Odds Narrowed For Grid Games
A shift in sentiment toward underdogs boosts interest in the weekend bowl slate. Closest rivalries loom as odds tighten to within a touchdown or less. Oklahoma leads Maryland 7 points in the prestige game at Miami, while Michigan State cuts its Rose Bowl edge over UCLA from 7 to 6. Georgia Tech drops to 6 over Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl. Texas Christian fluctuates between 7 and 7% in the Cotton Bowl. The Gator, East-West Shrine, Blue-Gray, North-South, and Salad Bowl matchups all loom, with NBC and CBS set to televise the key contests. about 400,000 fans expected Monday with over $2 million in gate revenue across four major bowls.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Maryland
Miami
Michigan State
UCLA
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Texas Christian
Mississippi
Jacksonville
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Phoenix
Ariz
NBC
CBS
Lehr Tops Bowling League With 526 Honor Count
Helen Lehr rolled a 526 series and a 212 game to pace the Progressive Bowling League action. Louise Ruf and Glenda Hasse added notable scores as multiple teams posted results across the league.
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Helen Lehr
Kegler
Louise Ruf
Glenda Hasse
Paul Ruf
Duane Witt
Lloyd Flick
Virgil Wenger
Roy's Dairy
VFW
Sentry Foods
Sportsman's
Art Spoerry Jr
Gerald Swiggum
Victor Ellingson
Jerry Christensen
Erie’s Tavern
Co. K
bin’ Tavern
Montgomery
Frieda Swiggum
Edith Segner
Ainsworth
Independents
Grants
Juda Unknowns
Martins
Durfees
Lucky Five
Corner Cafe
Spring Grove Residents Visit Amid Illness and Holidays
Mrs. Herbert Mohn reports several local visitors and holiday gatherings. Rochester Pennsylvania couples and Rockford families traveled to join relatives, with Mercy Hospital patients returning home and relatives attending funerals in Dakota. Loyal meetups include the Theilers, Cothermans, and Gadows plus Monroe, Janesville, and Camp Gordon connections.
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Boyd McCally
Kathy
Susan
Rochester
Gerald Zimmerman
Amos Zimmerman
John Woethrich
Juta
Mercy Hospital
Janesville
Victoria Raber
Rockford
Sam Wendler
Edwin Theiler
Richard ‘Theiler
Ernest Cothermans
Monroe
Earl Goodger
Delavan
Laverne Gadow
Forrest Clark
Roger Meinert
Roger Bingner
Albert Bingners
Ellsworth Rosheisen
Kenneth
Phyllis
Leon
Carl Montefelt
William Meinert
Dakota
Lewis
Clifford Clark
Camp Gordon
Raymond Clark
Charles Smith
Waukesha
Arvetta Smith
James
John Swanberg
Russell Rosheisen
Bette
Beth and
Jerry
Fred Pela
Rock City
Shirley
Severgon
South Belt
James Brace
Dons Top UCLA By 70-53 Score
Unbeaten San Francisco Dons dominated UCLA 70-53 at Madison Square Garden as Bill Russell led a stingy defense in the ECAC Holiday Festival. Former coach Frank Lapchick called SF the best he had seen, praising Russell's disruptive impact. Holy Cross topped Duquesne 61-57 for third. LaSalle downed St Johns 5 76. Syracuse routed Fordham 79-41.
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Axaww York
San Francisco Dons
Chick
Ork
Knick Lapehick
Madison Square Garden
UCLA
Celtics
Phil Woolpert
San Francisco
Kentucky
Lou. Groza
Ralph Beard
Oklahoma A and M
Bob Kurland
St. John’s
Lapchick
Utah
Whiz
St. Louis
Sy Ed Macauley
Long Island University
St. John's Wonder
Dons
Bill Russell
Russell
Holy Cross
Duquesne
Lasalle
St. Johns
Syracuse
Fordham
St Victor's Avenges Loss With Victory Over Gratiot
St Victor's upset Gratiot 32 to 29 on the Gratiot home floor avenging Monroe's earlier defeat. Hawk inson led Gratiot with 17 points while Richard Muenich added nine from the line. St Victor's next meets St Joseph's Freeport and then Gray in a morning Saturday game, drawing local interest for future Monroe high stars.
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Gratiot
Monroe
Hawkinson
Richard Muenich
St. Victor's
St. Joseph’s
Freeport
Warriors fall to Alabama in Sugar Bowl Tourney thriller
Marquette suffers its second straight loss and fourth of the season as Alabama edges them 77-75 to claim third place. Notre Dame wins the tournament with a 70-65 final over Utah after earlier losses. Alabama’s George Linn erupts for 35 points, sealing the win with 19 seconds remaining.
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Warriors
Alabama
New Orleans
Marquette Warriors
Notre Dame
Utah
Marquette
Tide
George Linn
Stanford Tops Badgers 65-53 in Slim Victory
Wisconsin, battered by injuries and flu, falls to Stanford 65-53 as Dick Miller leads the Badgers with 20 points. Wisconsin trailed most of the second half after an early 14-13 edge, while Stanford extended a six-game win streak behind a makeshift lineup.
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Ran Aviv
Laut
University of Wisconsin
Sanford
Indians
Bill Bond
Hap Wagner
Wisconsin
Dick Miller
Badgers
Dick Jorgensen
Curt Mueller
New Glarus Family Travel Plans After Holidays
New Glarus Mrs. Millard Tsehudy and Mr and Mrs Harley Streiff left for home in New York Thursday after Christmas with Melvin Streiff's family. They plan to visit Barbara Hefty in Monticello and J A Freitag heads to New York for a Caribbean two week tour. Also notes on introduction of cattle and horses to Pacific Islands.
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Harley Streiff
New York
Melvin Streiff
Williamsburg
Barbara Hefty
Monticello
J. A. Freitag
Beloit College Falls to Millikin in Tourney Battle
Beloit and DePauw University defeated Wesleyan to post Beloit College’s second win in the Beloit College hall y basketball meet as one team remained undefeated after two days. Millikin rallied to beat Beloit 85-82 in the nightcap of Friday’s doubleheader. Green Bay Packers pay $20 861 40 to city for use of City Stadium in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit College
Millikin
Beloit
DePauw Univers
Simos Wesleyan
Packers
Green Bay
Green Bay Board of Education
Green Bay Packers
City Stadium
Monroe Common Council Proceedings 1955 56 Actions and Resolutions
The document records official Monroe Common Council actions from December 20 1955 including bank depository designation First National Bank for Eland meter funds 1956 repeal of prior deposit rules a speed limit change on Highway 69 to 35 mph the installation of a 300 gallon underground gasoline tank at Cunningham Distributing and license transfer for Ludlow Bar citations extending tavern closing hours New Year’s Eve to 2 am 1956 with nominations by Finance Police and License committees and roll call votes.
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First National Bank
Finance and Taxation Committee
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Joe Dearth
R. Elmer
Dearth
Galli
Matzke
Common Council
City of
Monroe
Police and Safety Committee
11Th Avenue
9Th Avenue
LeRoy Phillips
Cunningham Distributing Company
Fire Department
Herman L. Schindler
Alderman Schindler
Rofilderman Beckman
Paul E. Baltzer Sr
Paul E. Baltzer Jr
Wm. F. Beckman
G. Fred Galli
Floyd Matzke
Alderman Beckman
Street Light Removal Proposed by Water and Lights Committee
Alderman Galli proposed a resolution to remove two street lights at Veterans Housing property once units are vacated. The Water and Lights Committee recommended removal with committee approval. The motion, seconded by Alderman Laeser, carried after no further business. F. M. Bray, Clerk.
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Galli
Common Council
City of
Monroe
Water and
Veterans’ Housing
Fred Galli
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Laeser
F. M. Bray
Police Chiefs Offer Home Invasion Safety Tips
Framingham Massachusetts police report a surge in home invasions and urge residents to avoid flaunting wealth, lock doors after dark, verify visitors by porch light, call police immediately, stay calm, note attackers' clothing and appearance, keep money in banks, and avoid risky bravado.
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Framingham
Mass
Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association
Working Wives At 11.8 Million In 1955 Census Says
The Census Bureau reported 11.8 million married women were in the labor force in 1955, up 600000 from 1954, driven by more wives contributing to family income. Single women dropped to about 5100000 as more attend college and marriages rise. single men rose slightly to about 8300000.
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Washington D
Census Bureau
Xinried
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MSU
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohn
Ing and
F. D. Roosevelt
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Stanford
New Glarus
Millard Tsehudy
Pacific Islands
Connors
Tee
F. Connors
Monroe, Wisconsin
Proceedings OF Common Council
Lloyd Matzke
Alderman Matzke
Alderman Galli
O. N. Johnson
THE
Marshall CO
Milwaukee
17Th Avenue
Monroe, Wis
Chevrolet
18Th Avenue
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