Grakle Wins Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree
Grakle the English bred winner carried 161 pounds to triumph over 30 jumps in four miles six hundred sixty yards at Aintree. Gregalach finished second with Annandale third, while Swift Rowland fell at Beecher’s Brook killing the jockey. Easter Hero and Sir Lindsay also fell.
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Aintree
Eng
Grakle
Gregalach
Annandale
Great Britain
C. R. Taylor
Grable
Jackdaw
R. Lyall
Easter Hero
Polly Joyce Terry Burns Incident in Monroe
Polly Joyce Terry, months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Terry, received severe burns after a fall in Monroe. The incident is reported in the Carolina News Briefs with limited details available from the clipping.
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Monroe
Polly Joyce Terry
Robert Terry
Convict Camp Case Shows Sudden Death and Lawsuit
In Asheville Wade Collins died from harsh treatment at Crage convict camp after a doctor ordered him placed on the sick lot. Mrs. B J Collins administratrix sues former camp superintendent Joe M Chambers for 15000. Bank of Leicester and other NC banks reopen after closures. In Sanford Paul Desern raeford freed of manslaughter but faces hit and run trial from Christmas Day wreck that killed four. Judge Sinclair ordered manslaughter charges dropped.
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Asheville
Wade Collins
Crage
B. J. Collins
Joe M. Chambers
Sanford
Paul Desern
Raeford
N. A. Sinclair
Isola Wins First Prize In Irish Sweepstakes
London AP report lists C Woods of Buffalo New York as winning about 886 dollars from the Irish sweepstakes. Scala holds the winning horse Grable ticket and earns roughly 1 772 720 dollars. George Diamond of Cape Town wins about 590 005 dollars. Woods's prize is shared by five family members. Scala may split a large sum due to ticket sales before the race. Rhythere’s holder narrowly missed a major share. the Bolivian legation caretaker in London saved minutes, setting a course record of 34 seconds. Grakie paid 100 to 6. Gregalach 256 to 1. Annandale 100 to 1.
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London
Mar
C. Woods
Buffalo
New York
Scala
Grable
George Diamond
Cape Town
South Africa
Dyamond
Mately
Woods
Grakie
Gregalach
Annandale
Bolich Named Duke Boxing Captain for 1932 Season
Phillip Bolich, a Duke middleweight, was elected captain of the Duke boxing team for 1932. He has lost only one bout in two years of collegiate competition.
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Durham
Phillip Bolich
Duke
Bolich
Auburn Football Loses Twenty Lettermen 1931 Nucleus Formed
Auburn, Ala. Twenty lettermen will form the nucleus for Auburn's 1931 football team. Coached by Chet Wynne in the Notre Dame system the Plainsmen are tipped to have their best team in years.
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Auburn
Ala
Chet Wynne
Notre Dame
Ted
Basketball Player Held On Charge of Killing His Friend
Hubert Herring, known as a basketball player, was held on a charge of shooting to death Claude Neal, 27, a filling station operator. Herring was taken to the Spartanburg county jail after the fatal shooting last night. Friends say they were good friends and offered no motive. Herring is son of BB. C. Herring.
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Greer
8. C
Hubert Herring
Claude Neal
Herring
Spartanburg
BB. C. Herring
Governor urges big acreage cuts to aid NC farmers
Governor C Max Gardner told North Carolina tobacco and cotton farmers in a WPTF Raleigh radio address that only substantial acreage reductions this spring can salvage prices. He cited tobacco output rising to 858 million pounds in 1930 with prices dropping to about 11.9 cents per pound, and warned 15 million bales of cotton would yield around 7.34 cents per pound, while 10 million could fetch about 16.49 cents. He urged a 25 percent cut and cooperative marketing to secure federal aid, noting the need for diversification and livestock raising to lift outlook.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
C. Max Gardner
WPTF
Gardner
Federal Farm Board
Washington
Ornor Gardner
Hotel Men Favor Pari-Mutuel Racing in Florida
Florida hotel men at a convention urged the legislative committee to back pari-mutuel racing in the state. A 90 day divorce law was voted down as delegates said they did not want to compete with Cuba and Nevada for divorce business. A spider is not an insect and belongs to Arachnida. An organization to cut old bright belt tobacco acreage was formed with Jamieson as president and G W Knott as secretary treasurer. A mass meeting of warehouse bankers and tobacco men will be held next Monday at Durham to plan further meetings across the territory.
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Orlando
Frs
Florida
Hotel Men's Association
Cuba
Nevada
Duke Nine Faces Weak Hitting Ahead of Cornell Game
Duke coach Coombs must rebuild the lineup as last season's heavy hitters have departed. Sophomores Don Robertshaw Ed Best projected for hitting while Shores and Kersey show limited punch. Veterans Harrington Bennett Rochelle compete for spots as Coombs refines the batting order before the Cornell opener.
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Durham
Duke
Coombs
Don Robertshaw
Ed Best
Shores
Kersey
Cacker
Harrington
Klare
Colley
Dempsey Offers to Fight Wills in Legal Clash
In Chicago on March 21, Jack Dempsey declared he would fight Harry Wills immediately if paid. The Coliseum club led by B. R. Clemente seeks enforcement of a $500,000 breach of contract suit, arguing no binding deal existed due to missed advance payments. Dempsey says he is ready any time and claims he should have earned $625,000 plus $300,000 by August if the bout were arranged.
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Hicago
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Paddy Mullins
Dempsey
Coliseum Club
B. RB. Clemente
New
University Tennis Team Faces Difficult Northern Schedule
The North Carolina Tar Heels tennis squad, augmented by Bryant Grant Jr the 19th ranked player, will tour a tough northern slate against Yale Georgetown Princeton New York University Army Brown and Harvard. Prospects are the best in school history as they aim for the national title with Wilmer Hines Ed Yeoman Hinkey Hendlin Sonny Graham Lenoir Wright and Lucas Abels among the challengers from the freshman unit.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
University of North Carolina
Bryant Grant, Jr
Tar Heels
Yale
Georgetown
Princeton
New York University
Army
Brown
Harvard
Grant
America
Wilmer Hines
Natonal
Ed Yeoman
North Carolina
Hinkey Hendlin
Sonny Graham
Lenoir Wright
Lucas Abels
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Carolina News Briefs
Eeee Bank of Leicester
Isola
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
United States
Senate
Desire Pari-Mutuel Racing
Wills
North Main
Jean
Frankfuters
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