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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
3
AP report discusses a baseball prospect unsteady after college exams. Mentions a player with a .X batting average, previously with the Army and Browns, now in Brooklyn Dodgers context. Quotes describe transition from wing back to baseball outfield and training pace.
Disjointed OCR fragments mention a 1943 Kentucky race with High Grenade and tote-board odds shifting from 25-to-1 to 4-to-1, causing a major company loss of 5919 dollars. Also references Casey Stengel commenting on a league club, Bran... Branch Rickey’s salary, and wartime impact on the Yankees, with scattered notes on baseball teams and figures.
Gov Chauncey Sparks commuted Henry Floya’s death sentence to life imprisonment after a clemency hearing. Floya, a Henry County resident, was convicted of first degree murder in the Henry County slaying and was slated for electrocution last night.
reports say Mort Cooper continues a sensational streak, delivering two hit shutouts and boosting the Cards to a strong lead. Cooper has allowed few earned runs, with a 5-0 victory over Ken Raffensberger and a 108 run sprint by St Louis as part of the season surge.
National League scoreline Cincinnati beats Boston 4 to 2 while St Louis defeats Philadelphia 85 to 70. Chicago plays Brooklyn in a rain delayed game. Pittsburgh versus New York postponed by rain. Southern Association Nashville edges Chattanooga 7 to 6. Birmingham 6, New Orleans 4. Tonight’s minor schedule lists Washington at Chicago and Boston at Detroit among other matches. Senate panel forecasts German capitulation by December 1 amid war talk and strategic military notes from Senator Wagner and officials.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about routes, a temperature reference near 35K degrees, and scattered words like Beton and Carbeee. The piece lacks coherent events or identifiable persons or organizations to form a full news item.
Sixty sixth Panther Division infantrymen undergo a series of tests this week to qualify for the Expert Infantryman badge. The examinations cover basic tactics physical fitness and weapon skills. The badge, an oblong blue bar with a silver musket, carries a five dollar pay boost upon award.
A garbled note discusses soothing powders and ingredients named Cauntama and Mexiana, promising relief for heat related discomfort. Mentions costs and potential domestic remedies with unclear origins.
The page lists multiple film lineups by day including Eddie Cantor and George Murphy in Range Law, Johnny Mack Brown in Silent Partners, The Phantom and Lady in the Dark, Walter Brennan, Lon Chaney Jr, and more. Other stars include Bogart in Passage to Marseille, Ann Miller in Jam Seawon, Raft and Brenda Marshall in Background to Danger, and James Mason in Candlelight in Algeria with numerous Alabamian showings and weekday afternoon slots.
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