Ed Pickett Leads City Bowling Night With 678 Series
Ed Pickett, a leading bowler for Mon roe Bees Construction, topped the night with a 678 series in the City league including games of 212 182 and 234. Other top scores came from Don Ripp 592 Rollie Etter 572 Arnold Smobersteg 563 and Frank Klarer 544. Ida Casanova led the women with 451 in the Pleasure league.
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Eddie Pickett
Monroe
Bees
Pickett
Don Ripp
Pleasure Bend
Rollie Etter
Hoffman's
Arnold Smobersteg
Corner Tavern
State Line
Frank Walters
Johnson Motors
Frank Klarer
Curtiss Candy
Ida Casanova
Rees Construction
Badger Petroleum
Schlitz
Hilltop Inn
Leader Store
Ed Pickett
Bill Rees
Robert Mueller
Vic Carson
Victory League
Chuck’s Tavern
Banker’s Life
Niffenegger’s
Crandall Oilers
Lanz Hardware
Uncle
H. Lanz
Clarence Erickson
Hendrickson
Fred Goecks
Fred Goecks 513. Pleasure League
Winslow Rurals
Palmer’s Tavern
Beauty Lane
Cities Service
Magee Beauty Shop
W. Pfeiffer
Gertrude Ostrander
Frances Trickel
Maxine Share
Santa Claus Visits Northwestern Wildcats in Pasadera
Santa Claus will visit the Northwestern football team in Pasadera California tomorrow. The event will reward each player with a gift from local merchants and NN supporters in the Huntington hotel lobby. A training injury sidelined left end Joe Buravleff, a 190 pounder from Erie Pennsylvania, who injured a shoulder yesterday.
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Pasadera
Calif
Santa Claus
Northwestern
Evanston
Ill
Huntington Hotel
Joe Buravleff
Erie
Skins Whip Waterloo for Season-High Home Win
Sheboygan Indians shot 42 percent to beat Waterloo 77 to 56 in a National League basketball game. Bob Cook and Jorgy Jorgensen led with 15 points each as the team posted its biggest home score of the season.
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Waterloo Sheboygan
Sheboygan Indians
Wate
January Brings Coldest US Temps Snow Deepens in February
The report notes January delivered the coldest temperatures across the United States while February brought deeper snowfalls on average. Strong regional variations appear with some areas seeing heavier accumulations and lingering cold snaps into early spring.
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United States
Wisconsin Beats UCLA 49-46 For Unguarded Upset
Wisconsin defeated UCLA 49-46 to hand the Bruins their first loss in the nation's rankings. Don Rehfeldt scored 20 points, fueling a late comeback after UCLA led 6 0early in the second half. Carl Kraushaar led UCLA with 11. Northwestern beat USC 38-35 in the other half of the doubleheader.
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Los Angeles
Calif
University of Wisconsin
UCLA
Badgers
Bruins
Wisconsin
Rehfeldt
Carl Kraushaar
Todays Markets Livestock Chicago USDA Prices
US cattle and hog markets show sales activity with hogs up to 1.50 higher in parts and cattle generally steady. Hog top at 23.25 with various weight grades priced between 20.00 and 23.00. Cattle and calves mixed with beef cows 18.50 19.50 and canners 14.50 17.25. bulls and vealers down slightly. Live poultry, butter, and eggs reported steady with receipts listed.
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Chicago
USDA
Wall Street Mixed On Quiet Pre-Christmas Trading
Modest demand lifted stock prices a few points while many traders left early for Christmas holidays. American Broadcasting moved closer to its yearly peak, Nickel Plate common rose another point, and U S Industrial Chemicals steadied after a dividend omission.
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New York
Wall Street
American Broadcasting
U.S
Famed Grid Coach Gil Dobie Dies at 70
Hartford Connecticut reports the death of J Gil Dobie a renowned football coach at age 70. He died at the Institute of Living after months as a patient. Dobie coached at Minnesota North Dakota Washington Navy Cornell and Boston College ending his career in 1938 with Frank Leahy succeeding him at Notre Dame.
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Conn
J. Gilmour
Gil) Dobie
The
Institute of Living
Dobie
Institute
University of Minnesota
University of North Dakota
University of Washington
U. S. Naval Academy
Cornell
Boston College
Frank Leahy
University of Notre Dame
North South Shrine Grid Classic At Orange Bowl
About 35 000 to 40 000 fans expected for the Shrine's North South all star charity game at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Yale coach Herman Hickman leads the North 25 man squad and promises a wide open passing shootout. Miami coach Andy Gustafson of the South says both sides are ready and in great shape for Christmas night.
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Miami
Fla
Herman Hickman
Yale
Andy Gustafson
University of Miami
Hickman
Gustafson
Beloit Takes 69 54 Over St Marys Calif In College Basketball
Beloit defeated St Marys Calif 69 to 54 in a college basketball result. Ripon beat Wayne Michigan 62 to 58. Wisconsin 49 UCLA 46. Northwestern 38 Southern California 35.
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Associated Press College
Beloit
St. Mary’s Calif
Ripon
Wayne (Mich
Wisconsin
UCLA
Colorado
A and M
Northwestern
Southern California
Packers top Oshkosh All-Stars in 79 62 victory
Anderson Indiana saw the Eastern division leaders the Anderson Packers defeat the Oshkosh All-Stars 79 to 62 before 2000 fans. Oshkosh scoring honors went to Jack Burmeister with 13 points and Gene Englund with 12.
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Andersonstops
Anderson
Ind
Anderson Packers
Oshkosh All-Stars
Oshkosh
Jack Burmeister
Gene Englund
Monroe YMCA Teams Compete In Janesville Tourney
Thirty Monroe Hi Y teams took part in the annual Janesville YMCA basketball tournament. Janesville Hi Ys edged Monroe 34 30 in a late 30 second finish while Monroe Gray lost 24 17 to Janesville. The Friendly Indians defeated Janesville 14 8 with Pete Johnson scoring late to seal it. Teams traveled with several players and coaches listed. all enjoyed swimming and indoor games after the contests.
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Monroe Tri - County
Bob Tracy
Gray
Janesville
Monroe Gray
Vic Chambers
Dave Forbes
Walter Marty
Hans Masshardt
Richard McArdle
Jim van Wagenen
Danny Brennan
Larry Kitchen
Monroe
Janesville Indians
Pete Johnson
Monroe Indians
Jerrold Staffon
Herbert Ableman
Jerry Davis
Gary Coplien
Virgil Bragg
John Donnerbeck
Bob Davidson
George Mauerman
Gordon Stauffacher
Joel Solomon
Bob Marty
T. F. Ransdell
Robert Marty
Evan Chambers
Roy Davis
Urban Johnson
Richard Kundert
Alvin Feldt
ABC Tourney To Pay 300000 in Cash Prizes
Atlantic City N J The American Bowling Congress announced yesterday 5342 teams will seek prize money close to 300000 in its 46th annual tournament set to begin in Convention Hall February 12. The ABC wanted 6864 teams for a 60 day meet and had hopes of a 500000 prize fund. The smaller entry list cut three days and reduced alleys from 52 to 46 an ABC official said.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Bowling Congress
Convention Hall
ABC
Airlift to Berlin Keeps Holiday Schedule on Christmas
Round the clock flights of Operation Vittles will continue on December 25 as U S air force crews operate between western Germany and Berlin. Despite fogs in November Berlin’s lifeline remains open with meals awaiting officers and enlisted men at Wiesbaden Rhein Main Tegel Gatow Celle and Fassberg airports.
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Berlin
Turkey
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Germany
Flin
Retail Buying Edges Above Record in 1947
New York reports that for the week ended Wednesday the U S retail trade rose slightly above the 1947 level aided by special sales and promotions. The increase is estimated from one to five percent with dollar volume moderately higher than the prior week as Christmas shoppers favor practical gifts over luxury goods.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency
Green Refuses Order On Kidnaping Case
Governor Green declines to order a 25 year old Rockford woman be returned to Georgia to face kidnapping charges over Keith Hurst. Georgia officials say Juanita Taylor took Keith from an Augusta parochial school last month. Keith is claimed by his father U S Army Corporal Henry Hurst under a 1944 Georgia divorce decree.
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Springfield
Ill
Green
Rockford
Georgia
Juanita Taylor
Keith Hurst
Augusta
U. S. Army
Henry Hurst
Keith
Dog's vigil reveals drownings of two boys
A small dog kept silent vigil beside a hole in Boardman lake in Traverse City revealing the drownings of two boys Richard Goos aged 5 and Richard Bradford aged 6. The boys wandered from home around noon and their mother Mrs Bradford followed their tracks to the lake where they had fallen through thin ice.
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Traverse City
Mich
Boardman Lake
Richard Goos
Richard Bradford
Runaway Team Kills Farmer Near Wausau
Ralph Breunig aged 28 was killed when a team of horses bolted on his Texas farm and threw him from a farm wagon onto a logs pile as his 6 year old son watched authorities said the accident occurred yesterday in the rural area near here
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Wausau
Ralph Breunig
Town of Texas
Here
Pollsters Meet in Iowa City On Attitude Research
Leading pollsters gather in Iowa City February 10 to 12 for the Iowa conference on attitude and opinion research. Prominent attendees include Gallup Roper Crossley Stouffer Bean Russell and Stephan. University of Iowa sponsors host the event.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George Gallup
Elmo Roper
Archibald Crossley
Samuel Stouffer
Harvard
Louis H. Bean
Francis Russell
Washington, D. C
Frederick Stephan
Princeton
University of Iowa Social Science Psychology Departments and Extension Division
States to Join In Inaugural Fete Parage Plan
Fifteen states and territories will be represented by floats in the inaugural parade. Melvin D. Hildreth, general chairman, reported. Turkey and Paraguay may participate. float deadline extended to December 30. Construction begins January 5. South Carolina and Minnesota indicated participation. Utah and Wisconsin previously seemed unlikely.
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Washington
Melvin D. Hildreth
Turkey
Paraguay
South Carolina
Minnesota
Utah
Wisconsin
York Factory Whistle To Play Yule Melodies
In York Pennsylvania a factory whistle at the New York Wire Cloth plant will sound Christmas melodies at midnight. Karl Alex Smyser, 45, will pull the cord to release the carol strains heard for a mile around the city.
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York Factory
York
Karl Alex Smyser
New York
Pennsylvania
Smyser’s Trombone Technique Shading Christmas Melodies
The article notes Smyser’s use of a trombone technique to shade tones in Christmas melodies such as Silent Night and Joy to the World. It mentions saving with a Want Ad.
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Smyser
Trombone
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