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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1940

Page

9

Panthers Open Season With Hanes Knitters in Winston-Salem

High Point College Panthers head to Winston-Salem to face the Hanes Knitters in the season opener on a nineteen game schedule. Coach Virgil Yow plans seven veterans and two rookies with Hal Yow Bruce Jenkins and Seymour Franklin likely to work three innings each on the mound.

High Point College Panthers Winston-Salem Hanes Virgil Yow Hal Yow Bruce Jenkins Seymour Franklin Dick Rozzelle Washington, D. C Hilliard Nance Hugh Hampton Elmer Cashatt Charlotte Stanley Berg Burke Koontz Sam Fowler Pilot Mountain Ed Greeson Arthur Griswald Mickey Cochrane

Two former winners enter Imperial Steeplechase at Aiken

Aiken South Carolina March 22. Two former Imperial Cup winners headline a 13 entry field for the Imperial Cup Steeplechase 2 1 2 miles over hurdles to be run tomorrow afternoon. Bachelor Philip owned by F Ambrose Clark and Masked Knight owned by Pete Bostwick are the former champions. Other races on the program include the Fermata and the Aiken Steeplechase along with flat events and the first season trotting races. Notables among owners include Louis E Stoddard John Hay Whitney Richard K Mellon and Tommy Hitchcock.

Aiken S. C Bachelor’ Philip F. Ambrose Clark Pete Bostwick Masked Knight Louis E. Stoddard John Hay Whitney Richard K. Mellon Tommy Hitchcock

Exhibition Baseball Matches Across Florida and California

Baseball exhibition schedule lists games in Sarasota Hollywood St Petersburg and other sites. Matchups include Boston St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Cleveland and more with several games rain delayed or called.

Sarasota Fla Boston St. Louis San Bernardino Calif Chicago Pittsburgh St. Petersburg New York Hollywood Philadelphia Columbus San Antonio Tex Toledo Los Angeles Winter Haven Detroit New Braunfels Plant City Buffalo Newark Ontario Pac West Palm Beach Cleveland Rochester San Francisco

NCAA May Approve Convex Backboards for Basketball

James W. St. Clair, chairman of the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee, expects no major changes this year but says convex backboards may be approved. The committee meets next week in Kansas City to discuss the proposal.

Dallas James W. St. Clair National Collegiate Athletic Association Kansas City

Guilford Choir Plans Home Concert and Spring Tour

Guilford College a cappella choir presents its home concert in Duke Memorial Hall at 8 p m led by Dr E H F Weiss A new piece I want to be Ready by Nobel Cain debuts then the group sails Saturday March 23 for a spring tour through Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Illinois Ohio West Virginia and Virginia with stops in Chicago and Evanston Ill The piece notes Prohibition enforcement costs in the U S near one million dollars monthly.

Guilford College Chicago Evanston Ill Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Illinois Ohio West Virginia Virginia

Chatham Enters National AAU Women's Tournament

In St Joseph Missouri on March 22 first round games will be held in the city auditorium after a roller derby evacuation. Twenty two teams including defending champion Galveston Anicos are entered and a 32 team bracket is expected. Pairings to be set Sunday when Mrs. Irvin Van Blarcom arrives. Other entries include the Chatham Millers from New Mexico.

ST. Joseph City Auditorium Galveston Tex Anicos Irvin van Blarcom Wichita Kas Chatham N. M Millers

Mysterious flooding delays Panamanian cargo ship at port

The 295 foot Panamanian faced unexplained flooding at the dock delaying its first voyage to British ports. Investigators favored accidental water ingress through a portside fueling door over sabotage as officials loaded cargo to lighten the vessel amid ongoing independent inquiries.

Baltimore Federal Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation Marine Inspection Bureau Insurance Company Arnold Bernstein Panamanian

The Story of Democracy in 1940s era press release

A reporting note from The Enterprise outlines democracy themes in the 1940s, distributed by NEA Service. It frames civic participation and national governance during wartime pressures, with focus on public engagement and constitutional processes.

Guilford College Elects May Queen And Campus Leaders

Guilford College students filled 54 campus offices in the annual elections held yesterday and today. Maxine Teague was chosen May queen, with Kathleen Leslie maid of honor, and Myra Glickman Barbara Hamlin Priscilla Palmer and others named for the May court. Officers include editors and managers for the Guilfordian Quaker and women's and men's student governments and athletic groups.

Guilford College Maxine Teague Kathleen Leslie New York N. Y Myra Glickman Bronx Barbara Hamlin Gardiner Priscilla Palmer N.Y Victoria Stableford Leonia N. J Mary Laura McArthur Lumberton Mary Gray Coltrane Annie Evelyn Powell Jonateen Hodgin Robert Register Greensboro Guilfordian Toby Laitin Flushing Armstead Estes Perrine Bilyeu Quaker Robert Rohr Terafly Francis Fowler Charlotte Hazel Monsees Southmont Grace Beittle Pawtucket R. I Evelyn Pearson Archdale Sadie White Franklin Harrison Nace Red Hill Robert Wilson William Grice Stanley Men’s Athletic Association Milton Hines Winston Salem David Parker High Point Mary Ruth Kimrey Jamestown Woman's Athletic Association Dolly White Walnut Cove Virginia Hill Margaret Jones Winthrop Bernice Merritt Chappaqua Frances Johnson Frances Neese Pleasant Garden Helen Louise Brown Woodland Frances Fanning Edna Earle Edgerton Seven Springs Dorothy Surface Margaret Anderson Rural Hall

Cross Word Puzzle Across Clues Listed

Horizontal clues list with definitions for a vintage crossword puzzle including terms like Pictured valuable white coated beast and Indian gateway, plus standard words such as novice and reverence. Answers align to classic crossword vocabulary across common length entries.

Furry Beast Puzzle Clue List and Answers

A partial puzzle grid lists numbered clues with various word fits from Ell to Morindin by. Across entries include animal terms and fabric or object names, while vertical clues cover items from riddle to driving command and regional terms.

Democracy Awakens After Dark Ages Reign Ends

A historical overview argues the Dark Ages were real until the rise of Charlemagne and the Roman church state. It traces the shift from imperial policemen to feudal rulers and the birth of a twofold governance under pope and emperor guiding Europe.

Peculiar Coincidence in Cairo World Bridge Match

McKenney describes a 1922 World Bridge Olympic hand where all South players matched par by discarding in spades after a trump sequence. The declarer reasons about suit lengths, infers spade honor split between West and East, then leads spades from dummy to force the king and later ducks to allow the ace to drop.

Cairo Egypt Declarer West East

Cloudy Easter Forecast Across Regions

Weather forecasters expect umbrellas to stay home on Easter with only a fifty fifty chance of wet bonnets in the deep south. Clouds dim colors in the southeast and far northwest, while the southwest and northeast should see brighter skies though the northeast may feel unseasonably cold.

Washington Deep South

Forrest Shuford predicts good business for state

Raleigh March 22 Forrest A Shuford state labor commissioner says 1939 was a very good business year and 1940 is starting out better in employment and wages. He expects continued improvement unless unforeseen developments arise and notes Europe could upset North Carolina trade and conditions.

Raleigh Forrest A. Shuford Europe North Carolina

Prominent Republican Shoots Self in Greenville Garage

Joseph A. Tolbert, noted South Carolina Republican and former U S attorney for the western district, was found dead in his garage at 1415 Augusta Street at 7 15 a m. Coroner George W McCoy ruled death by his own action. Tolbert was a nephew of Joseph W Tolbert of Ninety Six, a Republican national committeeman.

Greenville S. C Joseph A. Tolbert South Carolina United States Western District Augusta Street George W. McCoy Tolbert Joseph W Tieless Joe) Tolbert Ninety Six

Horton Opposes Diversion Of State Highway Funds

Lt Gov W P Horton Democratic gubernatorial candidate told Rotary Club that funds should not be diverted from state highways. He urged systematic development of secondary roads for school buses farm to market R F D routes and other needs alongside major highways.

West Jefferson W. P. Horton Rotary Club North Carolina

What Family Service Did What Family Service Did

A visiting housekeeper was provided to relieve Mrs. C of housework. A student dietitian offered and accepted services. The dietitian designed affordable regular and special diets and assisted Mr. C with budgeting to cover all needs except milk. Milk was supplied by the agency for two months.

Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Pro Boxing

In Hollywood Jimmy Garrison outpointed Toby Vigil while Harrisburg saw Irish Bob To land dominate Bobby Bennett and Aiken hosted Tommy Keine stopping Battling Vitt. The bouts featured lively action with judges scoring key decisions and knockdowns shaping the results.

Associated Press Hollywood Jimmy Garrison Kansas City Toby Vigil Los Angeles Harrisburg Bob Toland Atlantic City Bobby Bennett Baltimore Aiken S. C Tommy Keine Savannah Battling Vitt Tampa Fia

Wrestling Results From Hartford and Milwaukee Arenas

In Hartford Ernest Hefner from Texas defeated Marvin Westenberg of Tacoma in two falls to none. In Milwaukee Maurice Tillet of France beat Gus Sonnenberg of Chicago in straight falls.

Associated Press Hartford Conn Ernest Dutch) Hefner Texas Marvin Shadow

Credit Union League to Meet in Durham on April 6

The board of directors of the North Carolina Credit Union League will meet in Durham on April 6. An Englishwoman, Mrs. Sage became the first woman to ascend in an aircraft, joining Vincent Lunardi in a balloon on June 29, 1785.

Credit League Durham The North Carolina Credit Union League Sage Vincent Lunardi

Gravely backs retirement plan for North Carolina workers

In Smithfield on March 22, L L Gravely, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, urged a state wide retirement system for all state employees. He pitched a plan for school teachers and workers of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, arguing the federal government requires pensions from each industry and the state should not do less.

Smithfield Rocky Mount L. L. Gravely Kiwanis Club Highay Public Works Comision

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