Panthers defeat Mountain Bears 13 to 0 in Greensboro
High Point College Panthers overpower Lenoir Rhyne Bears 13 to 0 before 2,000 fans. Dick Gurley led the Panthers defense while Brasser broke loose for a 47 yard TD to open scoring. Heath and Poletz fueled the offense as High Point outgained the Bears throughout the game.
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Greensboro
Purple Panthers
High Point College
Mountain Bears
Lenoir-Rhyne
Bears
Dick Gurley
Panther
Panthers
Heath
High Point
Lenoir-Rhynes
Brasser
Mitchell
Hager
Winecoff
Kiser
Poletz
Driesbach
Jones
Johnny Heath
Snyder
Hutton
Thompson
Sigmond
Holthouser
Beam
Steelman
Richie
Winecoff Thompson
Richie Bietheed
Byob Nygard
Dietwilder Hachman
Steelman Snyder
Ccese
Eiser Driesbach
Hager Alpers
Sigmond PaPaue
Csc
Hollhouser
Pollett
Purdue
Mauney
Holt
High School Beats Spencer in Key Gridiron Clash
In a main local gridiron bounce back Spencer falls 7 to 6 to High Point after a sequence of breaks and big plays. High Point’s Hinkle returns a pass for a touchdown and Spencer misses the extra point, sealing the close win.
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Spencer
Hinkle
Acros
Sroore
High Point
Spence
Bryant
Cccosesee- Fpf
Hughes
Dixie football great in firm position today
Atlanta and cities across the South await a day of college football as 13 games across seven states draw between 85 000 and 100 000 fans. Georgia Tech aims to beat Notre Dame in South Bend while LSU Arkansas and other SEC teams face varied non conference foes and rivals.
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New York
Yale
Indiana
Penn
Navy
Notre Dame
Army
Bucknell
Princeton
William and Mary
Bill Roper
Ohio State
Cornell
Columbia
New York University
Colgate
Boston College
Frank W. Cavenaugh
Fordham
West Virginia
Carnegie Tech
Morganton
Penn State
Lafayette
State College
Georgetown
Waynesburg
Washington
Washington and Jefferson
Thiel
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Atlanta
Dixie
Georgia Tech
South Bend
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Shreveport
Virginia
Tennessee
Knoxville
Georgia
Bull Dogs
Tulane
New Orleans
North Carolina State
McDowell
North Carolina
Raleigh
Bill Spears
Amistead
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Nashville
Washington and Lee
Vols
Maryland
Razorbacks
Alabama
Mississippi A. & M
Tuscaloosa
Sewanee
Four unbeaten teams clash with Big Ten rivals today
In Chicago and Champaign four Western Conference leaders seek pivotal wins over Big Ten foes. Illinois meets Michigan in Champaign while Chicago faces Ohio State and Minnesota hosts Wisconsin as homecoming crowds surge toward a record turnout. Red Grange attends to watch Garland Grange in action.
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Illinois
Michigan
Champaign
Minnesota
Buckeyes
Ohio Stadium
Wisconsin
Urban
Red Grange
Garland
Wolverines
Duke Faces Wake Forest at Home in Revenge Bid
Duke University travels to Wake Forest for a Tar Heel Methodism clash after last season’s 21 to 0 defeat. The Wake lineup lists Captain Ober missing with Hackney at halfback and Kistler on the Duke flank. players shown include Phelps, Zimmerman, Weir, and Jankowski in the detailed lineups.
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Durham
Duke University Blue Devils
Deaconville
Ober
Hackney
Kistler
Iben Namo
Duke
Puke Pos
Burroughs LE Tao
Jankowski
Connelley
Ten More High Schools Out of Running in State Championship
Raleigh scene reports ten more contestants eliminated from the state high school championship series as next weeks games approach. East region teams Raleigh Durham Goldsboro Sanford Greenville Wilmington Washington and Raeford advance while New Bern LeGrange tied and will replay. Gastonia Statesville won their matches with western entries scheduled to play.
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Spencer
High Pot High School
Spence Crew
High Point
Veen
Spencer Crew
Pointers
Raleigh
Durham
Goldsboro
Sanford
Greenville
Wilmington
Washington
Raeford
New Bern
Legrange
Gastonia
Statesville
Wilson County Sheriff Reports Strong Tax Collection Record
Sheriff O A Glover of Wilson County touted a four year tax collection average of 997725 with only a fraction over two tenths of one percent uncollected for 1923 24 25 26 in a letter to county government. He compared his figures favorably with Edgecombe and Guilford sheriffs.
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Raleigh
O. A. Glover
Wilson County
Edgecombe
Guilford
Glover
Farmers take deeper interest in fine cattle in North Carolina
Reidsville report says Rockingham county farmers rapidly expand dairying with 47 head of pure bred Guernsey cattle sold recently at auction for about 200 dollars each. County agent F S Walker notes several farmers plan large scale dairy sideline while improving herds and feed crops.
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Reidsville
North Carolina
F.S
Walker
Rockingham County
Irrigation Focus Shifts to Oros Dam Project in Brazil
Northeast Brazil concentrates irrigation work on the dam and reservoir at Oros as a key effort to expand water storage. Officials say the Oros project will support farming across the region, with construction targeting the reservoir and related infrastructure.
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Brazil
Oros
Weight balance in VMI versus Davidson clash
In Davidson on October 29 VMI and Davidson faced off with no clear weight advantage on the line. Davidson held a seven pound edge per backfield man while the lineup listed stars such as Wearn, Manes, Arrowood, Harrison, and Hallenger among others.
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Eee
Hunt
Manes
McConnell
Ogd
Ates le
Leftwich
Wihard
Pegge
Arrowood LE Epooter
Wilson
Ieee Gees Vewees
Wsiweuks
Harrison Eee
Hallenger
Nisbet
First Tetanus Case Reported at Erlanger
Special to The Enterprise Lexington October 28 reports the first tetanus case in the county at Erlanger. A 13 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Waford, injured his hand in a small cartridge explosion and developed tetanus a week later. Two local physicians are administering a serum as a preventive and to curb the disease.
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Lexington
Erlanger
Here
Joe Wafford
Women’s clubs convene in Davidson County courthouse
Davidson County women home demonstration clubs gather at the courthouse for a general meeting. The event aims to discuss the Federation of Farm Women's clubs and features an address by Miss Maude Wallace of Raleigh, assistant State home demonstration agent.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Court House
Gq General County
Federation of
Farm Women's Clubs
Memphis Man Elected President of Golf Body
Robert Tyree Jones of Memphis is named to the United States Golf Association executive committee, to succeed Thomas B. Page, with election pending at the January 1928 meeting. George V. Rotan of Houston is also named for the committee, and Charles O. Pfeil of Memphis is elected president, succeeding William C. Fownes.
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New York
Robert Tyree Jones
Atlanta
United States Golf Association
Thomas B. Page
George V. Rotan
Houston
Charles O. Pfeil
Memphis, Tenn
Association
William C. Fownes
Pittsburgh
American National Golf Association
Lead supply in factories shows mixed October totals
Census Bureau reports leaf tobacco held by manufacturers and dealers on October 1 totaled 1,804,159,548 pounds, down from July 1 but up from October 1 last year. Chewing smoking snuff and export types are 1,376,270,563 pounds, above last year’s figure. cigar types are 335,474,454 pounds, and imported types reach 92,414,531 pounds.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Troops clash with peasants at Kisainev in Bessarabia
Government troops entered a collision with national peasants at Kisainev in Bessarabia as reports from Bucharest claimed Prince Carol was in Romania leading an army. Numerous arrests were believed to follow the clash.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Kisainev
Bessarabia
Carol
Romania
Bucharest
Football injuries hush up at Asheville School for Boys
Foot injuries sidelined Joe Gamewell Jr son of Mr and Mrs J M Gamewell of Lexington while a student athlete with the Asheville School for Boys team. He is recovering in Lexington and plans to return soon to resume his studies.
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Lexington
Joe Gamewell, Jr
J. M. Gamewell
Asheville School For Boys
Ticket scramble as Nutcracker sells out for big grid contests
A fan faced exhausted Nutcracker tickets for major grid games. He was told tickets sold out until 1940, but declined. He claimed his children would be on the team by then and could enter for free, highlighting a bold wager amid a sold out era.
One Fan Mistakes Flea Circus for Field Show
A spectator, placed far from the action, misperceived a sports display as a flea circus, illustrating how distance can distort a stadium scene. The remark captures fan enthusiasm and a humorous misread during a game.
Fleas Thought to Be in Stands by Spectator Actions
A spectator noted that some people in the crowd behaved oddly, leading him to joke that fleas might have infiltrated the stands. The remark underscores a lively crowd dynamic during the event.
Nine Month Fire Losses Show Big Decrease
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports nine month fire losses down $600 285 from 1926, despite September setbacks. Total losses this year reach 4 138 776 across 1 632 fires versus 4 739 061 and 1 794 fires last year, with rural fires totaling 821 453 from 264 cases. city blocks and town dwellings show notable reductions, and well equipped cities average 120 per fire versus 2772 elsewhere.
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Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Greensboro
Durham
Asheville
Wilmington
Raleigh
High Point
Salisbury
Gastonia
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
New Bern
Lutherans in Davidson to mark 410th Reformation anniversary
Davidson county Lutherans plan a Sunday observance at Holly Grove church marking the 410th anniversary of Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation. Dr E J Sox of Lenoir Rhyne College and Rev F B Lingle will give principal addresses, with additional pastors joining in the observance and morning services waived by many congregations.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Martin Luther
Holly Grove Lutheran Church
E. J. Sox
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Hickory
F. B. Lingle
Spencer
Sox
Lingle
Lenoir- Rhyne College
R. B. Sigman
Holly Grove
Chaliapin Seeks Divorce From Russian Wife in Moscow
Feodor Chaliapin the noted basso seeks a divorce in Moscow from his 54 year old wife Yelle Ignatievna a former dancer who lives in Moscow. He offers $300 monthly alimony for her life and the action was publicized by a Moscow paper Vecherniaya Moskva. Papers were sent to the Moscow court via the Soviet consul general at Paris.
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New York
Feodor Chaliapin
Basso
Russia
Moscow
Yelle Ignatievna
Vecherniaya Moskva
Paru
Gale Rips Ireland and England Leaving Deaths and Damage
A 60 mile gale swept Ireland and parts of England injuring several people and causing deaths. Property and telegraph and telephone lines were damaged over a wide area.
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London
Ireland
England
Sunday golf may be banned in Greensboro
In Greensboro a 1741 colonial statute labeling Sunday games a misdemeanor has resurfaced. Magistrate O W Duke ordered enforcement, and Constable R G Neely was notified to uphold the North Carolina law. Sedgefield Country Club officials would not comment on the issue.
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Greensboro
O. W. Duke
R. G. Neely
North Carolina
Sedgefield Country Club
South Carolina
Northern
Carolina
Colorado guard planes sent to quell coal strike
Airplanes of the Colorado national guard were dispatched from Denver to the coal strike zone in southern Colorado under Governor Adams. The three planes will base at Pueblo and patrol areas where violence is most likely to occur, marking the state's first military move to prevent outbreaks.
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Denver
Colorado National Guard
Colorado
Adams
Pueblo
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