Brodhead and Cuba City win sectionals to reach state race
In the WIAA sectional action Monroe fell 35 32 to Brodhead as Cuba City awaited the title. Monroe led briefly but Brodhead controlled the second half behind Markham and Erickson to advance while Vogler paced Monroe with 10 points.
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Monroe
Brodhead
Cardinals
Ernie Vogler
Vogler
Cheesemakers
Jim Staffon
Bob Rieder
Sanford Erickson
Dick Markham
Bob Bliss
Norton Strommen
Erickson
Brawand
Blanc
Staffon
Ee Stauffacher
Markham
Stair
Re Erickson
Guggisberg
TUL
Ieee Iin Valnae
Onroe
Rieder
Kraeft and Hohler
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa Faces Horlick in Wisconsin Sectional Clash
Nine teams vie in the WIAA sectional round as Wauwatosa and Racine Horlick lead a slate of eight games. Wisconsin Rapids and La Crosse Logan also strong, while upsets include Gillett over Algoma and Reedsburg over Beaver Dam in earlier action. Bear signing adds to Chicago Bears backfield options amid a busy draft season.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wauwatosa
Tosans
Lake Mills
Wisconsin Rapids
Rhinelander
Rapids
Beaver Dame
Reedsburg
Algoma
Gillett
Racine
Horlick
Shawano
la Crosse Logan
Blair
Lodi
Hurley
Bloomer
Eau Claire
Osseo
Cuba City
Brodhead
Kimberly
Wauwatosa-Racine Horlick
West Allis
George Margosian
Jack Molbeck
Kohler
Charley Lindberg
Lindberg
Russ Tiedeman
Walso Johnson
West Allis Wauwatosa
Racine Horlick
Menomonie
Blenwood City
Waupun
Beaver Dam
Lock
Wonewoc
Spooner Bloomer
Luck
Saxon
Sparta Blair
la Farge
Lancaster
Beloit Bowl Falls 34 31 to Fighting Cubans in Upset
Cuba City high school twelve man Cubans upset Beloit 34 31 in a Region playoff to advance to the Monroe sectional final against Brodhead. Cliff Kirk scored 10 for Cuba City with key late free throws while Kent Smith led Beloit with 17 points before fouling out.
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Smith
Cuba City
Beloit
Monroe
Brodhead
Ossie Barth
Cliff Kirk
Lon Weber
Jim Faherty
Bob Olson
Kent Smith
Bob Rensberger
Faherty
Weber
Frank Shafer
Shafer
Don McClellan
Kirk
Irving Sheppard
Bob Knutson
Olson
Dawson
Wwe
Ware
Haug
Segerstrom
See
Bit Shepherd
Knutson
Reneau
Thomas
McClellan
Finnegan
Cuba
Kraeft and Hohler
Milwaukee
Hogan Improves After Major Operation in El Paso
Ben Hogan shows improvement after a two hour abdominal operation in El Paso to stop blood clots from reaching vital parts of his body. The golfer had serious injuries from the February 2 bus crash and a clot threat was halted by tying off a major vein.
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el Paso
Tex
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Molybdenum Adds Corrosion Resistance to Stainless Steels
Molybdenum is added to stainless steel alloys to improve corrosion resistance. The element enhances durability in challenging environments and is valued in high temperature and chemical exposure applications.
They’ll Do It Everytime For Years Fire Daven Port
A woman slept in a one room apartment near Daven Port and saved enough over the years to build a small home with a bedroom.
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Fir Davenport
Kasten’s 708 Count Sends Oldtimers to Record Books
Stub Kasten of Bees Construction in Monroe’s Pleasure Bend league bowled a 708 series on games of 209 255 244. It is the first 700 at Pleasure Bend, raising talk of Monroe’s 700-series history and adding to a list of notable national honor counts by local bowlers. Wenger leads with a 724 from 1937, Mueller had a 713 in 1935, and others like Bissig Redman and Jones have 700s or higher from earlier eras.
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Stub Kasten
Bees
Pleasure Bend
Monroe
Kasten
George Wenger
Wenger
Otto
Jim) Mueller
Mueller
Matt Bissig
G. L. Redman
Don Jones
Mayer
Oilers
Jones
Horicon
Milwaukee
Softball Meeting Called for Monday in Monroe
The Monroe American Legion sponsors a 1949 softball program meeting at 7:30 PM Monday at the Legion clubhouse. Richard H. Bahr notes the gathering is for post athletic committee members and others interested in organizing the leagues business end.
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Monroe
The
American Legion
Legion Club House
Richard H. Bahr
Zilmer-Riley Post
Post Athletic Committee
Bahr
Larry Kitchen
Waffle Shop Quintet to Clash With Beloit Pop House Five Tonight
Monroe's Waffle Shop basketball team, Municipal league first round champions, faces Beloit Pop House at 8 p.m. in Beloit Vocational School gym. Players include Moon Ingolf Etter and Wagner Goecks Kitchen Stauffacher Davidson Gibbons Christen Bear ZumBrunnen. John Walter manager. If victorious, they play Sunday 8:30 p.m. for a spot in the March 14 final at Beloit college fieldhouse.
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Monroe
Waffle Shop
Beloit
Wisconsin Recreation Association
Beloit Vocational School
Bill Moon
Charley Ingolf
J. T
Duke) Etter
Beloit Pop House
Doctor Meyers
Edgerton
Walt’s
Beloit College
John Wagner
Ed Goecks
Larry Kitchen
Tom Stauffacher
Harold Davidson
Ed Gibbons
Herman Christen
Bernard Bear
Bob ZumBrunnen
John Walter
River Falls Teachers Beat Sioux Falls Teachers 59 to 40
River Falls Teachers College defeated Sioux Falls teachers 59 to 40. Nate de Long led River Falls with 14 points on four baskets and six free throws.
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River Falls
Spring Valley
Nate de Long
River Falls Teachers College
Sioux Fall
S. C
Teachers
Betty Rowald Leads Keglers With 493 Series
Betty Rowald of Johnson's quintet topped last night’s bowling with a 493 series on games of 154 161 and 178. Dorothy Bacon led the VFW Auxiliary league with 470 while team scores show various totals for Team Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 across 1934 1967 and related results.
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Betty Rowald
Johnson
Dorothy Bacon
VFW
Esther Kubly
Marian Munz
Kate Yost
Leona Gruenewald
Progressive League
Johnson’s
Anderson Body Shop
Hunt’s Produce
Corner Cafe
Commercial Bank
Clarno Goldenrods
Martin’s Sporting Goods
Trakenbrod’s Pharmacy
Burgess Battery
Monroe Clinic
Betty Ronald
Kathryn Ball
Helen Hunt
Goldie Robinson
Zelma German
Monroe Teams Prepare for AL State Bowling Meet
Monroe six five man teams ten doubles and twenty five singles enter the annual American Legion state bowling tournament at Fond du Lac. Teams Hoffmans Wenger and Kramer Blatz Rote's Leader Store and Schlitz will roll Sunday March 13 with minor events in the day and team action at night according to athletic officer Richard H. Kahr of the Zilmer-Riley post.
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Monroe
American Legion
Fond du Lac
Richard H. Kahr
Zilmer-Riley Post
Hoffman’s
Wenger and Kramer
Blatz
Rote’s
Leader Store
Schlitz
Oshkosh Teachers College Defeats Platteville 75 to 62
Oshkosh Teachers College beat Platteville Teachers 75 to 62 in a final conference basketball game. Doug Ritchie scored 21 points for the victors while Harold McKeon led Platteville with 14.
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Platteville
Oshkosh
Oshkoshkh Teachers College
Platteville Teachers
Doug Ritchie
Harold McKeon
Michigan Leads Track Qualifiers in Big Nine Meet
Michigan tops Big Nine qualifiers at Champaign Illinois with nine berths as Lloyd Duff fails in broad jump. Purdue Jewell Daily leads broad jumps, Duff ready to defend 70 yard high hurdles while Herb Barten posts best 880 time. Gehrmann of Wisconsin and Barten pace Midwest action as pace wary meet starts.
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Champaign
Ill
Michigan
Wolverines
Illinois
Ohio State
Indiana
Minnesota
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Iowa
Purdue
Lloyd Duff
Jewell Daily
Duff
Clay Holland
Don Gehrmann
Herb Barten
Gehrmann
Chuck Fenske
Prospect Bascom Emerges In Golden Gloves Final
Westbury Bascom, a 20 year old East St. Louis mail carrier, dazzled 20,836 fans in Chicago Stadium by scoring two technical knockouts in the 22nd Golden Gloves finals. He defeated Herb Moore with a 27 second KO in the semi finals and stopped Pierre Jackson in the 175 pound final. Bascom mimics the Brown Bomber’s straight punching and defense in a promising light heavyweight display.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Westbury Bascom
East St. Louis
Bascom
Denver
Herb Moore
Pierre Jackson
Henderson
Kentucky
Beloit Golds cruise past Lawrence 94 to 64 in league win
Beloit College Golds dominated Lawrence 94 64 to extend their Midwest Conference winning streak to nine. Forward Ron Bontemps scored 30 points to pace Beloit.
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Beloit
Beloit College Golds
Lawrence
Ron Bontemps
Scottish Parliament Bans Golf in 1457 Law
In 1457 the Scottish parliament passed a law prohibiting golf on the ground that the sport was keeping men from their required archery.
Badger Boxers Defeat Syracuse
The University of Wisconsin boxing team defeated Syracuse 21 5 to 21 last night for their 23rd straight win. Wisconsin's John Lendenski 165 Gene Fleming 175 and Bob Ranck heavyweight won for the Badgers as Fleming debuted with a strong three rounds. Fourteen thousand spectators watched the match and additional results included Gremban, Dickinson and Rollier earning decisions.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Syracuse
Badgers
al Sauerwein
Wisconsin
Dave Wiseman
Dick Curran
Jay Wason
Steve Gremban
James Huba
Fresh Guard Elevates Eau Claire In Catholic Title Run
Fresh guard Jim Miller sparked Eau Claire St. Patrick as they edged De Pere St Norbert 42 37 to stay in title contention. Glocke held to 14 points as St. Pat's moved within reach of a third straight crown. Milwaukee Notre Dame beat Don Bosco 42 35 behind Ted Zimo wocz 25 points. Aquinas beat Green Bay Central Catholic 53 32 and Marquette edged Prairie du Chien Champion 35 33 on a Nord last minute basket.
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Green Bay
Eau Claire St. Patrick
Jim Miller
de Pere St. Norbert
St. Pat
Carl Glocke
Milwaukee Notre Dame
Ted Zimowocz
Milwaukee Don Bosco
la Crosse Aquinas
Green Bay Central Catholic
Milwaukee Marquette
Prairie du Chien Campion
Ted Nord
Badger Fives Clash With Minnesota In Big Nine Showdown
Minnesota ends its best Western conference run in 29 years tonight facing Wisconsin in a pivotal Big Nine game. Don Rehfeldt leads the league with 213 points in 11 conference games, while Jim McIntyre and Whit Skoog pace Minnesota with 166 and 162 points respectively. Michigan helps Iowa by nightfall as the race for honors tightens.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsn
Gopher
Illinois
Michigan
Illami
Iowa
Wisconsin
Don Rehfeldt
Jim McIntyre
Whitey Skoog
Rehfeldt
McIntyre
Skoog
Ohio State Leads Lafayette in Western Conference Meet
Ohio State holds a 10 point edge over defending champions Michigan 41 to 31 at the Western Conference swimming and diving championships with five events remaining.
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Ohio State
Lafayette
Ind
Michigan
Derby nominations for Churchill Downs May Derby run
Churchill Downs announces 113 nominations for the Kentucky Derby diamond jubilee on May 7. The roster includes most of last year’s leading two year olds and is led by J. M. Roebling’s Blue Peter, the 1948 juvenile champion.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
J. M. Roebling
William III’s Dual Rule in England and Dutch States
William III who ruled England jointly with Mary was more focused on his sovereign duties as Stadtholder of the Dutch United Provinces, highlighting his prominent political role beyond English affairs.
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William III
England
Mary
Montage of Sunday Visitors and Local Family News
Monticello notes list Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Robert Hohn and son Lynn, Mrs Esther Brink, and Miss Carol Jordan. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned with brief mentions of travels, birthdays, and social calls among Monticello, Madison, New Glarus, and Charlotte Iowa.
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Robert Hohn
Lynn
Boscobel
Esther Brink
Madison
Clifford Berge
Fargo
N. D
David Brink
W. E. Blum
John Dahnke
New Glarus
Monticello
C. F. Jordan
Vola
Gordon K. Steinmann
Richard
George Steinmann
Charles Gollickson
Charlotte
Natalie Burgy
William Mahley
Belleville
W. S. Hoesly
S. W. Thomas
Minneapolis
Florida
Cuba
D. L. Zentner
James
Carolyn Klassy
Kenneth Klassy
Carolyn
Mary Baebler
Janet and
Margaret Kammerer
Marian Hitchcock
Judy Thoman
Jo Rene Steinmann
Juday Woodruff
Mary Klassy
Katharine
Shirley Woodruff
Rate hike approved for Sheboygan Falls electric utility
Madison reports the Public Service Commission authorized a rate increase for the Sheboygan Falls electric utility, adding 10,470 dollars yearly. The commission plans to rule later on a separate water rate request.
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Madison
Sheboygan Falls
Public Service Commission
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Dakota, Ill
Poland
Albert Hugelshofer
Alvin van Loh
W. B. Elbeck
Golden Gloves
Thorp Finance Corporation
ALLIS
Chalmers
Heuer Sales Co. Monroe
O. D. Curtis
Goetz
Roy Rogers
Betty Grabled
Dan Dailey
Goetz Sun
Dana Andrews Lill
Palmer
Louis Jourdan
Jane Wyatt
Norman Lloyd
Enterprise Studios
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Rod Cameron
Cathy Downs
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