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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
local 12 Softba|| League Begins May s.
Iqnosiok Hits
The BoII Well

Eddie Ignasiak, a Local IL
boy, is fulfilling the expecta-
tions of the management of the
Toledo Baseball Club, according
to Eddie Gilliland, president OF
the club. Eddie is great first
baseman and is surprising even
his most ardent supporters with
his batting so far this season.
It is the contention of Gill;
land that Eddie is certainly
headed for the major league If
he continues to move up as
rapidly as he has been improv-
ing.
Walter Missler, second string
catcher for the Mud Hens, and
former member of the WHY'S
Unit, is also showing well for
the club. Gilliland aso predicts
a big future for Missler.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Will Play Three
Rounds Schedule;
Ends August 8

The Local II Softball League will begin play at 645
D. M Monday, May T. between 10 teams representing
Units affiliated with the Local The co-anagers of the
league Frank Puska of the AutoLte Unit, and Bill Emer-
ck WHY'S Overland Unit announced that the entries
the league closed and that three complete rounds will
be played during the The season will be finished
August g.
Interest in the sofbal league is running high among
the members of Local IL much friendly rivalry is al
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Girls Sof+bdII
LEAGUE PIonned

There are two, and possibly
three, Units affiliated with Lo-
cal IL which are desirous of
placing girls softball teams in
the field this season. A league
of six or eight teams could be
formed and one or two games
scheduled each week.
Local IL will sponsor such q
league if enough interest is
shown by the membership to
warrant such an expenditure. AS
in the case of the mems league
the Local would furnish the
euipment necessary, except fol-
the uniforms.
Any Unit interested in enter
ing a team in girls softball is
asked to send representative to
the mems softball league meet
ing Monday night in Parlor &C.
at Local IL headquarters, OF
send in the name of the Unit tc
the Sports Editor of the TO.
LEDO UNION JOURNAL.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

ready being displayed by
players on the teams. The
teams will vie for a large
trophy, donated by Buddie's
Box Lunch. A team must win
the championship two years in
succession to become permanent
owners of the trophy. Individual
medals for the winners are be-
ing arranged for by the softball
league managers.
Playing equipment including
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Sport Goods
For Veterans

Sportsmen of Ohio donated
some of their used sports equip
ment and athletic goods which
was auctioned off at the Amer
lean and Canadian Sportsmen's
Show in Cleveland recently
The net proceeds of the auction
$1,174.00, was presented to Of
ficials of Grille General Hospital
for the purchase of athletic and
recreational equipment for war
veterans there.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Defending
Chunnpions

Three athletic teams of the
University of Michigan have
taken the field in defense of
their Western Conference cham
pionships. The swimming team
also won the title last year but
lost it this year of Ohio State
University.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Good Fishing
News

The state of Michigan paid
$4,000 for a tract of land in
Ogemaw County, consisting of
4,288 acres. The area embraces
nine lakes, including the we'll
known trout waters as the Rifle,
Gamble Creek, and Houghton
Creek. There has been practi-
cally no fishing in these waters
for nearly IS years. The area
was known as Grousehaven, but
will be designated as the Rifle
River Area.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

be gwen Some aSsIgnlnelII CUIIIleCVeu WIV1
the sport where he could make decent liv-
ing and at the same time perpetuate public
interest in the national pastime. l think
that such an appointment would return big
dividends.
Even race horses which are appreciated
bv their owners for the amount of good
which they did for racing and also for the
owners purse, are retired to life of ease
and pastures of green when their racing
L hnrcnflach h
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
II Didn't
Get AWoy

This picture tells a story OF
Randy and a fish.
Randy is Randolph Gray
financial secretary of Local IL
the fish is former inhabitant
of the Atlantic ocean around the
coast of Florida. Randy and the
fish became acquainted a few
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

weeks ago while the Gray fa-
mily was taking a much needed
rest in the sunny south.
The poor fish was hooked
into Randy's company when il
snapped at a fat minnow on his
line. So Randy had his picture
snapped with his finny friend
just to prove that they were
still close companions.
Randy calls his scaled friend
A. Bonita, and says that it was
a game one to the end (of the
line).
BY the way, Randy is the one
who wears glasses in the pic
ture.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

human being certainly consideration than
an irrational animal
But baseball similar to heroes of other sports
th are in meght today, and forgotten men tomor
row. The high mogus of the sport should realize that the
of such members of the Hall of Fame is watched
with much interest We don't think that baseball is
operated on only commercial basis, but also human
tartan basis.
Fortunately for the poor horses their
not like the baseball bgwigs would ManOWar
Exterminator of the other famous winners
pulling coal wagons, milk wagons or delivery trucks over
the city pavement in order their bag of oats
let exhort the directors of organized baseball to
their strings give suitable employment to those
responsible for the popularity OF the game and keep the
baseball heroes in BASEBALL
Byron Nelson the great golfer says that the best way
to learn the game with the shots That is
practice first with chip shot, putt When you
have this perfection, then back and try the
short approach shot and forth until you getting the
long drives easily as the short putt
This seems like sound logic but most of the be-
gnners want to start right off numbering the drive
read with disgust the report that enough rubber
has been released Canadian tennis ball manufacturers to
provide double supply of balls to tennis players this
may be out of ne but would like to know why this
great nation of cannot supply players with enough
new live tennis balls allow them the proper amount of
exercise and enjoyment which the game affords.
There is soccer team in Seattle Washington made up
entirely OF prisoners Ihey admitted
league received the applause of the spectators and played
into the championship Two years ago these who
enjoying playing fields cheers, good food
and athletics in general fighting against and kill
ing soldiers in North Africa.
Sometimes l don't understand the American way of
quickly forgetting and forgving serious grudges
Have you noticed the classy cards and civic
magazine sold Swayne Field this year? 1t is further
proof that the Toledo Mud Hens getting into bg time
1t contains short history of Toledo and many interesting
facts of the city, In the booklet may be found also rules for
scoring and helpful hints enable the fan enjoy the
It may be just coincidence, but it to that
there just bit of fate connected with the death of
Ernie Pyle last week lie Island That great
reporter wrote millions of words during his lifetime but
when the end came, at place spelled with the two
most used letters his typewriter and E. Coincidence?
Harry Stuhldreher of Notre Danes famous -Four
Horsemen and athletic director of the University of
Wisconsin, says that there will be sports boom after the
war; but it will be competitive interest instead of spectator
interest.
One Of the popular forms of diversion and one that
gives real pleasure to wounded veterans is fyteing and
uremaking This at the time interest in
that favore outside sport-fshing.
TRUTH IN POETRY
Loudly blew the April blast,
The frozen robin fell
And twttered, breathing his last,
Spring has like hi
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Ray Mueller, of the Cincinnati
Reds, holds the record for catch
ing the most consecutive games.
He caught all 155 last season
and ran his string to 217.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
In Line of Dufy

COLUMBUS, April 20 Our
Republican dominated Legisla-
ture likes baseball. So do
conscientious members who re-
mained on the job this week
while dozens of their associates
treked to Cleveland or Cincin-
natl for the opening games. The
difference between the two
groups is that one considered ii
more appropriate to remain on
the job to expedite vital legisla-
lation than to give way to the
urge of taking in the opening
games.
Ty Cobb, probably the best
batsman of all time, hit more
than 800 in twenty-three sea-
sons.
Chuck Klein, Philadelphia
Phillies, hit four home runs in a
single game, on July 10, 1886.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

In golf, to know the rules and
to obey them in every particular
assures that fairness in play
which makes for the greater en-
joyment of all players.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Babe Ruth holds the American
League record of 60 home runs
in one season. Hack Wilson, with
Sc home runs, holds the National
League record.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Since 1888, the weather for
Michigan has produced an aver
age of 139 cloudy, 100 partly
cloudy, and 1875 clear days.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
From The
Rule Book
By WiIbert "Birdie" Rule
Director of Education and Recreation

1t seems to that baseball owes something to those
great athletes who placed in its Hall OF Fame FOR IN
stance man like Babe Ruth who has done much toward
the popularity of game and who instrumental IN
elevang it to the high standard which enjoys should
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Walter Ernst, veteran catcher
on the Ohio State University
baseball team, is batting .643 at
present.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Babe Ruth was the third base
ball player to enter the Hall of
Fame. He holds the lifetime re-
cord for home runs, with TIA.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

CAUGHT LARGEST MUSKIE
Percy Haver, of Detroit, Michigan caught 62h
pound muskie in Lake ST. Clair in the summer OF 194O
1t is considered the worlds record muskellunge catch
and was 561k inches long with girth of 29 inches.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

Russ Derry, New York Yam
kee outfielder, hit two home
runs and drove in five runs in
the opening game against Bos-
ton.
George Binks, rookie out
fielder of the Washington Sen
ators, was the big gun on open
ing day when he hit safely four
times in five trips to the plate.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Commissioners Rap
Rutland Report on
Ambulance Service

The Commissioners today sent a
sharp letter. to Health Officer George
G. Rutland telling him that at least
one situation which he seeks to cor
rect in his five-point ambulance
service improvement program is the
result of his own doing.
Referring to the situation under
which at, present the two Health
Department ambulances on 24-hour
emergency service do not handle
communicable disease cases, the city
heads wrote:
"You may have overlooked the
fact that the provision against
| carrying communicable disease cases
IN emergency ambulances was es-
tablished~ by your own department.
The Commissioners will take under
adviSement your present recon-
mendation to change this provision. -
s Girls Death Started Inquiry.
DR.. Ruhland's program was sub
mitted in connection with his inves-
tigation of the two-hour delay in
arrival of Health Department am
bulance on November /, during
which time the patient died in a
Fourteenth street apartment
Other points in his service i'm
Iprovement program were:
Replacement of two old ambu-
lances now constantly out of service
because of necessary repairs.
/ n l
balances with two-way radios so
they may be reached in transit.
Provision of additional personnel
for the ambulance services.
Placing of a dispatcher at GAL
linger Hospital to handle ambulance
calls after hours.
48-Hour Week Approved.
One other recommendation
personnel operating the four nom
emergency ambulances be placed on
48-hour week-already has been
approved. In connection with this
suggestion the Commissioners also
wrote DR.. Rutland:
ITO prevent any impression that
the failure to send an ambulance
was due to operators not being on
48-hour week, the Commissioners
desire to point out:
81. That, as stated in your report,
DR.. (Martin) Cannon (the attend
ing physician in the case) did not
indicate to DR.. John) Hrissikop-
olous (of Gallinger HospitaD that
the case was an emergency.
80. That, if he had so indicated,
DR.. Hrissikopolous could have got
ten an ambulance to him much
sooner than he did, regardless OF
the drivers being on a 40-hour
week"
No Comment on Other Points.
The Commissioners based their
statement in this connection on a
separate investigation into the in
Evening star., 1945-11-14

cident made by John West of the
District budget ofiice which reported
that one Of the two emergency am
balances was standing by at Gal
linger Hospital at the time that the
request for an ambulance was made.
The Commissioners made no
comment on the other points of
DR.. Ruhland's program in their
letter.
The case prompting the double
inquiry into the ambulance service
was the death November / of Miss
Agnes Fundaling, 20-year-old Peo-
pies Drug Store employe, as re-
suit of a brain tumor at 2215 Four
teenth street NV. A coroner's
statement following autopsy indi-
Gated that because of the nature of
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Airline Will Interview
|Stewordess Applicants

Interviews for prospective airline
stewardesses are being held from
am. to 5 pm. today at the Statler
Hotel by representatives of Amer
lean Airlines.
Miss Marcella r. Johnson, pro-
curement supervisor, and Miss
Mozelle Lowrey, assistant to the
superintendent of stewardess serv-
ice, will meet the applicants, Sue
cessful applicants will be given a
training course beginning Decem-
| ber &
Evening star., 1945-11-14

Mrs. Vivian Westhrook, 81. . d.
vorcee, charging she had stolen
their father from them and deprived
them of normal home life.
The suit was brought by Mrs.
Florence M. Smith, 40, on behalf OF
her children, Janice Mae. II, and
Howard L., Is. The parents were
divorced last August, 16 days after
Evening star., 1945-11-14
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. :. A-9
Il

Mrs. Westbrook divorced Homer c..
Westbrook. The Smiths had been
married 20 years and the West
brooks for IL.
Evening star., 1945-11-14
Children Sue Divorcee
For 'SteoIing' Futher
By the Associated Press.

1s tHe AssuClaleu FTesS,
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.-Two
teen-age children of Ralph Smith,
40, were listed as plaintiffs Yesterday
in a $4,000 damage suit against
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
No Blossoms Placed on Casket

Flowers banked the walls of the East Room but the flag.
casket bearing the remains of the nations only fourth
President unadorned with any of the blossoms which
crowded every corner of the ROOM
Crowds stood throughout the afternoon in Pennsylvania
and in Lafayette Park from the White House,
short while before the funeral service which began at
shower swept the city, But the services began the
broke through the skies speedily drying the White
House grounds.
Hundreds Of thousands lined the streets the funeral
cortege passed down historic Constitution and Pennsylvania
avenues, to the White House earlier in the day.
Police estimated 100000 persons stood In silence along the
the bearing Mr. Rooeves body escorted
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Funeral of Roosevelt
Held in White House
TtOo Full Pages of Roosevelt
Picturcs-Pdges 10 and II
International sound Phots
By ROBERT DIXON

WASHINGTON, April Ia QNS) Episcopal
funeral services read over the flag draped body
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt this afternoon in SIM
pie rites of high solemnity in the East Room of the
White House. es.5
The democratic leaders body taken to his Hyde
Park home tonight for burial services at 10 EWT Sunday
Two special trains carried the Presidents body members Of
his family President Truman and others of high rank to the
Hudson Valley home leaving Union Station at 10 p. IA
The funeral services followed the regular order of the
Episcopal Church. Only members of the family the cabinet
Supreme Court high officials members of the dpl
matte corps and representatives of the foreign governments
the rites The marked by great simplicity
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
War Fronts

WESTERN FRONT-American
Broadcasting station in
Europe reports entry 70 Ber-
lin imminent. page 1D
EASTERN F'RONT-Reds drive
for Prague and Nazis' last
rail routes 10 northern Italy.
page ~
JAPAN - Tokyo reports I'M
perial Palace set afTe and
Grand Meiji Shrine destroyed
IN B-29 strike. Page ID
OKINAWA-YankS resume ad-
vance after smashing terrific
Jap counterattack. page Al
PHILIPPINES - Gen. MacAr-
thurs bombers strike heart of
Jap-held China as YankS drive
within three miles of last
enemy stronghold on Luzon.
page ID
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

Yanks Ram at Back
Of East Front Nazis

PARIS, April Il UP)-The American First and
Third armies rammed 75-me wide armored wedge into
the of Naz forces facing the Russians today in
gigantic drive to cut off the main German army-perhaps
than million men-in a $4,000 square mile pocket
including Berlin and extending to the Baltic
Six armored columns racing across the dwindling
supply highways and railroads from remaining NaZ
mails in Czechoslovaka and Austria they pushed within
Oodd miles of the Red pressing hrough the Reich
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Political RiuaLries
Vanish at Bier
BY FRANK NORRIS
Time, staff Cerrespoudent

WASHINGTON. April 14-Mchigan's sad and reluctant
farewell President Roosevelt today found the bitter political
feuds of the last II years erased by
Arthur Vandenberg walked the side of Supreme
Court Frank Murphy their heads bowed together in genuine
grief.
Homer Ferguson knelt this fearful ceremony
with Democrats like Congressman John Dnge Louis Rabaut
and John Lesns each repeating in his fashion whispered
that from the hearts Of the people Of Michigan
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

have fallen new responsibilities
In the high tasks Of government
that with simplicity Of heart
and sure trust In thcc, they mag
accept as from thee the burden
laid upon them"
PRAYER CONTINUED
His prayer continued:
Watch over the uoen suA
women of our forces by sca, by
land, and In the cir, n pert1cu-
lar those of this household 30
thou their strength when they
are set In the midst Of % many
and great dangers. And grant
that whether BY Mo or by
death. they may win 90 fhe
whole world the fruits q their
sacrifice and q righteous pesce.
Quicken and knit together IN
common loyalty tho wills q slde
Continued on Psge ?. CsL ~ :
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
President Truman Backs
Good Neighbor olicy'

WASHINGTON, April IA nNS)
President Truman today whole
heartedly subscribed TO the good
neighbor policy" in a message TO
the Pan-American Union.
Secretary of State Stettinius
read MIR. Truman's note in which
the President said he was sending
message prepared by the late
President Roosevelt for submis-
sion on Pan-American Day.
ITO the purposes and beliefs
which he stated ip this message
and 10 the good neighbor pol
icy Of which he was the author.
I intellectually subs DR. be-"
President Truman said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Actress Takes Life
Following Quarrel

HOLLYWOOD, April Ia CCP)
Peggy ONeill. 2l-year-old ac-
tress who was 10 have signed a
new long-term screen contract to-
day took her own life last night
a few hours after she had quar-
relied with Albert Mannheimer, a
wealthy screen writer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
BuIIi+t Governs Nazi Civ

LONDON. April IA tINS)--
William c. Bullitt, former Ameri-
can ambassador 10 France and
later attached TO the French army,
has been appointed military gov
ernor 10 Baden-Baden. the famed
German spa. the Paris radio an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Eisenhower Joins
In 5-Minute Tribute

PARIS, April Ii CUP)-Allied
Supreme Headquarters disclosed
that Gen. Eisenhower joined with
his troops today in a five-mpute
period of silence in tribute to
President Roosevelt
Eisenhower and his chief Of
staff. Ii. Gen. Walter 3. Smith,
paused during a conference TO
stand ouietlV
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Monday in the Times
LIFE OF TRUMAN

The Detroit Times will start in Mondays
editions a brief, newy-written life story of
President Truman.
Nswsprint rofionine r,ay make Il IN your
neishbOyhood for order the Times IN advance from
deoier.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
MussoIini Visits Hitler

NEW YORK. April Ia QNS)-
The Rome radio today quoted
Swiss dispatches as reporting
Benito Mussolini had left his
residence in northern Italy for
Hitler's headquarters to discuss
the war situation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

10 the executive mansion.
BISHOP LEADS RITES
Bishop Angus Dun of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Washington led
the service. thanking the heavenly
power for "the qualities of heart
and mind" which Mr.. Roosevelt
brought to the nation and the
world. These. he said. were:
"For steadfast courage In ad-
versity; for clear vision Of dan
gers TO which many shut their
eyes; for sympathy with the
hungers and fears of common
men: for trials met without
surrender, and weakness en-
dured without defeat; for un-
yielding faith in the possibility
of a more just and ordered
world, delivered from the an
Cient curse Of war
He called upon God TO:
strengthen those on whom
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
II Dead in Ship Crash

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. April
ID tUP)-The navy announced to-
day IL were known dead. s mis-
sing and rs injured as result of
Thursdays collision between an
American freighter and q Cana
dian tanker in Buzzard's Bay.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

Stettlnius then read the late
President Roosevelts message 10
the representatives of the Amer
ican republics.
The governments and peo-
pies Of the American hemisphere
share the understanding that
maintenance Of lasting peace In
the Americas is bound up with
maintenance of lasting peace
throughout the world" Mr..
Roosevelt had written.
On J. G. TooLE DENTIST
1to " Lafayette 81 Michigan. OPP. City
Han Hours 80. Tei ca 66se ADJ,
"a e LAKE LINES To cLEyELAND
Isot Oi ThirS 81. CA $500,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

y
For the automobile state, next
to the late Presidents home state
or New York. had a foremost role
in the last agonized leave-takine
with a man who had guided this
nation through the two most har.
rowing and f"teful experiences oi
its history-its worst depression
and its greatest war.
HIS LABORATORY
Probably because Michigan had
been Mr.. Roosevelt's laboratory
in a great new experiment in
human relations, IL had been as
signed this leading part in the
nations sorrowful tribute.
Administration leaders, united
by a staggering grief, were con-
scious of the fact that il was in
Michigan that Mr.. Roosevelt de-
veloped a new understanding be-
tween workers and employers and
that IL was 20 Michigan he first
turned in the dangerous hours
after Pearl Harbor.
So Senator Vandenberg. obsti-
nate critic of the New Deal, stood
guard at the bier in the White
House, member of the special
committee from the upper branch
OF the Congress.
And Senator Ferguson genu-
inely shaken by this tragic loss in
these eventful hours of history.
was named to accompany the body
TO its grave on Mr.. Roosevelts $
beloved estate at Hyde Park.
Justice Murphy, who had been
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