I Am Becoming a Drunkard After Years in Booze Trade
A veteran bar man recalls decades selling alcohol and resisting hard liquor while observing glamorized drinking culture. He notes temptations from cocktails and nightlife, discusses global drinking norms, and recounts a recent night at a London club where he glimpsed his own limits.
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Bowery
Vienna
Army
Becwuse
Carmen Jones
Emperor Franz Joseph Palace
Konev
Jon Barleycorn
Tre
Shor
Fragmented reminiscence and boxing match notes
An eclectic draft blends a boxing debate about Dempsey versus Louis with garbled personal musings on drinking and newspapers. The text references public figures and events, then shifts to sports scheduling notes about Enid versus reigning champions and a set of TV listings and broadcast dates.
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Dempsey
Joe Louis
King Jong
Belicopter
Eleanor
Billy Rose
Semi-Pro Tourney Opens Friday Night in Wichita
The National Baseball Congress announced pairings for four more State Champion nines from Missouri Wisconsin Clanovia and New York for the 32nd Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament opening Friday night in Wichita Kansas. The Burnett Mont team and the Norman Jaycees were set to face Milwaukie and Ithaca while the Portland Gilberts and Bemiston Cata were among champions arriving to compete.
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Wisconsin
Clanovia
New York
National Baseball Congress
Kansas City
Burnett Mont
Milwaukie
Wis
Nerads
Norman, Okla
Jaycees
Ithaca
N.Y
American Legion
Ray Dumont
NBC
Oregon
Alabama
Portland Gilberts
Bemiston Cata
Ovate
Memphis Chicks Edged In Southern Association Play
The Memphis Chicks dropped another game as Chattanooga scored five runs in the later innings. Lookouts defeated Cracker, 13 to 6, while New Orleans beat Birmingham with Paul Gideon driving in runs. Nashville Vols beat Birmingham 7 to 4, and Atlanta faced Chattanooga in tonight’s schedule. County agents offer winter grazing and crop fertilizer advice.
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Chattancozel
Whiteoas Mobile
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Cras
Lookouts
New Orleans Pels
Hore Ake
Coalke
Paul Gidesple
Nashvill¢ Vols
Birmingham
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Gershwin
Tommy Dorsey
Congress
NAVY
Red Ryder
Enid
Tonigat
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Nashvilla
Ata
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