1948 Champs Fall In Golf Tournament
First round results at Monroe Country club two handicap golf tourney feature defending champion Budd Riffle losing 1 up to Don Lovelace and C F Kempfert toppled 8 and 6 by Delbert Share. Nathan Goetz remains lone title holder in first flight. second flight lists Rolland Etter Alvin Babler and P J Lochner as contenders.
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Monroe Country Club
Budd Riffle
Don Lovelace
C. F. Kempfert
Delbert Share
Nathan Goetz
Rolland R. Etter
Alvin Babler
P. J. Lochner
Chester Becker
Harold Heimann
Rev. P. C. Kehle
Herbert Vogel
Rev. Kehle
Vogel
Perry Power
U. G
Edwin Rofenacht
Carlton E. Ashby
Wendell Barlow
Rev
P. C. Kehle
A. G. Hill
F. E. Mueller
John Caradine
Robert Buehler
R. G. Rote
Wallace Miller
G. W. Marlory
Edwin C
Duck Stamp Boost Advanced in Congress
A Senate bill to raise the annual duck stamp price from one dollar to two dollars and allow limited public hunting on federal waterfowl refuges was approved yesterday by a House Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee. The measure caps refuge hunting at 25 percent and earmarks ten percent of the federal tax on fishing gear for state fish restoration and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House Fisheries and Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Service
Australian Defeats U S Tennis Champion at Wimbledon
Geoff Brown of Australia upset Richard Gonzales of Los Angeles the U S Singles titleholder 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 1 to reach the quarter finals It marked a crushing defeat for the 21 year old American in his first Wimbledon bid as Brown advanced to the quarter finals
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London
Geoff Brown
Australia
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
U. S
Brown
North leaguers Divide Doubleheader
The Eau Claire Bears beat Superior 4-2 in the opener of a Northern league twin bill. The Blues crushed the Bears 12-0 in the nightcap. Duluth toppled St. Cloud 4-3, Fargo Moorhead defeated Sioux Falls 13-10, and Grand Forks beat Aberdeen 12-2.
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Eau Claire Bears
Superior
Blues
Bears
Duluth
St. Cloud
Fargo-Moorhead
Sioux Falls
Grand Forks
Aberdeen
Open title meet in Women’s Western Open golf duel
Oklahoma City witnessed a 36 hole championship where Betty Jameson defeated Polly Riley in match play to reach the final stages while Louise Suggs outlasted defending champion Patty Berg in a separate 36 hole contest.
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Oklahoma City
Betty Jameson
Louise Suggs
Miss Suggs
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Miss Jameson
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
All Stars add Ferro and Davis to Elite Squad
Chicago players George Talia ferro of Indiana and Harper Da vis of Mississippi State join the college All-Star team for the August 12 game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field.
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Chicago
George Taliaferro
Indiana
Harper Davis
Mississippi State
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Pecatonica Catfish Bite Improves in Two Counties
Warden reports better catfishing on Pecatonica River branches with high water expected to improve distribution. Cheese bait noted as preferred. June bug hatch waning may aid fishing. Royce Dallman and O J Thorpe report improved fishing across Rock and Lafayette counties as conditions shift from low, clear water.
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Pecatonica
Lafayette County
O. J. Thorpe
Thorpe
Royce Dallman
Rock County
Koshkonong
Record Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
Yesterday's results across the American and National Leagues show Boston routing St. Louis 21 to 2, New York edging Detroit 5 to 4, Chicago defeating Philadelphia 2 to 1, and Chicago also topping New York 6 to 2. Ted Williams batted in seven runs with two homers for the Red Sox.
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Associated Press
Ted Williams
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Randy Gumpert
White Sox
Carl Scheib
Athletics
Pet
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland Ee Ee
Boston Ee
Washington
Chicago Ee
St. Louis
Brooklyn Ee
Philadelphia See
New York Ee
Cincinnati Ee
Pittsburgh Re
Beloit softball teams seek area games and bookings
Two Beloit squads publicize schedules and invite opponents. The South Beloit Legion No 2, led by manager Tom McMillan, seeks home and home games in Beloit. Beloit Bombers girls team captain Kay Piccione seeks games with girls teams around Monroe.
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Beloit
South Beloit Legion No
Tom McMillan
8Th Street
Beloit Bombers
Monroe
Kay Piccione
Bluff Street
Dutch Harbor Wins Neck Victory at Roosevelt Raceway
Dutch Harbor driven by veteran Henry Thomas won the North Dakota one mile trot feature at Roosevelt Raceway last night. The horse led early, recovered, and defeated Scrantonian, paying $3.90 in the purse with $3.30 and $3.10 as the other place payouts.
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Dutch Harbor
Westbury
N. Y
North Dakota
Roosevelt Raceway
Henry Thomas
Scrantonian
Green Bay Regains State League Lead
Green Bay moved back atop the Wisconsin State League by defeating Wausau 7-3 in a high scoring contest. Appleton shut out Janesville 1-0. Wisconsin Rapids beat Fond du Lac 1-0. Sheboygan edged Oshkosh 2-1. Fond du Lac pitcher Ivan Abramowitz gave up two hits in five innings. Bill Allen of Sheboygan followed a no hit performance with a two-hitter, extending his hitless streak to 16 innings before surrendering a hit.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wausau
Appleton
Janesville
Wisconsin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Oshkosh
Ivan Abramowitz
Bill Allen
Softball Games Stopped by Rain in Wisconsin
The Monroe All Star softball team saw its game against Beloit Muni Electrics rained out after teams arrived at Beloit. In Monterey Stadium Janesville Brodhead Legions lost a powerful three run homer by Alfred Butch Henning as rain halted their game with Scotties of Janesville in the third inning. Brodhead Junior Legions are inactive this week.
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Monroe
Beloit Muni Electrics
Beloit
Wisconsin
Monterey Stadium
Janesville
Brodhead Legions
Alfred
Butch) Hening
Scotties of
Henning
Legions
Iris’ Furniture of
Brodhead
Dike Eddleman Joins Tri-City Hawks In NBA Signing
Dike Eddleman, a top Illinois basketball figure, signed with the Tri-City Hawks of the National Basketball League. General manager Leo Ferris announced the contract, mailed from the Pacific coast where Eddleman ended his amateur career after the Big Ten Pacific coast meet.
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Moline
Dike Eddleman
University of Illinois
Tri-City Blackhawks
Leo Ferris
Tri-City
Eddleman
Pacific Coast
Local Residents and Visitors Highlight Weekend in Blanchardville
Blanchardville notes report Miss Jean Watson, R N, back from Madison for a visit Monday and Tuesday. Genevieve Coffey of Phoenix enjoys time with her mother Mrs Mary Coffey. Edward Scadden and Francis Kingeter attend a vocational agriculture instructors and veterans on the farm trainers convention in Madison. Sunday guests at H J Ericksons include Mr and Mrs Joseph Croke, Mr and Mrs Thomas Kurth and family of Madison, and Miss Annie Erickson of Janesville. Mr and Mrs Herbert Lyn Saas tour northern Wisconsin and Canada this week. Mrs John Meier of Monticello visits son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John Meier Jr.
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Jean Watson
R. N
Madison
Genevieve Coffey
Phoenix
Mary Coffey
Edward Scadden
Francis Kingeter
H. J. Ericksons
Joseph Croke
Thomas Kurth
Annie Erickson
Janesville
Herbert Lyn- Saas
Wisconsin
Canada
John Meier
Monticello
John Meier Jr
Appointing William Waterman Apiary Supervisor
The state department of agriculture announced Madison today the appointment of William Waterman of Medford as supervisor of apiary inspection. Waterman previously taught vocational agriculture in high schools at Hawkins Pittsville and Stratford.
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Madison
William Waterman
Medford
State Department of Agriculture
Waterman
Hawkins
Pittsville
Stratford
Junior Baseball Tourney Plans Set
American Legion announces regional and sectional setup for the junior baseball world series at Omaha August 31 to September 4. More than 16 000 teams from 47 states plus DC and Hawaii compete. Pennsylvania is absent. Finalists hail from Trenton New Jersey Sumter South Carolina Rochester Minnesota and Yakima Washington with regionals in Bloomington Illinois Mason City Iowa and Aberdeen South Dakota.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Omaha
the Legion
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Post 93
Trenton
New Jersey
N. J
Sumter
S. C
Rochester
Wisconsin inheritance tax and cigaret tax made permanent
Governor Rennebohm signed laws to make the Wisconsin inheritance tax permanent and extend the two cent per pack cigaret tax beyond its previously scheduled expiry. The measures also fund summer school work at the state school for the blind and raise barber examination and license fees.
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Madison
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
State School For
Local social notes from Juda area residents
Mrs F N Miller reports visits from Milwaukee and Minnesota families. Arthur Tingley enters UW summer session while Florence Grunder attends Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Mrs Louise Pinow returns from St Clare hospital as daughter Mrs Jeffrey Nevel visits from Brooklyn. 4-H camp attendees at Madison and other relatives travel with Rev C J Tingley and Mrs Tingley.
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Glen Hartwell
Milwaukee
Morris Grenzow
Arthur Tingley
Richard
C. J. Tingley
University of Wisconsin
Florence Grunder
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Louise Pinow
St. Clare Hospital
Jeffrey Nevel
Brooklyn
Herman Wayman
Minnesota
Ed Luckey
Ohio
Audrey Roberts
Joan Andrews
Mildred Grenzow
Janet Arnsmeier
University
Madison
Cora Fisher
Long Prairie
Minn
Portage
Tingeys
Fire Levels Barn At Farm In Rockford
A barn fire at Helen E. Lathrop’s farm in Rockford destroyed seven pigs a sow five calves 360 bales of hay 50 bushels of ground feed 20 tons of loose hay and 200 bushels of oats valued at about 10000 dollars. Lightning was blamed and Donald P. Perkins tenanted the property.
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Helen E. Lathrop
Rockford
Donald P. Perkins
Turkey Advances 18000 Mile Road Build With U S Aid
Turkey pursues an extensive road program spanning 18000 miles aided by American capital know how and machinery. The effort signals strong bilateral cooperation and aims to expand transportation links.
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Turkey
Chicago Teams Turn In Victories
The White Sox beat the Athletics 2 to 1 and the Cubs defeated the Giants 6 to 2. Randy Gumpert pitched a complete game for Chicago, earning his sixth AL win as Hank Sauer homered for the Cubs. Cardinals leap to NL lead after reinstatement of Lou Klein and two Klein homers key 8-4 win over the Braves.
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Associated Press
Chicago
White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Cubs
New York Giants
Randy Gumpert
Athletics
Philadelphia
Hank Sauer
A. B. Chandler
Redbirds
Lou Klein
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooks
Klein
Chandlers
Cardinal
Wisconsin Power and Light Expands Monroe Substations
Wisconsin Power and Light Co announces new transformers at Oregon Belleville and Brodhead substations to boost capacity. Oregon substation grows from 450 to 3,000 kilovolt-amperes, Belleville gains 1,000 kvar units, and Brodhead adds 1,000 kvar, with nearby lines and rural services enhanced. Monroe district serves about 1,155 square miles with 5,000 rural and 6,300 residential customers.
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Belleville
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Monroe
Oregon
Brodhead
W. S. MacDonald
Electric Company
Oregon Electric Company
New Glarus
Verona
Albany
Spring Grove
Browntown
Green County
Kraft Cheese Factory
Monticello
Hollandale
The
MacDonald
Albany Social Notes From Mrs. William Steindorf
Local high school coach M. L. Gardner rents the J. P. Atherton house from H. L. Bronson and family who have occupied it for two years Bronson resigns as principal and will move August 1 to Hillsboro to lead schools there W. A. Elmer attends an agriculture instructors conference at the state university Eugene Stephenson from Detroit visits, then heads to California Readers include families from River Falls Dixon and Madison visiting or staying with local residents others travel west coast and Freeport visits noted.
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M. L. Gardner
J. P. Atherton
H. L. Bronson
Bronson
Hillsboro
W. A. Elmer
State University
Eugene Stephenson
Detroit
California
Frank Trow
A. F. Stauffacher
Bernard Russ
River Falls
Robert Ramsay
Dean
Dawn
Dixon
Bruce Schultz
Madison
Hettie Broughton
J. E. Schultz
Max Murray
San Anselmo
Calif
C. H. Francis
H. C
West Coast
Treila Webb
Freeport
Fay Welty
Jamestown Glasshouse: America's First Industry
In 1608 a glass-house was built at Jamestown Virginia marking the colony’s first industry and early American craft.
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America
Jamestown
Virginia
Public Aid Expenses Edge Down in May
Madison report shows public assistance grants totaling 3,704,134 in May, down slightly from April’s 3,715,155. General relief fell about 48,000 as most categories rose modestly. 7,593 recipients got 382,550 versus 8,204 getting 430,868 in April. Other last month outlays include 2,300,364 to 49,158 old age beneficiaries, 919,552 to 9,576 dependent children, 64,610 to 1,323 blind, and 37,058 to 609 totally and permanently disabled persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
Wisconsin Pig Crop Gains by 10 Per Cent
The Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture reports a spring pig crop 10 percent above 1948 production. About 2,197,000 pigs were saved from litters of 326,000 sows this spring. Last year’s strong corn crop and favorable hog prices spurred the rise, with a large fall crop expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Markets Report: Livestock and Grain Slump Across Chicago
Livestock prices mostly rose with barrows and gilts up to 1.00, sows higher by about 1.75, top hog close at 22.00. Cattle receipts light as slaughter steers and heifers gain up to 1.50, cows up to 1.00, bulls weak. Wheat futures slide nearly 4 cents on USDA damage notes. corn, oats, rye, soybeans and lard follow lower amid midwest rains and end-of-week selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Colorado Fed
Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Midwest
Kell Retains Lead In All Star Baseball Poll
Detroit third baseman George Kell holds a heavy lead in the All Star poll despite doctors caution that he may miss three weeks. Kell has 596,102 votes, ahead of Bob Dillinger of the St. Louis Browns by 248,508 votes for the American League third baseman spot.
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Kell
Chicago
George Kell
Detroit
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis Browns
Automobile Registration Surpasses 37 Million in 1947 Start
United States records show more than 37 million motor vehicles registered as of January 1 1947, reflecting robust postwar demand. The milestone highlights renewed consumer confidence and continued growth in the automotive sector across major states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Freed heiress to wed in Los Angeles
Beulah Louise Overell, 20, once acquitted of par ents murder charges, announces engagement to Los Angeles policeman Robert Cannon, 28, in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Beulah Louise Overall
Miss Overell
Robert Cannon
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Riffle
Kempfert
Congress
U.S
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Zar
Boston
Cleveland
Cincinnati
American Association
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Kansas City
Louisville
Tomorow
Wisconsin State League
Osh
Tri-City Hawks
Blanchardville
W. F. McGuigan
Juda
F. N. Miller
A. m. Monroe
Junior Legion
Middleton
Monroe State Line
Argyle State Line
Klein Sparks
William Steindorf
Goetz
Roy Rogers
Andy Devine
Dick Powell
Roques Regiment” French Foreign Legion
Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Stechm Color
Lee Bowman
Adsiphe Mewou
Frankie Carle
Pete Smith
Rod Cameron
Vrucoler
Turner Hall
Vikings
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