Yanks and Pirates Rally to Keep Winning Streaks Alive
The Associated Press reports the Yankees strong home stand boosts McCarthy's gang atop the league as Stirnweiss lifts his average to .333, while Budd Meeks regains form. The Pirates sweep the Giants as Salkeld delivers a ninth inning homer. Whitey Barrett shines for St Louis as Charley Barrett wins again and the Athletics edge Cleveland in extras. Red Sox explode for 13 hits in a 8 4 win over the White Sox.
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Yanks
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Ben Chapman
Brooklys
Dixie Walker
Stewart
Bruins
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Sam Breadon
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Charley George
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Junior High Title At Stake Tonight In Decatur
The deciding game of the junior high softball league pits the Idcats against the Love Birds at the Mo Park diamond starting at 6 o clock. Each team has two wins and Coach Floyd plans junior players weighing under 115 pounds to meet at the diamond at 6 30 to form a junior softball team.
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Idcats
Love Birds
Mo Park
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Satchel Paige Opens 22nd Negro League Season at Comiskey Park
Leroy Paige, 39, a standout Negro pitcher, starts his 22nd season for the Kansas City Monarchs in a doubleheader at Comiskey Park against the Chicago American Giants. Stan Hack extends a 127-chance fielding streak in 32 Cubs games. Thirteen thoroughbreds vie in the $25,000 San Pasqual handicap at Santa Anita, led by Thumbs Up. Allen Brown will represent Georgia Tech in the NCAA track meet. other athletes to enter include Durst, Seligman, and Dykes. Col. Whitney’s Jeep is the favorite in the Wood Memorial at Jamaica, with proceeds supporting the War Fund and Red Cross.
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Bob Seligman
Jim Dykes
New York
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Move to revive Indianapolis 500 faces SEC battle
Indianapolis May 30 The American Legion seeks to buy and operate the Indianapolis speedway to revive the 500 mile race after war silence. A spokesman says SEC refusal to commit blocks definite plans while the 145th Voiture Forty and Eight aims to run the track for veterans rehabilitation.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
American Legion
Security and Exchange Commission
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Otto von Guericke and the early electric generator
A German physicist Otto von Guericke invented the first machine to generate electricity around 1663. The ampere is a unit used to measure electric current, indicating the strength of the flow.
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Otto von Guericke
Baseball Scouts Raise Questions Over High School Players
The piece cites Birmingham protests about pro clubs signing 16 year olds for pay and argues for a thorough probe into contracts and eligibility rules. It contrasts other signings and notes lack of uniform standards across states affects many young players and teams.
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New York
Chandler
Hoss
Birmingham
Ala
Happy
Pennsylvania
Scoreboard of baseball games and results
The scoreboard lists results from scheduled games. New York 11 over St. Louis 0, Chicago 4 over Boston 6, Cleveland 1 over Philadelphia 2 in 10 innings, New York 3 over Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 10 over Chicago 3, Philadelphia 1 over St. Louis.
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Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York Wonercersreecesnesaass
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Washington
Southern Association Baseball Standings Fragments
Fragmentary listing shows teams New Orleans Chattanooga Atlanta Mobile Little Rock Nashville Memphis and Birmingham with scattered records. Scores include Memphis 22 Mobile 3 in 12 innings and Atlanta 46 Birmingham 9 in 16 innings, plus other partial results and standings.
Decatur Raiders extend lead with 11 4 win over Flyers
Decatur high school Raiders defeated the Flyers 11-4 in six innings to stretch their City Softball League lead. Dot's Shop record change, Flyers 1-5 standing, and a forfeit by Southern Airways gave the Liberators a 2-0 victory. Jimmy Johns starred for the Raiders with a triple and solid defense.
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Flyers
Liberators
Southern Airways
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Ogle
Barkhorff
Nagy
Fellows
McDonald
Boley
Johns
Still
Hill
Halbrooks
Thompson
Sittason
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Chandler
Mittwede
Jimmy Johns
Raider
Whit
Meadows
Troub
Hayes Traded to Cleveland in Day of A's Moves
Connie Mack swapped catcher Frankie Hayes to the Cleveland Indians for Buddy Rosar as Oakland strength talks continue. Hayes aims to extend his consecutive games streak while Rosar, a long-time major leaguer, joins the A’s second trade of the week alongside Charley George acquisition.
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Philadelphia
Connie Macks
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
A’s
Husky Charley George
Toronto
Mr. Mack
George
Hayes
Ray Mueller
Cincinnati
Indians
Cleveland
Rosar
St. Louis Browns
Mack
Balch and neighbors host gatherings in Limestone County
Mr and Mrs Wesley Balch and children visited relatives in Madison and Athens while Mr and Mrs P E Balch spent the weekend with Huntsville neighbors. Bessie Pike and family visited Homer Pike in Knoxville. New residents Mr and Mrs Cook arrive in Huntsville area and join Sunday School and church.
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Wesley Balch
Spurgeon Balch
Madison
Robert Vassar
Athens
Claude Cole
Comer Cole
P. E. Balch
Coleman Ray
Huntsville
Bessie Pike
Victor Craft
Davis Pike
Knoxville
Tenn
Homer Pike
Jimmie Sanderson
Cook
Russell Throneberry
Buford Williams
R. A. Anderson
Memorial Day Tribute and a Decatur Newlywed Dinner Joke
Memorial Day reminds us to honor those who served. A Decatur newlywed story shows a wife’s kitchen skill as the husband jokes about lifting biscuits from the stove, highlighting light domestic humor.
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Decatur Newlywed
Darling
Poppies Wave Over War Memorial And Editor Father Tale
A lyrical reflection on wartime sacrifice and peace with white crosses marking graves. A comic vignette shows an Alabama editor urging his reluctant son to attend school, arguing for literacy as a path to becoming an editor, ending with the father’s quiet joy at a future successor.
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Alabama
Memorial Day and Fourth of July on the same weekday
A fragment notes a claim that Memorial Day and the Fourth of July always share the same day of the week. The dialogue features a child and parent discussing future plans and memories tied to Decatur.
Soldier’s Spirit and Silent Rest in Decatur Verse
A poem sequence honors fallen soldiers and memory across fields and seas. Gene Starbuck recalls weary campaigns and a mother’s tribute to sacrifices for freedom. Pearl L. Schuler contrasts duty with a barber’s quiet exchange as a brief closer.
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Corregidor
Pearl L. Schuler
Morgan County Community Notes and Deaths
Sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Anna Hennessee who died Tuesday. Visitors include Lucile Compton and children Johnnie and Jo, Grafton Helms and family, and others. A four month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Royestor died Sunday. Families also note visits, clinic visits, and local church singing in West Point.
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Lucile Compton
Johnnie
Harvey Helms
Grafton Helms
Huntsville
W. E. Helms
Emens
Monay
Zelma Seagrove
W. G. Whisenant
Leonard Royester
Minnie Edwards
Arab 2
Audie Edwards
C-C.garrett
Thurman
Hartselle
Wilma Jean
Wilda Faye Seagroves
Zelma Seagroves
West Point
Ima Moon
Lacey Spin
Claudie Edwards
West Limestone Community News Highlights Local Happenings
Sunday church gathering at the Baptist church in Salem noted attendance. Birth announced for a boy born May 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Ezell. Various visits and family get togethers cited including guests from Akron Ohio and Athens. Ill infant at Powers hospital and several local health notes listed.
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Salem
Jimmie Ezell
Woodrow Anderson
Kenneth
Athens
Audfie Christopher
Ida Brazelton
Akron
Ohio
J. D. Gill
Ruth Patterson
Gill
N. E Gill
Concord
N. E. Gill
Dr. Powers’ Hospital
Phillip Christopher
Edward Christopher
Audie Christopher
Enola Beasley
Hazel Davis
Mt. Roswell
Lillian Adams
Cairo
Nellie Christopher
Ralph Pugh
South Alabama
Dave Pugh
Coleman Beasley
Billie
Navy
Decoration at Piney Grove and Cave Springs Sunday
Mrs. Lois Laney and Bobby spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Prater and family. Mrs. Mary Long returned home after spending two weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Bevie West and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Steele were the Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs and Mrs. Walker Steele and Louis' Miss Essie Eddy spent Thursday night with Misses Ellia and Vera Asherbranner. Mrs. Louise Sanford and son Carl are visiting her husband at Camp Blanding Florida. Mrs. Leonard Eddy and children.
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Cullman
J. N. Asherbranner
Moulton
John Beard
Jack Steele
Dave Lambert
Truitt Penn
Penn
Pie Legg
Felton’ Legg
John Paul
Elsie Smith
Leenell Steele
Pauline Shaw
Piney Grove
Cave Springs
Lois Laney
Bobby
Lucian Prater
Mary Long
Bevie West
Charlie Steele
Walker Steele
Louis
Essie Eddy
Thursda
Ellia
Vera Asherbranner
Louise’ Sanford
Carl
Oyster beds face pest sea-stat threat to oysters
The sea stat is identified as a pest of oyster beds, feeding on oysters and destroying them in larger numbers, posing a significant impact on the beds and harvest.
Barons Stumble in 16-Inning Southern Association Game
Atlanta Crackers prevail 10-9 over Birmingham in the league’s longest 1945 game as Ray Stokes drives in three with a late triple. Mobile drops Memphis in 12 innings. Little Rock tops New Orleans. Nashville ends Chattanooga’s 10-game win streak.
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Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans Pelicans
Nashville
Chattanooga
Ray Stokes
Barons
Tornado Toll and Damage From 1916 to 1942
Between 1916 and 1942 tornadoes caused property losses exceeding 330 million dollars and claimed more than 6,600 lives. The figures reflect widespread destruction across multiple states and communities during this period.
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