Sports Roundup from New York and Minnesota Circuits
The piece notes scouting activity in Minnesota with a new amateur sports club and Bernie Jerman's pigskin laboratory. It mentions a Pirates trade attempt for Paul Aver and Gus Manso, 1940 schedule with 19 double bills, De Pere High School dressing rooms, and various sports items including boxing, football, and bowling notes across multiple cities and figures.
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New York
Fth
Sding
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Fete
Bernie Jerman
Pigskin Laboratory
Pirates
Paulaver
Brooks
Gus Manso
Eds
Koodness
de Pere
Wis
New Zealand Maoris Cook in Hot Springs
Maori cooks in New Zealand prepare meals by placing food in wicker baskets, covering with a blanket, and cooking in hot springs. The method shows traditional food preparation using geothermal heat and natural surroundings.
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New Zealand
Brooklyn Eagle Guest Star References Baseball Oddities
Jimmy Wood reviews a trio of topics noting Bimelech's underperformance as a 1940 colt and Colonel Bradley's colt failing in tests. The piece also jokes about Tom Swope of the Cincinnati Post and his fondness for cantaloupe with hot slaw and pork gravy on apple pie.
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Jimmy Wood
Brooklyn Eagle
Bradley
Tom Swope
Cincinnati Post
Mr. Swope
M’alpin
Piney Grove Revival Draws Strong Attendance
Rev. T M Stamey reports Piney Grove Church revival led by Rev. T H Myers produced 40 plus professions of faith and 30 baptisms. Myers praised for work with youth as church, started under a brush arbor two years ago, now outgrowing its small building and planning a larger church.
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T. M. Stamey
T. H. Myers
Piney Grove Church
Stamey
Mr. Myers
Piney Grove
Death of Wake Forest Bible Professor Dr James Lynch
Dr James William Lynch 75, retired Bible professor at Wake Forest College, died last night of a heart attack. He was a native of Henry County Virginia. In Australia poisonous snakes outnumber harmless species.
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Wake Forest
James William Lynch
Wake Forest College
Henry County
Virginia
Australia
Baseball scoreboard reports mixed results across multiple leagues
Detroit beat New York 3 2 in a game noted alongside rain delays and postponed or postponed situations across the American League and National League. Multiple minor leagues including Piedmont Bi State North State Coastal Plain Th League and others show a mix of wins losses and weather cancellations.
Jamestown Memorial Service Set For Sunday
The Jamestown Memorial Association announces the fourteenth annual memorial address to be delivered Sunday at 3 p.m. in Jamestown Church by Rev. C. O. Kennerly of Lowell. The service honors local pioneers and community leaders from Jamestown, High Point, and Greensboro with a homecoming theme.
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C. C. Kennerly
Lowell
Jamestown Church
Jamestown Memorial Association
C. O. Kennerly
High Point
Greensboro
Kennerly
Jamestown Methodist Church
Jamestown
Rev
Co. O. Kennerly
Lowell Methodist Church
Governor Hoey asks SBI to monitor fifth column activities
Governor Hoey orders the State Bureau of Investigation to watch for un-American activities in North Carolina after receiving letters about Fifth Columnist concerns. No specific charges against individuals were included in the correspondence.
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Hoey
SBI
Raleigh
State Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina
Blowgun Hunting in Borneo A Dyak Sport Tale
Natives of Borneo prize cock fighting but also practice blowgun hunting using iron drills to bore blowgun sections. Darts are 10 inches long and a poison from the upas tree coats the tip. A skilled Dyak marksman can hit small birds at 60 to 75 feet, with range to 100 to 150 feet. Tomorrow’s note mentions the hummingbird tongue.
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Borneo
Mexico
Local and minor league baseball and basketball matchups listed
A schedule lists games today across Winston-Salem Portsmouth Norfolk Asheville and other cities including Kannapolis Thomasville Mooresville Cooleemee Salisbury Lexington Concord Landis Mayodan Mt Airy Leaksville Reidsville Martinsville Bassett Danville South Boston Snow Hill New Bern Tarboro Greenville Wilson Williamston Kinston Goldsboro Gastonia Lenoir Hickory Statenville Shelby Newton Conover plus night games Boston New York Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis. Also notes probable pitchers for the night games: PosDel Gumbert Hamlin Higbe Bridges Rigney Feller Auker.
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Reidsville
South Boston
Bassett
Martinsville
Danville
Mt. Airy
Tri-Cities
Jenien Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago Ferree Eee Eens
Washington Eee
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Osseee
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Serene
Richmond Seen
Asheville
Setae Ee
Durham Tenwee Eeeeeeeere
Rocky Mount
Eeere
Portsmouth Eee
Landissenee Ee
Thomasville
E.ce
Xinqton
Etnee
Kannapolis
Leaksville
Snow Hill
New Bern
Tarboro
Greenville
Wilson
Williamston
Kinston
Goldsboro
Posedel
Gumbert
French
Bowman
Hamlin
Higbe
Bridges
Rigney
Cleveland
Feller
Auker
Dunn Population Rises to 5 264 in Preliminary Census
May 24 Dunn reports preliminary census figures showing a population of 5 264, up from 4 558 in 1930. Mayor H. B. Taylor announced the reading and noted the gain.
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Dunn
H. B. Taylor
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
A compilation of real estate transfers in Guilford County shows Edith L. Blue to Ernestine Reid in High Point Township and Wachovia Bank to Prudential Insurance in College Terrace among numerous transfers. Other towns listed include Morehead Guilford, Gilmer, Sumner Jamestown and Deep River townships with multiple parcels exchanged between individuals and corporate entities. St Patrick noted as born in Scotland by some historians.
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High Point Township
Edith L. Blue
Ernestine Reid
Mobile Street
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Prudential Insurance Company of America
College Terrace
J. Allen Austin
Rebecca Hall
Washington Terrace
James W. Kearns
Nancy K. Austin
Hoskins Street
New York
Ligious Society of Friends, Incorporated
High Point
Thomas Delapp
Worth Avenue
Morehead Township
Herbert S. Falk
Olive G. Palmer
Wharton Street
A. M. Smith
Lina Bell
Roseway Subdivision
City of
Greensboro
J. Avery Scott
Bragg Street
St. Patrick
Scotland
Southeast English Coast Roused by Anti-Air Guns
London May 24. Anti aircraft guns on the southeast coast opened fire at dawn as German air activity was reported. Night raids hit the East Dudgeon lightship fifty miles off Lincolnshire and ships were attacked offshore. Anti aircraft fire and heavy detonations echoed offshore as a lifeboat aided a bombed vessel steering toward a large steamship with a heavy list.
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London
England
East Dudgeon
Lincolnshire
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Atlantic Life Insurance Company
H. H. Bristow
Bothwell Street
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P. G. Elkins
Marvin Groome
R. E. Ingle
R. H. Hilliard
Grand Avenue
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Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee
Edgar H. Bain
Raleigh, N. C
Shelly B. Caveness
SPDS
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Lewis E. Teague
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