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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1933
Page
6
AUBURN, Ala. June 13. Less than three miles of the Montgomery Auburn Atlanta highway will be opened to traffic. Work is rushed and by mid July motorists probably will be on the smooth surface instead of the current detour through Notasulga.
Marion Russell, longtime affiliated with the Alabama Drug Company, will leave Wednesday for Greenville, D. C., to take a position with a loan company. He has many friends in Decatur who will regret his new home.
A two reel MGM biographical subject on Franklin Delano Roosevelt traces his rise from early ambitions to the Presidency. It links his roles as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1920 vice presidential candidate, Governor of New York and President with family and public life. The program includes the Universal farce Out All Night with Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts.
A main bout features Tiger Kelley vs Hans Wagner, a top clash as Kelley aims to defend after knocking out Al Stecher to earn this match. Wagner debuts in Decatur, noted for speed and sportsmanship, with the bout seen as a toss-up. Prelims pair Joe Turner and Freddie Knichel in a rapid headlong clash. Freddie, back in Alabama recently, is praised for faster, tougher tackling and improved power in recent weeks. The card is billed as one of the best balanced in weeks.
The Decatur Gospel Tabernacle held its revival campaign opening with Rev. J. E. Baker of Sheffield delivering the message The Crucifixion of Christ He spoke of man’s sinfulness God’s plan of salvation and the significance of the cross He outlined the trial of Jesus including false accusations mockery lashes and burial with emphasis on faith under the blood.
Tax office workers are busy preparing citations for delinquent taxes. They will go to the board of revenue on August 1 for a decree to advertise property for sale. Advertising is moved back to October 1, extending the period five months to ease county property owners.
The 1933 farm population reached a record 32,242,000, up 1,001,000 from 1932. Rural population also set a high, surpassing the 1910 32,076,960 peak. In 1932 about 1,544,000 moved to farms while 1,011,000 left rural districts for cities.
Southern League Atlanta beat Little Rock 10 to 3 while Memphis Knoxville games were on wet grounds. American League St Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 1. National League Philadelphia won 7 to 4 over Brooklyn and Cincinnati topped Chicago 6 to 5. International League Newark beat Rochester 7 to 5 and Baltimore defeated Montreal. Toronto defeated Jersey City 6 to 3 with Buffalo Albany a night game. American Association Columbus won 5 to 4 over Kansas City and Milwaukee won 6 to 2 against Toledo.
The San Antonio team defeated Beaumont 12 to 9 in a Texas League night game. Three night games were scheduled.
The annual St. John's Episcopal parish picnic will be held Thursday at 3 30 p m at Gilbert White's plantation in South Limestone. Congregation members should meet at the parish house at 3 o'clock.
The Rotary club discussed its youth program at the Monday meeting and outlined plans to further the cause. Speakers included Dr E M Chenault Henry Cullom and Rev Peter M Dennis.
Puzzle clue grid requests fill in names and terms across horizontal and vertical entries. It lists multiple wordplay hints including a famous lady, geographic references, and technical terms, asking solvers to complete a crossword style grid.
The piece profiles Jack Westrope a 16 year old Montana lad who rode five winners at Homewood in a single afternoon, compares him to record holder Albert Adams, and recalls Adams’ nine straight wins at Marlboro in 1931. It muses on betting strategies and the lure of jockey success. It also cites Pete Bostwick’s 1931 steeplechase record of 20 wins in 57 mounts and cautions against reckless betting after losses.
In 1923 jockey Earl Sande rode 430 mounts with 122 wins, earning $569,394. The tale notes his record as unmatched, counting among his peers and era, while imagining if fortunes differed for a financier of influence.
The record notes Fred Archer as the world’s champion jockey for 13 years before his death in 1886. He began riding at 11, won his first race in a steeplechase, weighed 70 pounds at 13, and about 120 at death while battling weight. He died after typhoid fever and a delirium, having ridden in superb form that year and won a third of his mounts, including five English Derby victories.
J. W. Clapton attended the Decatur Rotary Club meeting on Monday as a guest. Members welcomed him and discussed club activities and community projects for the week.
J L Shumake of Sterchi Brothers was in Florence on a business mission Tuesday. The brief sighting notes his presence and purpose in the city for commerce.
Athenians rally in the eighth to beat the Trojans, 6 to 4, in Alabama Tennessee circuit action. Harvey had 13 strikeouts for Athens, Coffman fanned 18 for Limestone, while Williams and Eu banks led Trojan hitters with three hits each. The Trojans visit Rockets at Martin Park after the game.
Mrs. W. M. Brown of Birmingham is staying at her sister Mrs. T. F. Hodges home on Grant Street and is reported to be suffering a severe asthma attack.
In a striking farming note a farmer reportedly yields seven thousand dollars from a field. The piece contrasts rural profit with a lighthearted tidbit about a young wife and a cake. It also notes the Chicago world fair displaying George Washingtons false teeth and hints at upcoming June 16 payment deadlines for European war debt and income tax installments to Uncle Sam.
A historical listing shows mixed eggs and new sweet potatoes priced per bushel and per pound with various discounts. Fresh country butter, Irish potatoes, turnips, carrots, strawberries, raspberries, dewberries, and a range of poultry including hens, fryers, geese, turkeys, ducks, and guineas are quoted with per unit or per weight rates.
Today's Birmingham market notes firm hay prices across U S No 1 and No 2 grades with deliveries by carload and kilogram. grain and seed quotients steady with corn and oats ready at quoted Saturday prices. poultry egg and meat figures show mixed changes with eggs steady to slightly higher and cattle and hog prices uneven amid fair demand. The report lists specific prices for hay grains cotton seed poultry and livestock with market comments on stability and activity.
Directors of the Decatur Rotary club meet Monday at Dr. Erskine Chenault's home. Chenault will become president of the club at that time.
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