Schedule Adopted by State League for 109-Game Season
Georgia State League directors approved a 109 game season with 50 games in each half and a pro rated mileage plan. The salary limit was restored to 900 dollars, managers earn 130 dollars, and top players 90. Holcombe elected vice president to cover for absences. scorers to be paid nominal sums. The season opens April 30 with halves ending June 26 and August 21 respectively.
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Dick Jemison
Thomasville
Georgia State League
Holcombe
W. W. Holcombe
Valdosta
Jemison
Southern League Meeting Set In Little Rock Today
The Southern Baseball league meets in Little Rock to adopt the coming season schedule and dispose of other business. The meeting is expected to be harmonious with Beedle likely to be adopted with few changes. Bill Smith will represent Atlanta, leaving Thursday and returning Monday. The draft calls for the longest season in league history, with the same number of games as last year but about fifteen days longer.
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Parker
Atlanta Baseral Association
Southern Baseball League
Little Rock
Beedle
Bill Smith
Cracker Pilot
Atlanta
Bill
Columbus Triumphs Over Auburn 51 to 29 in Easy Style
Columbus Georgia recapped a basketball victory over Auburn by a final score of 51 to 49. The locals used their second team to surge after Auburn led 24 to 20 with fourteen minutes left. Dozier and Struppa entered the game and sparked the comeback with immediate scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Auburn
Columbus ¥. M.C. A
Fulton Basketball Schedule for Seventh Round Games
The Fulton local league returns with two games on Wesley Memorial Court tonight. Desatur faces SV in the opening game at 7 p.m., followed by De Webley versus Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Court
Desatur
SV. de Webley
Central
Ida
Boys' High Victory Keeps Eight Straight Wins In League
In a semi final prep league doubleheader Donald Fraser led Boys' High to an easy 56 to 11 win over GMA on the Atlanta Athletic Club court. Fred Scott starred with 32 points as White and Adams added steady support. Peacock fell 12 to 10 to Fraser in a fierce second game, Fraser totaling four field goals and Reeves and Talley aiding the win on Decatur's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ High
Donald Fraser
Boys' High
G.M. A
Peacock
Donald Paser
Atlanta Athletic Clinb
GM. A
Boys High
Bays’ Tigh
Alfred Scott
White
Porter
Barr
A Ee High
Pos
Decatur
Alwase
Stanley
RK. Reeves
Talley
Knox
Parker
Pew
D. Wrager
Fos
J. Thompson
Manger J. Yhompson
Reeves
G.” .Jones
Pie Weaver
Donald Praser
Knex
Lucy Cobb Wins in Athens Girls Hoops
Lucy Cobb substituted team defeats Gaineaville high school girls here 21 to 1. Captain Martha Nicholson tallies seventeen for the Lucies as they run season record to five victories and one defeat. The visitors meet the W. CA. team tomorrow evening.
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Athens
Lucy
Columbus and Atlanta Meet in Vital South Title Clash
Columbus faces Atlanta tonight in a decisive South basketball championship game refereed by Auburn's Mike Donahue. Both teams, 12 and 1 or 13 and 1, have strong records and are in peak form, with Peddy returning for Columbus to boost the attack. The 8:30 start will be followed by the weekly dance.
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Columbus
Auint
Tonient
Mike Donahue
Auburn
Georgia
Peddy
C. A
Mercer
White trains Abel for Whitney bout in Chattanooga
Jack White leaves Atlanta to train Jake Abel in Chattanooga for the upcoming ten round fight against Frank Whitney at Hijou theater next Thursday night. The Whitney Abel clash is described as a pure grudge match with a previous draw fueling fans. Tickets sold at Rex Chess Place and Elkin Drug Store as planners seek alignment with Willie Beecher Mee or Johnny Dundee if Abel wins.
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Jack White
Frank Whitney
Atlanta
Jake Abel
Chattanooga
Hach
Whitney
Abel
Mandot
K. O. Brown
Tennessean
Jake
Eddie Smith
Jack ‘Sentel
Terry Nelson
Mike Sanl
Willie Beecher
Joe Mee
Johnny Dundee
Rex
Chess’ Place
Elkin Drug Store
Griffin Fans To Buy Selma's B B Franchise
Griffin Georgia rallied to raise over 2600 dollars by subscription to organize the Griffin Baseball association and purchase Selma Alabama's franchise in the Georgia Alabama league. An option on a centrally located park site was secured, with a mass meeting set to formalize the plans. Local citizens show strong support for a credible professional club in the regional league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Griffin Baseball Association
Selma
Ala
Rome
Newnan
LaGrange
Anniston
Motorcyclists Stage Run to Jonesboro From Atlanta
Members of the Atlanta Motorcycle Club will stage a second run Sunday riding from Five Points to Jonesboro and back. They depart at 4 30 PM, continuing the round trip, following a prior outing to Stone Mountain. The club, recently organized, plans weekly runs through summer and hopes to stage other events at Piedmont Park in spring.
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Atlanta Motorcycle Club
Jonesboro
Stone, Mountain
Piedmont Park
Touchard Wins National Indoor Tennis Title
New York February 1966 G F Touchard defeated A M Lovibond in the finals at the Seventh Regiment Armory to clinch the national indoor singles title. It was Touchard's third victory earning permanent possession of the Seventh Regiment cup. Lovibond struggled with faulty position play in key moments. A doubles match is scheduled for Monday.
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New York
Touchard
A -M. Govibond
Seventh Regiment Armory
Seventh Regiment
Lovibond
Auburn Faces Mercer in Hard Fought MACON Showdown
In Macon Georgia Mercer hosts Auburn tonight in a railing basketball clash. Mercer has enjoyed a strong season and aims to raise its mark by beating Auburn. Auburn comes in ready and hopes to win to extend its own streak.
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Auburn
Mercer
Macon
Food and Cigarettes Captured by Thieves
Thieves hit multiple sites in an overnight raid seizing 2800 pounds of flour 110 pounds of lard 3000 cigarettes 50 tins of chewing tobacco and meat enough to feed a regiment. A car near the Black Candy factory was broken into and 20 sacks of flour were stolen. Hodges Drug Co at 192 Decatur street lost 2000 cigarettes and F Diamond at 236 Blade street reported lard meat and tobacco losses.
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Cr. G. White
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway
Beavers
Hodges Drug Company
Decatur Street
F. Diamond
Blade Street
Cancer Serum Report Seen as Major Medical Advance
New York February 19. Results from nearly four years of work by physicians surgeons and lab staff at General Memorial Hospital indicate the success of a new cancer serum. An official medical board report will detail the serum’s discoverer composition preliminary lab work and patient histories gathered so far. The serum is injected causing cancerous growths to break down disintegrate and disappear as claimed.
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New York
General Memorial Hospital
James Ewing
Corneil Medical College
Cornell Medical School
James Douglas
Bank Officials of Defunct Chickasaw Bank Sentenced
Four officials of the defunct Chickasaw Bank and Trust Company were sentenced to five years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for defrauding via mall transactions connected to the bank’s failure. A fifth man, a teller, received one year and one day. An appeal was filed for the bankers, all released on bond.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chickasaw Bank and Trust Company
Atlanta
Georg H. Neuhardt
EL. Sparks
J. Goldbaum
K. Browne
The New National Park In Colorado
The Rocky Mountain National Park, created by congress, spans about 600 square miles with over 20 peaks exceeding 12,000 feet. It features glacial lakes and virgin forests. new roads, trails, inns, and shelters will open the area to visitors while protecting wildlife.
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St. Louis’ Republic
Rocky Mountain National Park
Congress
Good Advice From The Cleveland Leader Quote
President Wilson urged Americans to be "tire American and think American" and to put the United States first in thoughts and conduct as the nation faces the great war. The piece extols loyal, patriotic speech and behavior, urging citizens to remember they are always American above all else.
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Cleveland
Wilsom
United States
Wilsoh
Moore and Sons Opticians Lead in Eyewear in Tay
Moore and Sons Inc advertise as Tay headquarters for optical needs at 2 N Broad St. They promise top assistance, best service, and prompt prescription fulfillment. The wording urges customers to patronize their optical world and compare palpably.
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Best. Inc
Moore '& Sons
Broad St
The Kirksmith Sisters Vaudeville Act Grows Fame
The Kirksmith sisters, a prominent vaudeville act for four years, are noted for their striking resemblance and musical talent. Their act evolved from minstrel beginnings to a polished stage presentation, with tours in America and a successful year in Berlin. The family includes Maud Eugenie Marguerite Gertrude Pauline Esther Gladys Agnes and two brothers, with the mother also involved and enjoying the scene.
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Forsyth
Kirksmith
Agnes
Hather
Marguerite
Gertrude
Atlanta
Maud
Eugenie
Pauline
Kirksmiths
America
Europe
Berlin
Pittsburg
Kansas City
OW .A
Esther
Gladys
Theatres at Atlanta Offer Camille and Old Plantation Plays
The Baldwin-Melville stock company stages Camille this matinee and tonight is the last showing. Next week they present Old Plantation Days with Walter & Baldwin. fifty jubilee dancers add appeal. Forsyth features Henriette de Serris from Paris Academy of Sculpture with fifteen models and other acts including Alexander and Scott, Bertha Creighton, Arnent Brothers Corelli and Gisette, promising a strong bill and robust advance sales.
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Atlanta
Camille
Baldwin-Melville Stock Company
Walter & Baldwin
Fam
Little Eva
Baldwin
Forsyth
Studeut
Henriette de Serris
Academ ‘Ay
Sculpture
Paris
Alexander and Scott
Bertha Creighton
Arnent Brothers
Corelli
Gisette
England Seizes German Ships For Freighters
The Memphis News-Selichitar reports England has taken over more than thirty interned German ships for use as freighters. She paid nothing for them, objects to the US buying similar ships in American ports, fearing American ships would compete with Britain in freight. The piece condemns democratic senators as betraying their people to maintain Britain’s monopoly. An aside notes erosion of fish ore and rifing impacting gun fire accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brom
Memphis News-Selichitar
England
United States
Baldwin Named Leader of Kentucky Society in Atlanta
W Woods White urged Kentucky society civic aid for Atlanta at its annual dollar dinner in the Winecoff hotel. Speakers included Dr. John C. White and several members. Officers elected for the year: J L Baldwin president, Charles P Glover vice president, W S Turner secretary, R W Crenshaw treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Society
Atlanta
W. Woods White
Winecoff Hotel
John C. White
Seventh Ward
Charles P. ‘Glover
R. W. Crenshaw
J. .W. Crenshaw
R. B. Blackburn
W. S. Turner
R.W. Crenshaw
Selfish Reformer and Uncle Bill Bottle Top Dialogue
A Washington Star item features a brief exchange about prohibition with Uncle Bill Bottle Top claiming saloons should close. The piece contrasts reform sentiment with a wry quoted line. It then notes a fact about dried German peat yielding 45 percent carbon and about half the heating value of coal.
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Will
Watkins
Briscoe Lord
Lord
Fulton
C. Burlay
Demarest
Yamada
Chaefer
Cattons Ds
Cochran
Taylor
John Ruskin
John Ruskins
John i
Catal. T Ruskins
Fequest I. Lewis Cigar Mfg. Co
Newark
N. J
Weeld J
N. Hirsch E. L. Adams Go. Distributors
Fisk Service
FISK
THE
Fisk Rubber. Company
Chicopee Falls, Mass
Peachtree Street
Fi Fisk
B. HS
Peacock—Boys
Hi Downs
Cobb
V.N
the Slaine
Forbes
R. Fo Ve
Struppa Graves
Lps
Massey DuBard
O. CG
Kileréase
Carter
Whitney CO
B. B
G. F. Touchard
Cancer
National Park
Sed
Mountains
Switzerland
Alps
Newsmountain Park
Colorado
Keith Vaudeville
Kentucky
Woods White
Selfish
Washington Star
Uncle Bill Bottle Top
Tve
J.T. Carson & Company
Empire Ride
Ivy
Newark Fire Insurance. Company
N. A
New Jersey
Clinton Street
Samplus
Aect
Insurance Commissioner
D. T. Carson
Newark Fire Insurance Co
John
O. Dupree
Fulton County
Gro. W. Camipbell
J/ T. CARSON
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