Thundering Herd tramples Reidsville for big revenge win
High Point High School football team the Thundering Herd routed Reidsville 34 to 0 at Willis Park. Walter Spry led with rushing and a key 51 yard interception return, while Walter Johnson and Hendricks fueled the attack with multiple touchdowns and a strong passing game.
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Buster Moffitt
Black Bisons
Reidsville High
Willis Park
Staton Metver
Sprye
Fleet Signal Barker
Hendricks
Johnson
Reidsville
Thompson
Byram
Barker
Byrum
Hill
Copeland
Ridge
Ralph Johnson
Ineitore
Bory
Davis
Walter Spry Op
College Elevens Busy on Gridiron
New York reports the opening day of college football with teams across the nation preparing for decisive battles. Major programs from Southern California to the Northeast launch warm up campaigns as Mercer Richmond and Virginia Military meet Navy Cornell and Army, while Princeton Yale and Harvard debut against smaller foes.
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New York
California
Washington State
St. Mary's
Califrnia
Santa Clara
Stanford
Notre Dame
Kansas
Minnesota
Indiana
Nebraska
Texas
Michigan
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Marquette
Tulane
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Temple
Carnegie Tech
Pitt
West Virginia
South
Mercer
Richmond
Virginia
Navy
Cornell
Army
Ohio State
South Carolina
Villanova
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Amherst
Maine
Bates
New York University
Brown
Colgate
Syracuse
Columbia
Mother Kills Two Sons Tries Death by Own Action
In Los Angeles, 35 year old Mrs. Haze O'Brien, estranged wife of Willie H. O'Brien, shot and killed her two sons William W. O'Brien 14 and Willis O'Brien Jr. 13 then wounded herself. She told police she could not sleep and had no one to leave the children with. A charge of suspicion of murder was filed as she was hospitalized with a bullet wound.
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Los Angeles
Haze O'Brien
Willie H. O'Brien
Willis, Jr
William W
William
Montana nicknames and state flower noted
A brief note lists Montana nicknames such as Stub toe Bonanse and Treasure. It identifies the state flower as the bitterroot and cites Montana as the source.
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Montana
Notice of High Point Board of Adjustments Meeting
The City of High Point boards will meet in the Fire Department office at 2058 Wrenn & J on Monday October 16 at 7 20 p m hearing arguments for or against permits for a service station on the old Jones home place on the north side of North Main Street between English and Church and for a filling station at North Main and Montlieu on the Carrick property with BR Carrick the applicant ADJUSTMENTS D Cos Chairman.
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Board of Adjustments
City of
High Point
BE. K. Ingram
Fire Department
Wrenn &J
J. C. Steeloff
Jones
North Main Street
Church
Church. Also To Hear Arguments For Or
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Montlieu
Carrick
BR. Carrick
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Tilts on Cards Today In Southern Conference Openers
Four Southern Conference teams chase a share of the lead with Duke as NC State visits Clemson while Virginia Tech seeks a scoring stride against Maryland. Washington and Lee battles William and Mary as injuries force lineup changes in Lexington.
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Joseph J. Nettles
Associated Press
Richmond
Duke
Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Clemson
Tigers
Virginia Tech
Tarta
Maryland
State
Tech
Washington and Lee
Generals
William and Mary's
Indians
Lexington
S C Amateur Play Is Dominated Today By Charlestonians
Charleston, Oct 7. South Carolina's 1933 amateur golf champion will be a Charlestonian after semi finals on local course. Francia Ford faced Roessler Burbage while Thad Street Jr and Edward Rittenberg also played for a spot in the 18 hole final to decide the champion. Ford defeated Dave Tinsley 5 and 4 and Street beat Harry Davey 7 and 6. Burbage beat George Trescott 4 and 3, and Rittenberg advanced by default over Dr. Jack Jervey Jr. from Greenville.
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Charleston
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Carolina
Ford
Dave Tinsley
Spartanburg
Street
Harry Davey
Burbage
George T. Trescott
Rittenberg
Jack Jervey, Jr
Greenville
Pythian Games Held at Pytho Every Four Years
The Pythian games took place at Pytho later known as Delphi every four years. They occurred in the second year of each Olympiad, the four-year cycle between Olympic games.
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Pytho
Delphi
Duke And Wake Forest Clash In Big Five Spotlight
Duke and Wake Forest meet in Charlotte to open their Southern Conference era as part of a Big Five football day in North Carolina. The clash, plus NC State-Clemson and UNC-Vanderbilt, shapes a busy regional slate with strong betting on the Blue Devils.
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Duke
Wake Forest
N. C
Charlotte
North Carolina
Durham
Iona
Jim Weaver
Blue Devils
N. C. State
Clemson
Clemson College
Vanderbilt
Nashville
State
Tar Heels
Davidson
Wofford
Spartanburg
Catawba
Guilford
Greensboro
Bion
Langley Field
Appalachian
Glenville
West Virginia
Western Carolina
Lenoir-Bryne
Bears
8. C
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Jess Neely
Tigers
Horton
Snabinet
Cathcart
Deacons
Duhamn
Demon Deacons
Vv. M. L
Duke Hardee
Rogera Chetty
Crawford Hood
Schock
Ce) Clark
Dankep
di Angelis
J. Dunlap
Durner
di Wendts
Holton
Hendrickson
Russell
Cornelius. Wilson
Laney Meyers
Cox
Cheves
Georgia
Brewer
Maryland
Umire
Sanders
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Missing Woman Found After Week With Relatives
Mrs. Sylvia Hooks returned home after a week away with relatives near Salisbury. Police were notified of her safe return.
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Sylvia Hooks
Salisbury
Observing Distant Stars Requires Keen Night Vision
Only about 2000 stars are visible to the naked eye at once, and only observers with exceptionally sharp eyesight can discern this many. The phenomenon highlights limits of human vision and the density of visible celestial objects in the night sky.
Giants Move Within One Win Of World Series Title
The New York Giants beat the Washington Senators in 11 innings in a dramatic game at Clark Griffith Stadium. Blondy Ryan delivered the deciding hit as the Giants pulled ahead three games to one, with Hal Schumacher poised to close out the series. Umpire Charley Moran was ejected after a sixth inning confrontation with Heinie Manush.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York Giants
Washington Senators
Clark Griffith Stadium
Carl Hubbell
John Ryan
Monte Weaver
Hal Schumacher
New York
Alvin Crowder
Schumacher
Joe Cronin
Senators
Giants
Earl Whitehill
K. M. Landis
Charley Moran
Heinie Manush
Hubbell
North Carolina
University of Virginia
Bill Terry
Weaver
Manush
Ryan
Cliff Bolton
High Point
N. C
Travis Jackson
Ossie Bluege
Gus Mancuso
Blondy Ryan
Lynn
Massachusetts
Jackson
Ball
Schulte
Ruhel
Bluege
Sewell
College football results from AP roundup across major teams
AP summary lists scores from regional college games including Murray State, Furman, Geneva, Colorado, Kansas State, Oklahoma A&M, Drake, Pittsburg Teachers, Washburn, and Texas A and M among others with varied outcomes across Midwestern and western conferences. Notable highs include Louisiana Normal over Delta State 43 to 36 and Murray Aggies 12 at East Central Oklahoma.
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Murray
Union
John Carrol
Navier
Adrian
Ohio Wesleyan
Daytona
Ind
Normal
Camantel Simpson
Central
Wayne
Western Union
Ripon
St. Thomas
Minn
McKendree
Chillicothe
Pittsburgh
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Warrensburg
Missouri Valley
Ottawa
William Jewell
Kansas Wesleyan
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McPherson
Friends
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Peru
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D. College
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Simmons
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Daniel Baker
San Marcos
Schreiner Institute
Rocky Mountan
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Utah
College of Puget Sound
Albany
Eastern Oregon
Lewiston
Idaho
San Diego
Whittier
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Weissmuller and Velez Sparks Rumor of Soon Wedding
Hollywood buzzed as Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller and Mexican actress Lupe Velez teased marriage within four days. Weissmuller, fresh from a divorce decree filed by Bobbie Arnst, said he is out of trouble and will stay out as Velez’s romance with him grows amid past reports linking her to Gary Cooper.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Weissmuller
Lupe Velez
Hollywood
Miss Velez
Weissmuller
Bobbie Arnst
Gary Cooper
Billion word origins in US and UK meanings
The term billion differs by region with the United States defining it as a thousand million while Germany and England historically used a million million. The distinction reflects long standing numerical naming conventions and varies by language and era.
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United States
Germany
England
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