Allstar Elevens to Clash for Southern Conference Honors
The Southern Conference approves an all star football game between a southern conference all star squad and a Pacific coast team in Los Angeles on December 26 for charity. Coaches from Alabama Georgia Tech Vanderbilt guide the southern team with captains Freddie Pickhard and Dick Hyland.
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Southern Conference
Pacific Coast Stars
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Champ Pickens
Alabama Sportsman
South Carolina
W. D. Funkhouser
University of Kentucky
Pickens
Edward Dickson
Los Angeles Evening Express
Alabamian
Wallace Wade
Alabama
W. A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
Pop Warner
Howard Jones
Spalding
Far West
Dick Hyland
Stanford
Freddie Pickhard
Lacoste Triumphs Over Tilden For U S Championship
René Lacoste of France defeated American ace Bill Tilden 11-9 6-3 11-9 at Forest Hills to win the United States tennis championship for the second time in two years.
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Forest Hills
René Lacoste
France
United States
Bill Tilden
Salisbury Opens New Salisbury Albemarle Highway
Citizens from Rowan and Stanley gathered at Ritchie's Lake to celebrate the opening of the Salisbury Albemarle highway. Commissioner W C Wilkerson was the principal speaker.
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Salisbury
Rowan and Stanley
Ritchie’s Lake
Salisbury, Albemarle Highway
W. C. Wilkerson
Charlotte Tennis Players Win State YMCA Championship
Charlotte netmen defeated High Point to win the doubles title and split the singles in the state YMCA tennis championship finals at Greensboro. Trotter of Charlotte beat Rogers of High Point 11-9 7-5 in the opening singles. Fuller of High Point beat Haywood of Charlotte 6-4 6-4. Haywood and Trotter then defeated Watkins and Fuller 6-4 6-2 in doubles.
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Greensboro
Charlotte
High Point
Trotter
Rogers
Fuller
Haywood
Watkins
Davidson County appoints Dr J C Leonard as historian
Dr J C Leonard pastor of the First Reformed church in Lexington has been appointed county historian by the Davidson County board of education. The position is provided by state law to name a historian in each county. Leonard authored a recently published history of Davidson County.
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Lexington
J. C. Leonard
First Reformed
Davidson County
Board of Education
Leonard
Greensboro
Enterprise
C. B. Hall
F. A. Dorsett
Dorsett
E. G. Sherrill
Sherrill
Sedgefield Terrapin Derby Takes Shape at Inn Event
Greensboro report describes a proposed North Carolina Terrapin Derby at Sedgefield Inn. British, Oklahoma origin organizers plan a 150 foot circle course with terrapins drawn by numbers onto the course. If successful, similar events may follow at Sedgefield as a fixture in years ahead. Greensboro Bureau The Enterprise.
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Sedgefield Inn
Sedgefield
Mississippi
Hill Point
New York
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Sidney Paige Hayes
Ponca City
Frank H. Anderson
Anderson
Continental-Leland Corporation
Hayes
Joe C. Miller
North Carolina
Woman Owned Horse Wins $100000 Futurity at Belmont
Anita Peabody owned by Mrs. J. D. Hertz won the $100,000 futurity for two year olds at Belmont Park securing a neck victory over stablemate Reigh Count with Victorian a length behind. The winning time for six and three quarter furlongs was 121 4-5.
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New York
Anita Peabody
J. D. Hertz
Belmont Race Track
Reigh
Victorian
Pat Reed Enters University of New Hampshire for PE
Durham New Hampshire boxer Pat Reed a middleweight who faced Gren Walker and Delaney among others in 75 bouts attends summer school at Harvard and now studies physical education at the University of New Hampshire.
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Durham, N. H
Pat Reed
Gren
Walker
Delaney
Harvard
University of New Hampshire
Deed of Gift for Slave From 1808 Found in Estate
Lexington reports on a rare 1808 deed of gift for an enslaved 18 year old boy, drawn by Philip Mock Sr to Philip Mock Jr, witnessed by Joseph Spurgeon, linking local history to early Davidson County settlers and a boy who fled British lines. The item was found during probate of D B Clinard’s estate, noted as a notable relic.
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Lexington
G. W. Clinard
Abbotts Creek Township
Clinard
D. B. Clinard
Phil
Ip Mock, Sr
Philip Mock, Jr
Joseph Spurgeon
Davidson County
John Spurgeon
Abbotts Creek
Yadkin River
Greenville Wins Second Straight Class B Title in Piedmont Playoff
Greenville defeats Portsmouth 12 to 1 to clinch the class B championship in the Piedmont post-season series. Yeargin held Portsmouth to two hits as Greenville bats explode with a 12 run output, taking the opener 3 and 4 runs in early frames.
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Greenville
S. C
Portsmouth
Yeorgin
Truckers
Spinners
Heving
Green
Brandon
Mol Rin
Yeargin
Leggett
Chrysler Collision Injures Farmer Near City Limits
A farmer riding in a wagon near Shepherd's filling station on Archdale road just outside the city was slightly injured when a Chrysler roadster collided with the wagon around 7 30 last night. The wagon was crushed but the rider escaped with minor injuries.
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Gilenda
Shepherd’s Filling Station
Archdale Road
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