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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1950

Page

9

Classified sale of store fixtures and household items

FOR SALE STORE FIXTURES for sale or trade for car. Wall cases, floor cases, cash register, safe, tables, chairs and equipment Griffin Jewelry Co., Prin cess Theater Bldg. FOR SALE: A-B apartment size elec tric range. $35. Call 3385-R. WANTED TO BUY Pine And Poplar Logs Also Standing Timber WEAVER LUMBER CO. Highway 31 So. Phone 2787-J eee

Griffin Jewelry Co Princess Theater Weaver Lumber CO

U S Swimmers Leave For Japan

Seattle reports America's finest swimmers depart for Japan after setting multiple records at the National Championships. Coach Bob Kiphuth leads a 14 man team including guest Marshall from Australia for exhibition in Tokyo Osaka. John from Yale led New Haven to the team title while setting top marks.

Seattle America Marshall Husky John Australia Yale Japan Bob Kiphuth John Curren San Francisco Tokyo Osaka Colman Pool U. S John New Haven

Hall of Fame Wing Opened in Cooperstown

A $175000 wing to the national baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was opened formally in Cooperstown New York. Commissioner Ford Frick National League president and Will Harridge American League president joined the ceremony along with George Trautman head of the minor leagues. A room in the wing features Babe Ruth exhibits including his uniform.

Cooperstown N. Y National Baseball Hall of Fame and ‘Museum A. B. Chand- Ford Frick Will Harridge George Trautman Babe Ruth

Hall of Baseball immortals to attend shrine ceremony

In Biloxi Mississippi the hall of fame ceremony features bronze plaques and a new wing as seven honored players including Cy Young Gehringer and Tris Speaker vow to attend. Alabama skeet shoot winners Dr J F Trucks and Bowen Hill top events in Biloxi and Montgomery. Doris Hart wins National Clay Courts title at River Forest while Ted Schroeder and Herb Flam contend for men's crown. Rain postpones later rounds.

Cy Young Charles Gehringer Mickey Cochrane George Sisler Tris Speaker Carl Hubbell Ed Walsh Biloxi Miss J. F. Trucks Birmingham Bowen Hill Montgomery Gulf States Trucks Dick Greco Tampa Fla Hill University of Alabama Huntsville Ala Alabama National Baseball Congress Empire Carbon Hill Childersburg River Forest Ill Doris Hart Ted Schroeder Schroeder River Forest Tennis Club UCLA Herb Flam Beverly Hills Calif Miss Hart Sweet Swatter Jacksonville Shirley Fry Akron Ohio Doris Miss Fry Magda Burac Los Angeles Beverly Baker Santa Monica

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Listing

A full page of crossword clues across and down with numbers and hints. Includes a cryptoquote instruction example and a quoted quotation puzzle by Longfellow and Rossetti, plus syndicated cryptogram text and solving tips.

Dodgers top Pirates as Robinson drives in four and scores thrice

Jackie Robinson starred for Brooklyn with a homer, double, and three singles driving in four runs and scoring three in an 11-6 win over Pittsburgh. Sheldon Jones worked a brilliant one hit shutout as the Giants beat Chicago 3-0 in the second game of a doubleheader.

Associated Press Jackie Robinson Dodgers Brooklyn Pittsburgh Sheldon Jones Giants New York Chicago

Baseball Major League Leaders By Batting and Pitching

American League leaders include Kell Detroit .345 and Evers Detroit .343 in batting. Stephens Boston 81 runs and DiMaggio Boston 11 stolen bases highlight the board alongside Doby Cleveland 7. Pitching leader McDermott Boston 6 1 857 and Lemon Cleveland 154 789. National League leaders feature Robinson Brooklyn .367 and Musial St. Louis .360 in batting. Spahn Boston 125 strikeouts and Miller etc. in pitching.

Associated Press American Kell Detroit Evers Doby Cleveland Stephens Boston DiMaggio Dropo Rizzuto New York Zarilla Doerr Rosen Williams Lemon Reynolds McDermott Robinson Brooklyn Musial St. Louis Jones Philadelphia Kiner Pittsburgh Sauer Chicago Ashburn Jethroe Spahn Simmons Miller Lanier

Hart Wins In Jacksonville Tennis Event

Doris Hart of Jacksonville Florida defeated her opponent to win the tennis title in River Forest Illinois, adding another victory to her season.

Associated Press Tennis River Forest Iil Doris Hart Jacksonville, Fla

Murals at Folsom Prison Tell Wild History in Prison Series

A prisoner artist painted ten murals in the prison personnel dining room. Captions mix crime slang with historical episodes from Drake to Portola and Serra. Officials withhold the artist’s name but praise his cartooning and commercial art talent.

Folsom State Prison Calif California Francis Drake England Queen Elizabeth Sir Francis Drake Drake Drake's Bay Frisco Gaspar de Portola Father Junipero Serra San Diego Folsom

Essex County Lawn Tennis title goes to Mrs Pat Todd

Mrs Pat Todd of La Jolla California retained her women's singles title at the Essex County Lawn Tennis Championships in Ton-On-Sea England defeating Betty Wilford of England 6 1 6 0.

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Sports Standings and Races Report From Early 20th Century

In American Association standings Toledo leads 5 5 with 5 wins 5 losses while Kansas City sits at 3 3 and Columbus 3 1 Columbus 3 1 Milwaukee 0 0 St Paul 5 6 Indianapolis 3 1 Louisville 11 3 Minneapolis 2 2 In Pacific Coast League Seattle 4 4 Hollywood 3 3 Oakland 4 4 Portland 3 3 Francisco 10 15 San Diego Sacramento 5 9 Los Angeles 2 1 Southern Association shows Rock 8 8 Atlanta 3 1 Birmingham 8 2 Memphis 2 3 Senior Men Outdoor Swimming title race noted Racing Chicago top Market 13 40 win Arlington Futurity honors Eugledrums second Jumbo third Inglewood Noor 2 70 dominant over Dharan in American Handicap at Hollywood Park California

Toledo Kansas City Columbus Milwaukee St. Paul Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Seattle Hollywood Oakland Portland Francisco San Diego Sacramento Los Angeles Rock Atlanta Rmingham Memphis Chicago Arlington Park Eugledrums Jumbo Inglewood Calif Noor Dharan Hollywood Park

VA Tightens Home Loan Help for Veterans

War veterans face new limits on VA home buying aid as President Truman curbs agency looseness. Changes include required 5 percent down payments with non supervised lenders, added closing costs, and revised guaranteed loan calculations. The policy also restricts direct VA loans to a quarterly cap of 27.5 million while maintaining some exceptions for supervised lenders.

Washington Veteras Administration Truman Congress Mr. Truman

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