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...chatty fashion of country weeklies everywhere, the Capac, Mich. Journal (circ. 750) noted last week that "Herbert Gottschalk is some improved," "Miss Vera Reynolds is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sharrad," and "Robert McCoy is driving a new Chevrolet." Along with this gossip about the placid life of the prosperous little farm community (pop. 1,200), was one item of more than ordinary interest: "Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Hunter have planned to hold open house for Noble Hunter, Sunday afternoon ... at their home, 209 Aldrich Avenue. Mr. Hunter will be 93 years of age Saturday...
...Overholser placed fourth for the Crimson in the epee competition at the NCAA Fencing Championships Friday and Saturday at Wayne University, Detroit. Joe Vera, the Eastern Intercollegiate foils champion, finished 10th in the foil matches...
...Vera, who has been hampered all season by injuries, had 20 points in the foils, which was won by Robert Nielson of Columbia with 31. Vera beat Nielson when the two met last week in the intercollegiates in New York...
...Vera, who won the Eastern Intercollegiate foils championship Saturday, will be a favorite in the tournament, which is usually dominated by eastern colleges...
Handicapped by an injured leg and wrist, Vera was still able to win all five of his finalist matches in the eastern tournament. The leg injury kept him out of competition part of the season and probably led to the Crimson's loss of several close matches. Vera returned to score two wins in the Yale meet at the close of the season...