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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1941

Page

6

Indians Gain On Yankees In Tight Victory

Indians beat the Athletics 32 to snap the Yankees eight game streak as Phil Marchildon wild pitched the winning run in the eighth. Hal Trosky homered for Cleveland and Joe Heving debuted with seven solid innings.

Judson Bailey Associated Press Indians Athletics Yankees Peckinpaugh A's Joe Heving Bob Johnson Phil Marchildon Hal Trosky Cleveland Chicago White Sox Johnny Rigney Army Yanks Jack Hallett Pharley Keller Joe DiMaggio Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Red Sox Detroit Rudy York Mort Cooper St. Louis Cardinals Phillies Redbirds Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs

Plemmons Beats Rankin In Carthage Boxing Final

In a sparsely attended bout the North Alabama light champion J R Plemmons defeated Bill Rankin to win the final. Plemmons landed blows while Rankin largely held position near his corner, allowing Plemmons to take the decision. Dewitt Fisher also fought well, scoring blows and knocking Fisher down four times with a Moon’s right.

Carthage Knox Snellgrove Worley Alexander Wilson Campbell J. R. Plemmons North Alabama Bill Ranin Middle Tennessee Plemmons Rankin Bill Mullins Dewitt Fisher Sonane Fisher

Local Boxing Card Promises Civil War Elimination Meet

The article details rough bouts at Carthage with Moon Mullins facing J R Plemmons in the star final. Fisher, Mush Tuner, and Cambron clash as multiple squads report knockdowns TKO finishes and draws. The club anticipates next week's violent elimination event pitting neighbors.

Cambron Paul Gillam Gillam Paul Campbron Howard Lovelady Cody Mullins Buddy Lang Billy Cantrell Theo Brooks Junior Slatten Duby Riddle Willard Ferguson Moon Mullins J. R. Plemmons

Hill Works to Block ICC Office Move from Washington

Senator Hill assures Alabama Public Service Commission head Hugh White he will do all in his power to stop moving Interstate Commerce Commission offices. White argued the transfer to Chicago would not be in the national public interest.

Montgomery Ala Hill D.-Ala Hugh White Alabama Public Service Commission Interstate Commerce Washington ICC Chicago Jin White

Baseball Night Schedule for Major Leagues

Today’s planned games include Chicago at New York, Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Washington in the American League and Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, New York at Pittsburgh, and Boston at Cincinnati in the National League.

Lon Warneke ST. Louis Cardinals Chicago New York Detroit Beston Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louie Washington National League Brooklyn St. Louia Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati

Southern League Schedule Highlights

Little Rock at Atlanta and Knoxville at Birmingham feature later play in the Southern League. Memphis carries an 8 9 record while Chattanooga sits 5 1. Nashville faces New Orleans in a two game set.

Little Rock Atlanta Knoxville Birmingham Memphis Chattanooga Nashville New Orleans

Geese Moved to Decatur Refuge for Use as Decoys

The U S Fish and Wildlife Service shipped 23 Canada geese from Pea Island Refuge North Carolina to Decatur for liberation and decoy use at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife officials pinion the birds and some may breed or serve display purposes.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior Pea Island Atlantic North Carolina Decatur Fish and Wildlife Service Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Markley

Evergreen Sunday singing draws Morgan County families

From Morgan County many attended the Evergreen singing on Sunday. Families including Steel Carter and children Wanell Bonell Mary Lee Edna Odie Lee Smith Pruit Cecil and Dewey Steel motored to Cullman to see Little Jerusalem. The Friendship church annual singing is set for June 22 with W C Kirkpatrick family hosting.

Evergreen Charlie Steel Earnest Carter Wanell Bonell Mary Lee Edna Odie Lee Smith Pruit Cecil Dewey Steel Cullman Dewey Hogan W. C. Kirkpatrick Friendship Church Louise Hunter Danville Lorene Dutton Estelle Hunter Landersville Mary Joe Billie Alverson Gadsden Lorene Ilva Dutton Estelle Edward Fields Beatrice Hardins

DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS A CT 1 Musician 8 Flaunting 12 Dwarf

Crossword clues and grid carry a day’s puzzle entries with names and terms across and down including musician, dwarf, homer's poem, and birth place of Mohammed in a themed crossword.

Homer Mohammed Bury

Chinese measure cryptogram quotation

Yesterday's Cryptoquote presents a scrambled quotation about knowledge and visibility. The cryptogram reads XBCDCFCD GIKLBMINN QMFCP, LBCDC MP, RSCJ PRTCXBCDC, GDCNMPLCD MJ XBMUB LMTC MP VCMIN MIPUDMVCW- VCDNPRJ. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Huxley King Features Syndicate, Inc

Dedication today for Aldridge fire control tower near Jasper

Governor Dixon and Senator Bank head the list of industrial and governmental leaders scheduled to participate in the dedication ceremony for the Aldridge fire control tower near Jasper Alabama today.

Jasper Ala Dixon Bankhead D.-Ala Aldridge Fire Control Tower Here

Hearing Set June 30 on Alabama Power Company

The Public Service Commission in Montgomery Alabama has scheduled a hearing for June 30 regarding Alabama Power Company's petition. Details remain limited in the provided text.

Montgomery Ala Public Services Commission Alabama Power Company

Petition to Build 60,000 KW Unit at Gor Gas Plant

A filing seeks authority to construct an extra generating unit of sixty thousand kilowatts at the Gor gas steam plant in Walker County, outlining project scope and regulatory approval needs.

Tition For Gorgas Walker County

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