Races Draw Huge Crowd at Guntersville Motor Boat Event
About 25 000 spectators lined the Guntersville dyke to watch speed boats skim Guntersville Lake. Pioneers and visitors crowded cafes while officers managed traffic for the lake races directed by E H Couch with Joe Starnes as principal speaker. Cal Leeth from Cullman escaped injury after breaking a steering wheel during warmups. Boats from Southeastern cities entered the event featuring twenty five outboard and about twenty inboard craft. A flotilla of motor cruisers anchored by Chattanooga added to the spectacle.
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Pinky” Johnston
Sign Cannon
Guntersville Lake
Guntersville
Long Earth
Lever
Cal Leeth
Cullman
Decatur Boat
Df E. H. Couch
Congress
Joe Starnes
Chattanooga
Lake Guntersville dedication draws 25000 crowd
Guntersville Lake dedication attracted an estimated 25,000 spectators as speeches and motorboat races highlighted the event. Speakers included Rep. Joe Starnes Senator Lester Hill Lieut. Governor Albert Carmichael and Rep. J Buell Lynder with Mayor E F Couch as master of ceremonies. The motorboat races offered a $500 prize under sponsorship of the Guntersville Motorboat Association and the Dixie Motorboat Club.
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Guntersville
Ala
Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Dam
Dedias
Joe Starnes
D.-Ala
Lister Hill
Albert A. Carmichael
J. Buell Lynder
D.-Pa
Cornelius Targets Decatur in Muscle Shoals Boxing Show
Jay Cornelius 114 pound fighter of Muscle Shoals Athletic Club comes to Decatur for a clash with a top local contender. He recently beat George Lockwood of Pensacola in Florence and is viewed as a leading prospect for AAU or Golden Gloves in year. Decatur Boys Club aims to halt the invasion as 300 bleacher seats and 200 Muscle Shoals reservations are noted for the anticipated turnout.
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Jay Cornelius
Twain
Decatur
Cornelius
George Lockwood
Pensacola
Florence
Decatur Boys Club
Invaders
Shoals
Fettle
Muscle Shoals
Boat Race Winners and Heat Results Across Classes
Association reports winners across multiple boat classes with heats listing top finishers. Notable names include Mary Sklar, Ralph Hagood, Robert Goodlett, Claude Smith, Eddie Sklar, Guy Stancil, and Jimmy Matlock among others from cities like Newport Tenn Chattanooga Nashville Atlanta Knoxville and Jackson.
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Newport
Tenn
Guy Stancil
Gainesville
Smith
Louis Trotzier
Atlanta
Eddie Sklar
Miller
Trotzier
Ross Pfaff
Auburn
Ala
Stancil
Jimmy Matlock
Knoxville
R.W. Reeves
Eddie
Tom Slack
D. H. Wood
Nashville
Warren Lamb
Carl Flock
Jackson
L. D. Benton
Softball Schedule Sets Evening Pairings
Tonight Alabama Hosiery Mill and Cooper Wells face off in game one while Disco meets Goodyear in the nightcap. This marks week four of the last half with one week left before the season ends August 17.
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Alabama
Cooper Wells
Goodyear
Stockham Beaten 6 to 1 by Alabama Hosiery Mill
Alabama Hosiery Mill defeats Stockham of Birmingham 6 to 1 at Alabama Park. McMurtrie homered, Payne limited Stockham to four hits, Sleepy Swallows made 10 putouts with one error, and Birmingham led 5–0 after two innings.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill
Blue Devils
Stockham
Birmingham
Alabama Park
Payne
McMurtrie
Sleepy Swallows
Robertson
McEparnon
Graham
Gilbreath
Hargrove
Mill Lads
Weatherly
Bowen
MéMurtrie
Giles
Morton
McElhannon
Burleson
Mittwede
Chix Set Out On Warpath To Reclaim Lead
The Memphis Chicks opened a strong run in the Southern Association with a double win over the Nashville Volunteers 4 3 and 6 4. Atlanta Crackers rose to second with 6 5 and 9 3 victories over New Orleans. Chattanooga Lookouts strengthened first division with 15 2 and 7 6 wins over Birmingham, while Knoxville swept Little Rock 3 2 and 3 1.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chicksaws
Southern Association
Nashville Volunteers
Vols
Atlanta
Crackers
Crax
New Orleans
Nashville
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Birmingham Barons
Knoxville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Biggest Arm Orders In Works At War Dept
Washington officials say preparations at the War Department aim to place mass orders this week for more than 2000 war planes engines and equipment valued around 160 million dollars to expand the Army Air Forces. Ordnance purchases of guns tanks and other weapons are expected to push total arms orders beyond 300 million dollars in the near term.
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Washington
Aug
War Department
Army Air Forces
Ordnance Department
Kilgore Named to Constable Post in Precinct One
W. E. Kilgore, a well known lawman, has been appointed by Governor Dixor as constable to serve justice of the peace in precinct one. Kilgore recently resigned as night watchman with the tar police force to accept the post.
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W. E. Kilgore
Dixor
Justices of the Peace
Mr. Kilgore
Tar
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Featured Varied Results
National League results include New York 9 Pittsburgh 0 and St. Louis 11 Philadelphia 4. American League shows Detroit 10 Boston 3 and Chicago 4 New York 3. Southern and Southeastern leagues list multiple city matchups with mixed outcomes.
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Associated Press
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Boston at Brooklyn Leads Today's Schedule
Only one game on the card features Boston visiting Brooklyn while St. Louis travels to Cleveland and other matchups include Chattanooga at New Orleans Knoxville at Memphis Nashville at Little Rock Atlanta at Birmingham Jackson at Selma Meridian at Montgomery Mobile at Anniston Pensacola at Gadsden.
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Associated Frees
Wit
Pet
Cincinnati
St. Louis Ene
Chicago Tte
Pittsburgh Newark Ee
Brook Mince Ee Sons
Boston Ponies Mart Aasann
Philadelphia
New York
New
Boston New Wew
Chicago Ee
Detroit Ee
Cleveland Ee Ie
Washington
St Louis Ee
SOU
Memphis Rubies
Casseens Aces
Nashville Ee
Chattanooga
Eae
Knoxville
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans Eee Ene
Ww. L. Pet
Pensacola Ee
Jackson
Selma En Eee Ee
Gadsden
Annistan Ee
Montgomery
Mobile
Meridian Aid
Meridian
Selma
Pensacola
Anniston
Southeastern League
Yankees Face Good Pitching As World Title Talk Persists
The Yankees suffered losses against Cleveland in a two game set while strong pitching dominated a 14 game day across the majors. Cincinnati and St. Louis posted wins in doubleheaders as Boston and Detroit saw mixed results. Washington extended its winning streak to seven with a 4-3 victory over Chicago.
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Bobby
Feller
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
New York
Cincinnati
Reds
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Derringer
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Bob Weiland
Max West
Boston Bees
Chico Cubs
Freddier Hutchinson
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tiger
Jack Wilson
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Gam Bill
Far] Mack
Charley Berry
Dick Siebert
Athletics
Steve Basil
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Baseball gossip and fan unrest from the era
New York sports column notes Deacon Bill McKechnie and the Redios, fans boo Billy Myers after 21 games. Yankees tour the East to promote Joe McCarthy’s approach. Lee Handley of the Pirates falls ill with whooping cough as Old Bill Kiem is set to voice the crowd. Indians send $4.1 to Louis. Solters complains about St Pauls and Vitt in a reshaped quip.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Deacon Bill M'Kechnie
Redios
Billy Myers
Yanks
East
Joe M’carthy
Lee Handley
Pirates
Bill Kiem
Louis
Julius Solters
Oscar Vitt
St. Pauls
Des Moines Loses All Pro Football Teams
Des Moines no longer hosts a professional football team in any league. Fans rejected the foodlights as unwanted. Coach Dutch Meyer predicts Texas Christian will field a passer to rival Davey O'Brien, claiming O'Brien will be forgotten.
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Des Moines
Night
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Davey O'Brien
O'Brien
Mississippi Rebels travel range and NC rotation in 1950 season
The Mississippi team will stay within the Mississippi River region this season, avoiding extreme travel. North Carolina plans to use two quarterbacks Stirnswand and Lalanne as rotation options, each delivering strong pitching ability similar to Bobby Feller. Also noted is a sleeper named Brown.
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Sammy
U. of Mississippi
New Orleans
Memphis
North Carolina
George Stirnwe
Sweet” Lalanne
Bobby Feller
Brown
Giants fear woes as scouts study Orinda Reds
Local note reports Giants manager Bill Terry sending ace Ivory Hunter Heinie Groh to watch the Orinda Reds in a casual afternoon session. The move appears aimed at gauging a rival's form amid unclear club health.
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Art Cohn
Oakland
Tribune
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Ivory Hunter
Heinie Groh
Orinda Reds
Jersey City Papers Claim Boxing Double Cross Allegations
Reports allege Mike Jacobs betrayed Gus Lesnevich by backing Melio Bettina in a fight with Billy Conn in Pittsburgh. Bennyard schedules 20 refereeing engagements in California while Lou Nova starts his Atlantic City camp Thursday. Broadway misses Jimmy Braddock who has withdrawn from the scene.
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Rue de Lockerue
Jersey City
Mike Jacobs
Gus Lesnevich
Melio Bettina
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Bennyard
California
Lou Nova
Atlaniic City
Broadway
Jimmy Braddock
Electric power praised by Alabama residents in letters
Residents Mrs. W. A. Powers of Gardendale and Mrs. L. Reese of Anniston express appreciation for Alabama Power Company rates. Z. D. Schofield of Florala notes electricity as a cheap, hardworking employee.
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Alabama Power Company
Z. D. Schofield
Florala
Ala
Match of the Year Slated at Armory Prompted by Promoter
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion announces a two falls two hour main event at the Armory pitting Pete Tripodes the wild Greek against Billy Fox the popular Cleveland football player wrestler. The semifinal features Bullet Joe Gunther vs Battling Bob Corby with a one hour limit. Fox seeks wrestling honors before reporting to the Cleveland Rams.
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Chris Jordan
American Legion
Pete Tripodes
Billy Fox
Cleveland
Armory
Tripodes
Fox
Bullet Joe Gunther
Bob Corby
St. Louis
Cleveland Rams
Electric power brings comfort at modest monthly cost
Quotes from Alabama residents praise the value of electricity and the Alabama Power Company. Vernie Teel and Miss Lilian Bell describe low bills and abundant use of appliances. Mrs. Almon F. Grubbs notes worth beyond modest rates while J F Holbrook Jr. remarks on wages for light helpers. The tone emphasizes affordability and convenience of electric service.
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J. Burke Land
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Almon F. Grubbs
Keystone
Deputy Sheriff Served Several Years in Morgan County
A notice notes that for several years he served as a deputy sheriff of Morgan county. The brief record highlights public service and local law enforcement ties.
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New Post
Morgan County
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