White Hope Search Begins for Louis Challenger
Chicago May 17 A hunt for a white hope to beat Joe Louis heats up with a gold rush parallel to 1910. Mickey Walker plans nationwide exhibitions to locate a potential champion while rival pursues Orlan Ott a 17 year old 6 ft 414 in Iowa farm hand with eight wins four by knockout since December.
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Charles Dunkley
Chicago
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Reno
Nev
Louis
Jack Dempsey
Mickey Walker
Walker
Signor
Antonio Pietro Cordaro
Des Moines
Iowa
Signor Cordaro
Orlan Ott
Hartley
Teh Youngster
Dempsey
Tony Novak
Kansas City
New York
Hageratown
Bob Pastor
van Mungo
Bill Killefer
Helsinki
Finland
18 Hit Explosion Hoists Tribe Into Second Position
Mueller drives the offense with three base hits led by Sackman. Coombs and Bavender steal bases while Lindsey handles sacrifices. Sackman pairs with Connor for a double play. Lindsey fans eight as Beaird records one strikeout. Umpires Fisher and Ridenhour. Time 2.05.
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TRIBE
Mueller
Sackman
Coombs
Bavender
Lindsey
Connor
Beaird
Fisher and Ridenhour
Towelers Edge Cooleemee In Fourteen Inning Baseball Tilt
Kannapolis tops Cooleemee 7 to 4 after a tense battle. Art Shelton belts a fourth inning homer to spark the rally and drive the Towelers to a fourth straight win.
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Kannapolis
Cooleemee Cools
Art Shelton
Cooleemee Kannapolis Abrho
Abrho Hnatio
Whitlock
Harris
Carter
Tennis Talks 276 F. Lt. H. Fussell Tennis Director City Recreation Dept
Local city recreation department appoints F. Lt. H. Fussell as tennis director overseeing programs and facilities. Fussell begins duties guiding youth tennis, court maintenance, and community instruction at city facilities.
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City Recreation Dept
The Chop Stroke in Tennis Tactics from Beasley Studies
A summary of Beasley guided insights on the chop stroke, noting its use against high bounces, the short backswing, and under cut spin. It describes a bent elbow, increased knee crouch, weight transfer from back to forward foot, and follow through varying with chop type.
Wild Pitches and Errors Span Short Game
Pitcher Jones errs on wild pitch and passed ball by Pratt in a brief contest. Gaffney charged with losing pitcher as Ingram and Lohr umpire a two ten game time.
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Carter
Motto
Carmichael
Fowler
Harris
Easley
Pratt
Whitlock
Askew
Carey
Burns
Reynolds
Jones
Humphry
Shelton
Gaverick
Cooleemee
Kannapolis
Gaffney
Trikeouts Jones
By Jones
Hnatio
Ingram
Lohr
Favorites win in ladder meet advances into second round
In the High Point ladder tennis tournament favorites moved forward with Jim Parsons the lone seed to fall by default to W Brown. Hubert Barrier and J D Rogers reached round two with Barrier advancing by default over Steed and Rogers defeating Bivins 6 3 6 2.
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Jim Parsons
W. Brown
Hubert Barrier
J. D. Rogers
Barrier
Steed
Rogers
Bivins
H. Barrier
Best
J. Franklin
Bower
F. R. Womach
F. Sizemore
E. Young
R. Short
H. Preasley
W. Prazier
F. Rogers
T. Ellington
B. Leonard
FP. Walters
H. E. Lop
L. H. Pussell
W. D. Bulla
J. Steele
M. Lamet
D. Garvin
J. Copeland
F. Bisher
J. Parsons
Roanoke Rapids Man Killed in Car Crash
Joe Sutter age 32 died from injuries from a single vehicle overturn on the Roanoke Rapids Littleton highway last night.
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Roanoke Rapids
Joe Sutter
Littleton Highway
Baseball, Boxing, and Football Bits Stir Seattle and Beyond
Scattered sports notes and quips from the era cover a range of figures from Bill Terry and Jimmy Wilson to Nate Druxman and Al Hostak. Mentioned are Sally Krieger, Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, Sixto Escobar, Luis Regi, and Rogers Hornsby. A chilly cellar, a five year remark, and a baseball season opening in Fitchburg foreground a mosaic of games and personalities.
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Bill Terry
Jimmy Wilson
Bill
Wilson
Seattle
Sally Krieger
Nate Druxman
al Hostak
Leominster
St. Bernard’s
Fitchburg
Mass
Garden Brass
Heinz Vopel
Harry Mehre
U. of Mississippi
Notre Dame
Sixto Escobar
Luis Regi
Rogers Hornsby
Baltimore
International League
Shires
Texas
Yankee
Lou Gehrig
National League and American League Scores Recap
National League results include Pittsburgh 8 over Philadelphia, Cincinnati 4, Boston 1 over Brooklyn 12, Chicago 2, St. Louis 7 over New York 6, and American League shows Boston 18 over Chicago 4, New York 7 over St. Louis 5, Detroit 6 over Washington 2, and Cleveland 8 over Philadelphia 3 in a night game.
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New York
Cente Ewes
Boston
Steeeee
Brooklyn Tee Eee
Chicago
Pittsburgh Cheer Tee Enens
New York Centeee
Landis Eee
Salisbury
Thomasville
Petes
Cooleemeee Eewerk
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Baseball scores from multiple minor leagues and regions
Norfolk beats Charlotte 5 to 2 while Asheville over Rocky Mount 6 to 3 and Richmond wins 7 to 3. Portsmouth edges Winston-Salem 11 to 10. Atlanta dominates New Orleans 11 to 2 as Little Rock defeats Knoxville 8 to 6. Thomasville tops Concord 6 to 5 and Lexington wins 11 to 6 over Landis. Kannapolis 7 Cooleemee 4. Salisbury 8 Mooresville 1. Newton-Conover 5 Shelby 3. Williamston 9 Snow Hill 5. New Bern il, Wilson 7. Toronto 8 Baltimore 0. Rochester 4 Jersey City 1. Syracuse 12 Montreal 10. Newark-Buffalo postponed due to cold. Basset 10-1 Martinsville 7-7 Mayodan 8 Mt Airy 3. Reidsville 6 Tri Cities 4. Columbus 2 Savannah 1. Macon 6 Jacksonville 2. Spartanburg 9 Augusta 6. Columbia 6 Greenville 2.
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Toronto
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
Syracuse
Montreal
Newark-Buffalo
Pacific Coast League Scores Card
Sacramento defeated San Diego 6 to 2 while Oakland beat Hollywood 11 to 7 Seattle won 7 to 1 over Portland and Los Angeles triumphed 10 to 6 against San Francisco.
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Sacramento
San Diego
Oakland
Hollywood
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Baseball Game Pairings and Probable Pitchers Today
Games today feature Brooklyn at Chicago Hamlin with Lee facing 3-2 teams, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Mulcahy against Killinger, Boston at Cincinnati Posedel opposing Walter, and New York at St Louis Schumacher against Weiland.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Hamlin
Lee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mulcahy
Killinger
Boston
Cincinnati
Posedel
Walter
New York
St. Louis
Schumacher
Weiland
Schedule of three games with listed matchups
St. Louis at New York Kennedy with Pearson at 3-0. Chicago at Boston with Dietrich at 2-1 facing Wilson. Detroit at Washington Newsom 2-1 meeting Deshong 0-1. Only games scheduled.
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St. Louis
New York
Kennedy
Pearson
Chicago
Boston
Dietrich
Wilson
Detroit
Washington
Newsom
Deshong
High School Football Pairings Spark Weekend Schedule
Kannapolis visits Lexington while Salisbury hosts Landis and Mooresville faces Concord. Thomasville travels to Cooleemee for league action as teams set for another weekend slate.
Major League Leaders in Batting Home Runs and RBIs
AP league leaders list shows stars like Hank Greenberg of Detroit leading batting average and home runs tied with others. Selkirk and Camilli among top RBI producers, with Arnovich and McCormick notable in runs batted in and hits across the NL and AL.
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Greenberg
Tigers
Abe
Selkirk
Yankees
Seooen
Cacesee
Camilli
Dodgers
Ceacamanelle Mive
Cardinals
Eneue
MOOR
Kinks
Diewas
Oanee
Voces
Walker
White Sox
Goodman
Reds
Jeeas
McCormick
Svexeets
Arnovich
Phillies
Coscserssetsess
Governor Hoey Involved in Second Car Crash Since 1937
Raleigh May 17. After his January 1937 inauguration Governor Hoey has been in two auto accidents. The first happened near Concord about a year ago and the second yesterday on the Raleigh Durham highway when his car nudged a vehicle that stopped abruptly. The other driver sped away without identifying himself.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Concord
Raleigh-Durham
Guilford County Realty Transfers In High Point and Greensboro
Guilford County real estate activity lists transfers in High Point and Greensboro townships. Several lot transfers occur, including properties in North Park College Park Emerywood Snow Park Shaw Estates Forest Lawn Cemetery and other areas with buyers including William F Batley Fannie Bazier and Starmount Company among others.
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William F. Batley
William T. Forster
North Park
D. E B. Culler
Emma C. Culler
R. J. Bunn
Lexington Avenue
Fannie Bazier
Dallas
College Park
Piedmont
W. O. Stephens
Emerywood
Ben L. Herman
Bessie Wagoner
Snow Park
Laffoon
Morehead Township
F. O. Morgan
Ralph
Wall
Friendly Road
East Greenway Street
City of
Greensboro
C. R. Wilhelm Fot
Shaw Estates
Julius C. Smith
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Mcliver Street
Carr Street
Abe Blumenthal
Robert H. Frazier
South Elm Street
Robert Frazier
Starmount Company
Staten Noel and Wife
Homestead Avenue
West Market Street
Night of January 16th at High Point College tonight
The Footlighters present Ayn Rand drama Night of January 16th at Roberts Hall 8 15 PM. Directed by Walter R Fleischmann with a cast of 19 in a murder trial setting where 12 audience members serve as jury. production by the college drama class and students handle sets and technical work.
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Footlighters
High Point College
Roberts Hall
Ayn Rand
Junior Service League
Walter R. Fleischmann
Karen Andre
Mrs Claudia Shoaf Dies at 50 in Thomasville
Claudia Osborne Shoaf wife of John Lee Shoaf and member of a Davidson County family died Tuesday night at her Winston-Salem route 5 home after months of illness She was born October 8 1888 in Davidson County and married November 17 1909 Survived by husband two sons Fred and Glenn a daughter Ruth two grandchildren and an uncle Emanuel Osborne The funeral will be Thursday at Bethany Church at 11 o clock with Rev O B Williams and Rev C C Wagner officiating Interment in the family plot at the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Claudia Osborne Shoaf
John Lee Shoaf
Davidson County
Winston-Salem
Shoat
John R
Matilda Stone Osborne
Shoaf
Mount Pleasant
Glenn Shoaf
Ruth Shoaf
Emmanuel Osborne
Bethany Church
O. B. Williams
C. C. Wagner
Underground Rails Outnumber Surface Tracks in Pennsylvania
A report notes that Pennsylvania possesses more miles of railroad tracks laid underground than above ground. The finding highlights extensive subterranean rail infrastructure and related engineering implications.
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Pennsylvania
Plans For NYA Exhibit And Conference In Raleigh
Final arrangements are completed for the North Carolina Youth Exhibit and Conference in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium on May 19 and 20. NYA County Supervisor J. C. Kimrey will lead a display of Guilford County youth articles and a two day program includes talks by Tom L. Popejoy and Dr. Charles H. Judd. The event features open forums chaired by John A. Long and others, with sessions on youth, education, rural problems, and democracy.
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North Carolina
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
J. C. Kimrey
NYA
Guilford County
Kimrey
Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium
Tom L. Popejoy
Washington, D. C
National Youth Administration
John A. Long
Charles H. Judd
University of Chicago
Department of Education
William Aycock
Greensboro High School
National Student Federation
Melvin Bruce L. Melvin
WPA Research Division
Washington
R. J. Peeler
Future Farmers of America
Harold L. Meyer
University of North Carolina
State Employment Service
Helen Fuller
Council of Young Southerners
R. O'Hara Lanier
NYA Negro Affairs
William Trent, Jr
Department of the Interior
North Carolina Council of
Civilian Conservation Corps
4-Hlabel
Domestic Science
Department of Public Instruction
WPA Education Division
Senior Class Night Play Promises Notable Senior Roles
Thomasville High School observed senior class night in the auditorium with a play titled Seniors at the Bar. Cast members portrayed faculty and structured a court scene with roles including salutatorian Cline Mason, lawyer Edwin Peace, judge Cline Mason, and foreman Lloyd Sechrest among many others.
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Thomasville
Cline Mason
Lucille Eddinger
Ralph Loftin
Edwin Peace
Robert Steed
Edward Hobgood
David Burkhart
Wilma Wall
Don Davis
Weddie Huffman
Moore
Romulus Skaggs
Miss Boyles
Coleene Davis
Hauss
Joe Lohr
Miss Dixon
Helen Munday
Clarice Davis
Lloyd Sechrest
Hoyle Bruton
Alice Myers
Helen Warner
Violet Rodgers
Hoey orders probe after A and T discharge sparks protest
Governor Hoey announced an investigation into the dismissal of Coach Inman A. Breaux at the A. and T. College for Negroes in Greensboro. He confirmed students demonstrated by throwing rocks at the administration building Monday night causing over $100 in damage and said trustees should conduct the inquiry.
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Raleigh
Inman A. Breaux
A. and T. College For
Greensboro
Hoey
Breaux
Famous Author and Word Puzzle Challenge
A puzzle listing clues and answers spans multiple word entries from 1 to 58 and 64, referencing Pilgrim's Progress author and related terms. The vertical and horizontal prompts cover definitions such as ancient, poison, liver related terms, pronouns, and basic objects, forming a dense crossword style quiz.
Thomasville High Graduation Exercises Thursday Evening
Thomasville High School will hold graduation for the senior class in the high school auditorium Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Dr. Howard Rondthaler of Winston-Salem will be the speaker and diplomas will be presented after his address. Seventh grade promotions follow Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Grover H. Jones of High Point delivering the address.
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Thomasville
Thomasville High School
Howard Rondthaler
Winston-Salem
Rondthaler
Grover H. Jones
High Point
North Carolina First State to Have Volunteer Fire Department
Mayor J B Flora of Elizabeth City, president of the North Carolina State Firemen Association, announced North Carolina as the first state to establish a state volunteer department created by the 1939 legislature. Fire Marshal Sherwood Brockwell noted the state leads in statewide fire training, with the College and Drill School in Wilmington running through tomorrow.
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Wilmington
J. B. Flora
Elizabeth City
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
North Carolina
Flora
Sherwood Brockwell
North Carolina State Fire College and Drill School
Brockwell
Chicago Produce Prices Steady on Butter Eggs Unsettled
Chicago morning market report shows butter at 1,319,446 pounds steady, prices unchanged. Eggs unsettled with firsts at 15 percent, local demand 15 percent, cars 15 percent. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Big Steel Calls Back 2000 Miners in West Virginia Clash
Big Steel announced the recall of about 2000 miners in Southern West Virginia defying United Mine Workers warnings. The move sparks a showdown over the union shop clause tied to a recent contract framework. UMW claims majority enrollment and plans further picketing if needed as steel firms and unions meet in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
CIO
John L. Lewis
UMW
U. S. Coal and Coke
U. S. Steel Corporation
Gary
W. Va
Jess Aquino
Pennsylvania
P. T. Fagan
Moose Lodge to Host Fish Fry and Barbecue Tomorrow
Members of the Loyal Order of Moose will be entertained with a fish fry and barbecue tomorrow night at the H. A. Cecil farm.
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Loyal Order of Moose
H. A. Cecil
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