Courtland Sports Car Races Face Possible Cancellation
Alabama may lose the Courtland Classic as permission to use Courtland air base runs afoul of flight manuals. Decatur Jaycee President Marion Burke says efforts continue to secure the site, with Muscle Shoals and Pryor Field offered as backups.
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Courtland
Alabama
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Muscle Shoals Airport
Pryor Field
Courtland Air Base
Fluctuation Of TVA Water For Malaria Control Starts
TVA announced weekly fluctuation of water levels in mainstream Tennessee River reservoirs from Fort Loudoun to Pickwick to curb malaria. The plan includes seasonal drawdowns, shoreline maintenance, and larviciding, with gradual drawdowns in several other reservoirs beginning July 1. Since 1949 no locally acquired malaria cases have been reported along the river.
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TVA
Tennessee River
Fort Loudoun Lake
Pickwick Lake
Kentucky
Chickamauga
Guntersville
Wheeler
Pickwick Landing
Harlon Hill To Address J'cees Tuesday Pitch
Harlon Hill known as a top offensive end since Don Hutson is set to speak to Decatur's Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night at Woodall's on the Old Moulton Rd. Hill, a Bears star from Florence State College, has 155 receptions for 3515 yards and 35 touchdowns in four seasons. He will return to Chicago for early August drills.
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Harlon Hill
Don Hutson
Decatur
Chicago
Lyons
Jaycee
Hill
Woodall’s
Moulton Rd
Bears
Florence
Tri-Cities
Harlon
Night of tight games in youth baseball action
Friday doubleheaders featured the Red Sox beating the Tigers 3-1 with Irby winning in a pitching duel as both teams collected four and five hits respectively. the Indians trimmed the Yankees 6-2 with Henry earning the win. Additional tilts included the Athletics 4-3 over the Redlegs, the Pirates 10-9 over the White Sox, and Giants 13-2 over the Cubs on Thursday.
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Wwo Amee Oo Ee
Puto Aibee aUcuwouabacen
Red Sox
Tigers
Irby
Indians
Yankees
Henry
Pony League
L Te Og
Cwan Seveedee
Prumoee Eivenace Ceasers
Athletics
Redlegs
McClarney
Turner
Pirates
White Sox
Smith
Hinds
Black
Tmenoes
Kecindusndenxe
Giants
Cubs
Teague
Oliver
Jenkins
Braves
Dodgers
Rams
Slayton
Stevenson
Larry Ryan
Il Indians
I Tigers
Jones
Kelly
Irish Golf Queen Withdraws From Curtis Cup Squad
Philo mena Garvey, Ireland's golfing queen, withdrew from the British Curtis Cup squad on Saturday in protest over the omission of the shamrock emblem on the team's attire.
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Curtis
Dublin
Ireland
Philomena Garvey
Pat's Freezette Wins 11th City League Game
Davis Constructors strengthened their hold on second place by shutting out Chemstrand 6-0 as Tom Poe tossed a one hitter with 13 strikeouts. Pat's Freezette edged Alabama Flour Mill 4-3 in a fifth inning error aided win with Bill Sparkman scoring on an outfield error.
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Pat's Freezette
Davis Constructors
Chemstrand
Alabama Flour Mill
Wolverine
Delano Park
Tom Poe
Alabama
Poe
Gervis Moore
Pettus
Howard Busby
Davis
Pat
Gossip
Wilson
Night fishing by light may aid summer game fish
Outdoor writer Thomas Z Atkeson describes using a lighted jar lowered on a cord to attract fish, noting it can work for catfish and possibly game fish in deep or daytime water. He suggests color changes may select species and mentions Alabama Conservation Advisory Board July meeting and local involvement via Judge J H Crow. He also reports Wheeler Refuge geese, farming delays, quail-boosting planting tips, and upcoming Morgan County and nearby club meetings with pond-building incentives.
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Alabama Conservation Advisory Board
J. H. Crow
Decatur
Conservation Department
Crow
South Limestone Sportsmen
Mooresville- Belle Mina
Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association
Flint
B. L. Gaines
Morgan County
Athens Sportsmen’s Club
Athens Cafe
Fairgrounds
Danville
New Piney Grove
Falkville
Fridley Slips But Still Has Batting Lead
ATLANTA AP Jim Fridley dipped from his .400 pace but still tops the Southern Assn batting race at .391 after June 25. He also leads in hits with 97 and total bases 163 while sharing triples lead with Russ Snyder and Tommy Carroll.
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Atlanta
Jim Fridley
Nashville
Fridley
Russ Snyder
Tommy Carroll
New Orleans
Chuck Coles
Howe
Coles
Vol
Bobby Durnbaugh
Buddy Gilbert
Vols
Dick Phillips
Sammy Meeks
Mobile
Don Dillard
Little Rock
Les Peden
Birmingham
Mel Clark
Bob Hartman
Jim O’toole
O'Toole
Joe Grzenda
Nashville Vols
Memphis
White Sox Rally Past Senators for 8-4 Victory
Chicago White Sox overcome Washington by scoring four runs in the sixth inning, aided by three unearned runs, to beat the Senators 8-4. Roy Sievers hit his second homer for Washington, while Jim Wilson started for Chicago and Bob Shaw earned the win after facing three batters in the sixth.
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Chicago
Washington
Roy Sievers
Chicago White Sox
Senators
Rocky Bridges
Norm Zauchin
Jim Wilson
Billy Pierce
Sievers
Battey
W—Shaw
L—Clevenger
Bridges
Zauchin
Williams Absent From Red Sox Lineup With Headache
Ted Williams was missing from the Boston Red Sox lineup against the Detroit Tigers due to a headache during batting practice. He was expected to return to the lineup the next day. Iceland was first colonized by Irish monks in 875 and, after belonging to Denmark, became a free republic in 1944.
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Will'ams
Detroit
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Williams
Iceland
Denmark
Free Republic
Indians Rally Past Orioles 6-5 In Ninth Inning
Vic Power doubled and J W Porter singled home the winning run in the ninth as Cleveland beat Baltimore 6-5. Fresh off a new manager’s win ethic, three pinch hitters drove in runs. Don Messi earned his second relief win for the Indians.
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Cleveland
Vic Power
J. W. Porter
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Tribe
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Indians
Don Messi
Orioles
Billy Lees
Lenny Green
Baltimore
Lees
Zuverink
Triandos
Grant
Wilhelm
Mossi
Porter
W—Mossi
L—Zuverink
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Kennedy
Grant Street
Jeff
Bank St. Dial
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Butch Roberts
Ed Craig
Terry
Gordon Bibb
Nationals
Americans
Woods
Davis Blanks
C’strand
Thomas Z. Atkeson
Ogden
Nash
Wheeler Refuge
White Springs
Quick 4
Mutual Savings Building
Bank Street
The
Palace Hotel
Stockholm
Sweden
Decatur Tire
6Th Ave
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