Attorney General Rules Tax Assessment Final If No Review
Alabama Attorney General Lawson said a taxpayer who did not request a review of property tax assessment and the tax year closed cannot have the assessment altered. He told Jefferson County Tax Assessor Roy Johnson that neither the board of equalization nor any other authority has power to change it, barring fraud or lack of jurisdiction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lawson
Roy Johnson
Jefferson
Board of Equalization
Undercover Baylor coaching shakeup noted in brief
Eddie Briez surveys sports notes from New York naming Asa Bushnell as a personnel fill for nine departed Baylor coaches. Also mentioned is the Superior curling club inviting Ford C Frick to a national championship and a top NC high school team’s unbroken county title run.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Baylor
Asa Bushnell
Superior Curling Club
Superior
Wis
Ford C. Frick
Cleveland County
North Carolina
Hoppe Shows Glimpses of Classic Form in Three-Cushion Trials
Jan 22 report on Willie Hoppe defending the world three-cushion title amid influenza pneumonia recovery. He defeated Herb of St. Louis 50 to 15 in 32 innings, still trailing leaders Otto Rieselt Allen Hall and Jay Doreman who remain undefeated after seven matches. Kenney faces a heavy schedule before the Feb 12 close.
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Aspirto
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Tors
Herb
St. Louis
Otto Rieselt
Philadelphia
Allen Hall
Chicago
Jay Doreman
Vallejo
Calif
Len .Kenney
Semi Pros Name Five Commissioners for Baseball Congress
Five fore commissioners were appointed to the National Semi Pro Baseball Congress to direct league play. Appointees include Ralph Mil Derby of Vermont New England zone Brooks Portland Oregon Part A. Htte Waco Wyoming Rocky Rice Wichita Kansas. The congress also voted to award each league champion a trophy and George H. Bisler of St. Louis will resolve any unresolved disputes.
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Chicago
National
George H. Bisler
St. Louis
Red Studies Louis Style Ahead of Friday Fight
Clarence Red Burman, a Baltimore boxer, studies Louis to find a path to the title. He favors a half crouch like Dempsey a surprise overhand right and body attack as plans to expose Louis in their 15 round Madison Square Garden bout. Experts say Burman must survive the first five rounds to reach the later stages.
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Hugh 8
Fullerton, JR
New York
Clarence
Red) Burman
Baltimore
Joe Louis
Red
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Max Schmeling
Bob Pastor
Arturo Godoy
Louls
Burman
al McGoy
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Joe
Dempsey
Red Raiders Fall to Huntsville Crimson in Decatur Clash
Decatur's Red Raider quintette lost 31 to 19 at Huntsville Hi to coach Milton Frank's Crimson five. Raiders led by one at halftime but collapsed in the second half as five players fouled out. Huntsville plans a return visit next week with avenge on the line. Coach Ogle's team travels to Cullman Friday to face the Bearcats.
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Decatur
Red Raider
Milton Frank
Huntsville Crimsons
Huntsville Hi
Ogle
Raider
Huntsvillians
Red
Cullman
Iron Men Disco Basketball Faces Two Opponents at Moulton Heights
The Decatur Iron and Steel Company team known as the Iron Men will play two games at Moulton Heights school gym. At 7:30 they meet Park Speake from Athens, then face the local National Guard team in the second game.
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Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Iron Men
Moulton Heights
Disco
Park Speake
Athens
National Guard
Georgia Senator George Passes Birthday to Lead Hearing
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia ignored his 68th birthday to chair a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the British aid bill. He said he had no personal plans beyond presiding as Secretary Stimson testified. He confirmed the date when told by a reporter.
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Washington
Walter F. George
Senate
Stimson
Senator George
Lure to Sightseers as Manhattan Aground Near Palm Beach
The liner Manhattan, stranded on a sandbar for 17 days, draws crowds in West Palm Beach. Curious spectators walk through a swamp from a highway to view the ship, while others pay 50 cents or more for boat cruises around the vessel.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Manhattan
Get Multiple Bids With Want Ad for Real Estate
A brief note suggests a better price on real estate by seeking several bids and using a Want Ad to attract prospects, ending with a phone number: 46.
Joe Louis set to stop Red Burman in five rounds
The corner bets Joe Louis can halt Red Burman within five rounds Friday night if Louis is feeling right. Louis faltered against Tom Farr, Bob Pastor, and Arturo Godoy, so recovery is key for this matchup.
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Joe Louis
Red Burman
Joe
Tommy Farr
Bob Pastor
Arturo Godoy
League to loosen pennant bonus rule eyed
The American League weighs junking the rule that barred the pennant winner from making within league deals. Earl Reid, graduating from Binghamton to Newark this spring, has issued 252 passes in 931 innings. The Alice Marble pro tennis tour draws few fans while Ohrbachs toppled Phillips 66 national champs as the Roanoke American Legion Hawks seek new basketball challenges.
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Earl Reid
Binghamton
Newark
Ohrbachs
American Legion Hawks
Roanoke
Mike Kelly Blasts Modern Players as pampered and soft
Lynn C. Doyle notes Mike Kelly compares Philadelphia baseball fame to Minneapolis and lampoons players as pampered. He quips that players are shielded even by army moves to silence umpire complaints, reflecting street talk about era sports attitudes.
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Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Mike Kelly
Minneapolis
C. Mack
Tony Canzoneri Spearheads Referee Tour Honors
Tony Canzoneri is being honored by Italian societies in every town he visits during a refereeing tour. Ernie Smith of the Green Bay Packers serves as rope marshall at several open golf tournaments on the coast and comments on crowd disturbances at galleries. Max Baer plans to fight or not fighting depends on his $200,000 in annuities and imminent $1,000 monthly income.
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Tony Canzoneri
Ernie Smith
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Maxie Baer
Sweetheart Club Miss Vera Hruba Correspondence
All letters to Miss Vera Hruba have been forwarded with a witty note about her marital prospects. Future missives should be sent to her care Jimmy Johnston at the Paramount Building in New York City.
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Sweetheart Club
Vera Hruba
Jimmy Johnston
Paramount Building
New York City
Waycross and Atlanta renew 1941 baseball pact
Waycross and Atlanta clubs renew their working agreement for the 1941 season. Atlanta may select three Waycross players at season end in exchange for player aid and a cash consideration during the year. Waycross, in the Georgia Florida League, and Atlanta, in the Southern Association, approve the plan.
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Waycross
Atlanta
W. G. Bramham
M. M. Monroe
Waycross Club
Meridian Hopes To Stay In League
Meridian Mississippi fans rallied to keep the Southeastern League club. A mass meeting raised 2735 of 6000 needed to fix finances and cover training expenses. Mayor Clint Vinson said Meridian will be in the league and a committee will seek the remaining funds.
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Meridian
Miss
Clint Vinson
Speer Family to Sing at Massey School
The Speer family of Lawrenceburg Tenn will appear at Massey School Saturday night February 1 in a gospel singing program. The group is known for an uplifting, inspiring performance and this year features mostly new material. The public was cordially invited.
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Speer
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Massey School
Eight Southern Colleges Form Amateur Athletics Association
Athletic coaches from eight Southern colleges met in Atlanta to adopt principles for a purely amateur intercollegiate program. The eight schools Wofford Presbyterian Oglethorpe Stetson Rollins Newberry Mercer Erskine will drop freshman athletics after fall 1941 grant uniform aid to qualified students and end spring and early autumn pre season football practice. Dr H E Sturgeon of Presbyterian College elected president of the new South Atlantic Amateur Athletic Association.
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Wofford
Presbyterian
Oglethorpe
Stetson
Rollins
Newberry
Mercer
Erakine
H. E. Sturgeon
Presbyterian College
South Atlantic Amateur Athletic Association
Mat McGrath Dies. Former Olympic Hammer Champion
Police Inspector Matthew J. McGrath 64 long associated with New York died early today of pneumonia. He won the Olympic hammer title in 1912 setting a record that stood 24 years. McGrath was a veteran of 39 years in service.
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New York
Matthew J. McGrath
McGarth
Dorothy Kirby Seeks Double Feature at Miami Biltmore
In Coral Gables, Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta advances in the Miami Biltmore Women's Golf Tournament double rounds. She beat Marion Hochheimer 9 and 7, awaits Jean Bauer next, with a potential third round versus Jane Cothran. Louise Suggs and Marion Miley loom in the field.
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Coral Gables
Fra
Atlanta
Dorothy Kirby
Miami
8. C
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Marion Miley
Lexington
Miss Suggs
Miss Miley
Cage results from Associated Press games listed
Purdue beat Detroit 38 to 16 and California defeated St Marys California 49 to 37. Virginia over Richmond 37 to 22. Georgia 59 beat Mercer 47. North Carolina 43 defeated Wake Forest 40. Davidson 45 by Furman 34.
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Associated Press
Purdue
Detroit
California
St. Mary's Calif
Virginia
Richmond
Georgia
Mercer
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Davidson
Furman
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