Northwestern Clobbers Simmons In Nightcap Rally
Northwestern tops Simmons 7-6 in the Municipal Softball League as Dale Davis hits a grand slam in the fifth after a 6-1 deficit. Bahler earns the win while Prien takes the loss as Northwestern secures its first win of the season.
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Dale Davis
Northwestern
Simmons
Monroe Ready Mix
Monticello
M. Ardelle
Naaman Bechtolt
Kenny Luchsinger
Walter Bahler
Robert Brawand
Jerry Staffon
Bechtolt
Keith Christensen
Luchsinger
Brawand
Jerry Christensen
Davis
Witte
Dale Veach
Robert Rugh
Bob Prien
Bahler
Bowhunters Plan Dedication Shoot On New Field Range
The Pecatonica Bowhunters Field Archery Club of Blanchardville will hold a dedication shoot June 12 at its new range four miles west of Blanchardville near Yellowstone Lake. The event features a standard NFAA and Wisconsin Field Archery Association Round with trophies and medals in each division and special awards for first time competitors. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Pecatonica Bowhunters Field Archery Club
Blanchardville
NFAA
Wisconsin Field Archery Association
Yellowstone Lake
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Major league standings show New York leading the American League with a 30 13 record and Cleveland close behind. tonight's games include Boston at Chicago and Baltimore at Cleveland. National League actions feature Brooklyn and Chicago in key matchups with several late games and tomorrow’s schedule. You taste bitter foods mostly toward the back of your tongue, sweet and salt toward the tip and sour on the sides.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
En Bee
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Giants Hope Slumps End As They Face Reds In 12 Game Stretch
Giants manager Leo Durocher laments four hit games after a 2-1 win over the Phillies as New York prepares for a 12 game stretch against Western clubs starting tonight with Cincinnati. Dodgers lose to Pirates. Indians beat Orioles 2-1 in 13 innings with Philley homering to tie it.
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Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Davey Williams
Don Mueller
Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Jim Wilson
Baltimore
Indians
Dave Philley
Gene Woodling
Stars Pitching Delivers Sixth Straight Win for Giants
Sal Maglie of the Giants allowed five hits and struck out seven as New York edged Philadelphia 2-1. Sam Dente doubled in the 13th to drive Cleveland past Baltimore 2-1.
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Sal Maglie
Giants
Philadelphia
Phillies
Sam Dente
Indians
Cleveland
Baltimore Orioles
Memorial Day visitors and graduates noted in Albany area
Memorial Day guests and graduates are listed across several households. Susan Blaney and Judith Blaney visited grandmother Mrs Hattie Broughton in Albany and returned to Madison. Other visitors include Mrs A B Comstock and Mrs J P West of Madison, Mrs Olive Hilliard, and families such as the Schmid and Krueger clans visiting relatives in Orfordville Monroe Brodhead Monticello. Students from UW Madison Wisconsin Tech Platteville Carroll College attended from various towns. Also Rev Burton Moore and Roland Steindorf attended Indianapolis races. Connecticut meanwhile claims U S Steel began in Simsbury in 1744 with Joseph Higley opening a plant.
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Susan Blaney
Judith
Hettie Broughton
Madison
A. B. Comstock
J. P. West
Olive Hilliard
Clifford Yankin
Lincoln
Neb
Peter Williams
Fred Schmid
Kay Schmid
Platteville
Betty Fahrney
Whitewater
James Sharer
David Burt
Carroll College
Waukesha
Louis Sargent
Ernest Schlittler
Monticello
Fay Wescott
Walter Reasa
Burton F. Moore
Rolland Steindorf
Indianapolis
Willie Pep Fights Cam in Boston Tonight
Willie Pep meets Joey Cam of East Boston in a 10 rounder in Boston televised nationwide on ABC at 8 p m CST. The bout replaces the Jimmy Carter Wallace Bud Smith title fight postponed to June 29. Cam is 32-5-0 and known for an elusive style challenging Pep’s experience.
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Boston
Willie Pep
Joey Cam
East
Boston Tonight
ABC
Jimmy Carter - Wallace
Bud) Smith
Cam
Pep
Monroe swimming team plans summer competition
Officials of the Monroe Athletic Association announce a full summer schedule of swimming contests with daily practices 5 30 to 6 15 p m after the pool opens Sunday Beloit intends a dual meet with Monroe in late June and other teams will join to provide events for nearly 30 swimmers. Jackets bearing the Monroe insignia will be worn by scorers and participants.
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Monroe Athletic Association
Beloit
Monroe
Carol Koenig
Caroline Benkert
Mary Anderson
Faye Stauffacher
Sondra Simpson
Kenneth Keel
Jon Dannerbeck
John Bruni
John Niffenegger
Daniel Bender
William Rattin
Arthur White
William Mauerman
James Mauermann
Paul Lamboley
David Babler
Olson to Meet Cockell After Europe Tour
Bobo Olson and Sid Flaherty planned a Europe tour starting August with one night stands. The run would end in London in September with Olson facing Don Cockell after a June 22 bout in New York against Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title. Olson dismissed Cockell’s size as no barrier.
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San Francisco
Bobo Olson
Sid Flaherty
Europe
London
Olson
Don Cockell
Sweikert Wins $76 138 Memorial Day Race in Indianapolis
Bob Sweikert captured $76,138.63 for victory at the Memorial Day auto race, with a total prize pool of $270,050. The event saw Bill Vukovich post a $29,250 split for 1953, while Tony Bettenhausen and Jimmy Davies earned $30,088.63 and $16,988.63 respectively. Al Herman was named rookie of the year and received $500 plus meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Bob Sweikert
Bill Vukovich
Billy
Sweikert
Vukovich
al Herman
Allentown
Herman
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Jimmy Davies
Pacoima
Calif
Duane Carter
Speedway City
Ind
Chuck Weyant
Springfield
Eddie Johnson
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Kohler Praises Drivers for Memorial Day Toll Toll Reduction
Governor Kohler credited Wisconsin drivers and law enforcement for lowering highway deaths over Memorial Day weekend. Seven fatalities compared with 20 in 1954, with weather a factor and state patrols operating on a six day week for the rest of the tourist season.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Kohler
Japan honors Taylor with rising sun order in Tokyo
General Maxwell D. Taylor received Japan's Order of the Rising Sun in a Tokyo ceremony. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu presided as Taylor departs Sunday to become U S Army chief of staff.
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Japan
Taylor
Tokyo
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Army
Order of the Rising Sun
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Conley Erskine To Pitch Tonight In Expo Opener
The Milwaukee Braves beat the Quebec Braves 5-3 in 10 innings as Henry Aaron homered and Bobby Thomson drove in two runs. Manager Charlie Grimm used 22 players with Gene Conley set to face Carl Erskine, two long games earlier this season, and rookie John Edelman joining the roster.
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Quebec
Canada
Milwaukee Braves
Quebec Braves
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pirates
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Humberto Robinson
Bob Buhl
Lew Burdette
Warren Spahn
Joe Jay
Roberto Vargas
Henry Aaron
Jack Dittmer
Bobby Thomson
Redlegs
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Grimm
Gene Conley
Carl Erskine
Erskine
Conley
del Crandall
Ed Roebuck
John Edelman
Vargas
Jaycee Softball League Opens Sunday at Legion Park
The Jaycee Softball League games begin Sunday night at the American Legion ball park and run through August 30.
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Jaycee
American Legion
Braves Sign Del Coursey From Lindfield College
Milwaukee Braves sign Del Coursey a right handed pitcher from Lindfield College McMinnville Oregon to their roster. The move adds depth to the pitching staff as the club builds for the season.
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Portland
Ore
Milwaukee Braves
del Coursey
Lindfield College
McMinnville
Weekend Social Highlights From Monticello and Nearby
Monticello residents and relatives from Milwaukee New Glarus Verona and Dubuque visited family and attended graduations and weddings. Numerous travelers joined local hosts for weekend gatherings while others attended events in Beloit and Sterling Illinois.
Weekend visits span Madison area and neighboring towns
Monday guests included Elmer and Lavonne with Bud Miller in Orangeville. Sargents from Madison visited Ernest Schlittler and relatives in Albany. Steadtlers from Madison visited Ruth Abley and Mrs. John Dick’s family, with more guests from Milwaukee Albany Madison New Glarus Sun Prairie and Madison areas. Becker Hoesly and Georgia Wright joined a Madison trip to reunite with the Wright family.
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Steven
Janet Babler
Janesville
Herman Babler
Donald Babler
Wisconsin
William Brey
Milwaukee
Meta Rolph
Brey
Edwin Klassy
New Glarus
Rolph
W. L. 4Weifel
W. L. Barlow
Buz
Des Moines
Zweifels
Wex Christiansen
Michael
Dee
Cindy
Arvada
Colo
John Elmer
Verona
Nancy Richardson
Leo Gempeler
Barbara
Linda
Walter Leathy Sr
Oie
Jake Kaeser
Brodead
R. Rowan
Cincinnati
R. W. Karlen
Judith Karlen
Donna Karlen
Arlene Holtzman
Dubuque
C. W. Karlen
Ernest Schlittler
John H. Baebler
Hollis Baebler
Holly Ann
Janice Hefty
Malcolm Tremaine
Beloit
Karl Mueller
Spring Green
Elmer
Lavonne
Bud Miller
Orangeville
L. H. Sargent
Madison
Schlittlers
Sargents
Albany
Arnold Steadtler
Louise Steadtler
Monica
Ruth Abley
John Dick
Max Davidson
Sun Prairie
Ida Frehner
Albert Crouch
Alfred Spring
Fred Zurfluh
W. H. Wittner
Dwight
Duane Spring
New Glar
Four Pennsylvanians Die In Plane Crash Near Uniontown
Four men returning from the Indianapolis Memorial Day auto race died when a single engine Cessna crashed into Laurel Ridge about 16 miles north of Uniontown Pennsylvania. Victims include Glen C. Bream president of the Gettysburg Motor Co. and owners Roy E. Lambert and Floyd E. Gieman with Mrs. Floyd E. Gieman. The wreckage was found the day after the crash.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Laurel Ridge
Here
Glen C. Bream
Gettysburg Motor Co
Gettysburg
Floyd E. Gieman
Hanover
Roy E. Lambert
Taneytown, Md
Bream
French Train Crew Sets Speed Record at 138 MPH
A special French train crew recently claimed a railroad speed record of 138 miles per hour, highlighted as a milestone in high speed rail testing.
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Ready Mix
Kathleen Hartwig
Nita Mueller
Shirley Zentner
Helen Mueller
Beverly Smith
Mary Whipple
Lois Quade
Gemplers
Phillips- Smith
Helland-Hein
Commercial Bank
Bowhunters
A. m. Cincinnati
A. m. Chicago
Joe Miller
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Noah
William Steindorf
Connecticut
U. S
Simsbury
Conn
Joseph Higley
Erwin Peter
Thomas Clark
William Anderson
Thomas Sickinger
Ann Baker
Anita Blackbourne
Ruth Benkett
Nancy Baker
Nancy Sickinger
Kay Bauman
Marlene Frye
Jean Schneider
Peter Dannerbeck
Frank Stiles
John O'Neill
James Bossany
Richard F. Hurlbut
Cockell
Googles
ACE
Burns
O. D. Curtis
Heidi
Connie
Sturgeon Bay
Conrad Stauffacher
William Spring
Paul Veenie
Jeanette Ross
Veenies
William Pagel
Bonnie Elmer
Freeport
Dorothy Pagel
Kenneth Lovell
Gary
Bonnie
Cathy
Vicki
Pagels
Thomas Davis
Sterling
Henry J. Elmer
Lavonne Loveland
The
Bauman Hardware
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Monroe Clinic
Monroe Evening Times
Reger Cheese Company
Rate Lumber Company
Bruni Miller Lumber Co
Illinois Mutual Casualty
Illinois Mutual Casualty Agent
Ainsworth Insurance
Agency
Business Mart
Llanons Enon
Peoria
Illinois
Monroe High School
Advance
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Miller Jewelry Store
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