Mary Vaughan Wins Mollie Day Doffin Cup for Kind Deeds
Twelve year old Mary Vaughan of Clarksville Virginia is chosen to receive the Mollie Day Doffin cup from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for a year of helping an aged Confederate veteran and his wife. The trophy, nearly three feet tall, will be delivered to Mary by Mrs. R. E. King of Portsmouth Virginia and later exhibited in other cities to inspire similar acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Mary Vaughan
Clarksville
Mary
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Committee of Award
Vaughan
R. E. King
Portsmouth
Confederacy
Kate Daffan
Ennis
Texas
Crowd Packs Michigan Stadium for Michigan Minnesota Clash
A crowd of about 86,000 filled Michigan's new stadium to watch the Michigan Minnesota football game. Captain Herb Joesting led Minnesota and Captain Bennie Oosterbaan starred for Michigan in a contest tied to the western conference standings and a potential first place shakeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Thundering Herd
Minnesota
Herb
Wolverines
Michigan Haycraft
Oosterbaan
Western Conference Title Hangs In Balance Today
In Columbus and Ann Arbor the fate of the 32nd Western Conference football season rests on today’s results. Minnesota Michigan Illinois and Ohio State all hold title hopes with various paths including a Michigan loss and a Minnesota win. Indiana has tied Minnesota and could influence the outcome with a victory over Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Ohio State
Indiana
Gophers
Stars of greatest calibre are local stars of greatest calibre
Chicago Nov 19 AP Nearly every outstanding western conference football star today is a genuine native son wearing his state's university colors. Herb Joesting Minnesota Oosterbaan Gilbert Michigan Bennett Indiana Wilcox Purdue Reitach Illinois Gustafson Lewis Northwestern Crofoot Wisconsin Nelson Iowa Grim Huston Ohio Rouse Chicago all live in the state they represent on the gridiron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herb Joesting
Minnesota
Oosterbaan and
Gilbert
Michigan
Bennett
Indiana
Wilcox
Purdue
Reitach
Illinois
Gustafson and Lewis
Northwestern
Crofoot
Wisconsin
Nelson
Iowa
Grim and Huston
Ohio
Rouse
To Defend His Crown
Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia, holder of the world light heavyweight title, will defend his crown against Leo Lom. The bout follows Loughran's recent victory over Mike McTigue. The contest details, including date and venue, were announced today in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Mike McTigue
Leo Lom
Yale II Picked 10 Win Contest
Thousands of Yale men, confident of a successful season end, head to Harvard stadium for the 46th Yale Harvard football game. Yale is a four to one favorite while Harvard seeks to upset the odds in front of 53,098. Kickoff is at 2 p m with Yale aiming to extend a strong run after defeating Army Dartmouth and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Harvard
Boston
Yale
Army
Dartmouth
Princeton
Georgia
Packe Scott
Fights Last Night District by District Results
In New York Jack Dorval beat Benny Touchstone with a 10 round decision. Joe Monte outpointed George Larocco in Boston. Jimmy Byrne and Joe Sekura drew in Louisville Dayton. Monte Munn stopped Clem Johnson in Syracuse. Jack Renault beat Leo Gates in Tampa. Steve Cole outpointed Young Pacho in Allentown. Tommy Gogan stopped Louis Avery in St Joseph. Johnny Shupack beat Eddie Dyer in Erie. Tug Phillips stopped Billy Weber in Pittsburgh. Joe Silver defeated Billy Adams in San Francisco. Joey Abrams beat George Spencer in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Dorval
Benny Touchstone
Miami
Fla
Joe Monte
Boston
George Larocco
Jimmy Byrne
Louisville
Joe Sekura
Dayton
Drew
Syracuse
Monte Munn
Lincoln
Neb
Clem Johnson
New Orleans
Tampa
Jack Renault
Casrada
Leo Gates
Allentown
Regional interest games mark lean Dixie Saturday
An even slate of football games featured regional interest as Birmingham's new 30 000 seat municipal stadium opening drew crowds for the Birmingham Southern clash. Vanderbilt Maryland drew nationwide attention while Kentucky faced Centre in Danville amid climactic season pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dixie Football
Birmingham
Panthers
Bull Dogs
Municipal
Nashville
Kentucky
Danville
Centenary
Louisiana Poly
Mercer
Georgia Eleven
Athens
Georgia Tech
Oglethorpe
High Point
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Duke
Durham
Miami
Stetson
Southern
Rollins
Winter Park
Fla
Furman
Loyola of
Wake Forest Marshals Forces Against Panthers
Wake Forest faces High Point in a key Little Five clash as injuries to star players leave the Deacons relying on a strengthened lineup including Bursroth, Clayton, Phelps, Zimmermen, Weir, Denton, Phifer, James, Cox, Stallings, and Connelly to counter the Panthers youthful scoring depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
Deacon
High Point
Panthers
Little Five
Baldwin
Burs Troughs
Clayton
Phelps
Zimmermen
H. Weir
Denton
Phifer
James
Cox
Stallings
Connelly
Boxers Sign for Madison Square Garden Bout in January
Ski of Aberdeen Washington fights in a fifteen round bout at Madison Square Garden on January 6. Both boxers signed for the match yesterday, postponing a possible meeting between Loughran and Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo, N Y, the National Boxing Association title holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ski
Aberdeen
Wash
Madison Square Garden
Loughran
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
N. Y
National Boxing Association
Official Temperature Report for Cotton Areas
Official weather bureau records list temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. in the principal cotton growing regions and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
High Point Dominates Thomasville In 44–0 Victory
High Point trounced Thomasville 44 to 0 in a football game watched by a large crowd. The High Point lineup included Bryant Gomo Hawkins Whitener Thomas Johnson Hinkle J Hinkle Kearns Hill V Johnson with substitutes Stone Hinsley Bulla Ingram and Culler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
Bryant
Gomo
Hawkins
Whitener
Thomas
C. Johnson
W. Hinkle
J. Hinkle
Q. Kearns
Hill
V. Johnson
Stone
Hinsley
Bulla
Ingram
G. Hinkle
Culler
Four In the Race for North Carolina 1927 Title
Four strong high school teams remain to decide the 1927 NC champions with the final set for December 3 at Chapel Hill. Raleigh and Wilmington upset 1926 titleholders Sanford, while Greensboro defeated Monroe and Asheville beat Statesville. Next week schedules have Raleigh vs Wilmington at Goldsboro and Greensboro at Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Wilmington
Sanford
Greenville
Greensboro
Monroe
Asheville
Statesville
Goldsboro
Tar Heel Football Menu for Saturday Matches
Raleigh area AP report lists Saturday games in North Carolina. UNC at Duke in Durham alongside High Point at Wake Forest and other pairings including Emory and Henry at Elon Guilford versus Lenoir Rhyne in Hickory A C College against Parris Marines in Charleston and UNC Frosh versus Virginia Frosh in Charlottesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
U.N. C
Duke
Durham
High Point
Wake Forest
Emory and Henry
Elon
Guilford andLenoir-Rhyne
Hickory
A. C. College
Parris Marines
Charleston
S. C
U. N. C. Frosh
Virginia Frosh
Charlottesville
Death of Donnie Grady Attributed to Heart Failure
Kinston authorities ruled Donnie Grady’s death a heart failure. The young farmer’s body was found in an automobile near Kinston. He leaves a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
Donnie Grady
Here
Giles Aims Honolulu Flight Hazard and Preparedness
Giles plans the leg from San Francisco to Wheeler Field Hawaii with a 2 hour 90 mph first stage and 105 mph after fuel lightens. The land plane Wanda carries 434 gallons of fuel for about 43 hours, 5100 pounds total, and carries life gear including a Verey pistol and red flares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Wellington
N. Z
Honolulu
Giles
Hawaii
San Francisco
Wheeler Field
Wanda
W. H. Rosenware
Detroit
Ex-kaiser’s widow Victoria weds Russian émigré in Bonn
In a simple civil ceremony Princess Victoria Schaum burg Lippe, widow of the ex-kaiser, married Alexander Lubkoff, a young Russian émigré once a hotel dishwasher and motion picture “super.” The Hohenzollern family did not attend. witnesses were the bride’s chamberlain Baron Vonschemach or and Prof. Ruttneff of Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Victoria Schaumburg-Lippe
Alexander Lubkoff
Hohenzollern
Baron von Schemacher
Prof
Ruttneff
Berlin
Koonce Reelected President of City Endeavor Union
A. J. Koonce was unanimously reelected president of the High Point Christian Endeavor Union at its annual mass meeting last night at Springfield Friends church. About 150 members attended the session with eight component societies well represented. New officers include Ralph Vance as vice president and Ona Thurber as corresponding secretary. The Welch Memorial society won the union banner for the fourth time for best quarterly work. A brief program preceded the business meeting, and members ended with a fire side roasting on the church grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Koonce
High Point Christian Endeavor Union
Springfield
Vance
Beverly Yates
Miss Thurber
Blanche York
Welch Memorial Society
Union
Koonce
Clara I. Cox
Springfield Society
North Carolina Tops Nation in Peanuts Share
North Carolina produces 28 percent of the peanuts in the United States and 42 percent of the nation’s tobacco. The state also leads in several crops and ranks high in others, placing sixth in total farm crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Radio Channel Clearances Across the Midwest and South
The report lists radio channels and their corresponding stations across the Midwest and South, noting assignments effective December 1. It details frequencies from 600 to 990 kilocycles, with stations in Fort Worth, San Antonio, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Louisville, and many others sharing or dividing clear channels.
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Middle West
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
South
Atlanta
Nashville
Fort Worth
Texas
WOAT
WOAI
San Antonio
WBAP
KGW
Portland
Ore
WEAF
Bellmore
N. Y
WSB
WSUI
Iowa City
WRC
Washington
KFI
Los Angeles
WJZ
Round Brook
N. J
KEFRC
San Francisco
WMAQ
WQJ
KFOA
Seattle
WIR
WCX
Pontiac
Mich
WIBG
Elkins Park
San Diego
WWAW
Omaha
WLW
Harrison
Ohio
WLQ
WMAF
Dartmouth
Mass
WOR
Newark
WGN
WLIB
North Elgin
Ill
KHJ
WEAR
WTAM
WBBM
WJBT
WAAF
WJIBT
WABI
Bangor
WCAJ
Lincoln
Neb
WGY
Schnectady
KNRG
Santa Monica
Cal
WOC
Davenport
WSAI
WOS
Jefferson City
WSATI
WWJ
WES
WLS
KWC
Stockton
KFQD
Anchorage
Alaska
WSM
KNX
WRHF
WHAS
Louisville
Atlantic
Iowa
WIAS
Ottumwa
WKAQ
San Juan
Porto Rico
KOIL
Council Bluffs
KFA
KFAB
KOIN
KDKA
Pittsburgh
KPSN
Pasadena
KYA
WABC
New York
WBOQ
WHT
WIBO
WHAZ
Troy
KOMO
WGR
Buffalo
KSL
Salt Lake City
Regional Radio Listings and Call Sign Exchanges
A jumble of radio station call signs and locations shows State College and Harrisburg exchanges with WPSC WBAK and other stations. The note lists KFWO Avalon Cal, WMOX St. Louis, and KOWW Walla Walla among others, with day-only divisions between pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPSC
State College
KFWO
Avalon
Cal
WMOX
St. Louis
WBAK
Harrisburg
KOWW
Walla Walla
Wash
Davidson County approves large school bond consolidation
In Lexington on May 18 a vote exceeding two hundred favored a $30,000 school bond and district consolidation in the northeastern Davidson County. The plan merges Boston Whiteheart Kennedy Kendall and part of Oak Hill into a major district with elementary and high school grades. 321 of 425 registered voters cast ballots. A separate Conrad Hill Silver Hill election to consolidate Hedrick's Grove Sandy Grove Cedar Grove Holly Grove Imbler's Grove Burkhart Fairview was defeated 365 to 553 with 553 registered voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Boston
Whiteheart
Kennedy
Kendall
Oak Hill
Davidson County
Conrad Hill
Silver Hill
Hedrick
Dr. W. J. Jackson Returns From Southern Medical Meet
Dr. W. J. Jackson president of Guilford General Hospital returned to the city last night from Memphis Tennessee where he attended the annual convention of the Southern Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
W. J. Jackson
Guilford General Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
The
Southern Medical Association
North Carolina Foresees Higher Coal Output This Year
State foresees larger coal production in 1926 from Erskine Ramsey and Carolina Coal mines in Lee and Chatham counties. Geologist H. J. Bryson notes Carolina Coal Co installs a hoisting machine and steam plant with pulverized fuel boiler to boost capacity. Tests by Dr. W. Cage in Deep River by products program show progress toward a by products plant. A Carbonton mine advances anthracite production, first of its kind in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Coal
Erskine Ramsey
Carolina Coal Companies
Lee
Chatham Counties
H. J. Bryson
Carolina Coal Company
Bryson
W. Cage
Washington, D. C
Deep River Coal District
Cage
Carbonton
Sermons Return Home After Acquittal in Prohibition Agent Slaying
Luther Lee and Virgil Sermons, brothers, are acquitted of killing Federal Prohibition Agent W. T. Lewis near Bayboro Craven County after a weeklong superior court trial. The defense argued self defense following a raid on a whiskey operation. The defendants returned to Fort Barnwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayboro
N. C
Luther, Lee
Virgil
Fort Barnwell
Craven County
W. T. Lewis
Moore County
Lewis
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