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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1934
Page
6
A pasted collection of jokes and quotes about love, marriage, theft, parenting, and work. The snippets reference a hotel towel theft, a baby swallowing a bullet, and an auditor’s quips about prices and taxes. It features humorous exchanges between spouses, lovers, and officials with a dated light tone.
A reflective account shows temper realizing a business can run without him, the harms of gossip and buck passing, and that hard work beats cleverness. He discovers kindness matters, everyone is human, and family ties endure despite vanity and anger.
The Goodyear team hosts Falkville Saturday at 2:45 PM on the Goodyear field. Next Saturday the club travels to Huntsville to face the Dallas Mills team.
Mrs Wallace Meadows returns from Montgomery where she attended the state convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Greyhounds batter Whippets behind Puckett McCullough and Tucker as they win 10 to 0 on Delano Park diamond. Puckett holds Whippets to one infield hit while McCullough and Tucker shut out the last innings. Prince leads Whippets with two hits. Greyhounds head to Falkville High School game next.
The Alabama Hosierymen launch their baseball season Saturday at 2 p.m. facing CCC in the first game of a doubleheader, followed by Town Creek in the second. Manager Jack Bryant has drilled the team as Hollis Pickins and Lefty Briscoe contend for the catching duties, aiming to avenge a 9-4 loss to Town Creek. A large crowd has bought tickets for two hard fought contests at the Alabama Park diamond beside the Hosiery mill.
T J Hamilton of Toledo, former local resident, has returned home following a visit to relatives here.
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 4 to 0 while Nashville beat New Orleans 3 to 2. Chattanooga shut out Memphis 5 to 0 and Knoxville won 7 to 4 against Little Rock.
Rain delays sweep the American League with all games postponed due to wet grounds. No make up dates announced yet as teams await clearer forecast and field inspections.
National League New York 5 Pittsburgh 3. American Association Kansas City 5 Toledo 3 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 1 Indianapolis 5 St Paul 3 Minneapolis 6 Louisville 1. International League Buffalo 16 Newark 8 Rochester 4 Baltimore 1 Toronto 6 Albany 4. Texas League Fort Worth 2 Dallas 1 Tulsa 1 Oklahoma City 6.
Today's games feature Atlanta at Birmingham Chattanooga Little Rock at Knoxville Nashville at New Orleans Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Detroit at New York St Louis at Boston Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis.
Mrs. Richard L. Keneipp and her daughters Jo Ann and Sarah of Mt. Carmel Illinois have returned home after visiting Mrs. Keneipp's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Nelson.
Sam Nelson of Denville, Tl is vate his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.
Auburn’s undefeated pitcher Ripper Williams from Tuscumbia tore a knee in a fielding collision and will miss the rest of the season. Coach Del Morgan must rely on juniors Mugs Erwin John Stiles Matt Morris and Lefty Wisconsin for the Tigers’ final five games against Oglethorpe Shawmut and other foes. Williams has been an all Dixie League pick as a sophomore in 1932.
Auburn Alabama meets Oglethorpe College Petrels in Atlanta and at Auburn Friday and Saturday May 11 and 12 in the season’s final two games. Coach Morgan aims for improved play after a 1-0 win over Georgia Tech and plans a lineup featuring O Barr Ellis McMahan Jenkins Ariai Head Whitten Orr Stiles with Morris likely to pitch.
Mr and Mrs Carl Kelton and Mrs Will Porter of Florence were guests this week of Mr and Mrs J H Kelton, sharing time at their residence.
The COC Company 463, Camp F-1, races into shape led by Alvie Minor who is famed across North Alabama. Pitching stars Tom Kelley and Red, strong hitters Mert Ollery and Pete Posey anchor the infield, with Pinkie DeFreese at third and Mighty Gray Jim Owens handling utility roles.
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