Word: powells
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...That is versatility; all three of them have lots of it. The minutewomen, four of them, are tediously talky when left to themselves, but as soon as Pansy takes control of them they can posture brilliantly, particularly Charles Pierce. The males are predictably less impressive, but I liked John Powel's hearty, sweaty, and altogether pleasant Andy, and the Russians, who are satisfactory stock Russians. The Shadyrests, by the way, Joseph Bright and Walter Cannon as two appealing irrelevancies, are delightful...
...Died. Powel Crosley, Jr., 74, owner of baseball's Cincinnati Reds, manufacturer of low-cost radios and refrigerators and of the midget Crosley auto, a 30-h.p., $800 precursor of the compacts; of a heart attack; in Cincinnati. A onetime chauffeur and telephone repairman who developed the $22 million Crosley Corp., he moved from venture to venture, never earning more than $20 a week until he hit 30. "If I've batted .300, that's lucky," said Crosley, who batted considerably less with his ball club, saw it win but two pennants, finish in the second division...
Divorced. Powel Crosley Jr., 73, longtime manufacturer of low-priced radios, refrigerators and autos, president of the Cincinnati Reds since 1934; by Charlotte Kay Wilson Crosley, 38, his fourth wife; after almost four years of marriage, no children; in Cincinnati...