Unbeaten Southern Eleven Brace for Saturday Tests
Eight teams with perfect records in the Southern Conference chase faced key games. Georgia Tech hosted Alabama in a fierce clash amid rough seas while Kentucky and Florida met amid a slate of unbeaten SEC matchups. Other notable showdowns included Virginia Tech versus Maryland, Mississippi A&M versus Tulane, Tennessee vs Ole Miss, and Virginia vs Charlottesville as intersectional action loomed with Washington and Lee at Princeton and Vanderbilt meeting Texas in Dallas.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Wallace Wade
Thomason
Mizell
Randolph
Punch
Crowley
Drennen
Hood
Wade
Pickhard
Bowdoin
Dye
Pearce
Hagler
Brown
Brassfield
Jacksonville
Kentucky
Wildcats
Florida
Sebring
Auburn
Gamage
Kentuckians
Paul Jenkins
Virginia Poly
Pony Express
Maryland
Norfolk
Mississippi A
Aggies
Tulane
New Orleans
Tennessee
Maryville
Ole Miss
Knoxville
North
South Carolina
Columbia
Virginia Military Institute
Charlottesville
Virginia
Louisiana State
Mike Donahue
Bayou Tigers
Plainsmen
Boozer Pitts
Montgomery
Georgia
Urman
Athens
Billy Laval
Washtington and Lee
Dixie
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Texas
Dallas
Delaney Survives First Round of Heavyweight Elimination
New York October 15 AP Jack Delaney former light heavyweight king won ten rounds at Madison Square Garden against Jack Renault in the first round of Tex Rickard's heavyweight elimination to select a Tunney opponent in 1928 Renault suffered a broken nose in round four and bled heavily through the eighth round Delaney outweighed Renault by nearly 20 pounds.
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New York
Jack Delaney
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Delaney
Jack Renault
Madison Square Garden
Renault
Boxing Bout Looms for Frankie Lewis
Raleigh notes a planned bout between Lee Kid Johnson of Durham and Frankie Lewis of Washington DC after their victories last night Johnson defeated Charley Mangum and Lewis stopped Jack Lassiter. The prison exhibition for a benefit fund drew strong crowd and featured a fast paced middleweight class including a Johnson Mangum finale.
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Raleigh
Lee
Kid’ Johnson
Durham
Frankie Lewis
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Charley Mangum
Central Prison
Lewis
Jack Lassiter
Lassiter
Mending Woolens With Tape Or Plaster
Instructions advise mending woolen fabric by placing torn parts on a board with the wrong side out. Cover the seam with court plaster and iron to secure the repair.
South Carolina Tar Heels Clash In Homecoming Feature
A capacity crowd of 8 000 expected for the South Carolina Gamecocks vs North Carolina Tar Heels game marking the first homecoming. SC misses Power Rodgers but Tom Magill may play despite a knee injury. UNC lists Donahce as unlikely. Both teams seek vital Southern Conference standings impact.
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Columbia
Gamecocks
Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
South Carolina
Power Rodgers
Gamecock
Tom Magill
Donahce
Maryland
North Carolina
Chee Esi Iewveveres
Bapp
LE Thomas
Morehead
Geatig
Shuler
Beall
Schwartz Ce
Price
Rene
Howard RG Wolfe
Warren RT Windus
McDaniel
Wingfield
Whisnant
Sss
Switk
Eeeeeses
Wallecs Investcecos Potpel
Ban Johnson Ends 27 Year Run as League President
Ban Johnson signs resignation ending his 27 years as American League president. He will rest and has not chosen future plans. E. S. Barnard of Cleveland had been tipped as successor, though no official word yet on election. The Cleveland club benefited from Johnson's leadership since its founding.
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Chicago
American League
Ban Johnson
League
Johnson
E. S. Barnard
Cleveland Club
No Sale of North Carolina Highway Bonds Deferred
State Treasurer Ben R. Lacy announced no sale of the remaining 10 million dollars in highway bonds. He said a New York trip was to assess market conditions, found strong demand at four percent, and that borrowing on short notes remains available at four percent, so no bond sale is planned before December 21 1927.
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Lacy
Syndicate of
New York Bankers
North Carolina
New York
Mr. Lacy
Lost Ladies Wrist Watch Found With Engraving Ress
A lost ladies wrist watch engraved with the name Ress was found and the finder urged to return it to Enterprise for a reward.
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Ress
Enterprise
Estelle Taylor Talks Boxing Fans and Marriage
Estelle Taylor nee Mrs Jack Dempsey visited Madison Square Garden to watch a boxing bout but remains uninterested in the sport. She says Jack rarely attends fights and treats boxing as a business. she would likely rush to stop any bout if he fought in view.
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New York
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Estelle
Jack
Dempseys
State fails to win support for Currituck Sound lock project
Governor A W MecLean and the Department of Conservation and Development sought a lock in the inland waterway near Currituck Sound head to protect waterfowl and fish. Lt Col Henry C Jewett Norfolk district engineer issued an unfavorable report stating the lock not necessary for navigation and unlikely to fix conditions. State officials still believe the lock could shield Currituck Sound from salt water intrusion and preserve vegetation and freshwater fisheries.
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Raleigh, Ver
A. W. Mec. Lean
Department of Conservation and Development
Currituck Sound
Henry C. Jewett
Norfolk
Jewett
Federal Foresters Visit North Carolina Lookouts and Forest Groups
Col. W. B. Greeley head of the U S forest service and visiting foresters confer with Governor McLean before inspecting lookout stations and forestry groups around Fayetteville and the Sandhills region near Pinehurst and Southern Pines. They will proceed to Columbia South Carolina.
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Forest Towers
Raleigh
McLean
W. B. Greeley
United States Forest Service
Federal
Lookout
Fayetteville
Sand- Hill
Pitehurst
Southern Pines
South Carolina
Columbia
Greeley Leaves After Conference With North Carolina Officials
U S forest service chief Col W B Greeley leaves Raleigh after a two day North Carolina forestry inspection. He tours Cumberland Hoke Harnett and Lee counties with State Forester J S Holmes and other officials and praises the state's forestry program.
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Columbia
Greeley
North Carolina
State Service
U. S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest
R. Y. Stuart
The
Federal Service
J. G. Peters
Branch of State Co
Crowder Case Sees Closing Arguments In Embezzlement Trial
In Henderson on October fifteenth AP reports closing arguments by Hunt Parker for the State and Judge Thomas M. Pittman for the defense in the Crowder embezzlement case. Crowder, ex cashier of the Farmers and Merchants bank, was previously tried in 1926, convicted, and sentenced, but the judgment was reversed by the state supreme court on technical grounds. The defense and State attorneys presented their final pleadings after an all day and night session, with Mel Cain and Zollecoffer opening for the defense and Williams and Perry contending for the State, followed by McDuffie for the defense.
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Mel Cain
J. P. Zollecoffer
B. B. Williams
B. H. Perry
D. P. McDuffie
Lenoir Men Obtain Railroad Charter
Raleigh Oct 15 AP In corporated Winstead's Pharmacy Nashville NC general drug store authorized capital stock 100 shares subscribed 25 by Jno A Winstead Hester A Winstead Daisy T Winstead Nashville NC Lenoir Northern Railroad Company Lenoir NC to construct and maintain a railroad authorized capital 70000 subscribed 14000 by R L Gwyn W J Lenoir G F Harper and others Lenoir NC Dixie Life Insurance Company Raleigh NC authorized capital 100000 subscribed 25000 by Hugh Stephens W F Utley H L Satterfield and others Raleigh NC Sloan Builders Supply Company Charlotte NC authorized capital 100000 subscribed 300 by W D Sloan Lucy B Sloan B M Boyd Charlotte NC Coley's Shoe Rebuilders Incorporated Charlotte NC authorized capital 10000 subscribed 3100 by J M Coley Ruby E Coley H L Coley Odie Coley and H J Deese Concord and Charlotte NC
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Raleigh
Winstead’s Pharmacy
Nashville
N. C
Jno. A. Winstead
Hester A. Winstead
Daisy T. Winstead
Lenoir-Northern Railroad Company
Lenoir
H. L. Satterfield
Sloan Builders’ Supply Company
Charlotte
W. D. Sloan
Lucy B. Sloan
B. M. Boyd
Coley’s Shoe Rebuilders, Incorporated
State College Glee Club Grows to Sixty Members
Major P. W. Price calls for new members and 42 auditioned. club strength rises to about 60. The State college glee club plans a November tour of the eastern part of the state with an eye to a spring trip through western North Carolina.
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Raleigh
P. W. Price
State College Glee Club
North Carolina
Major Price
Musical Clubs of
State College
Smoking cigarette proved dangerous in Glenwood Springs incident
Ollie McNeese of Glenwood Springs shot and killed an unidentified man on Elk Creek near New Castle after mistaking a burning cigarette for an eye of a coyote. The man was sitting on a log smoking a cigarette. McNeese left the body and went to New Castle for help.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Ollie McNeese
Elk Treek
New Castle
McNeese
George Winter
Tar Heels at Columbia Highlight Weekend Football slate
The Tar Heels travel to Columbia to face South Carolina in a Carolina wide football day as five other Tar Heel teams play lesser games. Duke aims to rebound at home against Richmond while Davidson and Elon contest a key five title clue and Guilford hosts Lynchburg. Wake Forest and State paused play after Thursday games. Asheville hosts Oak Ridge and Mars Hill in junior matchups.
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Raleigh
Columbia
Carolinas
Chapel
Tar Heels
Wake Forest
Earl Donahoe
Duke University Blue Devils
Durham
Richmond
Davidson
Elon
Wildcat
Riggs McConnell
Hampton
DeArmon
Lefoir- Rhyne Mountaineers
Carsof Newman
Tennessee
Hickory
Pat Crawford
Guilford Quakers
Lynchburg
Virginia
Guilford
State
Asheville
Oak Ridge
Mars Hill
Argentina Seen As Key Driver Of Wheat Market
Chicago experts say Argentina must produce about 280 million bushels to match last year’s output and guide the wheat market. Prices show mixed moves with wheat up 3 to 4 cents, corn down about 6 1/2 to 6 7/8 cents, oats down 1 1/4 to 13 8/ cent, while provisions swing up to 15 cents.
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Chicago
Argentina
Little Jimmie Twynham Dies After 55-Year Struggle
Goldsboro reports the death of Little Jimmie Twynham a dwarf who spent 55 years battling poverty. Born in Petersburg Virginia he earned income by selling papers on Goldsboro streets and had no known living relatives. He is buried in the county home graveyard.
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Goldsboro
Jimmie Twynham
Old County
Twymham
Petersburg
Duke and W and L in Five Mile Cross Country Meet
Washington and Lee meets Duke in a five mile cross country race at Duke's campus in Durham. Generals captain Woodward and Tuttle lead W and L and Duke counter with plus runners Swain Owens Winecoff Long under Coach Buchheit. Last year W and L won with 24 points as Duke totaled 34. The race starts during the second period and ends at halftime of the Richmond Duke football game.
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Durham
Duke University
Washington and Lee
Duke
Generals
Buchhiet
Woodward
Tuttle
Swain
Owens
Winecoff
Long
Fletcher
Devils
Nance
Tilley
South
Richmond-Duke
Hanes Field
Temperature in the Cotton Belt
Official weather bureau records show temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8:00 a m in the principal cotton growing areas and other regions.
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Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Freshman Ambitions Stir College Power Plays
A satirical Life magazine quote reflects a freshman heckling the college power structure as he aims for high office. The remark hints at entrenched influence, with a student suggesting a figure near the college’s top leadership could secure him a senior class vice presidency.
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