This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
6
Alabama colleges study postwar program adjustments to fit varying student abilities. Ralph B. Craughon, newly elected president of the Association of Alabama Colleges, spoke at Auburn about addressing changes after the war and improving educational offerings.
In a day of pennant chatter four teams jockey for position as Rip Sewell wins his seventh for Pittsburgh after a 2-1 over Brooklyn. St Louis leads the NL, Boston edges Cleveland, Detroit and Washington hunt in AL, while Philadelphia and Chicago split results and a pair of games are postponed.
A sample of 390,000 state automobile tags is in the hands of Corrections and Institutions Director E. P. Russell. The tags have a black background with yellow letters, reversing this year’s style. Plates are produced at the Kilby prison tag plant.
A grid of across and down crossword clues lists regions awkward sudden ship roll translation of sun girl name and other partial hints. The list includes many short entries such as 6 Awkward 11 Sudden roll of a ship and 12 Of the sun along with downs like 1 Expression of sorrow 2 Teutonic character and 7 Goddess of night.
Detroit strengthens push toward top via a four game series sweep over the champion Yankees as manager Steve ONeill's club posts a six game win streak and 17 wins in 25 starts. The Tigers climb toward first place in the American League.
Courtland’s Flyers travel to Decatur for a 3 PM baseball game against a Southern Airways training school team as they try to rebound from two narrow losses and improve to five wins and four defeats this season. Capt Harris has added several dates to the schedule in Huntsville and Nashville.
The state pardon and parole board denied appeals for Frank Russo condemned for the 1928 slaying of his wife on a road near Bessemer, Jefferson County. The board also denied Andrew Skipper, serving 30 years for second degree murder in Tuscaloosa in 1926.
The text advises rinsing orange and lemon reamers and egg beaters promptly after use. Soak in cold water for five minutes to loosen residue, then wash in hot soapy water.
Col. Walter W. Gross announced 11 promotions at Courtland Army Airfield. William E. Taylor advanced to major as flying training squadron commander. Ten others become first lieutenants: Whitney J. Burns Richard L. Conk lin Donald W. Forney Chester F. Hamilton Jr Gilbert E. Kinder Francis X. Hines Gilbert S. Marks Cecil J. Poss Roger J. Radley Arthur W. Smith.
At Newport News and Piedmont League venues, players from the Gastonia American Legion post impressed observers including Branch Rickey Jr. Mason Leeper of Gastonia posted dominant pitching with 50 strikeouts and two hits allowed in 22 innings, then threw a no hit, 18 strikeouts performance following a one hit game.
One minute sports page notes Lou Little recovering from overwork after a meeting. Rube Waddell biography by J G Taylor Spink praised. Barney Mussill of the Phillies described as a relief pitcher with past service in the Army and a gas injury. Art Shires is noted as Mussill’s coach.
New York 48 innings reported with Boston 7 Cleveland 6 in brief. Philadelphia at Chicago postponed due to wet grounds. Washington 11 St Louis 5. Southern Association games include Chattanooga 14 Little Rock 11, Birmingham 4 Knoxville 2, Atlanta 3 Memphis 1, Nashville 14 New Orleans 2. Piedmont League Newport News 6 Portsmouth 1, Lynchburg 5 Norfolk 3, Roanoke 11 Richmond 2.
National League games include Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia with night games noted for Chicago and St. Louis.
A compact listing shows New York at Cleveland Detroit at Boston Chicago night games Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Chattanooga New Orleans at Nashville and Birmingham at Knoxville as part of the American League schedule.
June 2 report shows measles cases in Alabama fell to 135 last week from 201 the prior seven days according to the state Health Department.
A Mississippi State footballer ranks among the two pilots with the most flying hours in the Southwest Pacific, totaling 520 hours across 80 missions per the latest report. Roy Simmons, ex Syracuse boxing coach, is now a lieutenant commander and athletic director at Minneapolis naval air station. One pupil, America Woy desses, a three time Eastern 175 pound champion, is cited for Cape Gloucester performance. Marine correspondent Sgt. Charles B. Kopp notes a Marine baseball fan shouting to the umpire to call it as he sees it.
The Atlanta Crackers rose to fifth, beating Memphis 3 to 1 behind Dick Mauney’s seven hits as Birmingham overtook Memphis with a 4 to 2 win. Nashville and Chattanooga posted wins as Alabama funds for aged and dependent children were matched to raise 1.71 million dollars for more than 33 000 families.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.