Sonny M Leads Green County Fair Pace Show
Monroe's Sonny M driven by Jack Kane placed first in the 2:17 trot at Green County Fair, clocking 3:11 and showing strong early lead work. Two-year-old pace heats featured Nusa and Dusty Queen, with True Bob and Southern Gentleman posting notable times as a starting gate debuted on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sonny M
May L. Luchsinger
Jack Kane
Green County Fair
Nusa
A. I. Wentworth
Edgerton
Wallace
Dusty Queen
Virgil K. Wentz
Tomah
Elkhorn
Mountain Gas
S. H. Saunders
Austin
Minn
Fishes
Bob
Al-1
Tora Downs
Perrin and
McLeod, Platteville
Lloyd Perrin
Southern Gentleman
Theo
Fred Ronan
Decorah
Ronan
Robert William
Busse
Shaw
Alamo
Clarey
Wentz
Dan ‘Kane
Feilbach
Par
Glovae
Bernie Me
Anderson
Proues
Mathers
Hanover
Martha Bradford
Newel
State Junior Legion Semi finals set after day of games
Milwaukee Bay View and Little Chute faced Beloit in the semi finals of the American Legion state junior baseball tournament. In consolation action Eau Claire played LaCrosse and Fort Atkinson met Superior. Yesterday Oshkosh defeated Eau Claire 2 to 1 and Bay View beat LaCrosse 8 to 4. Little Chute crushed Superior 7 to 1 as Bob Maulich fanned 19.
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Saen Asna Geum
Milwaukee Bay View
Little Chute
Beloit
American Legion
Eau Claire
LaCrosse
Fort Atkinson
Superior
Oshkosh
Sixtys Win State Amateur Golf Event
Kenosha players William Engel Sr and William Engel Jr won the low net with an 81 score, after an 8 point handicap deduction, in the state amateur golf tournament. Milwaukee pair Ed and Tommy Beech finished second in both events with 77 and a 73 percent net after handicap deductions.
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Milwaukee
William Engel Sr
William Jr
Kenosha
Tommy Beech
Charity Dean Breaks Craft Trot Record at Grand Circuit
Old Orchard Beach Me Charity Dean bay trotter from Montour Farm Carapolis Pa twice broke her own record yesterday in winning the 3.00 Craft trot in grand circuit competition Clark Mc Coy piloted Charity Dean to wins in 2021 5 and 2.02 The previous mark was not stated.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dean
Bay Trotter
Montour Farm
Carapolis
Clark McCoy
Charity Dean
Fight Night Games Schedule for Monroe Baseball Team
Monroe baseball team announces eight August home night games with one canceled for lack of lights. Remaining dates include August 7 against Belleville and Rock County Farm Bureau, August 10 Beloit Red Birds, August 14 Blan shardville Madison 3-F Laundry, August 17 Gardner Baking Co, August 21 Shullsburg, August 24 South Beloit, and August 28 Beloit Colored Tigers Shrine-KC benefit night, with August 31 Penn Electrics and possible Sept 4–5 finales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Monroe
Don Cunningham
Sharp Platteville Cardinals
Belleville
Rock County Farm ‘Bureau
Beloit Red Birds
Blanshardville
Madison
Gardner Baking Co
Shullsburg
South Beloit
Beloit Colored Tigers
Shrine-Kc
Penn Electrics
Sports scoreboard and schedule roundup
Yesterday's results cover National League games including a 3 3 tie between St Louis and Brooklyn and Cincinnati 3 New York 0. American League scores list Boston Cleveland New York Philadelphia and St Louis Washington in extra innings. Tomorrow's schedule spans all four leagues with key matchups and doubleheaders.
Milward Cards 145 In Western Open First Round
Jim Milward of Green Bay posted 72 yesterday to move into the running after a 73 in the opening round. A 148 or better was required to enter today’s third round in the Western Open golf tournament.
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Milward
St. Paul
Jim Milward
Green Bay
Chaplin Jr. Placed on Probation in Beverly Hills Case
Charlie Chaplin Jr., 24, placed on two year probation after pleading to a comedy property case. He paid a $150 fine and received a suspended 90 day jail sentence in Beverly Hills yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Charlie Chaplin Jr
Curling Tongs for Mustache Ad in Times
A London Times notice seeks a small curling tong for mustache styling with a heater, advertised as a practical grooming device. The brief ad calls for a compact model suitable for facial hair care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Platteville Survives In Semi-Pro Tourney
Milwaukee and Madison area teams opened the state semi pro baseball tournament with Platteville beating West Milwaukee 4-1 while others posted scores: Milwaukee Emil Millers 11 Milwaukee Mud 8 Platteville 4 West Milwaukee 1 Milwaukee Highway Beers 10 Cudahy's Peacocks 3 Milwaukee Raatz 12 Stevens Point 3 Today’s games feature Owen versus Kiel Antigo versus Lannon Allen Bradley Milwaukee versus Bejlait Redbirds Milwaukee Falk Corp against Eau Claire Milwaukee Collins-Meyer versus Platteville and New Holstein versus Milwaukee Raatz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Madison
Badger Sports
Milwaukee Emil Millers
Platteville
West Milwaukee
Milwaukee Highway
Cudahy
Peacocks
Milwaukee Raatz
Stevens Point
Owen
Kiel
Antigo
Lannon
Allen Bradley
Bejleit Redbirds
Milwaukee Falk Corp
Eau Claire
Collins-Meyer
New Holstein
Monroe All-Stars Fall 9-1 to Footville Team
Monroe All-Star softball team suffered a 9 to 1 defeat as Footville solidified its division lead. Gene Mason produced the only extra-base hit for Monroe, while a costly misplay in center allowed four Footville runs in the third. Ed Loeffel and Stauffer contributed for Monroe, with Hefty used earlier and Krattiger finishing. Footville’s star pitcher Oddie Kueltz, a former state champion, worked the eighth and ninth innings.
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Conville
Monroe
Footville
Gene Mason
Carlson
Rote
Hasse
Beiler
Gibson
Mason
Ed. Loeffel
Stauffacher
Oddie Kueltz
Wisconsin state league standings tighten with late results
In last night’s Wisconsin state league games the Oshkosh Giants beat Fond du Lac 5-1 and Green Bay Bluejays defeated Appleton 13-1 to strengthen their hold on the top spots. Sheboygan fell 2-1 to Janesville, while Wisconsin Rapids edged Wausau 6-5 after 20 innings.
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Janesville
Cubs
Sheboygan
Associated Press
Oshkosh Giants
Fond du Lac
Green Bay Bluejays
Appleton
Janesville Cubs
Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau
Albany Society Notes From Local Families
Mrs William Steindorf hosts Albany social updates as neighbors and relatives share motor trips across eastern states and visits to Niagara Falls. A Baptist church reception honors Mr and Mrs Ruef and guests recall July wedding gifts. Weekend gatherings include the Stautfacher and Ramsay families, plus park camping and a Wisconsin Dells picnic involving Peterson, Stephenson, and Krueger kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stiffler
James Webb
Harry Jacobson Jr
Niagra Falls
Canada
Pitcairn
Stiffler
Donald Ruef
Baptist Church
Nel Ruefs
A. Stautfacher
George Anderson
Robert Ramsays
Dixon
Wayne Webb
Hanover
Trell
Edward
Killingstad
Elizabeth Gurtner
Charlene Krueger
Nellie Duphy
Carol Zingg
Decatur Park
Wisconsin Dells
Harry Petersen
That City
Karen
Gary
Albany
Lydia Stephenson
Ruby Krueger
Jeane Flint
Frank Schwerin
Byron Stephenson
Indians Sign Shoun In Indy In American Association
Louisville confirms veteran pitcher Clyde Lefty Shoun has signed with Indianapolis of the American Association. Shoun, who five years ago pitched a no hit game, joins the minor league club for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indians
Walt's and Lawsons win to reach Brodhead softball final
In southwestern Wisconsin amateur softball, Lawson's Walt's defeated First and Last Chance 6-2 to advance to tomorrow's championship at Brodhead. Beloit's Muni Electronics and Oregon's Lawsons Drugs play in the consolation game, with Madison's First and Last Chance meeting Beloit in the other early contest. The night featured solid offense, with Walt's early two runs aided by a four tally second inning, while pitching and fielding limited further scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Wait
Bungaloes
Beloit
Lawson
Drugs
Oregon
Wisconsin
Madison
Muni Electrics
Walt
Madisonians
Knipschild
Kind of Beloit
Teuchert
Americans Break World Track Marks at Little Olympics
The United States team dominated the first Little Olympics meets, setting world marks in the shot put and discus. Fuchs of Yale achieved 58 feet 4 7/64 inches in the shot put, surpassing the prior list record, while Gordien of Minnesota threw the discus 182 feet 3 53/64 inches. The U S squad defeated a combined Scandinavian team 238 1/2 to 224 1/2 in the three-night events.
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Asia
United States
Fuchs
Yale
Fortune Gordien
Minnesota
Jack Torrance
Oslo
Charles Fonville
Michigan
Gordien
Adolfo Consolini
Italy
Lisbon
Rita Hayworth Expected to Have a Baby, Report Claims
The Daily Mail quoted a Paris dispatch stating Princess Aly Khan formerly Rita Hayworth is expecting a baby and canceling engagements. The report noted Aly Khan is in Dewaville, with no other sources confirming the claim. Hayworth and Prince Aly wed in Villauris, France on May 27.
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The
Daily Mail
Rita Hayworth
Paris
Aly Khan
Dewa|ville
Miss Hayworth
Prince | Aly
Villauris
France
McDermott Named Secretary of Wisconsin Lumber Groups
Harry P. McDermott was appointed yesterday as secretary of the Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's Association and the Retail Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co. He succeeds the late Donald Montgomery. McDermott, a Beaver Dam native, is a former associate state director of the Federal Housing Administration.
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GIVEN
Lumber Post
Milwaukee
Harry P. McDermott
Wissonsin Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Retail Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co
Donald Montgomery
McDermott
Beaver Dam
Federal Housing Administration
Freight Cars Derail in Wisconsin Town
Twenty six cars of a Green Bay and Western freight derailed last night near a Waupaca county depot. One train man suffered minor injuries. In Buffalo several grain shipments flood the port prompting the lake freighter Cuyler Adams to be pulled from service for grain storage.
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Scandinavia
Green Bay and Western
Fie
Waupaca County
Buffalo
Cuyler Adams
Yanks edge Sox 3 2 as Dodgers and Cards battle long into night
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3 to 2 in Philadelphia as Johnny Lindell and Bill Johnson hit back to back eighth inning homers off Mickey Haefner. Rain halted many league games and extra innings were not played due to curfew. Boston beat Cleveland 2-1, then lost 9-3. Detroit fell 5-3 to Boston. Washington beat Boston 6-2 in 10 innings. Cincinnati shut out New York 3-0. Brooklyn and St. Louis tied 3-3 after nine. a heavy rain delayed several games with many at postponement.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Lindell
Bill Johnson
Mickey Haefner
New York
Tommy Byrne
Chicago
Joe Page
Boston
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit
Washington
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Sportsman Park
Dodgers
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Campanella
Marv Rackley
Pee Wee iPeese
Eddie Miksis
Cards
Herm Wehmeier
Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Forbes Field
Red Sox
Joe Dobson
Mike Garcia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia A’s
A’s
St. Louis Browns
Browns
New Federal Jurist Will Be Paid 26000 Dollars
Philip J. Finnegan will join the U S Court of Appeals on August 12 and receive 17500 on the appeals court plus 8500 pension. His total annual pay will reach 26000, matching the chief justice and justices’ salaries. He has spent nearly 20 years on the circuit bench and was appointed by President Truman in April.
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Sumaxy
Philip J. Finnegan
U. S. Court of Appeals
Finnegan
Truman
Senate
Appeals Court
United States
Supreme J Court
Eddie Waitkus Seeks Return To Baseball After Injury
Eddie Waitkus, the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman, faces a slim chance to play again this year. He is weakened by heat and a lingering back wound from a Chicago incident. If possible, he hopes to return next spring, aiming for even a brief two week stint in the season. The 28 year old star is determined to prove the bullet hole has not harmed his performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie
Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
U S Duck Season Extended Ten Days
Wisconsin will open the migratory waterfowl season from noon October 14 to November 22 this fall. Secretary Krug announced a nationwide extension of ten days in each of the four flyways, driven by improved waterfowl conditions and public support for longer seasons. Albert Day of the Fish and Wildlife Service endorsed the move, noting public meetings backed longer seasons over larger bag limits. Madison official George Sprecher said the plan follows Wisconsin recommendations.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Albert M. Day
Fish and Wildlife Service
Day
Madison
George Sprecher
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Spring Grove News Roundup of Local Visits and Weddings
Local residents report weekend visits and social events across Rockton Brodhead Durand Monroe and Maywood California. Notable items include a wedding dance shower at Bluff View park and announcements of marriages including Miss Bonnie Nolty to Leonard Walmer. A curious note mentions a newborn black bear cub eight inches long and ten ounces in weight.
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Leslie Ilgen
Rockton
Herbert Molins
South Wayne
Ralph Sagen
Bluff View Park
Gaylan Horstmeier
Fred Wise
Brodhead
Lee Becker
Henry Becker
C. A. Beatie
Brodh
Boston
Mass
Mason Marchant
Dorothy | Campbell and Son
Bonnie Nolty
Albert Nolty
Leonard Walmer
Hollis | Walmer
Dubuque
Bonie Deimer
Durand
Mary Staber
New Glarus To Play League Game Here
New Glarus visits Recreation Park for a Monroe versus New Glarus State Line League game. Lefty Laverne Andrews aims for 22 strikeouts after 21 in a Thursday win. manager undecided on starter between Andrews and Wainwright as Monroe chases a league lead.
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Recreation Park
Monroe
New Glarus State Line
Laverne
Lefty
Dick Wainwright
Andrews
Blanchardville
New Glarus
Viota
Monticello
Argyle
Belleville
Monticello Community Era Social Notes From Monticello
Monticello society rundown lists numerous weekend gatherings and visits. Names include Mrs. O D Curtis Mrs Vola Jordan Mr and Mrs Joshua Hoesly and family visiting Davenport Dubuque Elm Grove and Madison. Attendees travel to Chicago Evansville Freeport Oak Park Footville Wisconsin Dells and other towns.
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Robert Holcomb Jr
New Glarus
Carol Jordan
Madison
Vola Jordan
Joshua Hoesly
Albert Knobel
Davenport
Dubuque
Conrad Stauffacher
Elisa Roethlisberger
Dorothy Ann Stauffacher
Fraunfelder
Elm Grove
H. A. Wirth
Cecil Wirth
Henry Duerst
Evansville
Paul Fillinger
Chicago
Duerst
Adam Schuler
Beth Ann
Ralph
Joan Schneider
Janice Escher
Julius Behnke
Lorena Holdrich
John and
Marlene
Henry Snyder
Arthur Escher
Bernice Schneider
Okee Lake Wisconsin
Dwight Zweifel
Adolph Rindy
Primrose
Gary
Fred Gempeler
Footville
Charles Rote
Fred Durtschi
Dallas Wild
Weekend visitors and local social roundups continue in Footville area
A long list of visits and callers fills the Footville area as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elmer host, with relatives from Monroe Fort Atkinson Madison and Palmyra dropping by. Other items note Mrs. Charles Rote's funeral in Footville and French rationing of electricity due to drought with reservoirs at 36 percent capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry . Elmer
Edward Grossen
Monroe
Ralph Kubly
Louise Becker
William Becker
Roy Thayer
Janet
Palmyra
Fannie Loveland
Anna Gempeler
Mary Curry
Rose Bahling
Ila van Sehaick
Footville
Kate
Rose St
Daugher
S. W. Thomas
Minneapolis
Louise Staedtler
Arnold Staedtler
Monica Staedtler
Madison
Staedtler
John Dick
George Divers
Messrs
Mmes
C. M. Stauffer
Albert Knobel
M. E. Lynn
Knights of Columbus
Zor Shrine
Janesville
W. A. Loveland
Fannie G
Frieda Benkett
Rosa Roth
J. P. Elmer
W. Theo
Jenny
Yolanda Richards
Emil Blum
Delores
Margaret
Carla Blum
Lawrence Blum
New Glarus
Anton Hefty
W. L. Zweifel
Paris
France
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