Typhus Study Planned for Alabama with Rockefeller Support
Typhus fever rose to a peak this year in Alabama prompting a government backed research effort. Dr. J N Baker states cases jumped from 60 80 per year to over 230 and a Dothan study starting January will seek practical control methods and spread knowledge. The project, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, will focus on the rat flea as the transmission vector and begin January 15 for at least a year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dothan
J. N. Baker
Baker
U. S. Public Health Service
Federal Health Department
Rockefeller Foundation
Maxey
Health Department
Girl star signs three contracts for 1930s fame
Babe Didrikson says she signed three year contracts covering track work radio writing and a syndicate role. The Dallas athlete rejects endorsing and blasts the AAU for suspending her, claiming their rules are lengthy and unclear.
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Girl Star
Whicago
Mil
Red
Didrikson
Dallas
Tex
Miss Didrikson
National
A. A.U
Bears Rout Braves in Nashville Charity Game
Chicago Bears crushed the Boston Braves 25 to 0 in Nashville, drawing under 3,000 fans. The event, billed as a Pro contest for a community fund, yielded little proceeds and was described as uninteresting by press reports despite Red Grange’s late, solo score.
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South
Nashville
Chicago Bears
Boston Braves
Funch
Red Grange
McRight Is Home For the Holidays
Suther sustained slight leg wounds after a hunting accident when a dog stepped on a trigger and discharged a gun during a holiday gathering. The incident occurred as Suther was visiting McRight for the holidays.
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McRight
Suther
Tuggle Gladiators Triumph 25 0 Over Hartsville
Tuggle Gladiators defeated Hartsville at Garrett Park on a mild Monday afternoon. The team built a 7 0 lead in the first half and then extended the margin with two more touchdowns from an interception return and a blocked kick.
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Ugele
Rom
Negro College
Birmingim
Hartselle
Garrett Park
Tuggle
Community health and holiday visits reported across town
Newton Powell and Clarence Dunker of the University of Alabama are spending holidays with Powell's family. Miss Venera Dunlap of Hart selle route 3 visits her parents. Mrs. Elbert Clayton recovers at home after appendicitis surgery. Frank Tapscot improves after a porch accident. Several residents, including Miss Virginia Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Chappel, are visiting or residing in Decatur and nearby areas.
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Newton Powell
Clarence Dunker
University of Alabama
J. N. Powell
Venera Dunlap
Hartselle
Dunlap
Elbert Clayton
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur
J. B. Clayton
Frank Tapscot
Virginia Hughes
Birmingham
Jimmie Chappel
Gandy's Cove
C. W. Taylor
E. D. Ray
B. G. Hall
Falkville
Jack Taylor
Harteselle
Oak Ridge Notes Social Happenings And Illness Updates
Mr and Mrs Juston Mabrey spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dock Jones. Mr and Mrs James Howard visited Mr and Mrs Norman Sharrott on Tuesday. Flu illness improving in the community. Miss Bera Legg of Decatur visiting G B Legg family. Sunday night Dec 25 is singing night at the church. Erby Thompson visited Basham relatives. Born to Wiley Bullard a girl on Dec 20. Mrs Reubin Wallace is ill. Carl Legg and Mrs Legg visited Mrs W L Sparkman. Mrs Erwin McLeroy ill with flu. Mrs Clyde Howard spent day with sister Mrs Edger Callahan.
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Juston Mabrey
Dock Jones
James Howard
Norman Sharrott
Bera Legg
Decatur
G. B. Legg
Erby Thompson
Basham
Wiley Bullard
Reubin Wallace
Talmadge Legg
Carl
W. L. Sparkman
Erwin McLeroy
Clyde Howard
Edger Callahan
Whitlow Spends Afternoon With Hames and Fuller
Mr Whitlow spent Monday afternoon with his sister Mrs Dallas Hames. Mr J H Fuller visited Sunday with his sister Mrs James A Stewart and Mr Stewart. John Hames is able to be out after an illness.
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Mr. Whitlow
Dallas Hames
J. H. Fuller
James A. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
John Hames
Somerville Social Roundup Spends Holidays in Towns and Visits
Somerville residents and visitors are listed in a holiday roundup. Miss Lorene Chunn stays with aunt Nettie Williams in Hartselle. Garland Rollins and R L Henderson travel to Decatur. Herbert Miller from A P I visits Auburn and family. Several others shop in Decatur and Hartselle while guests visit relatives in Greensboro and Priceville.
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Lorene Chunn
Hartselle
Shrine game selections shape East West rosters for January 2
East team plans for the Shrine game show Dick Hanley praising Newman in passing scrimmage and Bob Rowe of Colgate emerging. Line units feature Paul Moss Purdue and Dick Fenel Northwestern against Frank Meadow Brown and Jose Martinez Zorrilla Cornell. Coaches Hollingberg and Bible held a Berkeley session as players attended kicking drills under wind and turf conditions.
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Dick Hanley
Newman
Bob Rowe
Colgate
Paul Moss
Purdue
Dick Fenel
Northwestern
Frank Meadow
Brown
Jose Martinez-Zorrilla
Cornell
Marsh Wells
Minnesota
Joe Kurth
Notre Dame
Johnnie Wilbur
Yale
Bob Genva
Yabo Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Jack Manders
Bob Smith
Joe Hill
John Oehler
Tom Gilbane
Orin Hollingberg
Dana Bible
University of California
Berkeley
Hank Schakdach
California
Bill Morgan
Oregon
Ernie Caddel
Sanford
George Sander
Washington State
Chuck Klein Dominates In Most Offensive Honors
Chuck Klein of the Phittlies lost the batting title by percentage to Frank Lefty O Doul of Brooklyn but led in steals and several other categories. Klein finished near the top in runs with 152, hits 420 bases, 50 doubles 15 triples and 20 stolen bases and tied for home run honors.
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Chuck Klein
Phittlies
Frank
Lefty) O’doul
Brooklyn
Chuck
Homors
Coaches Meet In Four Day Parley In New York
Football coaches from across the country gather in New York for a four day annual conclave. They will elect a successor to E K Hall as chairman of the rules committee.
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New York
E. K. Hall
Dr Feinbloom unveils telescope glasses aiding the blind
York physician Dr William Feinbloom shows new magnifying spectacles after seven years of work. He estimates about 40 percent of the classified blind population could gain vision with the lenses.
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William Feinbloom
York
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Jumbled Grid
The item shows a long list of crossword clues with many numbers and partial words. It includes entries like 21 Pace 23 Foot like part and 24 Unrefined met plus a scattered, unreadable puzzle grid and garbled answer strings.
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Histria
Hupke Improves After Car Crash Visit
Tom Hupke, seriously injured in an automobile crash near Franklin Kentucky while en route home to East Chicago for the holidays, shows signs of improvement as doctors report progress in his recovery.
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Tom Hupke
Franklin, Ky
Chicago
Player Rejoins Alabama Team For Holidays With Capstone Coach
The item notes a player returning to Alabama to spend the holidays with Coach Hank Crisp at the Capstone, signaling a period of team bonding and rest during the season.
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Alabama
Hank Crisp
Weather Bureau Reports 53/42 Temperatures
The weather bureau today reported a maximum of 53 degrees and a minimum of 42 for the 24 hour period starting at 7 this morning.
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the Weather Bureau Today
Notre Dame recruit could block Lon Fonseca at White Sox
Notre Dame schoolboy Billy Sullivan Jr. astonished White Sox officials by declaring his plan to win the first base job in 1933. If he can play regularly at first base Fonseca faces ouster, as Sullivan aims to push him to bench or even force a managerial change.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Sox
Lonseca
White Sox
Philadelphia
Notre
Billy Sullivan
Sant
Sullivan
Pilot
Jimmy
Sam” Jones
Mon Livan
Atal
Fonseca
Lew
River Gauge Reaches 116 Feet on Tennessee River
The Tennessee river station reports a gauge reading of 116 feet today marking high water. Local authorities monitor flooding risks and issue advisories as conditions evolve.
Rainfall Report Amid 24 Hour Period
The weather bureau records today show rainfall of 44 of an inch in the 24 hour period ending this morning at o o'clock.
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