RIVALRIES Loom In Wiregrass Varsity Basketball Race
The Wiregrass Basketball League varsity race pits Abbeville against Columbia for the title with Rehobeth, Headland, and Cottonwood also in the mix. B division contenders include Columbia, Slocomb, Midland City, and Rehobeth, while Dothan, Malone, and Sidney Lanier clash highlight the season’s broader competitive landscape.
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Dothan
Haywood Sullivan
Wayne Sinquefield
Posey
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
America
Jacksonville State meets Wilson Packers in Dothan tonight
The high school gym hosts a four game slate led by Jacksonville State Teachers College Gamecocks versus Wilson Packers at 6:15 p.m. The semi final features Dothan varsity versus Panama City Bay, followed by a Jacksonville-Wilson finale at 8:15 p.m. The Tiger Bees chase a fifth straight win at 6:15 p.m. with Dothan and Panama City as opponents.
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Jacksonville State Teachers College Gamecocks
Wilson Packers
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Southeast
Packeyrs
Florida
Tigers
Malone
Fla
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Tiger Bees
Ozark
Lanier
Kinston
Marianna
Troy
Lions and Jackets clash for Wire Grass lead in Abbeville
Scrap Onecu Court matchup features unbeaten Lions of Columbia and Abbeville Jackets each with five straight wins. Abbeville leads in scoring with 186 points to Columbia 185 while Columbia allows 107 against 114 for Abbeville. In B division, Columbia and Midland City and Slocomb tie for first with four wins each.
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Lions of Columbia
Abbeville Jackets
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Jackets
Bees
Abbeville Bees
Midland City
Headland
Slocomb
Cottonwood
Vicksburg
Ashford
Hartford
Auburn and Tech Battle For Last Place Showdown
Auburn and Georgia Tech, each mired in seven and four straight losses, meet in Auburn to avoid last in the SEC. Center Bill Lyon leads Auburn with 93 points, while Tech’s 6'8" center Jim Nolan from Macon has scored, eyeing a pivotal win for both programs.
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Georgia Tech
Tech
Southeastern
Bill Lyon
Jim Nolan
Lynn
St. Bernard College
Cullman
Ala
Nolan
Macon
Religions Originated Across Asia per Britannica
Britannica encyclopedia notes that all major and many minor religions originated in Asia, placing origins across the continent. The statement highlights Asia as the cradle of global faiths and spiritual movements.
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Asia
Britannica
Lithography Shapes Bottle Caps and Toys Before Forming
A description notes that decoration is applied to flat surfaces during lithography before objects like bottle caps and toys are formed into final shapes, detailing the process and its implications for design and mass production.
Yankees may lease stadium to NFL rival in peace bid
New York plans indicate Dan Topping may dissolve AAC ties and rent Yankee Stadium to Ted Collins Boston Yanks as part of a pro football peace move. AAC and NFL directors schedule Chicago meetings, while Yankees sign 1949 prospects including George Barney Poole from the University of Mississippi.
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NEW York
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
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Herald Tribune
Topping
Yankee Stadium
Boston
National Football League
Ted Collins
Boston Yanks
NFL
Yankee
Red Patterson
Chicago
AAC
Yankees
George
Barney) Poole
University of Mississippi
NFL Giants
Big business in U S hospitals in 1946
The 6280 approved hospitals in the United States hold 1,468,714 beds and 84,145 bassinets. They admitted 15,153,542 patients during 1946.
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United States
London Fog Chronicle Sets Record Length
London endured a persistent fog from November 1789 to February 1830, the longest continuous fog period ever recorded in the city, marking a historic environmental anomaly.
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London
Birds Scarce During Georgia Field Trial Meet
In Waynesboro Georgia three braces of dogs faced the 30th annual Georgia Field Trial Association competition. Fourteen braces ran yesterday with birds scarce in the 80 degree heat. Waskeda owned by John Rush of Jacksonville found his covey. Danny Boy owned by Charles Everett of Tennille muffed his find. Open stakes start after the finish of all age stakes as members tally 126 points in eight games to rank tenth.
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Waynesboro
Georgia Field
Mangrum Wins Los Angeles Open With Home Made Clubs
Lloyd Mangrum, 34, wins the Los Angeles Open by three strokes at Riviera. He uses improvised clubs after winter repairs and par scores 70 as snow flurries blow in. E J Harrison takes second with 287, while Ben Hogan finishes well back.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Mangrum
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock, Ark
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Riviera
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Harrison
Frie Monti
Santa Monica
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Bill Nary
Phoenix
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Dr. Cary Middlecoff
Chick Harbert
Johnny Bulla
Ed Oliver
Lew Worsham
Ralph Guldahl
Mangrum
Boy 15 confesses to four Budg lar incidents in Proportion Tex
In Electra Texas a 15 year old confessed to four burglaries within three weeks. He denied taking $200 from a filling station, saying he took only $14 and avoided larger sums because he feared getting caught. He told police he saw the larger amount but chose not to steal more.
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Electra
Tex
Top-Rated Billikens Meet LIU In Garden
The St Louis Billikens, fresh off a Sugar Bowl win, face Long Island University at Madison Square Garden with Easy Ed Macauley healthy as the team chases No 10 in a row. West Virginia meets CCNY in the other doubleheader as unbeaten teams Minnesota and Western Kentucky win to extend streaks.
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Kentucky
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Long Island University
Ed Macauley
Billikens
West Virginia
City College of New York
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Minnesota
University of Louisville
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Oklahoma Aggies
Bradley
George Washington
Riffey of Tulane Leads SEC Scorers
Atlanta AP reports Tulane star Jim Riffey leads the SEC scoring race with 192 points after posting 35 against Mississippi State and Georgia Tech. Warren Perkins and Virgil Risner trail, while Tennessee’s Paul Waltner leads per game averages with 168 total in ten games.
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Tulane
Jim Riffey
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech
Riffey
Warren Perkins
Virgil Risner
Perkins
Risner
L.S.A
Groza
Meador
Loyola
Earl Davis
Georgia
Bob Senoss
Jim Nolan
Tech
Rookies of the Year honored at Boston BBWAA dinner
At the Boston Baseball Writers Association awards dinner on February 3, Al Dark of Louisiana and Billy from Concord North Carolina were named National and likely league rookie of the year finalists respectively. A separate report notes an unrelated odd line about a single adult female eye discharge from 15 to 114 eggs at a single spawning.
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Dixie Wz
Baseball Writers Ton of America
al Dark
L Charles
Braves
Baseball Writers
Billy
Man of
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