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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1941

Page

8

Plenty Fish and Game on Hand Across Southeastern States

Alabama leads in stocking and habitat work with 2.4 million fish released and 15,000 in beaver and musk rat trapping. Federal and state programs spread fry fingerlings and birds across 67 counties and several states, including quail turkeys and deer, as part of ongoing conservation efforts.

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Birmingham Amateur League Bridge Team A Hot Number

Sunday in Birmingham amateur circles features the Bridge Team A hot number. The roster includes Day Motherway Nortis Franklin Marty Summers Don Bailey and Shelley Oglesby from Decatur and Shades Cahaba with ties to Alabama. The game starts at 3 o clock as the Blue Devils marshal a strong legions squad.

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Fort Benning Sergeant Recounts Robbery Incident

Sergeant Terry L. Letter at Fort Benning describes an encounter where an unknown armed man, without insignia, forced him to prepare coffee and a snack before flashing a light from a highway and fleeing before proper identification could be made.

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Brietz Talks Sports About Rowing Visit Detail

Fullerton Jr reports Eddie Brietz and Pocock scene in New York. Wisconsin’s Skip Walz praised as a rowing enthusiast. Brietz plans to lure Eastern crews to Jedicon next spring and promote rowing across the Big Ten.

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Ty Cobb Laments Changes in Baseball as Football News Swamps Seat

The fragment cites Ty Cobb unhappy with baseball shifts and a loss of purity as football signings flood summer sports talk. Portland parents oppose Eldon Jenne teaching credential for coaches. Georgia coach Bill Hartman and pupil Frank Sinkwich arrive in Atlanta as Frank plans law studies in fall.

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DiMaggio Aims to Break Hitting Streak Record

The article notes Joe DiMaggio narrows focus on breaking the hitting streak record as he nears the milestone. It mentions Jimmy Pofahl of the Senators planning to quit rather than be shipped to Chattanooga, and Hal Manders of the Knoxville Smokies praised as a top Southern Association prospect from Detroit.

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Yankees in Lead As DiMaggio Extends hitting streak

The New York Yankees moved into first place in the American League after a 17-5 win over the St Louis Browns while the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2. Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 37 games with a two run homer. Lefty Grove earned his 298th victory for the Red Sox as Ted Williams powered in two runs with doubles in the seventh. In Washington the White Sox beat the Senators 2-0 in 13 innings on a Brancato two run score. In the National League the Cardinals beat the Braves 7-0 and the Dodgers edged the Pirates 5-4 with managers banished in separate incidents. The Cubs fell to the Giants as Hank Danning tripled for three runs. Cincinnati swept a doubleheader from Philadelphia 8-3 and 5-1.

New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Yanks S J. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox Tribe Joe DiMaggio New York Reae Browns Harland Clift Yankees Boston Indians Lefty Grove Ted Wiliams Washington John Rigney Sid Hudson White Sox Senators al Brancato St. Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Dodgers Ernie White Boston Braves Cardinals Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Leo Durocher Frank Prisch Pirates Mike Kelly Chicago Cubs Hank” Danning Carpenter Cincinnati Phillies Elmer Riddle Monte Pearson

Goodyear Edges Garrisons In Wild 10 8 Baseball Thriller

Goodyear hoses down a late Garrison rally to hold on for a 10 8 win. Higdon notches key outs as Goodyear takes early 7 0 lead with six hits including two doubles and a triple. McElroy goes 4 for 4 for Goodyear while Red Caudill and Hess pace Garrisons with three hits apiece.

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Disco Rally Stuns Riverside 21-16 In Fifth Inning Comeback

Disco trailed Riverside early but unleashed a fourteen run fifth inning aided by fifteen errors overall. Bruce Pettey led Disco with four hits while Riverside’s Bud Lee Travis Callahan and Ray Love each had three. Al Wilson closed the win with a seventh inning out.

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No Games Tonight Due To Horse Show Prep

No games tonight as teams prepare for the horse show tomorrow night. The league pauses for the holiday week of the fourth with games resuming on July 8.

Sixteen stars vie for title at National Intercollegiate Golf

Sixteen players from eleven schools remain in the 44th National Intercollegiate Golf championship after yesterday’s play. Stanford leads the upper bracket with four players while Virginia’s F Dixon Brooke and LSU’s Bar Stewart headline the lower half. Arnold Blum of Georgia was eliminated 2 and 1 in the first round.

Columbus Stanford Coast F. Dixon Brooke Virginia William Zylstram Michigan State E. K. Gravely Yale Bar Stewart Louisiana State Bob Browne

Calf theft arrest after man caught with calf in arms

A man in Anderson is arrested on a charge of stealing a calf. He was found holding a calf when police apprehended him, marking a bold claim of theft in a local taxicab setting.

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Nashville Slips in Southern Association Race

Nashville suffers a skid with key players out as New Orleans Pelicans threaten for second place by winning both ends of a doubleheader 6-5 and 4-3. Atlanta Crackers extend lead, Knoxville blanks Birmingham 10-3, Chattanooga blasts Memphis 10-7.

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Dixon to Boston for Governors Conference

Governor Dixon travels to Boston to address the national governors conference on June 30, focusing on the states and national defense. Montgomery is noted in transit.

Montgomery Dixon Boston National Governors’ Conference

Beauty parlor ceremony at Wetumpka prison opens trades

Alabama state prison for women inaugurates a beauty parlor service today as part of a program to teach inmates a trade. Prison officials say the two fold aim is to provide practical skills and a constructive activity during confinement.

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Georgia State W Golf Semi Finals Set After Round

Dorothy Kirby of Ata and Louise Suggs of Atlanta advance to the Georgia State W Golf semi finals. Kirby edged Martha Daniel 1 up after 19 holes while Suggs defeated Jane Dabney 8 6. Kirby meets Tillie Dasher and Suggs faces Morton Bright in today’s round. Kirby is a three time state champion and former Southern Women’s champion. Suggs is the current Georgia champion.

Georgia State Dorothy Kirby Ata Louise Sugglings Atlanta Martha Daniel Rome Miss Suggs Jane,Dabney Columbus Miss Kirby Tillie Dasher Valdosta Morton Bright Georgia

Camp Croft Trousers Pressed Sideways Causes Mixup

June 26 report from Camp Croft notes an infantry company parade time confusion as cleaners pressed trousers sideways and created a wardrobe mishap. No injuries or further details provided.

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Vacancy Ad Opportunity for Daily Newspaper Readers

You are losing money every minute your apartment sits empty Prospective tenants will see your want ad in The Daily and respond fast to fill the unit.

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Cobb Beats Ruth In Charity Golf Bout At Commonwealth

Newton Mass June 26 Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb met in a charity golf exhibition with Cobb posting an 81 to Ruth's 83. Ruth quipped about sinking two foot putts and promised a rematch at Fresh Meadow New York as both legends echoed the duel's unpredictable professional display.

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Baseball scores tag American League results

New York defeated St Louis 7 to 5 while Chicago beat Washington 2 to 0 in 13 innings. Boston won 7 to 2 over Cleveland and Philadelphia edged Detroit 5 to 4.

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Scores From Weekend Baseball Action Across Cities

New York defeated Chicago 4 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4. St. Louis routed Boston 6 to 2. Cincinnati won 8 to 3 against Philadelphia in a high scoring set of games.

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Southern League scores and results update

Birmingham defeated Knoxville 3 to 6 while Atlanta dropped to 2 in a 6 to 5 game two seven innings. New Orleans won 6 to 4 against Nashville in the second of a seven inning contest. Chattanooga beat Memphis 10 to 7.

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