Monroe Invites Legion Golfers for State Championship
The first state American Legion golf tournament is set for Friday at Monroe Country Club with defending champion Paul Gilles and notable players from Milwaukee and Madison. Five man teams compete for the state title, 18 hole individual low score, and various prizes. Entry is 7.50 including golf fees luncheon refreshments and dinner. Local posts expect strong participation and mobilize schedules for early starts to accommodate entrants.
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American Legion
Monroe
Paul Gilles
Bill Schaller
Bowden Davis
Alonzo
Milwaukee
Madison
Cudworth Post
State Legionnaires
New Country Club
National League and American League Scores Highlight Busy Tuesday
National League results include New York defeating Brooklyn 7 to 6 in 15 innings and St Louis beating Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in 12. Cincinnati routed Chicago 4 to 0 while Philadelphia at Boston postponed by rain. American League action sees New York 3 Washington 2 with the end called in seventh due to rain and several other midweek games across divisions.
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New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
American Association
St Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Charleston
St. Paul
Wisconsin State League
Appleton
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh
Wausau
Green Bay
Janesville
Major League Leaders In 1950s Statistics
AP summaries list annual leaders: Batting average Musial and Adams lead with 331 and 349. Runs by Lockman 72. RBIs Sauer 87 and Robinson/Doby 76. Hits Adams 126 and Fox 137. Doubles Schoendienst 32. Triples Thomson 10. Home runs Sauer 27 and Doby/Berra 23. Stolen bases Reese 21 and Jensen 16. Pitching Roe 71. Consuegra 5-0. Shantz 114 strikeouts. Rounding out leaders include Spahn 122 strikeouts.
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Thomson
New York
Sauer
Chicago
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Spahn
Boston
Fain
Philadelphia
Joost
Robinson
Doby
Cleveland
Fox
Rizzuto
Berra
Jensen
Washington
Juda By Mrs. F. N. Milles
Miss Helen Stettler daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Stettler is attending Norwest School of Technology in Minneapolis. A family picnic at Recreation Park Monroe honored Cpl Merle and Mrs Rosheisen of Wilmington NC with grandparents A A Williams A D Rosheisen and Mr and Mrs E T Lahr among the guests Rosheisen and Ted Miller left for North Carolina after a 15 day furlough at Ellsworth Rosheisen and Ted Miller homes Mr and Mrs Laurel Bronson Elkhorn were Sunday visitors of Mrs Florence Miller. Room for you Sunday school class of EUB church picnicked at Monroe Recreation Park. Esther Newman Mayville Wis visiting relatives after summer school in Washington. Mrs Stella Hamman visiting sister Mrs Gertrude Newman.
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Helen Stettler
Walter Stettler
Norwest School of Technology
Minneapolis
Recreation Park
Monroe
Cpl. Merle
Rosheisen
Wilmington
N. C
A. A. Williams
A. D. Rosheisen
E.T. Lahr
Rosheisens
North Carolina
New York Nips Dodgers in 15th
The Giants and Dodgers played a five hour 15 inning game with dramatic hits. Don Mueller delivered a game deciding infield chopper and later a fluke hit to lift the Giants past the Dodgers 6 5 in extra frames.
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New York Nips Dodgers
Brewers Rally To Narrow Lead In High-Scoring Win
The Milwaukee Brewers beat Indianapolis 14 to 9 to move within one game of the American Association leaders. Kansas City fell 3 to 1 to Louisville while St Paul won 8 to 3 over Columbus and Minneapolis topped Charleston 7 to 3. Brewers hitters Bruton Mauch Klaus each had four hits. Maruiez hit a two run homer and a triple.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Charleston
Lloyd Dickey
Brewers
Bill Bruton
Gene Mauch
Bill Klaus
Louis Maruiez
West Allis Captures Wisconsin Legion Tournament Title
West Allis defeated Marinette 3 0 to win the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Tournament. Bob Botz earned outstanding player honors with a two hit performance and nine strikeouts while issuing no walks and hitting one batter.
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Clintonville
West Allis
Wisconsin American Legion
Marinette
Bob Botz
Botz
Giants-Hit pinch homers to spark 15-inning win
Yesterday's Stars Batting George Wilson and Bob Elliott helped the Giants stay alive with pinch home runs in a 7-6 victory in 15 innings. Pitching by Bobby Shantz for the A's made him the first major leaguer this year to reach 20 wins, as Boston fell 5-3.
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Jack Handap
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia A’s
Dodgers
Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York Yankees
Spec Shea
Washington
Don Mueller
Jim Rhodes
Mueller
Gil Hodges
Billy Lees
Jim Hearn
Bobby Thomson
George Wilson
Bob Elliott
New York
A’s
Boston
Parilli Faces Learning Load With Packers In Green Bay
Vito Babe Parilli worries over earning a role with the Green Bay Packers as rookie QBs in training camp at St Johns Military Academy prepare for College All-Star season. Fellow draftee Bill Howton notes the workload ahead while both adjust to the city’s welcoming reception in Green Bay.
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Chris Edmonds Delafield
Wis
St. John’s Military Academy
Vito
Babe) Parilli
Green Bay Packers
Kentucky
Green Bay
Tobin
Bobby
Rice
Howton
Texas
Gene Ronzani
Babe
Parishi
Packers
Parilli
Lexington
University of Kentucky
League
Semi-Pro Meet Nearing Windup in Wisconsin Tourney
Merrill defending champion faces La Crosse and Racine Jacobsen tangles with Milwaukee Harnischfeger in the semi finals. Merrill beat Oconomowoc 5-2. LaCrosse blanked Milwaukee Emil Miller 3-0. Racine defeated Mauston 6-0. Benedict struck out 17 as Racine set a 31 strikeout record. Wensing homered for Racine. Niggli and Timm highlighted pitching for LaCrosse and Merrill.
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Milwaukee
Merrill
LaCrosse
Racine Jacobsen
Milwaukee Harnischfeger
Wisconsin
Oconomowoc
Emil Miller
Racine
Mauston
Bruce Johan
Fred Wensing
Dick Niggli
Rod Timm
Red Peterson
Peterson
Timm
Cardinals To Meet Hot Negro Team Sunday Night
Monroe Cardinal manager John Walters says his squad will host a return game at Recreation Park Sunday night at 8 15. The visitors are the combined Rockford Phillies Beloit Fairbanks Morse Negro team which edged Monroe 2 1 last month after a 10 inning duel.
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John Walter
Monroe Cardinal
Recreation Park
Walter
Rockford Phillies
Beloit Fairbanks-Morse
Johnson to face Satterfield in Chicago ten-round bout
Har old Johnson and Bob Satterfield clash in a ten round heavyweight fight at the Chicago Stadium. The match is slated for eight oclock p m central time and will be telecast nationwide.
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Chicago
Harold Johnson
Bob Satterfield
Chicago Stadium
Hambletonian Stake Postponed 24 Hours
Rain caused the 27th Hambletonian Stake to be postponed for 24 hours in Goshen New York. The racing program will start tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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Goshen
N. Y
Hambletonian
Thrillers Played In Softball Loop
Two thrilling softball games at Recreation Park featured upsets in the Municipal Softball League. Pleasure Band beat Sahara Coal 6-2 as Bob Prien allowed seven hits and a four run burst in the 10th inning broke a 2-2 tie.
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Recreation Park
Pleasure Band
Bob Prien
Sahara Coal Aggregation
Pleasure Bend
Softball make up games at Recreation Park tonight
Two first round make up tilts are set for Recreation Park tonight as Pleasure Bend faces Schuetzel and Jefferson Center meets Phillips-Smith. A win by either Schuetzes or Phillips-Smith could clinch the first round title. Tomorrow features Schuetzes versus Gemplers and Phillips-Smith against Carter-Gruenewald.
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GS League
Gemplers
Carter-Gruenewald
Schuetzes
Jefferson Center Os
Pleasure Bend
Sahara Coal
Black-Clark
Phillips-Smith
Rene
Recreation Park
Schuetzel
Jefferson Center
Black-Clark Triumphs In Extra Inning Thriller
Black-Clark edged Jefferson Center 5 4 after a late seventh frame error allowed a tying run. Del Soldy homered for Black-Clark, Rufer scored on Soddy’s error, and Soddy held Davis to eight hits as Black-Clark tallied four decisive runs in the 10th. Pleasure Bend advanced with a separate victory after Sahara Coal led 2 0 early and Bill Beach belted a homer.
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Black-Clark
Jefferson Center
del Soldy
Rufer
C. Soddy
Soddy
Black Clark
Davis
Pleasure Bend
Sahara Coal
Bill Beach
Prien
Dick McArdle
Walt Bahler
Wisconsin field days showcase electric farm labor savers
Visitors from 22 counties tour the University of Wisconsin electric research farm south of Madison on Verona road. Lafayette County groups join Aug 13 with seven counties already visiting. Displays include hay driers feed mill cow trainers and electrically wired hog and chicken houses. Field days run 10:30 a m to 3:30 p m and the farm remains open for future visitors.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Electric Research Farm
Madison
Verona
Lafayette
Gratiot Social Notes Across Nearby Towns
Miss Irene Gilie reports Gratiot residents visiting relatives and friends in Milwaukee Beloit Verona Apple River Shullsburg Waterloo and Rockford. Families including the McGinnises Brace Burkes Gille Coates Kilcoyne Hutt and Pandow are noted for weekend visits visits and illness absences among local households.
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B. J. McGinnis
Milwaukee
Chet Brace
Rockford
Albert Anderson
James Burke
Robert Burke
Margaret
Mamie Burke
Beloit
Francis Ganshert
Camilus Whalen
Shullsburg
Whalen
Cletus Wolfram
Margie
H. P. Gille
Milton Coates
Burlington
Irene
Vernon McQuillian
Apple River
Ill
Want Ad Promises Big Effort for Small Payoff
A short notice touts the value of classified Want Ads, claiming buyers get substantial work or service at minimal cost. The piece emphasizes economical advertising and busy results for bidders seeking quick, practical outcomes.
Circus Aerial Youth Falls 40 Feet Injures Performer
Lafayette Ind. authorities report 17 year old an aerial performer with Barnes Bros Circus suffered a 40 foot fall while hanging by his teeth. Doctors fear fractures to two arms a hip and a wrist with a possible jaw injury.
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Lafayette
Ind
Roberto Rolan
Barnes Bros
Merger Unites Two Dairy Co-ops In Wisconsin History
Milwaukee Dairy Lane Inc and Dairyland Co operative of Juneau merged in a two million dollar deal the largest in Wisconsin dairy history. Dairy Lane keeps its name and operations with about 250 workers from 378 farmers. Dairyland serves 2100 farmers across Dodge Jefferson and Columbia counties and runs plants in Juneau Watertown Wyocena and Waterloo. E C Carlson general manager of Dairyland will oversee merged operations.
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Milwaukee
Dairy Lane, Inc
Dairyland Co-operative
Juneau
Wisconsin Dairy Industry
Dairy Lane
Milwaukee Dairy
Watertown
Dairyland
Wyocena
Waterloo
Dodge
Jefferson
Columbia
E.C. Carlson
Service Record notes shipboard training and hometown ties
Donald J. Miller stationed on the USS Wiltsie in San Francisco went to San Diego for a week of damage control schooling. He visited Mr. and Mrs. Urban Miller, saw former Juda residents, and met Peter Retzlaff who entered the Navy with him.
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Donald J. Miller
Lynn Ends Training in ROTC Camp Return
Gene Lynn son of Mr and Mrs M E Lynn returned from a six week ROTC camp at Ft Eustis Virginia He is an ROTC student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Lynn
Monticello
Gene Lynn
M. E. Lynn
Ft. Eustis
Gene
University of Wisconsin
Gasoline Use Surges Far Beyond Car Registrations
The Automobile Club of New York reports gasoline consumption has risen tenfold since 1920, while motor vehicle registrations have only quintupled, highlighting a growing fuel use gap and changes in driving habits.
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The
Automobile Club of New York
Aquacade Promises Neptune Theme at Monroe Pool
Monroe's recreation department and staff stage the annual aquacade on August 14 at 7 30 p m with the king Jumbo Stauffacher on a throne atop the highest diving board. Mermaid Carol Schindler will provide royal entertain ment as beginners perform Hot Potato and polywogs frogs and sharks in a ballet. A lifesaving demonstration by Joe E Miller and the Green County water safety program is planned along with diving exhibitions and comedy numbers.
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Monroe
Neptune
Recreation Park
John
Jumbo) Stauffacher
Carol Schindler
Recreation Department
Neptune's Secret Service
Joe E. Miller
Green County Water Safety Program
Warren's Fair Entries Closing
Warren special reports livestock division entries close for the 92nd Warren Illinois fair at 6 p m tomorrow at Richardson Harness store. The fair runs August 14 to 17 with exhibitors from Jo Daviess Stephenson counties and Lafayette County. Other entries in exhibits close at 6 p m August 13. Divisions open include beef and dairy cattle baby beef junior show horses and mules sheep swine farm and garden fruits jellies floriculture horticulture fine arts domestic arts and foods. C W Bartell president and J W Richardson secretary.
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Warren
Warren, Il
Richardson Harness
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Illinois
Lafayette County
Wisconsin
C. W. Bartell
The
Fair Society
J. W. Richardson
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Lockman
Adams
Schoendienst
Consuegra
Shantz
Juda
F. N. Milles
BY Jimmy Hatlo
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Tsai
Einer O. Hammer
State Department of Agriculture
Green County
Josie May
Anna Kruse
Calista Kilcoyne
Mary Cashman
George Hutt
Circus
Evening Times
Hyland
Warren's Fair
Witte
Haaor Lee
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