This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1958
Page
25
Ricky reports from the Sedgefield Horse Show noting the diverse events 68 total contests with $7300 in stakes. He describes horse types conformation hunters green hunters and working hunters plus show attire and spectators including notable quirks and high value horses.
Watts pitched a one hit game and drove in two runs with a triple and a double as Elon College defeated Catawba 4 3 to clinch the North State Conference baseball championship. Elon finished 14 2 in the conference. Catawba 12 4. Watts also scored the go ahead run in the fourth.
Robert Kerns of Middleburg Virginia explains he fields five horses as his living and may sell four at a clear price while one, Duke of Paconian, is not for sale. Betty Schenk, a Richmond rider, started on a poker game horse and now writes a weekly column while showing for Pettibone. Horse ownership commands high sums, with pure-bred Shetlands reaching up to 60 000 and individual show horses valued around 141 000 for a seven-horse stable.
Linthicum Concrete Company led by Roy Hauser swept Serv ice Battery National Guard to clinch the city duck pin championship. Hauser posted 128 121 105 for 354, with Vernon Clayton 325 and L M Bentley 326 for the champions. Matt Elder topped the night with 363 in three games. Gordon's 66 Service dropped two of three in the third place playoff.
Banjo Matthews of Asheville and Harold Moore of Mooresville posted identical qualifying times of 16.0 seconds at McCormick Field Speedway. A heavy shower postponed the 135 lap race for amateurs and sportsmen as rain halted the event before a start. The crowd reached 2,500 while their times marked the fastest on the quarter mile asphalt track this year, still 0.22 seconds behind last year’s 16.48 record Banjo set.
Dick Rathmann, senior, ends a luck drought at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by setting a 10 mile qualifying speed record of 145.974 mph for the 500 mile race on May 30. Elisian also tops laps with 146.508 mph for a single lap and 145.596 for 10 miles, records previously held by Pat Flaherty.
Greensboro announces Roxboro native George Cushwa replaces Elizabeth City coach John Honey Johnson as co coach for the North Carolina all star program Johnson becomes an honorary member and may attend if travel is possible Cushwa has led Roxboro High Rockets as head football coach for six years.
ACC faculty chairs discussed UNC efforts to gain full year eligibility for Joe Quigg and Don Coker but no formal action was taken. The informal exchange occurred during the Greensboro weekend meeting as part of rule limits on freshman and three varsity campaigns. Other sports notes include Glenn Zimmerman of the Charlotte Hornets released, Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom shuttle at Spartanburg, and Citadel coach Sloan saying 21 games max for future seasons.
Catawba College freshman pitcher Bill Frazer from Glassboro New Jersey has won seven straight decisions. In 58 innings he has allowed seven earned runs while striking out 36, walking 20, and giving up 32 hits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.