Big Managaer Expected For High Point Spring Start
Dan Boone, elongated manager of the High Point club, will arrive early this week to finalize spring practice plans. Twenty eight players reported to train, with March 15 for battery candidates and March 21 for other positions. Boone signed rookie Collier in Birmingham, hampered by erysipelas from a Tuscaloosa hunting trip. Asheville series set for April 10 11 12, Pointers visit April 14 15. Easter Monday exhbitions considered.
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Dan Boone
High Point
Dan
Parrish
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Collier
Guy Morton
Morton
Boone
Chattanooga
Jack Sanford
Lively
Keystone
Jack Boylin
Purple Panther
Asheville
Pointers
Land of the Sky
Spartanburg
Greenville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Winston
Bramham
Britons Drink Less Milk Than Any Other Nation
A report notes that people in Britain consume milk at lower rates than residents of all other countries surveyed. The trend highlights cultural dietary choices and potential public health implications across the UK.
Yankees Giants And Athletics Victors
Exibition games opened with the Yankees beating the Boston Braves 12 to 9 in St Petersburg with Ruth collecting a single double and a walk in six trips. In Houston the White Sox beat the Giants 5 to 3 as Bud Clancy homered for Chicago. In Miami the A’s defeated the Cardinals 5 to 0 behind seven strikeouts from Lefty Grove.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Boston Braves
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Braves
Mcivey
Helly
Pipgras
Jorgenus
Karlon
Hart
A. Smith
Jones
Gowdy
Spohrer
Chicago
Bud Clancy
Sox Giants
White Sox
Fitzsimmons
Hubbell and Healey
Frasier
Walsh
Blankenship
McKain
Berg
Miami
Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Lefty Grave
Ole Haas
Cardinals
Grove
Mahaffey
Quinn
Cochrane
Schang
Frankhouse
Bell
Grabowski
Mancuso
Training Camps Open As Teams Hit Practice Hard
Reports from multiple camps describe intensified drills across the nation. Walter Johnson pushes the Americans to energy in workouts while Brooklyn and Cleveland squads conduct extended sessions with pitchers and fielders. Cincinnati Reds endure three hours of practice despite chilly winds and announce a rest day tomorrow.
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Biloxi Miss
Walter Johnson
Senator Pilot
Orlando
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Thrills Packed in Bird Dog Trials at Grand Junction
National bird dog trials edge toward conclusion as fourteen of twenty dogs finish three hour heats. Oxford Dot, owned by D S McClain, performs strongly with four birds and steady pace, while Griffiths Happy Rap misses on grounds. Weather and handling challenge afternoon heat, with John Wills Jr and Sobig listed among notable performances.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Oxford Dot
D. S. McClain
Cartersville
Griffith
George Peyton
Ames Kennel
Dot
Ted
Pointer
John Wills Jr
B. McCall
Ingham
Ala
Sobig
J. M. Avent
Ko ‘Ory Valley
Fine
John Willing Jr
Davidson County and Lexington May See Several Candidacies
Lexington and Davidson county politics tighten as lawyers Turner Wall and Dwight L. Pickard enter the June Democratic primary for Lexington recorder's court judge. Thomasville furniture foreman B Fletcher Lassiter signals a bid for Davidson sheriff, with strong local backing in his city. Rumors also swirl around Thomasville resident J Walter Lambeth possibly challenging Congressman W C Hammer in the seventh district race.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Turner
Wall
Dwight L. Pickard
Lassiter
Thomasville
J. Walter Lambeth
W. C. Hammer
Asheboro
Lambeth
Miss Van Wie Beats Orcutt in Florida Championship Final
Miss Virginia Van Wie seized every break to defeat Miss Maureen Orcutt 5 and 4 in the final of the Florida east coast championships at St. Augustine. The victory gives Van Wie the three legs required for permanent possession of the Mrs. W. R. Kenan trophy, which Glenna Collett held with two legs and Orcutt one.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Mar
Virginia van Wie
Maureen Orcutt
van Wie
Hillcrest and City Vie For Industrial League Title
Hillcrest hosiery mills the second half winners and City Water and Light bowlers the first half champions will clash in a post season series for league championship. Last week City Water and Light won two of three from Adams Milliis while Hillcrest swept O. E. Kearns and Company and Amos Hosiery beat Ingrams Market by default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Hosiery Mills
City Water and Light Department
City Water and Light
Adams-Milliis
Hillcrest
O. E. Kearns and Company
Amos
Ingram
Two Airmen Die In Joliet Plane Crash
Lieutenant Clyde West age 23 of the U S Army and Carl Johnson 27 a Joliet licensed pilot were killed when the biplane crashed into a plowed field three miles south of Joliet Illinois late today West who was a cadet flyer en route from Washington to San Diego had left his army plane at St Louis and came by train to visit his parents in Lockport West was piloting and witnesses said he could not recover from a side slip in the fatal flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Clyde West
U.S. Army
Carl Johnson
Here
West
Washington
D. C
San Diego
Calif
St. Louis
Lockport
Johnson
Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed Against H. J. Beaman and Co
Creditors petition for involuntary bankruptcy against H. J. Beaman and Company a public accounting and auditing firm with 18 southern offices. Committee chair Stanley C. Roettinger said creditor claims total about 529000 and listed offices in Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Chattanooga Greensboro Greenville Jacksonville Jackson Johnson City Knoxville Louisville Lynchburg Memphis Miami Nashville Roanoke and Valdosta Ga.
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Cincinnati
H. J. Beaman and Company
Public Accountants
Stanley C. Roettinger
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Greensboro
Greenville
Jacksonville
Jackson
Johnson City
Knoxville
Louisville
Lynchburg
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
Roanoke
Valdest
Babe Ruth Reaches Record 160000 A Year Yankee Pact
Babe Ruth accepts a two year contract with the New York Yankees totaling 160000 for 1927 and 1928, 80000 per year, higher than any other player. Col Jacob Ruppert finalizes the deal after delayed talks in St Petersburg, with marriage, pen, and public signing anticipated.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fra
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Jacob Ruppert
Yanks
Babe
Ruth
Boston Braves
Col. Ruppert
Thes
Col
Jake
Ruppert
Randolph Winner Pinehurst Play
P. B. Randolph of Hempstead New York won the 26th Pinehurst Country Club tournament final in the championship division over Howard G. Phillips by 3 and 2. Randolph led to the eighth hole before stymies cost Phillips a potential win as Phillips steadied then won two holes on the return.
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Pinehurst
N. C
P. Randolph
Hempstead
L. L
Pinehurst Country Club
Howard G. Phillips
New York
Randolph
Phillips
News word count shows AP reported 2 562 715 words in a week
Kent Cooper reveals in a WEAF radio talk that the Associated Press generated 2 562 715 words of news in one normal week from 1 250 cities with 17 323 items. He notes newspapers could not use all, averaging 367 000 words daily, and urges public understanding of reporters’ task.
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New York
Associated Press
Kent Cooper
Cooper
WEAF
National Broadcasting Company
Merle Thorpe
Nation’s
Paris Openings Showcase Fringe Dresses and Capes
The Paris openings displayed several fringed dresses, including a blue evening gown with a deep fringe sweeping the floor and a matching fringe capelet following the same curve.
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Paris
Davidson Native Doby Named Executive Secretary
In Raleigh Walter F. Doby a Davidson county native and former Durham chief of police with long NC police leadership was elected executive secretary of the North Carolina Association of Police Chiefs. Lexington Chief R B Talbert and wife attended the Raleigh meeting where Captain Doby was designated executive officer of the state association.
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Lexington
Mar
Raleigh
Walter F. Doby
Davidson County
Durham
North Carolina Association of Police Chiefs
R. B. Talbert
Talbert
Captain Doby
State Association
Fruit Exports to Europe Dominate U S Shipments
Europe purchases about three fourths of American fruit shipments annually. Foreign sales exceed 100 million dollars each year, with fruit exported fresh dried canned or preserved.
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Europe
United States
Williams Dies in Warrenton Prominent Attorney and Former Senator
B B Williams a Warrenton attorney and former state senator died at his home after a long illness. Heart failure listed as the cause. He served as a University of North Carolina trustee and on the state equalization board and was a director of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia. Survived by his widow and one son. Funeral services set for three o'clock Sunday.
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Warrenton
N. C
Mar
B. B. Williams
Ruffled Flounces Highlight Summer Chiffon Styles
A beige chiffon dress features five graduated flounces along a slender line skirt and a high waistline with a back tying sash. The design exudes airy summer elegance with layered textures and a neat silhouette.
Curtis Huston and Mrs Gann Attend Taft Rites
Vice President Curtis, Mrs Dolly Gann and Claudius S Huston left Indianapolis for Washington after learning of former President Tafts death. They were slated to speak at the Indiana Republican Editorial Association closing meeting. Senators Watson and Robinson stayed behind for memorial addresses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Claudius S. Huston
Washington
Taft
Houston
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
U. S
James E. Watson
Arthur R. Robinson
Watson
Dr. Frederick A. Cook to Leave Leavenworth on Parole
Leavenworth Kan March 8 Dr Frederick A Cook Arctic explorer and oil promoter will leave the federal prison on parole tomorrow free to speak and write his experiences and to reestablish himself in the world within the law provided he tells the truth. Misinterpretation of Washington orders led Warden White to announce he would not be permitted to talk or write for publication until parole expires in 1935.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick A. Cook
Washington
Thomas B. White
Cooke
Canada’s principal field crops valued in 1929
The value of Canada’s principal field crops in 1929 is estimated at 986,986,000 dollars, down from 1,125,003,000 dollars in 1928. The figures reflect national agricultural output and market conditions for the two years.
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Canada
Wrestlers Crown ML Winners in Southern Conference Meet
In Lexington Virginia, final wrestling results show V. M. I. champions at 115, 125, 135, 145, 155 and 165 pounds. Graves and Wills of V. M. I. win by pins or time advantages, with opponents from V. P. I. North Carolina and Washington and Lee among others.
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Lexington
Virginia Miliary Institute
Graves
Forsythe
Nelson
Wills
Stalling
North Carolina
Captain Field
V. M. II
Captain Woodward
Bulwinkle Again In Congressional Race
Major A L Bulwinkle former ninth district congressman announced his bid for Congress in 1946 He previously lost to Charles A Jonas as the district shifted Republican He pledged to continue fighting communism after taking part in trials following local labor disturbances in Gastonia
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Gastonta
Mar
Major A. L. Bulwinkle
Charles A. Jonas
Major Bulwinkie
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Mattox
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Mrs. Ruth
City Fuel CO
Chas. F. Blake
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Doby
Hudson—Essex
Packard
W. and M. Motor Co
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