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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
6
Bankers convene in Birmingham Alabama on Thursday and Friday for a regional meeting. Attendees include executives from local banks and financial institutions. Sessions cover lending policies economic outlook and regulatory updates.
Birmingham based traveling passenger agent J. C. Eaton is in Decatur on official business for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
An election notice promotes James E. Griffith and A. A. Horton running for Circuit No. Eight Judicial Circuit. The ad states support for their candidacies and notes paid advertisement authorization.
The Daily announces public notices of county tax matters in Danville Alabama. Authorized by J Street Sandlin Danville Alabama, the notice concerns advertisements related to paid political content and procedures under county law.
A jumble of snippets and gags including a statistician joke about figures and helping the lonely, notes on baking company slices, a busy telephone line, a remark on economizing after election, a restaurant death misinterpretation, a suitor’s resource pooling, a proverb about goods and whispers, and village wit on Ohio Middletown biblical puns.
The readable fragment references a 1536 date and names Miguel Try and special privilege. The rest is garbled, leaving no coherent event, place, or outcome to summarize accurately.
Standings show Southern League teams with wins and losses like Nashville, Memphis, and Birmingham. New Orleans and Knoxville appear with scattered records. National League leaders include Chicago, Pittsburgh, St Louis, and New York with win totals and winning percentages.
Results note Nashville defeats Birmingham 6 to 5. Other scheduled games include New Orleans at Atlanta with rain conditions hindering play.
American League action shows Detroit defeated Washington 5 to 0 after five innings due to rain. Chicago topped Boston 8 to 2. Other games in flux due to rain with St Louis Philadelphia and Cleveland New York rained out. International League Newark beat Rochester 8 7 while Montreal Baltimore 2 Toronto 2 and Syracuse 1 were also listed with rainfall.
Birmingham visits Nashville New Orleans plays at Atlanta Chattanooga travels to Little Rock in a set of regional showdowns in basketball and baseball. Chicago meets Boston St Louis faces Philadelphia Cleveland battles New York Detroit takes on Washington in afternoon and evening games.
Ott Hames former local resident now living in Evansville Indiana returned home today. He managed the YMCA baseball team for several years an amateur club that defeated many top professionals in the South including the Birmingham Barons.
The public is invited to a sing at 7 30 tonight at the Ninth Avenue Church of Christ. The chatter notes a local business sandwich shop may close due to liquor trade. A cynical view on politicians implies they seek favorable positions to avoid political crash.
Hugh Nichols the universe light heavyweight champion meets Alvin Britt in the main bout at Martin arena for the weekly American Legion wrestling card. Local favorite Dyna mite Joe Dillman battles Bob Montgomery in the hour limit preliminary.
Zebulon Judd head of the department of education at Auburn is elected governor of Rotary District Twenty-Six at the Montgomery district meeting. A Monday luncheon sponsored by the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club featured Rev. Peter M. Dennis of the local Rotary Club.
Sports columnist notes East West rivalry in boxing as Jimmy McLarnin and Barney Ross draw fan fervor from Chicago to Broadway. Mentions Helen Wills Moody’s tennis return doubts, and remarks on pitchers like Ferrell, Grove, Crowder facing injuries affecting major league batters.
Auburn's track team heads to the Southeastern Conference meet in Birmingham with a 2-1 dual record this season after beating Georgia and Florida and losing to Georgia Tech. Captain Sterling Dupree and Loyd Richey tied conference records in the 100 and high jump, while Tech ousted Auburn 65 to 60 in a close finish in Atlanta last Saturday.
Rainfall measured at 0.54 inches within a 24 hour period ending at 7 a m today. The reading reflects local precipitation levels and weather conditions for the region.
Clark's comeback falters Walker sidelined with a broken arm Brown slumps while Ferrell remains since last season Wes endures his weakest year. Critics blame the livelier ball yet note pitchers suffering as the season unfolds.
Rev Fraley quits his post as pastor at the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle. Tonight at 7 30 p m the regular Tuesday service will be the past three months. All were cordially invited to attend.
Examinations to be held on dates to be specified by the Civil Service Commission. Listings include Interior Department clerk and nursing analyst positions with annual salaries from 1 620 to 4 600 dollars plus related exams and closing dates in May and June 1934. Local inquiries suggested at Decatur post office or Washington.
Dearborn Mich May 15 World sales of Ford passenger cars commercial cars and trucks totalled 278553 units in the first four months of 1934 up 158.4 percent from the same period in 1933. Domestic U S sales reached 214733 units with strong gains overseas especially in South America Far East British dominions and Canada where four month totals were many times those of 1933.
The Morgan County Baptist Association June meeting place is not yet decided. Originally set for Blue Springs church, it will convene at a different location next month.
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