Records Likely At SC Track Meet Amid Peak Performances
Southern Conference athletes chase records at the South Carolina track meet with Milan Zori of NC State and Raleigh Legore of NC State leading the field. Contenders aim to surpass marks in discus javelin high hurdles and sprints while past records stand at risk. Foster of VMI set a 9.8 second century record from 1925 still rarely matched.
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Durham
Milan Zor
North Carolina State
Ralaton Legore
North Carolina
Zori
Legore
Penn
Foster
Prdon
Lynn
Clemson
Ear
Virginia
Grover Everett
Charlottesville
Bob Bird
Duke
Dick Dunay
Washington and Lee
Hubbard
Bird
Earl Frazier
Davidson
Tom Craig
South Carolina
George Coles
Craig
Coles
Bill Kerns
Evneas
Maryland
Williamson
N. C
McRae
Abernathy
Hawthorne
N.C
Jackson
N C
Carolina Track Stars Rival Duke in Big Five Showdown
North Carolina hosts Duke and Washington and Lee in key meets as Tar Heels lead with multiple conference marks. Cobbled results show Lynn of Clemson and Abernathy of UNC posting strong times, while Bob Bird and Dick Dunay loom in distance events.
Fights Last Night in Waterloo Victors Named
Lee Savoldi of St. Paul defeated Vern Trickle of Emmeteburg by points in six rounds. Ronald Malcolm of Jesup won on points against Caddy Casey of St. Paul in six rounds. Kid Ripley of Charles City outpointed Arnie Arnold of St. Paul over four rounds.
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Waterloo
Lee Savoldi
St. Paul
Vern Trickle
Emmeteburg
Ila
Ronald Malcolm
Jesup
Caddy Casey
Kid Ripley
Charles City
Arnie Arnold
Nance Leads City Team to 10 Victory
Ray Nance led the city golf team to a 94 scoring victory over The Enterprise in Commercial Golf League play at the municipal course. The Wachovia bank team beat North State Telephone 200 to 218 and City Hall held off The Enterprise 226 as Adams-Millis offices won 203 to 209 over their plant rivals. Diamond Full-Fashioned posted 208 to top Triangle at 238.
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Ray Nance
Enterprise
Nance
Wachovia Bank
North State Telephone Company
Adams-Millis
Adama-Millis
Triangle
Clay Courts Are Grants Nemesis
Bryan Grant earned recognition from tennis authorities for a Davis Cup bid, but selection favors players better suited to grass courts. Holcombe Ward, chair of the cup committee, notes Grant excels on clay yet struggles on turf, while Shields Stoefen and Word are deemed more suitable for grass.
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New York
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Grant
Shields
Stoefen
Ward
Sidney Word
Depth vs Distance in Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues
Readers misread the title believing a depth is implied. The work details a voyage spanning a vast distance beneath the sea aboard the submarine Nautilus.
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Jules Verne
Henry Bessemer's steel process revolutionizes industry
Sir Henry Bessemer devised a method to mass produce steel, making it commercially practical and transforming manufacturing across industries. The invention enabled cheaper, faster production and spurred industrial growth worldwide.
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Henry Bessemer
Deags Meeting Wolfpack Today In Raleigh
Wake Forest hosts N C State in Raleigh as part of a busy sports program. The Deacons beat the Wolfpack 4 2 in Easter Monday action. Tar Heels top Navy 4 1 at Annapolis behind Fred Crouch. Duke loses Reynolds May for Tar Heel series. Tar Heels edge Duke in tennis 5 4. Southern Conference net tourney opens in Charlottesville with UNC title defense. Tar Heel entrants Harvey Harris Rickey Willis Walter Levitan John McGlinn. Duke entrants Barney Welch John Higgins Stewart Kenyon James Martin.
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Charlotte
Wake Forest
N. C. State
Raleigh
Deacons
North Carolina
Duke
Navy
Annapolis
Fred Crouch
McGowan
Jack Coombs
Blue Devils
Reynolds May
Coombs
May
Tar Heels
Charlottesville
Virginia
Maryland
Washington and Lee
Harvey Harris
Rickey Willis
Walter Levitan
John McGlinn
Barney Welch
John Higgins
Stewart Kenyon
James Martin
Duke Stadium
Weather Delays Piedmont RAG Baseball Schedule
Rainy week slows Piedmont league play as teams adjust mid week shifts. Hornets widen lead by a half game after Richmond Colts beat Columbia Sandlappers 6 to 4 in the day’s only game. Holfhouser of UNC beat Grayson Wolf of Sandlappers in a Carolina college clash. Schedule changes send Hornets to Norfolk and Greensboro to Columbia while Wilmington goes to Richmond.
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Charlotte
Hornets
Richmond
Colts
Columbia Sandiappers
Carolinas Collegians
Herman Holfhouser
University of North Carolina
Grayson Wolf
Twirler
Sandlappers
University of South Carolina
Norfolk
Greensboro
Columbia
Wilmington
Conference Tennis Tourney Opens at Charlottesville
Singles play starts the three day Southern Conference championship in Charlottesville Virginia with North Carolina defending. Virginia Duke Sevme and Washington and Lee enter six men including Morrison Rohman Wallace Taylor Hedges and Fletcher for Virginia. Duke lists Welch Higgins Kenyon and Martin as entries plus North Carolina’s Glinn. Maryland also competes pending draw.
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Charlottesville
North Carolina
University of Virginia
Duke
Sevme
Washington
Don Morrison
Cavalier
Barney Welch
Virginia
Morrison
Carl Rohman
Donald Wallace
Stewart Taylor
John Hedges
Herman Fletcher
Harvey Harris
Rickey Willis
Walter Levitan
John McGlinn
Welch
John Higgins
Stewart Kenyon
James Martin
Maryland
Washington and Lee
Ammonia Derived From Stag Horns in Early Chemistry
Historical note describes ammonia formation by heating stag horns in closed vessels to extract bases. This method ties to early chemical techniques using animal substances and enclosed environments for reactive processes.
Sea elephant consumes twenty tons of fish yearly
A sea elephant in Philadelphia consumes twenty tons of fish annually as part of a quirky local habit. Nationwide liquor taxes totaled 137 million dollars in 1933, per the internal revenue bureau, highlighting era revenue scales.
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Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Bureau
Annual meet to be held Friday and Saturday
The annual event will be staged there on Friday and Saturday with advance indications that many records will fall.
International League standings and recent results
The International League shows Rochester 19 games with a .781 winning percentage and Toronto at 20 11 .645 in standings. Montreal 14 11 .660 and Baltimore 19 .269 also appear. results include Toronto 6 Rochester 5, Syracuse 3 Newark 2, and Baltimore at Montreal noted as cold with only scheduled games. Piedmont League lists today’s games: Charlotte at Norfolk, Greensboro at Columbia, Wilmington at Richmond.
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W. K. Pet
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Syracuse
Baltimore
Estentey
Newark
Charlotte
Norfolk
Greensboro
Columbia
Wilmington
Richmond
L. Pet. Charlotte
Columbia Es
Norfolk Seeee
Wilmington Eee
Richmond E Ee
Baseball Scores From Yesterday And Today
National League results show Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at New York with no yesterday games listed American League schedules include games Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland and a referenced Cleveland win over Philadelphia with a score line 12 to 8 noted in fragmented text.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Beret Eine OM
Wee
Curese i Beewe
W. Pittsburgh
Etter
Bt. Louis
Nee
Braves
New York Giants
Pirates
Cubs
Yesterday Richmond Beats Columbia Five to Four
A baseball game yesterday saw Richmond defeat Columbia 5 to 4. Other contests were rained out.
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Richmond
Columbia
Birmingham Tops Nashville 6 to 3 in Rain
Score updates show Birmingham defeats Nashville 6 to 3 as rain affects play. Other games list Knoxville beating Memphis 6 to 1 with 2-2 tie New Orleans at Atlanta and Chattanooga visiting Little Rock for a night game.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
Atlanta Lee
N. Orleans
Memphis
Knoxville
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
King Levinsky Nervous at Probe in Chicago
A Chicago hospital bulletin reports boxing figure King Levinsky remains nervous and wary of self-examination. He plans to return to Los Angeles soon to fight Art Laskey, expresses no anger toward Pete Reilly, as per family-issued note from the Levinsky camp.
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Chicago
King Levinsky
Los Angeles
Art Laskey
Pete Reilly
Kinglish
Panthers To Close Season With EC Teachers College Tilt
High Point Panthers wrap up the season at Willis Park facing Eastern Carolina Teachers College in a Friday 8 p.m. non conference game. Coach Virgil Yow plans to use most of the squad on the mound with Shore James or Hight anticipated to start.
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High Point College
Panthers
Carolina Teachers College
Willis Park
Lexington
Elon College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Virgil Yow
James
Hight
Sectional Split In Majors Strength
The article notes interleague play in 1934 shows the East leading in the American League and the West in the National League, with the Braves and Giants underperforming expected strength. It cites Pittsburgh and Chicago in close races and highlights Pittsburgh’s strong home record as a factor in standings.
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Hugh 8S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Presss
Kingfish Faces Scrutiny Over Lasky Fight Training
Illinois State Athletic Commission pursues a quiet but firm inquiry into Levinsky training in Los Angeles for the Lasky bout and his sudden withdrawal. A physician assessed the Kingfish and will report today, while locals expect him to return to Los Angeles to fulfill the fight.
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Lena Levy
Ilinois State Athletic Commission
Levinsky
Los Angeles
Lasky
Laskey
Clara Bow Expects Baby In December
Clara Bow and Rex Bell announced they expect a baby next December. The Hollywood couple spoke from their desert ranch near Nipton about plans to retire from films and raise a family. Bow recalled Christmas plans with twins John and Lillian visiting from Brooklyn.
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Hollywood
Clara Bow
Rex Bell
Bell
Nipton
John
Lillian
Brooklyn
Miss Bow
Point Barrow Alaska Nearest Post Office of the Nation
Point Barrow in Alaska is identified as the northernmost post office operated by the country. The designation underscores the extreme geographic reach of the nation’s mail service and highlights the remote community served from this latitude.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Billiard Balls Made From Casein Material
Billiard balls are produced from casein, a precipitated product derived from buttermilk.
Strong Man W Apear In Ci In City
R. W. Mahan the strong man known for feats across the region will perform in High Point at Rialto theater Friday and Saturday. He will lift a four passenger Auburn by pulling a rope attached to the bumper and will perform strength acts including squeezing with his lungs to inflate a tire. He has long staged exhibitions and follows a fitness program of boxing and lifting. This is his first appearance in High Point.
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R. W. Mahan
Mr. Mahan
Rialto Theater
Ling
High Point
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