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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1933

Page

6

Washburn Named Trustee At Means School

Washburn, a leading farmer, is appointed as a trustee of the Means School. The announcement names Washburn as a key community figure.

A. Washburn

A Faded Color Teve Farrell Remembered Across Track Lore

A commemorative sketch recalls Teve Farrell, veteran sprinter and coach, linking him to Mike Murphy Johnny Mack Bill Donovan and Keene Fitzpatrick. It highlights his fire brigade races Caledonian runs including a 110 foot standing back jump and York to Buffalo tours, circus races, and coaching at Yale Maine Ohio State Michigan.

Teve Farrell Mike Murphy Penn Johnny Mack Yale Bill Donovan Harvard Hibernian Valhalla Steve Keene Fitzpatrick Princeton Mike Johnny Bill Fitz Fire Brigade Farrell Massachusetts New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Buffalo Barnum and Bailey's Circus Hippodrome Circus Rome Maine Ohio State Michigan Carl Johnson DeHart Hubbard Egbert Isbell Ann Arbor Lhen Farrell

Cleet to Meet Bruising Contender Buersch Next Tuesday

Cleet, who last Tuesday tossed Lon Chaney from the ring, will face bruising battler Frank Buersch next Tuesday evening. Buersch weighs in several pounds more and aims to stop Cleet’s rough run, while Rex Mobley returns to face Dude Chick in the other main bout. Bouts start at 8 15.

Taffy Cleet Lon Chaney Frank Buersch Buersch Detroit Frank Rex Mobley Dude Chick Chris Jordan

Probate Judge Malone Returns from Montgomery Business Trip

Probate Judge B. L. Malone has returned from a business trip to Montgomery. The article notes his travel and return without detailing additional duties or outcomes.

B. L. Malone Montgomery

Alabama Teams On Foreign Soil Uproar Of Big Rivalry Looms

In four weeks of football Alabama and teams like Auburn Birmingham Southern and Spring Hill play out of state games. The Alabama Tennessee rivalry in Knoxville, Auburn in Washington DC, and Dixie Conference battles spotlight a season rich with travel and intrigue as experts weigh Tennessee’s edge and Alabama’s bid to regain form.

Howard Alabama Crimson Raiders Tennessee Volunteers Knoxville Plainsmen Auburn George Washington Birmingham-Southern Millsaps Jackson Spring Hill New Orleans Dixie Southwestern Memphis Crimson Tide McEilver Vols Duke Georgia Tech Washington Tech Chet Wynne Williams Phipps Rogers Talley Mercer Bears Panthers Memphians Ewing Estes, Williams and Everetts East Lake Baptists Loyola Badgers Mobile Bay Mercer

Gabby Street Chosen to Manage San Francisco Missions

Gabby Street, former Huntsville figure and ex manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, signs to lead the San Francisco Missions in the Pacific Coast League, marking a new chapter in his managerial career.

Gabby Street Huntsville St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Missions

Bussey Donates Timber For Relief

Filmer Bussey of Austinville donates timber to relief agencies. Twenty R F C workers clear a 20 acre tract on Somerville road, cutting timber to be stored on a Fourth Avenue city lot and then distributed as firewood to needy families for winter.

Somerville Road Fourth Avenue Filmer Bussey Austinville

Rev Ninness Preaches On The Body And Foreign Missions

Rev Ross G Ninness delivered an impressive message on The Lord For The Body. Plans are under way for a missionary party to meet at the Tabernacle next Wednesday and continue through the week. Ninness preaches tonight on Foreign Missions at seven.

Ross G. Ninness Tabernacle Rev. Ninness

Woman in the picture and a word puzzle answer

A mixed feature lists questions and clues on a woman pictured, with surrounding entries for vocabulary, geography, and terminology. It echoes a puzzle page style with multiple brief prompts including astronomy, plant names, and common phrases.

County Schools Open Monday October 30

Notices sent to county teachers and trustees that schools reopen Monday October 30. Prof George T Woodruff says the Negro teachers institute shifts to November 4 at the Negro high school in Decatur. The county teachers institute meets at Morgan County High School Hartselle on Saturday October 28 at 9 a.m. Negro schools of the county will

George T. Woodruff Institute For Negro Teachers Negro High School Decatur Morgan County High School Hartselle

Meeting Not Held By Chamber Of Commerce Board

The chamber of commerce board meeting was not held on Thursday afternoon due to many board members being absent from the city.

The Chamber of Commerce

Grantland Rice To Cover Alabama Tennessee Clash

The Alabama Tennessee game this Saturday draws top grid writers led by Grantland Rice. He will cover the contest for a syndicate and report from the field.

Grantland Rice

Local Fans Will Go to Knoxville for Alabama Tennessee Game

A large crowd from the area will travel to Knoxville Saturday to attend the Alabama Tennessee game. Named among the group are Polly Maxwell Douglas Dodd Otis Jeffries Bob Chandler and Freddie Shores.

Knoxville Polly Maxwell Douglas Dodd Otis Jeffries Bob Chandler Freddie Shores

Pep Meeting Fires Up Decatur Fans Before Cullman Game

Undaunted by injuries and slim prospects, Decatur High students held an energetic pep meeting last night to boost the team ahead of today’s clash with the Cullman Bearcats.

Decatur Cullman Bearcats Decatur High

Mrs. Frank Price Remains Ill at Home

CONTINUES ILL Mrs. Frank Price of the Daily staff remains ill at her home on Fourth avenue.

Frank Price Daily Staff Fourth Avenue

Grocery Price Fragments From Local Ad Snippet

A fragmented grocery list shows items and prices for meats such as beef chuck roast pork shoulder roast veal chops veal chuck roast spare ribs swift’s bacon roiling meat lard and butter along with staples like saltore soda sugar oleo oats and related quantities. This OCR fragment suggests a midcentury shopkeeper ad with varying weights and per pound prices.

K. C Swift's

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