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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1933

Page

6

Mothers Day observances at Bundey Street Methodist Church

Mothers Day services will be held at Bundey Street Methodist Church with Reverend G M Tyncon preaching on The Mother. The girls Sunday class guided by Mrs A G Jones will present a Mothers Day pageant. A G Jones will supervise the final enrollment for the Sunday school institute to be held nightly next week starting Sunday afternoon with a mass meeting at First Church at 2 30.

Street Methodist Bundey G. M. Tyn- Con A. G. Jones First Methodist Church First Church

Southern League Daily Schedule Highlights

Today features Little Rock at Birmingham, Memphis versus New Orleans, Nashville against Atlanta, and Knoxville visiting Chattanooga.

Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville Atlanta

National League Matchups Spotlight Weekday Games

Pittsburgh visits New York while Cincinnati plays Brooklyn and Chicago faces Philadelphia. St. Louis travels to Boston in a slate of NL road tests.

National League Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston

Statue of Liberty Still Draws Crowds in New York

A BARBS column notes crowds gather at the Statue of Liberty as a last bastion of liberty. Prisoners from Dannemora Prison send paintings to New York City while Sid Franklin the bullfighter sails to Spain. Ontario liquor sales drop by ten million dollars from last year. Emma Goldman refuses to toast the king at a London dinner. A man breaks his leg during a wolf hunt in Litchfield Minnesota.

New York New York State Dannemora Clinton New York City Emma Goldman Grandpa Lonedon King

Buersch to headline Decatur wrestling card Tuesday

promoter Chris Jordan stacks a sensational local grappling show for Tuesday with Stanley Buersch returning from a car crash injury to showcase his famed flying or kangaroo kick. Buersch faces Palmer McLeod in the main bout while Lon Chaney and Kid Botts meet in the featured preliminary.

Chris Jordan Stanley Buersch Decatur Buersch Palmer McLeod McLeod Lon Chaney Kid Botts Bett Essertay

Mason 15 Voted Outstanding Star at Auburn Tigers

Sam Mason who starred for Auburn in football baseball and basketball was named the Tigers most outstanding athlete for 1932 33 by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute A club. He beat Jimmie Hitchcock and is a senior in education planning to return for a third varsity season and seek a football berth.

Auburn Ala Sam Mason Tallassee Alabama Polytech Institute Christaberg Tigers Mason School of Education Chet Wynne Bengals Jimmie Hitchcock Hitchcock New York Yankees Sam McAllister

Cabeza De Vaca Meaning Cow's Head in Alabama Lore

The name Cabeza De Vaca translates to cow's head and is tied to exploration lore in Alabama, though the translation itself sounds plain in English.

Cabeza de Vaca Alabama

Yesterday's Results From Regional Baseball Scores

Yesterday's results show Little Rock 1 Birmingham 0 and New Orleans 9 Memphis 5. Knoxville 9 Chattanooga 6 Nashville 5 Atlanta 3. New York 11 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 3 Boston 4 St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 4.

New Orleans Birmingham Nashville Atlanta Chattanooga Knoxville Little Rock Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia L Pet Cleveland Washington Detroit Oe

Phillies beat Indians 7 to 3 as rain halts two games

American League action saw Philadelphia defeat Cleveland 7 to 3 while Boston at Detroit and Washington at Chicago were rained out. Only scheduled games occurred with remaining contests postponed by weather.

Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Detroit Washington Chicago

American Association scores and weather noted

St Paul defeated Minneapolis 14 to 2. Milwaukee Kansas City games weather marked by rain. Jersey City beat Montreal 5 to 4 and Newark topped Buffalo 17 to 8. Baltimore defeated Rochester 4 to 1. Albany Toronto game noted under cold weather conditions.

American Association St. Paul Minneapolis Milwakke Kansas City Jersey City Montreal Newark Buffalo Baltimore Rochester Albany Toronto

Riverside Juniors Defeat Rinkydinks 14 to 7

The Riverside Juniors defeated the Rinkydinks 14 to 7. Draper and Brazelton scored for Riverside while Johnson Giles and Mc Cluskey played for Rinkydinks.

Riverside Rinkydinks Draper Brazelton Johnson Giles McCluskey

Central Cross Puzzle Clue Set Solved in Mixed Quiz

A crossword style list of horizontal and vertical clues covering diverse word meanings. Entries include terms such as last six lines of a sonnet, church control, and various short definitions from A to Z across the grid. The puzzle blends historical wordplay with thematic clues and an answer to a prior puzzle.

Medici Turkey

Alabama Enjoys Very Successful Year In Sports

University of Alabama athletics posted a strong season across football basketball baseball and track. Coach Frank Thomas led a resilient football squad missing Captain John Cain with key wins over Vanderbilt Ole Miss and Mississippi State while dropping close games to Georgia Tech and Tennessee. Basketball under Coach Crisp produced 13 wins against three losses and advanced to the conference tourney’s second round. Whitworth’s baseball finished 9 and 5, relying on sophomores after graduations. Track achieved its best spring, winning most dual meets and placing second in the SEAAU meet as Alabama prepares for the Birmingham conference meet.

Ole Miss Miss. State Vanderbilt Kentucky George Washington St. Mary’s Georgia Tech Tennessee Alabama Franklin Nobles Bama Nashville Birmingham Southern Howard Georgia Tech Drew Birmingham

Decatur to Play Dallas Saturday in Huntsville

The Decatur ball club meets the Dallas mill team in Huntsville today as they seek to equalize the series with the aggregation. Monday the Huntsville team of the Ala Tennessee League will play here before the season opens Tuesday with Florence providing the opposition.

Decatur Dallas Mill Huntsville Florence

Decatur Baseball Club Names Sought by The Daily Judges

Numerous name suggestions for the Decatur baseball club and ball park were received by The Daily and will be given to a panel of judges for final decision. The contest closed at midnight Friday evening. Judges are John C. White J. K. Hughes and Rev. A. H. Nabors.

Decatur Ball Park The Daily John C. White J. K. Hughes A. H. Nabors

Auburn Nearing Schedule's End

Auburn will close the 1933 baseball schedule with a four game series against Oglethorpe Petrels on the Auburn diamond Friday and Saturday. Ripper Williams of Tuscumbia will start for the Plainsmen with a strong Oglethorpe pitcher lined up opposite. The lineups include Jenkins Jr Head Hitchcock Mason Kimbrell Lewis Grant O'Barr for Auburn and Martin Baker Anderson Vance or Craven Robinson Bryant for Oglethorpe.

Auburn Ala Oglethorpe Petrels Ripper Williams Tuscumbia Sam McAllister Plainsmen Jenkins Head Hitchcock Mason Kimbrell Lewis Grant O’barr Oglethorpe Martin Baker Fisher Whitley Anderson Vance Craven Robison Bryant

Huntsville Triumphs Over Decatur In Exhibition Fridays

The Huntsville entry in the Alabama Tennessee League defeated the Decatur club 9 to 7 in an exhibition game in Huntsville yesterday. A rematch is scheduled for Monday at 3 30 in Huntsville.

Huntsville Decatur

Weekly Weather and Intramural Sports Report

Thundershowers at the beginning and again the latter half of the week with temperatures somewhat above normal. The minor sports had a fair year in wins and losses. Intramural athletics provided play for all students interested in any form of athletics.

Gabriel Over the White House opens at Princess theater

A new talkie drama Gabriel Over the White House debuts Monday at the Princess theater. Karen Morley Franchot Tone and cast portray a Washington power struggle from inaugural events to a reforming president who fires the War Secretary and seeks cabinet resignations to combat unemployment.

Gabriel White House Princess Theatre Washington United States Karen Morley Wallace Beery Franchot Tone Arthur Byron Dickie Moore C. Henry Gordon David Landau Lemuel Hinds William Pawley Jean Parker Claire Dubrey National Capital Jud Hammond Judson Hammond Congress

Rev Dennis to Speak Monday at Men's Prayer League

Rev. Dennis is announced as the speaker for the Men’s Prayer League session on Monday at 7 30 in the morning. City men are extended a cordial invitation to attend and hear him.

Dennis Men's Prayer League

Judson Hammond and the Peace Conference Presidency

The struggle pits a dictator against the racketeers led by a kingly foe. A federal police force defeats him and drives debt talks on a deck yacht during an international congress. A sensational peace conference closes as Hammond leaves a lasting historical mark at the White House.

Judson Hammond White House

Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in Decatur Alabama

Default on a 1928 mortgage by Eli Street and Lula A Street triggers foreclosure. Dora C Wolcott will sell Lot 5 and 6, Block 2, Addition 3 of the Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Co. at public outcry in Decatur Morgan County Alabama on June 1 1933 to cover costs and debt. Mortgagee attorney WM Bryan McAfee.

Eli Street Lula A. Street Dora Wolcott Decatur Conn Morgan State of Alabama County of Morgan Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Company Alabama Morgan County Dora C. Wolcott

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