Trinity Wins Three Games In Week With Falkville Matchups
Trinity teams swept Falkville 3 0 with scores 17 11 27 15 and 25 20 Junior boys opened 7 11 and claimed a 3 0 series. Girls beat Falkville 27 15 led by V Terry ten points. Senior boys followed with a 25 20 win as B Terry and Morris led scoring. Trinity next hosts Rogersville then Moulton.
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Trinity
Falkville
C. Mafur
Trinity Boys
Trinity Falkville
L. Maner
Price
F. Johnson
Clark
W. Gaye
Segers
Mc Eee
Hate
C. Maner
Praytor
McDouglas
Johnson
Williams
Trinity Girls
B. Terry
V. Terry
C. Riley
Walling
Mortis
Thompson
C. Johnson
Maner
G. Harwit
Rowe
G. Trinity
Roberson
Terry
Falkvile
Morris
H. Lintz
Helms
W. Bowling
Wiggins
A. Hill
Briscoe
Wiley
Eee
Kilprath
City League Thrillers End In Close Decatur Armory Showdowns
In the Decatur Armory the City Basketball League held two tight games. CCC defeated Alabama Hosiery 26 to 17 in the final quarter while Goodyear Wingfoots topped the National Guard Engineers 32 to 15, keeping Goodyear undefeated and maintaining league standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Armory
CCC Boys
No. 401
Alabama Hosiery
Goodyear
National Guard Engineers
Alabama
Goodyear Wingfoots
Engineers
Mill Boys
Carl Smith
Barnes
Smith
CCC
Stanford
Haynes
Goodyearites
Fabricmakers
Usu
Guards
Olen Drake
Linton
Brown
Buck Robinson
National Guard
Fang
Fort Stephen Decatur
Sornith
Lawrence County TQPRNEYS Schedule Set for County Tourneys
The Lawrence County Athletic Association assigns Senior boys and Junior girls to Town Creek while Junior boys and Senior girls compete at Speake. Senior boys and Junior girls run Feb 22 23 24 and Junior boys and Senior girls on Mar 7 8 9. An eligibility committee led by Kirk Holwell H M Dallor and R C Beckett will meet soon to review player eligibility. Drawings for matchups will be set in early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County’ Athletic Association
Town Creek
Speake
Kirk Holwell
H. M. Dallor
R. C. Beckett
River Side High Postpones Decatur Huntsville Doubleheader
W T Jordan principal of River side high school announced the basketball doubleheader between the Decatur and Huntsville boys and girls teams scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to inclement weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Jordan
Riverside High School
Decatur
Huntsville
Ramsay Regains National Squash Championship Title
Alfred Scotty Ramsay of Cleveland defeats Eddie Schaeffer of Pittsburgh in Detroit to reclaim the National Professional Squash Championship. Ramsay previously held the title in 1938 and had not defended it last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Scotty) Ramsay
Cleveland
Eddie Schaeffer
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Ramsay
Yale President Struggles For Extra Pass At Michigan Meet
In New Haven Yale President Charles Seymour failed to secure an extra ticket for the swimming clash with Michigan. The Natatorium, seating 2,200, sold out weeks early and many sought tickets without success. The meet could crown the national champion and campus excitement ran high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Michigan
Charles Seymour
Bancroft Out at Howard after June contract end
Billy Bancroft, Howard Bulldogs football coach since 1935, will not be retained after his contract expires June 1. Dr Harwell G. Davis, the school president, announced the action. Bancroft has 16 years at Howard as player and coach and led the team to multiple Dixie Conference titles.
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Birmingham
Ala
Billy Bancroft
Howard Bulldogs
Harwell G. Davis
Howard
The
Baptist School
Local News From Lawrence County and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee improve at home after flu illness. Mrs Borna B Montgomery confined to bed with flu. Friends sympathize with Mrs Mary McCary and Mrs Audrey Martin on the death of Mr and Mrs John Caruth of Haleyville. Horace Vandiver and daughter Elizabeth Anne from Georgia stop en route to Hartsville. Miss Fay Scarborough and Melba Lewis from Decatur visit Dorothy Dean Free. Mrs William Young ill with flu at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Mary McCary
Audrey Martin
John Caruth
Haleyville
Horace Vandiver
Elizabeth Anne
Georgia
H. E. Hing
Hartselle
Fay Scarborough
Melba Lewis
Decatur
Dorothy
Dean
William Young
Auburn to face tough schedule with SEC rivals and bowl contenders
Auburn's 1940 football slate features six SEC opponents and four bowl participants from last New Year’s Day. Coach Jack Meagher lists 11 games with prior season results of five wins, five losses, and one tie, adding Howard Clemson and SMU while dropping Tennessee Villanova Manhattan and Birmingham-Southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Tigers
Jack Meagher
Tennessee
Villanova
Manhattan
Birmingham-Southern
Meagher
Howard
Clemson
Southern Methodist University
Montgomery
Tulane
New Orleans
Mississippi State
Birmingham
Bi MU
Dallas
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Georgia
Columbus
Louisiana State
Boston College
Boston
Florida
Gainesville
Catfish Smith Viewed as Ole Miss Line Coach Pick
Jackson Mississippi reports coach Harry Mehre telegraphed a recommendation to appoint Vernon Catfish Smith as line coach. Smith, a former Georgia end star under Mehre, is currently an assistant at the University of South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Harry Mehre
University of Mississippi
Vernon
Catfish) Smith
Smith
Georgia
Mehre
University of South Carolina
Local notes from Lawrence County and Moulton meetings
Mrs W R Taylor Mrs Phil Butler Mrs W H Haddox and Mrs Leon Posey attend a quarterly M A meeting in Moulton Tuesday. The Workers Council of the Baptist church met Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Buck Portwood of C C Smith move into the former Stokes residence. Annie Nesmith ill with influenza Jessie Jeffrys ill with tonsillitis. Family mourns Curtis Roy Hagood who died of pneumonia. funeral held at Fergerson cemetery with survivor details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Taylor
Phil Butler
W. H. Haddox
Leon Posey
Moulton
Tuesay
Henry Bond
John Harris
Co. C. Smith
Workers’ Council of the Baptist Church
Buck Portwood
C. C. Smith
Alfred Stokes
Annie Nesmith
Jessie Jeffrys
Will Hagood
Curtis Roy
W. H. Haddock
Fergerson Cemetery
Vacancy on staff follows resignation of line coach
Mehre cited a two year tenure and said the vacancy on his staff came after line coach Frank Johnson resigned to enter business in Rockford Illinois his former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehre
Frank Johnson
Rockford, IL
Briectz Speaks On Sports And Local Happenings
New York report quotes Briectz discussing sports and city life. The item notes Barney Ross considers moving back to Chicago after settling business affairs. It mentions Don Meade’s slump tied to Hialeah gate issues and a Willard Malnes World Telegram cartoon provoking town talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Barney Ross
Chicago
Loop
Hialeah
Don Meade
Willard Malnes
World-Telegram
Professional Football Writers’ Association
Observations on Sports Leadership and Racing Figures
Harold W. Pierce resigns as president of the WA 8 S G A to focus on a golf post that pays nothing after leaving a $4,000 Massachusetts racing commission role. Jim Carroll names Bimelich at 3 to 1 in a Kentucky Derby book. Samuel Riddle plans Admiralette as War Admiral’s yearling sister. Clayton Heatner earns $175.92 daily in nine days of tournament golf. Georgia Tech may drop winter drills for a mid April start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observation Ward
Harold W. Pierce
Massachusetts Racing Commission
Jim Carroll
St. Louis
Bimelich
Samuel Riddle
War Admiral
Admiralette
Jim Crowley
Clayton Heatner
Georgia Tech
Charlie Walker Says Cards Guide Lost Woodsman
Ironwood Globe reports Charlie Walker, the woods man, claims a deck of cards prevents getting lost in the woods. He says solitaire will prompt someone to tell him what card to play, avoiding misdirection in the forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rasmusen
Ironwood
Mich
Charlie Walker
Charlie
Hatton High cagers win seventh straight over Moulton 36 to 19
Hatton won its seventh straight basketball game defeating Moulton 36 to 19 at Hatton gym. Key Hatton performers included Patterson Copeland Bradford and F Hagood with contributions from B Hagood Lansford Allen and M Terry. Moulton's top players were Logan Evans and Waites. The Moulton Juniors beat Hatton Juniors 35 to 22 in preliminary play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
Moulton
Patterson
Copeland
Bradford
F. Hagood
Jeffreys
B. Hagood
Lansford
Allen
M. Terry
Logan
Evans
Watkins
Waites
Randolph
Coffee High
Florence
Lexington
Ryan
Leighton
Mt. Hope
Town Creek
Salt Lake City Theft Sparks Collar Inquiry
Salesman S. G. Nott reports 50 cat collars stolen from his car in Salt Lake City. He ponders what a thief might do with the collar haul and questions what motive could drive the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
S. G. Nott
Nott
Treason Convicts Harmed in Berlin Incident
In Berlin on January 19 two severely harmed individuals Werner Kukuk and Cyprian Gaggusch, both convicted of treason, were injured today in an incident. Their statuses and exact injuries were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Werner Kukuk
Cyprian Gaggusch
Kukuk
Man to Man Battles Open San Francisco Golf Open
William Lawson Little, ex amateur champion, led 36-hole trials at Lake Merced to reach match play in the $5,000 San Francisco Open. He faces Willie Goggin in the first round as several past winners failed to survive the par 72 course qualifying including Metz McSpaden Demaret Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lake Merced
William Lawson Little
U. S
Spy Lupe
Little
Willie Goggin
Husky San Franciscan
Bretton Woods
N. H
Goggin
Dick Metz
Oak Park
Til
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
English coast towns raided by German zeppelins
The Associated Press notes that on the 19th in 1915 German zeppelins conducted raids along English coastal towns. The report frames the strikes as a new escalation in the air war over Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Unknown heirs and Swiss beneficiary haunt $4,000 estate
Dallas notes Mrs Bertha F Anderes left a $4,000 estate with two identified beneficiaries an unknown niece in Switzerland for $100 and an unknown friend for $200. Executors face the challenge of locating rightful heirs and settling the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bertha F. Anderes
Switzerland
Spying Out Secret State Matters and Gabrysch Case
A terse note mentions spying on state matters and accused agent Gabrysch accused of divulging military secrets to Poland. The fragment hints at security concerns and official handling but provides few details on actions or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabrysch
Poland
Yank Holdout Rolfe Seeks Big Raise From 1939 Pay
Robert Rolfe the third baseman asks for a substantial raise beyond the $15,000 he was paid in 1939. He acknowledges probable trouble in obtaining a higher salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Red
Rolfe
Decatur Club Teams Ready After Narrow Elims
Decatur Boys Club boxing lost all three Thursday matches in the North Alabama elimination at Florence but plans a strong return tonight with six championship bouts on tap. Local welterweights O Neal Harris and Roy Rickard fight Florence foes as Dewey Clayton meets Herschel Borden and Worley moves into bantam ranks. Moon Mullins vs James Patterson headlines Morgan County paperweight title action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Boys Club
North Alabama
Florence
Jack Sherman
Decatur
Doug Gooch
J. R. Plemons
Morgan County
Howard Ashley
Roy Rickard
Jess Hazel
Hammer and Tongs
O'Neal Harris
Floyd.Copeland
Tuscumbia
Wilson Campbell
Hansell MccGee
Dewey Clayton
Herschel Borden
Ccatur Club
Bill
Community notes from Morgan County Lynn Town area
A collection of local social updates mentions Hazel Pence Velma King and Peggy Sue Putman with Arvel McKee and Dewey Speeles visiting Emma Sue and Lawson Lynn. Attendance at ball games in Austinville Cotaco and Hartselle is noted along with several neighbor visits and local movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel. Pence
Velma King
Peggy Sue Putman
Arvel McKee
Dewey Speeles
Emma Sue
Lawson Lynn
Austinville
Almon Roberson
Cotaco
Floyd Quinn
William Bartlett
Epa
Aaron Maize
Oc Skee
Willie Lawrence
Waldermose Springs
Thomas
R. L. Roberson
Lum Maize
Lois Lynn
James Lynn
Jry
Hartselle
Mathews Childers
Eva
Lola Ralph's
Woodland Mills
Doc Nappier
Rowe Robers
Oscar Oldacre
Jack Thompson
Mable Gatlin
Cage Results Highlight Narrow Wins Across Colleges
Summary of college basketball scores shows Missouri over Kansas 42 31 and Rice over Texas A M 62 44. Georgetown Kentucky over Kentucky Wesleyan 51 39 with Findlay 59 over Kenyon 37 and Calvin 63 over St. Marys Micf 30. Westminster Pa 60 Geneva 44 and West Virginia 51 West Virginia Wesleyan 50. Murray Teachers 63 Union Tenn 45. Union Ky 36 Centre 35 and Iowa Wesleyan 42 Dubuque 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Rice
Texas A. & M
Georgetown
Kentucky Wesleyan
Findlay
Kenyon
Calvin
St. Mary’s
Micf
Westminster
Geneva
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
Murray
Teachers
Union VII
Tenn
Union Ky
Centre
Iowa Wesleyan
DuBuque
Mr E H Vines to Demonstrate Truss Fitting in Decatur
E H Vines of the Dobbs Truss Distributing Co Birmingham will be at Fite Drug Co Decatur Alabama on Saturday January 20 all day demonstrating and fitting trusses for customers and patients across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Vines
The
Dobbs Truss Distributing Co
Birmingham
Alabama
Fite Drug CO
Decatur
Dobbs Truss Fite Drug CO
Ala
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Layton Heafner
North Carolina
NEW Star
Thrillers
Lawrence CO
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Davis
Bulldogs
Southeastern
Oklahoma City
Selma, Ala
Lawrence Colandersville
Catfish Smith
Ole Miss
Lawrence County
Orolona
OLD Master
Robert C. Zuppke
Phoenix
University of Illinois
Giant
Hot Stove League
John Rucker
Atlanta Crackers
New York Giants
Crabapple
Rucker
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brietz
Yank
Decatur Club
Lynn Town
Dobbs Truss
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