Panthers Accept National Tourney Bid In Kansas City
High Point Panthers secure a bid to the National Invitational Tournament for small colleges after clinching the North State title with a late-season surge. Coach Ralph James accepted the invitation on Thursday morning following Atlantic Christian’s game, crowning a dramatic conference finish that toppled Catawba from first place. The Panthers, representing both North and South Carolina, head to Kansas City on March 11 for the national event.
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Fred Wheeless
High Point College
Purple Panthers
Temselves
Catawba
Kansas City
Col- Thass
Ralph James
Atlantic Christian
G. A. Kirkland
North
South Carolina
High Point
James
Panthers
Collegians
Indians
Lenoir - Rhyne
Elon
Christain’s
Eastern Carolina Teachers
Atlantic Christian Col
Dames
Guilford
Hian
Thers
Depaul coach Ray Meyer backs changes to fast basketball
New York March 1 Ray Meyer of DePaul joins coaches calling for changes to slow the game. He doubts Lenore Lenrg proposal to restore the center jump would help, suggesting taller basket webbing to extend time to score. He laments modern basketball as a scramble where a hot team wins regardless of coaching.
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New York
Ray Meyer
Depaul
Mey
Ae Lenrg
Ray
Boxing coach Houck Reflects After Tough Winter
In his 24th year as Penn State boxing coach Leo Houck laments no dual meet wins this winter and expects more defeats at the Eastern Intercollegiate meet at West Point. He notes his three war-returned sons and accepts limited hopes with quiet humor.
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Penn State
Leo Houck
West Point
Leo
Plane victim Elizabeth City identified in Weeksville crash
Ensign Frank D. Hicks of Ridgefield Washington has been identified as the flier killed when his plane crashed near the coast guard air station near Weeksville on Wednesday.
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Elizabeth City
TISN
Ridgefield
Wash
Cast Guard Air Station
Weeksville
Notice of tax lien case in Guilford County High Point
The Superior Court of Guilford County North Carolina serves Alvin Kearns and Mrs Alvin Kearns and City of High Point in a tax lien action for real estate in High Point Township for 1942 and 1943. The defendants must appear and answer within twenty days from March 23 1946 or relief will be granted. This is dated February 20 1946. Clerk of the Superior Court. 2/43 3/2 9-16
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Felix Norris Fatate
Louis Hairlip
Felix Norris
Norris
Jane Doe Norris
Mattie Norris
Ransom Norris
Jane Dee Norris
Mamnie Stokes
John Dee Stokes
Mannie Stokes
Willie Norrie
Annie Norris
Millie May Norris
Samuel Norris
M. H. Folger
Hood System Industrial Bank
High Point
N. C
City of
Mamie Stokes
Willie Norris
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
Superior Court
Alvin Kearns
J. A. Owen
Maggie May Owen
A. S. Peace
Lena Peace
Ruth K. Miller
Municipal Corporation
Wildlife Federation denial on new game and fish department
RALEIGH March 2 President P K Gravely of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation dismissed rumors that the group seeks to oust R Bruce Etheridge as director of conservation and development. He said the aim is to create a separate department for game and inland fisheries using license fees to restore wildlife and not to replace current leadership.
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Raleigh
P. K. Gravely
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
State Department of Conservation and Devet
North Carolina
R. Bruce Etheridge
Conservation
Develent
Gravely
The
Wildlife Federation
Federation
Conservation Department
College and conference hoops scores update across leagues
AP reported basketball results from several conferences with scores including Maryland, Bloomsburg, St Vincent, Grove City, Findlay, Thiel, Baylor, Lebanon Valley, Albright, and Williamیت. Tournament action featured Mason Dixon, Southeastern, Southern, Midwest, and Negro leagues with teams like LSU, Alabama, Wake Forest, Duke, Kentucky State College, and Tennessee State advancing or contesting rounds.
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Sacreay
Frankfort
Kentucky State College
Wilber
Force
Tennessee State
Lincoln University
Mangrum Ties Hogan For Golf Lead
In St Petersburg Florida Ben Hogan shot 64 to lead the opening round of the $10,000 St Petersburg open. Lloyd Mangrum tied him with a 64 as 22-year-old amateur Al Besselink of Merchantville New Jersey stood second with 66. Sam Byrd Ellsworth Vines Vic Ghezzi were at 67, while Sam Snead Byron Nelson and others were at 68. Eighteen holes remained today with a 36 hole final tomorrow.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ben Hogan
Fershey
Mangrum
Ben
Lloyd Mangrum
Los Angeles
al Besselink
Merchantvile
N. J
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Ellsworth Vines
Chicago
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Mine
Red Shield Basketball Opens Junior Tournament at High Point
The Salvation Army divisional junior Red Shield tournament began at 8 AM at High Point with two Charlotte quints and several local teams. Play continues tonight at 9 PM as teams compete for final standings and qualification to Saturday’s High Point College gym round.
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Salvation Army
High Point
Jege
Ahem High Point
High
Charlotte
Red Shield League
Kiwanis
Lions
JayCees
Rotary
Civitan
High Point College Gymnasium
Fights Last Night Chronicle of Scores and Results
Associated Press reports from New York Hartford Chicago Philadelphia Reading and Paterson detailing bouts. Willie Pep defeats opponents by knockout or decision while Arturo Godoy faces Lee Savoid in a no contest. Bobo Haire stops Jeff Holloway and Jimmy Hill stops Harold Smith in various cities.
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New York
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Jimmy
Baltimore
Chicago
Arturo Godoy
Chile
Lee Savoid
Paterson
N. J
Philadelphia
Leon
Bobo) Haire
Jeff Holloway
Reading
Jimmy Hill
Harrisburg
Harold
Jamaica
Radio Program Schedule With Late Corrections
The listing outlines radio programming across the evening into the late night, noting time changes due to network corrections. It includes music, drama, news, sports, and variety shows from CBS, ABC, NBC, and local orchestras with scattered host names and program titles.
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Buffalo
Abe
Men and Books
Dha
Metropolitan Opera
Cbs
Abc Workshop
Cbs United States Marine Band
Orchestras of Nation
Cbas
Bill Downs
Doctors
Dramatico
Motor City Melodies
Detroit
Cbs Music
Olin Downes
Nabe
Philadelphia Orchestra
Dbbs
Mbs
Vandercook
Abe Dancesic
Tunesa
Tin Pan Alley
Nbe
Napcody
The
Rockies
Abe Quincy Howe
Rene
Wilfrid Fleisher
Cleveland Symphony
Cbs vFifceen Fins
Abc West
Harry Wismer
Cbs Labor U
Abe Helen Hayes
Cba
Jimmy Edmonson
Dick Tracy
Abe Arthur Hale
Riley
Dick Maynes
George McCoy
Henry Morgan
Abe Lionel Barrymore
Mayer
Mba
Abeteers
Boston Mile
Abe Ie
Mbs Picent
Anova
Mbs We C
Dcavene
Opry
Hayloft
Abe Korn
Crowder Leads Bison With 12 Points at Asheville
High Point's Bison upset the Asheville team 39 to 26 in Western conference play at the Asheville high gym. Richard Crowder led the winners with 12 points, earning high scoring honors, while Asheville's Ghadman and Harris each had six for the losers.
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Asheville
High Point
Bison
Asheville High
Igh
Richard Crowder
Ghadman
Harris
High Point in Western Class A title race after wins
High Point and Grosadhare force a tie for the Western Class A lead with wins over oe and Winston-Salem. A playoff game decides the Western title and the chance to face the Eastern state winner for the state crown. Officials and coaches will meet soon to name date and venue, possibly today.
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High Point
Winston-Sa High Point
Grosadhare
Aieensboro
Bison Rally Seals Lead Before Halftime in Narrow Tilt
In a tight first quarter the teams matched baskets, then the Bison pulled ahead in the second stanza to lead 20-9 at halftime. The third quarter left the score 33-15, indicating a decisive edge for the Bison as the period ended.
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Bison
Only Two Berths Open In National Cage Tourney
New York March 2 Only two berths were left open in the national invitation basketball tournament with Syracuse and West Virginia added to the eight team field opening March 14 at Madison Square Garden. Kentucky Muhlenberg St Johns of Brooklyn and Bowling Green were already selected.
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New York
Syracuse
West Virginia
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
Muhlenberg
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Bowling Green
Duke Deacons In Final Final: Carolina Defeated In Semis
In Raleigh on March 2 Duke and Wake Forest reach the Southern Conference final after Wake Forest upset top seed North Carolina 31-29 and Duke narrowly defeated Virginia Tech 44-38. Duke aims for a tenth title game appearance, seeking a streak of seven straight finals, while Wake Forest achieves its first semifinal progress in tournament history. Ed Koffenberger leads Duke with 21 points across two games as the Deacons push for the championship.
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Raleigh
N. C
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Duke
VPI
Duke Blue Devils
Virginia Tech
Carolina
Baptists
Phantoms
Murray Greason
Tar Heels
Joe Hinerman
Ed John Dillon
Deran Walters
Bones McKinney
Husky Abner Wiliams
the Deacon
Clu
Ed Koffenberger
Harry Bushkar
Joe Rud
Blue Devils
Dodgers add Dixie Howell to catching staff
Brooklyn Dodgers purchase Dixie Howell from Montreal farm team and he signs a Brooklyn contract to join the club today. Southpaw Tom Sears Vic Lombardi and Augie Galan plus Hugh an lage lead a growing roster as other players report.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dixie Howell
Montreal
Brooklyn
Tom Sears
Vic Lombardi Save
Augie Galan
Hugh An
de King
Rizzuto Ordered Rest After Navy Discharge
New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto, called Little Scooter, was under doctor’s orders to rest for several days following his discharge from the navy after three hitch. He left the lineup due to a stomach issue and did not play.
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Rizzuto
Balboa
C. Z
Little Scooter Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Navy
Five or Six Horses in Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park
In Miami Florida on March 2 a small field of five or six horses was seen as likely to race in the Widener handicap at Hialeah Park. Leading entry Concordian is joined by Calumet Farm’s Armed Ben F Whitaker’s Hitem and Chief Barker and Reply Paid for Mrs Louis Rabinowitz in the mile and a quarter Florida classic. The event is worth 50000 added and slated to start about 445 p m eastern time.
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Miami Fla
Barney Durphy
Concordian
Hialeah Park
Calumet Farm
Ben F. Whitaker
Hitem
Chief Barker
IC4A Track And Field Trophy May Be Retired
New York March 2 A team trophy may find a permanent home at the IC4A championships in Madison Square Garden tonight after 25 years without a winner. Army Navy Manhattan NYU and others vie for the honor as defending champions U S Military Academy seek a third straight title while Navy and Manhattan field strong lineups including Fred Sickinger Tom Comerford Ed Walsh Eddie OToole and Doc Blanchard among others in events from 600-yard to two-mile and the shot put.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Nice
Eres
Ice College
U. S. Military Academy
Navy
Manhattan
Jaspers
Fred Sickinger
Geo. Eastment
Tom Comerford
Ed Walsh
Eddie O'Toole
Army
Max Minor
Dick Newell
Lee Christensen
Andy Lamar
Bernie Conor
Allan Brown
John Fischer
Fred Knauss
Bill Webb
Doc Blanchard
Tex Coulter
Ralph Davis
NYU
Homer Gillis
Maurice Callender
Milton Smith
Stanton Callender
Henry Eckert
Alex Jordan
Walter Solton
Bernie Mayer
Irv Kintisch
Clyde Scott
John van Velter
Pettit
George Hedrick
Dickley
Bill Kash
Dick Hall
Francis Carson
Nick Smusyn
Fred Boowman
Yankees Edge Panama All-Stars In Exhibition
Yesterday the New York Yankees defeated the Panama League All-Stars 8 to 7 in an exhibition game. Today Pittsburgh faces St. Louis in Los Angeles, with the Yankees set to meet Panama Pro League in a second exhibition contest.
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Panama
Notice in Superior Court High Point Division
In High Point the case names J A Owen Maggie May Owen A S Peace Lena Peace M H Folger Trustee Hood System Industrial Bank of High Point defendants J A Owen Maggie May Owen and the suit is commenced in their names for 1942 and 1943 they must appear at the Clerk of Court office by dates dated February 20 1946 with publication through February 23 and March 29 1946 record indicates.
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The
Superior Court High Point Division
Superior Court
High Point
Pep Betts McAllister In Second Round Victory
Pep Betts McAllister defeated Willie Fentes by knockout in the second round at Madison Square Garden. The bout, billed as a non-title fight, drew 13,914 fans for a gross of $63,987 with McAllister weighing 129 1/4 and Fentes 128 pounds.
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Bartolo
Pep
McAllister
Baltimore
Hartford
Willie
Jimmy
Pep Out
High Point Tax Action Against Ruth K Miller
Ruth K Miller and City of High Point are defendants in a Guilford County Superior Court tax suit. The action seeks to enforce a tax lien on Ruth K Miller real estate listed under her name in High Point. She must answer within twenty days from March 23, 1946, or the relief requested will be granted.
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OR Delivery Company
Sir West Broad Street
New Ireland
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Bill Bangert
Purdue
Jesse Owens
Pacific Coast
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Alejo Russell
Mort Landsberge
Cornell and
Philly Eagles
New York Stock Exchange
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Tonis B. Mayer
Tod Dean Jessop
Denaul
George
Eddie Mikan
Aseociated Press
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East Stroudsburg
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Lock Haven
West Chester
St. Vincent
Waynesburg
Neeney Rock
Grove City
Mt. Union
Findlay
Thiel
Clarion
Baylor
Bainbridge Navy
Lebanon Valley College
Elizabethtown
Mason-Dixon
American University
Washington College
Western Maryland College
Loyola
Baltimore College
Louisville
Louisiana State University
Mississippi
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Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi State
Wars of Kentucky
Floriaa
Third Service Command
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Camp Pickett
Indianantown Gap
Hogan
Associated Press
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Hunsucker
Watson
Crowder Oy
B. Hartley
Yon Drehle
McGhee
Ff Vanagan
Duke Deacons
UNC
Dodgers
Mel Ott
Miami
Ott
New York Giants
Bobby Blattner
Billy Rigney
Georgie Hausmann
Buddy Kerr
TECH
Fli Maricich
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Paul Godwin
Pep Betts McAllister
Wrenn &F
Culler & Hedrick Sporting Goods
Wagger
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