This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
5
Archery and tennis events are planned for next week with separate advanced and beginner classes. Archery features six-arrow rounds at 25, 35 yards plus a 15 yard special. beginners shoot 15 to 20 yards. Tennis uses 3 of 5 games for advanced and 2 of 3 for beginners with long volleys and serves from specified courts.
The Pony League schedules a 1 30 p m start at Recreation park next week with games Monday through Thursday. If rain delays the games move to the next day at 3 30 p m. Standings show White Sox 6 2 Cubs 5 2 Braves 4 4 Dodgers 2 5 Cardinals 1 6.
In Miami at the Orange Bowl the Green Bay Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in an exhibition. The Packers aim to rebound after a 2017 upset by the College All-Stars and refine an offense led by quarterback Bart Starr under coach Vince Lombardi.
Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 at County Stadium Friday night. Bob Hendley pitched a five hitter with seven strikeouts for his seventh win, as Denny Menke hit a two‑out homer in the third to cap the scoring and snap a three‑game skid.
Wisconsin tobacco crop estimates show Southern region at 7,990,000 pounds vs 8,673,000 last year while Northern region is forecast at 10,150,000 pounds compared with 10,994,000 in 1962. Agriculture department notes overall production slightly below 1962 levels.
Jackie Mueller of Mequon Wisconsin and Dan Bleckinger of Oshkosh Wisconsin won singles titles in the 26th annual River Parad Junior Oven Tennis Tournament held Friday in River Forest Alabama.
Slow pitch action heads into final two weeks with 15 games last week. Open League leaders Heeren Coplien and Hubers at 10-2, minor title holder White Haven leads. Classic League top contenders Lanz Hardware, Wisconsin Liquid Feed and Power and Light at 8-4. Minor League White Haven undefeated at 12-0 with Firemen 8-4 and EUB Church 7-5 vying for spots. Stats by John Prien Slowpitch Commissioner.
Welterweight champion Emile Griffith, 24, is a 2-1 favorite over Holly Mims, 34, in a 10 round non title bout at Convention Hall. ABC-TV will televise the fight as part of Saratoga’s centennial racing celebration. Griffith boasts a 36-4 record while Mims sits at 57-? with the bout billed as a showcase for the younger champion.
Point O Woods course in Benton Harbor Michigan hosts the Western Amateur after 72 holes with Don Voth Akron Ohio posting 294 to lead medal results. The par 71 course yielded only one par score amid tough conditions as Voth advances into match play with Pete Green Orchard Lake Michigan in the upper bracket.
Roger Craig rushed from the dugout to greet Jim Hickman after his ninth inning grand slam off Lindy McDaniel gave New York a 7-3 victory over Chicago. Hickman’s soft ball nicked the left field scoreboard sealing Craig’s 3-2 win on the mound. The result snapped Craig’s 18 game losing streak and moved him to 3 20 on the season.
The Sox split a Friday doubleheader with Detroit 2-1 and 1-3 in 10 innings as New York leaders Yankees beat the Dodgers 1-0 leaving Chicago 8 1/2 games back. Cubs fall to Mets 7-3 after Jim Hickman hit a ninth inning homer.
The Minor and Major Midget Leagues finish the season at Twining Park with a four day tournament. Monday features Cubs vs Cards at 1 p.m. and Yanks vs Twins at 2 20 p.m. Tuesday has Orioles vs White Sox at 1 p.m. and Angels vs Giants. The Wednesday final pits the Midget League title game Giants against the winner of Game 1. Thursday closes with the Major Midget Title game between the winner of Game 3 and the winner of Game 4.
Janeville defeated Eau Claire 124 in a Babe Ruth League Ohio Valley Region game Friday night. Garden City, Mich., drew 10 walks and benefitted from six Eau Claire errors to secure the win despite managing only four hits.
Friday results show New York 1 Los Angeles 0 Minnesota 5 Boston 3 Baltimore 7 Washington 1 Kansas City 5 Cleveland 1 Chicago 2 Detroit 1 10 innings. Upcoming games include New York at Los Angeles Detroit at Chicago Boston at Minnesota Baltimore at Washington Kansas City at Cleveland. Standings list Los Angeles 68 45 60.2% and St Louis 63 52. Cincinnati 63 55. Chicago 59 53. Philadelphia 60 56 Milwaukee 58 58 Pittsburgh 57 57 Houston 45 71 New York 37 77.
The July 29 1963 and August 6 1963 sessions authorize Walter Loertscher operators license and Shrine KC square solicitation on August 7 1963. Actions include licenses for Shirl Bauer William Lysser Zane Zurbuchen junk dealer Harry Sauer electrical licenses and contractor licenses and multiple bills and contracts for city projects and incinerator equipment.
The City Council sanctioned numerous payments including convention expenses for Josef Benkert, street repair by Stauffacher Construction, supplies from Monroe area vendors, vehicle labor, fuel, and specialized services. Notable items include incinerator equipment by Stauffacher, sanitary sewer work by Brandenburg, and two Monroe Sales Co. truck purchases.
The New York Jets, with coach Weeb Ewbank, opened under a new name and roster by routing the Houston Oilers 17 to 0 in Shreveport. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 17 to 13 in the other AFL exhibition.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.