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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
4
Nashville trounced Little Rock 11 to 4 while Mobile beat Birmingham 7 to 2. Memphis edged Chattanooga 3 to 2 and Atlanta defeated New Orleans 1 to 0.
American League results show Chicago beating Cleveland 4 to 3 in ten innings, St. Louis defeating Detroit 5 0, and Washington edging Philadelphia 2 to 1 in a trio of games. National League tallies include St. Louis 11 Chicago 1, Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2, New York 4 Boston 3, Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 2.
A 1914 law in California forbids taking or possessing sea otter skins, aiming to protect a nearly extinct species. The note cites limited otter sightings along Monterey and mentions a similar ordinance by the Spanish governor of San Jose aimed at curbing wealth from otter hunting.
The tale follows Lieut. Peterson Gylienstam who marries a woman via an advertisement. After the wedding he asks if she has the 20,000 kroner from the ad. Her reply is no, she says she spent it all on advertising. Kasper, Stockholm.
Albany Lodge 491 and Rising Sun Lodge 29 A F and A M together hold a joint meeting at 7 30 PM in the Albany Lodge room for installation of officers for both lodges. CHAS SITTASON W M.
Society notes record a First M. E. Missionary Society meeting and St Johns church events, plus a large Huntsville reception for Mrs. W. B. Edmundson. Local social life features weddings, birthdays, visits, and numerous confirmations of attendees across Athens and Birmingham.
Mrs Beard and Mrs W B Coppedge plan a month in Stanton Tennessee and visit Johnson Street sister Mrs J F Brown. Mrs Hefner and children return from Florence Mississippi. Doris Evelyn remains at Benevolent Hospital with family. B Foustin recovering at home. Roanoke visitors include Mrs Tom C Bingham and daughters Elizabeth and Effie Jean.
A fragmentary travel note traces Kenya as a historic territory while describing Maasai people and ancient Egyptian sculpture comparisons. The text intertwines colonial framing with faded remarks on tribes, explorers, and African landscapes.
A community wide session began at all churches with synchronized times. The First Presbyterian choir performed yesterday afternoon before an address by Dr. C. C. Davison who urged men to realize their duty for a better future. W. R. McClusky offered practical guidance after Davison spoke on the need for Christ to lead the world with His followers.
Cline arrived back from the American Federation of Labor gathering in Cincinnati where he attended as the Alabama State Federation of Labor delegate. He described pushing a Ford resolution, noted Southern labor support, and praised speakers such as Berry Woll Green and Woll. He cited Gompers praising the defeat of the Soviet resolution at the convention.
Fragmentary note traces the word petroleum to Latin roots in rock oil. Mentions medical use by medicine men and indigenous rites. The text connects early linguistic origins to the substance used for curing ailments.
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