Upsets Mark First Three Tilts in Municipal Softball League
The Municipal Softball League started a second round with three upsets this week. Gemplers beat Phillips-Smith 8 4 and Pleasure Bend toppled Black Clark 10 3. Jefferson Center edged Schuetzes 6 5 before rain halted play.
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Pleasure Bend
Jefferson Center
Phillips-Smith
Black-Clark
Schuetzes
Carter-Gruenewald
Sahara Coal
Municipal Softball League
Gemplers
Black Clark
Wally Bahler
Commercial Bank All-Stars
Recreation Park
Phillips- Smith
Monroe’ Cardinal
Darlington Blue Sox
Monroe
Darlington
Miss Wall Wins Michigan Title at Birmingham Country Club
Brown-eyed Mary Agnes Wall, 33, a North Carolina resort desk clerk, defeated Detroit reporter Margaret Russell, 38, 7 and 5 in the 36-hole final at rain-soaked Birmingham Country Club. The pair were even after the morning 18, then Wall pulled ahead after a 90 minute break. she fired up to 30 practice balls between rounds.
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Birmingham
Mich
Mary Agnes Wall
North Carolina
Margaret Russell
Detroit
Miss Wall
Miss Russell
Mary Anges
Baseball scoreboard Friday and weekend schedule update
The American League results show New York 6 over Chicago 3 and Boston 9 over Cleveland 2, with Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1, Washington 6, and St. Louis 5 also noted. National League games include St. Louis 7 over Boston 2 and Brooklyn 6 over Pittsburgh 2, plus Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 5 and New York at Chicago postponed by rain. American Association entries list Louisville 3 Kansas City 1 and Minneapolis 3 St Paul 1 with several games postponed by rain, while Wisconsin State League teems with Wausau 5 Green Bay 2 and other postponed or wet-ground matchups across Appleton Oshkosh Oshkosh Green Bay Wisconsin Rapids and Fond du Lac.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
American Association
Louisville
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Charleston
Columbus
Wisconsin State League
Wausau
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Rapids
Appleton
Sheboygan
Rhinelander Clubs Promote Kid Fishing Contest
Rhinelander city recreation association and civic clubs stage a kid fishing contest running to Aug. 13 with cash prizes for top muskies northern pike walleye bass panfish and trout catches. To qualify a party must include four children with a fish caught by any member of the group eligible for entry.
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City Recreation Association
Olympics Open With Grand Opening in Helsinki
The 15th Olympic Games opened before 70,000 spectators in Helsinki with 5,870 athletes and 2,000 officials from 70 nations. Juho Paasikivi declared the games open as the Olympic torch lit the tower, amid a 211 gun salute and a performance by massed choirs.
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Helsinki
Russia
Juho K. Paasikivi
Europe
Sacred Mount Olympus
Greece
United States
Athens
Finland
Paasikivi
Jaakko Linjama
Slimari Salomies
Louisville Halts Kansas City Club
The Louisville Colonels, in fourth place, defeated the Kansas City Blues 3-1 before 16 595 fans, halting the league leaders in more ways than one. Al Curtis shutout the Blues for eight innings and ended Don Bollweg's 27 game hitting streak and Ed Gereghovno's streak of 10 straight pitching wins. Minneapolis beat St Paul 3-1 as Clint Hartung and Ray Katt homered. Indianapolis vs Milwaukee was rained out.
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Associated Press
Louisville Colonels
al Curtis
Kansas City
American Association
Colonels
Blues
Curtis
Don Bollweg
Ed Gereghovno
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Clint Hartung
Ray Katt
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Waterfield Signs Long Term Contract With Rams
Captain Bob Waterfield signed a two year deal with the Los Angeles Rams becoming one of the NFLs highest paid players. Details of terms were not released though sources indicate he earned about sixteen thousand five hundred dollars last season as a reward for a championship season in 1951.
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Los Angeles
Bob Waterfield
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Waterfield
Johnny Lujack
Chicago Bears
Charlie Trippi
Cardinals
Johnny Palmer Sets Fast Pace in Canadian Open
Johnny Palmer, playing at St. Charles Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg, leads the Canadian Open by eight strokes after posting 66 66 65 and 19 under par through 54 holes. Palmer, from Badin North Carolina, seeks the $3 000 first prize with a 197 total as Doug Ford Harrison N Y remains his nearest challenger.
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Winnipeg
Man
Johnny Palmer
Doug Ford
Harrison
N. Y
St. Charles Golf and Country Club
Badin
N. C
Palmer
Camp McCoy Officer Remains in Title Play
First Lt. Philip Olson of Camp McCoy Wisconsin faced Pfc. William Wesley of Camp Atterbury Indiana for the Fifth Army golf championship in a 36 hole final. Olson reached the final by defeating Maj. Russell Valley of Fort Riley Kansas 4 and 3 yesterday while Wesley advanced by ousting Sgt. Thomas Down of Fort Leavenworth Kansas two up on the Fitzsimmons Army Hospital course.
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Denver
Philip Olson
Camp McCoy
Wis
William Wesley
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Olson
Russell Valley
Fort Riley
Kas
Wesley
Thomas Down
Fort Leavenworth
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
HARTSFIELD TRADED TO BALTIMORE IN MEMORABLE OPTION
The Milwaukee Brewers optioned second baseman Roy Hartsfield to Baltimore of the International League on a 24 hour recall.
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Hartsfield
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Roy Hartsfield
Baltimore
Yankee Outfield Excellence Matches Spring Time Hype
Casey Stengel boasted of the best outfield in the league as Gene Woodling hit .355 Mickey Mantle .313 Hank Bauer .302 and Jackie Jensen .309. Bauer homered and Woodling slugged as the Yankees beat Chicago 6 3 with Tom Gorman earning the win in relief.
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Jack Handap
Casey Stengel
Cleveland
Dale Mitchell
Larry
Harry Simpson
Yankee
Stengel
Joe DiMaggio
Jackie Jensen
Archie Wilson
Spec Shea
Washington
Irv Neren
New York Yankee
Gene Woodling
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Jensen
Bauer
Woodling
Yanks
Chicago
Chuck Stobbs
Howie Judson
Tom Gorman
Kansas City
Johnny Sain
Thrillcade Invites Foreign Entries at Monroe Speed Bowl
Auto stuntmen from seven foreign countries join Thrillcade Dare devils on July 27 at Monroe's Speed Bowl. Notables include Hans Bruinkool Amsterdam Marino Sciortino Italian dirt track champ and Juan Trainnor Cuban motorcycle ace leading the entries. Danny Fleenor Tampa heads the U S team as 28 events unfold including Yvonne LaCosta 94 pound queen of the daredevils with ramp car leaps motorcycle board wall eras and two man motor polo teams making their Monroe debut.
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Monroe’s
Hans Bruinkool
Amsterdam
Marino Sciortino
Juan Trainnor
Danny Fleenor
Tampa
U. S
Yvonne LaCosta
Michigan Shooter Wins Preliminaries at Wisconsin Trapshoots
Ed Lilly of Stanton Michigan captured the Waukesha Handicap title by breaking 97 of 100 and won Class A after a coin flip with Eugene Schmitt of Milwaukee who also had a perfect 100. Fred Rudy of Kenosha claimed Class B with clean 100.
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Waukesha
Ed Lilly
Stanton
Mich
Lilly
Eugene Schmitt
Milwaukee
Fred Rudy
Kenosha
Mussolini's Horse Now a Rome Sightseeing Carriage Puller
The white stallion Atlantico once ridden by Mussolini is pulling a sightseeing carriage in Rome. Age about 20, the horse was bought in Libya for a state visit during Italy’s colonial era and later used by fascists and movie studios before aging out of work.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Libya
Il Duce
Africa
Insione
Barbara McIntire Wins Junior Crown
Barbara McIntire of Toledo captured the Western Golf Association junior title in Chicago defeating Janet McIntosh of Cincinnati two up in Friday's final match for her first major victory after four previous efforts.
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Chicago
Barbara McIntire
Toledo
Western Golf Association
Janet McIntosh
Cincinnati
Johnson's 1952 Grand Slam Powers Cards Past Boston
In a St. Louis win over Boston, Billy Johnson hits his first 1952 homer a grand slam in the fifth inning. Art Houtteman pitched for the Tigers who ended a nine game skid by beating Philadelphia 2-1 on Walt Dropo's homer.
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Billy Johnson
Cards
St. Louis
Boston
Art Houtteman
Tigers
Philadelphia
Walt Dropo
Common Council Proceedings Open Meeting Minutes
The council convened led by Mayor Brooks J Dunwiddie with eight aldermen present. Actions approved include filing communications, license applications referred to committees, and a financial report filed. A purchasing committee was proposed and street sign repairs authorized, along with operator licenses for ten residents and a special B license for the Green County Fair Association.
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Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Henning
Galli
Schindler
Matzke
Laeser
Beckman
Elmer
Trumpy
Dunwiddie
Soseman
William F. Schmerse
John A. Becker
Board of Water Commissioners
Committee On Water and Lights
12Th Avenue North
Justice L. A. Koenig
Ray Thorp
9Th Street
G. W. Norton
16Th Avenue
Earl Barnett
6Th Avenue
R. J. Becher
11Th Street
Harold Holcomb
13Th Avenue
L. E. Stauffacher
22Nd Avenue
Dorothy Ostby
17Th Avenue
Foster Deininger
10Th Street
Leo A. Keegan
8Th Street
John Glatthard
12Th Street
Frick Miller
Green County Fair Association
Police Department
Savic Serveve Cross Mission
Blacktop and
Monroe
Crandall Oil Co
Lock Joint Pipe Co
R. Mueller
Freeport Clean Tower
Blumer Pharmacy
Evans Housing
Neering Co
Green Co. Lumber
L. E. Gurley
Lincoln
Gateway Transportation
Monroe Evening Times
Rufenacht Oil Co
Gas and Material Co
Storm
Oo Syee
Charles J. Niles
Veterans
Gempler
Heeb Co
Zuercher
Monroe Fire Department
Bruni-Miller Co
Ments Equipment Co
Lanz Hardware Co
Sup- Co
Cense
Buob and Kessler
Sup- V. U. Stauffacher Con- RE Geeptechsesecccccos Co
City Alston
Sup- Green Co
Street Department Co
Salvo Ees
Cece
Janesville Sand and Gravel Co
Solomon Auto Parts Co
Common Council
City of
Police and Safety Committee
Floyd Matzke
Herman L. Schindler
Alfred Henning
Leo R. Keegan
John H. Glatthard
William F. Beckman
G. Fred Galli
Alderman Matzke
Alderman Beckman
Green County Fairgrounds
City council approves sewer service upgrades and charges
The council authorized sewer service laterals from mains to properties and the cost charged as a special real estate tax. Plans and specifications will be prepared by the board of public works and reported to the council. The matter was referred to the finance and taxation committee. meeting adjourned by Deputy City Clerk F. M. Bray.
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Galli
Board of Health
Bernard Poff
Matzke
Beckman
Roy Brown
Common Council
City of
Monroe
Board of Public Works
Roy W. Brown
12Th Street
William F. Beckman
Floyd Matzke
Alfred Henning
Harvey H. Trumpy
Alderman Laeser
Alderman Beckman
16Th Avenue
20Th Street
Trumpy
Laeser
Finance and Taxation Committee
F. M. Bray
Plane missing over Lake Superior found seat cushion
A seat cushion likely from a missing seaplane was located in Lake Superior thirty two miles north of the Portage Canal Coast Guard station. The plane carrying four people vanished July 11 on a flight from Houghton to Isle Royale. Passengers included pilot Don Taro age 30 Toivola Michigan and John J Nordmann age 50 of Ann Arbor with sisters Lillian Seitz 61 of Ypsilanti and Clara Powell 53 of Flat Rock Michigan.
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Houghton
Mich
Lake Superior
Portage Canal Coast Guard Station
Isle Royale
Don Taro
Clara Powell
Flat Rock
Gratiot By Miss Irene Gilie
Mr and Mrs Virgil Moore and family spent Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Fay Hall in Madison. At the annual grade school meeting Monday night John Sargent was elected clerk Arthur Satterlee re elected treasurer and James Paulson director. Joan Pandow is spending the week at Mrs H P Gille home. Nancy Patty and Judy Brace of Rockford visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson.
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Virgil Moore
Fay Hall
Madison
John Sargent
Arthur Satterlee
James Paulson
Joan Pandow
H. P. Gille
Nancy
Patty
Judy Brace
Rockford
Albert Anderson
Edward Richel
Wisconsin
Bobby Magerauer
Oshkosh
Frank Stietz
Raymond Glendinning
Darlington
Bart Hoyt
Mattie Edge
Apple River
Joseph Edge
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Kansas City Club
Ram
Paula Myers
Pat McCormick
Juno Stover Irwin
Juno
Pasadena
Record
Thrillcade
Mussolini
Proceedings of Common Council
Committee On Aims
Judiciary Committee
Keel
Beaver Dam
Eastlawn
Helen L. Gempeler
Alderman Galli
Holland
Juan Trainier
Bruinkool
Monroe Speedbowl
Louis H. Kohli
173Th Avenue
Blumer’s
Julius
Turner Hall
George W. Hoover
23Rd Avenue
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