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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
6
A compact note lists current positions in the Southern and American leagues with matchups including Washington vs Philadelphia, Louis vs New York, Cleveland vs Boston and other pairings. The record highlights team standings and key games on the schedule.
National League games feature Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati and Lynn at Boston with teams seeking division relevance and key interleague style clashes.
Woe in the Kitty League with fixtures at Paris Peducah and Trenton. Mayfield and Fulton match results are listed as Nashville 10 and New Orleans 7. Birmingham 5 Chattanooga 2. Atlanta 7 Memphis 2. Mobile Little Rock game postponed by rain.
The American League reported York 4, St Louis 3. Detroit 5, Philadelphia 5 in a rain shortened game. Cleveland 7, Boston 1. Chicago 4, Washington 3. New York 7, Boston 2. Philadelphia 1, New York 5. Brooklyn 8, Chicago 0. Boston 8, St Louis 3 in 13 innings.
Notice announces a June 17 1922 election in Morgan County School Districts Danville Consolidated No 1e Duver No 22 No 30 No 50 and Mills No 51 to decide whether a special tax of three mills will be levied for public schools. Each district will hold polls for one hour at the school house for qualified voters.
Mark Stuyvesant recounts Beau Brummel in early 19th century court circles. A winter 10 below prank drives the scholar Snodgrass to a frightened wakeful dawn as Brummel shouts at his door. The anecdote ends with a dinner interruption and a dry remark on weather.
An article extols home dyeing as a gentle indoor sport and a creative craft. It explains preparation, dye mixing, and careful technique to avoid stains, plus tips for even color, rinsing, and finishing to create patterned or solid fabrics.
The New Morgan County Building and Loan Association calls a stockholders meeting in Decatur Alabama on June 1 1922 at 8 PM. The Board of Directors proposes extending the association’s corporate life for twenty years from July 1 1922 based on a May 6 1922 resolution. Recorded by J W Cunningham.
Beverly Nichols notes Greece as the land of the wrong way round where gestures invert meanings. He explains Greek yes and no, calls on visitors, and observes Greeks leave many cards with elaborate hostess notes.
Lucy Jeanine Price Paine of New York University discusses a feminist hall bust display and a famous Roumanian embassy incident. The Belmont Theatre hosts a domestic comedy and a star-studded revival at the Empire Theater. Rockefeller Institute reports 500 Avenue A children planting a garden. Mrs. Sterling Hayward wins a Jersey divorce over golf and travel.
Mrs Guehsill and Mrs Garth of Sourtland are involved in an inquest into their son and daughter Winton Garth. Frank Hatchett returns from Auburn where he completed a four year course. Master Billie McElroy hosts his seventh birthday party. Dr RT Tyler attends services Sunday afternoon. Mrs W J Smith of Columbia has visitors here this week. Mrs Anna Frierean spent Friday in Nashville with relatives. Mrs Charles Lovellee and family in Nashville. others visit relatives here.
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