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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
9
The National Fox Hunt opens as South faces East in the crowd led by the crowning of Flapper Hill. Mose Hill of Waco Kentucky owns the two year old futurity champion, marking the start of the 53rd running of the main event.
The Sport Parade lists picks across the nation with emphasis on Army over Penn, Notre Dame tie consequences, and big matchups in the South and West. It also notes a foxhound championship with regional rivalries and a veteran hunter praising Kentucky and Tennessee hounds.
The LSU Tigers face Miami in an Orange Bowl showdown while SEC contenders Georgia Tech, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Florida prep for weekend and weeknight games. Coaches discuss injuries, rest, and mental readiness ahead of pivotal matchups.
Alabama coach Floyd Burdette unveils a 16 game slate featuring six home games and ten road trips against SEC foes. The schedule includes Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt, LSU, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State and others with games in Tuscaloosa Nashville Athens Atlanta Baton Rouge Lexington Oxford Starkville.
Ashford Negro School will host an exhibit Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon led by Gussie Smith, a Houston County Jeames teacher. National Education Week is observed in local schools, with all Negro teachers invited to display entries. Prizes will go to top displays. include author names on each item.
Seven Wiregrass men four veterans and three first timers have been accepted for Army service at the Dothan recruiting office. Veterans include Frank L. Flowers Abbeville who served three years in the U S Navy Robert Gerald Collins Graceville Raymond C Collins Slocomb and George Cotton Abbeville. First time enlistees are Horace P Ogburn Slocomb Ernest C Parrish Hartford and William AM Nichols Cottonwood. The office will close tomorrow as staff travel to Montgomery for a recruiting conference.
James F. Ward aviation machinist's mate second class and son of W. O. Ward of Elba has been transferred from the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee to the Navy Yard Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Navy public relations office announced the move.
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