Last Roundup Friday Nite For Sarge L C McMahon
After two years promoting wrestling in High Point the blind World War II veteran Sergeant L C McMahon appears at Friday night matches without promoting duties He reflects on stepping back from promotion and plans a future business venture while vowing one last appearance to entertain High Point fans with figures like Tony Diatento and Jack Dempsey involved in his shows
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L. C. McMahon
Sarge
Jim Steele
Tony Diatento
Dim Bratdock
Jack Dempsey
High Point
Felivils
Prand
Pim
Baseball Standings and Yesterday's Results Show Tight Race
Kannapolis leads with 14 wins and 4 losses, followed by Lexington 11-1 and Salisbury 6-8. Mooresville 9-9, Concord 8-10, Thomasville 3-10, Landis 7-4, Cooleemee 5-13. Tonight's games include Concord at Thomasville and Landis at Lexington among others, with minor league and major league results and schedules across several circuits.
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Kannapolis
Cooeemee
Landis
Lexington
Salisbury
Mooresville
Thomasville
Concord
JeSus
Cooleemee
Stoday's
Kangarpuils
Baseball Standings and Schedule With Postponements
St Louis 6 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4 Boston at New York postponed due to rain. Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5. Standings: Brooklyn 27-12 .692. St Louis 25-9 .763. New York 25-14 .640. Chicago 20-44. Cincinnati 21-47. Pittsburgh 20- .394. Boston 12-56. Philadelphia 10-26 .273. Upcoming Boston at New York and Cincinnati at St Louis on the schedule.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Frovar
New York
Cincinnati
Piedmont League KFesteryesterday results page
Asheville beat Winston Salem 6 to 4 and Norfolk defeated Durham 6 to 4. Greensboro 1 0 Charlotte 2 and Portsmouth 5 Richmond 4. Standings show Norfolk 18 6, Charlotte 16 6, Asheville 16 5, Portsmouth 15 6, Richmond 16 7, Winston-Salem 14 19. Today Greensboro at Winston-Salem, Norfolk at Portsmouth, Durham at Richmond, Charlotte at Asheville.
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Kfesterday
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Durham
Greensboro
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Richmond
Chartokte
Southside Park
Major League leaders by the Associated Press
American League leaders include Williams Boston with 409 and Travis Washington at 388 runs. Chapman Philadelphia and Travis Washington lead in hits. Keller and Gordon New York tied for 37 RBIs. Danning and Keltner show doubles. Trplay Travir and Chapman lead in triples. York Detroit and Heath Cleveland share home runs. Dimaggio Boston and Case Washington top stolen bases. Fenler Cleveland leads pitching with 9 2 5 0. National League leaders feature Reiser Brooklyn batting 387 and Hack Chicago 354. Moore St. Louis leads hits with 54. Nicholson Chicago 31 RBIs, Moore 11. Mize St. Louis and Moore Boston lead doubles. Lavagetto Brooklyn and Moore Boston in triples. Ott New York and Nichollson Chicago lead homers. Frey Cincinnati and Marion St. Louis common stolen bases. Warneke St. Louis and Cooper St. Louis top pitching.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
Travis
Washington
J. DiMaggio
New York
D. DidIaggio
S. Chapman
Philadelphia
Keller
Gordon
York
Detroit
Keltner
Cleveland
Cronin
Didinggio
Traviir
Chapman
Heath
Johnson
Dimaggio
Case
Fenler
Harder
Lyons
Chicago
Reiser
Brooklyn
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Rims
Moore
St. Louis
Slaughter
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Nicholson
Grapplers Set for Action at South Hamilton Arena
Wrestling promoter J R Steele announced top matches for tomorrow with fans facing heat as the arena stays open and fans two main events feature Tony Pinelle 220 pounds from Detroit and Tom Mahoney 231 pounds from Orlando. Semi finals pair Sailor Barto Hill and Frank Taylor as opener begins at 8 30 p m.
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J. R. Steele
South Hamilton Street Arena
Tony Pinelle
Detroit
Tom Mahoney
Orlando
Fla
Sailor
Barto Hill
Darling
Ark
Frank Taylor
Hollywood
Calif
Piedmont Bowling Opens Summer Season in Winston-Salem
The Piedmont team opened the summer season with two wins out of three in Winston-Salem. Wood Ce cil of Lewis & Holmes Motor Freight led the night with high honors, while Nick Bamballs of Rainbow Diner took second and Shorty Pitts of Mel-O-Toast Bakers claimed third. Raleigh and High Point clash at arcade Alleys Saturday, with Raleigh touting top NC bowling status and High Point seeking an upset, as the public is invited to see the action.
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Piedmont
Winston- Salem
Lewis & Holmes Motor Freight Corporation
Wood (Slim
Raleigh
High Point Boys
North Carolina
Mussolini Replaces Chief of Fascists
Rome May 29 Premier Mussolini appointed Lieut Gen Enzo Galbiati to replace Lieut Gen Achille Starace as chief of staff of the Fascist Militia after Starace left the post May 25. The militia fights beside regular army units in Italy’s armed forces.
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Rome
Achille Starace
Mussolini
Enzo Galbiati
Starace
Ettore Muti
Muti
Adelchi Serena
Italy
Hire This Manager Eddie Martin Leads Local Sandlot Prospects
Eddie Martin, veteran Louisville sandlot pilot, could steer more players to the majors than any amateur manager. Bill Herman praises him while Pee Wee Reese and Dick West loom as top stars, with Reese making the majors last year and West this year.
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Eddie Martin
Louisville
Bill Herman
Pee Wee Reese
Dick West
Reese
American Baseball Congress
West
Sandlots Big Business in American Baseball Congress
Attendance at nearly 400 tournaments drew about 1,000,000 people and gross receipts near 270,000 dollars. All money was reinvested into teams and amateur promotion, with receipts slightly below the prior year.
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American Baseball Congress
Conn Aims To Upset Louis In 1938 Heavyweight Showdown
Pittsburgh writer Harry Grayson profiles Billy Conn at his Long Branch camp as he prepares for a June 8 title bid with Joe Louis at the Polo Grounds. Conn argues he is big enough and good enough, cites Teddy Yarosz and Tunney as benchmarks, and notes Louis’s recent vulnerability to punches. Gus Lesnevich praises Conn’s skills and recalls his own near-misses, insisting Conn is Louis’s toughest opponent yet despite doubts about his size.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Pittsburgh
William Conn
Long Branch
N. J
Joe Louis
Polo Grounds
Bill Conn
Conn
Teddy Yarosz
Yarosz
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Lous
Louis
Smoky Joe
Max Schmeling
Johnny Ray
Gus Lesnevich
Lesnevich
Pittsburgh Kid
Billy Conn
Still Loves Diamond at Dakota baseball drive
Stan Kostka once Minnesota's all American fullback now coaches at North Dakota state He led an amateur Chisholm Minn team three games from a state title and plans to build a Dakota champion in the American Baseball Congress next year
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Stan Kostka
University of Minnesota
Chisholm
Minn
North Dakota State
Dakota
American Baseball Congress
Fish Gets His Chance To Learn About Bragg Food
Washington May 29 Wiseacres in the capital wonder if Rep Hamilton Fish New York Republican will eat his words He charged Fort Bragg soldiers drafted at 21 a month lack milk fruit and proper food He is to report for four weeks at Fort Bragg as a colonel in the specialist reserve and observe whether rival claims by Rep Clark North Carolina about fort Bragg food are true The House veteran was ordered to active duty July 1 and will train to see the conditions firsthand
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Washington
Wiseacres
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Clark
D-Nc
Jacob L. Devers
Crete Towns Annihilated by German Bombers
Greek Prime Minister Tsouderos said German air raids reduced Crete towns Canea Candia and Retimo to ruins. He alleged ruthless machine-gunning of civilians as fires raged, marking a ferocious attack on the island.
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London
Emmanuel Tsouderos
Middle East
Crete
Canea
Candia
Retimo
Tsouderos
Ministry of Information
Nazi Freighter Lech Intercepted Near Blockade Run
The German freighter Lech, 3,290 tons, bound from a South American port to occupied France, has been intercepted by a British ship. The vessel left Rio de Janeiro April 28 with fuel oil and other goods, and was reported to be headed for Bergen, Norway, before the destination was noted as occupied France.
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London
France
Admiralty
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Friedrich Brinkman
Bergen
Norway
Bordeaux
Secant
Lech
Bombing destroys all structures with ruthless precision
The account describes a bombing operation carried out with mathematical precision across streets, leaving no stone standing. People evacuating primitive shelters, including children, were machine gunned while fires rapidly consumed hospitals and wounded areas, culminating in widespread destruction.
Notice of Trustee's Sale of Woodland Development Lots
Trustee J. C. Tiddy will sell at public auction for cash on June 16, 1941 at 11 a.m. at the Guilford County Building High Point NC. The sale covers seven building lots Nos 12 13 31 32 33 34 35 36 in Woodland Development owned by J Lester Kivett and Julie A Kivett, per deed of trust dated March 20 19 and recorded in Book 872 page 222.
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Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Lester J. Priddy
Carrie B. Priddy
J. C. Tiddy
J. Lester Kivett
South Main
West Green St
City of
High Point
Woodland
Juiy A. Kivett
Floyd E. Womble
Office of the Register of Deeds
T. W. Abertson
Indians Buy Outfielder From Chicago
Cleveland today bought outfielder Larry Rosenthal from the Chicago White Sox and sent outfielder Murray Howell to Baltimore of the International League. Both moves were on a straight cash basis, the Indians announced.
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Cleveland
Indians Today
Larry Rosenthal
Chicago White Sox
Murray Howell
Baltimore
Playground Softball Championship Ends in Elm Street Victory
The annual Playground softball graduation game between Ray Street and Elm Street finished with Elm Street winning 9 to 7 in extra innings. The contest at Ray Street showed strong sportsmanship with Elm Street clinching tonight. In the scoring, Ray Street had 7 runs and Elm Street 9 with key innings described and battery details: Elm Street Spencer and Pendergrass. Ray Street Lambeth and Culler.
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Ray Street
Elm Street
Ray St
Elm St
Spencer and Pendergrass
Lambeth and
Culler
Sports writers lead seven of 30 baseball congress associations
Seven of the 30 state and sectional associations of the American Baseball Congress are headed by sports writers. Latest additions are Bill Keating Holyoke Transcript Telegram and Oliver Wolcott Kent Courier Tribune. Other state officials who report sport hail from Oklahoma Maine Tennessee Nebraska and South Dakota.
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American Baseball Congress
Bill Keating
Holyoke
Mass
Transcript-Telegram
Oliver Wolcott
Kent
Courier-Tribune
Oklahoma
Maine
Tennessee
Nebraska
South Dakota
Fowler Bares Down To Take 6-2 Victory
Triangle topped Adams Millis 6-2 as Fowler held the undefeated club to eight hits and two runs in the third. Gilbert Clark led the winners with a double and two singles, while Dawson's center-field defense anchored the victors. Adams-Millis plays Marsh next, then Highland on Saturday.
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Triangle
Adams Millis
Ferebee Fowler
Fowler
Gilbert Clark
Platter
Carroll
Morehead
Rush
Summey
L. Cooper
Stamey
Dawson
Reginald Dawson
Bulldog
Marsh
Tomlinson
Highland
Adams-Millis Triangle
Suminey
Clark
Osborne
Smith
Wesson
Sap’field
i'Frye
Farlow
R. Clark
Auman
Martin
X Young
zMeacham
Oi Adams-Millig
Trianegle
Frye
Rims
G. Clark
Weston
Adams-Afillis
Weisner
Garner
Executrix Notice in Guilford County North Carolina
Rachael Kersey Laughlin is named executrix of John C. Kersey deceased, notifying all claimants to present demands by May 1, 1942, or be barred. Creditors should promptly pay any amounts owed to the estate. Dated May 1, 1941, High Point Route 4.
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John C. Kersey
Guilford County
North Carolina
Rachael Kersey Laughlin
High Point
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Guilford County NC
Public sale of land in High Point Guilford County North Carolina under a deed of trust dated April 2 1934 recorded Book 737 page 592 with substituted trustee Roberson Haworth Reese to satisfy default. Auction Monday June 1 1941 at 11:00 a.m. in front of the County Building corner West Green and South Main Street High Point NC. Sale subject to taxes assessments and prior liens with 5 percent cash deposit required. Property described as Fourth Street area part of Lot 17 Block J Willoubar Terrace.
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Angel H. Kotsios
Angelina K. Kotsios
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
West Green
South Main Streece
High Point
High Point Township
Fourth Street
Seatdine
Barhee Street
Fourth Steret
Duke A. Vounsor
C.F
Willoubar Terrace
Registery Deeds
Wachovia Bank and Trust CO
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
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