Tulane Rose Bowl invitation after beating Cougars
Tulane earned a Rose Bowl bid by defeating Washington State 28 to 14, sending the Green Wave to Pasadena to meet USC on New Year's Day. Tennessee’s win over NYU highlighted another day of Southern college football. Decatur prepares for a challenging basketball schedule at Central Gym with limited returnees and a holiday setback.
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Tulane
Cougars
Volf
Decatur
Central Gymnasium
Washington State
Southern California
Trojans
Pasadena
West Coast
Trojan
Pop Warner
Stanford
Alabama
Nellie Felts
Washington
New Orleans
Tennessee Vols
New York University
Violets
McEver
Feathers
Brackett
Knoxville
New York
Auburn To Select a New Leader Tuesday
Auburn will elect a captain and possibly a co captain for the 1932 football team from this year’s lettermen on Tuesday. Twenty three players are expected to receive the major award. The new leaders succeed co captains James Bush of Mobile and Char tie Davidson of Montgomery, Auburn’s first co captains since 1895.
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Auburn
Ala
Chet Wynne
James Bush
Mobile
Chartie Davidson
Montgomery
Bush
Davidson
Tigers’ Athletic Hall of
All Opponents Team Chosen by Auburn Coaches
Auburn selects fourTulane players two from Georgia Wisconsin one from Georgia Tech Sewanee South Carolina on all opponents team. Dalrymple Haynes Zimmerman Felts Patton Clary Kabat and others named with Honorable mention. The Greenies finished 5 1 3 in 1931 with wins over Birmingham Southern Wisconsin Georgia Tech Florida Spring Hill Tulane Sewanee Georgia and South Carolina.
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Auburn
Ala
Tulane
Georgia
Wisconsin
Georgia Tech
Sewanee
South Carolina
Greenies
Dalrymple
Hawnes
Zimmerman
Felts
Patton
Kabat
Clary
Tigers
Birmingham-Southern
Florida
Spring Hill
Haynes
Smith
Maddox
Neblett
Downes
Rose
Upton
Leathers
Seaside
Rodrigues
Dawson
Schneller
Navy Upsets Penn 6 to 0 Before 65000 in Philadelphia
Navy delivered a surprising upset as 65 000 fans watched in Philadelphia. The Midshipmen held Penn scoreless until the final quarter and surged ahead with a late touchdown set up by Kim’s fake end run and a long pass to Tsch irgi for 35 yards.
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Navy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Penn
Kim
Tschirgi
Prince Louis Ferdinand Receives Private Pilot License
Prince Louis Ferdinand, 24, who deposed a Prussian prince and Kaiser lineage, earned a private pilot license in Detroit after passing government tests. He is studying industrial methods in the United States and has been working at a Detroit motor car company plant.
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Louis Ferdinand
Prussia
Detroit
Detroit Motor Car Company
Kentucky Cats Defeat Florida in Jacksonville
The Kentucky Wildcats beat Florida in Jacksonville on Saturday by 7 to 2 led by Shipwreck Kelly who passed 1000 yards. The Gators showed unexpected strength despite favorable comparative scores predicting an easy victory.
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Kelly
Kentucky Wildcats
Florida
Jacksonville
Gators
Vitory
Tide Dominates Chattanooga In 39–0 Alabama Victory
Alabama fashioned an easy 39 to 0 win over the Chattanooga Moccasins, champions of the 8 I A A and the Dixie Conference. Chappell opened with a 68 yard touchdown as second and third stringers saw most of the action in front of about 3,000 fans and minimal charity receipts.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Chattanooga Moccasins
Chappell
River Rising Shows Tennessee Gauge At Seven O'clock
The Tennessee River rose with a gauge reading of 7.5 feet recorded at seven o'clock, indicating increasing water levels and potential flooding concerns for nearby areas.
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Tennessee
Weather Note From Today’s Bureau
The today’s forecast notes a maximum of 56 degrees and a minimum around 34 as the day progresses toward seven o'clock.
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Weather Bureau
Parole Application Noted for Robert E Buford
Application will be made to the Board of Pardons for the parole of Robert E Buford who was convicted in Madison county circuit court in 1930 on burglary and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. Robert M Buford. Dec 7-14.
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Board of Pardonns
Robert E. Buford
Madison County
Robert M. Buford
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in Morgan County Alabama
The Prudential Insurance Company of America will sell at public outcry on the 30th day of December 1931 the land described in Morgan County Alabama including 154.86 acres in Sections 9 and 10 Township 6 Range 3 West. The sale is under a mortgage against Lou Veter Thompson Pat Thompson and Nora Thompson for defaults. Attorney tennis Tidwell signs. Dec 1931. Estate of Charles P. Watterson Deceased notices follow with administator C F Watterson.
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Lou Veter Thompson
Pat Thompson
Nora Thompson
Prudential Insurance Company of America
New Jersey
Newark
New
Morgan County
Alabama
Decatur
Morgan An
Township 6
Tennis Tidwell
Charles Pi. Watterson
B. L. Malone
Probate Court
Guardianship notice and bankruptcy sale in Morgan County Alabama
Notice to C B Gilchrist guardian for Hermione and Hilda Gilchrist minors of account stated November 24 1931 with December 18 1931 hearing date and settlement terms for guardianship. Also bankruptcy sale in Northeast Division of Alabama district court on December 18 1831 offering stock and fixtures of C C Berry at West Main Street Hartselle Alabama.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Frobate Court
C. B. Gilchrist
Hermione Gilchrist
Hilda Gilchrist
B. Gilchrist
Dave
District Court OF the United States
G. C. Berry
C. C Berry
C. C. Oo
West Main Street
Hartselle
Alaame
Plenty Of Music For Charity Game In Washington
A charity game in Washington on December 12 features three universities and former Alabama stars with at least five bands. Army Navy and Marine bands join the George Washington and Georgetown musical groups for the event.
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Washington
Alabama
Army
Navy
Marine
George Washington
Georgetown
Jackie Ausborne Fights Sullivan In Gorgas Legion Card
Jackie Ausborne and Jack Sullivan meet tonight in the headline bout at the Gorgas American Legion post card. The winner earns a prize and a hoped match with Petey Sarron. Ausborne must shed weight to fit Petey’s size as the card promises action over fame.
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Jackie Ausborne
Jack Sullivan
Gorgas American Legion
Petey Sarron
Ausborne Song
Petey
Dothan defeats Tuscumbia in charity tilt 35 to 6
Dothan topped Tuscumbia 35 to 6 in a charity basketball game. Deshler failed to halt Wiregrass eleven’s fast offense as players returned from a South Alabama meet.
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Tuscumbia
South Alabama
Dothan
Deshler
Wiregrass
Virginia Coach Secures Three Year Contract
Pred T. Dawson who tutored the Cavaliers this season without a contract has been signed for three years. He will be on the job 12 months a year.
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Virginia
Pred T. Dawson
Cavaliers
Veteran Resident 93 Years Old Today in Decatur
Major T. C. Spight of Decatur observes his 93rd birthday with well wishes from friends. He and Dr. G. R. Sullivan are noted as the oldest Decatur residents, with Dr. Sullivan set to celebrate his 94th birthday next month.
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T. C. Spight
Decatur
Major Spight
G. R. Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan
Bozo Booked For Tournament Bout In Chicago
Bozo the Birmingham clown is booked to face Charley Belanger in his first match of the Chicago tournament which will crown a light heavyweight champion. About 46 boxers will participate as General John V Clinnin announced the pairings.
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Battling Bozo
Birmingham
Charley Belanger
Chicago
John V.clinnin
Seven Seasons Without Defeat by Tuscaloosa Black Bears
The Tuscaloosa Black Bears finish the year with a 7 to 0 victory over the Sidney Lanier Poets marking seven straight undefeated seasons for the team and its coach.
Bears Beat Poets In Postseason Charity Game
The Tuscaloosa Bears remained undefeated this season with a 7 to 0 victory over the Sidney Lanier Poets in a postseason charity clash. The Bears held the Poets at the Tuscaloosa one-yard line and then scored in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
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Bears
Tuscaloosa
Decatur Delegates Attend Older Boys Conference Banquet
Atlee Hoff Sr E R Wolfe and E W McLeod of Decatur traveled to Athens Saturday to attend the Older Boys conference banquet.
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Atlee H. Hoff
E. R. Wolfe
E. W. McLeod
Decatur
Athens
No Rainfall Recorded Overnight
No rainfall occurred in the 24 hours ending at seven o'clock this morning, according to the daily weather bulletin.
Walker pleads for Mooney at San Francisco hearing
Mayor James J. Walker of New York urged California Governor James Rolph Jr. to grant a pardon for Tom Mooney during a lengthy Mooney hearing in San Francisco. Walker insisted justice had been miscarried in Mooney’s 15 year life sentence for involvement in the Preparedness Day bombing that killed 10 people. State Senator John Hastings sat nearby, observing.
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James J. Walker
New York
James Rolph, Jr
California
Tom Mooney
Mooney
San Francisco
Walker
John Hastings
Pop Warner Will Stick At Stanford Coach Remains at Stanford
Pop Warner, veteran Stanford coach, says he will stay with Stanford despite rumors of a new coaching connection at New York University. He indicated material is becoming scarcer on the west coast.
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Pop Warner
Stanford
Will Stick
New York University
West Coast
Warner
Bierman to Return to Minnesota After Tulane Tenure
Bernie Bierman resigns from Tulane to return to his alma mater Minnesota next season. Ted Cox, Tulane line coach, will succeed him as head coach of the Green Wave.
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Bernie Bierman
Tulane
War in Heaven sermon at Westminster Church
Big congregation heard Rev. E N Hart of Westminster Presbyterian preach on the Book of Revelations with notes on study links. The report also notes the Bears ending their seventh season without a defeat and mentions annatto coloring matter in butter.
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E. N. Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
The
Bears
Window Smashed Watch Stolen From Nelson Jewelry Store
An unidentified person used a large rock to smash a window at James A. Nelson’s jewelry store on Bank Street and escaped with one watch around midnight. Nearby residents heard the glass break. The watch had been left in the window overnight and was the only item taken, suggesting the thief sought a Christmas gift.
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James A. Nelson
Bank Street
Central Hi Y Club Meeting At YMCA Tonight
The Central Hi Y club will meet tonight at seven o clock at the YMCA. Reports from the recent conference in Athens will be heard.
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Athens
Saint Frances of Assisi and the Angelus ringing custom
Saint Frances of Assisi established the practice of ringing the Angelus, a devotional tradition observed in Catholic communities. The custom marks specific times and invites contemplation, linking prayer with daily life.
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Frances of
Assisi
Angelus
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