Softball Park Set to Rise in High Point
City officials redirect 3700 from old treasury to the Junior Chamber of Commerce to fund a new softball park near the slaughter house. The project, praised by residents, aims to foster community spirit and may lead to a Lions Club baseball park with industrial support and affordable admission.
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Slaughter House
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Saycees
Claim Attention Council
High Point
Lions Club
Lions
Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Hanes Mills
Winston-Salem
Baseball Standings and Scores From Night Play Across Leagues
American League results show Boston 8 Detroit 3 and St Louis 11 Philadelphia 4 with Cleveland 4 New York 2. National League Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2 in 11 innings and New York 9 Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn St Louis game rain. Carolina League Greensboro 6 Raleigh 1 Martinsville 9 Danville 4 Durham 36 Leaksville 8. other scores include Mooresville 8 Landis 8 Concord 7 Salisbury 6 and Hickory 9 Lexington 8. Tri State League Spartanburg 8 Asheville 5 Anderson 3 11 Knoxville 1 6. Rock Hill 15 Fayetteville 6, Charlotte Reidsville rain.
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Leagle St
National Leagle
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Tristate Leagle Anderson
Knoxville
Spartanburg
Asheville
Charlotte
Reidsville
Fayetteville
Rock Hill
N. CC
Concord
Statesville
Lexington
Hickory
Mooresville
Salisbury
Landis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Brooklyn-St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Carolina League
Greensboro
Raleigh
Martinsville
Danville
Durham
Leaksville
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Iain
Hi-Toms
Trelstate Leacte
Anderson
Charlotte-Reidsville
Las Chicago
St. Uls
Serene
Carolina Leagle
stew-Salem
State
Leaglue
Salisbury Eee Eeeerere
Page Meeting Stone Today In Tourney
Charlotte May 21 Mrs Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill seven time amateur champion of the Carolinas meets Mrs Polly Stone of Greenville S C in quarter finals play of the Women s 22nd annual golf championship The tourney s qualifying medalist Mrs Page advanced to the quarter finals with a 7 and 5 triumph over Mrs I W Simpkins of Charlotte other championship flight pairings today include Mrs Shelley Caveness Greensboro and Mrs E F C Griffith Charlotte Mrs Jane Crum Covington Orangeburg S C and Mrs George Corcoran Greensboro and Miss Priscilla Buckley Camden Miss Ida McDowell N H Mrs Covington defeated Nancy Woolen of High Point 7 and 5 and Mrs Griffith downed Mrs R F Clark of Charlotte by the same margin yesterday Mrs Caveness defeated Mrs Alexander McMillian of Charlotte 2 1 Mrs Corcoran eliminated Mrs Earl Thompson of Charlotte 5 and 3 Miss Buckley won over Mrs D Pittman of Charlotte 3 and 2 and Miss McDowell downed Mrs S W Cramer Jr of Charlotte 5 and 3
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Charlotte
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Carolinas
Polly Stone
Greenville
S. C
Page
I. W. Simpkins
Stone
Raymond Wolfe
Camden
Charlotte Country Club
Shelley Caveness
Greensboro
EF. C. Griffith
Jane Crum Covington
Orangeburg
George Corcoran
Greensburg
Priscilla Buckley
Ida McDowell
Covington
Nancy Woolen
High Point
Griffith
R. F. Clark
Caveness
Alexander McMillian
Corcoran
Earl Thompson
Miss Buckley
D. Pittman
Miss McDowell
S. W. Cramer, Jr
Missing British Guiana stamp valued at fifty thousand
A stamp, touted as the world’s most precious, vanished at the international exhibition in New York. Officials found the 1856 British Guiana issue behind a wooden frame after the mounting was loosened by heat from a spotlight.
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New York
British Guiana
Fallsclaim July toll in U S tops seventy five per day
July fatalities from falls average seventy five daily across the United States. Home, work, and street incidents contribute to the total as authorities urge caution and preventive measures.
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United States
Hartung Shines as Giants Blast Reds 9 1
Clint Hartung pitched eight hits and three strikeouts to power the New York Giants to a 9 1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Mize and Walker Cooper contributed key hits as New York climbed to the top of the National League on a western road trip. The Cardinals and Cubs also won, boosting Old Baseball headlines.
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Ralph Roden
New York Giants
Clint Hartung
Giants
Johnny Mize
Walker Cooper
Gee
Hartung
Cincinnati Reds
Hineland
Cincinnati
Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Lonnie Frey
Harry Walker
Hitl
Hank Greenberg
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Tribe
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
New York
Yanks
Ed Robinson
Philadelphia
Bob Munchel
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Washington
Lexington Man Heads YMCA At ECTC
Paul Craver of Lexington has been reelected president of the YMCA at East Carolina Teachers College and will lead the organization through the 1947 48 term. He also serves on a North Carolina YWCA YMCA conference committee and plans a 1948 state meeting.
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Greenville
Paul Craver
Lexington
YMCA
East Carolina Teachers College
Craver
North Carolina Ywca
Jamestown Tigers reach finals in county league tourney
Jamestown Tigers beat Rankin 12 to 8 at Memorial stadium to advance to the county league finals. Billy Smith led with a homer and a single, while Oakley hit for Rankin. Mendenhall earned the win in relief, firing 2 1 3 innings and pushing Jamestown to a seventh straight victory as they prepare to face Allen Jay tomorrow.
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Greensboro
Jamestown Tigers
Memorial Stadium
Rankin
Billy Smith
Tigers
Jamestown
Oakley
Gordon Smith
Billy
Smith
Mendenhall
Hi. Smith
Newman
Stewart
Moran
G. Smith
RBI
B. Smith
C. Russell
H. Smith
Bill Smith
Eb — Casnatt
Sbr
Willard
Bob
G. Russell
Russell
Hore G. Smith
Thompson
U—Apple and
Thornburn
Wilson Prepares for North Carolina Amateur Golf Tourney
Workmen finish on the Wilson Country club course for the NC amateur match opening tomorrow through Sunday. Fifteen professional linksmen join the pro amateur event preceding the tournament. Amateur entrants include Harvie Ward Tarboro Harry Welch Salisbury and Tommy Card Raleigh last year's eastern Carolina champion. Waterspouts are actually cloud spouts with trunk like projections.
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Wilson
Wilson Country Club
North Carolina
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
Harry Welch
Salisbury
Tommy Card
Raleigh
Eastern Carolina
National Open Draws Top Field For 1947 Tournament
The 1947 National Open entry tops 1,305 for the qualifying rounds at Louis Country Club June 2 to 14 to select 126 for the championship field. Exempt entries bring total to about 1,350, the second largest in Open history, with 11 past champions excused from qualifying and notables like Hogan Snead and Dey noting postwar growth. sectional trials across 26 sites will feature players such as Bobby Locke and Jug MecSpaden in New York Metropolitan eliminations.
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Bob Grubb
New York
Ventures
At Louis Country Club
Joe Dey
U. S. Golf Association
Mangrum
Ralph Guldahl
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Billy Bucke
Tony Manero
Sam Parks
Craig Wood
Lawson Little
Chick Evans
Johnny Goodman
Ben Hogan
Jimmy DeMaret
Sammy Snead
New York Metropolitan
Bobby Locke
Harold
Jug) MecSpaden
Beckers To Play Weavers Tomorrow
Beckers Tailoring Company meets the High Point Weavers at the high school field at 5 p m tomorrow. Beckers pitching ace Arville Weaver faces Weavers’ top hurler Burris Stoker as two of the area’s leading softball pitchers square off.
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Beckers Tailoring Company
High Point Weavers
Arville Weaver
Beckers
Burris Stoker
Weavers
Mount Rushmore Faces Size Stands Big
The Mount Rushmore heads in South Dakota are carved so large a human figure could fit within a 465 foot height.
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U. S
Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
Hitchcock Beverage Company Inc Phone 13-1456 Greensboro N
A brief entry lists Hitchcock Beverage Company Inc with a Greensboro North location and a contact phone number 13 1456. The OCR fragment provides limited identifying details about the business.
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Hitchcock Beverage Company, Inc
Greensboro, N
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Arnold Wallis
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Kennedy
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Wallace
P Poole
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McWilliams
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Hermann
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Sheally
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Lexington Man Heads
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Damestown
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U.S.A
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Paul’s Air Park
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Ting
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Firestone
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Vita
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Boyles Tire CO
N. Main ST
B&h Tire CO
S. Main ST
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