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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1933
Page
6
Executor W Maples announces probate action for W F Morris estate. Claims must be filed by legal deadline or be barred. Judge B L Malone presiding. May 12 19 26. SCOUTS TO HIRE Troop Seven Boy Scouts will meet Saturday morning instead of Friday night this week. The meet-
Fans must submit suggested names for the Decatur ball club and park before midnight tonight to be judged by Rev. A. H. Nabors John C. White and J. K. Hughes. Entries must be in The Daily office or postmarked prior to midnight.
A notice states the hike will start at 10 o clock with Scouts ready to proceed if conditions allow. The event emphasizes preparation for the outdoor trek and mentions weather permitting.
Opening plans for diamond season under way as Pete West Bill Landers H Long W Waller Dutch Mittwede Ralph McRight Duby Bronaugh Doc White Robert McCarley Bob Chandler Happy Jeffries Fred Robinson Haze Williams Hall Flash Luther Peyton Eubanks McDuff and others prep for a stronger Bee Line league. MacRight and Suther, Alabama stars, join adding depth and color to the local lineup. Bob McCarley likely to start on the mound.
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Yesterday's results show Memphis over Birmingham 5 2 and Atlanta 5 Chattanooga 2 in the Southern League. St Louis edged Washington 4 3 in the American League while Cleveland defeated Boston 4 1 as other games were postponed due to weather. International action saw Newark 12 Buffalo 9 and Jersey City 3 Montreal 1. In the American Association Toledo 7 Kansas City 4 and St Paul 2 Indianapolis 0 with Louisville 6 7 and Indianapolis 4 8 noted.
Grand Circuit offers nearly $300000 in purses with Goshen and Salem hosting major stakes. The Hambletonian shifts fortunes as no standout emerges, while cities from Cleveland to Indianapolis prepare rich schedules including the Kentucky Futurity and Western Horsemen Stake.
Johnny Meehan of Benilde Academy ran the second leg of a Penn carnival relay 220 yards and finished breathless with no teammate ready to baton him. The next runner fell ill, leaving Johnny to search for a substitute as embarrassment showed on his face.
Visiting Aunt Miss Nela Pendergrass of Clayton Ga is visiting her aunt Mrs.
Chris Jordan of the local American Legion post completed by wire one of the era s greatest wrestling cards for Tuesday night. Headlined by Australian champion Stanley Buersch and his kangaroo kick, the show also features Lon Chaney and Kid Lott in a top preliminary. Legion officials eagerly anticipated a record attendance.
After a visit to Huntsville, the Decatur ball club will play the Huntsville aggregation in an exhibition here on Monday at 3 30 o'clock. The game serves as a tune up ahead of the season opener.
Schedule lists games including Little Rock at Birmingham Memphis at New Orleans and Nashville at Atlanta. Knoxville visits Chattanooga while New York travels to St Louis and Philadelphia plays Cleveland. Chicago is also marked without a pairing.
Pittsburgh at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Boston mark a set of baseball cross town series across major league cities.
The week's personal evangelism campaign continues at Ninth Street Methodist Church with Rev Arthur H Nabors of Central Methodist Church as speaker at 7 30 tonight. Rev Roy Hulett has spoken nightly and will return Saturday night to conclude the series of services.
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