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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
3
The text recalls Jack Dempsey and James J. Corbett era boxing, noting Manassa Mauler as a top contender. It mentions Marble or legacy events, dates, and matches, highlighting historical heavyweight prominence and notable fighters of the period.
Mrs B F Sweet was named a USO Mother at a luncheon on South Foster Street with senior hostesses and officers elected for USO duties. The event included Mrs A A Winter, Mrs Franklin H Suet, Mrs Carne Lee Frulips, and Mrs J M Cooper as chairmen and co chairs. The report ties in wartime events and mentions a nearby Bastogne front activity and Third Army movements.
The article traces Jack Dempsey born June 24 1885 in Manasse Colorado as the ninth of eleven children. It covers his nomadic youth, move into boxing in 1915, early fights at Moose Hall in Montrose Utah, and his rise under Jack Kearns. It notes his 1919 heavyweight title win over Jess Willard, the 1931 knockout of Georges Carpenter, the Tunney era clashes, retirement and later career as restaurateur and Coast Guard commander.
A quirky tale from a South Pacific island describes natives offering a trade in cigars for a single cigarette. They would climb the tallest coconut tree and cut as many coconuts as they wished, or even take down the entire tree, in exchange for the smoke.
The Stamps-Baxter Smile-a-While Quartette will broadcast on WAGF Sunday at 1:15 p.m. and sing for the general assembly of the Sunday School at First Christian Church at 1000 2 p.m. in Macon announced today.
The entry labeled Number 16 moved 1000 yards southward through stiff opposition to points, advancing under challenging conditions while spectators watched the race unfold.
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