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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1946
Page
9
Forrest Thompson star lefthander of the Atlanta Crackers underwent an appendectomy last night and will be out for at least 30 days. Thompson started the season as a reliever but moved into the rotation and won four straight decisions including a 7 3 victory over New Orleans Thursday night in Srcania.
Six hundred fifty six ducks have been banded on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge since 1941 for a nationwide migration study. Refuge staff report returns show southbound birds leave Canada in fall, pass through lake states and down the Mississippi Valley toward Decatur, with some turning east for waters around Decatur.
Plans call for continued banding work as a part time project managed by refuge personnel, extending southward as far as Florida and continuing for several years. The effort aims to track wildlife movements and population trends across a wider geographic area.
Rev Dewey Crowe will preach at Bethlehem Baptist Church Sunday at 7 80 o clock. The church lies three and a half miles east of Hartselle and invites the public to attend.
Baldur Von Schirach denounces Adolf Hitler before the international military tribunal as a mass murderer. He apologizes to German youth for following the Fuehrer and holds Hitler responsible for the extermination of Jews and the gas chamber murders at Oswiecim Poland.
Lord Boswell finished second in the Peter Pan handicap at Belmont as Mahout ridden by Johnny Longden won by 28 to 1. Mahout earned 10300 dollars, boosting year earnings. Lester Manor stables’ Manor Lag placed third, with Cable close behind. At Havre de Grace, Bistailuz, an Argentine mare, won the Have Grace handicap over Pilis with a 1:50 mile and one eighth time.
National League teams listed with records and upcoming games at Pittsburgh and Washington. American League standings show Boston, New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago. Minor notes mention Southern and Southeastern leagues with postponed games and regional matchups.
The Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal will drop to six pages starting Tuesday to conserve newsprint. Publisher R F Hudson said paper shortages persist despite a feudal strike settlement and warned a return to normal quantities may take a month or more.
Reading shows garbled OCR about political figures and references to Leary and Seneane with unclear events. The readable fragments mention a mayoral or campaign tone and local names, but specifics are missing and no clear outcome is visible.
A man identified as Dixon was brought to Mobile General Hospital after a collision on U S Highway 46 near Mount Vernon. He suffered several fractured ribs according to hospital attendants.
Rufus Pierce a 42 year old painter from Setocena Alabama died at a MeDdile hospital after being found on a highway near his home. Deputy Sheriff Robert Mathews said there was evidence of foul play.
Pa Pot gar by Peleade of Wendy Bale.
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