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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1941
Page
6
County agent B G Hall warns farmers to monitor fields for boll weevil damage and join a state wide poisoning campaign once 10 percent infestation appears. Use 100 stalks per field to gauge levels. if 10 of 100 squares are punctured dusting with calcium arsenate is advised in July and early August.
The second half opens with Alabama, the first half champion, facing Riverside while Disco and runner-up ear seek advantage. County agent advised for further information.
Decatur and Atlanta boxers battled to a draw as Harold Self substituted for Worley Alexander and impressed for Decatur. Moon Mullins and Aaron Kephart offered standout exchanges, while J R Plemmons and Ernest Stokes edged their opponents. Next Monday the teams meet Bowling Green Ky. in the Armory at eight.
Birmingham native Sam Byrd, a pro at Merion Golf Club and former major league baseball player for the Yankees and Reds, was injured late last night in a collision between his automobile and a trolley in Philadelphia. He was reported in good condition today at Hahma Hospital with bruises and cuts, and his wife Mrs Byrd was bruised but did not require treatment.
Joe DiMaggio targets a 55 game hitting streak at Yankee Stadium after his latest single off Ed Smith. The star slugger leads the league in runs batted in home runs and total hits as fans and fellow players react to his remarkable string and the whispers of Willie Keeler’s 44 game record.
Farms land and city property regularly listed in the Want Ads. Readers can find listings for rural plots and urban real estate across the local market.
Jimmy Clark of Long Beach California opens a telegram message and rockets to a 64 at Indian Canyon Golf Course to lead the 20th annual national public links championship halfway through the 36 hole qualifying. His trio with Damon Jacobsen and Bob Judson tops a field of 178 as final holes approach.
Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 7 to 1, halting the Bombers 14 game winning streak. Joe DiMaggio stretched his hitting streak to 54 games with a single in his third at bat.
Ben Hogan and Jimmy DeMaret, Inverness winners in June, offer $2,000 to beat any two professionals in a best-ball 36 hole match. Inverness members back Byron Nelson and a partner to the same amount and will donate half the gate to the Red Cross. The match would be on a neutral course and money is ready.
The defending champion Boo Clark of St. Paul posted a 74 yesterday to automatically qualify. The field includes four former artists and the reigning champion seeks to defend his title.
Nashville baseball action slows as Les Fleming, Southern Association batting leader and Vols star, injures wrists in a collision with a bleacher wall. Fleming's 410 average and 28 homers end his season-long stretch as Atlanta opens a wide 9.5 game lead. Vols split doubleheader with Little Rock, while Smokies climb to third after beating Memphis.
Chief Clerk Lewis P. Gray of the probation judge's office examined a marriage license application and spoke amiably about the process. The brief scene occurred in Anniston Alabama on July 15 as officials handled filings.
Eddie Briez reports on figures like Bill Jurges returning to the Giants and Georgetown shot-putter Al Biozis arriving in California for national meets. The column notes summer beer truck work and Poffenberger wavering on a brewery contract over beer keg duties.
Backstroke champ Gloria Callen may join films with first call by Warner Brothers once she decides. Dempsey reconciliation rumors persist amid Mrs. D's outsourced meals from Jack's Broadway restaurant. No new developments in Joe Louis divorce case.
A fragment recalls Major Bob Neyland and his alleged design of Russia's defense with blocks and tacklers. The text hints at aerial interceptions and cloud-like deployment of players, set within a Sharp or Atlanta Constitution feature.
Pred Apostoli joins the naval reserve. The 49th Street betting basements argue over whether Ben Jones or Hirsch Jacobs is the No 1 boss trainer. An eastern fighter offers five thousand iron men for the Booker Beckwith contract from Gary Indiana belting lightheavy.
Atlanta beat New Orleans 3 0 while Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 7 6 and Nashville won 5 4 over Little Rock with Knoxville 11 Memphis 9. In the National League New York edged Pittsburgh 3 2, Brooklyn won 1 0 over Chicago, Boston defeated Cincinnati 7 4, and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 5 4.
The American League results show Chicago 7 over New York 1, Cleveland 4 over Boston 1, Detroit 4 over Philadelphia 2, and St Louis 6 over Washington 4. No other details provided.
Listed games include Nashville at Little Rock Atlanta at New Orleans Chattanooga at Birmingham Knoxville at Memphis Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Cleveland. The bride nervously jokes about turning 22 in five days.
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