Morgan County Rodeo Publishes Rules for Fish Contest
Morgan County Conservation Club released rules for the Morgan County Pish Rodeo set May 25 to 29. Contestants must register by May 24 at local tackle dealers, follow state game laws, catch fish between 1 AM Saturday and 1 PM Wednesday, have fish weighed by 10 PM, and keep fish in club custody until prizes are awarded.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
Morgan County
Hartselle
Parkville
Decatur
Rodeo Headquarters
Wilson Lake
Wheeler Lake
Blue Devils Rally To Beat Lawrenceburg 2 1 On Road
Blue Devils win 2 to 1 at Lawrenceburg as Smith hits a seventh inning homer with Sheats aboard. Manahan fans seven in a strong start. Van Pelt held the locals until Smithson relieved in the sixth. Box score notes Smith and Struck out totals, and umpires Burleson and Locke.
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Blue Devils
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Pinky
Johnston
Smith
Sheats
Packer
John Manahan
van Pelt
Smithson
Blue Satans
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Kimbrell
McMirtriee
Knoblock If
Gheate
Manahan
Pelt
Burleson
Locke
Hudson If
Young
Mexico Eyes U.S. Entry Into European War
A high Mexican foreign ministry official said Mexico believes the United States will join the Allies in the European war soon and that Mexico should begin preparing for that possibility.
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Mexico City
Foreign Ministry
United States
Mexico
Emma Goldman Dies in Toronto at 70
Emma Goldman longtime anarchist leader dies in Toronto after a February stroke. She would have turned 71 on June 27.
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Emma Goldman
Toronto
America
National League baseball results and Southern Association score
Brooklyn defeats Philadelphia 6 to 3. New York wins 11 to 5 against Boston. St Louis and Cincinnati tie after 14 innings. American League has no games scheduled. Southern Association Birmingham beats Atlanta 16 to 10.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Baseball Matchups Today Across The League
Cincinnati visits Brooklyn and Pittsburgh meets New York. Chicago plays Boston with St Louis at Philadelphia and New York at St Louis. Boston hosts Chicago while Philadelphia faces Cleveland. Washington plays Detroit. Birmingham meets Atlanta. New Orleans takes on Chattanooga. Memphis travels to Knoxville and Little Rock visits Nashville.
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Birmingham
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Pittsburgh
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Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St .Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Southern Association
Atlanta
New Orleans
Oddities Win Prize Awards in National Contest
Kansas City May 14 The magazine contest honoring coaching problems handed top prize to K H Somerville Monticello NC high school director of physical education. It recounted Cooper Monticello high jumper clearing 5 feet 4 inches as bamboo barrier fell and rebounded to pegs.
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Kansas City
K.H
Ken) Somerville
Monticello, N. C
Cooper
Monticello
Right motives and strength to act, Samuel Johnson
Brief aphorism reflecting on how proper motives guide thought and actions, attributed to Samuel Johnson as a concise moral reflection.
Mineola Lights See Trotters Pacers Under Governors Commission
New York May 14 The trotter and pacer meet at Mineola under a state panel appointed by the governor with speculation on box office might and star performers. Mentions of figures like George Preston Marshall and Zeke Bonura appear in gauged context alongside baseball and football references.
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New York
Trotters
Pacers
Mineola
George Preston Marshall
Zeke Bonura
Buck Newsom
R. G
North Carolina
Yanks
Artie McGovern
Dodgers
Shirley Temple retires at eleven amid potato draw
Shirley Temple ends her public career at age eleven while joking about retirement with comrade Whitney Martin. The column notes slangy bets about salary figures, a contract snag between Rue de Lockerue Jill Jenkins and Armstrong, and various boxing chatter.
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Shirley Temple
Whitney Martin
Preview of May Big Ten meeting and sports notes
James S. Kearns notes the Virginia case will barely be mentioned at the Big Ten meeting on May 24 25. Swope is named chairman of the New York State Racing Commission. Michigan U baseball players are prediates of Detroit's American Legion Junior ranks. Freddy Fitzsimmons needs six wins to reach 200 in the National League. Hank Crisp ouster at Alabama fails and he returns as athletic director in the fall. Walter Hagen plays like his old self after the Masters.
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Gerard B. Swope
N. Y. State Racing Commission
Herbert
Michigan U
Detroit
American Legion
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Dodger
Hank Crisp
Alabama
Walter Hagen
Nelson and Hogan Heather and Sneed Goodall Prize Challenge
The fragment mentions Nelson, Hogan, Heather, and Sneed in connection with a Goodall prize challenge. Details are sparse but imply a competitive event with multiple names attached to the prize. Further context needed for full accuracy.
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Nelson
Hogan
Heather
Sneed
Goodall
Loyola alums seek move to Florida blocked by Lieb
Several of coach Tom Lieb's former Loyola California players wanted to transfer to Florida to join him but Lieb refused and urged them to stay and help Marty Brill start strong.
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Tom Lieb
Loyola
California
Florida
Marty Brill
Ouch Catcher Blimp Phelps Stumped by Obese Word
The Dodgers crossword hound Ouch Catcher Blimp Phelps was stopped by a three letter clue meaning obese.
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Blimp Phelps
Dodgers
State adds statistics by May in Montgomery report
Statistics for Montgomery Alabama are updated with additional figures dated May 14. The release notes new data collected across state departments and emphasizes expanded coverage of population, employment, and economic indicators.
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Montgomery
Ala
Crackers Slide in Standings as Birmingham Beats Atlanta
Atlanta's Crackers lost 16 to 10 at home to Birmingham, dropping to three and a half games behind Memphis in the Southern Association. Other games were not on the schedule.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Memphis
Chicks
Birmingham
Phantom Tilt: Reds and Cards Tie In 14 Innings At Night
The 14 inning duel ends 8-8 as darkness halts play after a flood rescheduled April game. Johnny Vander Meer, Clyde Shoun, and Lon Warneke are among notable pitchers. Mize hits three homers for St. Louis. Werber hits four doubles for Cincinnati. Reds stay a half game ahead of the Dodgers.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
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Mize
Bill Hershberger
Werber
Goetz
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Phils
Alabama 1938 Death Toll and Marriage Rate Report
Health Department reports 29,209 deaths in Alabama in 1938 and that slightly more than 44 percent of the deceased were married. The data highlight demographic trends in mortality and marital status within the year.
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Health Department
Alabama
Rumani money Vim Ungrateful person Period 4 time
Across clues include Rumani money Vim Ungrateful person and period times with large scissors swindle Chinese river bone an oppressive term many other crossword entries. Down clues list Chinese coin halfems exclamations agreement weird needy and more to complete the grid.
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Rumani
Curtis Racks Up a Record at Decatur Golf Course
Youthful Bill Curtis, longtime keeper of the Valley County Club, shot 68 at Decatur. He carded 35 on the front and 34 on the back, breaking the former city record of 70 set by Billy Wyker A. C. Bailey Joe Baugh Ben Britnell and Flyer.
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Bill Curtis
Valley County Club
Decatur
Bill
Billy Wyker
A. C. Bailey
Joe Baugh
Ben Britnell
Flyer
Curtis Opens Strong at Historic Golf Course
Wilmer Hall teamed with Curtis as he posted solid pars in his first round. Curtis birdied No 7 and surged with four birdies on the back nine, finishing one over after nine holes and eight over total with pars on holes three four and five.
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Wilmer Hall
Curtis
Right thoughts and deeds as sovereign cures for earths woe
A compact aphorism asserts that virtuous thinking and proper action are the universal remedies for the world's troubles, urging moral conduct as a solution to social ills. The piece frames ethics as a practical guide for personal and communal harmony.
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Earth
Pershing Returns to Washington Home from Arizona
General John J. Pershing arrived in Washington from Arizona after a winter away and declined to discuss the war abroad.
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Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
Arizona
Decatur Softball League Opens 1940 Season With Parade
The Decatur Softball League opens its 1940 season at Benson Field tonight at 7 30 p m A parade led by Decatur High Band will form at Central High at 6 30 and march to the field The first game Riverside High School vs Goodyear followed by Alabama Mill vs Cooper Wells Hosiery Mill Umpires Charlie Harvey Charlie Smith Pat Aday and Jimmie Smith will officiate The league includes Decatur Iron and Steel National Guard Vaughn’s Grocery and Garrison’s Cleaners.
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Decatur Softball League
Benson Field
Decaturs Prize Winnim
Central High School
Second Avenue
Bank Street
T. R. Harrison
S. E. Alverson
Riverside High School
Goodyear
Alabama Mill
Cooper-Wells Hosiery Mill
Decatur Iron& Steel
National Guard
Vawrhns Grocery
Garrison's Cleaners
Charlie Harvey
Charlie Smith
Pat Aday
Jimmie Smith
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