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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
6
Prospects for a 1933 basketball season improve as state legislators hint at keeping schools open. Central lists veteran players Eddie Eubank, Lamar Moye, and Hamilton as key returnees, with Eubank's knee injury a potential gatekeeper for on court action.
Announcement states that the Louisville and Nashville and Southern freight offices will be closed all day Monday for Christmas Day. The holiday falls on Sunday this year.
Mrs. J. N. Simpson left this afternoon on a holiday visit. She first visited her son Roy Simpson in Pulaski Tennessee, then proceeds to Little Rock Arkansas to see Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Keltner and their family.
An all day Sacred Harp singing will take place on Christmas Day as the community celebrates the birth of Christ. Members invite everyone to join in the celebration and honor Him.
Rainfall measured .28 of an inch during the 24 hour period ending at seven this morning.
Alabama basketball fans expect a fair season under Coach Hank Crisp as several veterans depart from last year’s team. The outlook notes that observers foresee modest success despite losses.
Mrs. Morgan Bloodworth who suffered a fractured hip in a fall at the home of her son J. M. Bloodworth is improving today at his residence 1425 Fifth Avenue South.
The Community House on West Market Street will host a Christmas tree Friday at 3 30 in the afternoon. The event is sponsored by the Intermediate and Young Sorbies Department of the First Methodist church and the Junior Berean Club. Mrs Bell urges friends to come and enjoy the children.
The piece notes Adam Smith, a British political economist, as the founder of economics as a distinct field of human knowledge.
Pittsburgh 12 0 over Notre Dame voted biggest shock of 1932 by AP poll. Ramblers’ 21-0 Army win also noted among top upsets. Bill Carr, famed Penn sprinter, cited for multiple tremors on Pacific Coast in summer.
The piece notes Gerard Swope atop and Owen D Young below as potential GE leadership changes. It suggests Young might resign to reengage in law, possibly returning to RCA as general counsel, while Swope would likely advance to chairman if Young leaves.
Andy Kerr coach of undefeated Colgate argues pros are not clearly better than strong college teams. He concedes pros dominate smaller colleges but believes Colgate Notre Dame and Southern California could hold their own. He notes defensive lines pose a challenge while college passing could offset the gap.
Truman H. Alexander, Tennesseean columnist, visited Decatur last night with family. He recently published his first novel Loot and had earlier bought a farm near Nashville to pursue fiction writing.
B G Hall, a vocational agriculture teacher from Falkville, traveled to Decatur on Wednesday afternoon for a business matter. The article notes the Great Empress Dowager Cixi as the most famous woman in Chinese history and a nearly half century ruler of China.
A roster of arriving guests at Hotel Lyons includes T. J. Fergerson Nashville Quanex Yates Kalamazoo Mich F A Ball Montgomery Ernest J Stringbaum New York 8 K Blum New Orleans H L French and wife Columbus O W H Guthrie Nashville W O Ford Birmingham LeRoy Weil Grosse Pointe Mich L A Watson Birmingham D A Miller New Orleans C Y Hart Birmingham W L Martin Birmingham Mr and Mrs M L Hayes Chicago J McGavock Nashville R W Miller Elgin IL Roy Mayer Elgin J L H Weller Birmingham J L Holliday New Market F H Gilliam Huntsville James H Pride Huntsville A H Smith Birmingham James A Struthers Minneapolis Mr and Mrs D Woody Gadsden C C Vaughan Louisville Ky George B Moffett Atlanta E P Lynch Nashville J Y Brame Montgomery Theo W Roe Sioux Falls SD Charles S Dow Sioux Falls SD Mary Whitfield Murfreesboro Tenn J D Johnson Birmingham B C Bogue Birmingham
Johnny Gilbert a 17 year old Pitts burgh Kansas jockey rode three more winners yesterday and increased his season total to 201 He became the first American rider since 1927 to exceed 200 victories in a season.
Nashville grid fans anticipate a charity clash Monday between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Bears. The Bears feature Bill Buckler, formerly of Alabama, as they defend their new National League title.
The local post of the American Legion remains among the select four posts in the state that have exceeded last year's membership. Other posts above their 1932 memberships are Brilliant-Boston, Columbia and Tallassee.
Sam Green of Murfreesboro Tenn FP H Smith of Birmingham J R Bragg of Chattanooga W R Stansell of Athens C W Lindsay of Charlotte N C J B Cook and wife of Charlotte N C are mentioned in a local record of residents and associates.
The article reports southern colleges trimming football staff and funding after revenue drops. Florida announces major athletic reorganizations with "free agents" and salary cuts, while other schools reduce coaching staff and modify spring programs as receipts slump up to fifty percent. President Tigert cites reduced income and Chas Behrman resigns as Florida head coach.
The eighth congressional district in Alabama leads the state in membership according to figures in The Legionnaire. The district has already exceeded last year's total.
Roland H. Gray secretary of the Chamber of Commerce was called to West Palm Beach Florida where his mother lies critically ill and in extremely serious condition. Hundreds of friends here send wishes for her improvement.
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