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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1933
Page
6
Duke in Durham prepares for a tough game against Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington. Duke seeks another victory over Kentucky, aiming to extend a string of wins while Kentucky, eager to halt Duke’s dominance, plans a strong defensive effort to reverse recent defeats.
Wrestling fans in Decatur anticipate a top card Tuesday night led by Prank Buersch and Tuffy Cleet in two falls out of three. Nebraska’s Dude Chick debuts in the other bout with Rex Mobley from Amarillo Texas. The matchups promise high drama as Chick seeks prominence in national rankings.
Chas Rountree motored to Cullman County on a business mission this afternoon.
Auburn after a setback at Washington prepares for Tulane in the SEC opener in New Orleans. Key linemen Bat McCullum and Tiny Holmes face injury doubts, while end Gump Arfail earns praise for a tougher performance despite a limp.
Civilian Conservation Corps bids for perishable foodstuffs for CCC workers on the government reservation must be received by 11 o clock Wednesday morning and will be opened at noon. Capt. David E. Ackerman of company 251 CCC Camp TVA 4 Nitrate Plant in Alabama oversees the process.
Members of the Y. W. A. of the Southside Baptist church met last night at Miss Nardilane Andrew’s home on Sixth Avenue South. A missionary program was presented and the group aimed for an A-1 rating for 1933 through continued gifts and effort.
Mrs. J R Massey in charge of welfare work at Belle Mina was taken to Benevolent hospital Monday afternoon in Brown s ambulance for medical treatment.
UNIVERSITY Ala Oct 24 It will be homecoming day for Joe Demyanovich Alabama fullback when the Tide and the Fordham Rams meet Saturday in the Polo Grounds The Russian Bear will do his stuff for the first time before the home folks Joe hails from Bayonne N J and relatives and friends plan to attend to see a hometown boy who made good in a big way There was no high school team at Bayonne when Joe was in school but he joined Alabama and has played fine ball this year and should see action against Fordham He is built like a bear and as tough as a trainload of sandpaper
Primo Carnera defeated Paulino Uzcyudun to retain the world heavyweight title in Rome on Sunday before about 70 000 spectators including Mussolini and James Roosevelt. Carnera won on points by a wide margin after dominating through 13 rounds and the crowd booed him for not stopping the Basque in the final rounds.
The West Decatur Wildcats defeated the Lions 13 to 0 at Joe Wheeler Field. Key players included Robert Wilson at fullback Petty at quarterback Speer left halfback Tyler at halfback Warrick left end Little left tackle Harvey left guard Wade center Simmons right guard McConnell right tackle Pruitt right end.
Alabama prepares for Fordham in New York after a hard victory over Tennessee. Capt Leach Jim Dildy and Diz Walker expect to be fit for the game. Joe Demyanovich from Bayonne N J is the one Easterner on the squad and may draw local support at the Polo Grounds.
The incident at Champaign during the Illinois homecoming saw Clarence "Fat" Spears, Wisconsin's coach, confront a Milwaukee newspaper photographer from a front bench, prompting front page debate under the headline Dr Spears Character Builder. The event follows critical Milwaukee press coverage of Spears and his team’s performance against a well-prepared Illini squad.
A terse column questions the conduct of a Wisconsin player nicknamed The Big Bad Doctor and weighs a photographer Sullivan comparison. It ponders future scheduling to secure a win and notes an apology for missing game photos.
Everett Strupper, former Georgia Tech star and famed Southern official, lauded the Duke Tennessee game in the Atlanta Journal. He credited Wade and Neyland for fine coaching, praised Duke's line led by Crawford, and noted Duke's overall domination and Tennessee’s clean, stoic play despite defeat.
Washington data show Alabama in September maintained fourth place among states for active spinning hours with 255 hours per spindle and a total of 476,178,452 active hours. Across 30,827,726 spindles, 26,002,148 were active during September, yielding a national average of 229 hours and 99.6 percent capacity under cotton code limits. South Carolina led with 314 hours, followed by Georgia 278 and North Carolina 261.
I T Quinn state commissioner of game and fisheries announces the annual deer hunt in the Alabama National Forest for November 8 to 11. The four day hunt, the fifth of its kind, follows a one buck bag limit with entry requiring Alabama residents licenses and visitors non resident licenses plus written permit from F C Henneberger. The forest spans about 175000 acres with 16000 acres a game sanctuary and an estimated 1200 deer. Participants may enter at Moulton or Haleyville. rules will be distributed and enforced by the forest ranger and five district wardens under W G Wharton.
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