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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1945
Page
6
The quiz group known as Quiz Kids Outsmarts boys with precise math answers. Eight players outdo five lads with strong scores while free girls trail, averaging around 85 points each for the top competitors.
Four boys and many girls compete in a broadcast contest with questionnaires and auditions. Five participate weekly, three with top scores return next week. Teachers and parents supervise, while officials debate whether boys are smarter than girls, noting intelligence is not fixed by a test.
Veterans from the area returning to the States are listed by the Associated Press. Several named soldiers sail aboard ships or trains in routes including Boston Newport News New York San Francisco Seattle and Seattle Washington. names include Pfc Billy Truett Dothan Pfc L K Haynes Ariton and James Chancellor Chandler etc.
The Georgia Field Trials Association announces two major meets in Waynesboro, GA next month, featuring top bird dogs racing for more than 3000 dollars in cash prizes. The Continental Trail will follow a week later. Organizers report a record entry list is in sight for both events.
The Birmingham Barons announced the signing of John Meketi, a veteran right hander and free agent. A navy dischargee, Meketi pitched in the Colton State and International leagues and as a New York Giants farmhand before joining the armed forces. He reportedly played last year for the Great Lakes Naval Station team. Also, rubber coatings may reduce plane drag by covering rivet heads and projections, and Earle C. Pitman of Red Bank New Jersey has invented a rubber coating process for coal-fired planes.
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