Duke to Host Oregon State on New Year’s Day in Durham
Duke will face Oregon State in Duke Stadium on New Year’s Day with a 50 000 seat capacity as War Department approval is pursued for the game held now in Durham instead of Pasadena. Governor Broughton supports the plan and Durham officials push to stage a strong celebration. Tickets are set at 4 44, with Rose Bowl organizers coordinating arrangements and gate receipts sharing.
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War Department
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Japan
J. Melville Broughton
Washington
North Carolina
Army
Frank Pierson
Durham Chamber of Commerce
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Dissolution Notice for B & L Motor Company
Thad Eure Secretary of State records show B and L Motor Company dissolved by unanimous stockholder consent. Principal office Mount Airy North Carolina, agent D C Lewis in charge. Filing completed December 10 1941 and on file in Raleigh.
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Duke and North Carolina Meet With West Coast Officials
Three west coast officials Roy Maples Hal Reynolds and Percy Lacey are to visit for planning. Governor Broughton invites Oregon Governor Charles A Sprague and Kay Kyser to attend as guests. Kyser had invited Broughton to Pasadena earlier.
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Percy Lacey
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Charles A. Sprague
Kay Kyser
Kyser
Pasadena
Mount Airy Tops Westfield in Season Opener Basketball
Mount Airy High opened the 1941 42 basketball season with a 33 16 boys victory over Westfield as Hill led with 16 points while Grubb scored 22 for Mount Airy. In the girls game Westfield edged Mount Airy 35 24 with Grubb and Spain strong on defense.
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Elkin Boys and Girls Defeat Shoals in Doubleheader
The Elkin High School boys won 48 to 8 and the girls 24 to 17 at Elkin on Monday night. Baker led the boys with 16 points while Fox Eldridge and Day each scored six. Booth led Shoals with four.
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Beulah Girls and Boys Win Doubleheader Versus White Plains
Beulah High School girls beat White Plains 37 to 21 as Smoot scored 19 and Hill 14. Beulah boys edged White Plains 25 to 24 with Hodges totaling 14 and Badgett making nine for White Plains.
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Emma Taylor
Richards
Eme P. Taylor
York
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Draughon
Pilot Mountain Wins Doubleheader Over White Plains
Pilot Mountain High School swept both games at White Plains Gym last Thursday. Girls won 21 to 15 with Smith scoring 12 and Simmons aiding passers. White Plains’ Venable led the opponents. Boys upset White Plains 14 to 17 as Palk led Pilot Mountain and Venable stood out for White Plains. Referee Wright officiated.
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Use Of Reynolda Offered To State Use Of Reynolda Offered To State
Governor Broughton announced Reynolda the Reynolds estate near Winston Salem has been offered for full unrestricted use by any civilian or defense group needing it Fred Hutchins Forsyth county defense council conveyed the offer from owners Mr and Mrs Carlos H Bab to outline a plan for use The 25 room house and outhouses could serve as a recreation and rehabilitation center.
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Dobson Splits With Pilot Mountain
Dobson and Pilot Mountain High Schools split two games at Dobson on Monday night. Dobson girls won 35 to 27 led by Eades with 18 points, while Pilot Mountain boys defeated Dobson 30 to 21 with Palk scoring for Pilot Mountain and Dockery leading Dobson.
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Talbert Boys Receive One Year Each In Penitentiary
Lewis Talbert 16 and Forest Talbert 11 near Woodlawn Virginia were sentenced to one year in state prison after a jury convicted them of fatally shooting neighbor Mrs. Cleve Walls who died about twelve hours later. The youths claimed the gun discharged accidentally while they found it in a disorderly home following a suspected intruder.
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Forest Talbert
Woodlawn
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Talbert
Polite Guest Praises Attendant Husband
The guest notes the husband is exceptionally polite and attentive. The wife adds he once worked as a filling station attendant, hinting at his background shaping his demeanor.
Mount Airy Bears Earn Win In Season Opener
Mount Airy Bears boys beat Westfield 33 to 16 in the season opener while the girls lost 35 to 24. The boys wore new navy blue and white uniforms this year. the girls struggled in the first half but showed improvement in the second.
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First Rose Bowl in North Carolina Moves to Duke Stadium
The Rose Bowl game shifted from Pasadena to Duke Stadium in Durham due to war disruptions. Capacity is 50 000 but over 52 000 have attended previously, and tickets went on sale with many claimed by fans who wired in. Fans from Mount Airy sought seats for the New Year’s Day matchup featuring Duke and Oregon State, while some buyers found ticket limits. A Granite City resident wired for 100 tickets at 440 each but could only obtain 15.
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Penniless man dies. brother finds $4911 hidden cash
In Kimmswick Missouri Philip Schad aged 84 died apparently penniless. Rumors of hidden wealth led a brother to search Schad’s river-bank shack where a cardboard box yielded 4911 dollars in old style bills and 785 in gold coins.
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Freight Jumps Track. Three Teens Die in Kansas Collision
Three high school students Arlie Brown Florence Berggren and Dick Garroutte all sixteen were killed when a freight train jumped its tracks and struck their parked car in Scandia Kansas authorities said the victims were in a car hit by the derailed freight engine and cars as they waited alongside the road.
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Divorce Petition in Dispute Over Alleged Abuse
Liza Ebony-Jedge seeks dissolution of marriage to Henry Kaze claiming domestic violence. The judge asks for grounds while Liza cites misunderstanding and Henry plans to be out of town for a week.
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