Nellie Fox to Break AL Endurance Record in Boston
Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox will tie the American League consecutive games mark at 478 in Boston, surpassing Eddie Collins 477. Fox has appeared in 751 of the last 752 Sox games and aids his record with a celebrated streak amid team chatter and club congratulations.
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Chicago
Boston
Jacob Nelson Fox
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia A’s
White Sox
Fox
Marty Marion
Baltimore
Cleveland
Nell
Bush
Ray Boone
Johnson's 150-Foot Blow Lifts Orioles Over Senators
Orioles pitcher Connie Johnson earned the win with a rare 150 foot drive to right, bringing home Brooks Robinson on a sacrifice in a 2-1 victory over the Senators. Johnson admitted rough pitching conditions but credited the timely hit and helped move Baltimore to fifth place.
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Baltimore (Ap
Connie Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Herb Plews
Brooks Robinson
Johnson
Paul Richards
Oriole
Richards
Yankees
The
Orioles
Weekend Baseball Results Across Leagues
The Sunday card shows several league games with scores across the Pacific Coast, International, American, Northern, and Three-I Leagues. Notable results include Portland 12 6 over Vancouver, Spokane 5 3 over San Diego, and Milwaukee styled lines not present here.
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Spokane
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Seattle
Phoenix
Portland
Vancouver
Miami
Buffalo
Richmond
Toronto
Columbus
Montreal
Havana
Rochester
St. Paul
Louisville
Omaha
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Charleston
Wichita
Denver
Duluth Superior
Grand Forks
Fargo-Moorhead
Aberdeen
St. Cloud
Minot
Winona
Green Bay
Cedar Rapids
Fox Cities
Davenport
Burlington
American Assn
Nadir Wins Rich Arlington Derby in Chicago Race
Claiborne Farm’s Nadir captured the $160 075 American Derby at Arlington Park with Manuel Ycaza aboard in 1 51 3 5 over a heavy track. Victory Morn was second, Talent Show third, in a field of eleven as Nadir posted a $6.00 win odds and added to a two year total of $337,684.
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Chicago
Claiborne Farm
Arlington Park
Manuel Ycaza
Nadir
Cain Hoy Stable
Ada L. Rice
Victory Morn
Ycaza
Strong Ruler
Talent Show
Gray Trust
Hillsdale
Dragon Killer
Olymar
Strong Bay
Rise N
Mrs Williams Leads Women’s Metropolitan Golf Tour
Mrs. Jack Williams of Milwaukee the state women’s champion leads a field of 160 into the 36 hole medal play event at Merrill Hills. She defends her Metropolitan title and faces strong rivals including Mrs. John Clauder of Milwaukee and Mrs. Richard Perrin of Oconomowoc, both with past Metro honors.
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Waukesha
Jack Williams
Milwaukee
Merrill Hills
Williams
John Clauder
Clauder
Richard Perrin
Oconomowoc
Metro
Bears Roar Past Cardinals In Exhibition 24-7
Chicago Bears under George Halas demolish the Chicago Cardinals 24-7 in Buffalo. Willie Galimore runs 22 and 25 yards for the Bears while George Blanda adds a 15 yard field goal and Tom Dooley catches a touchdown from Ed Brown. Cardinals rookie coach Frank Ivy sees Lamar McHan connect with Max Boydston for their score.
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Chicago
George Halas
Chicago Cardinals
Halas
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Buffalo
N.Y
Bears
Willie Galimore
George Blanda
Tom Dooley
Ed Brown
Frank Ivy
Lamar McHan
Max Boydston
Argentine Netter Says Aussies Too Strong For U S
Enrique Morea of Argentina predicts Australia would beat the United States four to one if they played tomorrow. He notes Australia’s depth, with several doubles teams stronger than America, and that the U S elimination came after a 3-0 American lead in the Davis Cup American Zone final.
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N. Y
Enrique Morea
Argentina
America
United States
Australia
Morea
MacKay
Educardo Soriano
Richardson
Westchester Country Club
Yankes
Britain Plans Third Series of A Tests
Britain will soon hold its third series of nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island in the central Pacific according to the Defense Ministry. The first British H-bomb was detonated May 15, 1957, with four more reported since then, the most recent on April 28. No details on the scope of the coming tests were given amid growing calls to suspend nuclear testing.
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London
Britain
Christmas Island
Central Pacific
Defense Ministry
Mohawks Tie Trane League Mark With 8-4 Win
The Mohawks evened their Trane Co. Plant League record at six and six by beating the Tranes 8-4 at West Avenue. Despite being out hit seven to five, Mohawks capitalized on three Trane errors and Mickschl's homer. The Trances fall to 5-13. At Trane Park Pencil Pushers claim 15th win in 18 on a forfeit from Old Grandads, now 6-12.
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Mohawks
Trane Co
Tranes
West Avenue
Mickschl
Trane Park
Goggin Wins Second Annual Senior Open Golf Title
Willie Goggin of San Jose California captured his second National Open Senior Golf title in Spokane with a final round 67 three under par to finish 270 for 72 holes edging Gene Sarazen of Germantown New York by one stroke. Also in the running were Jimmy Hines of Palm Springs California and Paul Runyan of La Jolla California.
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Spokane
Wash
Willie Goggin
San Jose
Calif
Gene Sarazen
Germantown
N.Y
Sarazen
Jimmy Hines
Palm Springs
Paul Runyan
LaJolla
Braves Sign Harris To Cedar Rapids Club
Lemmon Harris Jr., 19 year old Milwaukee outfielder and North Division High School alumnus, signed Sunday by the Milwaukee Braves to a 1959 Cedar Rapids contract in the Class B Three-I League after an Army discharge last month.
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Milwaukee
Lemmon Harris Jr
Milwaukee Braves
Cedar Rapids
Harris
North Division
Davenport seeks Iowa woman in death case
Davenport authorities ask city police to help locate Wayna Cleven ger who is expected to call home after a death. She is believed to be in the Wisconsin Dells area and drives a 1954 two tone blue Buick with Illinois plates.
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Davenport
Iowa
Wayna Clevenger
Wisconsin Dells
Illinois
Obituary notices from Wisconsin and Minnesota communities
Death notices for Mrs. Emilie Wyss in Black River Falls and Mrs. Clara Gardner in Sparta report their ages and survivors. Otto Fischer of Horah dies at Ft. Snelling Veterans Hospital. services in Hokah and Caledonia with burial at Mt Hope Cemetery.
Legal Notices and Public Proceedings in La Crosse Area
The La Crosse City District Board of Education met July 7 1958 with members present except three officers. Bills for June and various sources show detailed expenditures. Probate actions include estates of Hermina Groman and Stanley Kenetchy with court dates and claim deadlines. Fuel oil bids requested for La Crosse County libraries and extension office. Police ambulance and traffic blotter items list recent incidents and fines across La Crosse and Monroe counties.
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LA Crosse City
State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Hermina Groman
la Crosse
City of
County of la Crosse
Eugene A. Toepel
Edwards and
Hafner
406 Exchange Building
State of Wisconsin
Stanley A. Kenetcy
Stanley A. Kenetchy
Leonard R. Chojnacki
Rivoli
Geo. Herrmann
Russell E. Aldrich
Clarence E. Christopher
Leo G. Kihm
Carl F. Johnson
Pepin Man Joins Sparta Bank Staff
Rich ard O Hem former manager of Pepin Station of the American Bank of Alma will join the Farmers National Bank of Sparta on September 1. Hem has 14 years with the American Bank and the Hem family purchased 420 North Court Street residence. They will move before Sept. 1 and have two children. Hem has been active in Pepin in church fraternal and civic groups.
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Sparta
Wis
Richard O. Hem
Pepin
American Bank of Alma
Farmers National Bank of Sparta
Hem
American Bank
Hems
Richard de Witt Hem
N. Court St
Rural Holmen girl picked up by city police
A 14 year old Holmen girl was picked up by city police at 8 55 p m Sunday for running away from home. She will be turned over to her parents. The article notes Salt Lake City streets are numbered by direction and distance from the Mormon Temple.
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Holmen
Salt Lake City
Mormon Temple
Waukon Area Farm Home Destroyed in Fire
A Wexford area farm home near Waukon Iowa was wiped out by a Saturday night fire. Joseph Delaney family escaped unharmed as flames mounted from the second story possibly from faulty wiring. The home and furnishings were a total loss with only a refrigerator and TV saved. Fire units from Waukon and Harper’s Ferry fought the blaze until rain cooled it early Sunday.
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Waukon
Iowa
Wexford
Joseph Delaney
Balere Dundee
Harpers Ferry
Allamakee County
Local notices list travel plans and business hours
Phyllis Ender leaves Minneapolis by plane on Saturday August 16 for a two week visit in Whittier California. Dr Kenneth Ducke office at 1522 State will be closed until August 26 and now opens 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Pederson Yarn Shop at 2222 Kane also mentioned.
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Phyllis Ender
Rudolph Ender
N. 12Th St
Minneapolis
Whittier
Calif
Kenneth Ducke
State
Pederson Yarn Shop
Kane
Losses Reported In City Police Blotter
Two residents reported losses to city police. Mrs. Fred Wagner of 228% 8th St. reported a tan bill fold with papers pictures and about 80 cents missing near 7th 8th Cass and King. Ronnie Growth of 716 Gould St. lost a black leather billfold containing three dollars and a temporary driving license at the Rivoli Theater Saturday night.
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Fred Wagner
7Th St
7Th
8Th
Cass
King Streets
Ronnie Growth
Gould St
Rivoli Theater
Petrified Trees in Northeast Arizona Used by Indians
Geologic action has turned petrified wood into agate specimens still found in northeast Arizona. Native peoples historically chipped the rock into arrowheads for weapons.
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Arizona
Deaths George W Lambkin 54
George W Lambkin 54 of 1801 South 31st Street died at home Saturday night A funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p m in English Lutheran Church Rev H N Stoffel officiating burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Survived by wife Jessie two daughters Jeannine Zinke of Rantoul Illinois Janet Klawitter of La Crosse four grandchildren and sister Gladys Barschine of St Paul Friends may call Sletten McKee Funeral Home Monday 7 to 9 p m and at church Monday 1 p m until service time
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George W. Lambkin
S. 31St St
H. N. Stoffel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Jessie
Kenneth
Jeannine) Zinke
Rantoul
Ill
Carl
Janet) Klawitter
la Crosse
Gladys) Barschine
St. Paul
Minn
Sletten
McKee
Albert Schrader
Avon
Nelson Funeral Home
Milo Brekke
Oak Grove
Nelson Funeral
Hamilton Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Schrader
Helen
Frank
Marian) DeBruyn
Detroit
Mich
Vance
George
Rudy
Maude Pengra
Arthur
Ethel) Peterson
Obituary Notice for Robert A. Boucher of La Crosse
Robert A. Boucher 45 formerly of La Crosse died Friday at his Burbank California home He will be buried in Burbank He is survived by his wife Dorothy a son Robert of St Paul a daughter Jeanne his mother Mrs George Boucher of La Crosse and one sister Mrs Robert Cerny of Minneapolis
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Robert A. Boucher
la Crosse
Burbank
Calif
Dorothy
Robert
St. Paul
Jeanne
George Boucher
Robert Cerny
Minneapolis
Death of 13 year old David Schaper in South Beloit
David Schaper aged 13 of 201 Goodhue South Beloit Illinois died accidentally Saturday in the city. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Schaper of South Beloit one brother Gerald Schaper at home three sisters Kathleen Eagon of La Crosse Rita Rasmussen of Glasgow Montana and Mary Lou Pulver of Chippewa Falls. Visitation is Tuesday afternoon 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 at Schumacher Funeral Home with Rosary at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Funeral Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at Schumacher and 9 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery.
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Horah
Minn
Otto Fischer
Veterans Hospital
Ft. Snelling
Minneapolis
Mr. Fischer
Hokah
Godfried Fischer
Fischer
la Crosse
Carl
Zion Lutheran Church
E. G. Hertler
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Potter-Haugen
Caledonia
David Schaper
Goodhue
South Beloit
Ill
William Schaper
Gerald Schaper
Gerald
Kathleen) Eagon
Robert
Rita) Rasmussen
Glasgow
Mont
Donald
Mary Lou) Pulver
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Sts
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
V. J
Obituary notices for Anthony Schrader and others in La Crosse area
Obituary notices for infant Patricia K Anthony of Onalaska and Albert Schrader of La Crosse with funeral details. Survivors listed include parents siblings and grandparents. Graveside rites held in La Crosse Catholic Cemetery with Rev Joseph Bach officiating. Schrader service and burial set at Nelson Funeral Home with calls and Knights of Pythias services noted. Additional birth notices from La Crosse Lutheran Hospital and St Marys Hospital list newborns and parents in Sparta Norwalk Wilton and La Crosse areas.
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Patricia K. Anthony
Emmitt J. Anthony
Wilson St
Onalaska
Madison Hospital
la Crosse
Obituary: Schriver, Local Grocer, Dies in Kalispell
Schriver, about 65 and formerly of La Crosse, died August 8 in Kalispell Montana where he had lived for years. He ran a grocery at 7th and State streets before moving to Montana. Funeral services were held in Kalispell. His first wife Ruth Donald of Savanna Illinois died earlier. he remarried Tasmania. A daughter Dorothy preceded him in death. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Schriver.
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Schriver
la Crosse
Kalispell
Mont
7Th and
State Streets
Montana
Ruth Donald
Savana
Ill
Tasmania
Dorothy
John Schriver
Salem Youths Win Prizes At State Fair
At the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis four grand championships went to West Salem Future Farmers of America members. Warren Schomberg showed the grand champion sow and grand champion boar in the spotted Poland China division, with three blue ribbons. Gene Batzel earned three blues and one red in the same division, while David Schomberg won the grand champion barrow and grand champion sow in the Duroc breed with three blues. Bruce Linse collected three blues and Ann Schomberg one blue and two reds in the same division, and Robert Miller received two blues on Chester White barrows.
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West Allis
Wis
West Salem
Future Farmers of America
Warren Schomberg
Gene Batzel
David Schomberg
Bruce Linse
Ann Schomberg
Robert Miller
Chester
Weekend Toll Pushes Wisconsin Deaths Toward 480
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin’s 1958 traffic toll reached 480 as 14 deaths occurred in the weekend period ending Friday night. Names and ages of the deceased include Adolph Kaufman 25 Bayfield County. George Cameron 44 Danbury. Richard Mathiebe 21 Forest Junction. Roger Sylvester 20 Madison. Patricia Esser 26 Milwaukee. Leone Vining 29 Wanakee. Gary Noble 16 Stewartville Minnesota. Robert Lemanczyk 41 Milwaukee. Ruth Lemanczyk 10. Wayne Fuller 20 Barton. Walter Fraser 48 Pickerel. James Schaetz 14 and John Anderson 16 rural Denmark. Several others were injured. multiple crashes occurred across Dane, Brown, Forest, Columbia, Buffalo/Baron counties and beyond.
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Wisconsin
Adolph R. Kaufman
Barnes
Bayfield County
Roger A. Sylvester
Madison
Lodi
Columbia County
Patricia Esser
Milwaukee
Minocqua
Frederick
Leone Vining
Waunakee
Dane
Cross Plains
Gary Noble
Stewartville
Minn
Barton
Washington County
Robert Lemanczyk
Ruth
Wayne Fuller
Walter E. Fraser
Forest County
Pickerel
James E. Schaetz
John M. Anderson
Denmark
Brown County
Vandal damage hits Allis-Chalmers yard over weekend
Vandals accessed the Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. yard at 2nd and La Crosse streets during the weekend. They damaged and operated several fork lift loaders, cutting electrical wiring and damaging a tire.
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Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
2Nd
la Crosse
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Adan
Jan Sterling
Mary Ficket
Danny’s
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Kathy O’ Key
Rivoli Theatre
Kathy O
Netter
U.S
Mohawk
Goggin
Braves
Jacob Wyss
Black River Falls
Black River Falls Methodist Church
Wayne Grover
Riverside Cemetery
Wyss
Emilie Stiehl
Cloverdale
Cisco
Lester
Verna) Kufahl
Elm Grove
William Stiehl
Emma Stiehl
Lahna Spaulding
Melrose
Clara Gardner
Clara O. Gardner
Nettie Anderson
Hilda Erickson
Rockland
George Schumacher
Lanham’s
Elmer Larson
Cashton
Fish Creek
Lanham
Tuition High School
Daniel Webster
Logan Jr. High School
Albert Schroeder
Avon St
la Crosse Hospital
Walter Gardner
George St
St. Francis Hospital
Erling Foss
King St
Charles Young
Virgil Marx
Ave. S
Emma Halverson
Bethany Home
Lutheran Hospital
13Th Place
Horton Street
L. Larson
Sill St
16Th
Denton Streets
William Kauma
Main St
L. Wieman Co
5Th Ave. S
Justice Court
Monroe County
Ray Gentry
Flora
James Fiebiger
Appleton
Gerald Nelson
Quincy
James Schaitel
Norwalk
Thomas Colburn
Camp McCoy
Mary Jane Cassell
Grayton
Richard Fillner
Edwid F. Scott
William H. Chambers
Wilton
Donovan Gilbertson
Elwin Twinking
Bloomington
Edwin Alexander
Camp Mc- Coy
Ralph Rataczyk
Earl Rumppe Jr
Ontario
Richard Beinlich
Ralph A. Needham
Cass St
Gary Everson
Bangor
Dean Roberts
Pepin Man
Sparta Bank
New York, N. Y
U. S. Pat
Robert Boucher
Margaret E
Barbara Jean
Michael
Timothy
Catherine Clark
Josie Clark
Robert E Anthony
la Crosse Catholic Cemetery
Joseph Bach
Clarence Schriver
Clarence
Catherine Steidl
Bernhard Danielson
Marie Kotak
Salem
H.p
Wodel
Meg
Northern States Power Company
Viroqua
BAS
MATIG
George M. Cameron
Danbury
St. Croix Falls
Richard Mathiebe
Forest Junction
Highway 10
Calumet County
A. F. Jordan
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