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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1932
Page
8
In Charlotte the Hornets won 6 to 5 in the nightcap after Roy Appleton blanked High Point 5 to 0 in the afternoon. Art Pond delivered a clutch single with bases loaded. The win gave the Hornets two of three against the Pointers and a 4 1 record for the week.
Norman Thomas appeared poised to lead the Socialist national convention in Milwaukee as the party prepares to nominate a presidential candidate. Thomas, returning from a lecture tour, predicted the party would set a historic vote while leaders battled internal divisions to present a united front. The gathering faced prolonged rule disputes and struggled to adjourn.
Monroe Mitchell pitched well for Asheville defeating Al Smith as Asheville sweeps the two game series with Wilmington 4 to 2. A soggy field and drizzle hindered play while Galvin homered with a man on in the fourth for Wilmington.
The latest figures show farm mortgages now held in the United States total over 9.36 billion dollars. The report notes the growing size of farm credit and its impact on rural finances across major agricultural regions nationwide.
Late in the afternoon delegates finalize rules and hurry to restaurants to eat. The passage notes the speed of actions after rule formation and the rush to meals.
In Biscoe North Carolina police extend hunt for Bill King and Glenn Lowdermilk to Georgia and Tennessee after Foster and Nelson were captured in Rowan county. $1500 of $5300 loot recovered. King and Lowdermilk remain fugitives as preliminary hearings set for Foster and Nelson in Troy.
The Point Y M C A will host its annual Athletic Night Monday at 7 30 p m with C M Waynick of The Enterprise to deliver the keynote. Awards and trophies will be given to winners in Y M C A sports and activities and the public is invited.
Southern Association results show Little Rock 4 Atlanta 0 in a seven inning second game. Birmingham 3 Nashville 4. New Orleans 6 Chattanooga 4 with a second game seven innings. Memphis 4 Knoxville 3 in 11 innings.
Richmond fell to Bridgeport 3 to 4 while Norfolk edged Allentown 6 to 7 in a pair of tight Eastern League contests.
Dugan Aycock of the Municipal course shot a 70 par four under to set a new city record. He carded 34 for the first nine and 36 for the second, with six birdies and two penalty strokes for out of bounds. He will leave Sunday for Macon Georgia to compete in the Southeastern PGA Open at Idle Hour Country Club starting Tuesday, as North Carolina fields Aycock George Slingerland Fred Hyatt and Andy Merrilles or Arthur Horn.
The United States women beat England 5 1 2 to 3 1 2 in a team match at Wentworth Surrey. key singles wins by Virginia Van Wie Leona Cheney and Diana Fishwick helped secure the victory as Mrs Glenna Collett Ware and Helen Hicks lost to Joyce Wethered and Enid Wilson.
A six inch type screaming banner proclaims Hoover Kidnaped on a front page hoax. Smaller lines joke about a ransom demand of 100000 dollars. The piece is linked to the Lindbergh case rumor and seen as a profitable publicity stunt.
A man recants the tale of his alleged contacts with kidnappers after being held on obstruction of justice and false information charges in Flemington. Attorneys were retained, and the shipbuilder remains in jail on $10,000 bail. Meanwhile Dr. Condon plans a likeness search, then heads to Connecticut after a rapid trip to Danbury and Pawtucket.
High Point meets Greensboro to start a two game set with the Patriots. Friday night marks the first official Ladies Night with all women admitted free at the ball park. Local fans will see how the pointers fare against the Gate City aggregation after a prior split series.
Charles Harris of Lexington Troop 32 reportedly tied all nine knots in 13 2 5 seconds at Camp Uwharrie near Jamestown. The Uwharrie council jamboree drew about 500 scouts and officials with Troop 32 winning knot tying and signaling events, while Troop 10 took overall first with 57 points.
Durham Bulls rally with five runs in the eighth inning to tie the game and then win 10 to 7 over the Twins in Winston Salem. Key hits include McCarter’s bases loaded triple to cap the ninth inning comeback. Folliard held the Bulls to eight innings before the late surge.
Art Newton of Deep River road and T R English of Trinity were arrested last night by local officers on charges of driving while intoxicated. Newton posted $500 bond and was released within hours, while English remained jailed at 2 am.
Weather outlook reports cloudiness with occasional showers through the week in the South Atlantic states. Near the end of the week the forecast indicates fair weather returning.
Yesterday's Piedmont League results show Winston-Salem 17 over Charlotte 0 and Greensboro 11 over Raleigh 3. High Point was 5-5, Durham 10, Wilmington 2, Asheville 3, with other matches listed for reference.
Games Monday feature Winston-Salem at Wilmington, Charlotte at Durham, Greensboro at High Point, Raleigh at Asheville. Yesterday’s home run hitters include Chervinko of High Point at second base with two, and Galvin of Wilmington at catcher with two.
Temperature near normal overall with a cooler spell over the northern portion on Monday. Forecast notes a mild trend elsewhere with no significant extremes expected.
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