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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1945
Page
4
Pinelli faced dismissal as a potential umpire due to a volatile temper that allegedly could trigger costly, violent outbursts at home plate. The piece notes peers deemed his mood a risk, with critics predicting self-inflicted penalties for any miscalls or eruptions during games.
A garbled old text touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick aid to digestive issues. It claims the product increases flow within 80 minutes and promises rapid relief without artificial aids.
Pinelli credits Leo Durocher for rivalry insight and praises Mickey Owen as the top nine inning talker. He notes catchers have improved discipline and that players focus more on refining talent than trash talk as baseball ages, despite a wartime performance dip.
German authorities assert Speyer, among the last Rhine cities to fall to the Allies, is the oldest Rhine settlement and home to the world’s largest Romanesque basilica, a claim underscoring its historic stature.
Rollins and Ashford were wounded in European regions and Sergeant G W Warren, son of Mrs Mary Effie Warren, was wounded in the Pacific. From Florida, Pfc Rufus H Blanton, son of Mrs Rachel Blanton, Greenville route three, and Pfc Clarence W Blanton, husband of Mrs Gladys I Branton Campbellville on route one, were wounded in Europe. Nurse Second Lieutenant Mary Page Dyar Dyts, ANC, daughter of Mr and Mrs O O Bureh Graceville, wife of James Dykes USN signalman second class, completed basic Army Nurse Corps training at Camp Rucker. Lieut Dykes, Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduate, enlisted March 15, 1945. Synthetic rubber was developed and used in civilian tires before Pearl Harbor. Dr Lucas P Kyrides invented the synthetic tire in 1913.
Warped bottom pans can be corrected by heating then tapping with a wooden masher or blocks between bricks, avoiding metal hammers and cold water. Also advised is thinning timber to boost merchantable yield, removing undesirable trees to let healthier growth advance and allow mature trees to be harvested.
Funeral services for Mrs Lydia Evelyn Layton age eighty three were held at Oak Grove Church with Rev J W Yeorhan officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are a daughter a sister a brother five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed with honorary participants.
From Alabama and Florida four soldiers are named among the army wounded in the European and Pacific theaters. Pfc. R T Rollins of Alabama is listed as wounded and is married to Mrs. Maybelle R. Rollins. The War Department released the names of the wounded as part of the standard notification.
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