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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1934
Page
6
A collage of comic lines about wheel parts and roles with jokes on marriage, divorce, and courtship. Banter includes a bragging sod, a violin progress note, bride’s boil, NRA buyer, and a merchant testing an honest boy with a coin.
Cavan meets New York Selected in a benefit Gaelic football match at Yankee Stadium amid high excitement. The piece highlights rough tactics, star players like Captain Jim Smith and Jack Smallthorn, and mentions Mayor LaGuardia attempting the opening throw. Gene Tunney and Jimmy McLarnin back the event as a new American experience.
Dialog shows Bert and Frank debating selling brooms and a scientist joking about long life. Mentions old man’s work, retirement plans, and theft of broom parts as a money issue. No definitive event or location details present.
The Decatur High School 1934 graduating class, first under the reorganized system, receives diplomas. A. H. Hoff presents diplomas to 82. W. E. Sivley honors his daughter Beatrice Sivley. The class raised funds for projects and published the Golden Memories yearbook without ads.
Allan Gould of the Associated Press lavishes praise on Rogers Hornsby for transforming the St. Louis Browns. Gould highlights Hornsby as the driving force behind the team’s improved offense and cites his past success as a batting champion.
The Nashville Vols and Atlanta Crackers fought briefly after yesterday's game. Pitcher Brillheart from the Vols and first baseman Harry Taylor of the Crackers exchanged punches near the first base coaching line, then Cuccinello of the Vols and James of the Crackers joined in. Little damage was reported.
Ex heavyweight champion of the world will referee as Tuffy Cleet faces Bob Montgomery in one of two main bouts. Speedy Lawrence aids crowd control with extra chairs sought to seat a large Decatur audience. Chris Jordan and Birmingham fans travel to Decatur for the card featuring four all star grapplers. Willard signs on as referee, boosting local enthusiasm and turnout.
Results listed for the International League Toronto over Montreal four to three. Southern League matchups include Birmingham at New Orleans and several others with teams like Atlanta Nashville and Memphis. Dixie Amateur League games feature Ozark at Troy and Abbeville at Union Springs among others.
Lou Gehrig missed a Yankees lineup for the first time since 1925 to stay in New York for a dentist appointment while the team traveled to New Haven for an exhibition game.
Tonight a top wrestling attraction headlines the state in months with strong fan interest from other centers. Willard appears on a percent basis with a guaranteed portion and has included a pass restriction in his contract as Legion officials urge pass holders to observe limits tonight.
Co 464 Eagles beat the Corinth Panthers 12 to 3 as Plowboy Martin pitched a strong game with eight hits allowed and three hits including a homer. Whitman and Cord provided key offensive support while the Eagles tally 15 hits.
Miss Eva Clyde Gargus left Monday for the University of Alabama where she will study during summer school.
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