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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1924
Page
4
A light turnout in last Tuesday's primary saw John T. resist defeat by J. Rell on the school board. Voters cast under 400 ballots at two Hartselle boxes with the east side tally higher. Cotton planting suffers from cold and rain, while Texas Road Co. advances street work along Main. Bank awning completed at First National, and local officials attend Southern Baptist sessions in Atlanta.
A busy schedule lists class day exercises in the auditorium Tuesday at 10:00 am and a senior play Tuesday night at 8:00 pm. Graduating exercises follow Wednesday at 11:00 am with Dr Geo Lang of the University delivering the annual address. forty eight graduates receive diplomas from Principal J A Riddle.
A reader asks about using a daily want ad to rent a spare room. The suggestion highlights the quick reach and simple listing process typical of local papers and classifieds.
Albany Lodge 491 A F and A M will hold a 7:00 pm meeting for work in the BE A and F C degree. All Masons are invited to attend. J L Gunter W M and J S Chrissinger Sec advise.
Nashville beat Mobile 5 to 3, New Orleans edged Chattanooga 2 to 1, and Memphis defeated Little Rock 2 to 1 in a three game slate.
The summary lists results across three games with teams and final scores: American New York 8 over Cave 0, St. Louis 6 over Washington 3, and Boston 5 over Detroit 4.
In a sequence of games the National League teams posted close results with St Louis beating Boston 5 to 4, Cincinnati prevailing 5 to 4 over Brooklyn, Philadelphia defeating Chicago 8 to 5, and other matchups completing a dynamic slate.
Reported college basketball matchups list New Orleans visiting Little Rock and Mobile traveling to Memphis as part of a regional schedule. Team names and venues are noted with no game results provided in the fragment.
In the American League only two games are scheduled with Detroit visiting Boston and Chicago hosting Philadelphia. The program lists these two matchups as the day’s slate with no other games.
The AP outlines games in Boston at St. Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh as the professional news network emphasizes its role as the world’s leading news gathering agency benefiting Daily readers.
Saturday saw a long ball drama at Mil baseball field as Trinity faces the Y M C A Boys Club. Speer hit in place of Young and belted a homer to cap an 8 7 win for Trinity, with D live down the first base line accounting for the go ahead run. West Albany beat Decatur 12 4 in an earlier game, Oliver and Ros batteries for West Albany. Decatur high school then fell 16 10 15 9 15 9 15 8 in volleyball series staged by the Y M C A. A new tennis court was opened beside Gordon Drive and Albany High will use it for prelims against Decatur high school.
The Valley Country Club stockholders meet in Albany Decatur chamber rooms Monday at 7 30 PM to decide on a proposed by law change raising sale from 100 to 1 stock memberships. The board of directors urges a full attendance.
The Associated Press asserts its dedication to impartial reporting and rapid delivery, backed by a 1300-member global network. It emphasizes unbiased coverage and timely updates without preferential treatment.
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