Large Westside singing draws expected crowd
A Mass event at Westside Methodist Church on Memorial Drive is expected to attract a large audience. Visitors include G. T. Speer of Vaughn Muse Co Lawrenceburg Tenn L O Brock W Oliver Cooper and Messrs Lee and Cobb of Cullman. Tonight officers will be elected and routine business handled.
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Westside Methodist Church
Memorial Drive
G. T. Speer
Vaughn Muse Company
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
L. O. Brock
W. Oliver Cooper
Messrs. Lee and Cobb
Cullman
Checks available for R F C work in Decatur area
Unclaimed Reconstruction Finance Corporation work checks listed for several Decatur residents. J L Draper warns recipients to call his Masonic Building office between 8 am and 5 pm to collect checks. Names include Alton Compton John C Darmer Edwin Delmore L G Flack Jr B Friend Willie Fountain John F Flowers A C Grantland Oscar Henderson Chas Jones L P Montgomery Marion Orri M Pearce Ernest Puckett Frank Pickett Marvin Rivers Wm G Sykes Benny Terry George Wells Virgil Dinsmore Joe Jackson Robin Landrum Otis May Eugene Vaughan Wiley Owens John Shirley Roy Smith.
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Decatur
J. L. Draper
Masonic Building
Alton Compton
John C. Darmer
Edwin Delmore
L. G. Flack
Jr B. Friend
Willie Fountain
John F. Flowers
A.C. Grantland
Negro Shot on Church Street Knighted by Armed Altercation
Johnny Burns, a Black man, was wounded in the arm by a bullet fired by Frank Ewing after Burns approached with a drawn knife near Clem's storage garage on Church Street Tuesday night about 8. Witnesses say Ewing was in a parked car with two young women when Burns advanced with a knife. Bystanders say Ewing fired, sending Burns fleeing until police captured him.
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Johnny Burns
Frank Ewing
Ewing
Clem
Church Street
Mr. Ewing
Burns
Temperature Climbs to Ninety Degrees
The maximum on Wednesday rose five degrees above Tuesday’s high while Tuesday night’s low was five degrees lower than Tuesday’s. Last night’s low reached sixty degrees, down from yesterday’s high by thirty degrees.
Courtland to Host Friday Sing at Baptist Church
A large community sing is planned Friday evening at the Courtland Baptist Church. Quartets from across the state area are expected to attend to make the event highly enjoyable. Decatur singers have been invited to participate.
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the Baptist Church
Courtland
Decatur
Decatur Sees No Rainfall Brightens Moisture Woes
No rainfall was recorded over the Decatur section on Wednesday as reported by the official government weather observer. Crops are beginning to suffer for lack of moisture, highlighting ongoing drought stresses in the area.
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Decatur
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
American League Philadelphia beat Boston 4 to 2, Chicago defeated Cleveland 10 to 6, Detroit topped St. Louis 9 to 4. National League Chicago won 5 to 3 over Cincinnati, Pittsburgh 7 and St. Louis 6. International League Jersey City 3 over Montreal 2, Toronto 8 beat Baltimore 7, Rochester 8 over Albany 2, Newark-Buffalo played a night game. American Association noted.
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Cleveland
Detroit
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Cincinnati
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Jersey City
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Baltimore
Rochester
Albany
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New York
Pittsburgh Chicago
Brooklyn
Washington
Iaseromameress
Trojans to Rest After Pulaski Game This Afternoon
After playing up to three games daily for several days the Decatur Trojans will rest for several days following the Pulaski clash this afternoon. They have been billed for the remainder of the week but Manager McDuff aims to schedule top opponents soon. Since leaving the league the Trojans have played independent ball drawing a large crowd at Fairfield.
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Decatur Trojans
Pulaski
McDuff
Trojans
Fairfield
Trojans Meet Pulaski Outfit On Ladies Day
The Trojans face Pulaski at Alabama Park this afternoon at 3 30 O'clock. Pulaski arrives after a strong stretch of play and aims to avenge a 14 0 loss suffered last Friday as the clash on Ladies Day promises a large crowd.
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Bank Street
American Association
Southern League
Birmingham
Knoxville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Atlanta
Decatur Coal & Mfg. CO
Arthur Jones
Mgr
Alabama Park
Oxfords
Dimity
Blue Chambray
Penney
Bin
Batistes
Ney
A Yeties
Huck Towels
Percales
Willard Pillow
Inquen Panett
Memphis
Nashville
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