McCrary and Proximity Tied for Second in Inter-City League
In Asheboro and Thomasville the Inter-City League saw McCrary and Proximity tied for second after a day of varied results. The Adams-Millis White Sox defeated Bossong 8 to 4 behind Lefty Young, while McCrary’s Blue Eagles outhit Proximity 12 to 5 in Greensboro to claim a share of second place.
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Thomasville
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Sox
Wents
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Davidson County
Thomasville Chair
Greensboro
Blue Eagles
Schmeling Ready for Louis in Yankee Stadium Fight
Schmeling, a bold challenger from Germany, vows to fight hard against Joe Louis in a key heavyweight clash set for next week at Yankee Stadium. He acknowledges Louis as the toughest foe but shows no fear and plans to stay on his feet and keep pressing.
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Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
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Black Forest
Yankee Stadium
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Maxie
Thomasville Jr Triumph Lacks Strong Narrative
Games yesterday show Adame-Millis 8, Bossong 4, Racan-Maurice 3, Thomasville Jr 1. McCrary 12 points, Proximity 9 percent.
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Bossong
Racan-Maurice
Thomasville Jr
McCrary
Proximity
Adams-Millis Beats Bossong in Narrow Victory
In Asheboro on June 11 Lefty Young held Bossong Indians to four hits as Adams-Millis White Sox won 4 nothing with timely hitting and strong defense Harvey and Stone led with four base hits while Bossong failed to mount an extra-base threat.
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Asheboro
Young
Adams-Millis White Sox
Bossong Indians
Harvey
Stone
Bossong
Adams-Millis
Abrhpore
Alsobrook
McCrary Defeats Proximity Nine In Inter-City Clash
McCrary overcame Proximity 12 to 9 to pull even for second place in the Inter-City league. The scoring featured extra base hits from both sides and seven errors, with ragged moments but a solid performance overall.
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Greensboro
McCrary
Ragan Maurice Edges Chair Makers In Inter City Tilt
In Thomasville on June 11 a 3 1 victory by Ragan Maurice over the Chair Makers featured a seventh inning two on two out triple by Little. Crofts played 17 chances at first base, Weston and Little each had triples, and Cooper hit a two base hit.
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Little
Ragan-Maurice
Chairmakers
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Weston
Cooper
Holt
Mock
Crotta
Connor
Scott
Antone
Pisher
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xCowan
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Ceen
Thomhaville
Poa Styres
McCulston
Dorsett
Fisher
Davis
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R. M
Boyles
Bryant 3 off Calloway in tough game
The tally shows Bryant scoring three runs off Calloway with Brant striking out four times and Calloway striking out ten. Proximity and McCrary left on base seven and ten respectively, a wild pitch by Bryant, and umpires Hawn and Johnson called the game after 2 hours 5 minutes.
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Bolick
Stone
Eeenee
Cc. Young
DeLapper
J. Cox
A. Durham
Stowe
Brooks
Mulis
Harvey
Newman
Delappe
Shoffner
Bryan
Alsobrook
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Wents
Wenta
Wentz
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Bossong
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J. Young
Wentse
Yow and
Clark
Bryant
Calloway
Brant
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Hawn and
Johnson
Sunday Schools Plan Baseball League Meeting
City Sunday schools will meet at the Y Friday at 8 pm to organize a hard ball league. Twelve schools currently play softball and teams expected include Green Street Baptist Springfield Friends First Baptist Gospel Tabernacle Welch Memorial and Church of God with Charlie Spencer as president.
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Green Street Baptist
Springfield Friends
First Baptist
Gospel Tabernacle
Welch Memorial
Church of God
Charlie Spencer
Remarkable Boston Tea Party Survivor Dies at 115
David Kennison, last survivor of the Boston Tea Party, fought 15 Revolutionary War battles and two War of 1812 engagements, endured the Fort Dearborn massacre, yet survived three near fatal accidents. He married four times, fathered 22 children, and lived to 115.
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David Kennison
Boston
Fort Dearborn
Kennison
Language origins and the Yale Bowl seating fact
The text notes Angora cats from Persia Siamese cats from Burma and Great Danes from Germany while claiming Jerusalem artichokes are American in origin. It adds that Alaska's population could fit in the Yale Bowl at three quarters full, then observes that union and unity share a root and strength.
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Persia
Burma
Jerusalem
America
Alaska
U. S
Lumpkin Demands Winner Take All Wrestling Bout
Roy Father Lumpkin asked promoter Curtis Denning to set his match with Hesslyn on a winner take all basis. Hesslyn refused, threatening to cancel the bout. The match is billed as a likely roughest ever in High Point with best two falls of three and time limits of 90 and 60 minutes. Eddie Hogan eyes a win over Lieut Howard Culver as another tough card event starts at 8 30 with doors at 7 15.
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Roy
Lumpkin
Georgia Tech
Curtis Denning
Hesslyn
Denning
Pop
High Point
Hessiyn
Wisconsin
Eddie Hogan
Howard Culver
Eddie
U S Track Team Poised For Historic Olympic Run
New York June 11. Olympic developments point to the United States assembling the strongest track and field team in history for Berlin. Preview meet at Princeton Saturday showcases top talents led by Jesse Owens Ben Eastman and Bill Bonthron as they prepare for final trials and the voyage to Germany.
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New York
Berlin
Randalls Island Stadium
Princeton
Germany
Major League clubs seek Dodgers hurler Mungo trade
Brooklyn's Van Lingle Mungo, a star right hander who quit the Dodgers in Pittsburgh, is the focus of interest as NL clubs vie to acquire him before the deadline. Dodgers president Stephen McKeever pledges to hold him, while Cubs Giants Reds and others weigh offers. Mungo, 26, has 72 wins 61 defeats and 104 innings this season.
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Brooklyn
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Mungo
Stephen E. McKeever
Cubs
Giants
Clydell Castleman
Hank Laiber
Curt Davis
Phillies
Lon Warneke
Castleman
Fred Fussimmons
Gianta
Pirates
Cy Blanton
Bucs
Cincinnati Reds
Larry MacPhail
Cissy Dean
Lamps Sell Slump or Surge in Incan Lamp Auction
A historical sale record notes large and miniature Incan descent lamps auctioned in 19356. Preliminary estimates indicate a rise of over 11 percent with 410,000,000 large lamps and 297,000,000 miniature lamps involved.
England’s postwar housing can house eleven million people
The article notes that English houses built since World War II can accommodate about eleven million people, a figure likened to Canada’s population. It emphasizes the scale of housing output and its impact on shelter needs.
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Canada
England
Infant Feeding Shift: Babies Eat Four Times Adults
A report notes that infants now consume roughly four times the amount eaten by their parents during infancy. The finding highlights changing dietary patterns and possibly increased caloric needs or feeding practices in early life.
Pigeons Used in World War by Britain
During the conflict Britain deployed thousands of carrier pigeons to relay messages. The vast unit aided battlefield communication and logistics across multiple theaters, improving campaign coordination and survival odds for units on the ground.
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Great Britain
Captain Authorized to Solemnize Marriage Aboard Ship
Historical note states a ship's captain holds authority to perform a marriage ceremony on the vessel if the occasion presents itself. This grants maritime clergy-like function to the master under certain legal frameworks. The provision underscores the captain's role beyond navigation and safety duties.
Pirates Top Dodgers as Mungo Quits Dodgers Lose When Mungo Quits Team
The Pirates hammered the Dodgers 6 3 in a four game set as Van Lingle Mungo quit the Dodgers camp in Pittsburgh. The Cubs beat the Phillies 4 3 in a late ninth inning rally led by Ken O Dea as Red Lucas yielded five hits through eight innings with Guy Bush closing. In the American League the Red Sox moved within 213 games of the Yankees after a 4 3 win over Detroit. Cleveland defeated Washington 10 2 to stay in the hunt for third place.
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New York Giants
Pirates
Dodgers
Cubs
Phillies
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyns
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Red Sox
Tigers
Blachelder
Washington
St. Louis
Ken O'Dea
Red Lucas
Guy Bush
Sunday School Activities Start In League Play
Representatives of five Sunday schools held initial horseshoe practice at the old Sechfest tennis court area. The formed league will begin soon with opening contests: First Baptist versus First M. P. Wesley Memorial versus Presbyterian Episcopal versus Central Friends Lutheran versus First Reformed. Singles and doubles openings include Lutheran versus Central Friends and Wesley Memorial versus Presbyterians among others.
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First Baptist
First M. P
Wesley Memorial
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Central Friends
Lutheran Ve
First Reformed
Presbyterians
S. Main St
Reformed
Welch Memorial
Asheville Loses To Norfolk 6 to 5 In See-Saw Nine
In Richmond on June 11 Norfolk's Piedmont top team beat Asheville 6 to 5 after a back and forth nine innings. Richmond defeated Rocky Mount 6 to 4 and Durham beat Portsmouth 8 to 7 in other league games yesterday.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Piedmont
Asheville
Tara
Rocky Mount
Sto
Durham
Portsmouth
North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers elect leaders at annual convention
The North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers association ended its annual convention in Goldsboro with Murray Floyd of Durham chosen as president. Elected vice presidents were W. S. Burrus Raleigh J. W. Vinson Goldsboro Lyons Lee Asheville Howard Penton Wilmington and John Bl Linders Greensboro. Bertha Cates Burlington was named treasurer. The group voted to hire a full time secretary.
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Goldsboro
North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers Association
Murray Floyd
Durham
Burrus
Raleigh
J. W. Vinson
Lyons Lee
Asheville
Howard Penton
Wilmington
John Bl. Linders
Greensboro
England Imports Tea in 1934 Across Empire Nations
England imported 605 million pounds of tea in 1934. Of this total 32 million pounds were produced in Empire countries. The figures reflect sourcing across colonies and dominions in the Empire tea trade.
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England
If Earth Lacked Atmosphere We Would Face Constant Meteor Showers
The note explains that without a protective atmosphere Earth would endure persistent meteor impacts and shooting stars striking the surface due to unfiltered space debris.
Whale_s kin thickness varies widely in measurements
A historical note records that a whale's skin thickness ranges from two inches to two feet, indicating significant variation across individuals or species.
Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
Standings and schedule items show Boston facing Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh today. Yesterday's results include Pittsburgh defeating Brooklyn 6 3 and Chicago beating Philadelphia 4 3. Games at Cincinnati and St Louis were washed out by rain or wet grounds.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pee Ener
New York Stern
Weather and Score Notes From Midweek Games
Chicago at Washington went on with no score listed while Detroit beat New York and Cleveland defeated Philadelphia. St Louis hosted Boston with Boston scoring four to Detroit three. Washington and Chicago had rain delays at nearby venues.
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Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Major League Leaders and Pitching Marks Noted
A garbled summary lists leaders in American batting and pitching. Names such as Gehrig Gehringer Foxx and Grove appear with teams Red Sox Tigers and scores like 9-1 or 5-1 in a compact, unclear ledger of stats.
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Gerx
Ewig
On Tan Rune
Foxx
Red Sox
Tigers
Gehrig
Teekee
Gehringer
Ty Atin
Cas AN
Eee Bony
Piet
White Bon
Grove
Sam Rell
Cardinals Rally Over Reds in Twelve Inning Clash
In a high scoring baseball tilt, Camilli of the Phillies homered twice as Ott of the Giants and Moore of the Phillies contributed sizeable hits. J. Martin of the Cardinals swiped ten bases, while Riggs and Goodman of the Reds combined for seven runs.
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Camilli
Phillies
Riggs
Goodman
Reds
Ott
Giants
Moore
J. Martin
Cardinals
Martin
Films of Manera To Be Shown Here
Scenes showing Tony Manera, Sedgefield golf pro, winning the United States open at Springfield New Jersey last Saturday will be shown today through Saturday in the Paramount Newsreel at the Paramount theater. The Sedgefield Italian American golfer who amazed the golfing world by his brilliant play Saturday has many friends and supporters in High Point.
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Tony Manera
Sedgefield
Springfield
N. J
Paramount
Paramount Theater
Sedgefield Ialian
North Carolina Farmers Increase Cropland by One Million Acres
North Carolina farmers have expanded growing area for food and feed crops by about 1,000,000 acres over the past five years, signaling a major shift in regional agricultural output and land use.
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North Carolina
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