Greater Greensboro Open yields stellar scores amid gallery chaos
Byron Nelson claimed the 271 total to win the 18 under par as Jimmy Hines posted a 66 first round and led a star field at the Greater Greensboro Open. Sam Snead finished with 287 while Orville White, the Sedgefield pro, battled heart health to place among Carolina pros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Hines
Chicago
Hines
Sam
Nelson
Revolta
Evanston
George Corcoran
Birdie
Greensboro
Golf Dope Highlights From Final Day At Greensboro Event
The article notes a Great Dane mascot and an army captain owner, with Wes Ferrell’s long drive to the top of the bleachers on No. 5. It mentions Nelson nearly facing a penalty at No. 9, Rick Ferrell commenting on rules, Lt. Johnny Oaks receiving a spring tryout, and Jim Gauntt finishing 290 with 306.67 dollars. Freddie Car and Floyd Hendley are quoted amid PGA coverage. Nelson leads early, four strokes ahead after nine holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Wheeler
High Point
Wes Ferrell
Nelson
Rick Ferrell
Washington Senators
Senators
Greens Patriots
Johnny Oaks
Greensboro T
Jim Gauntt
Ardmore
Okla
Gauntt
Marshall Crichton
Durham
Freddie Car
P.G.A
Floyd Hendley
Greensboro Daily News and Record
Notice of Sale of Land by City of High Point
Gen William H Rupertus announces sale of lot 44 Morris Holton Plat in High Point Guilford County N C by public auction. Terms require at least 20 percent down and balance over sixty months with cash at delivery. Sale to be held at City Hall on April 9 1945 with city reserving right to reject all bids.
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City of
High Point
N. C
Guilford County
Carolina
Morris & Holton
Office of Register of
Arnold J. Koonce
Marine Corps General Dies Suddenly at Naval Yard
The U S marine corps commander of the 1st Marine Division in the Solomons Islands campaign died suddenly last night at the Washington navy yard He was 55 years old.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Solomons Islands
Washington Navy Yard
City of High Point Public Auction Notice 1945
Under authority of the City Council the city offers lot 27 Willowbrook Park Plaza for sale at public auction to the highest bidder. Sale at High Point City Hall at 11:00 A M on April 9 1945. Terms require at least 20 percent down with balance over sixty months. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. March 24 1945. 3/96 4/2
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Willowbrook Park
Office of Register of Deeds
Arnold J. Koonce
Texan Nelson Dominates Greensboro Open With Eight Strokes Lead
Greensboro March 26 Byron Nelson, winner of seven tournaments in 1944, led the Greensboro Open by eight strokes after dominating play. He has earned $10,885 in prize money this season, improved his average to 68.43 over 48 rounds, and has five 67s and four 65s among his scores. Nelson has never before broken 270 for a 72 hole meet and this year surpassed it three times in a row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Byron Nelson
Ny Fi
Enomenal Texan
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
War To Be Handicap To Big Tent Stars
Boston Braves farm system supervisor Bob Quinn, 75, doubts big league players can regain pre war form. He notes three to five years needed for new muscles while pitching plans for Tom Earley, Navy veteran back with the Braves, show limited readiness after long layoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Quinn
Boston
Boston Braves
George‘town University
Tom Earley
Navy
Braves
Early
Tom
Hanes Hosiery Girls Open With First-Round Bye
The 17th annual women’s national AAU basketball tournament began in St. Joseph Missouri with six teams in action. Favorites awaited their first games while Wichita Boeing and Lamar Porter Field faced off, spotlight on Corene Jaax Smith a veteran all American. Hanes Hosiery received a first-round bye.
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St., Joseph
Wichita, Kas
Boeings
Lamar Porter Field
Little Rock
Ark
Corene Jaax Smith
Mrs. Smith
Am. Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
N. C
Speeding Ban Touted If Baton Rouge Enacts 1910 Ordinance
Baton Rouge considers reviving a 1910 city rule imposing an eight mile per hour limit on main street and requiring autocar horns at least four inches across, with a $25 fine for violators. The ordinance would broadly apply to motorists.
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Baton Rouge
Madame de Pompadour In Paris: Jeanne Poisson Identity
Readable fragment notes Madame de Pompadour was born Jeanne Poisson in Paris. The passage hints at her origins and early life in the French capital before she rose to favor with King Louis XV.
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Madame de Pompadour
Jeanne Poisson
Paris
Passeau Likely Cubs Opening Day Starter
NEW YORK March 26. Claude Passeau, a veteran right hander who won 15 games last year, is eyed as the Cubs opening pitcher with manager Charley Grimm hinting at the choice. Passeau reported at French Lick training camp in good condition as Chicago White Sox, Giants, Phillies, Red Sox and others file training notes.
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New York
Chicago Cubs
Claude Passeau
Charley Grimm
Passeau
Cubs
French Lick
Ind
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Jack Tobin
Braves
Jim Tobin
Ben Steiner
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Montreal
Cleveland Indians
Allie Reynolds
Boston Braves
Garden Gillen
St. Paul
Washington
Dutch Leonard
Senators
St. Louis Cardinals
George Fallon
Atportsman
Muncia
Gable Suffered Minor Injuries In Auto Crash
Clark Gable sustained a leg laceration and chest injuries after driving his automobile over a curb into a tree to avoid another car. The accident occurred near Hollywood as the actor required hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gable
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Rene
Wash fishy dishes with salt water hot solution
To remove the odor of fish from dishes, use a strong hot salt water rinse without soap. The procedure suggests dissolving salt in boiling water and washing utensils thoroughly to neutralize odors.
Brothers Cause Of Worry To Phil Ross
Wilmington, Del March 26 Phillies manager Fred Fitzsimmons identified the Hamner brothers Granville and Garvin to avoid confusion in the camp. When asked what they were called they replied Ham, prompting Fitzsimmons to joke about calling them Ham and Rye.
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Phil Ross
Wilmington
Del
Phillies
Fred Fitzsimmons
Granville
Garvin Hamner
Fitz
Nelson and Snead Sweep Golf Leads in Charlotte Open Finish
Lord Byron Nelson won the Charlotte Open playoff over Sam Snead after both finished regulation at 272. The Greater Greensboro Open followed with mixed results as Snead placed seventh and Byrd led the amateurs with Avery Beck posting 291.
Service News Honors Weekend Veterans and Promotions
Soldiers receive Air Medal Bronze Stars and Purple Heart posthumously for actions in Europe Italy and France. Promotions include John Dickens to petty officer second class and many others to sergeant technical sergeant and gunner’s mate. Reunions and abroad postings are noted from Italy the Pacific China and Cuba with furloughs and returns to duty.
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James €. Majeskie
Montilen
Italy
Zane F. Thompson
Oak Ave
Southwest Pacific
Thomas E. Beasley
Alfred &J
Germany
Phc
Olan J. Robertson
Phillips St
France
PAM
William H. Swaim
Thomasville
Cpl
Ben Canipe
Edna Carter Canipe
Thissel St
John
Bill) Dickens
Pacific
Paul D. Leslie
N. Hamilton St
Leyte
Melvin P. Lowe, Jr
Clara Cox Apts
Pfe
Robert L. Robinson
Centennial Ave
RAF
Gerald D. Sechrest
Cuba
States
B. M
John B. Hilliard
W. Willis St
Laurence E. Grimes
Johnnie RR. Beaver
Johnnie Beaver
Pvt
James RR. Prevo
Fourth St
Burma
Helen Bolling
Steele St
Red Cross
James Horney
Otteray Dr
High Point
Theodore
Ted) Reid
Bernice Richard Reid
4. B. Reid
Homestead Ave
Henry and
Boyd Campbell
Navy
R. M. Campbell
Walnut &J
Herman F. Bosworth
GM 3
Pickett St
China
Junior
Graham F. Campbell
Rt. 1
Caribbean
Ray V. Copley
English St
Maurice J. Grimes
Willowbrook St
Philippines
James E. Heath
Adams &St
Mediterranean
Robert F. Hill
Rt. 3
Tom W. Leonard
E. Russell St
466Th Parachute Battalion
Clifton B. Morris
Willis Lee LeGrange Held on Murder Charge
Willie Lee LeGrange, a Negro, is held on charge of murdering Thurlis Henry Simpson, also a Negro.
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Willie’ Lee LeGrange
Thurlis Henry Simpson
De Paul Faces Bowling Green in NIT Final Showdown
In New York Week Ahead sports: De Paul (22 2) vs Bowling Green (24 2) for the NIT title while NYU (15 7) meets Oklahoma A&M (25 4) for the NCAA crown. Winners meet Thursday for a mythical national title. Utah won it last year. George Mikan led De Paul with 86 points in two games. Don Otten stars for Ohio.
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New York
de Paul
Chicago
Bowling Green
Ohio
New York University
Oklahoma Aggies
Utah
Fave She Tans
George Mikan
de Paul Demons
Don Otten
Ohioans
Mikan
Rhode Island State
Demons
Miken
St. John’s
Rhode Island
Ohio State
Arkansas
Kansas City
Kentucky
Tufts
Ore
Ex-Duke Star Killed on Iwo Island
Former Duke University all southern tackle Sgt 1 America Bob Nanni was killed on Iwo Island March 1 while serving with the Marines. The 206 pounder played for the Blue Devils in 1942 and 1943 and joined the Marines in July 1943. He went to the Pacific theater last September.
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Durham
Duke University
America
Bob
Nanni Waski
Iwo Island
Marines
Omni
Pacific Theater
Golfers Play For The Red Cross At Pinehurst
Byron Nelson Sammy Snead and Craig Wood will play in a Red Cross benefit match at Pinehurst on Tuesday at 2 pm. No entry fee will be charged, but a gallery collection will be taken.
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Pinehurst
Byron Nelson
Vete Larteeten
Equinat Roug
Sammy Snead
Craig Wood
Red Cross
Navy man earns Purple Heart in 1944 action
Ray Theophilus Keen, Ship's Cook Third Class USNR of Lexington North Carolina, received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in action on August 15, 1944. The medal was presented at the U S Naval Seaplane Station Beach, Long Island New York by Thomas Shine, USN retired, commanding officer.
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Third Naval District
N. C
Ray Theophilus Keen
USNR
East First Street
Lexington
United States
U. S. Naval
Beach
L. I
N. Y
Thomas Shine
USN
Plowing sentences and arrests echo spring in municipal court
Judge D C MacRae begins spring session by dispatching defendants to farm labor for plowing. Four teen boys, two 11 and two 16, are out on bond for auto theft. A 13 year old was turned to juvenile court. Vander Henderson Jr James Langston Thomas Hedrick Earl Sapp Lambeth Penny and C D Brookshire face further charges including grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Lawrence Walker
MacRae
Vander Henderson, Jr
Wise St
James L. Langston
Sherrod St
Thomas Hedrick
Lexington Ave
Earl C. Sapp
Clara Cox
Superior Court
Firestone
Lost Clothing Appeal From Quartermaster To Hosts
The Quartermaster urges parents hosts hotels and laundries to bundle up and send any discarded GI issue clothing to the nearest army post or camp. The appeal targets servicemen’s families and civilian supporters handling missing items.
Husband's abandonment leads to two year road sentence
William E. Oxford, a Charlotte resident, returns to High Point to seek a divorce after reading his wife is jailed for living with another man. He is sentenced to two years on the roads for abandonment and non-support of wife and child, while Georgia Ray Oxford pleads guilty to living with Calvin Loflin and awaits trial. Mrs Oxford's case suspended pending Loflin's trial. Judge MacRae notes the wife's troubles were worsened by the husband's prior abandonment and lack of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Oxford
Charlotte
High Point
Georgia Ray Oxford
Calvin FE
Loflin
William Oxford
Marine Corps
Oxford
MacRae
Tire Recap Survey Initiated By High Point Board
The local rationing board begins a tire survey in High Point to identify tires needing recapping and notify owners. The effort is part of a nationwide tire conservation drive amid a civilian shortage, with tire dealers donating staff to conduct the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Red Cross drive nears $50,000. pin found in milk bottle
The American Red Cross drive is close to the $50,000 goal with a Greek fraternity pin found in a milk bottle at the Center Theatre. Ration tokens were the most common foreign articles among donations. William A. Wrenn was robbed in New York. Penicillin becomes available to local civilians on prescription.
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CR Lesses
Dee
Edward VY. Mitchell
Starmount Country Club
JayCees
Sullivan, Jr
Rville Whiteercomes
Orville White
White
Sedgefield
Carolinas
Orville
Snead
Rupertus
Ashington
William H. Rupertus
Texan
Hanes Hosiery
Atlantic Company
Atlanta
Charlotis
Chattanooga
Norfolk
Orlando
DePaul University
DePaul
Madison Square Garden
Sapho
Piedmont
Lord Byron
Sam” Snead
Sam Byrd
California
Ord
GGO
Ben Hoghn
Johnny Bulla
Avery Beck
Raleigh
12Th Corps
Western Front
Myrtle M. Stilwell
Wac
James EB. Talley
Harvey C. Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Briggs Ave
England
L. MH. Warren, Jr
Fifth St
Air Forces
BD. Willoughby
B. Green &J
Tth
Twin Affairs
Duke Star
Toledo
Detroit
Wes
Edrgol
Are
Oklaeter
Ee Enene Ee
Joe Zarhardt
Senae
Mike Turnesa
Bestvens
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
Toney Penna
Daeeeeweee
Leonard Ison
San
Joe Taylor
Lehanie
City
Sks
George Pa Eee
Willie Goggin
White NY
Chickeu
Eeenee
George Low
Clearwater
Ky Laff Frank Irazza
Greenwich
Cuan
Eonsee
A Bulla
Ennedy
Pawtucket
R. I. Cosetees
Po Turnesa
Dhe Many N. Y
Sgt
Bill Eee Eee
L. C. Holshouser
McCallister
John Levinson
Ikennybunk
Johnny Gaucas
Albany
James Duke
Hooer
Lou Balby
Stratford
Conn
S. Ile
Grover Tih
Ernest Edwards
Marshal Crichton
al Stone
Clarence Owen
Martinsville
Purvis Ferree
Palmer Rocky Mount Saa
Greensbo
Butcher
Camp Lejeune
Andy Merrilees
The
Purple Heart
William A. Wrenn
313 Park St
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