Sparks Circus at Welch Field Delivers World Class Show
The Sparks Circus returns to Welch Field with a full two hour program led by L'Ora and Geo Sohn. Featured acts include Miacahua on the high wire, the Alexander teeter board troupe, and eleven tigers led by Franz Woske. Elephants fill three rings with Tone Carl and Jammie Graves guiding the herd. The performance opens with a band concert and continues with clowns, trained animals, and equestrian displays. A second show is scheduled for 8 p m tonight with doors at 7.
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Sparks Circus
Welch Field
Sparks
Jack Hoyt
Alice Sohn
Geo. Sohn
Arenic
Miacahua
Alexander Troupe
Marvelous “Teeter Board
Hollis-McCree
Reno McCree
Mankichi Japs
Far East
Franz Woske
Madam Harriet
Tone Carl
Franz
Billie Burton
Jammie Graves
Equestriennes
Lorain Casteel
Connie Lee
Ione Carl
Roxy
Bibb County
Lindy
Notice of Sale of Land in Guilford County North Carolina
Under a 1928 deed of trust M Luther Gift, E P Yates Company and Union Trust of Maryland will sell Lots 20 and 21 at public auction October 18 1928 at 12 00 at the Guilford County Courthouse. The parcels in Rankin Teague and Welch Lands face High Point Winston-Salem Highway and measure 25 by 25 by 150 feet. The sale enforces defaulted indebtedness secured by the deed of trust. W S Lockhart attorney Durham NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Luther
E. P. Yates Company and Union Trust Company of Maryland
Guilford County
Court House
Rankin, Teague and Welch
Office of Register of Deeds
North Carolina
High Point
Winston-Salem
RE. P. Yates Company
Union Trust Company OF Maryland
W. S. Lockhart
Durham, N. Cc
Fisher to Speak in Lexington October 13
Hon. W. H. Fisher of Clinton a Republican candidate for North Carolina lieutenant governor will deliver the opening address for Republicans in Davidson County. The speech is set for October 2 at eight oclock in the courthouse, starting the county campaign as Republicans push to win the sheriff seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
W. H. Fisher
Clinton
North Carolina
Davidson County
Fred C. Sink
John T. Lowe
Lowe
C. W. Gilliam
Thomasville
Sheriff Link
Davidson
Conklin Dominates As Pointers Edge Twins At Welch Park
Howard Conklin tossed a nine inning, four hit, one run performance for the Pointers in a post season win over the Winston-Salem Twins at Welch Park. Dan Boone starred with a sensational defensive catch and Roper, Ford and Cleveland contributed clutch plays as High Point pushed ahead 3 1 in a game witnessed by 5,000 fans.
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Howard Conklin
Twins
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
Howard
Welch Park
Olin Perritt
Conklin
Dan Boone
Dan
Meek
Meeks
Ty Cobb
Roper
Barney Cleveland
Lundeen
Ford
Maltby
Rye
Stewart
Murphy
Perrit
Pointers
Boonemen
Bolton
Williams
Long
Cleveland
Reinholz
Anderson
Winston
Svons
Boost
MeIhbols
Mgeks
Mmaoy
Miewart
EGR
Tochs
Evans
Taylor and
Walker
Piedmont League and National League Games Listed
High Point visits Winston Salem in the Piedmont League. In the National League Chicago plays Boston and Brooklyn meets New York. St Louis travels to Philadelphia while Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
National League
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Phildelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Louis
New York Ee
Local NBA Matchups Across Major Cities
Boston faces Chicago in a city duel while Washington visits Detroit. Philadelphia travels to Cleveland and New York heads to St. Louis for four cross conference showdowns.
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Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Southern Association Football Pairings Listed
Nashville meets Memphis while Mobile faces New Orleans Chattanooga plays Little Rock and Birmingham competes with Atlanta in a conference lineup of games.
Baseball results and Southern Association scores
New York 6 5, Boston 2 1. St. Louis 13 Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 4. Southern Association Birmingham 2 Atlanta 10. Nashville 6 Memphis 11. Chattanooga 8 Little Rock 4. Mobile 7 New Orleans 0.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
South Atlantic League Baseball Matchups Listed
Macon plays Asheville, Augusta faces Greenville, Spartanburg meets Charlotte, and Knoxville visits Columbia in SATL action.
South Atlantic loop scores from Macon to Charlotte
In a tense game stretch, Asheville beat Macon 4 to 1, Augusta won 7 to 4, Knoxville edged Columbia 9 to 7, Spartanburg defeated Greenville 7 to 7 in 10 innings, and Charlotte edged Spartanburg 6 to 7 in extra innings.
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South Atlantic
Macon
Asheville
Augusta
Greenville
Knoxville
Columbia
Spartanburg
Charlotte
Baseball scores from American Association games
Columbus defeated Indianapolis 2 to 0 while St. Paul and Milwaukee drew 2 to 2 after rain halted play. Louisville beat Toledo 2 to 0 and Minneapolis outscored Kansas City 5 to 4.
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American Association
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Baseball Roundup of Yesterday’s Home Runs and Leaders
A fragmented summary lists several players from the Browns, Cardinals, Giants and Phillies with multiple home runs and notable totals. Mentions Ruth, Manush, Hafey, Ott, Harper, Bissonette, and others, with team totals in both American and National Leagues.
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Manush
Browns
Ruth
Verrors
Wiisen
Ics Bees
Bottomley
Wee Hafey
Ene
NOR
Abe
Hacen
Che Ott
Giants
Harper
Wee Fe
National Leskage
BOS
Carolina line unsettled as Tar Heels prep for Wake Forest
In Chapel Hill the second week of football practice yields line changes aimed at strengthening the front. Nelson Howard shifts to left tackle, Ray Farris takes the right guard spot, with Eskew or Blackwood considered for Farris's former role. Backfield contenders include Whisnant Gray Erickson and several others, with four starters for Wake Forest still undecided.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Carolina
Nelson Howard
Garrett Morehead
Ray Farris
Howard
Big Blue
Farris
Shuler
Eskew
Blackwood
University
Cerney
Enright
Whisnant
Gray
Erickson
Gresham
Ward
Magner
Jackson
Spaulding
Maus
Nash
Michaels
Foard
House
Harden
Major League Leaders by Associated Press September 14
National batting led by P Waner of the Pirates with 368 in 131 runs. P Waner topped hits with 214 and doubles 49 while Wilson of the Cubs had 390 homers. Pitching leader Benton of the Giants went 24 6. Ruth led in runs with 147 and Gehrig 130 RBIs. Manush had 215 hits and 43 doubles. Combs 19 triples. Crowder of the Browns 17 5 led in pitching.
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National
P. Waner
Pirates
Bottomley
Cards
Wilson
Cube
Cuyler
Cubs
Benton
Giants
Goslin
Senators
Ruth
Yanks
Gehrig
Manush
Browns
Brown
Schulte
Combs
Myer
Red Sox
Giants Sweep Braves for Fourth Straight Twin Bill Victory
John McGraw’s New York Giants swept the Boston Braves in a doubleheader pair, winning 6 2 and 5 1 to set a major league record for consecutive doubleheader wins. The sweep pulls the Giants within one game of the St Louis Cardinals as they prepare to face the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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John McGraw
New York Giants
Boston
Cays
John
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Coogan
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
McGraw
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Jack Scott
Cardinals
Phillies
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
State coaches pick promising players for varsity
Raleigh reports state college coaches narrowing a large pool of 50 trainees to about 25 top prospects for varsity training. Dr. Ray Sermon says the squad is in good shape as Tebell begins selecting first stringers and issuing jerseys next week. The roster lists ends, tackles, guards, centers, quarterbacks, halfbacks and fullbacks with numerous players named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State College
Tebell
Ray Sermon
Goodwin
Jordan
F. Plank
Furtado
Crowson
Silver
Fitzgerald
L. McDowall
Lawrence
Lepp
Floyd
Hearst
Smathers
May
Manushak
Patterson
Burdell
Vaughan
Mayfield
Ford
Vann
McNeill
Hampton
Hatcher
Wright
Stone
Metts
Taylor
Chaplin
R. Gardner
Harden
Adams
Johnson
Kerr
Capt
Warren
Melton
Crum
MelLawhorn
J. Gardner
Morris
Clark
Edmondson
Atkinson
Trask
Aderholt
Morgan
Hargrove
Outen
Jeffreys
Z. Plank
Eastern Carolina pennant decided in seventh game
Goldsboro captured the 1928 Eastern Carolina League title by defeating the Wilmington Pirates 2 to 0 in Wilmington. Both clubs were held scoreless until the final two innings. Goldsboro pushed across a miscue in the eighth and an earned run in the ninth. Thomas allowed seven hits for Wilmington. Newbury and Newsome yielded seven hits for Goldsboro. Each club had one error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Wilmington Pirates
Bugs
Thomas
Pirates
Newbury
Newsome
Pie For All In Denby Dale Supports Infirmary
The village of Denby Dale baked a giant pie measuring 15 feet by 4 feet thick containing beef mutton kidney and potatoes. The pie was sold and the proceeds benefited an infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Denby Dale
Tourists Clinch South Atlantic Pennant in Fast Finish
Asheville’s Tourists close the season by clinching the South Atlantic Association pennant. Skylanders beat Macon 4 to 1. Augusta topped Greenville 7 to 4. Smokies defeated Columbia 9 to 7. Spartanburg won at Charlotte in ten innings 7 to 6.
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Asheville
Macon
Augusta
Greenville
Knoxville
Columbia
Smokies
Spartanburg
Charlotte
Edison Gives Relief Bulbs to Edison in Grove City Display
In Grove City Pennsylvania a store window has shown two 200-watt electric light bulbs presented to Thomas A. Edison for 23 years of continuous service. One bulb was burned out while the other remained in good condition.
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Edison
Grove City
Thomas A. Edison
Notice to creditors in the estate of Mrs Lucy Finch
Having qualified as administrator on the estate of Mrs Lucy Finch deceased before M W Gant clerk of the Superior court of Guilford county all persons having claims against said estate are notified to present them to the undersigned duly verified on or before the 24th day of August 1929 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery and all persons owing said estate will come forwards and make immediate settlement This the 22nd day of August J T Saunders Administrator T F Sanders Attorney 25 91 18 15 22 29
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Lucy Finch
M. W. Gant
Superior Court
Guilford County
Osborne Property Auction Under North Carolina Trust Deed
Trustee will sell at public auction on October 10 1928 at noon at Greensboro Court House for cash the Osborne lots 109 11 12 13 14 19 and 20 in Guilford County North Carolina to satisfy the debt of 2500 dollars secured by a deed of trust dated June 1 1928 with Central Bank & Trust Company as trustee. The sale follows a default on interest and principal.
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W. J. Osborne
Central Bank & Trust Company
Greensboro
Guilford
North Carolina
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Court House
Warren St
Warren Street
Spring Garden Street
Central Bank & Trust Co
J. Co. Alexander
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Orpheum
Teresa Shaeffer
Dixie Beauties
Jack Hoxie
Blake OF
Scotland Yard
Filmland
EN Maynard
Tarzan
Mon & Tues
Norma Shearer
Audy
Lon Chaney
Perritt
Short
Southern Assoctlation
Piedmont League
Efe
Winston-Salem Ae
Emer Ener
Vos Southern Association
Birmingham Little Ock
Ww. L. Pet
Macon Ee
Augusta Nee
Dee Spartanburg
Charlotte Eee
Greenville Ee
Major League
Associated Press
Crowder
Jost
McGrawmen
Herbert W. Barker
STATE
Sally League
J. T. Saunders
T. F. Sanders
HIATT
West High St
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