Catalina Seeks Fan Backing in Tonight’s Bout
Tony Catalina arrives from Gotham with a versatile fighting style aimed at toppling Joe Shimkus in a local arena matchup. Shimkus holds a perfect local record and fuels the crowd with every appearance. Walter Logan meets Pat Murphy in the preliminary, drawing attention from boxing fans.
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Martin Arena
Joe Shimkus
Tony Catalina
Walter Logan
Topeka Sunflower
Pat Murphy
Notre Dame
Logan
Murphy
Auburn Captures All Southern Honors For Gump Ariail
Auburn Alabama football star Gump Ariail Birmingham earns back to back all Southern selections in 1932 and 1933. Tigers boast iron men who played full 60 minutes in final game and posted 33 straight scoring games while Coach Chet Wynne led an offense strong in 82 of 102 starts. Other all Southern names include Chambless Montgomery Phipps Talley Reynolds Robinson Kearley Ducote with Ducote a 1918 All American back.
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Ala
Gump
Birmingham
Noah Winston Caton
Tigers
Caton
Auburn Tigers
Chet Wynne
Wynne
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Iron Men
Dixie
Gump Arfail
Walker Reynolds
Anniston
Carey Robinson
Alexander City
Richard Kearley
Andalusia
Moon Ducote
Mobile
Ducote
George Washington University
Florida
Tulane
Duke
South Carolina
Howard
Birmingham Southern
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Oglethorpe
Big Jess Willard Returns to Boxing Lore After Coast Accident
The account recalls Jess Willard's controversial career sparked by a coast accident. It notes his arrest for assault, his unpopular status, and the Johnson bout memory. Also referenced are Auburn football legends and past punching fame alongside Willard's public reception and lasting image.
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Jess
Big Jess Willard
Willard
Big Jessica
Jack Johnson
Willard-Johnson
Havana
Johnson
River Rising Flows to 2.4 Feet at 7 AM
The Tennessee river rose today reaching a gauge of 2.4 feet at 7 o'clock in the morning, signaling higher water levels on the river.
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Tennessee
Weather report shows high 58 and low 45
The weather bureau recorded a maximum temperature of 58 degrees and a minimum of 45 degrees for the 24 hour period ending at 7 o'clock today.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Ill At Home Dr L G Sturdivant Ill Elder
Dr L G Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district is ill at his home in the city today. He is resting at home under medical care and his condition is not described as serious.
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L. G. Sturdivant
Decatur
Stevenson resident guest of relatives in December
H K Timberlake of Stevenson visited relatives in Decatur today for a brief family gathering.
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H. K. Timberlake
Stevenson
Decatur
No Rainfall Reported in 24 Hour Period
No rainfall occurred during the 24 hour period ending at 7 o clock this morning.
Mr and Mrs J H Green Guests At Falkville Relatives
Mr and Mrs J H Green were Sunday guests of relatives at Falkville, visiting over the weekend and sharing time with family in the town.
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J. H. Green
Falkville
Branded Son's Killer by Wife
Accused by his wife of beating their 38 year old son to death. Donald K. Smith of Littleton Colorado a farmer was paraded to Denver in a crowd at the Littleton jail as lynching fears rose after the death of the child pictured below.
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Donald K. Smith
Littleton
Col
Denver
Olsen's Swedes 70 Open Season at Alabama Capstone
Olsen's Terrible Swedes open the basketball season at Alabama's Capstone gym meeting the Tide. Last season the teams split a two game series with Alabama winning 29 to 21 and the Swedes 32 to 20. Coach Hank Crisp negotiates a possible starting lineup as players return from football.
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Olsen
Tidesmen
Bama
Whatley
Jim Walker
McLeoud
Angelich
Jim Whatley
Ben McLeoud
Bauska
Johnson
Noggi
Sneed
Hank Crisp
Walker
Kimbrough
Bauman
Connatser
Odd Experiment Set for Auburn
Auburn, Ala, Dec 12 (7) A $110 000 federal farm tillage lab will be built on the Auburn campus to test plows and cultivating machinery under controlled conditions. The nine 20 by 250 foot pits will hold topsoil from across the region to study soil tilth and seed bed preparation for cotton and other crops.
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Auburn
Ala
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Bureau
Department of Agriculture At
Washington
Senior Class 10 Presents Closed Lips Three Act Play
The Senior class stages a three act comedy drama Closed Lips with a large cast led by Donald Branum Eleanor Harley and Mary Edith Doss. The show features special acts between scenes and an orchestra before curtain at Riverside auditorium Thursday evening.
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Donald Branum
Matthew Radcliff
Eleanor Harley
Radcliff
Mary Edith Doss
Terry
Tommie Bowen
Dramatic Club
Bart Clay
Estelle Hendrix
Patricia Stone
Homer Tankersley
Willie Stone
Pat Jeffrey
Theatre Club
John Clay
Beatrice Sivley
Star Eleven
Flora Durham
Jinny
Bill Drake
Jeff
Neal Wells
Riverside Auditorium
Will Rogers Plays Tramp on Screen at Princess
Will Rogers, famed American wit, appears as a penniless tramp in Too Busy To Work at the Princess Theatre. The film follows a WWI veteran seeking his wife and daughter, learning his wife is dead, and confronting the man who took them.
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Rogers
Will Rogers
America
Princess Theatre
Will, Jr
Mary
Jimmy
Los Angeles
Philip Klein
Barry Conners
Ben Ames Williams
Marian Nixon
Dick Powell
Frederick Burton
Douglas Cosgrove
Constantine Roman
Wit Hasithe
Stellasy
Letters Awarded to Riverside Managers and Cheerleader
Formal letter awards will be given at chapel exercises this week in Riverside for two managers a cheerleader and 17 grndsters. The awards were announced Friday at the annual Parent-Teacher Association banquet. Recipients include Byars Gingrich Vinson Thomason B Drake O Drake Lawber Nabors Pepper Papenburg J Smith C Smith Vines Banks Kimbrell Lanier Wilson Nebrig L Smith Alice Kendal Red Kimbrell co captaincy shared by Red Kimbrell and Byars.
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Riverside
Parent-Teacher Association
Byars
Gingrich
Vinson
Thomason
B. Drake
O. Drake
Lawber Nabors
Pepper
Papenburg
J. Smith
C. Smith
Vines
Banks
Kimbrell
Lanier
Wilson
Nebrig
Political Winner Horizontal 2
A crossword style clue list announcing a political winner and multiple themed entries. The readable line hints at a newly elected civic leader pictured, with related terms spanning games, places, and objects.
State Capitol to Undergo 100000 Renovation
Plans solidify for a 100000 renovation of the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery likely employing 400 CWA workers for two months. The project is guided by the state building committee the CWA board and Howell Turner governor Miller's private secretary. Existing frame buildings adjoining the capitol are being demolished with lumber reused in repairs.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
State House
State Building Committee
State Civil Works Administration Board
Howell Turner
Capitol
B. M. Miller
All-Tennessee Valley grid picks urged from readers
The Daily invites letters to vote on an all valley football team with positions for Ham Coffe e High Florence and Blankenship Deshler of Tuscumbia at weight 180 to 190 pounds. Readers name players from area schools such as Guntersville Huntsville Decatur Athens and Hartselle for backs guards and linemen.
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Coffee High
Florence
Blankenship
Deshler
Tuscumbia
John
Guntersville
Hargett
Gingrich
Decatur
Priest
Huntsville
Hart
Hartselle
Banks
Kimbrell
Athens High
Pietrowitz
Ths
all-Tennessee Valley
Capitol Renovation Plans Revised for Lighting and Access
The entire capitol will be painted with the senate and house chambers rewired for indirect lighting, acoustics improved, and balconies rearranged. Project aims to modernize interiors while preserving historical features and accessibility.
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Senate
House
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