharmed. The suspects say they were seeking two girls who lived across the street.
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Wilmington
H. T. Carroll
Jack Godfrey
Eddie Hinnant
Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
Standings show teams and matchups with games today including Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago. Yesterday Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 0 and Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 2 1 while Cincinnati and New York tied or played. Boston at St Louis slated for a later date.
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Boston
S. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
W. L. Pat
Etree
Baseball Day in the American League Schedule
The league slate features Detroit at Boston, St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Washington, and Chicago at Philadelphia in notable afternoon matchups.
Baseball Standings Quick Shot from City Stadium
Boston 6 7 Detroit 3 12 New York 12 8 Louis 3 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Cleveland at Washington rain.
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Boston
Detroit
New York
Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Death of Four Month Old Shirley Lanier in Thomasville
Shirley Jean Lanier four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Lanier died at home 115 Hagood street Thomasville. Survived by grandparents John Lanier of Thomasville and H E Fountain of High Point. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 PM at Pine Woods M E church with interment in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Shirley Jean Lanier
James Lanier
Hagood Street
John Lanier
8. E. Fountain
High Point
Pine Woods M. E. Church
Church
Mrs Nannie May Beck dies in Thomasville at 74
Mrs Nannie May Beck wife of W P Beck died at home 306 Worrell street Monday afternoon after a months long illness. She was born January 8 1889 in Davidson County daughter of H C Perdue and Laura Younts Perdue. Survived by husband five sons Luther Leon Olin Rayon Charlee Warren Beck five daughters Willa Mae Laurestine Imogene Helen Meek a brother Eugene Perdue two sisters Mrs Oscar Grubb Mrs E S Seagraves and half brother Sam Younts. Funeral at Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed church with Revs R Dwight Ware and A C Kennedy in charge. Interment Emmanuel church cemetery.
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Nannie May Beck
Thomasville
W. P. Beck
Worrell Street
Davidson County
H. C. Perdue
Laura Younts Perdue
Luther
Leon
Olin
Rayon
Charlee Warren Beck
Willa Mae
Laurestine
Imogene
Helen Meek
Eugene Perdue
Oscar Grubb
Lexington
E. S. Seagraves
High Point
Sam Younts
Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
R. Dwight Ware
Main Street M. E. Church
A. C. Kennedy
Emmanuel Church
Residential construction in 765 cities tops 81 thousand in 1985
In 1985 the total housing starts across 765 cities reached 80,969 family dwelling units, marking a 250 percent rise from the prior year and signaling strong growth in new home construction nationwide.
Decline of Australia’s Indigenous Population Cited
The native population of Australia dropped from about 300 000 in 1788 to 62 000 in 1930, with the figure rising to 80 000 when half caste individuals are counted. The data reflects early colonial demographic impact and inclusion of mixed heritage groups.
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Australia
Estimated gypsy population exceeds one hundred thousand in Britain
The article estimates that the number of gypsies living in Great Britain surpasses 100,000, reflecting a sizable minority community within the country.
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Great Britain
Hesslyn to wrestle Georgia Tech star in High Point bout
Jim Pop Hesslyn returns to High Point arena Friday night to face Roy Lumpkin of Georgia Tech in the main event of Curtis Denning's mat bill. Lieut Howard Culver and Wisconsin Eddie Hogan open the show in a 2 fall format with 90 and 60 minute time limits. Doors open 7 15. first bout at 8 30.
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Jim
Pop” Hesslyn
Cowboy Luttrall
High Point Arena
Roy Lumpkin
Georgia Tech
Curtis Denning
Howard Culver
Wisconsin
Eddie Hogan
Culver
U. S
Nebraska
Hogan
Eddie
Army
Hesslyn
Luttrall
Lumpkin
High Point
Leo Hyatt
Mrs Hill Leads Women's Western Open First Round
Opal Hill of Kansas City shot 71 to lead medal honors at the Topeka Country Club. She tops a field of 32 in the 18 hole first round with wind swept British links experience, while Babe Didrikson and other top players are in the top bracket.
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Topeka
Kas
Opal
Hill
Kansas City
Topeka Country Club
Melvin Jones
Flossmoor
Ill
Babe Didrikson
Didrikson
Charles Newbold
Wichita
Phyllis Buchanan
Denver
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
8. C
Edna Saenger
Shreveport
Jane Cothran
Greenville
D. C
Beatrice Barrett
Minneapolis
Dorothy Traung
San Francisco
Leon Solomon
Memphis
Manero Fights Tired Streak At Shawnee Open
Tony Manero slumps in early play as 53 pros vie for Shawnee Open title. White leads with 140 after rounds of 71 and 69, while Dozer and Nelson chase within two and three strokes respectively. Manero shoots 74 and 78 to finish 1562.
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Shawnee-On - Delaware
Tony Manero
Manero
Greene
Orville White
Chicago
Automobile Travel At 60 MPH Fires City Block Stop
A car traveling at sixty miles per hour covers one sixth of a city block before the average driver can react and begin to brake. The note highlights sudden stop distances and road safety concerns in urban driving.
Antarctic whale catch tops ten thousand annually
The annual whale catch in the Antarctic exceeds 10,000 as reported by officials. The figure highlights sustained harvesting levels and raises questions about wildlife management and conservation.
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Antarctic
Teams Qualify For Scotch Foursome Golf Tournament
Twenty one teams representing Sedgefield Country Club qualified for the Scotch foursome championship with 42 players. Hoover and Simpson Jr. led medalists with 83 in preliminary rounds. First round pairings set by scores, with handicaps used, and matches may be played through Sunday June 14.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield Club
Alliene Hoover
Guy Simpson, Jr
B. Caveness
C. I. Brown
Guya Jr
Ber- Cone
A. W. Fetter
W. C. Boren, Jr
John No
Lyndon Joyce
Fred Lemmond
R. M. Cooksey
Allen Watkins
W. J. Armfield
W. IL. Blanton
T. J. Gold
Jake Froelich
A. M. Rankin
Paul Middleton
D. L. Shreve
Home Teams Rule in Piedmont League Standings
In Piedmont league action yesterday Portsmouth and Rocky Mount gained on Norfolk by sweeping games. Asheville beat Portsmouth 3 2 in a long road trip opener while Durham lost 6 4 to Portsmouth and Richmond fell 8 0 at Rocky Mount. Charlie Wagner held the Colts to five hits as Boston mound ace kept baserunners in check.
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Richmond
Portsmouth
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Tars
North Carolina
Asheville
Portsmouth Cubs
Durham
Colts
Charlie Wagner
Red Sox
Percent of patrons order coffee with meals cited
A claim states 77 percent of all restaurant patrons order coffee with their meals. The sentence notes a high preference for coffee in dining venues and references a generic statistic.
Enterprise Loses To Coterien Club
The Coterien club defeated Enterprise 9 to 7 at City Lake in a seesaw softball game. Gibson, Coterien right fielder, homered and tripled to pace the winners while both sides featured erratic defensive support and mixed pitching. Batteries: Coterien C Moffitt Lea. Enterprise Ridge Denning.
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Coterien
Enterprise
City Lake
Coteriens
Gibson
Moffitt
Lea
Ridge and Denning
Southern Netters In Second Round
Seeded entries in the southern tennis championships advanced to the second round in Memphis Tennessee. Lou Faquin the red haired Memphis prep champion defeated seventh seed Archie Henderson 4 6 6 1 8 6 with Henderson the No 1 player of the University of North Carolina.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lou Faquin
Memphis Prep
Archie Henderson
Henderson
University of North Carolina
Cochrane Leads Race for All Star Catcher
Western votes push Mickey Cochrane of the Tigers into the American League catching lead for the July 7 game. In the National League Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs heads catchers with Carl Hubbell pacing pitchers, while Dizzy Dean is among top NL hurlers. Goofy Gomez and other stars compete for spots as voting continues.
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Boston
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Rick Ferrell
Red Sox
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Cochrane
Bob
Lefty) Grove
Chas (Gabby) Hartnett
Cubs
Carl Hubbell
Giants
van Mungo
Dodgers
Hubbell
Jerome
Dizzy) Dean
Cardinals
Weather Aids Brown Bomber For Big Bout
Lakewood New Jersey reports ideal training weather for Joe Louis as he prepares for Schmeling in Stanley Stadium. Thirteen workouts with perfect days have drawn nearly 15 000 paid admissions, a possible camp record.
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N. J
Jersey Pine Belt
Jim Corbett
Jim Jeffries
Terry McGovern
George Dixon
Benny Leonard
Jimmy McLarnin
Max Schmeling
Paulino Ascuui
Cohens
Stanley
Stanley Stadium
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Papa Phil
Paddy
Beat
San Juan
New York
Harry
Kid Griffo
Jack Bernstein
Patsy Haley
Joe Gans
Tommy Lewis
Sailor Burke
Shufflin’ Joe
Battle for President's Cup Opens at Emerywood Course
The President's Cup golf championship begins today at Emerywood Country Club with 32 players in a handicap match play format. Lawrence Matton leads with 478 medalist score while Forrest Murray trails at 79 in qualifying.
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Emerywood Country Club
Lawrence Matton
Forrest Murray
L. C. Matton
G. C. Clinard
P. W. Casey
T. V. Teague
J. G C. Abels
J. P. Ingle
J. H. Davis
L. R. Terry
J. W. Woolen
Albert Hart
George Lewis
R. C. Welborn
B. 8. Wood
H. Hudson
Bunn Dunn
R. K. Young
T. B. Smith
Frank Robbins
P. A. Warner
J. W. Poole
K. Geddie
Dr. K. Geddie
George Wood
G. G. Perry
G. Myers
W. ©. Comer
M. B. Stroupe
W. E. Mitchell
W. R. Campbell
Ve G. C. Kester
H. B.eres
T. Ingram Jr
Wet Weather Delays North Main Street Topping
Rain halted the topping of North Main Street today. City engineer Sam H. Strickland said work will resume once the surface dries enough. Ellis Construction of Greensboro, the contractor, had a truck loaded in Lexington but unloaded it to await weather updates.
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North Main Street
Sam H. Strickland
Ellis Construction Company
Greensboro
Lexington
Bossong Indians Seek Revenge in Asheboro Setup
Bossong Indians aim to rebound after a lopsided loss to Adam-Millis White Sox as they meet Asheboro in Asheboro tomorrow afternoon. H Johnson struggles to find open spots as his batting average slips amid team slumps. Ragan-Maurice and Thomasville Chair also clash while McCrary Blue Eagles face Proximity in Greensboro in a day of league games.
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Adam-Millis White Sox
Asheboro
Young
Adams-Millis
Indians
H. Johnson
White Sox
Thomasville
Ragan-Maurice
Greensboro
McCrary Blue Eagles
Bossong
McCrary Nine
Eagles
Red Sox top Black Patriots 10 8 at Willis Park
The Red Sox beat the Greensboro Black Patriots 10 to 8 at Willis Park on Monday evening. They followed recent losses to Durham and a weekend win over the Black Patriots and Tarboro. On the same day the American Legion Jr. baseball club meets Guilford Jr. at Willis Park at 2 pm with a 3:30 pm game to follow. Local residents Leamar and James Clark head to Charlotte for summer plans. Blanche Whitled requires hospital care at Burrus Memorial. Leonard Street Junior defeats Kivett Drive Tigers 14-13 on a former’s field Thursday.
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Greensboro Black Patriots
Willis Park
Durham
Black Patriots
Tarboro
American Legion Jr
Guilford
Guilford Jr
Robert
Bob” Steed
Mr. Steed
Leamar Clark
James Clark
Park Street
Charlotte
Blanche Whitled
East Washington Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Leonard Street
Church of God Beats City Hall 8–7 in Narrow Win
In a fast game yesterday afternoon the Church of God defeated the City Hall 8 to 7. Walden batted 2 for 3 to pace the winners while Stocker allowed three hits and fanned 10. Score by innings shows a tight contest with a late surge by Church of God.
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Church of God
Walden
Stocker
Meter Robbers
N. Cromer
Howell
Sennings
Charlie Woody Held for Larceny in Knoxville Case
Police hold 33 year old Charlie Woody of Knoxville on larceny charges after he allegedly took a sales kit from a parked car belonging to T. W. Moore at the Silver Knit Hosiery mill last night between 8 and 12 o'clock. Investigators say Woody was seen in the mill neighborhood this morning.
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Charlie Woody
Knoxville
Vaudeville Word Origin Tied to Bas selin’s French Roots
The term vaudeville is traced to a sprightly song with roots in Val de Vire Normand birthplace of the 15th century French poet Oliver Basselin.
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Val de Vire
Norman
Oliver Basselin
Cigarette Law Violations Questioned as Breaches Rise
Report notes hundreds of thousands daily may be breaking the federal cigarette law printed on each pack. Authorities debate enforcement and public compliance amid widespread use.
Women administer thrashing for men forbidden work in Tenganan
In Tenganan, Dutch East Indies, men are barred from work and face public thrashing carried out by women under local customary authority. The ritual enforcement underscores strict gendered norms within the village.
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Tenganan
Dutch East Indies
Maria Theresa dollar major Ethiopian coin
The Maria Theresa dollar or thaler is identified as the principal coin of Ethiopia in this period, highlighting its widespread use and monetary importance within the country.
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Ethiopia
Man’s clothing samples seized in court case
A sample case containing men’s clothing was attempted to be sold. Woody’s bond was set at $500. The case and its contents were valued at $60.
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Woody
Major League Leaders Summary of Batting and Fielding
AP list highlights top performers across leagues with leaders in batting runs hits doubles and home runs. Notable names include Gehrig Gehringer Ott Foxx Foxx and J Martin among others with figures for runs batted in stolen bases and pitching leaders Grove Dean and Dean.
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Sullivan
Indians
Yankees
Gehrig
Gehringer
Tigers
Fort
Red
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