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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
11
Ernie Duggan from Lansing Michigan faces Williams in the light heavyweight bout on tonight’s card at 8 30 pm promoted as a fast action show. Duggan, famed lumberjack turned wrestler, claims rugged world championship credentials and vows top form.
The copy touts rich comfort with spare tire allowance and room at the crotch and legs. It emphasizes freedom from binding and chafing, noting the use of genuine Lastex yarn for stretch and fit.
The 1933 lineal light heavyweight champion Duggan held the title until 1936 when Hugh Nichols of Hollywood took it. Duggan defeated heavyweights like Cowboy Luttrall and Milo Steinborn with a slicing attack. Opponent Williams has a college background and is speedily aggressive, a crowd favorite who recently battled Champion Nichols for over two hours.
Charlotte, N C May 19 Asheville Tourists rose to second in the Piedmont league with a 6 5 win over Charlotte yesterday Norfolk Tars held the top spot despite a rainout Portsmouth Trucks trounced Rocky Mount 7 2 after six hits.
Landis out slugged Thomasville 11 to 9 in a NC State league game here last night finishing with 16 hits to 11 for Thomasville. Davis earned the win while Miller took the loss as rain halted play after seven innings. Stirewalt and Whitaker led Landis with multiple hits and runs batted in.
A vintage ad promises improved wearing comfort for denture users with three sizes of a new fasten denture fastener. It claims the product keeps plates in place, reduces slipping, and offers a secure bite without sour taste or soreness.
Kirby allowed four hits and Dawson five in a pitchers battle for Pickett. Ray drove in both runs with a triple and a single in three at bats, delivering a 2–0 win over Triangle in the Industrial league yesterday afternoon.
Fayetteville report says Puritan Weaving Company employees voted 205 to 99 in favor of affiliating with the Textile Workers Organizing Committee yesterday.
Thomasville Democrats push toward upcoming primaries with candidate lists for county commissioner and coroner. Lexington figures F J Lancaster and J R Terry vie for coroner while J Lee Wilson and L A Martin contest Davidson House seat. Local precinct chairs and delegates to the State Democratic convention are named.
Grace Lutheran church in Thomasville announces Dwight Conrad, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Conrad, will serve as pastor for the summer. Conrad, a Columbia University B D candidate and Fair Grove graduate with an A B from Lenoir Rhyne, will begin after finishing his current year. The church has lacked a regular pastor as Rev Bawin F. Troutman left for mountain missionary work in Boone North Carolina.
A white-tail deer has been observed leaping 16 feet from a resting recline. The sight highlights the animal's surprising agility and potential terrain challenges in its habitat.
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