Louis aims to defend heavyweight crown in Elimination Contest
New York AP report says Joe Louis plans an elimination bout to find a challenger as he delays June 36 defense at Van Ness Stadium. Louis, arriving from Los Angeles, wants the strongest opponent by September and hopes to announce Louis’ foe by July 15.
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Key Leads Southern Prep Golf Tourney Final Round
Billy Key of Columbus Georgia held a three stroke lead over Walker Inman Jr of Richmond Academy Augusta as the final 18 holes began at the Chattanooga Country Club. Key posted 36 hole total 147, five strokes ahead of rivals tied for third and Columbus led team standings with 641.
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Baylor
Monty HH
Darlington
Louis McLennan
Johnny Carson
Atlanta Tech
Brown
Richmond
George Maxwell
Bill Phinizy
John Coleman
Lanier Wins Montgomery Invitational Track Meet
Lanier of Montgomery topped the field at the Montgomery annual invitational high school track meet in Auburn earning the Cliff Green Trophy with 38 1-3 points. Wood and Dixon set records in the 220 and 44 yard dashes, plus Cooper high jump, Blair broad jump, and Fenn 880 yard. Other scoring schools included Talladega Troy Emma Sansom Gadsden Andalusia and Anniston with Holtville also tallying.
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Fight Victories Give Meridian Loop Lead
Meridian remains atop the Southeastern League after sweeping Vicksburg 11 4. Meridan's hitters delivered in the third inning with Prick and Anslovar homering with a runner aboard. Jackson sparked the win with 11 runs over three innings and Conroy made a highlight fielding play. Jones paced Vicksburg with three doubles and four RBIs.
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Alabama to issue single license plate plan after big evening
Alabama will issue only one license plate in 194% as a cost saving measure. The revenue department said about 508 310 plates have been ordered from the prison department. Plates will feature orange letters and figures on a black background to save steel and nearly $10 000 for the state.
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Revenue Department
Willa Cather Dies at 70 in New York
Pulitzer prize winning novelist Willa Cather died late yesterday in New York at age 70. Her works include Death Comes for the Archbishop and Sapphira and the Slave Girl, with One of Ours winning the 1923 Pulitzer.
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Barons Return Mutryn to Philadelphia Athletica
Birmingham Barons General Manager Eddie Glennon announced that catcher Ed Mutryn, a potential option for the Southern Association squad, is being sent back to the Philadelphia Athletica.
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Mrs Nancy J Medley Dies At Blue Springs
Mrs Nancy Jane Sug Medley seventy died at her Blue Springs home after a long illness Funeral services were held at Bethel Church with Rev F M Shirah officiating Interment followed at the church cemetery Holtman Funeral home in charge Surviving are a daughter Mrs Milton Herron Piper Ala five sons Hullie Oxyd Jamie Louie Medley all of Blue Springs one Cuthe Medley Bay Town Tex two sisters Mrs Omie Reeder Evergreen Mrs Minnie Medley Blue Springs a brother S W Scarborough Clio four cigar grandchildren one great grandchild
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Sug) Medley
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Enterprise Warehouse Project is Approved
Birmingham AP Commercial and industrial projects in Alabama costing an estimated 1,400 were approved by the Office of Houoning Expedition from April 1 to April VW. Leslie S. Wright OHE manager announced today. Among the projects was the Alabama Power Company warehouse and substations at 19,574. The project was approved to alleviate a serious shortage of an essential activity or service vital to public health safety and welfare. In 1939 Britain was the world's leading exporter of Mveatock.
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Alabama
Office of Houoning
Leslie S. Wright
OHE
Alabama Power Company of Enterprise
Train 180 and No 57 Schedules From Dothan
Eastbound Train 180 operates with coaches only to Waycross Jacksonville Savannah. It departs Dothan at 10 12 AM. Train No 57 with Pullman cars leaves Dothan at 3 20 AM for Troy and Montgomery.
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Playoff Today In North South Amateur Championship
Felece Torza of Hartford and C B Dudley of Greenville meet in the 47th North and South amateur final at Pinehurst No 2. Torza won his semifinal 4 5 over George Fulton Jr while Dudley erased a four hole deficit at the ninth to beat Dave Ewell Jr 3 up.
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Felice Torza
Hartford
Dave Ewell, Jr
Richmond
Pinehurat No
Americans recheck burial plot after finding crude cross marked Old Dump
An American Graves Registration team retraces a 30 mile burial search in Budapest. A German priest recalls a marker once set. the team discovers only refuse under a green mound and a crude cross reading Old Dump. The story then shifts to a speculative claim about cosmic rays affecting life.
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Hungary
Cardinals Name Ray Benigsen as New President
Chicago Cardinals announce Ray Benigsen, 45, an associate of the late Charles W. Bidwill, as president. Benigsen fills a leadership role in the NFL team left by Bidwill who died Saturday.
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Charles W. Bidwill
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