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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
15
The article examines why Othan football games draw small crowds despite strong regional interest. Theories cited include radio broadcast cuts, bad weather, seating issues, and traffic ties ups. Civic workers address parking problems as a potential remedy.
The article urges Dothan fans to attend Friday night’s homecoming game at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium to support the Tigers in their last home game of the season. It notes improvements by police and staff, praises the team and band, and emphasizes the impact of strong local turnout on the game against Pensacola with a parade and ceremonies planned.
Two former Alabama players from the 1944 Sugar Bowl era are set to start for the Baby Tide in a Nov. 9 game against the University of Havana in Dothan. Coach Joe Kilgrow lists a 36 man party with Wade partly recovering from a shoulder injury, and a lineup featuring Chambress, Lee, Walker, Miller, Franco, May, Lockridge, House, Hicks, Wade, and Allbright.
Providence AP reports the 10th boxing ring death of the year. Robert Burton 24 of Pittsburgh died in a five body shot from a rival in a six round prelim. Police questioned him and he pleaded innocent to manslaughter, released on $2000 bail for a November hearing.
Tornado Test won first place in the All-age Female Event and was judged best hound at the Alabama State Fox Hunters Association Bench and Field Trials in Marion. The dog was entered by John Campbell of Fitzpatrick. Second place in the female class is noted.
Football score highlights Newville defeats Rehobeth 13 to 6. Marinana 20 Pensacola Catholic 9 and Cottonwood 24 Brantley 0 are listed as additional results. DeFuniak 14 Bonifay 0 appears among the night’s scores.
Vanderbilt holds a 6 point edge over Auburn for Saturday's game expected to draw about 20,000 fans by 2 p.m. CST. Both squads face injury lists with several key players uncertain for kickoff. Tidwell leads Auburn’s offense with 869 yards in five games as Vanderbilt braces for a tough clash.
Test entries show Topsy by Whit Coleman in Greensboro placed third while Fan exhibited by L F Savage in Tuscaloosa finished fourth. The association elected J B Webb of Marion as president, Judge L S Moore of Centerville as vice president, and Drvid Lee of Marion as secretary treasurer.
Bird banding finally reveals chimney swifts spend winter in Peru Peru from the South American republic while earlier naturalists claimed they hibernated in river mud. The discovery settles a long standing ornithological question based on banding data and field observations.
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