Lions Triumph 13-0 Over Rotary On Benson Field
Lions Club eleven defeated Rotary 13 to 0 behind Boswell and Austelle in a game at Benson Field. Key plays featured passes from Austelle to Boswell, a successful extra point via drop kick by Cox, and a sparkling interception by Boswell. Rotary showed effort but could not score as Lions extended their unbeaten, unscored-on reputation.
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Bronko
Boswell
Earl
Glenn
Austelle
Sandy
San Cox
Lions
Heigh Ho
Harvey Pride
Rotary
Noble Russell
Patton
Wyker
Duke
Decatur
Billy Wyker
James Rankin
Joe
Duncan
Sonny” Jones
Enearris
Frank Yaney
Frank
Trvin Mitchell
Garnold, Nungester
Sam Malone
Sanford Cox
Tom White
Earl Glenn
Bennie Malone
Bill Patton
Bob Mann
Bill Stone
Doug Dodd
Charlie Ed Howell
John Baites
Atlee Hoff
Tech on Way to Play the Bears
Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jackets travel by train toward Berkeley to face the California Bears on December 26 in an intersectional game. The 34 players leave with school officials and supporters, arriving in San Francisco Tuesday with daily practices planned after arrival. Captain Jack Chivington vows to win, recalling a 13 to 7 victory in Atlanta two years earlier.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Berkeley
Calif
California Bears
San Francisco
W. A. Alexander
Alexander
Jack Chivington
Tech
Bears
Alabama Defeats Howard 40 to 32 In Basketball Clash
In Tuscaloosa on December 17, Alabama beat Howard 40 to 32 to show marked improvement. The Crim team led 21 to 11 at halftime and never trailed, though Howard made late threats. Earlier this week Alabama beat Birmingham Y M H A 41 to 22.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Howard
Crim
Birmingham Y. M. H. A
Education groups press for funds to run eight month term
In Montgomery on December 17, governor Dixon backed by his position against new revenue measures faced Alabama Education Association committees. Educators estimate four million dollars extra are needed to operate schools for an eight month term. Dixon says immediate education funds hinge on about 1.7 million dollars from state department efficiencies and some sales tax exemption removals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama Education Association
Alabama
Prizes Offered For Decorations In City And Negro Areas
The Decatur Garden club awards two $2 prizes for the best interior and exterior decorations in each city section and one $2 prize for the best decoration in the negro sections. Alabama Power Company offers a $10 prize for the best exterior decorations.
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Decatur Garden Club
Alabama Power Company
Christmas Shopping Surges Across Nation Ahead of Holidays
Christmas shoppers in New York and across the United States boosted retail buying by 10 to 30 percent over the previous week as holiday trade peaks in the final shopping days before Christmas. Strong early demand highlighted brisk business across counters nationwide.
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New York
Homecoming Day at Bethel Church Planned
Bethel church sets Homecoming for Sunday with 10:00 Sunday school 11:00 morning worship 12:15 basket lunch 1:15 song service 2:00 How we built Rev. Frank T. Smith 2:30 history of the church 2:40 Let us go on Rev. John C. Cowell Jr 3:10 Where Does Bible Study die in Rev. Jesse F. Ray
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Bethel Church
Frank T. Smith
John C. Cowell, Jr
Jesse F. Ray
Death due to blood poisoning of 16 year old Jesse Wood Jr
Funeral services were held for Jesse Wood Jr. 16, son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Wood, at the First Baptist church in Athens Alabama. He died from blood poisoning. Pallbearers included Maurice Smith Jimmy Woodroof Charles Alfred Sarver Eli Nelson Charles Keith and Sonny Yarbrough. He was active in school and Boy Scout work and survived by five brothers and one sister.
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Athens
Ala
Dew
Jesse Wood
First Baptist Church
Leon Macon
Maurice Smith
Jimmy Woodroof
Charles Alfred Sarver
Eli Nelson
Charles Keith
Sonny Yarbrough
Ozark Primary School Destroyed by Fire
A blaze in Ozark Alabama gutted the primary school building last night. High winds hampered firefighters from Dothan, and investigators could not prevent the destruction. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Ozark
Ala
Dothan
Harvey wins British heavyweight title on foul
Len Harvey secures the British heavyweight championship after Eddie Phillips is fouled out in London. Harvey, a familiar name to American boxing fans, faced Phillips and drew on the outcome despite the controversial finish.
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Eddie Phillips
Len Harvey
London
Harvey
Getchell down in Notre Dame Carnegie Tech game earns oddity honor
John Getchell of Minneapolis sparked a famous down call mistake in a 1938 Notre Dame Carnegie Tech game. His mispronounced third down for fourth led to a punt return and Notre Dame’s lone score, aiding its win and earning the year’s top sports oddity from 70 editors. Other notable oddities include Vander Meer’s consecutive no hit games and a 26 26 tie between Temple and Boston College.
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New York
John
Getehell
Minneapolis
Getchell
Notre Dame
Carnegie Tech
Associated Press
Minneapolis Refree
Carnegie
Paul Friedlander
Friedlander
Déll
John Vander Meer
Virginia Military
Virginia Tech
Stanley Hack
Bill Jurges
Cubs
Ferebee
Monte Straiton
White Sox
Duke
Pitt
Minnesota
Temple
Boston College
Detroit
Santa Clara
Gus
Dorats
Ohio State
Merc
Iowa State
Kansas State
Heavenly Gates
Dartmouth
Jack Dodd
Nebraska
Massey Home Demonstration Club Meets for December Session
The Massey Home Demonstration Club gathered December 9 at Mrs. C. E. Howse’s home with Mrs. B. C. Jones presiding. A devotional opened, followed by a round table on dry cleaning and a reading on hose care. Plans for a Christmas party at Mrs. W. L. Hardwick’s were made and Miss Rowe led a home use demonstration. A contest delighted attendees, refreshments were served, and the club adjourned to meet January 13, 1939 at Mrs. O. O. Owen’s home.
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Massey Home
C. E. Howse
B. C. Jones
W. L. Hardwick
Miss Rowe
Banking properties bought and sold in Athens
The Tennessee Valley Bank announced it sold its Athens building to L. N. Gilbert, W. W. Gilbert and J. E. Gray and will lease the old Farmers and Merchants Bank Building for ten years. The bank will move to new quarters February 1. Harry Taft manages the Athens branch with W. M. Dupree and Miss Jeannette Mogill as assistants.
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Athens
Ala
Tennessee Valley Bank
L. N. Gilbert
W. W. Gilbert
J. E. Gray
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Public Square
Tennessee Valley Bank, North Alabama
Harry Taft
W. M. Dupree
Jeannette Mogill
Number of Bales Still High in Area
Athens Alabama reports cotton crop in 1938 remains large despite control restrictions with over 40,000 bales by December 1. Officials show 39,217 bales to December 1, compared with 44,207 in 1937 and lower totals in earlier years, indicating high yields on reduced acreage.
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Athens
Ala
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association actions chart new norms
Dr. J W Provine of Mississippi College begins his 20th year as SIAA president noting a shift toward saner athletics. By laws on athlete gifts are removed and eligibility rules softened. Oglethorpe hosts, new officers elected, 1919 session set in New Orleans, and Western Kentucky wins the basketball tournament.
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Atlanta
J. W. Provine
Mississippi College
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Athletic House of
SIAA
Oglethorpe University
Robert T. Hinton
Georgetown
E. H. Shuler
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
L. H. Tribbe
Stetson University
Deland
Fla
New Orleans
Howard College
Birmingham
Ala
Millsaps College
Jackson
Miss
Western Kentucky Teachers College of
Bowling Green
Ring to pulpit: boxer forsakes ring for pulpit
Johnny Catalino, a 30 year old Chicago native with near forty pro fights, leaves the ring after fifty career bouts and becomes a Moody Bible Institute student. He will box from the pulpit from now on.
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Johnny Catalino
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
Strikeout King Brings Dr Pepper Team to Decatur Basketball Event
The 19 year old Birmingham pitcher Trucks famed for 420 strikeouts and two no hit games leads his Dr Pepper basketball team to Decatur to face Alabama Hosiery Mill. The Detroit Tigers property reports in March and blends baseball prowess with a touring South quintet featuring Abbott Knox Little Critcher King and Fowler in a marquee cage attraction.
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Birmingham
Decatur
Trucks
Beau Brummel
Dr. Pepper
South
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Andalusia
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Cinderella Kid
Dr. Peppers
George Abbott
Knox
Big) Little
Bill Critcher
Blacky King
Bill Fowler
Ala
Nova Versus Farr Looms as Louis Monitors New Prospect
New York reports Lou Nova, praised by fans and critics, could become a top heavyweight with proper training. Joe Louis in town for light work, Nova impresses against Tommy Farr, while contract talks cast Buck Newsom as a 1939 target.
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Joe Louis
Joe
Nova
Farr
Brownies
Buck Newsom
Jimmy Dykes
Miami News
White Sox
Tommy Loughran
Matt Raymond
Local Team Roster Highlights Tall Starting Unit
Bama features Rusty Butler a former Army ace and Carter McClendon a crack shot in a tall starting lineup. The squad averages well over six feet with the Indian barely taller than Fowler and Little.
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Bama
Rusty Butler
Army
Carter McClendon
Fowler
Little
Nova Beats Farr In 15 Rounds To Spark Heavyweight Hopes
Alameda boxer Lou Nova outlasted Tommy Farr in a 15 round clash in New York, delivering a brutal beating that left Farr on the verge of a knockout late in the 14th and drawing cheers that Nova could challenge Joe Louis or Max Baer for the world title in the near future. Promoter Mike Jacobs eyed a $½ million gate and suggested Baer as Nova’s next foe.
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New York
Lou Nova
Joe Louis
Ray Carlin
Tony Pandy
Tommy Farr
Lou
Alameda
Calif
California
Nova
Farr
Louis
Max Baer
Jim Braddock
Tonypandy
Tommy
Ringsiders
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Memphis City Officials Offer to Buy Power and Light
Memphis leaders state they have bid 17 million 385 thousand dollars to acquire the Memphis Power and Light Company gas and electric facilities. E H Crump comments on the move as the political leader. the offer signals a critical moment for Shelby County authority.
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Memphis, Tenn
Shelby
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Memphis Power and Light Company
Duke Ulad weighs 164 in heavyweight column
The column notes Duke Ulad at 164 pounds in the heavyweight division and mentions a department taking two weeks off. It also mentions Dr. Drew Middleton taking over and urges continued kindness to him. Fox leaves hospital and may face Melio Bettina for the light heavyweight crown in January. Fred Bain Bridge from Sweeny writes about Willie Lapalac scoring 245 points for Belleville this season.
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Colyum
Drew Middleton
Tigah Jack
Fox
Melio Bettina
New York
Fred Bainbridge
Sweeny
Texas
Willie Lapalac
Belleville
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Providence
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THE
United Furniture CO
Jack Lords
Donald
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Wimbledon
Abe Kape Saioutsu
Wurble Oon
Helen Jacobs
King Features Syndicate
Tne
Bethel
Lonoos
Sogal
Virgil
Feder
ITE Drug Co
Duke Ulad
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