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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
2
Local printing office Burton M Bloodworth operates as daily Albany paper carrier of the Tennessee Valley region with afternoon edition except Sundays and telephone access listed.
The text discusses broad aims of citizens and groups seeking progress and aid, weighing motives from humanitarian help to profit. It questions effective action and the pace of change as efforts converge on the Muscle Shoals project bid by BG Ryford.
The text condemns apparent campaign spending in a Pinchot senatorial race. It cites $93,000 from Pinchot, $29,500 from his wife, and $1,500 from another relative, contrasting with a prior $175 in a past contest. It argues the spending exceeded lawful limits though no written law was violated.
The Democrats nominate John A McSparran a young farmer and head of the Pennsylvania State Grange for Governor. He faces Pinchot funded opposition and is described as a candidate with wealth of material for a stirring campaign. The paper urges focus on Pennsylvania and hints at a potential historical win.
Missouri politics run hot as Senator Reed battles Breckinridge Long for the Democratic nomination with Wilson backing Long. Reed faces opposition from women voters over suffrage and maternity bills while Long digs in with a strong party apparatus and German- and Wilson-aligned support. The St Louis vote looms large. Reed carries Kansas City and Jackson County but faces a likely close result in St Louis.
Southern League games include Nashville at Atlanta Chattanooga at Birmingham Little Rock at New Orleans Memphis at Mobile American League matchups Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis National League fixtures Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Boston.
Nashville defeated Atlanta 3 2 while Birmingham won 11 10 and Chattanooga edged Memphis 3 1 This set also lists Memphis 8 Mobile 3 with results from the same day across the league.
Washington defeats Cleveland 6 to 1 while Boston beats St Louis 7 to 1. Detroit edges Philadelphia 7 to 6 and New York wins 7 to 5 over Chicago. St Louis beats Boston 5 to 1. New York 1 defeats Chicago 5. Pittsburgh 9 defeats Philadelphia 5. Cincinnati trounces Brooklyn 7 to 2.
Rev J E McDermott, longtime pastor of St Anne’s Catholic Church, arrives Saturday afternoon to stay with Mr and Mrs Arntz over the weekend. He will depart Sunday noon for Pensacola.
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