Final Decision On Make Up Of Southeastern I Due Tonight
Ala Jan 13 plans to learn tonight if the Southeastern League will operate with six clubs this summer. Anniston City Council action may decide the league’s expansion with Gadsden pursuing a franchise. Club owners map 1938 plans while executives report tentative cooperation with St Paul and Major League affiliate teams.
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Decatur Daily
Southeastern
Goodyear
Riverside
Moulton “Heights
Labama
Ala
Anniston
Gadsden
Bill Deyo
Deyo
Stuart X. Stephenson
League
St. Paul
American Association
Continuy
Brannon
Miss
Jess Petty
Knoxville
Southern Association
Jackson Post
Ivy Griffin
Mobile
Selma
Babe Ganze
Bud Connally
Montgomery
Wally Dashiell
Pensacola Pliers
Harry Whitehouse
Meridian
Marty Purtell
Cuus
Gadeden
Bill Morrell
Alabame
Free Advertising Fight Reaches Court Over License Plates
In Armonk New York on January 13 a court fight pits state residents against a ban on free advertising for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Martin McBohin, fined five dollars for taping the slogan on his license plate, plans an appeal to the county court. His attorney argues the inscription violates state and federal constitutions and coerces a person into unpaid promotion. McBohin resides at 1 Battle Street White Plains.
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Armonk
WN. Y
New York
Martin McBohin
U. S. Marine
Justice of the Peace
Julius A. Raven
McBohin
Thomas J. O'Connor
Battle Street
White Plains
Tragedy After Food Aid Delays Leaves Infant Grieving
In New York on January 13, Mr and Mrs Daniel Danielson and their two children faced hunger. Mrs Danielson sought relief aid Monday. their three month old daughter Barbara died from malnutrition before food arrived. Police began fundraising to bury Barbara as aid finally reached the family.
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New York
Daniel Danielson
Golf Lesson In Upscale New York Town House
Alex Morrison recalls giving a golf lesson to Rex and Mrs. Auchincloss in their furnished New York town house. He warns pupils to swing indoors away from furniture and asserts carelessness causes most damage though some insist on striking the floor.
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Alex Morrison
Rex Auchincloss
New York
Auchincloss
L Wilm
Health Examinations Approved for Morgan County Teachers
John B. Kirk of Oak Ridge school led push for thorough health checks for teachers. He consulted Dr. L. R. Murphree, county health officer, and received a certificate of perfect health after a complete examination. Dr. Murphree suggested others may benefit from similar exams.
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Morgan County
John B. Kirk
Oak Ridge School
Kirk
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
False Alarm At Hotel Jefferson Demonstration
Sheriff Don McComas rushed to a disturbance call at the Hotel Jefferson dining room but found Mayor M. J. Walker explaining the police radio system to the Kiwanis Club. The call was a demonstration and the sheriff had not been informed in advance.
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Iowa City
Don McComas
Jefferson
M. J. Walker
Kiwanis Club
Bid bids swirl around Savoy college chase
Six colleges court Bill Savoy the 205 pound Great Bend Kansas star who set 4 Kansas records with 31 touchdowns last season. Western School sent him to the Rose Bowl game on the house creating widespread interest.
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New York
Bill Savoy
Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Bill
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Adamich
Steve Dudar
Lou Nova
Max Schmoelings
Bill Stewart
Chicago Black Hawks
New York Americans
Slip Madigan Signs Five Year St Mary's Contract
Edward Patrick Slip Madigan who became St Marys College football coach in 1921 and built a national gridiron by word has signed a new five year contract. Terms were not disclosed.
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San Francisco
Edward Patrick
Slip” Madigan
St. Mary's College
Not Dead Yet Arizona Born in 1912
A LA studio sought copies of birth and death certificates from Arizona officials. Dr. Coit I Hughes said Arizona was born in 1912, but there is no hint the state is dead, despite the request.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jan
Arizona
Los Angeles
Picture Studio
Warner Brothers
Coit I. Hughes
Tales in Tidbits Cheetah races and speed talk headline mix
British promoter stages live cheetah races imported from Kenya as a novelty. Speed notes compare cheetah and deer fly with sound barrier, plus sports trivia on basketball crowds, one handed shots, and players like Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig with earnings figures.
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Scribe
London
Deer Fly
Neww
Xork
Kenya
Sean
Tide selects Lew Bostick as captain for 1938 season
Alabama Crimson Tide names guard Lew Bostick of Birmingham as team captain for 1938, succeeding Leroy Monsky. Victor Bradford of Memphis elected alternate captain. Bradford shared quarterback duties with Henry Cochrane and Hal Hughes during the prior season.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama Crimson Tide
Frank W. Thomas
Lew Bostick
Birmingham
Ala
Leroy Monsky
Montgomery
Bostick
School of Commerce and Business Administration
Victor Bradford
Memphis
Tenn
Joe Kilgrow
Bradford
Henry Cochrane
Hal Hughes
Heflin to Leave Hospital After Pneumonia Battle
In Lafayette Alabama on January 13 194? former senator Heflin is recovering from lobar pneumonia suffered while running against Rep Lister Hill for the Senate seat vacated by Hugo Black He is reported to be sitting up in bed and in good spirits and could be released in a week or so according to Dr N A Wheeler
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Lafayette
Ala
Lister Hill
N. A. Wheeler
Dean Tourney Opens Today in Bradenton
Florida's winter base ball colony enters the second annual Dizzy Dean tournament with twenty players including major and minor leaguers. Eighteen holes of medal play offer $200 to the leader and $350 to others plus $100 prizes for baseballers. amateurs vie for $50. Notables include Paul Waner Jimmy Wilson Henry Johnson Dennis Gatehouse Paul Dean Lloyd Waner Joe Medwick and Jack Russell.
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Bradenton
Fla
Florida
Jerome Herman Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Ole Diz
Jimmy Wilson
Philadelphia Nationals
Henry Johnson
Yankees
Montreal
Dennis Gatehouse
Cleveland
Paul Dean
Lloyd Waner
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
Jack Russell
Boston Red Sox
Supreme Court Defeat by Rep Lister Hill Highlighted
The report notes a political defeat where the subject was defeated by Representative Lister Hill of Montgomery, reflecting a significant election outcome.
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Supreme Court
Lister Hill
Montgomery
Venturi Falls To Armstrong In Sixth Round
Enrico Venturi of Italy collapses late in the sixth as Armstrong wins by knockout for the 21st straight victory. Venturi fumed over a foul claim after being counted out and weighed in three pounds over the limit, while 12,000 fans watched at the Garden.
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New York
Enrico Venturi
Enrico
New York State
Venturi
Armstrong
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Emiico
Grant Says He Quit Voluntarily From Kentucky
Auburn Alabama January 13 former Kentucky assistant coach Porter Grant said he left Kentucky voluntarily to join Auburn after players urged his return. Grant, now alumni secretary and assistant to Coach Jack Meagher at Auburn, said Kentucky officials tried to persuade him to stay when Auburn began negotiations last June.
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Auburn
Ala
University of Kentucky
Porter Grant
Grant
Kentucky
Jack Meagher
Governors to speak at Wesley anniversary event in Savannah
Georgia Governor E. D. Rivers and Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning have been selected by Methodist leaders to close the 200th anniversary celebration of John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience in Savannah. They are to speak tonight before church representatives from across the Methodist denomination. Wesley is recognized as founder of Methodism and preached in Savannah with his brother Char.
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Savannah
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Alders Gate
John Wesley
Methodist Church
Wesley
Char
Superstition On The Track Inspires Fearful Drivers
St Petersburg January 13. Harry Emerick Altoona speedway official says drivers are highly superstitious. They walk under ladders spill salt avoid others touching wheels and only a mechanic can look under a car hood. Tales include Pete De Paolo wiring a baby's shoe to his chassis and Bill Cummings forbidding peanuts at track on race day.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Harry Emerick
Emerick
Altoona
Motor Speedway
Pete de Paolo
Ralph de Palma
de Paolo
Bill’ Cummings
Riverside High Holds Goodyear Wings To Low Score Thriller
Riverside High battled Goodyear Wings to a 18-17 victory for Goodyear after a tight fourth quarter. Olen Drake and William Lindsey each scored 6 for the Wings while Measows led Riverside with 5. In the nightcap Moulton Heights beat Alabama Cagers 36-25 with Horace Stanford scoring 14 and Alvis Briscoe 12.
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Riverside High
Goodyear Wings
Gata
Central High Court
Goodyear Boys
Riverside
Goodyearites
Olen Drake
Goodyear
William Lindsey
Wingfoots
Meadows
Moulton Heights
Alabama
Alvis “Briscoe
Cockrell
Hosierymen
Horace Stanford
Alvis Briscoe
Maner
TP Smith
McLaughton
F Meadows
Kemmitter
Jacobs
Brazelton
E Cockrell
Sims
Goodyear _ Moulton Heights
J. Collier
Enews Robinson
Sever
Ettee B. Collier
Ette
Stanford
Briscoe
Collier
Ee Graham
Ewes
Roger
Meee Ewan
John Burleson
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