Barons end Dixie losing streak with seven-hit win
In a double bill the Barons beat Dixie 7 to 0 as Milan shuffled the batting order and claimed a seven-hit pitching gem. Memphis Chicks won both games against Pels 12 10 and 4 1 while Lookouts beat Vols 11 5 ending a 14 game home run spree. Smokies swept Crax with 8 7 and 13 3 victories, totaling 14 hits in each game.
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Smokies
Grove Halts The Yankees Streak At 4-2
Lefty Grove dazzled as the Athletics beat the Yankees 4 to 2 in front of 40 000 fans. All A’s runs came on homers with Simons Cochrane and Jimmy Foxx contributing long balls. The Yankees four hits were limited by Grove as Boston held steady. The White Sox beat the Tigers twice 3 to 2 and 8 to 7. The Browns defeated Cleveland 4 to 2 while the Tribe fell to fifth place.
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Poppies Sale Promoted by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary announced a national poppy sale this Saturday to support veterans. Members urged residents to buy a poppy with the slogan Buy a Poppy and join in the Memorial Day fundraising effort.
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American Legion Auxiliary
France
Moon mountain ranges and atmosphere limits
There are ten mountain ranges on the side of the moon visible from the earth. The atmosphere does not extend in appreciable quantities more than 100 miles above the earth. The Last Judgment by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel is said to be the largest.
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Michilangelo
Sistine Chapel
Rome
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue List Fragment
Puzzle appears as a fragmented crossword with numbered clues and stray letters detailing powers and initials. The readable items include 1 Public notice initials and 11 A wing or wing like part with scattered letter strings and partial phrases.
Pageant Elijah Impresses 7000 at Florence School
D. D. Gibson reports on the fifth annual Elijah pageant at Florence Normal School May 22. Alabama teachers college Choral Club contributed under N Maud Carpenter direction. Rollin Pease of Chicago starred as Elijah with 85 sopranos 72 altos 38 tenors 38 basses in the open air performance.
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Florence
Elijah
Florence Normal School
Gibson
Ala
Mendelssohn
Alabama Teachers College
Rollin Pease
Chicago
Decatur
Morrison Paxton
William Hunter
N. Maud Carpenter
Jezebel
Prophet's Oratorio Moves Faithful to Remember Date
The account describes a prophet's teachings and an oratorio that moved attendees with intense beauty. After a decade of zealous work, he died in a heavenly whirlwind, and the piece is praised as a poignant reminder for future generations to strive toward moral betterment.
Trace Of Rain Ends 44-Hour Rainfall Note
A fragment notes a 44 hour rain trace ending this night at unspecified hour. The snippet mentions D. D. Gibson and a reference to trace of rain in a historical weather entry.
Agricultural market report and price quotations
Receipts in carrots today list hay Wheat corn oats bran flour potatoes lettuce oranges Carload Hay Prices Johnson hay U S No 1 12 00 U S No 2 10 00 Timothy U S No 1 17 00 U S No 2 16 00 Alfalfa U 8 No 1 24 00 Market comment fair volume demand and unchanged quotations Carload Grain Prices in Bulk No 2 white corn 46% No 2 yellow corn 48% No 2 White oats 32%4c Market comment white corn unchanged yellow corn cent lower oats steady to cent higher Poultry and Egg Prices Paid Producers Coop run hens No 1 white ORS 1l ac No 1 mixed eggs le fryers white leghorns 1%-2 ibs lc fryers colored 1%-2 ibs 19c roosters 5c Market comment poultry and eggs steady Strawberries 2.00 2.50 dewberries 2.50 per 24 qt crate Sweet potatoes Nancy Hall 55c Per hamper Portoricans 1.00 per cwt Turnips 35c mustard 3 0 3 Spinach 35 Green onions 25c per dozen bunches Green beans 1.00 1.25 per bushel hamper Irish potatoes No 1 Reds 2.70 No 2 Reds 2.00 per cwt English peas 1.50 squash 1.00 cucumbers 2.00 per bushel hamper Cotton Quotations Noon spot middling 61-2c Spot cotton steady at yesterday prices.
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