Sammy Baker Eyes Shot At Dundee After Portland Visit
Sergeant Sammy Baker, top welterweight and Decatur native, arrives in Portland for a Tuesday fight and asserts he will challenge Joe Dundee for the welterweight title. He praises his brother Jackie Baker, 19, a rising heavyweight prospect with 17 fights and 14 knockouts, predicting a bright future.
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Sammy Baker
Joe Dundee
Baker
Decatur
Portland
Sammy
L. H. Gregory
Bradstreet
Alabama
South
Los Angeles
Ace Hudkins
California
Dundee
Fistiana
Ace Hodkins
Nebraska Wildcat
Mushy Callahan
Hudkins
New York City
Wildcat
Callahan
Gladiators
Fields
Young Corbett
Jackie Baker
Tide Prepares To Take A Lone Trip
In Tuscaloosa Alabama on January 10 the Alabama basketball team looks to its road schedule. The Tide faces Sewanee Chattanooga Kentucky and Tennessee in upcoming games. Coach Crisp's squad opens January 24 against Sewanee then Chattanooga, travels to Lexington for Kentucky, and ends in Knoxville vs Tennessee. Four games in five nights on foreign courts tests the squad.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Sewanee
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Crisp
Lexington
Knoxville
Keelers Golf Team Roster Notes Injuries and Moves
Keeler's squad lists O'Neal out with an injury preventing top speed. Toad has long leg trouble. Downing shifts to guard, Walton Laney steps into Downing's spot and becomes eligible for rest of season. Laney, brother Malcolm coaches Boys' Club, Lindy Hood centers well, Larrick shines at guard, Captain Campbell scores and passes, Wambsgans to arrive Thursday boosting depth, Earl Smith shows forward potential. Johnny-Dawson, Chicago, praised as rising amateur golfer with humorous reform ideas for long matches.
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O'Neal
Downing
Walton Laney
Laney
Malcolm
Lindy Hood
Larrick
Tulane
Capt
Campbell
Wambsgans
Johnny—Dawson
Chicago
America
Johnny
Black Draught Eases Indigestion Says Local User
Iva and S&C report five weeks of bloated feeling chest and stomach pains after meals. Indigestion made me shy from eating and I constipated. A friend suggested Black Draught which I used after meals with good results. Now I feel well and can eat what I want with no pain.
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Iva
S& C
Mr. J. Gilliland
Three Still Out In Decatur Daily Staff Illness
With the exception of three at taches the forces of the Decatur Daily were intact today. E. C. Powell foreman J. M. Hatfield circulation manager and Verdon Lowery composing room attache remained out of their usual places suffering with influenza.
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Decatur Daily
E. C. Powell
J. M. Hatfield
Verdon Lowery
Marmola Promises Easy Way to Grow Slender
An advertisement claims Marmola helps readers grow thin with a long track record of use spanning 20 years. It asserts millions have chosen Marmola for slender figures and urges readers to ask their pharmacist about the remedy.
Air Time Features On Jan 10 Radio Schedule
Thursday January 10 schedule lists programs across stations with start times. 7:30 Sparkers on KDKA WREN WJZ WLW KWK KYW WJR 8:00 Singers and Orchestra on WEAF WGY WWJ KSD WOW WDAF KWOO WFAA KPRC WOAI KOA etc. 8:00 Columbians Dance Pro gram on WABC WADC WKRC WGHP WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WBBM 8:30 House Concert Delibes Music on JZ and others 11:00 Variety Program across KMBC KOIL WCCO WBBM WABC.
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Sparkers
KDKA
Wren Wjz
WLW
KWK
KYW
WEAF
WGY
WWJ
KSD
WOW
WDAF
KWOO
WFAA
KPRC
WOAI
WSM
WTIMJ
WHAS
KOMO
WMC
WSB
KGO
KGW
KFI
KHQ
KSTP
KPO Who
WABC
WADC
WKRC
WGHP
WOWO
KMOX
KMBC
KOIL
WSPD
WHK
WBBM
Delibes Music
WJZ
WJR
WIMJ
KOA
Kwoo Who
WBAP
WSB Wow
WJAX
WCCO
Next Game With Dirty 5 Set For Wednesday Night
The Decatur scholastic five will face the Dirty 5 a known lineup including Raymond Pepper and Maynard Layman. The game is scheduled for next Wednesday night at Central High gymnasium.
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Decatur
Raymond Pepper
Maynard Layman
Central High Gymnasium
Thombs Returns to School After Flu Closure
Elmo Thombs, former Central High star and now a Southwestern freshman in Memphis, will return Monday as the school reopens after a two week influenza delay. A fresh man in track, he aims for a varsity berth and may seek football next season. Thombs was among Central High’s fastest halfbacks.
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Elmo Thombs
Central High
Southwestern
Memphis
Thombs
Central High School
Two Star Decatur Basketball Hopefuls Struck by Flu
Lawrence Bishop and Richard Dobbins, named as leading candidates for Decatur’s basketball squad, have not performed well due to influenza. Bishop brings experience, while Dobbins lacks hardwood play but shows high potential to reach the top in basketball circles.
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Lawrence Bishop
Richard Dobbins
Decatur
Bishop
Dobbins
Troop 16, Boy Scouts Meet at Westminster Friday Evening
Troop 16 of the Boy Scouts of America will meet at Westminster Presbyterian Church Friday at 7 o'clock. Scout master Bob Clarke will lead the troop.
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Boy Scouts of America
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bob Clarke
Legion to Meet at 7:30 Tonight
The Morgan County post of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 o clock tonight in the basement of the Tennessee Valley bank building. Attendance of all Legionnaires is urged as important business is to be transacted.
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Morgan County
The
American Legion
Tennessee Valley Bank
Legionnaires
Hike Planned by YMCA For Local Boys
A Friday hike is planned for local boys under YMCA auspices. Those wishing to participate should meet at the Y at 8 o'clock.
Roads From Cullman County To Decatur Noted As Excellent
A brief report notes that roads leading from Cullman county to Decatur are in excellent condition, promising smooth travel for motorists and regional connectivity. Strong local infrastructure detail emphasized with emphasis on route quality.
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Cullman County
Decatur
Suffrage Movement Gains in Bulgaria
Sofia reports the Bulgarian women’s suffrage effort is advanced enough that in the next general election women will field as many candidates as men. Women hold prominent public roles, over half of school teachers are women, and government officials are mainly female. Women’s associations and welfare groups proliferate nationwide.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Church Activities Being Curtailed
The Central Methodist Church activities are curtailed due to influenza. Pastor Dr. John R. Turner said several projects are postponed awaiting a better time to start. He urged support for city churches and schools.
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Central Methodist Church
John R. Turner
Elkmont Opener Friday Against Decatur Scholastics
Elkmont begins the 1929 basketball season at home Friday facing Decatur Scholastics with a lineup mixing regulars and new faces. Coach Kerby notes the error of naming Ardmore and says the Elkmont tossers expect strong opposition despite influenza reducing practice and attendance. Raymond Pepper of Alabama will referee.
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Decatur
Kerby
Elkmont
Ardmore
Swedish Girls Give Up Country Places
Swedish country lassies leave farms for city jobs as servant maids or clerks. Men fill farms taking on chores once done by women, and inns in rural districts hire boys as dishwashers. Employment agencies in Stockholm and Gothenburg report continual placement of young men in country jobs while girls prefer big towns.
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Stockholm
Gothenburg
Wife Drives While Husband Has Hose
In Coleman Texas Mrs Leonard Lee, wife of the town’s only paid fireman, drives the chemical truck or hose and ladder wagon to fires. She often leaves meals cooking on the stove and reaches the blaze ahead of her husband and volunteers, becoming a “fire woman” by necessity.
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Coleman
Tex
Leonard Lee
Lees
Decatur Sound Structure Depends on Development Program
A fragment notes that Decatur's acoustic design hinges on a development program under formulation. The readable text hints at planning stages and municipal focus on sound infrastructure.
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Decatur
How Doctors Treat Colds and Flu
Physicians and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water, no salts or nausea, no interference with eating or work. Next morning the cold vanishes, system purified, appetite returns. Family package with directions 35 cents at any drug store.
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