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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
6
A collection of humorous snippets and jokes in a dated voice. Witty lines lampoon farmers newspapers marriages and social norms with playful puns and gibes. It features quips about debt freedom pet dogs wedding cakes and news media.
Universal's gay musical drama features June Knight Neil Hamilton Dorothy Burgess Mary Carlisle and Sally ONeil as Gold diggers sharing a Park Avenue penthouse The trio plots and fights over a rich man while Knight shows a conscience and resists lavish gifts The production includes songs like Tonight May Never Come Again Ive Got Personality and Three Little Maids the beer garden riot scene drives the plot
A prominent evangelist draws large crowds as he delivers sermons on New Things of the New Creation and The Twenty Third Psalm. He outlines a schedule including morning and evening talks through Friday and Sunday concluding with Millennium themes and Tomorrow, inviting aged and shutins to participate.
A sing is set for next Sunday evening at Woodland Mills starting 7:30. The program aims to be among the best in the area with the Wallace-Willoughby quartet of Decatur and other visiting singers featured.
A readable collage notes talking points about suburb visits, friendship asks, quick thinking, humor, and optimistic maxims. It contrasts cheerful life advice with quiet heartaches and reflections on fortune and judgment.
Birmingham defeated Atlanta 3 to 1 and Memphis beat Chattanooga 6 to 2 while Knoxville won 4 to 6 and Little Rock 3 to 2. New Orleans defeated Nashville 5 to 2. In the American League Washington beat New York 9 to 2 and Boston won 11 to 9 over Philadelphia with Detroit 7 to 6 and St. Louis 6 to 6. Cleveland edged Chicago 11 to 4 in 10 innings.
National League results include St Louis defeating Cincinnati 10 to 4 and Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 4, with Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 in 12 innings. American Association Milwaukee beat Columbus 5 4. Dixie Amateur League games saw Montgomery 5 Ozark 4 Eufaula 10 Troy 2 Abbeville 4 Dothan 3. International League Albany 5 Toronto 4 Montreal 1 Syracuse 8 Newark 14 Buffalo 11. Only games scheduled.
Puzzle clues mix across and down listing numerous definitions and wordplay. The reader matches each clue to a term, with many entries spanning animal, plant, math, and linguistic senses. The provided garbled tail and repeated phrases indicate a scanned page fragment.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson McCulloch have returned from Birmingham where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Moody.
Only one case was heard in police court this morning with a single offender fined for a gaming charge.
Alabama sports writers predict a weaker 1934 defense after seven regulars depart. The 1933 squad, hailed as a top defensive unit, allowed only two touchdowns and two safeties, led by guards B Ho Kirkland and Tom Hopke. With key losses and only Dixie Howell returning, experts foresee steadier offense and new passing potential from Roy White and Mickey Riley.
Atlanta plays Birmingham while Memphis visits Chattanooga. Little Rock travels to Knoxville. Nashville hosts New Orleans. New York faces Washington. Boston goes to Philadelphia. St. Louis meets Detroit. Cleveland visits Chicago.
Schedule shows Chicago facing Pittsburgh and Brooklyn meeting New York in two standout city matchups. Abbeville travels to Troy while Dothan visits Union Springs and Montgomery plays at Ozark in additional games.
J. T. Budinger head of Morgan county division of FERA is in Anniston to attend his niece's wedding.
Dynamite Joe Dillman returns from a three month layoff to face Mike Miller in a two falls out of three one hour time limit match. Dillman seeks a second straight win after beating Prankie Hill while Miller, a veteran old school grappler around 190 pounds, challenges the crafty Indianapolis star in what promises a lively, evenly matched program.
Paul Jordan will represent Alabama at the First American Youth Congress. A Birmingham native educated in Birmingham, he has lived in New York City since 1931 and remains connected with Alabama youth through associations and family in Birmingham. He also serves as press representative for the Central Bureau of Young America.
Miss Edra Bloodworth returned from Pulaski Tennessee where she was the guest of friends.
Philadelphia shifts baseball allegiance as Jimmy Wilson builds a rising Phillies from Kensington roots. He trades for Curt Davis and Euell Moore, fields a strong outfield, and drives a fierce, hustling underdog culture while the Athletics stagnate in a passive, declining stance.
Dr and Mrs L G Sturdivant are visiting points in Georgia over the week end.
Carl Warren manager of the Central Shoe Store is reported to be in Atlanta Georgia on a vacation trip.
The New York state athletic commission backs a quarterly reclassification plan to curb abuses like set up fights. Four classes per weight division A B C D, with A the major leaguers, B and C for contenders and scrappers, and D for veterans.
New York commission lists boxing class A contenders across weights. Heavyweights include Tommy Loughran Johnny Risko King Lexine sky, with rivals Baer Carnera Hamas Neusel Schmel ing Lasky. Lighter divisions feature many lesser known names such as Stubhley Dukelsky Roth Tunero Henneberry Arcelli Pacho Wilson Pena Hansford Tamagnini Ferber Tei Ken Pancho Agieman Foran Hugenin.
The incident features Jimmy Wilson and Otto Miller, both catchers, trading blows over a routine Brooklyn Philadelphia game. The report recalls historic catcher-on-catcher scraps involving Ola Schmidt Eddie Ainsmith Oil Smith Frank Snyder and others and notes past injuries caused by catchers in various clubs.
Mrs J BE Brown was removed from her Courtland home to Benevolent Society Hospital in an ambulance for treatment on Wednesday.
Miss Mattie Evans and Miss Corinne Dunnayent attend the Century of Progress in Chicago.
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