Moseley Clarke To Direct Local Legion Baseball Team
Dothan recreation director Crawford Moseley will coach the Americas Legion junior team this summer with Pak Clarke as manager and chairman of a committee to form the squad. At least two teams may form, eligibility open to all boys 16 and under, with gear supplied except gloves. Practices start around March first, regional and national playoffs ahead.
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Dothan
Americas Legion
Legion
Moseley
Pak Clarke
Chester RR. Vickery
Clarke
Roy Driggers
M. M. Walding
Dothan Recreation Center
Clark
American Legion
Clarke Adder
Game National Concern
Ofte Group
Pathan
Five Stars Carded For Team Match At Dothan Fairgrounds
Five stars will perform on Tuesday night at the Dothan Fairgrounds arena Promoters announced Tex Riley leads a card including Jim Bender Charley Keene Jacek Wentworth and Rib Rey The gasher will feature all five in a gassin revel with the first grappler eliminated acting as referee then the remaining four team for a tag match Veterans Nikroy Bender Keene and Wentworth are familiar faces to local fans The show starts at eight oclock Tuesday night.
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Dothan Fairgrounds Arena
Tex Riley
Riley
Dothan
Jim Bender
Charley Keene
Jacek Wentworth
Rib Rey
Wil
Nikroy
Bender
Keene
Wentworth
Campbellton Edges Cottondale In Tight 30 28 Win
Campbellton coach J. L. Langford guides his team to a 30 28 victory over Cottondale on Cottondale court after an 11 lead change affair. Gordon Maddox stars with a standout performance described as his best of the year as Campbellton pulls ahead in the final minutes.
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Campbellton
J. L. Langford
Cottondale
Cottondale Court
Gordon Maddox
Langford
Senior Cage Loop Leaders Hold Position in Wiregrass League
The Wiregrass league standings show little change in the senior division after a fifth round. Abbeville Ashford and Columbia lead the upper bracket with perfect five and zero records in seniors. Hartford junior team fell to Vicksburg, dropping into a four-way tie for top juniors. Rehobeth pushed Abbeville in a close senior game but lost 32-25 as two Rehobeth players fouled out. Abbeville juniors also beat Rehobeth 20-9. Vicksburg swept Hartford in a doubleheader, juniors 148-? and seniors 31-29. Gilley and H Gilley led Wicksburg juniors, Grimes 16 and Fowler 9 in seniors. Hartford's Battle led the team in the other game.
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Ralph Toole
Rehobeth
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H. Gilley
Wiersburg
Grimer
Fowler
Wartford
Battle
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Johnson
Upton
Vinson
Adams
Midland City
Cottonwood
Tase Ashford
Yellow Blackets
Granberry
Te Kany
Louie Messer
Culbreth
Ta- Asford
Laxton
Knowles
Eigher
Culver
Tigers Lose Thriller To Florala In Cubs Cup Opener
Dothan High varsity basketball battled back in the final period but Florala held on for a 36-32 win. Charles Jennett led the Tigers with eight points while Florala’s Crews poured in 12 as Driver paced the Cubs with eight.
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Howell
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Cubs
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Belcher
Driggers
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MaeGowan
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Johnson
Snealy
Beauchamp
Farmer
Smith
Hutchinson
Kennedy
Rival basketball clash underscores Wiregrass title chase
The Columbia and Abbeville teams clash on the Abbeville court Tuesday as two leading Wiregrass senior division clubs with undefeated 5-0 records pivot toward a decisive stretch before February 25. The junior division also sees Hartford and Abbeville pace, while Midland City and Headland threaten, signaling a fast, competitive season. Coach Moseley notes the Young Junior High Baby Tigers’ sportsmanship record mirrors Elba’s award, with players gaining early grid experience that bodes well for Dothan High as they mature into stronger high school squads.
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Crawford Moseley
Elba Tigers
Webb Juniors Dominate Fadette in 33 13 Victory
Webb junior high boys defeated Fadette 33 to 13 Friday afternoon to end the visitors 14 game win streak. Webb’s lineup Sellers Newell Galloway Brackin and Tyler played without substitutions under coach B A Forrester. Webb girls fell to the Fadet team in the same outing.
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Fadette
Sellers
Nowell
Galloway
Brackin
Tyler
B. A. Forrester
FBI Appoints Gleason to Lead New Mobile Division
FBI special agent John J. Gleason arrives to take charge of the newly created Mobile field office. The division will cover the South and Middle Districts of Alabama and the northern Florida district, with jurisdictions spanning multiple counties in both states. The bureau aims to speed investigations by splitting territories administratively.
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Ala
John J. Gleason
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Norfolk
Alabama
Florida
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Dixie
Gilcrest
Lafayette
Levy
Houston
Dale
Kenry
Coffee
Geneva
Earch
Gardeners Ready To Put In Crops
Home gardeners plan for 1947 planting a long list of vegetables. By January 5 in southern Alabama and around February 15 in the north, seeds and plants of hardy varieties will go in. W A Ruffin says lettuces mustards spinach swiss chard turnips carrots peas broccoli cabbage onions will be sown. To reduce dish washing when baking, sift flour and sugar onto waxed paper sheets instead of bowls.
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Alabama
W. A. Ruffin
API Extension Horticulturist
Gulf Beach Highway Project Plans Revealed
Panama City Florida Elgin Bayliss reports a 20 mile Gulf Beach highway project costing about 250000 dollars with six foot width and new surface, extending to Philips Inlet. Total Bay County roads spend this year expected over 500000 dollars.
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Cap
State Road Department
Elgin Bayliss
Hate
Gulf Beach
Philips Inlet
Bayliss
Bay County
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