High Point Tops Greensboro 7-6 In Thrilling Memorial Stadium
High Point defeats Greensboro 7 to 6 at Gate City Stadium in a Western Conference clash. Hinkle and Curlee connected on a 55 yard touchdown after halftime, Bryant added the extra point. Shaffer opened with an 82 yard Greensboro TD, while Hawkins anchored the defense as High Point fought back to clinch the victory.
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Memorial Stadium
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Goat Bryant
Johnny Shaffer
Nicholson
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Hinkle
Curlee
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Shaffer
Purple and Gold
Purple and Gold Squadron
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Goodwin
Coitpat
Bryant Wees
Red Set For Great Year Army Captain In Fine Form
Army captain Chris tian Keener Cagle shines in opening game versus Boston University. He returns after nine months away, carries kickoff 40 yards, drives into Boston territory, and shows speed and tackle skills. Team-mate Hertz Murrel blocks, Cagle provides strong interference and tackles as Army starts season with promise.
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Brian Belw
West Point
N. Y
Army
Christian Keener Cagle
Boston University
Walker
Terriers
Cagle
Herb Gibner
Keener
Boston
Marinone
Tacklere
Hertz Murrel
Red
Blue Devils face toughest schedule with UNC clash looming
Duke resumes play at Annapolis after an open week as the 1930s era schedule turns brutal. Key aftereffects include trips to Villa Nova and Boston College, then Louisiana State, NC State, Wake Forest, and Davidson before the big UNC showdown, with hard daily practices planned.
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Navy
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Devils
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Philadelphia
Boston
Boston College
Louisiana State University
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Davidson
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Jankoski
Brewer
South
Louisiana
State
North Carolina
Collins
Smith
Bulldogs
Yale
Davidson College
Citadel
Wildcats
Army
Clemson and South Carolina Roll to Open Wins
Clemson Tigers defeated the Terriers 30 to 0 while the South Carolina Gamecocks crushed Presbyterian College 41 to 0 and Guilford beat Atlantic Christian 7 to 0. Georgia visits North Carolina as UNC and Duke, Furman, Davidson, and others fill a busy college football slate in the Carolinas.
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Wofford
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Clemson Tigers
Terriers
University of South Carolina Gamecocks
Presbyterian College
Blue Stockings
Canzoneri Outpoints Farr in New York Bout
Tony Canzoneri of New York defeated Johnny Farr of Cleveland over ten rounds. George Hoffman stopped Add Warren of Chapel Hill in the same program.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
George Hoffman
Add Warren
Chapel Hill
N. C
Boxing Roundup: Christner and Gagnon Victors in Outpoints and Knockout
Boston fighter Ernie Schaaf lost to Boston K O Christner in a ten round decision. Jack Gagnon stopped Mike McTigue in one round in New York, while Christner outpointed Schaaf in Akron.
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Boston
K. O. Christner
Akron
Ohio
Ernie Schaaf
Jack Gagnon
Mike McTigue
New York
Toronto-Eugene Hunt Stops Be langer in France Bout
Toronto fighter Toronto-Eugene Hunt scored a knockout over Albert Frenchy Belanger in France on the 6th. The bout ended decisively as Hunt claimed victory by KO before the final bell.
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Toronto
Eugene Hunt
France
Albert “Frenchy” Belanger
Minneapolis boxer Daniels defeats Joe Packo in Toledo bout
Minneapolis fighter Dick Daniels outpoints Joe Packo in Toledo marked by a clear scoring win. Daniels earns a decision over Packo as the match concluded in Toledo.
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Minneapolis
Dick Daniels
Joe Packo
Toledo
Local Boxers Score Narrow Wins in San Francisco and Omaha
Ottumwa fighter Felegano outpointed Aleshi in Kansas City. San Francisco’s Bearcat Wright stopped Leon Chevalier in six rounds in Omaha, boosting regional boxing results from the night.
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Ottumwa
wVale Felegano
Des Moines
Aleshi
Kansas City
San Francisco
Bearcat Wright
Omaha
Leon Chevalier
Australia Hosts Vast Diversity of Earth Worm Species
A scientific note reports 200 distinct earth worm species recorded across Australia highlighting rich soil biodiversity. Researchers emphasize ongoing surveys to map distribution and ecological roles in various habitats.
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Australia
College Gridiron Action Across The Nation
Paced by hopeful Pitt at Nebraska and large crowds in Ann Arbor, Iowa City and other venues, a day of football sees Notre Dame, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale and Virginia Tech seeking wins. Alabama, Florida and California face key tests as top contenders clash with rivals in a packed October lineup.
D. and W. Motor Co. Opens in Lexington
The D. and W. Motor company opens in Lexington with O. T. Davis and C. C. Wrenn as partners. They become dealers for the DeSoto six and occupy the former Oldsmobile building on East First Street. Davis will oversee daily operations.
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Lexington
D. and W. Motor Company
O. T. .Davis
County Board of Education
C. C. Wrenn
Southmont
DeSota Six
East First Street
Oldsmobile
Mr. Davis
Blind Band of Scotland Uses Braille Cues
One of the best bands in the British Empire is the Blind Band of Scotland. Music is learned by the Braille system and memorized, then the band leader conducts by strings tied to each member's leg. A leg pull on the string sways the rhythm.
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Glasgow
British Empire
Scotland
Obscure Exchange Highlights Unclear Wartime Note
Fragmentary lines show a female referenced as Mrs. Witt and Mrs. Nitt with a grafted dialogue about regret and memory. The passage hints at a surgical intervention or wartime procedure but lacks concrete context or full sentences. The text remains ambiguous and incomplete.
Great Battles Promised By Eastern Teams Today
Dozens of football games across the Atlantic seaboard drew crowds from New York to Charleston. Major matchups featured Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Navy, Syracuse, Georgetown, West Virginia Wesleyan, and others as teams vied for early-season prestige on October 19, 1929. A separate land sale notice in High Point details a mortgage foreclosure for Lot 202 in Hillsdale.
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Golden Bears
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Quakers
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Chris Cagle
Eagy
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Virginia Military Institute
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Ralph Graham
High Point
N. C
Guilford County
Irvin S. Ingram
T. F. Sanders
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Franklin Field
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Cagle
John Harvard
New Haven
Yale
Brown Bear
Princeton
Brown
Bill Roper
Ithaca
Courcil Dobie
Cornell
Dartmouth
al Marsters
Columbia
Wobbles Hewitt
Navy
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Syracuse
Johns Hopkins
New York University
Hugo Beztle
Penn State
Yankee Stadium
Holy Cross
Fordham
Polo Grounds
Bucknell
Easton
Washington and
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Temple
Maryland
Georgetown
Baltimore
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia
Washington and Lee
Charleston
Davis and Elkins
Quantico Marines
Fairmount
W. Va
A. G. Kinney
Annie E. Kinney
W. A. Hayes
A. E. Taplin
Office of the Register of Deeds
North Carolina
Hillsdale
G. H. Jones
Vision of a Flying Garage Landing Pad
London garage owner Philmore-Bedford imagines airplanes landing vertically on the strengthened flat roof of his shop. He plans to use the top of the garage as a landing field when aircraft reach that capability.
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F. Philmore-Bedford
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