Monroe No 2 in State Experts Pick Badger Quints
Janesville Bluebirds top Big 8 and No 1 in state, while Monroe Cheesemakers earn runnerup ranking among 16. Other top contenders include Wisconsin Rapids Stevens Point Madison East Superior Central and Eau Claire with several programs honored in honorable mention. Clark Van Galder chairs the rating committee.
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Madison
Janesville
Bluebirds
Monroe
Cheesemakers
Wisconsin Rapids
Stevens Point
Madison East
Superior Central
Eau Claire
Ashland
Wausau
South Milwaukee
Port Washington
Kaukauna
Shawano
Wauwatosa
Kewaunee
Racine Park
West Milwaukee
Menasha
Lake Mills
Lake Geneva
Tomah
Edgerton
Mt. Horeb
West Allis Central
Shorewood
Neenah
Two Rivers
Platteville
Clark van Galder
Wisconsin State High School Coaches Association
Fox River Valley Conference
Milwaukee City
LaCrosse
South
Northwest
Madison West
Lena
Bob Feller Signs For Peak Salary With Indians
The 27-year-old pitcher signed a one year contract with Cleveland for about 50000 dollars in 1946 making him baseballs highest paid hurler. He left naval service and returned to the Indians last summer posting a 4 2 record after a naval stint and a pair of near no hit games against Detroit.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Roger Peckinpaugh
Iowa
Bob
Naval Service
Feller
Dazzy Vance
Dizzy Dean
Charley Ruffing
Carl Hubbell
Bobo Newsom
Detroit Tigers
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Indians
Detroit
Navy
Tribe
Local High and College Basketball Scores Recap
A crowded slate shows Central 55 over Zond du Lac 3 while Augusta edges 20 Black River Falls 39 to 20 Durand 41 over Osseo 51 21 over Green Bay West Prairie 63 over McFarland 17 Pardeeville 31 over Markesan 21 Grove run Mt. Hope 75 over Potosi Madison Edgewood 48 Stoughton 35 over Tomah 25 New Lisbon 23 Aquinas 41 over Viroqua Berlin 45 Omro 26 Evansville 35 over Oregon 21 Monticello 32 over Brodhead 15 Illinois Tech 73 over Illinois State Normal 53 Depauw 49 over Wabash 40 Concordia Ninn 44 over Moorhead Teachers 41 overtime St Olaf 46 over Gustavus Adolphus 43 Loras 56 over St Ambrose 24 Western State Teachers 60 over Carthage 35 Illinois Wesleyan 45 over Millikin 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Z'Ond du Lac
Augusta
Black River Falls
Wildehalt
Durand
Osseo
Green Bay West
Prairie
McFarland
Pardeeville
Markesan
Iona
Grove Run
Mt. Hope
Potosi
Madison Edgewood
Stoughton
Tomah
New Lisbon
Ee Aquinas
Viroqua Berlin
Omro
Evansville
Oregon
Monticello
Brodhead
Illinois Tech
Illinois State Normal
Depaw
Wabash
Concordia
Moorhead
St. Olaf
Gustavus Adolphus
Loras
St. Ambrose
Western State
Carthage
Illinois Wesleyan
Millkin
Can't Blame Chinese For Acts of Looting
Gen. Chang Fah-kwei, commander in Kwantung province, says eight years of war left the province in economic chaos and makes bandit suppression hard. He notes many have turned to theft out of economic necessity and lack of honest work. He spoke to a meeting of Chinese and British officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Chang Fah-kwei
Chungking
Kwangtung
License fee totals rise toward prewar hunting and fishing receipts
Lansing estimates show sales of hunting and fishing licenses may total 2,134,000 dollars for 1945, approaching the 2,189,000 dollars reached in 1941, according to the State conservation department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
State Conservation Department
Interesting Spring Training Seen for National League
A Ford C. Frick written preview notes 1946 wartime to peacetime shift in spring camps in Florida and California. The piece discusses how the National League anticipates the most interesting spring training season in organized baseball history as rosters are rebuilt after four years of wartime play.
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Ford C. Frick
National Baseball League
New York
Florida
California
Fuller Rost
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston
Fenway Park
Monroe Legion Triumphs Over Albany 53 23
Monroe Legion defeated Albany 53 to 23 in a decisive basketball game. Glen Schwartz led Monroe with six baskets while Keith Wilkinson added eight points, Peckham led Albany with 11, and Stauffacher contributed for Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Legion Basketeers
Albany Cagers
Glen Schwartz
Keith Wilkinson
Peckham
Alert Albany
Schwartz
Eddie Goecks
Duke Etter
Howie Olsen
Hoesly
Albany
Albany Quint
Goecks
Pee Wee Ee
de Aee Ain
Sehrwwarts
Ois Saeco
Stauffacher
Wilkenson
Rufenacht
Strasser
Webel
Ieee
Oleae
Vc Ceteacenus Io
Sivas
C.ceeuee
Mowroe
Bowling ladies and men honor rolls with team totals
Bowling leagues list multiple teams with players and scores. Readouts include Bowler names such as Ann Purcell Carol Holcomb Kay Thacker and R Myers Eddie Pickett and team totals ranging from 1 793 to 2 678 with handicaps noted for some squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Badger
Ann Purcell
Carol Holcomb
Kay Thacker
Reddy
Eleanor Lanz
Alice Faeser
Hedy Swiggum
Kay Thorp
Golden Glow
Mary Garvue
Ruth Bleiler
Louise Vincent
Hedy Brunner
Agnes Becker
Kempferts
Mae Hofer
Marian Forcade
Carol Lindsay
Kay ‘Thacker
Bernadette Montgomery
Inez Pfund
Dorothy Olson
Hoffmans
Ruth Amstutz
Coyla Baker
Lela Fenley
Edythe Carroll
Kay Olthafer
Marty Swiss
Lois Fritsch
Lois Clark
Barbara Goecks
Jessie Bruni
Louise Ruf
R. Myers
Eddie Pickett
Robert Bruni
Rees
Jensen
Carter
Tschanz
Redman
Knipschild
Etter
Carson
Kundert
Hoesig
Speich
Pickett
Modern Club
Smith
Lauer
Shager
Rohrer
Eltzer
Total
Derringer Signs With Indianapolis Club After Cubs Free Agent Move
Secretary Al Schien announced that Paul Derringer, a right handed pitcher, has signed with the Indianapolis American Association club after being declared a free agent by the Chicago Cubs of the National League.
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Derringer
Indianapolis
al Schiensker
Indianapolis American Association Baseball Club
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Tax reminders for veterans with war time income
Veterans and servicemen face Jan 15 and March 15 tax deadlines. Final payment due Jan 15 applies only if taxable civilian income in 1945 existed with no withholding or if quarterly payments were made. March 15 requires a final return for those with taxable civilian income in 1945. No federal tax on many wartime pay types. Active service pay for enlisted men has special rules. officer pay offers a $1500 annual tax free portion and possible 36 month extension for tax on remaining active service pay through 1947 with installment payments.
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Washington
Collector of Internal Revenue
Badger Ex Sailor Found Injured Near Fremont Nebraska
Ex sailor Joseph J. Reese of Dodgeville Wisconsin, 22, was found badly injured and hospitalized in Fremont. He had recently been discharged from the Navy and could not explain how he incurred the head injuries after knocking on an elderly couple’s door in Winslow Nebraska. Sheriff John J. Gallagher noted no car crash signs and a substantial amount of money remained in his billfold, suggesting not a robbery. Reese had informed his mother he was hitchhiking home and was accompanied by his brother-in-law Stan Rundle and others from Dodgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Neb
Joseph J. Reese
Dodgeville
Wis
Reese
Winslow
John J. Gallagher
Navy
San Pedro
Cal
Theresa Reese
Circulation of Social News Trips Through Monticello Area
Numerous Monticello area residents visit relatives in Madison New Glarus Monroe and Rockford while others attend games and events. Notable entries include birthday observances for Fred Blum and a 30th wedding anniversary gathering hosted by the Pagels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlyn Loveland
Leon Gempeler
Robert Holcomb, Jr
Roy Bissig
Monroe
H. A. Becker
Nancy
Beth Ann
Mary Lou Dahnke
New Glarus
James Knoblauch
Cambridge
Ted Butler
Madison
Cpl. Butler
Ft. Sheridan
Lydia Voegeli
Richard
Howard Voegeli
Fannie
Frieda Benkett
Rosa Roth
Jacob Voegels
Jack Hoskins
William Grenzow
East Troy
Eleanor Marty
F. Compion
Rockford
Huldrich Wittner
Villa Park
E. W. Marty
J. W. Barlow
Wallace P. Barlow
Virginia Barlow
Eleanor
Dorothy
Allen Riese
Belleville
Carol Babler
Henry Sipple
Browntown
M. E. Lynn
Norman Josen
Chicago
C. M. Stauffer
F. W. Voegeli
Anna Stauffacher
Phyllis Voegeli
la Crosse
Teachers College
Charles Schnetzler
Jacob Voegeli
Herman Kreuss
Rose Marie
Norman Bidwell
Hillsboro
Ore
John Meier
Caroline Voegeli
Darlington
Carol Blum
Beth Ann Becker
Marilyn Roethlisberger
Nancy Becker
Buddy Achtemeier
Royal Voegeli
Willis Elmer
Wallace Barlow
John Richards
Clyde Jones
Tommy
Quinton Ott
Alvin
Minneapolis
Naval Officers School
Merlyn Schmid
Gene
John
O. D. Curtis
Charles Leonard
Adam Duerst
Frank Christopher
John Christopher
Albany
Bertha Keller
Mary Duffy
Doris Curtis
Albert Marty
Max Wyss
Brodhead
Young People’s
Kathryn Dooley
Crystal Brusveen
Hazel Kundert
Hazel Becker
Dorothy Barlow
Paul Blumer
Rantoul
Cecil Jordan
Ray Nelson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Harold Blum
Gregory
Mary Ann
NCAA Debates If Athletics Should Stay Advisory Body
NCAA leaders discussed whether the association should become a regulatory entity at the convention. A Willett committee report on collegiate athletics remains unfinished and won’t be presented as planned. Chancellor Compton urged more intramural and intercollegiate athletics to counter financial pressures and protect student study time.
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Edgerton
Stoughton
St. Louis
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hugh C. Willett
University of Southern California
NCAA
Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
Ncaa Council
Estonia Declares Independence From Soviet Russia
Estonia proclaimed its independence from Soviet Russia in 1918 following the collapse of imperial rule. The move established Estonia as a sovereign nation with defined borders and a government in exile until recognition by foreign powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estonia
Russia
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Foe
Legion
Ers
Gustaves A. Block
Th Street
Wisconsin
First National Bank
Badger
Casper Hammerly
Kenneth Lovell
Kathleen Pagel
Freeport
Lois Hammerly
Fred Hammerly
William Spring
Clarence Marty
Clarence Elmer
W. E. Blum
Ulrich Elmer
Randall
J. P. Elmer
Fred S. Blum
Mr. Blum
Fridoline Blum
Blum
Kate Fischli
Milwaukee
John Blum
New Hampton
People’s Supply Company
W. C. Blum
H. F. Stoll
Girls Guild
Zwingli
Township
Robert Miller
Robert Wittner and Son
Rodney
Compton
Coca-Cola Company
Freeport Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Goetz
Cukee Rogers
Turner
Millie Pidgeon
Lee Johnson
Waldore
Vieland
Bechtolt Brothers
Browntown, Wisconsin
Siuz City
D. C
A. C
F.C. B
Gamblea the Friendly
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