Dothan Area District Basketball Plans Stir Debate
At a packed second district meeting in Enterprise on Thursday night coaches and principals mapped the Wiregrass tournament. Dothan reportedly faced opposition to hosting, with many favoring Greenville or sites 25 miles away, while Dothan’s strong Tigers loom as favorites if they advance.
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Coffee County High School
Dothan
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Slocomb
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Ozark
Dothan Court
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Abbeville
New Brockton
Leonard Blalock
Boys
Newville
Coffee Springs
Vicksburg
Headland
Wokeumbia
Pre-Columbia Indians of New York Raiding Reach West and South
Historical note recalls New York State tribes conducting raiding parties reaching the Mississippi in the west and the Gulf of Mexico in the south, reflecting extensive early Native American mobility and conflict.
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New York State
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Notice Withdraw Sponsorship of Dothan Wrestling Matches
An entity has withdrawn sponsorship and endorsement of wrestling matches in Dothan and will assume no responsibility for obligations incurred by local promoters.
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Dothan
Newville's Kirkland Returns To Alabama
TUSCALOOSA Special Tilden Happy Campbell who led Alabama to seven SEC championships in nine years announced indoor workouts for pitchers and catchers. Missing from last season’s SEC champions are D J Gambrell and hurlers Thayer Blackie Bellis Herschel Freeman and Joe Lary. Dick Dill a Birmingham sophomore is expected to take over behind the plate while Joe Kirkland, sophomore lefthander, rounds out the catching and pitching depth.
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Tilden
Happy
Campbell
Alabama
Crimson Tide
S.E.C
D. J. Gambrell
Thayer
Blackie Bellis
Herschel Freeman
Joe Lary
Dick Dill
Birmingham
Joe Kirkland
Sophmore
Ashford Cagers Blank Cottonwood 26-0 in Junior Clash
In the Wiregrass League opener the Ashford junior team shut out Cottonwood 26-0. Ashford later led 19-5 at halftime but the seniors fell 30-27 to Cottonwood. Culbreth 13 and Layton 8 led Ashford. Sellers 11 for Cottonwood. Wiggins 9 for Ashford juniors.
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Wiggins
Mann
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Columbia - Rehobeth
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Abbeville
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Kinsaul
Housing costs and returning lettermen pitchers noted
Americans spent about 12.3 billion dollars annually on housing from 1921 to 1941. From Newville Alabama Clarence Fleck a right handed pitcher from Birmingham is one of the only returning letterman pitchers.
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Ala
Clarence Fleck
Birmingham
Letterman
El Mono Upsets Armed In McLennan Handicap Race
Calumet Farm's El Mono edged Circle M Farm's Riskolater by a head in a photo finish at Hialeah for the $25 000 added McLennan Handicap. Armed finished third after a late stretch surge as 21 995 fans watched the 1 1/16 mile race. El Mono clocked 1 48 2 5, near the track record.
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Brown at Crimson Tide basketball win over Mississippi
Johnny Mack Brown, star of Alabama's 1926 Rose Bowl win and western film veteran, watched the Crimson Tide defeat Mississippi 37 to 36. He visited his daughter Jane, a University freshman, during the campus stop in Tuscaloosa.
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Dothan
Ala
Jane
Three Finger Brown Dies After Stroke
Mordecai Brown, famed as the three finger pitcher, dies in Terre Haute after a stroke and long illness linked to diabetes. A Cubs star, he started and ended his pro career in Indiana, won 239 games in the majors, and once shut out the Cubs in his first major league appearance. His career included a pennant playoff victory over Christy Mathewson in 1908.
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Mordecai Brown
Chicago Cubs
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Jim Hart
Christy Mathewson
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Whiz Kids Killers Lead Cage Leagues
Dothan’s midget and junior basketball leagues show two unbeaten teams after over three weeks. The Killer Dill ers have six straight wins in the midget class while the Whiz Kids stay undefeated through eight games. Standings highlight runner up ties in the junior group and second-place marks in the midget division amid listed scores and teams.
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Dothan
Killer Dillers
Whiz
City Slickers
Wildcats
Redskins
Panthers
Killer Ditlers
Red Pavnls
Rumble Bees
Hornets
Tirt Dobbers
Black Bears
Tigers A
Sharowshooters
Rascals
Tions
Country Dudes
Few Changes Made In Fishing Rules Says Florida Judge
Wiregrass fishermen may relax as Florida fishing rules see limited changes. Probate Judge Sam D May notes bass season is open in all areas except 10 counties in the Northwest district. April and May closures remain only in specific counties. Daily bass bag limit is eight with 12 inch minimum, jack limit 15, and bream and other pan fish limits unchanged.
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Sam D. May
Chipley
Fla
State Game and Fish Commission
May
Leon
Bay
Jefferson
Wakulla
Franklin
Gulf
Gadsden
Jackson
Calhoun
Liberty
Fishermen Receive Limits and License Details
Judge May states legal methods for fishing and limits on gear and catches. The maximum mixed string is 25 fish and the one day limit applies in the third district. Non resident season licenses expire June 3 and cost 7.50 dollars.
Bonifay Kiwanis Invite Basketball Tourney Planned
Bonifay schedules an independent basketball tournament at Holmes County High School gym February 18 19 20 and 21. Twelve top independent five from Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama will be invited. Jack Davis Bonifay coach and tournament director says single elimination with trophies for winner and runner up. Finalists receive miniature trophies.
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Bonifay Kiwanis Club
Holmes County High School
Florida
Alabama
Jack Davis
Bonifay High School
France's famed opera comi not comedy by necessity
The fragment hints at a discussion of France's famed opera comique, noting a naming distinction from comedy by necessity. It cites confusion between the term and its use to distinguish a formal music genre from generic comedy. No clear event or date is provided.
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France
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