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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1949
Page
9
A cryptic OCR fragment reads as a jumble about Alabama and a phrase eat away with unclear subject or action. The readable bits offer no verifiable names, dates, places, or events to anchor a factual summary.
Fragmented text mentions gysters spawning between May and November and advises fewer oyaters to conserve the ply. The exact meaning is unclear due to damaged OCR.
New York AP reports early indications of at least 50 percent turnover in conference basketball titles this winter. Baylor and Texas dispute the Southwest Conference lead, while Arizona and Oklahoma A&M show troubled outside records. St Louis Bradley North Carolina State and Brigham Young face rugged competition, with Utah starting 2 0 in its conference.
Wyoming leads the year with a 10 8 mark while BYU lags on performance. North Carolina State returns from a 12 000 mile trip with a disappointing 74 record. Big Nine top contenders include Michigan Purdue Ohio State and Minnesota. Kansas State starts with a loss to Missouri. Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska undefeated in the West and Southern California and Washington State rise. Ivy League title race tightens as Columbia beats Dartmouth. Kentucky shares SEC lead as late tournaments decide champions. Unbeaten teams dwindle to seven. teams like Western Kentucky St Louis Minnesota Hamline Akron still pursuing dominance.
Meridian Mississippi faces possible loss of its eight team Southeastern League berth as directors grant seven days to secure financial backing. Hat tiesburg and Laurel show readiness to assume the Meridian slot while Mule Haas is named manager of the Montgomery club.
Malone Tigers beat Niceville 43-39 in the main game at Malone Florida with Jordan scoring 18 to lead Malone while Nichols of Niceville had 21. In the B game Malone edged 34-31. McArthur led Malone with 11 and Preacher led Niceville with 10.
AP reports Mobile as the fastest growing city east of the Mississippi per a pamphlet from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Authored by Miss Truly Kincey, the 10 page study cites 1920 to 1940 population up 31 percent and 1940 to 1950 up 90 percent, with industrial and labor expansion notes and transportation gains.
Mid winter reflection on parenting challenges and reading for guidance. The piece argues there is no universal parenting formula and stresses adapting advice to each child and family, urging ongoing learning and open minds from parents.
Florida crops suffered little overall damage from last week's cold, with some crops harmed and others aided. State markets director William L. Wilson noted higher prices due to reduced yields in damaged sections. Reports: Pahokee beans heavily damaged but cucumbers and squash also hit. Pompano beans and lima beans affected. Florida City slight damage with expected recovery. Plant City strawberries active with no damage. Starke strawberries undamaged. Fort Pierce tomatoes lightly damaged.
A man identified as James Fider, 38, drowned Saturday after a boat sank near Johnson's Landing on the Escambia River in Century Florida. His body had not been recovered by last night.
Mauna Loa, after a spectacular Thursday eruption, appears to be returning to sleep as lava flow slows and cools. An eyewitness party led by Frank Oberhansley described lava fountains up to 50 feet high and a river of molten rock on Mokuaweoweo. A missing small plane sighting prompted a search while volcanologist Ray H Finch calls a new eruption unlikely.
McChord Air Force Base Washington AP two Air Force pilots in a low hover identify wreckage as missing C-47 near Mount Rainier. Ground parties race through rugged hills to reach the site where the transport vanished Thursday night with three aboard while en route from Ogden Utah to McChord.
Farmers who saved cottonseed for planting the 1949 crop should plan now to have their seed reginned and treated. Experimental results over four years show that reginning and treatment raised average yield per acre by about one-fifth.
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