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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
11
Cincinnati Reds released Al Simmons a veteran outfielder whose peak years with Connie Mack’s Athletics and later Chicago White Sox featured high batting averages and World Series play. The decision ends a long major league career noted for power and clutch hits in playoff races.
Leigh awaiting a possible berth in the Montana league as Ik risks franchise loss. Raleigh Chamber of Commerce says Raleigh has a suitable stadium with night lighting after recent completion and urges consideration by the Yankees.
Blair Park will reopen tomorrow as the greens recover from winter closure. Jimmy Crichton stated the greens were closed the last two weeks and will be in perfect shape Saturday.
Ducks Unlimited aims to conserve wild duck breeding grounds in Canada and the United States and has altered over 600000 acres in Alberta, with an estimated 500000 ducks breeding there this season. Paris fashion shifts toward simple styles and shorter skirts for women.
Charlie Keller, World Series hero, has brother Hugh a Maryland junior and slugger hitting over .400 for the Terrapins. Hugh follows in his elder brother's footsteps as a standout bat for the Maryland nine.
Still going strong in Kingsport Tennessee Bobby Cifers the school star continues to light up the season with more than 10 points per game after tallying 235 last fall and drawing national attention.
Chicago coach Clark Shaughnessy says his Maroons face Michigan's Tearing Tom Harmon with little chance of victory after a 61 to 0 loss to Harvard. He cites tired players, a growing roster from 31 to 42, and insists the team plays with heart and refuses to quit despite the overwhelming odds.
Edenton, Oct. 20. Police Chief G. A. Helms said a man identified as Marshall Purvis, held on forgery charges in Halifax County, confessed to killing a man named Mr. Barton in New York City as self defense. The arrest occurred October 9 at a local filling station by Night Policeman Joe Bunch after the man allegedly impersonated an FBI agent.
Local ad lists 19 cent prices for two soap products. Includes Blue Box concentrated suds and Octagon granulated soap from C. A. Lewis at 501 South Main with contact number 2188.
Diplomatic circles in southeast Europe foresee sharper divisions between status quo and revisionist powers due to the British French pact with Turkey. Days of great tension are predicted as editors in Greece Romania and Yugoslavia view the accord as a bulwark against external territorial demands and pressure grows for a Balkan Danubian federation to ease tensions.
King George and Queen Elizabeth undertook a two hour tour of balloon bar rage sites in London today in a briefing from the British Press Association.
Purvis told Roanoke Rapids authorities that Barton was shot in New York in self defense, while Helms noted the incident led to forgery charges against Purvis.
In Asheville on October 20, deputies under a court order seized William Dudley Pelleys correspondence and office files from the sheriff s office. Judge Zeb V Nettles said Pelley violated a 1935 suspended sentence by consorting with enemies of American institutions and distributing anti government propaganda. Bond set at 10000 for November term appearance on sentence violation charges. Deputies have not located Pelley at home or office. Last summer he could not be served subpoenas by Congressional investigators.
Cletus Myers was ordered to pay $500 in damages for an automobile wreck on the Thomasville Lexington highway. The Lexington trial set installments of $30 per month. A sectional business conference sponsored by the U S Chamber of Commerce will be held in Charlotte on November 31.
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