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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
6
A Legionnaires working party meets at Martin arena to rebuild and sort toys for Christmas Eve distribution in Decatur. Donated toys have been repaired and repainted. all legionnaires are urged to attend this evening.
Classified note advertises inexpensive, fresh food with quirky pricing terms and playful warnings. It promotes sale by a local seller, urging readers to come and buy bargains before supplies run out.
New Year's Day marks Wynne's signing to a three year contract with the University of Kentucky for the Auburn man to assume duties December 31. Negotiations followed a fall resignation by Harry Gammage with Hank Anderson rumored as successor at Auburn. Wynne brings Notre Dame coaching influence to Kentucky to ease system transition.
Raymond Pepper of Decatur becomes the Browns new outfield acquisition after a cash sale from Rochester. Manager Rogers Hornsby secured Pepper, a former Alabama star, in a move that ends his time with the Cardinals farm system and marks his first shot in the American League. Pepper’s strong RBI pace and consistent hitting attracted Hornsby’s praise.
Joe M. Pettey commander of the local American Legion posts urges members to bring fruit and canned goods to Martin arena next Friday evening for the annual Christmas distribution. The event had been misreported as occurring this evening.
Sheriff Bill Lee, 216 pound tackle from Butaw, will captain Alabama’s SEC champions in 1934. He earned All Southeastern honors at right tackle and tops as a defensive standout with strong offensive potential. Happy Campbell was named alternate captain and may win a starting blocking back role next fall. Campbell hails from Pine Bluff Arkansas and also plays third base for the baseball squad.
Millard Howell Alabama halfback honored as outstanding athlete for the 1932-33 term at a Tuscaloosa banquet. C. B. Grimes presented the trophy. Howell starred in football and also played second base for the baseball team. His pivotal game against Georgia Tech included a 22 yard return on an interception and the winning touchdown.
Francis Ouimet remains known simply as Francis after a long career marked by major comebacks including the 1931 amateur title. The piece notes his dignified, nickname-averse persona and contrasts it with peers who gained familiar monikers like Bobby Jones and Babe Ruth.
C. A. Moore, a popular Bank street merchant, lies in Benevolent Society Hospital recuperating from an operation to remove his appendix.
Damon Blackwell and his family leave for Columbia Tennessee where they will settle and he will be connected with the Jewel Tea Company.
A dense set of terse crossword clues spans horizontal and vertical sections with entries on names, animals, plants, colors, measurements, and common objects. Answers are historical and linguistic, linking terms like beret last name corded cloth and Chinese measure to broader theme entries.
The honor roll of Fairview school for the month ending December 8 lists First Grade Pauline Nave Norman Devine Leroy Field. Second Grade Burleson Cary Hildreth Pentecost Seldon Compton. Third Grade Seldon Thompson Marjorie Murphree Horace Pentecost Edna Harmon. Fourth Grade Lucie Berrett Carolyn Murphree. Fifth Grade Catherine Horton Dana Berrett Lillian Cary. Sixth Grade Olean Sharp Frances Field James Monk.
A negro couple, a man and wife, were fined in police court this morning on charges of rinking and fighting.
Milwaukee assailant Joe Shimkus to meet University of Tennessee’s Ernest Kelly in a two falls out of three, two hour time limit main event. Tulsa’s Jack Purdin and Dynamite Joe Dillman meet in a one hour semi windup.
The Epworth League Union will meet tonight at 7 30 at the West Side Methodist church. A Christmas program is planned and a large attendance is expected. Games will follow and refreshments will be served after the program.
The Woman's Music Study Club will present a Christmas cantata The King Cometh at Westminster Presbyterian church Sunday at 5 00. The program includes Silent Night Prelude prayers and scriptures Cantata Part One Part Two Part Three and a postlude with Mrs Geo Jackson Miss Eva Love Wyatt and Rev E N Hart among participants.
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