Twenty Two Decatur Football Letters to Be Awarded
Decatur High School officials expect to award 22 football letters this year as coaches Taylor and Fuller aim to recognize not only varsity players but loyal second and third-stringers who stayed with the squad through a tough season. Central’s three full teams competed hard, with many boys earning their moment on the gridiron despite fewer chances for the top units.
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Fuller
Central
Big BC
Decatur
Elkmont
Bowling Team Keeps Handicaps And Foul Rule For Final Weeks
The bowling committee decided to continue handicaps and enforce the foul-line rule for the rest of the season. Awards of letters will occur at a later banquet. Most letter recipients will return next year, keeping the team largely intact with only a few changes anticipated.
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Puzzle fills with across and down clues covering historical and linguistic terms. Includes references to Horus, Jewish high priest, Creek tribe, Algonquian groups, chemical and taxonomic terms, plus geographic and literary hints. Answer to Previous Puzzle.
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N. W. Argolis
Africa
Band Parade Promotes Elkmont Decatur Charity Game
Decatur school band marched through city streets this afternoon advertising a charity football game between Elkmont and Decatur. Every student pledged to contribute to the fundraising effort, showing strong school support for the event.
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Decatur
Elkmont
Cup Team Sets Return Bowling Match for Saturday
The Decatur YMCA cup team will host West Huntsville YMCA for a return bowling match Saturday at 7:30 pm on local alleys. Huntsville led by 348 pins last week. locals expect a sizable cut after a practice game showing a 136 pin improvement. Public invited to watch the match. practice scores noted.
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Officials To Work Gratis For Battle
Snake Vines of Athens Fliv ver Ford of Falkville and Hot Pepper of Decatur will work in today s charity football game without pay. Vines coaches the Athens Aggies Ford coaches Falkville Pepper winters in Decatur after playing baseball in Rochester and is under contract with the St Louis Cardinals.
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Athens
Flivver” Ford
Falkville
Hot” Pepper
Decatur
Vines
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Pepper
Rochester
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St. Louis Cardinals
Uptown Ticket Sales Lag As Weather Dampens Footbal Game
Uptown sale of tickets for the football game this afternoon was disappointing due to bad weather all week. Business men bought many tickets for uptown venues but overall turnout remained likely to improve with fair weather expected this afternoon.
Students Aroused For Battle Today At Benson Field
Students show ready for a charity football game at Benson Field with enthusiasm rising after sunny weather resumes. Attendance expected to match peak crowds from this season as talk resumes across schools.
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Benson Field
Picture Of Hand Breaks Stribling’s Boxing Plans
X ray pictures for the Illinois Athletic Commission show Young Stribling’s left hand fracture after he said he could not box Earnie Schaaf on December 3. The break is visible in the image. Stribling injured the hand in his recent bout with Pete Corri in Birmingham.
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Illinois Athletic Commission
Strib
Schaaf
Stribling
Pete Corri
Birmingham
McLemore lauds Alabama back Cain as one man team
Henry McLemore United Press sports writer places Cain at fullback on the United Press all American list. Dalrymple is the only other Southerner honored. McLemore hails Cain as a one man team.
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Hurri
Cain
Alabama
Henry McLemore
United Press
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McLemore
Londos to defend title in Birmingham showdown
World champion Jim Londos will face Earnie Dusek in Birmingham on December 16 as promoter Sam Siegel announces. After months of effort to book Londos, the bout caps a state comeback for Londos since becoming champion and following new wrestling rules. Officials aim to draw the largest indoor crowd in Alabama history with extra seats at the auditorium. Londos has drawn big crowds at Madison Square Garden and Chicago Stadium.
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Earnie Dusek
Rudy Dusek
Birmingham
Sam Siegel
American Legion Post No. One
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Alabama
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Chicago Stadium
Auditorium
Tanner man visits Decatur on business day
L. S. Sandlin of Tanner was a business visitor in Decatur today.
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Tanner
Decatur
Arab Power Company Honors Its Founder Lay
On its twenty fifth anniversary Arab Power Company president Thomas W. Martin and other officers extended congratulations to Captain W P Lay founder of the company. Lay thanked them and Alabama for its pride in the electric service that has transformed homes and farms across the state and eased the labor of workers through electric motors.
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Thomas W. Martin
W. P. Lay
Mr. Martin
Alabama
Capt. Lay
Nabors Likely Out for Decatur Game Against Elkmont
Robert Nabors Decatur 190 pound tackle probably will not play this afternoon against Elkmont due to a throat infection flaring up in the past few days.
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Robert Nabors
Decatur
Elkmont
Judge Wert Returns to Birmingham After Brief Visit
Judge Tomas W. Wert of American Standard Life Insurance, Birmingham, arrived in Birmingham this morning following a brief business visit elsewhere.
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Tomas W. Wert
American Standard Life Insurance Company
Birmingham
Cougars Arrive in New Orleans for Tulane Battle
Washington State's Cougars arrived in New Orleans after a four day train ride from Pullman with 36 players. They expressed confidence in giving Tulane a great battle in Saturday's game versus the Green Wave.
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Cougars
New Orleans
Pullman
Wash
Tulane
Tuscumbia to Dothan Charity Football Game
Tuscumbia traveled to Dothan for a charity football game against the Bulldogs, a team that has only fallen to Sidney Lanier this season. A planned Tus cumbia versus Walker County matchup was canceled.
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Tuscumbia
Dothan
Sidney Lanier
Walker County
Minors Oust President Amid Directorate Overhaul
Desperate over shrinking receipts, minor league baseball yesterday ousted President Mike Sexton after 23 years and elected a new directorate to oversee operations for the coming year.
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Mike Sexton
Readin' Doctors Say Less Clothing Cuts Cancer Risk
Amos Tash of Brushville quotes doctors claiming scant dress reduces cancer risk for women. He proclaims “Goodbye cancer” as a bold takeaway from the asserted advice.
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Amos Tash
Brushville
Grocery Advert Offers Sun Dried Apples and Potatoes
A dated ad lists Nice Tangerines, sun dried apples per pound, sweet potatoes per peck, sugar cured sliced bacon, salt, and meal per peck. It reads like a typical early 20th century grocery circular with prices such as .15 for oranges and .25 for a peck of sweet potatoes.
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