This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
10
A garbled OCR snippet references intercollegiate football with the University of Kentucky and an informal approach by Princeton. It mentions Don Donaghey and a Philadelphia bullet point, implying a 1950s era discussion about changing norms and possible fielding practices, with unclear outcomes.
Local listings reveal a packed schedule with Betty Grable in Pin-Up Girl, Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Cimslight, Abbott and Costello in In Society, and many other programs across venues. Also featured are Westerns, mysteries, and stage acts with Rex Garner and George Burns among names, plus matinee and late show options.
Nashville Volt win 2 0 at Atlanta Crackers to take a 1 0 lead in the Southern Association best-of-five series. Pitcher Boyd Tepler earned his ninth win in ten starts, with 84 strikeouts this season, as rain halted play after the seventh inning. Johnny Mihalic and Mel Ivy scored on a misplayed ball, while Cronin pitched well until the seventh. New Orleans pulled ahead of Memphis with a 4 1 and 4 2 sweep before 5700 fans.
News brief lists American League results Chicago 7 Washington 2 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 2 New York 11 Cleveland 4 Boston 2. National League Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 11 Boston 3. Southern Association Nashville 2 Atlanta 0 Birmingham 45 New Orleans 44 Memphis 22. Today’s games include Chicago at Washington and Detroit at Boston among others. Also notes large appropriations history and power uses discussion.
Pittsburgh AP report on the 1940 pennant race notes Connie Mack’s Athletics slipping in the standings while leaders Detroit and New York press toward the American League title. Russ Christopher beat St Louis for the Brownies again, Rudy York homered for Detroit, and Bud Metheny sparked the Yankees with a ninth-inning blast as the season narrows.
Two out scenario to Jum Turner gives a relief verdict over Ray Post. Ed Lopat hurled Chitage to a 7-2 win over Washington as Jopony Niggeting struck out 11 in innings for the sever. Reion Had po extended Visbiturg streak 12 games in the National. St Louis set a modern record for wins by shutting out New York 5-0 behind Fred Schmidt. Giants drop a matinee as Pittsburgh climbs to second place after rain halts Curt Davis. Bill Nicholson belted two grand slams this season, No 27, as Chicago beat Boston 11-3. Red Lynn bested Nate Andrews. Baltimore’s population stood around 7,000 at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.