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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1938

Page

10

Roosevelt plans busy week after week absence with fireside chat

President Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park for a packed day of meetings with administration officials and preparations for his 8:30 p.m. fireside chat. He will outline the progress of the $3.753 billion spending program, review pump priming, and set the tone for a summer tour and foreign policy questions.

E de Cate Hyde Park PWA Ickes Roosevelt San Francisco Cougrier Wagehour Division Labor Department Independent Civil Aeronautics Authority

Largest cocoons found in New Guinea by Scott

R J Scott reports that New Guinea hosts the world’s largest silkworm cocoons some reaching 15 inches in length and 5 inches in diameter. The piece notes a single large cocoon and many smaller ones each in its own silken cell.

New Guinea King Features Syndicate

FLIERS AND LEAFS IN MID-SEASON SOUTHEAST RACE

In Pensacola Selma series the Leafs slip further as Mount Montgomery teams move in. Casell hiring team defeats Leaflets 4 to 1. Graf hurls a four hitter for the Leaders. Senators beat Anniston 9 to 1. Mobile tops Montgomery 3 to 1. Gadsden outslugs Meridian 8 to 6.

Montgomery Ala Julie Alphonse and Gaston Brother Graf Selma Mobile Shippers Jackson Senators Anniston Cross Bombers Gadsden Meridian

Administration economists discuss inquiry with industrialists

The inquiry has been a topic of informal talks between administration economists and several prominent industrialists.

Quiry

Moody and Budge Picked as Wimbledon Singles Favorites

Jacques Brungnon, after 18 Wimbledon years, names Helen Wills Moody and Don Budge as the likely singles champions. He notes Mrs Moody may face Alice Marble or Jadwiga Jedrzejoyska but believes she will peak for the final. He also says overall play today is stronger than a decade ago.

Wimbledon Eng Jacques Brungnon Helen Wills Moody Don Budge Mrs. Moody Alice Marble Jadwiga Jedrzejoyska

Harvard and Yale face off in Thames river duel

Yale and Harvard renew their oldest rivalry on the Thames in New London with a four mile varsity race at 9 10 p m. Harvard, led by Tom Bolles and Spike Chace, is favored to win the varsity duel while Yale relies on stroke Howard Johnson and a strong lineup in late June.

New London Conn Yale Harvard Thames Ty’s John Harvard Crimson Tom Bolles The Washington Spike Chace Bolles Navy Yales Howard Johnson Lewis Johnson Willard Brown Granger Frost

Skeet Shoot Scores At Wheeler Lake Club

Thursday afternoon skeet shooting at Wheeler Lake Trap and Skeet Club produced scores of H H Hunter 22 and John E Sandlin 22 out of 25 possible targets.

Wheeler Lake Trap H. H. Hunter John E. Sandlin

Carpenter to be consecrated bishop in Alabama diocese

In Birmingham today Dr. C C J Carpenter rector of the Church of the Advent will be consecrated bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama in a centuries old ritual. Several Southern League games are scheduled tonight across cities including Birmingham Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock Nashville Memphis Knoxville Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago St Louis New York Detroit Boston Cleveland and others.

Little Rock Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Detroit HK Ee Antennae Washington Philadelphia Chicago Inn Ae St. Louis National League L. Pet New York Cincinnati Eee Chicago Pittsburgh Hee Enews Boston SO St. Louis Een Brooklyn Ee Ee Southern League New Orleans Chattanooga Memphis Knoxville National League Brooklyn Boston Cleveland Ala C.J. Carpenter Church of the Advent Episcopal Diocese of Alabama

Alabama prison population hits all time high at 6627 inmates

Alabama's prison population reached a record 6,627 inmates, announced today by state convict department Chief Hamp Draper.

Ery Ala Alabama State Hamp Draper

Disco Plays Game Under Protest in Close Softball Tilt

Parks Grocery defeats Decatur Iron and Steel in nine innings amid a seventh inning protest over a plate decision. In the nightcap Cooper-Wells rout Goodyear 14 to 3 as the league leaders hit in both innings.

Benson Field Parks Grocery Decatur Iron and Steel Cooper-Wells Goodyear Decatur IL Parks Grocery F. Hillis and Gengrich Parks, Troupe, Brazelton and Howell Cooper-Wells, Hurst and Garnett Goodyear, Golden and Culver

Teacher Wounded in New York Seeks Medical Care Abroad

Friends of Martin Hourihan a 24 year old former Mobile Alabama school teacher who fought with the Abraham Lincoln brigade in Spain said he would stay in New York for medical attention for some weeks. They could not say if he planned to return to Alabama.

New York Friends of Martin Hourihan Mobile, Ala Abraham Lincoln Spain Alabama

Life expectancy in Periclean Greece around 29 years

The report states that in the era of Pericles Greeks had an average life-span of about 29 years. It notes the historical context and uses a general figure to illustrate ancient demographic conditions.

Pericles

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