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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1944
Page
9
A recap of late game drama across college football. Wisconsin edged Marquette 21 to 2 after a strong fourth quarter, while other top teams posted big wins or near misses. Ohio State overwhelmed Iowa 45 to 0. Army crushed Brown 59 to 7. Notre Dame shaded Tulane 26 to 0, and Alabama routed Howard 63 to 7.
Lt Col William Carey Cox of Brewton Alabama and Bainbridge Georgia star center for Alabama in 1939 commands an infantry battalion that fought savagely to stem a counterattack along the Siegfried line. The dispatch notes the battle as bitter and bloody as any in the invasion. Cox hails from Bainbridge where his mother Mrs E B Harring resides.
Mlle Czaykowski, the Wizard of the Wire, performs a full somersault on a slender steel thread then lands on the silver cord Her grace and charm headline Bailey Bros Circus in Decatur on Tuesday October 10 afternoon and night She appears among forty featured acts concluding with J H Stevens spectacle The Fall of Tokio
Purdue matched 14 points in the last period to finish 28 to 13 over Minnesota. Michigan led by Bob Weise upset Minnesota with 14 points in the final stanza for a 28 13 win. Harvard rolled Boston College 13 0 to threaten an unbeaten run since 1932 before 43000. Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh 50 13 to rebound from a prior loss. Missouri beat Kansas State 33 0 after a 54 0 loss to Ohio State. Great Lakes shutout Northwestern 25 0. Tennessee beat Mississippi 20 7. Georgia Tech beat North Carolina 28 0. VMI beat Richmond 26 20. Rice edged LSU 14 13. Arkansas tied Texas Christian 6 6. Virginia defeated West Virginia 24 6. Pennsylvania downed Dartmouth 20 6. Columbia won its second straight 26 2 over Syracuse.
Girl Scout Troop 4, led by Mrs Clyde Williams, met Friday October 6 at Westminster Presbyterian church at 3 30 PM. They discussed new and old business, heard a first aid talk and demonstrations by Mrs Eugene Chenault, and enjoyed the play Kathleen Joins Up directed by Marian Chandler with cast Elizabeth Calvin Etna Carroll Mary Ann Bagley Mary Ann Blackwell Marian Chandler Carolyn Osborne and Austine Taylor. Guests included Mrs Eugene Chenault and Mrs Vernon McGwier.
Auburn defeats Ft. Benning 7 to 0 on a rainy day as substitute Ray Stringer intercepts a shovel pass and returns 21 yards for the game's only score. Curtis Kuykendall, Billy Ball, and Inman spark Auburn while Estenik and Cenci pace the infantry. About 5,000 fans attend.
Army 59 Brown 7 and many more scores across colleges and service teams. Pitt 50 over an unspecified club, Navy 45 Ursinus 7, Yale 16 Cornell 7, Michigan State 2 Kentucky 0, Navy 55 Penn State 14, Rice 14 Louisiana State 13, Southern California and Washington tied 40 6. A broad slate includes Notre Dame 26 Tulane 0 and Texas 6.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Browns 5 to 1 in Game 4 at Sportsman's Park to level the series at two games each. Stan Musial led with three hits including a homer, double, and single, while pitchers Brecheen and relievers held the Browns to nine blows.
A list of high school football results from Alabama and nearby Georgia towns includes Decatur beating Joe Bradley 44 0 and Huntsville routing Stevenson 33 0. Other scores feature Choctaw County 49 Thomaston 6 and Piedmont 38 Heflin 15, with multiple teams like Bessemer, Hueytown, Lanier, Starke, and Gulf counties reporting results.
The early United States produced its first official coins the cent and half disme in 1793, marking the start of a national currency.
Alabama Crimson Tide routed Howard Seadogs 63 to 7 at Gham field as Tide substitutes fueled the scoring surge after a slow start. Lowell Tew and George Albright led an offensive burst with multiple touchdowns, while Hugh Morrow added nine straight extra points.
Navy preflight squad led by Stan Koslowski and Otto Graham turned back Duke 13-6 in 84 degree weather at Durham. Koslowski and Wilson scored touchdowns for Navy with Sanders from Texas kicking the extra point.
In Kansas City on October 7 rescue crews including firemen and police searched for answers after pulling a sailor from an unclear predicament, with authorities saying the case remains baffling as efforts continue to uncover details.
Tew 2, Hodges, Hite for Gilmer 2, Rapid for McConville, West for Tew 2, Izaguirre for Tew. Morrow 9 points after touchdowns. Howard scores a touchdown with Hay. Davis passes for the point after.
Firefighters forced entry by hacking a hole in a wall to reach a man found in an attic. He was removed to safety, while investigators determine how he became isolated from the rest of the structure.
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