Earl Combs Sours Lead as AL Batting Boss in 1924
Harl Combs of the New York Yankees tops the American League with a .415 average, with Bennie Paschal close behind at .410. The report tracks leaders across teams including Cobb, Sisler, Severeid, Williams, Meusel, and Hawkes, noting Combs’ surge amid a Yankees slump and hot seasons for several other sluggers and base-stealers.
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Atlanta
Yankees
Combs
Pascal
Associated Frels
Chicago
Harl Combs
New York Yankees
Bennie Paschal
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Cobb
George Sisler
Browns
Athletics
Hank Severeid
Ken Williams
Babe Ruth
Bob Meusel
Williams
Jamieson
Cleveland
Johnny Mostil
White Sox
Simons
Philadelphia
Binns
Vade
Boston
Coslin
Washington
Hellmann
Detroit
Wingo
Sheely
Boone Boston
Nelson Hawkes
Phillies
Earl Adams
Cubs
Bottomley
St. Louis
Bancroft
Harper
Moran
Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Wheat
Brooklyn
Nestos Looks Back at North Dakota Political History
Former Governor R A Nestos spoke at Redpath Chau tauqua on The Responsibilities of Leadership tracing North Dakota politics from the Non Partisan league era of 1915 onward. He warned that radical movements allied with similar groups abroad attempted to mislead the public and recalled the League's 1921 recall defeats.
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North Dakota
R. A. Nestos
Redpath Chautauqua
League
Greenback Party
Farmers’ Alliance
Nestos
Europe
Agriculture and Labor
Atlanaic Quartet
Notice of Guilford County eight months school term election
North Carolina Guilford County votes on whether to tax for an eight months school term. Election set for May 26, 1925 with new registration from April 18 to May 16. Registrars listed for many precincts including High Point, Greensboro, Oak Ridge, and more across the county. By order of the Board of County Commissioners, March 27, 1925.
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General Assembly of
North Carolina
Guilford County
County Board of Education
North Washington
T. J. Busick
South Washington
W. H. Atkins
Gibsonville
Georgie Clapp
Whitsett
Ed. B. Wheeler
Greene
W. T. Bowman
North Madison
F. L. Lambeth
South Madison
D. Hs. Clapp
North
Jefferson
R. L. Davis
South Jefferson
C. E. Starr
Clay
L. V. Garrett
North Monroe
J. R. C. Bevill
South Monroe
J. L. Hawkins
Gilmer
C. W. Foster
N. B. Martin
J. B. Peebles
P. Land
Morehead
J. L. Tysor
T. A. Yarborough
E. FL. Paschal
J. W. Regan
C. H. Hawley
F. M. Fields
Sumner
Rufus E. Hodgin
Bruce
J. M. Burton
Friendship
C. O. Stuart
Jamestown
W. L. Sechrest
High Point
George Kersey
Ell, Culler
Grady McGee
R. T. George
Board of County Commissioners
Churchmen Seek to Curb Bethel Football at Assembly
The Cumberland Presbyterian assembly in Nashville debated memorials urging Bethel College in McKenzie to ban football and cut in lofts of athletics as brutal and dangerous. Clarksville and Ozark presbyteries pressed to halt tuition incentives tied to ball sports and a ministerial exam proposal also surfaced. Three cities sought next year’s meeting, while the assembly opposed consolidating missions boards.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bethel College
McKenzie
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clarksville and
Ozark
Clarksville
Rethel College
Ozark Memorial
Princeton Presbytery
Columbus
Miss
Jackson
Boards of Missions
The
Women’s Missionary Convention
Four thousand attend Mecklenburg Jubilee closing at Independence Park
May 23 report notes four thousand people witnessed the closing Mecklenburg celebration at Independence Park after a week of festivity commemorating the 150th anniversary. The event wrapped the countywide jubilee to honor local history and civic pride.
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Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg Declaration Anniversary Pageant Draws Nationwide Attendance
The Mecklenburg declaration anniversary pageant depicting the nation’s founding drama attracted national attention with attendees from across the country including representatives from eastern states.
Light yarn sales signal curtailment in Gaston mills
GASTONIA May 23 Continued weak yarn market with small lot orders led to light sales by spinning mills in Gaston county over the past week. Indications point to a possible partial curtailment to prevent stockpiling yarns, amid scarcity of long staple cotton.
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Gastonia
Gaston County
Market Pressure On Fine Yarn Manufacture Impacts Cotton Prices
The text notes that the use of fine combed yarns and their resulting firmness in the spot cotton market challenges manufacturers. Yarn prices largely base buyers' decisions, making this a major current problem for producers.
High Point notice on pardon bid and cemetery sale
A High Point resident sentenced for abandonment in January 1925 will seek a gubernatorial pardon. In a separate action, a court-ordered sale of three cemetery plots B C and D in Zemii Burns Cemetery, Guilford County, will occur May 16 1925 at Oakwood Cemetery with parcels offered separately or together and subject to court confirmation.
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City of
High Point
Superior Court
Guilford County
A. L. Burns
Annie Burns
Oakwood Cemetery
Steele Street
N. C
High Point Township
North Carolina
Zemii A. Burns
Office of the Register of Deeds
D. H. Parsons
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Gil I Merve
Mills el Alzias
Campyass
Oxfords
Low
Dollar Day Saat
Cial At
Earl Combs
Ben Paschal
Hawkes
Petty Coal Co. Coal, Coke & Wood
Subur
Clinard Electric
College St. High Point
N. Cc
Tire Service Co
E. Higt
Enterprise
Ady
Chautauqua
J. A. Rankin, Ghrem
Alen
Associated Press
van Lindley
Miss Pearl Leonard
Commercial National Bank
Gaston Yarn Market
Osmain Street
Hart
C. A. Lewis
S. Main St
Chichester
Hichester
W. Wood White
S. Wrenn
Kelvinator Electric
Britt Electric Co
Oswald Bates
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
At Commercial Nat. Bank
Ford
Randleman
Atlantic Bank
Thurman Williams
A. L. Caldwell
G. A. Pollock Asst
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