Frieda Wuetrich rolls 589 series and 215 game lead
Frieda Wuetrich posted a 589 series and 215 game to top city women’s bowling in the Pleasure league, reclaiming the season high and overtaking Frieda Swiggum. Bette Elmer added a 530, Viola Kundert a 201, while Wally Speich and Clarence Franklin posted 601 and 614 in other leagues. Team and league tallies followed, with Hoffmans and Red’s Grill achieving season highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Wuetrich
Bette Eimer
Bette Elmer
Viola Kundert
Wally Speich
Clarence Franklin
Kegler
Hoffmans
Red
Grill
Schlitz
Bowiers
Ken Smith
Kasten
Bill Gyure
Ralph Phillips
Stewart Haberman
City
Speich
Dumont TV
Ludlow Bar
Victory — Franklin
Paul Hendrickson
Dick Bahr
Stub Kasten
Fred Grendahl
Chuck’s Tavern
Red's Grill
Schuetzel
Argyle
Viola Kunert
Katherine Schuetz
Millie Boyer
Texaco
Green County
Culligans
Boyers
Bernies
Oaktron
Stauffachers
Turner
Herbert Flannery
Albert Goepfert
Allie Wuetrich
Willis Gruenewald
Harold Ambler
Brodhead by Miss Grace Marsh
Mr and Mrs August Lehnherr travel to Charlotte North Carolina to spend holidays with their daughter Mrs James Gibson and family. Mr and Mrs Jerry Hook Skokie Illinois visit Christmas with Mrs Emma Muller. Charles Stephens Carroll College Waukesha is home for holiday recess. Mr and Mrs Ray Bigelow plan a Woodstock Illinois Christmas with sons Erwin and Carlin. Misses Mary and Charlotte Preston host Mr and Mrs J Helgren Waukegan Illinois for Christmas. Mrs Gussie Murdock leaves Tuesday for Billings Montana to spend winter months with Mr and Mrs William Chadwick and family.
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August Lehnherr
Charlotte
N.C
James Gibson
Jerry Hook
Skokie
Ill
Emma Muller
Charles Stephens
Carroll College
Waukesha
R. K. Stephens
Ray Bigelow
Woodstock
Erwin
Carlin
Mary
Charlotte Preston
J. Helgren
Waukegan
Gussie Murdock
Billings
Mont
Ae William Chadwick
Monticello Social Notes Mixed with Holiday Visits
Mrs C D Curtis records visits from Miss ZumBrunnen of Los Angeles and Misses Kate and Rose Stauffer. Mr and Mrs Emery Silver and Mrs Abraham Kubly hosted Ray T Silver and family. Walter J Ackb and Donald of Belleville called. James Knoblauch of Cambridge plans Christmas visits with Bertha Keller and Hazel Kundert. Rice is eaten daily by more than half the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret ZumBrunnen
Los Angeles
Kate and
Rose Stauf
Jerry Purcell
Bertha Keller
Hazel Kundert
Browns Rams Tilt Set for Monday Title Showdown
In Los Angeles and Cleveland the Browns meet the Rams in a likely thriller with Otto Graham and Norm Van Brocklin set to duel again. The 1950 game in Cleveland and the 1951 rematch highlighted the feud, as both clubs deploy sharp passers and strong runners despite aging stars.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Otto Graham
Norm van Brocklin
Cleveland
Bob Waterfield
Rams
Browns
Graham
Lou Groza
Ezzard Charles Wins Split Decision in Comeback Bout
Ezzard Charles, aged 34, narrowly defeats Bob Albright in a split decision to keep his comeback alive. Judges Bybee and James have Charles 56-54, while referee Flores scores for Albright 57-53 amid a late rally by Albright. Albright, LA native, had a late surge and downed efforts to upset the former champ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Francis
Ezzard
Charles
Bob Albright
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Vern Bybee
Eddie James
Frank Flores
Albright
England
Don¢ ‘Cockell
Nashua Heads For Widener Handicap To Top Citation
Nashua with seven new owners heads to Miami to attempt to break Citation’s money mark of 1 085 760 by winning the Widener Handicap at Hialeah. The 1955 Horse of the Year, under Spendthrift Farm colors, will be leased from the syndicate. owners include Leslie Combs II and P A Widener III with other partners. The horse ships from Claiborne Farm to Miami and will begin preps Monday under trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.
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Paris
Nashua
Miami
Citation
Hialeah
Leslie Combs II
Spendthrift Farm
Lexington
Combs
William Woodward Jr
Nasrallah
John W. Hanes
Chris J. Devine
New York
Kentucky
P. A. B. Widener III
Harry M. Warner
Hollywood
Calif
Robert W. Mellvain
Mereworth Farm
Claiborne Farm
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Woodward
Nashua Buyers Seek Swaps Trade Says Owner Pending Sale
Leslie Combs 41 head of a syndicate that funded a horse that beat him in the Kentucky Derby has contacted Rex Ellsworth, owner of Swaps, about buying the 3 year old. Ellsworth said he would inform when ready to sell and Combs indicated potential readiness to buy. Ellsworth unavailable for comment.
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Leslie Combs
Jim Dance
Herald Sports
Paris
Combs
Rex Ellsworth
Swaps
Ellsworth
Assad y Honored Again in Washington Touting Cassady
The Touchdown Club of Washington named Hopalong Cassady outstanding college back of 1955, adding to his Heisman and Maxwell trophies. The award underscores Cassady’s peak early career recognition and his standout performance as a college back.
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Assady
Washington
Touchdown Club of Washington
Hopalong Cassady
Cassady
Edgerton Plans Ice Fishing Derby
Edgerton Lions Club schedules a fishing derby at Bingham's Bay on Lake Koshkonong January 8 with $195 total prizes. First prizes of 40 dollars for largest walleye and largest northern and 25 dollars for largest crappie, plus tiered second and third prizes. gates open at 6 am, fishing to 4 pm, live minnows, hot food and coffee on site. Last year’s top weights were 8 3 4 pounds for walleye, 9 11 for northern, and 2 1/2 pounds for crappie.
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Edgerton Lions Club
Bingham's Bay
Koshkonong
Inghan’s’ Way
Wisconsin
Illinois
Edgerton
Rock River
Vogel Road
Vasquez Fights Ruff in Garden Tonight in Madison Square Garden
New York reports Vasquez, Mexican lightweight champion Vasquez, Wlexico's unbeaten in 12, faces Frankie Ruff of New York in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Underdog Vasquez carries a 35 8 1 record while Ruff sits at 19 1. The event is broadcast NBC TV and radio at 9 p.m. CST.
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New York
Japy Vasquez
Wlexico
Frankie Rutf
Madison Square Garden
Nbc-Tv
Ruff
Freeman Paces Buckeye Victory Over Huskies 94 73
Ohio State upends Washington 94 73 as star guard Freeman scores 34 points to extend Buckeyes’ record to six wins against one loss. Freeman averages 34.4 points per game through seven contests, nearing a place among college basketball’s scoring leaders.
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Freeman
Buckeye
Ohio State
Huskies
Ben Olan
Associated Press
Robin Freeman
Washington
Vanderbilt
Frank Selvy
Furman
Darrell Floyd
Dick Wilkinson
Virginia
Floyd
Brigham Young
Cougars
Wake Forest
Lowell
New Glarus Leaves for Christmas Holidays Homes
Robert Yaeger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Yaeger, is home on a 14 day leave from the U S Naval Training Center at Great Lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Welsh and family left Wednesday for Lincoln Neb to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Weiser and family left Wednesday for a three weeks vacation in Florida.
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Robert Yaeger
Walter Yaeger
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Palmer Welsh
Lincoln
Neb
Arnold Weiser
Florida
Railroad Threatened With Yuletide Strike
CHICAGO The Amcago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad faced a Christmas Day strike threat unless wage demands from the Railroad Yardmasters Union are met An official for Milwaukee Road hoped for agreement in further negotiations today C E Falconer general chairman of the union served the strike notice The union seeks a $55 monthly raise for about 150 yard masters now earning about $465 per month Downing said the impact of a strike on operations is unknown
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Chicago
Amcago
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Downing
C. E. Falconer
Man Executed in Cop Staying Outlaw Merrifield Dies in Chair
Louisville gunman Merrifield, crippled and on crutches, was executed at 12:03 p.m. after fainting in the chair. He had killed patrolman Alvin Keown in 1953 after a nightclub confrontation and refused a final meal and religious services. Gov Chandler and four judges declined to intervene as last rites failed to alter the outcome. Also, Dennis Wright bowled two 750 series in a Milwaukee league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebure
Chester Werrifield
Lfe
Louisville
Alvin Keown
Gunlinger
A. B. Chandler
Merrifield
Paraguay Crisis Sparks Alleged Peronist Link
A Buenos Aires radio report from a secret Paraguayan station urged Paraguayans to brace for real freedom fight. It linked the pending clashes between Epifanio Méndez Fleitas and Alfredo Strassner to shielding Peron influence in Asunción. Strassner described the revolt as an internal crisis and said calm prevailed with few, if any, clashes.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Resistencia
Parana
Epifanio Mendez Fleitas
Alfredo) Strassner
Peron
Asuncion
Mendez
Paraguayan Central Bank
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Strassner
Colorado Party
Campo Grande
Former Boarder Remembers Friends and Albany Police Card
The Albany police headquarters received a memorable Christmas card from a Long Branch New Jersey man who once lived as a hobo in 1983 praising the kindness of the Albany police. The message thanked officers for giving him shelter when cold and hungry. Also noted is a zoological aside: young bald eagles lack the white head spots of adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anpany, N.J
Albany
Long Branch
N.J
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C. D. Curtis
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Cookie" Phillips
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