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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1944
Page
7
York reports a roundup noting a tax dispute in Britain where living performers pay 25 percent entertainment tax while non living performers face 47 percent. The British boxing board adds five percent on shows over eight thousand dollars, squeezing earnings for boxers and athletes amid talk of big American purses.
Pvt Mickey Becket of Philadelphia a former Penn State diver wounded at Anzio and in France reports a new shrapnel wound in his left arm. He recalls his Anzio leg injury and asks if he can dive again. the surgeon reassures him noting cosmetic improvement after plastic surgery comparing it to Betty Grable.
From France Corp Doug Gary presents sports brain-teasers asking about the largest boxing gate in history the location of the bout who fought and other puzzles. Also asks who was the highest priced major league player sold and the price and which major league pitcher won over 500 games.
The Cleveland Rams, after wartime silence, beat Detroit 20-17 and upset the top Green Bay Packers in a bid to stay undefeated in the Western Division. Chicago Bears crushed the Cardinal-Pittsburgh combo 34-7, while New York Giants led the East with a 14-7 win over Brooklyn as Washington also scored late.
Local reads debate who holds ultimate authority in city affairs as officials weigh power structures and oversight. The issue centers on governance and the balance of decision making among leaders and advisory bodies.
Lt. Zinkoff reports Campbell Gillespie of Atlanta defeated Pvt. Alex Cmaylo of Lakewood Ohio 6 4 1 6 6 3 in a boxing show. Pvt John Duncan unbeaten met T 5 Paul Rabel 162 of Portsmouth Va. Johnny offered a strong performance but Paul showed more power. Basketball near 50 teams compete for IBC honors.
Reports list a Tunney versus Dempsey bout in Chicago for 2 658 660 dollars and a baseball trade sending Joe Cronin from Washington to Boston for 250 000 dollars. Denton T Young is credited with 511 pitching wins. A football referee is described as having sole authority on issues not covered by the rules, including fights among officials.
The Black Bison Jayvee squad hosts the Thomasville Jayvees tonight at Albion Millis Stadium at 7 30 for its first game. Coaches George Ridge Roger Morris and J J Ellington lead the juniors as 107 boys answered tryouts.
STATE COLLEGE PA Oct 16 There will be brothers opposing each other when Penn State and Colgate meet Saturday at Hamilton N Y Marine Pvt Earl Bruhn is Penn State blocking back while his brother Milt a former Minnesota coach is Colgate line coach
The Dead Sea shore in Palestine reaches about 1,300 feet below sea level, noted as the planet’s lowest dry land area.
High Point Black Bison travel to Salisbury for a Western Conference clash with the Boyden High Yellow Jackets after a 4 0 start. The Green Wave from Gastonia dominates the loop, while Salisbury seeks its second conference win behind Bill Loyd and Curtis McDonald. Delappe is sidelined with a knee but expected back for the Salisbury game.
Brookvale reports Sgt. Harry H. Quinn says in England that air warfare becomes a letdown for soldiers. His unit, after advancing, shifted living quarters from a castle to a stable, revealing the rough realities of service life abroad.
A detailed Monday October 1 Eastern War Time radio schedule listing programs, repeats, and network corrections. Highlights include Captain Midnight, Tom Mix Serial, Jeri Sullavan Songs, Lone Ranger, The Cavalcade of America, Sherlock Holmes, Information Please, The Johnny Morgan Show, and News updates through 11:15 PM with a long mix of drama, music, quiz shows, and comments.
Six clubs met in Burlington to plan a Class C baseball league for 1945 with Raleigh Greensboro and Rocky Mount joining Burlington Leaksville Spray Draper and Danville. Expansion to eight clubs possible with Durham Wilson Winston Salem Martinsville and other bids. Final league name and makeup to be decided at Oct 29 meeting subject to National Association approval.
The article notes that starlings were brought into the United States in the year 1890. It highlights the introduction as a notable botanical or ecological event shaping later wildlife distributions. People named entities or organizations are not specified in the fragment.
NC State and undefeated Wake Forest open drill for the annual Raleigh showdown on Saturday night while UNC and Duke enjoy open dates. Third Air Force Gremlins clash with Cherry Point Sunday in Charlotte. Chapel Hill Cloudbusters prep Georgia Preflight at home after a 13-13 tie with Virginia. Wake Forest beat VMI 38-7. NC State beat Catawba 12-7. Duke lost to Navy 0-7. UNC beat Cherry Point Marines 20-14 at Chapel Hill.
Police uncovered counterfeit gasoline coupons worth 5000 gallons concealed in an artificial leg worn by Lester H. Miller of Reading.
College football sees few major games as exams replace gridiron tests. Army hosts Coast Guard Academy. Navy faces Georgia Tech. Ohio State plays Great Lakes Sailors in Columbus. Notre Dame visits Wisconsin. Colgate upsets Cornell. Navy beats Duke 7 to 0. many matchups listed with Friday and Saturday dates.
Lee Tressel of Baldwin Wallace leads the nation with nine touchdowns in six games and 55 points, one ahead of Keith DeCourcey of Washington. Johnny Zeligler of Colorado College and Tom McWilliams of Mississippi State tie for third at 48 points amid regional scoring lists.
Cordele High School fullback FE Fountain returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown in Americus. Two plays later Americus halfback Richard Lee answered with an 80 yard kickoff return for a Cordele score.
A woman feigned illness and fooled doctors at Bellevue Hospital for three months. A nurse uncovered she substituted her thermometer and heated it to raise readings. She admitted grand larceny and awaits sentence. A Pliny note on ancient boat invention follows.
Upland Pennsylvania Corp. Richard Swallow, 24, says he heard a bizarre query during a trip to an island in the South Pacific. The question, posed by a local native, asked if George Washington is still king in America.
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