Decatur Opens Basketball Season With Double Victory
Decatur opened the season with a double win over Town Creekers. The girls triumphed 34 to 10 with Kimbrell scoring 27, Giles 7, while Cockes led Town Creek with 8 points. The Decatur boys won 20 to 15 led by Gump Kemmiter with 10 points and Jacobs 4.
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Decatur
Auburn
Tigers
Broncos
Pinkie Johnston
Decatur Cagers
Decatur Boys
Town Creekers
Charles “Gump
Kemmitter
Gump
Jacobs
Terry
Creekers
Etheredge
Cagle
Capt
Manly
Martin Lima
Tmne
Austinville to Battle Trinity in Saturday Basketball Double Header
Austinville travels to Trinity for a Saturday double header in a long awaited state league matchup. Both teams have remained active this season and expect a competitive contest with strong lineups and nearby fan interest.
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Austinville
Trinity
Town invites mountain students for haircuts dinner and movie
Rural school supervisor George D. Brown found 22 Glassy Mountain High pupils never visited a barber shop seen a movie or heard a radio. Nine local schools invite the group to town for free hair cuts a turkey dinner and a movie radio party.
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Greenville
D. C
George D. Brown
Glassy Mountain High School
Best Story in Newsreels and Boxing Gossip
New York telegram recounts Bernstein Bierman and Braddock headlines as Hollywood style showmen showcase fighting stars. Notes Missoula stopover, hotel fire scare for grid players, and Schmeling pose for Braddock signing while Scarsella and Sokody-Graf jockey for Marquette basketball roles.
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Bernie Bierman
Ashington
Gophers
Missoula
Mont
Bernie
Braddock
Max Schmeling
Max
Schmeling
Leu Scarsella
Cincinnati
Paul Sokody
Erwin Graf
Marquette
West's Squad Is Completed for East West Game
San Francisco December 17 selections finalize the Western team for the New Year charity clash. Co coach Percy Lacey announced the squad featuring Mulleneaux Utah Aggies ends, with players from Washington State Nebraska Oregon St. Benedicts St Mary's Stanford Denver North Dakota State Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas State among others.
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San Francisco
Carl Mulleneaux
Utah Aggies
Percy Lacey
Epnds
Floyd Terry
Washington State
Lester McDonald
Nebraska
Leo Deutsch
St. Benedicts
Delbert Bjork
Oregon
Claude Callaway
Stanford
Martin North Dakota
Jerry Dennerlein
St. Mary's
Marty Kordick
Alex Drobnitch
University of Denver
Lyle Strucheon
North Dakota State
Paschal Scottino
Gil Kuhn
Southern California
William Conkright
Oklahoma
Ed Goddard
Rodger Dougherty
Jack Frye
Missouri
Kent Ryan
Maurice Elder
Kansas State
All-Age Stakes Sees 20 Dogs Compete at Union Springs
More than 20 bird dogs entered the all-age stakes at the Union Springs field trials in Alabama. Bedgefield's Topsy, a pointer bitch owned by A. G. C. Sage of New York, won the derby for two year olds yesterday, with Propeller of Lebanon Penn. and Prom Girl of Chicago finishing second and third. Judges were R. W. Norman of Salisbury and Stevenson of Holly Springs.
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Ala
Bedgefield
A. G. C. Sage
New York
Propeller
Lebanon, Penn
Prom Girl
George Byrd
Chicago
R. W. Norman
Salisbury
Indian Chief Ballard condemns changing beauty norms at Idaho event
Johnny Ballard, August Indian Chief, addressed students at the University of Idaho Southern Branch. Through an interpreter he said the practice of body painting has shifted from Indians to white women, reflecting a change in beauty standards.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Johnny Ballard
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Santa Anita founder Dr Charles Strub shapes era of winter racing
The article profiles Dr Charles Henry Strub who built Santa Anita in Arcadia and launched winter racing as a major spectacle. It notes innovations like photographic judging and electric timing, the track's high daily handle, and Strub’s diverse background in dentistry baseball and finance. It mentions supporters like Herbert Fleishhacker and Hal Roach and outlines his broader bets on the racing world.
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Sierras
Charles Henry Strub
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Strub
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Arcadia
Los Angeles Turf Club
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Hal Chase
Santa Clara
Young Strub
Sacramento
Charley Graham
George Alfred Putnam
le Park
Shore Cave
Herbert Fleishhacker
Ingleside
Los Angeles
Hal E. Roach
Moving Picture
Diamond A
Appraised Letters to Santa Claus from Alabama Children
A collection of Christmas requests from young residents in Decatur, Lacey's Spring, Hartselle, Danville, Falkville, and Priceville, Alabama, dated December 1936. Letters include wishes for toys, sweets, and gifts, with mentions of family members and pleas to remember poorer children. Several children sign with full names and addresses.
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Decatur
Ala
Santa Claus
Priceville School
Mattie Lou
Bobbie Range
P. S
Jimmy Ford
Santa
Bobby Ray Walton
Ardmore Winner of Two Contests
Ardmore juniors and seniors defeated Clements high school in the Clements gym in the season opener. Junior and senior lineups list Ardmore players such as Mitchell Hudson Davis Fogg Whitt and Black with substitutes D Fogg R Fogg. Clements include Jones. Senior lineup shows Shannon Cox Smith Fogg Boggs Chittam King McCormick Black with subs Bridges and Hargrove.
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Ardmore
Clements High School
Clements
B. Mitchell
Hudson
Eeane Davis
D. Fogg
R. Fogg
Jones
Shannon
Cox
Lost package between Decatur and Moulton
Small parcel addressed to the Byers Sisters went missing between Decatur and Moulton. Notify J. E. Young in Moulton and a reward is offered.
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Decatur
Moulton
Byers
Pinder
J. E. Young
Yodeling Daisy Tops Strand Show in Hartselle
Uncle Ezra Perkins and his Wisconsin National Barn Dance Frolic headline at the Strand Theatre today and Friday. Daisy the yodeling Texas cowgirl is pictured and plays a significant role in the production.
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Strand Theatre
Hartselle
Uncle Ezra Perkins
Daisy
Poll favors LSU over Santa Clara in New Orleans
Auburn coaches and players view LSU as the slight favorite to beat Santa Clara in the New Year’s football fiesta in New Orleans. Opinions split, with many favoring LSU while some see Santa Clara as capable, especially in the passing game.
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Ala
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
New Orleans
Plainsmen
San Francisco
Louisiana
Tennessee
Detroit
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
Jack Meagher
Dell Morgan
McGee Falaschi
Pavelko
Walter Gilbert
State
Hugh Rodgers
Hamp Williams
Sidney Scarborough
Wilton Kilgore
John Paul Tipper
LSU 1937 Football Schedule Adds Florida Loyola
Louisiana State University announced a 10 game schedule for 1937 with Florida, Texas, Rice, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Loyola New Orleans, Mississippi State, Auburn and Tulane. Arkansas and Georgia were omitted and a game on November 20 is listed as pending.
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Baton Rouge
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Sports Mirror Highlights Past Golf Polo and NFL Moments
Today a year ago Horton Smith won the $10,000 Miami Biltmore golf event while Tommy Hitchcock returned to a ten goal polo rank. Three years ago the Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants 23 21 in the NFL. Five years ago John Law a former Notre Dame star resigned as head coach at Manhattan College.
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Horton Smith
Tommy Hitchcock
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
John Law
Notre Dame
Manhattan Colege
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