Decatur Beats Russellville In Second Half Slugfest
Decatur overcomes a 7-6 halftime deficit to defeat Russellville 13-7 in a hard fought football clash. Moebes Johnson and Moye anchor a dominant line, while Smith and Reeder contribute key passes and a touchdown as Decatur surges past Russellville in the final period.
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Moeces
Johnson
Moye
Russellville
Charlie Smith
Reeder
Decatur
Linensmen
Jack Moebes
Jumbo Johnson
Lamar Moye
Moebes
Otto Reeder
Decatur Edges Russellville In Tight Battle 13 7
Decatur wins a hard fought game 13 to 7 at Russellville as both teams trade drives. Key plays include a touchdown on a blocked punt return by Decatur and late scoring defense by Russellville, with multiple punt and kick returns, fumbles, and penalties shaping the result.
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Decatur
Moye
Johnson
Mc Wright
Oval
Nelson
Russellville
Bobby Banks
Suggs
Rus- Russellville
Sivley
Eogtao
Bulldogs
Aggies Coast To 66-0 Win Over Leighton
Athens Aggies dominate Leighton 66 to 0 as Nick Stinnett scores seven touchdowns, three from 70 yards, and W Gates shares backfield duties. Stinnett powers the attack with long runs while Daniels blocks a punt and Vines contributes on the line in a one sided setback for Leighton.
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Nick Stinnett
Aggie
Stinnett
W. Gates
Vines
Daniels
Leighton
Athens Upsets Blues 7-0 in Tennessee Valley Grid Iron
Athens high school stunned Parkville Blue Devils 7-0 as Joe Sarver scored early and Keyes and Carter starred on the line. Parkville fumbled repeatedly and failed to capitalize on chances. In another Valley game, Guntersville crushed Cullman County Bearcats 40-0 led by Long and Bobo as Guntersville dominant blocking and timing earned a place among top teams in the region.
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Athens
Guntersville
Nome
Ben Hudson
Tide
University of Alabama
Alabama
Wildcat Wilson
University of Washington Huskies
Pacific Coast
Hudson
Bearcats
Rati
Marshall County
Tennessee Valley
Huntsville Crimson roll to 26-0 win over Pulaski
Huntsville High Crimson defeat Pulaski Tenn high 26 to 0 at Huntsville led by McCord who scored three touchdowns including an 80 yard run after a reception. O Reilly also scored as McMasters anchored the Pulaski attack in a strong game.
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Huntsville High Crimson
Knox McMasters
Central Hi
Pulaski
Coaches Go Down To See Crimson Battle
R. D. Taylor and Aubrey Fuller, Central High coaches, with Harold Watkins and Wilson Crawford, travel by car to Tuscaloosa for Alabama game day as they watch the Alabama Kentucky clash this afternoon.
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Crimson Battle
R. D. Taylor
Aubrey Fuller
Central Hi
Harold Watkins
Wilson Crawford
Tusca
Fuller Scouts Huntsville Team After Friday Scout
Aubrey Fuller assistant coach at Central Hi scouted the Huntsville high football squad Friday after noon. He says Huntsville is death on completing passes and notes a heavy line fast backs and a deceptive attack as key strengths.
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Aubrey Fuller
Central Hi
Huntsville High
Huntsville
Huntsville Folks
Fuller
Huntsvile
Sob Sister Feature Picture Shown On Sunday
Fox drama Sob Sister opens Sunday and Monday at the Pearl Vaughn Theatre in Hartselle. Notable cast from Bad Girl includes James Dunn and Minna Gombel. Edwin Burke wrote Sob Sister dialogue and Alfred Santell directed. Linda Watkins makes her screen debut alongside Howard Phillips and George E. Stone in a large supporting cast.
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Fox
Pearl Vaughn Theatre
Hartselle
James Dunn
Minna Gombel
Edna
Edwin Burke
Alfred Santell
Janet Gaynor
Warner Baxter
Linda Watkins
June Moon
Howard Phillips
George E. Stone
Sarah Padden
Harry Beresford
Lex Lindsay
Eddie Dillion
Alabama Frosh Defeat Tulane in New Orleans
The Alabama freshman team defeated Tulane in New Orleans with an 18 to 0 score. The Baby Tide managed only four first downs but secured three touchdowns including a 95 yard kickoff return by Roger and two successful passes.
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Alabama
Tulane Frosh
New Orleans
Roger
Auburn Yearlings Beaten By Florida
The Auburn Yearlings lost to Florida in a college basketball contest as Florida pulled ahead with strong defense and timely scoring. Key players from both teams contributed, but Florida secured the win on the road.
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Auburn
Florida
Auburn Frosh Blanked by Florida Rookies in Gainesville
Auburn frosh were shut out 22 to 0 in Gainesville yesterday as Florida first-year players dominated. Referee Vines listed. Umpire Pepper and headlinesman Malone noted. Scoring included a blocked punt and a dropkick with Decatur and Russellville credited in first downs and touchdowns.
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Florida
Gainesville
Vines
Auburn
Pepper
Alabama
Malone
Russellville
Decatur
Reeder
Bsivley
Comerford
Silvely
Disco Wins Trio NY Tournament
Decatur Iron and Steel won three and lost one point Thursday night at the Y M C A against the L and N Machine Shop. Arthur Bowen Jas Morrow and W R Nelson increased their tournament averages. C A Carter had the high single game 210 and Bowen the high total 476. Monday night features Decatur Daily and L and N Machine Shop. alleys open tonight for general practice. Scores for last night.
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Decatur Iron & Steel
Arthur Bowen
Jas. Morrow
W. R. Nelson
Jas. Kendall, Jr
C. A. Carter
Decatur Daily
L. & N. Machine Shop
A. L. McCauley
Jas. Kendal, Jr. Oenee
Jess Yarbrough
Decatur Iron & Steel C. A. Carter Owen Tones
N. M. Speake
Jas. Wilson
Grid Star Howard College En Route To Memphis
Grid performer Howard College travels to Memphis to face Southwestern without fullback Hickman Ewing who was injured in a car crash en route to the railroad station. Ewing sustained a severe hand wound from flying glass.
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Howard College
Memphis
Southwestern
Hickman Ewing
Ewing
Coach And Official In A Fatal Scrap
A North Carolina incident near Statesville left Ray Perdue, 24, a high school coach, fatally assaulted after a fight with Garfield Jennings, head linesman. The scene involved two officials and a coach taking their football duties too far.
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North Carolina
Statesville
Ray Perdue
Garfield Jennings
Alabama Boxers Begin Training Under Coach Tubb
The Alabama boxing team under Coach Donald Tubb starts training Monday afternoon. About 50 candidates are expected to answer the initial call as the team prepares to face several S. I. C. foes before season’s end.
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Alabama
Donald Tubb
Rogersville Claims 33-0 High School Football Victory
Rogersville rolled to a 33-0 win over Ardmore in a Friday game at Rogersville. Ardmore showed stubborn defense early but failed to halt the advancing Rogersville attack as the visitors pulled away with sustained scoring drives.
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Rogersville
Ardmore High School
Ardmore
Nick Stinnett nets 14 TDs in three games for Athens Aggies
Nick Stinnett of the Athens Aggies scored 14 touchdowns in the last three games as the team routed Leighton yesterday. Seven of the touchdowns came in the latest win, highlighting Stinnett as a standout in Tennessee Valley football.
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Tennessee Valley
Nick Stinnett
Stinnett
Athens Aggies
Aggies
Leighton
Florida Jinx Feared by Georgia in Three-Year Run
Florida has been the underdog against Georgia for three straight years yet posted two wins and a scoreless tie. Georgia lines up its best against the Gators despite pre game betting heavily favoring the Bulldogs.
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Florida
Georgia
Bulldogs
Gators
Russia reports vast Soviet timber resources and Europe share
Russia estimates standing timber in the Soviet Union at 1.7 billion acres with about 1.1 billion acres of exploitable forests. Of this total, less than 400 million acres are located in Europe.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Europe
Ramon Novarro Stars in Son of India at Princess Program
Ramon Novarro headlines MGM in Son of India, headlining a Princess program for two days starting Monday. Conrad Nagel joins as the male lead with Marjorie Rambeau as the society aunt and Madge Evans as the leading lady, in a tale of romance involving a rajah’s son and an American girl.
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Ramon Novarro
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Novarro
Madrid
Marjorie Rambeau
Personal Maid at Princess Theatre features Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll stars in Personal Maid at the Princess, directed by Monta Bell, adapted from Grace Perkins. The plot follows Nora Ryan, a tenement girl who becomes a personal maid, experiments with life as a lady in Florida, and navigates romance with the family’s college boy and a self made business friend. Cast includes Pat O'Brien Gene Raymond George Fawcett and Mary Boland.
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Nancy Carroll
Princess Theatre
Grace Perkins
Monta Bell
Miss Carroll
Nora Ryan
East Side
Florida
Pat O’brien
Gene Raymond
George Fawcett
Mary Boland
Sharkey Dodges Loughran Fight
Jack Sharkey shows no interest in a match with Tommy Loughran. Sharkey’s manager relayed to promoter Jimmy Johnston that Sharkey prefers bouts with Jack Dempsey or Max Schmeling.
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Sharkey
Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Tommy Loughran
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Jack Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Johnston Set to Open Garden November 13 Card
Jimmy Johnston a new matchmaker at Madison Square Garden plans to open the venue on November 13 with an all heavyweights show and expects a sell-out event.
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Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Charity Games Are Extended Approval
Dr. C. L. Hare, president of the S. I. C., wired permission to 22 conference members in the Southern conference authorizing them to arrange charity affairs as they see fit.
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C. L. Hare
8S. I. C
Cardinals Bashful on Knoxville Franchise Sale
The St. Louis Cardinals show hesitation about buying the Knoxville Mobile franchise of the Southern league. Branch Rickey, the team’s business manager, says the purchase is desired but requires stock transaction approval before the sale proceeds.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Knoxville Mobile
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Decatur Faces Morgan County in Thanksgiving Battle
John Burleson, a football and baseball follower, praised Decatur as having the best team in the Tennessee Valley aside from Guntersville, and said he hopes Decatur wins every game this year except the Thanksgiving clash with Morgan County High of Hartselle.
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John Burleson
Guntersville
Decatur
Tennessee Valley
John
Morgan County
Hartselle
Holly Pond Downs Fairview In 19-0 Football Victory
Holly Pond dominated Fairview Vocational School with a decisive 19-0 victory on Friday. The Ponders built a relentless attack that Fairview could not stop, securing a clear win from start to finish.
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Holly Pond
Fairview Vocational School
Collegians Tie With Jacksonville Normal at Gadsden
Herman Johnson caught a 30 yard pass and sprinted 20 more for a touchdown to spark a battle between Athens Collegians and Jacksonville Normal at Gadsden on Friday afternoon. Captain Jones led the backfield while David Patton and Tom Coggin anchored the line in a hard fought draw.
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Decatur
Scott
Gingrich
Smith
Otto
Sockwell
McWright
Banks
Moye
Johnson
Nelson
Herman Johnson
Athens Collegians
Jacksonville
Gadsden
Captain Jones
Collegians
David Patton
Tom Coggin
Salt Deposits in the United States by Regions
The salt deposits supplying commercial salt in the United States are confined to definite regions in the northeast, south central, and western parts, with only small local deposits used for local supply.
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Morgan Hi Lo Loses to Tuscaloosa Tigers 44–0
Morgan County High School was routed by Tuscaloosa Friday afternoon at Hartselle as the Tuscaloosa attack rolled through the Morgan forward wall. Blocked punts contributed to several Tuscaloosa scores in a dominant 44 to 0 victory.
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Athens Aggies
Leighton
Limestone County High
Elkmont
Morgan County High School
Tuscaloosa
Hartselle
Morgan
Deshler Wins in Florence Battle at Florence
The Coffee Yellowjackets opened fast but Deshler Hi of Tuscumbia led 18-7 at halftime and poured on points in the second half to win decisively 31 to 14 in Florence, in one of the longest series' decisions between the two schools.
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Deshler
Florence
Deshler Hi
Tuscumbia
Dashler
Yellowjackets
Model of an electric motor and car by Moses G. Farmer
A model of an electric motor and vehicle, created in 1847 by Moses G. Farmer, is housed in the United States National Museum in Washington. The item reflects early efforts in electric propulsion within the museum’s collections.
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United States National Museum
Washington
Moses G. Farmer
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