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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1934
Page
2
North Carolina's Big Five continue preparations with emphasis on reserves as Chapel Hill hosts Kentucky Wildcats. Coach Dutch Snavely seeks iron men among backups while fans await Saturday's Stadium spectacle and potential breakout players.
Fights last night saw Petey Sarron outpoint Frankie Wallace in Philadelphia and Sammy Slaughter outpoint Red Bruce in Pittsburgh. Joe Lipps stopped Mike Mitchell in Asheville, Leo Rodak outpointed Tommy Paul in Chicago, Henry Hooks outpointed Paul Lee in New Orleans, and Freddie Sallus drew with Babe Risko in Syracuse. Joe Knight defeated Al Rodrigues in Miami. The column notes Duke and NC State football prep and a film casting anecdote about May Robson's new picture.
In Japan crickets are kept in cages to guard homes. They stop chirping when a stranger enters at night, their sudden silence waking the household head and signaling intrusion. This tradition highlights a natural, low tech security measure rooted in cultural practices.
German facilities are estimated to produce about 1,165,000 metric tons of nitrogen annually for global use. This projection highlights Germany's role in supplying essential industrial nitrogen.
Virginia's Southern Conference teams prepare for early season tests with non conference foes. Virginia plans to leave Thursday for Hanover to face Dartmouth as St Johns impact prompts lineup shifts. Maryland eyes a Norfolk visit to Tech with optimism while VPI and W and L drill hard after recent results and injuries.
Mae West tells NEA Service she can adapt to the new film code and keep her style. Her next project, aiming to start shooting within a month, will be set in 1910 and feature a bad woman with a heart of gold, chosen for its glamour.
While in Atlantic waters this year the fleet placed large food orders including 2,000,000 pounds of milk, 900 tons of flour, 32 carloads of eggs, 1,800,000 pounds of sugar, 2,000,000 pounds of beef, 200,600 pounds of tomatoes, 190,000 pounds of dried apricots, 200,000 pounds of vegetable shortening, 700,000 pounds of fresh vegetables, 150,000 pounds of pickles, and a carload of turkeys.
Wake Forest highlighted by Head Coach Jim Weaver Assistant Murray Greagon and Phil Utley who leads scouting and training. After a 21 0 loss to Carolina the Deacons beat State College 13 12 and lost 3 2 to Furman promising a scrapping outfit on Gore Field for homecoming day against P C Blue Stockings.
At Annapolis the Naval Academy introduces King Bill V as the new goat mascot. Raised in the Baltimore stockyards, he replaces retired King Bill IV and joins Navy on the sideline reveling in practice field tackling dummies and bags. He challenges the Army Mule in the annual rivalry.
Princeton coach Fritz Crisler proposed changes to football scoring and goal structure. He urged extending the goal posts to eight feet, lowering the cross bar, and moving posts ten yards back. If needed, he would raise the field goal value above three points and would present the ideas to the rules committee.
Elwood K. Goodson resigns after months as a Steraton hotel clerk to join Alexander Film Company of Colorado Springs Colorado. He will operate in the territory with headquarters in Richmond Virginia and work with advertising trailers for motion picture theaters.
Richard Dix notes he feels like a bull in a china shop as his dressing room is redecorated. He has moved into Dolores Del Rio’s former room and his West of the Pecos costume clashes with the lace curtains and feminine touches in the space.
Katharine Hepburn attended recent tennis matches in the area incognito wearing a wig and reportedly slipped away unseen. The piece wonders how she would feel if the public respected her wish for privacy and ignored her presence entirely.
A historic apple tree in Vancouver Washington, over a century old, continues to produce delicious fruit. Locals note its age and enduring freshness, marking a quiet point of provincial pride and orchard heritage.
Charlotte in Piedmont league sees control of the Charlotte baseball club transferred to Dan W. Hill and Edward Hect as co receivers of the Mecklenburg Baseball Corporation, the Hornets operating firm. Hill previously served as temporary receiver. former owners Wilbert Robinson and Johnny Dobbs died late in the 1933 season.
Henry Picard longtime Charleston Country Club pro will move to Hershey Pennsylvania to serve as pro at Hershey Country Club. He gained recognition in the southeast and mentored several amateur players during five years in Charleston. His duties include winter west coast trips and participation in major summer events.
Memphis coach Frosty Peters announces the release of former Arkansas backfield star Cowboy yle to make room for Dallas Ling a former Centre College fullback in the Tigers entry into the American football league. Only distilled water is suitable for use in the battery.
High Point High School basketball opens a 10 game Western Conference schedule after December tag removal. Coaches and athletic directors from Charlotte Gastonia Greensboro Salisbury Winston-Salem and High Point met to set the league slate. The team hopes to claim the conference crown and meet the Eastern champions in the state final.
The 1934 college football season shows early leadership chaos with Duke edging Tennessee and Alabama in the deep South as teams like Stanford, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Columbia, Rice, and Texas emerge or threaten for top positions.
The aggregate length of film shown in British theaters during the year ended Sept 30 1938 excluding newsreels travelogues and other films not required to be registered by act of Parliament was 34 100 000 000 feet.
Frankly Speaking notes Kentucky's massive line led by Bill Jobe and Little Ernie Nevers as the threat to North Carolina. Joe Rupert stands out for Kentucky, while Snavely aims to corral the Wildcats with discipline. Keenan Stadium expected to overflow for Saturday's clash with a dry field and keen defense.
The Adams-Millis squad clinched the Industrial League championship and hosted a barbecue at the city lake with guests including J. B. Mills and Ossie Blues from the Washington Senators. Coach Hank Anderson is said to keep internal dissension in check as hopes rise for a new coaching setup at Georgia Tech with Bobby Dodd rumored to join Bill Alexander.
The Dixie Ranger Hudson-built Terraplane will roll into Raleigh to complete a 14 day durability marathon covering 2000 miles across five Southern states. Governor Ehringhaus expected to take part in the homecoming as the car aims to reach a year’s mileage in two weeks.
Reportedly a Phoenician crew preparing food along a Palestine river bank discovered glass making when rock was unavailable. They used soda from their cargo to aid cooking tools and fused beach sand with soda to form a transparent material.
Tokyo producers start beer making from rice marking a new use for the grain. Local brewers partnered with suppliers to adapt traditional methods for fermenting rice into a distinct drink.
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