Legion And Rotary To Stage Charity Tilt Thursday
American Legion and Decatur Rotary clubs prepare a 3:30 PM charity baseball game at Connecticut Mills diamond. Umpires Nat Greenleaf and Rutledge Thomas chosen to minimize disputes. ticket sellers named. tickets sold only at the park.
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American Legion
Decatur Rotary Club
Connecticut Mills
Nat Greenleaf
Kiwana Club
Rutledge Thomas
Umps
E. H. Gunn
Solon Robertson
Leroy McEntire
Jimmy James
Rotary Club
Sidney Patterson
Jervis Jones
Ohn McGehee
Gilbert White
Owen Bell
Pels Fall to Little Rock Under Flood Lights in War
The Pelicans lost 12 to 7 at Little Rock in their first game under the floodlights. Errors numbered about six as Rotary officials eyed a diamond contest. Plans to charge Rotarians triple price surfaced but were unlikely to advance.
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New Orleans
Pels
Little Rock
Dodgers Copa Hectic Contest Ends in Giants Tie
The Dodgers beat the Giants 9 to 8 after a 6 to 1 lead dimmed in the ninth. Giants tied it with five runs off Luque, the Robins won with a three-run rally in the tenth. Hack Wilson hit his 36th homer as the Cubs edged the Cards 5 to 4. Frankhouse pitched well as the Braves won 6 to blank the Phils.
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Dodgers
Giants
Luque
Robins
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Hallahan
Wilson
Cop
Frankhouse
Braves
Phils
Dog days reduce rabies exams in state lab
Records show a sharp drop in rabies examinations during the last two weeks with only one test requested versus about 100 in the prior thirty days. Lab officials say the meaning is unclear but old fears that dog days bring danger seem unfounded.
City Delinquent Tax List Prepared for Sale
City Clerk E W Collier completes the delinquent tax list to be turned over to Marvin West Register in Chancery for collection. The lengthy list leads to property sales as required by law.
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E. W. Collier
Marvin West Register In
Chancery
Col Charles Goddnight Credited With Panhandle Ranch Founding
Col Charles Goddnight is credited with establishing the first ranch in the Texas Panhandle in the late seventies.
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Col
Charles Goddnight
Texas Panhandle
Slugging Stars Highlight Phillies Downfall in Pennant Race
The Phillies boast top hitters including Klein O Doul and Simmons with Ruth close in pursuit but pitching woes drag the club to the cellar. Phil Collins stands out as a bright spot while Aloyisus Simmons chases another AL batting crown as Lou Gehrig returns to form.
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Philadelphia Nationals
Philly
Winter Haven
Burt Shofton
Elate
Phil Collins
Phil
Philles
Klein
O’doul
Cobb
Lajoie
Babe Ruth
Chuck
Ruth
Philadelphia
Aloysius Harry Simmons
Lew Fonseca
Cleveland
Fonseca
Simmons
Southern and National League Games on Schedule Tonight
Tonight features Atlanta versus Nashville, Birmingham against Chattanooga, Mobile at Memphis, New Orleans at Little Rock in a night game, Brooklyn visiting Pittsburgh, Chicago at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Boston, and American League matchups Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, Cleveland at Detroit, and St. Louis at Chicago.
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Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Anemene
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Nashville
Anon
Ww. L
Pet
Brooklyn Serenseses Repgrateseerenss
Chicago Oreens
New York
Aee
Weewe
Sere Arens
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston Aeeneeeneens
Cincinnati
Seeceressperernenees
Philadelphia
Ce Ae
Wastinton
Clevelan
St. Louis Aossee
Mobile
National League
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Baseball Scores From Weekend Standings
Nashville fell to Atlanta 9 to 15 while Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 5 to 4. Memphis beat Mobile 23 to 5 and Little Rock topped New Orleans 12 to 7.
Yankees Split Doubleheader With Nationals
The Yankees divided a double bill with the Nationals 6 4 in the opener and 7 1 in the nightcap as Ruffing held the Senators to one run on nine hits. The Tigers edged the Indians 5 4 while the Red Sox defeated the Athletics 4 3 behind Durham’s solid pitching.
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Yankees
Yanks
Senators
New Yorkers
Tigers
Indians
Whithill
Red Sox
Athletics
Durham
A’s
Progress Made In Sanitary Work
The July report by County Sanitary Inspector C. L. Parham details inspections of twenty five private premises and nineteen public premises plus thirty food handling establishments. Sixty two nuisances were corrected and other improvements made.
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C. L. Parham
More Homers Added To Total In Nashville Series
The Nashville Vols and Atlanta Crackers may set a home run record for the series if the hitting pace continues. Yesterday the clubs tallied five more circuit blasts credited to Polygor Oldham Rosenthal Asbjornson and Partridge in the Vol backyard.
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Nashville Vols
Atlanta Crackers
Polygor
Oldham
Rosenthal
Asbjornson
Partridge
Drought Hits Cotton and Corn Yields Hard
Prolonged drought across Morgan and adjacent counties halts hoped for late corn and severely damages cotton. Rainless weeks and two months since a ground soaking rain threaten hundreds of bales of cotton and lower yields for the area.
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Morgan
Minors Plan Unified Action Against Major League Draft
Three Class AA baseball organizations join in a boycott against the major league draft. Details of the combined plan were not released publicly.
Berg Favorite To Defeat The Kid In Polo Grounds Bout
Jack Berg remained a 6 to 5 favorite to defeat Kid Chocolate in a 10 round bout at the Polo Grounds Thursday night. Both fighters ended training and were expected to reach New York today.
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Jack
Kid) Berg
Kid Chocolate
Polo Grounds
New York
Junior Council To Meet Friday
An important meeting of Winona Council Junior Order United American Mechanics will be held on Friday evening. Matters of interest are to be taken up at that time and a full attendance of the membership is anticipated.
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Winona Council
Fred Wall Visits Decatur During Campaign Tour
Fred Wall a Democratic candidate for Circuit Solicitor visited Decatur this morning and expressed satisfaction with the progress of his campaign.
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Fred Wall
Decatur
Wall
Noogans Defeat Milanites In Tight 5 4 Game
Bill Bayne of Chattanooga earned his 17th win as the Noogans stopped Milanites and halted a seven game Barons streak with a 5 to 4 victory. The Pels lost 12 to 7 to the Pebs while Barons stayed in second. Touchstone and Bayne dueled. Treadway’s double broke the tie in the tenth. Harry Strohm, new Pel manager, won in his first start.
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Bill Bayne
Chattanooga
Barons
Pels
Bayne
Touchstone
Treadway
Harry Strohm
Pel
Rockers
Record Season For Ice Cream Stands
The present summer has been one of the best seasons on record for ice cream manufacturers and for the dispensers of cooling drinks. Ice cream and soft drink stands have drawn unusually heavy patronage this summer due to the excessive heat.
Weekend Baseball Scores Snapshot
The report lists games scheduled with New York at 8 against Brooklyn 9 Chicago 5 St Louis 4 Boston 6 and Philadelphia 2. It serves as a preliminary scoreboard for the upcoming matchups.
Baseball Scores Rise and Fall Across Slugfest Night
Boston beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 while Washington dominated 6 to 1. New York fell 4 to 7 with St Louis 4 and Chicago 5. Cleveland and Detroit postponed due to wet grounds.
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Legion
Rotary
Ee Ae Bayne
Pebs
Bell
Kiwanis Club
Sheik” Taylor
Mnil
Messrs. Brown
Priest
Jimmy Johnson
Joe McCarthy
Kimbrough
Jimmy
Ernest Garrett
Alabama Mills
Ernest
Agency
Insurance Service
Morgan County National Bank
Goodyear
Goodyear Pathfinder
Whiteside
Pathfinders
U. S
Bee Line Highway
Wrecker Service
Tokyo
Associated Press
City of
Tacoma
Harold Bromley
Wash
Harold Gatty
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Sear Nts Gould
Berg
the Kid
Noogans
Crackers
Vols
Crax
Carlyle
Alice White
Alice Pound
Hollywood
Gough
W. J. McCrary, Inc
Carben Hill
Als
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