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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
9
Tomlinson after an early setback hurled a strong six hitter leading the igh Pointers to a 4 2 win over the King All Stars in the state mi Pro Tourney opener. Hayes homered for King, but Clinion club rallied with timely hits and fielding errors to pull ahead and clinch.
Highland strong hits power 9 to 1 victory led by Patrum's one hit against North Park. Walker and Price contributed home runs as Ward Loop Baseball games showcase late rally power and solid pitching.
A reader asks if end seats are allowed in a moving picture theatre and the answer notes the most considerate choice is a central seat if the row is empty. The piece also covers introductions to dignitaries and explains still wine as non sparking.
Goody's of Winston-Salem defeated Tate All Stars of High Point 9 to 3 in the state Semi Pro tourney comeback. Pitcher Pierce earned the win with 11 strikeouts as Hedgecock and Farlowe led Goody's offense with timely hits and three runs in the ninth.
Blowing Rock hosts about 400 North Carolina lawyers meeting at the summer resort after ocean liner conventions. Fred I. Sutton of Kinston will give the president’s address, followed by Claude M. Dean of Richmond discussing regulating records and briefs on appeals. The Dominican Republic seeks new markets for its coffee.
Scoreboard lists multiple games across major and minor leagues with results from American League National League and several regional circuits including International League Pacific Coast League and Eastern Southern and Piedmont leagues. Highlights include Detroit 2 St Louis 1 and Brooklyn 4 Chicago 4 New York 7 Philadelphia 0 night games.
Piedmont League standings unchanged as several teams faced tight losses. Portsmouth edged Winston-Salem 3-2 in 10 innings with McHenry driving in the winning run. Amil Brin Sky hit his second homer in as many days for the Twins, and Al Unser went 4 for 4. Rocky Mount beat Richmond 6-4 with Red Walsh homering twice. Maynard of Richmond slugged his 15th homer and drove in three. Asheville defeated Durham 8-3 to even the series at one. Rank Nelson pitched well for the Tourists. Deets left the Bulls mound in the fourth after Asheville’s three-run uprising highlighted by a Verban two-run homer. Charlotte-Norfolk game postponed due to wet grounds.
The best method is to let the hose run on the ground around the rose bush so water soaks into the soil. Roots need ample water but foliage should stay dry to prevent disease.
A slate of tonight’s matchups includes Boston at Brooklyn with Errickson facing Wyatt, Mooty met by Derringer in Chicago Cincinnati, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at New York with Ross opposing Chandler, and Washington versus Boston. Minor league and state league games list Martinsville, Danville, Mayodan, Reidsville, Lenoir, Shelby, Statesville, Salisbury, Concord, Landis, Thomasville, Portsmouth, Charlotte, Durham, and Richmond.
A compact roundup of leaders including Batting average Danning New York .380 Walker Brooklyn .344 Runs Hack Chicago 45 Prey Cincinnati 42 RBI Danning New York 51 Mize St. Louis 50 Hits Herman Chicago 79 Danning New York 78 Doubles Hack Chicago 19 Werber Cincinnati 16 Moore New York 16 Triples Ross Boston 9 Gustine Pittsburgh 6 Home runs Mize St. Louis 20 Fletcher Pittsburgh 10 Danning New York 10 Stolen bases Frey Cincinnati 9 Moore St. Louis 7 Pitching Melton New York and Fitzsimmons Brooklyn 6% Batting Finney Boston 371 Rad cliff 81 Louis .364 Runs McCosky Detroit 52 Williams Boston 5v RBI Foxx Boston 58 Omer Detroit 51 Inney Boston 89 Radcliff ry Towle 85 Doubles Greenberg Detroit 25 Bou dreau Cleveland 21 Triples McCosky Detroit Keller New York 9 Home runs Foxx Boston Tros ky Cleveland 17 Stolen bases Case Washington 15 Walker Washington 11 Pitching Newsom Detroit 10-1 Smith Cleveland 8-1
In Asheville on June 28 the American Hosiery Manufacturers Association opens a two day meeting to discuss wartime economic problems. Board members will be joined at a dinner session tonight by directors of the Southern Velvet Manufacturers Association.
A quiz item asks which two states contributed most troops in World War One, defines neophobia, counts Napoleon Bonaparte’s surviving siblings, names Rip Van Winkle actor, and identifies the chief west coast South American seaport. A Darwin man orders six pounds of tomatoes by air from Brisbane, $7.60 weekly.
Sunday observance at the First Methodist Church features an 11 am joint Junior and Senior Church service with the Junior Choir, Rev. Lester H. Colloms delivering Hold It Don t Lose It for youth, and an 8 pm pageant Laborers with God starring about 125 children guided by S W Taylor Jr with choral music.
This brief lesson explains common word confusions such as odious versus odorous and provides pronunciation tips. It defines genealogy as the history of a person or family descent and emphasizes daily vocabulary building with an example phrase about mastering one word each day.
Nazi forces stripped Charles University in Prague of its famed archives moving valuable Czech language manuscripts to Germany and burned many volumes. The act targeted historic texts and university assets as occupied authorities asserted control.
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