Dothan Tigers Start Spring Football Practice Week
Dothan Tigers begin spring football training this week under coach Hewes who has just returned from Navy duty. The squad will rebuild a line heavily seasoned by graduation, with backs promising but uncertain. Practice will emphasize fundamentals and conclude with an intra squad game and two-team scrimmage.
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Damages Awarded In Railroad Crossing Case
Mra Rosa Brackin acting as administratrix of Sam Brackin estate was awarded 35,500 in one civil jury suit and 750 in another against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Jury deliberated Friday from about 3:30 to 7:00 pm. case tied to Brackin's death at a street crossing last year.
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Football Practice Begins For Tide
TUSCALOOSA Special Alabama's spring football practice will begin Monday February 25, head coach Franck Thomas announced. The veteran Tide mentor starts his 16th year with Alabama and will devote early weeks to harnessing freshmen and reserves while varsity drills start March 4. With many former service members trying for berths, about 75 to 80 candidates are expected, including three members of Alabama's 1942 squad Jim McWhorter Jim Compton and Gri Cashio.
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Alabama To Honor Blinded War Hero
The Alabama football squad will close spring training March 3 with an intra squad game at Legion Field Birmingham to honor Capt Charley Boswell a former Clemson Tide halfback who lost his sight in World War II while serving with the Ninth Army in Germany on November 30 1944 A Boswell appreciation fund chaired by Borden Busr with Zipp Newman secretary was announced by Burr and Newman plans aim to show gratitude for Boswell s sacrifice and heroism.
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MacMitchell Wins Indoor Mile at AAU Championship
Leslie MacMitchel finally captured the national indoor mile title at Madison Square Garden, edging Tommy Quinn of New York Athlete Club by under two yards in 4:41.3. Ed Walsh of Manhattan College placed third, with Marcel Hansenne and Freddie Sickinger also prominent in other long events. A fundraiser note mentioned a small fee and Paris as the destination.
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Iceland Looks to California as blueprint for tourist boom
Los Angeles report says Reykjavik hotel chiefs aim to build a tourist trade by studying Southern California. Ragnar Thordarson, head of Icelandic innkeepers, met AA Year Club officials to learn how to attract 1.5 million visitors yearly who spend 200 million dollars. After touring Riverside and San Diego facilities, he noted Iceland will buy inns, develop hot springs, and market as a health resort for wealthy globe trotters on trans Atlantic routes.
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Iceland Resorts Highlight June to September Season
Iceland offers fishing income and tourism centered on glacier country. Thordarson notes summer nights near daylight attract visitors, with highlights including ice springs and scenic outdoor entertainment. Tourists can expect trips under long northern nights and access to local fishing and hot springs.
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