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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1947
Page
8
Abbeville sports letters apologize for standings errors after misreporting games between Abbeville and Columbia. Editors admit score mix ups, thank loyal readers, and invite eyes to judge the Jan 14 showdown while stressing sports fans' right to vent.
Dothan high basketball teams resume practice after Christmas indulgence as coaches Howater and Hewes push for speed and teamwork. Friday night they host Columbia seniors in a rematch after a Dec 20 loss and a Dec game split, aiming to avenge prior defeats and sharpen for the tough foe.
Communist backed paper Gleg Ludu reports 28 railway carloads of UNRRA shoes rot in Wroclaw and Jelenia Gora warehouses last July. Workers walk barefoot as authorities fail to act, ruining full shipment before distribution.
Minneapolis Honeswell Regulator Co. shows 60 percent of its 25 year workforce are women. During wartime manpower shortages boosted women to about 680 percent of payrolls, a ratio that remains 19 months after V J Day.
Abbeville Yellow Jackets, both senior and junior, boast perfect league records in the Wiregrass Basketball League after a holiday break. Standings show Abbeville atop both divisions with three straight wins, while Columbia Hartford and Ashford trail in a three-way runner-up tie. play resumes Tuesday with doubleheaders across the circuit.
Local promoters set a return to the Dothan arena with a holiday rematch card. Veterans Red Byrd and Jaen Vertuarty team again as grapplers previously seen at the Lath Tact. A masked rival, Bon Rehe, is billed in the main event alongside Moore, with the opening bout at a listed start time.
Atlanta AP report says Bobby Dodd, Tech football coach, declined Baylor University of Waco Texas to remain at Georgia Tech. Dodd spoke after returning from the Oil Bowl in Houston where Tech beat St Marys Gaels 41 to 19.
In 1945 the United States held life insurance valued at 135 722 dollars. The data reflects national-scale coverage and monetary figures of the era.
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