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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1950

Page

9

Probate notices for Estate of Ernest Walden and two administrations

Letters Testamentary on Ernest Walden estate granted December 1 1950 to Hy Ary. Creditors must present claims within law. Also Letters of Administration for Bertha H Dawson and Dorothy D Crim granted December 11 1950. Claimants must file within the legal period or be barred. Dec 13 20 and 27.

Ernest Walden Morgan County Fannie Sue Walden Bertha H. Dawson T. C. Almon

Ex Tider Mosley Named Virginia Tech Football Chief

Virginia Polytechnic Institute appoints Frank Moseley, 38, as head football coach and athletic director on a five year contract. A former Alabama halfback, he will hire his own assistants as Tech seeks to revive a struggling program after a winless 10 game season and NCAA sanctions.

Blacksburg Frank Moseley Kentucky Virginia Polytechnic Institute Moseley Tech Gobblers University of Richmond Richmond Robert C Bob) McNeish Allan Learned Virginia Tech National Collegiate Athletic Association Alabama Dixie Howell Maryland

Cage Results From The Associated Press

East West Kentucky 73 LaSalle 63 St John's 90 Temple 68 Canisius 55 Arizona 52 Duquesne 53 Westminster Pa Idaho 64 St Josephs Philadelphia 63 New York U 84 Stanford 70 Connecticut 61 Buffalo 51 Marshall 96 Arkansas A M 45. Mississippi Southern 55 St Michael s NM 49. Phillips Oilers 72 Culver Stock ton 35 James Millikin 65 Southern Illinois 60 Wheaton 72 Franklin 67.

Associated Press Kentucky LaSalle St. John’s Bkn Temple Canisius Arizona Duquesne Westminster Idaho St. Joseph's Phila New York Stanford Connecticut Buffalo Marshall Arkansas A&m South Mississippi Southern St. Michael’s Midwest Phillips Oilers Culver-Stockton James Millikin Southern Illinois Wheaton Franklin

Louis Slips in NBA Ratings After Comeback Bid

Washington December 27 Joe Louis once dominant world heavyweight champion slips to outstanding boxer in final 1950 NBA ratings. Ezzard Charles named champion worthy of title and ready to meet all comers. Charles bracketed over Louis and Lee Savold as outstanding boxers. Charles earns no logical challenger for heavyweight title as Louis retires unbeaten in 1949.

Washington Joe Louis National Boxing Association NBA Ezzard Charles Louis Brown Fred J. Saddy NBA Championship Committee Charles Cincinnati Lee Savold New Jersey Saddy Ike Williams Trenton N. J Joey Maxim Cleveland Jake LaMotta King Sugar Ray Robinson Robinson

Mackenzies column weighs Europe strategy versus World War III

So viet communism may mount a popular front in Europe and align with socialists and the left. The piece recalls 1929 to 1939 when the Soviet Union sought broad cooperation against fascism, feared Nazi alignments, and used popular front tactics before the Hitler Stalin pact.

Popular Front Europe Soviet Union Germany Italy Japan

Question on Soviet aims and atomic bomb deterrence

The piece questions Soviet intentions in Europe, notes the U S leads in atomic production, and examines whether the Kremlin fears an atomic duel. It contrasts early expectations of a prolonged Cold War with signs of rapid U S military momentum and ends with a baseball stat about Claude Passeau’s 275 chances in 146 games without an error.

Claude Passeau

Daily Crossword Acrostic and Cryptoquote Puzzle

A page includes a crossword with clues across and down, a cryptogram quotation by Longfellow, and an introductory note about solving the daily cryptoquote. It lists many incomplete clue fragments and a King Features Syndicate attribution.

Swinburne King Features Syndicate

Maid Of Cotton Contest Opens in Memphis

The 13th annual Maid Of Cotton contest opens in Memphis with twenty entrants from ten cotton belt states. The winner will model cotton fashion across 30 U S cities and in Europe, with six months of touring and a wardrobe buildup in New York City. Sponsors include the National Cotton Council, Memphis Cotton Carnival Association, and the New York New Orleans and Memphis cotton exchanges.

Memphis Tenn National Cotton Council American France England Central South America New York City The Council Memphis Cotton Carnival Association Cotton Exchanges New York New Orleans

Rush Still On But Most Trains Are Near Schedules

Rail officials say the transportation rush will extend past New Year while trains approach normal timetables. Christmas weekend snarls caused heavy passenger loads and freight. the Southwind briefly stopped at Union Station due to a traffic jam from late arrivals.

Decatur Union Station

Ten year old Zula Yeats struck by airplane propellor

Zula Ann Yeats of Auburn remained in critical condition in Birmingham after head injuries from being struck by an airplane propellor on Christmas Day at the Auburn Opelika airport. She was brought to Birmingham for an emergency operation yesterday. Rail officials said holiday schedules would not be restored until students and returning service members were transported back to ships and stations.

Russia Birmingham Zula Ann Yeats Auburn Auburn-Opelika

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