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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1927
Page
6
The report chronicles multiple games with varied outcomes. The Barons and Pirates vie for division lead while the Giants Dodgers and Reds clash. Babe Ruth homers for New York as Chicago and St Louis split. Toledo beats Columbus 14-7.
The modern girl marries in haste and lives snappily ever afterwards. It's always the fellows who haven't anyeath to say, and didn't expect to eadled on, who make the song speeches. Agent-Don't you want your office furniture insured against theft. Manager-Yes, all except the clock. Everybody watches that.
A playful column on weather swings from rain to hail and snow. It notes a mellow world as readers grow calmer. It mentions women adapting fashion and politicians viewing themselves as future statesmen, ending with a domestic vignette about weight loss.
A fragmentary newspaper piece presents a dialogue about tone behavior and propriety, noting that good people attend church and the church should reach out to the needy. It includes quips about aging, family Bible mentions, winter habits, and a humorous classroom moment involving the word judicious.
A collage of snippets covers fogbound football, a lost ball delaying play, humorous exchanges about food and travel, business wisdom at age 58, golf talk, home comforts in hotels, a boy and triplets, drown choices, cash and carry slogans, and a Decatur home-building promo for a growing city.
Philadelphia blanked Washington 6 to 1 while Pittsburgh beat Chicago 8 to 5 St Louis routed Cincinnati 11 to 3 and Brooklyn also won New York finished with a 2 to 0 result in the three games scheduled.
Birmingham faces Nashville and Atlanta meets Chattanooga while Mobile plays Memphis and New Orleans takes on Memphis in a doubleheader slate with all teams scheduled for two games apiece.
The schedule lists St Louis at Chicago and Cincinnati at St Louis with two games each for all teams. Prooklyx visits Boston while Philadelphia hosts New York and Chicago travels to Pittsburgh. Boston plays Washington and Cleveland travels to Detroit as part of the same program.
Yesterday's games featured Nashville defeating Birmingham 10 to 5 and Chattenodoga routing Atlanta 8 to 0. New Orleans topped Little Rock 8 to nothing while New York beat Boston 15 to 7. St Louis won 7 to 2 over Cleveland, and Chicago defeated Detroit 8 to 6.
The player hit his 13th home run of the season on Sunday in the eighth inning off Mc Fayden and singled in another at bat. He now trails Lou Gehrig by two homers for the league lead in circuit hitting.
A partial sports snippet shows Columbus 7 Toledo 64 and Louisville 5 with references to Kansas City and St. Paul. The fragmentary text also mentions a score near 10 and a game at unspecified location. Strong entities include Columbus Toledo Louisville Kansas City St Paul and illusory teams.
The Jays of the Junior Chamber of Commerce travel to Hartselle to face the Independent club. Corbitt or Banks were slated for mound duty for the locals as eleven players make the trip and return this evening.
Rev. J D Wallace pastor of First Presbyterian church conducted services in Morgan county jail Sunday afternoon reading the whole second chapter of Corinthians with the verse about ambassadors for Christ. Much interest is shown and a cordial invitation to the public to attend was extended.
Havana trip interest grows among Local Shriners for Zamora Temple gathering June 18. Fare options listed include various berth and room configurations with prices from 82.25 to 92.25 plus accommodations and meals en route. Headquarters are set at Jacksonville Dayton Beach Miami Key West and Havana hotels including La Concha Sevilla Biltmore.
Charlotte prepares for an entry list near 260 golfers from 83 clubs for the Southern amateur championship at Charlotte Country Club June 21 to 25. Defending champion Emmett Spicer of Memphis plans to defend his title as Bobby Jones of Atlanta also plans to compete despite law studies.
Franz E. Plummer of Selma Alabama named valedictorian for the 1927 NC State College Raleigh graduation. He leads in textiles and holds the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers student medal for highest scholarship. Plummer is Phi Kappa Phi member and active in campus clubs. B Mangum of Birmingham Alabama earns a medal for leading his class during his sophomore year.
Sergeant Samin introduces waterweight fighter Piker, a notable guest of Mr and Mrs Baker at 703 Second Avenue West. Baker, a New Yorker, plans to return to New York mid June for a scheduled fight in his division.
Rivers Academy at Athens College held commencement in the college auditorium Friday evening. Dr Claude C Orear preached to thirteen graduates. Principal Miss Corra Lee assisted by Athens College president Mrs J H McCoy presided.
A new illustrated serial titled The Red Signal starts today as the first of its kind offered to local readers. The feature promises engaging visuals and accessible storytelling for all audiences.
The article lauds Captain Maurice Graham as the world's best pilot, outperforming Lindbergh. In thirteen months flying the Los Angeles Lake airmail route he logged 125,000 miles, with zero accidents, no missed trips, and perfect on-time departures.
The Millers won 3 to 2 on Saturday and 8 to 2 on Sunday, extending their streak to seven. Malone limited the Saints to four hits on Saturday, while Earl Smith hit his eighth homer. Leo Moon pitched well Sunday, as Frank Emmer homered and Kelley scored on Emmer's drive.
Athletic officials at Albany High School say the financial shortfall will persist after a Saturday fundraising event drew the public but failed to eliminate a yearly deficit near fifty dollars.
George Jackson, popular superintendent of the electrical division at One-Four-O Tire, suffered serious cuts to his right hand Saturday while installing an exhaust fan at the Twin City Bread plant. He was removed to his home for medical care.
A budding mix of newspaper advertising and business energy propels local markets. Firms report rising interest, quicker client responses, and stronger brand visibility as campaigns roll out across print and emerging platforms.
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