State Cage Meet Opens at Madison Wisconsin
The 35th annual Wisconsin cage championship begins at the University of Wisconsin field with four first round games slated. Madison and Wauwatosa, top contenders, seek a second title in three years as a record crowd is expected for three days of action culminating Saturday night.
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Madison
Wauwatosa
Raiders
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Little Kohler
Two Rivers
St. Croix Falls
Beloit
Hurley
Tosa
Eau Claire
Kobier
Onalasie
USGA Adopts New Golf Rules Across The Game
The United States Golf Association issues several rule changes effective today. A water hazard drop on a lost ball carries a one stroke penalty near the original spot. Players may move objects to see the ball but must restore them before addressing it. Other clarifications include out of bounds defined by the ball leaving the course and a firm 14 club rule in stroke play.
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Nw York
United States Golfing Association
Near Record Iron Ore Shipments Forecast for Great Lakes
Cleveland uP manager William J. McGarry at the Great Lakes advisory board meeting forecasts iron ore shipments will reach 80,000,000 tons this season, eclipsing 69,556,269 last year and nearing 1948’s 84,700,000. He also predicts coal cartage at 45,000,000 tons, eight million more than 1949.
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Cleveland
Ore and Coal Exchange
Beason
Great Lakes
William J. McGarry
Adult Badminton Set Again in Armory Here
Adult badminton returns to the city armory under the recreation department sponsorship with play to start at 8 15 tomorrow night. Recreation director L L Kitchen notes new Friday activities include badminton volleyball shuffleboard and indoor softball. Also reports Ralph Greenleaf a 13 time world pocket billiards champion died after hospital admission at age 50.
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City Recreation Departent
L. L. Kitchen
Philadelphia
Ralph Greenleaf
ABC Expects Floor Move Against Ban
ABC executives expect proposals to abandon the White Male membership restriction at the American Bowling Congress convention in Columbus in May. No ABC committee will recommend removing the ban. actions would arise from floor discussion if a delegate proposes it and two thirds approve. Three associations Albany New Jersey Seattle Hudson County would back a plan to erase the rule, while others likely oppose. The clause has been tied to several court cases, with one trial ongoing in Milwaukee.
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Muwaunee — Vey
ABC
American Bowling Congress
Columbus
Frank Baker
Milwaukee Journal
Baker
Albany
N. J
Seattle
Wash
Hudson County
Milwaukee
Thomas Fairchild
Wisconsin high school wrestling tourney at UW Sat
Forty boys will fight for top honors in the seventh Wisconsin high school wrestling tournament at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The event runs with the state prep basketball meet in the Badger Fieldhouse. Stevens Point defends as team champion with entrants including Milwaukee South Beloit Milwaukee Pulaski Madison West West Milwaukee Racine Park and Madison East.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Badger
Stevens Point
Milwaukee South
Beloit
Milwaukee Pulaski
Madison West
Milwaukee
Racine Park
Madison East
Gallagher Named Head Coach At Eau Claire High
Eau Claire announces Joan Gallagher former Wisconsin football player is named head coach at Eau Claire high school succeeding Frank Matz. Gallagher 28 has spent three years coaching Ironwood Michigan high school and will earn 3400 dollars annually.
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Joan Gallagher
Eau Claire
John Gallagher
University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire High School
Gallagher
Ironwood
Mich
Frank Matz
Champs Tee Off Augusta Women’s Title Holders Round One
A field of 39 champions began the first round in the women’s title holders tournament at Augusta Ga. Only a few notable names were absent, including Mary Agnes Waile of Menominee Michigan among those present.
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Augusta
Mary Agnes Waile
Menominee
Mich
Southpaw Hal Price Signs with Sheboygan Club
Vero Beach Florida report that Hal Price a 24 year old Negro left handed pitcher was signed to a contract with Sheboygan of the class D Wisconsin state league. Price stands six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds.
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BIG Southlaw
Vero Beach
Fla
Hal Price
Sheboygan
Price
Carroll College Honors Eight With Basketball Letters
Jerry Dwyer heads a list of eight athletes to receive major basketball letters at Carroll College this year. Coach Don Huddleston announced that Robert Schilt will get a manager's sweater, with other varsity letter recipients including John Beyer, Pete Dellios, Paul Doeden, Milwaukeee junior, Juda freshman, and Al Hanke among the group.
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Sunnive
Carroll College
Don Huddleston
Robert Schilt
Juda
John Beyer
Milwaukee
Pete Dellios
Waukeshia
Paul Doejdens
al Hanke
Waukesha
Walsh Changes UW Mitt Lineup for Washington State Meet
University of Wisconsin boxing coach Johnny Walsh will field a rotating lineup against Washington State. Co Captains Steve Gremban 125 Jim Sreenan 130 Ernest Werren 135 Ted Mc Neal 145 Dick Murphy 155 Ted Kozuszek 165 Don Schuster 175 and Gerald Meath heavyweight comprise the makeshift squad. Dwaine Dickinson requests excusal, replaced by McNeal who beat Idaho earlier. Wisconsin aims to rebound after a 2 3 mark, their worst in 13 years, as they close the season against De Paul in Madison.
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Stadison — Weyl
University of Wisconsin
Washington State
Badger
Johnny Walsh
Battlers
Steve Gremban
Jim Sreenan
Ernest Werren
Ted Mc Neal
Dick Murphy
Ted’ Kozuszek
Don Schuster
Gerald’ Meath
Dwaine Dickinson
Mc Neal
Idaho
Werren
Les Paul
Meath
Minnesota
Penn State
Vito Parisi
Badgers
Wisconsin
Cougars
Washington
Gonzaga
de Paul
Madison
Earthquake Smith Signs Bear Contract
The Chicago Bears announced the signing of Earthquake Smith, a North Carolina product who had played with the Cleveland Browns two years ago and with the Chicago Rockets of the AA. He is the third newcomer signed by the Bears for 1920, joining Chuck Hunsinger and End John Red Quinn.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Minor Cage Finals Set For Armory Tonight
Finals in the minor league basketball championship reach the armory tomorrow night featuring the winners of the Co. K Kempfert game tonight and Daacon's squad.
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Armory
Co. K
Wildcats Name Jim Leonard Signed to Three Year Deal
Villanova signs head coach Jim Leonard to a three year contract securing his role with the Wildcats for the next college football seasons.
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Jim Leonard
Philadelphia
Villanova Wildcats
Frieda Swiggum and A Peterson Lead Local Bowling Scores
Frieda Swiggum and A Peterson led local bowling with high series entries amid a list of teams and players posting strong scores. Swiggum posted 199 163 152 for 514 while Peterson rang up 206 214 160 for 580, as various clubs and businesses posted results across the chart.
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Swiggum
Montgomery Electrics
A. Peterson
Phillips and
Smith
F. Digman
B. Smith
DeLong and Co. Out in NAIB Cage Tourney
River Falls Wisconsin teachers saw a halftime lead slip as East Central Oklahoma surged to a 75 to 64 second round NAIB tournament win. Nate De Long led River Falls with 23 points before fouling out late.
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Kansas
Cy — Ur
River Falls
Wis
Oklahoma
Nate de Long
de Long
Illinois Teachers
Gratiot Athletic Banquet Plans Set
The Gratiot union free high school athletic association plans its annual banquet on Monday evening, March 20 at 6 30 in the Gratiot memorial center. Guest speakers Lew Cornelius and Father Gil bert Carlton will present special awards to team captains and players, with major letters awarded to Munger Wand McGlynn Friedli Anderson Brannan Knudson Griffiths Tuska.
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Gratiot
Times
Gratiot union/free high school athletic association
Gratiot Memorial Center
Lew Cornelius
Madison Capital Times
Gilbert Carlton
St. Joseph's
Roger Wand
Ralph Munger
Robert Anderson
Charles McGlynn
Charles Friedli
James Brannan
Robert Knudson
David Griffiths
Robert Tuska
Dwight Reed
James McDonald
Clinton Paulson
Gerald Paulson
Joyce Gille
Shiley Knudson
Marie Kaempfer
Packers Begin Stock Sales Drive To Aid Non Profit Club
The Green Bay Packers opened a stock sale drive to raise funds for the NFL club. Shares cost 25 dollars each, are non profit and non assessable, and carry voting rights. Publicity director Francis L. Earp emphasized transfer control stays with the Packers organization. Coach Gene Ronzri praised statewide exposure and unity with Wisconsin communities.
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Two Rivers
Green Bay Packers
Nation 1 Football League
Francis L
Gene Ronzsri
Lions Club
Packers Club
Wisconsin
Packer
Green Bay
Monticello Social Roundup and Nearby Visits
Monticello residents and relatives are listed attending funerals, family dinners, dinners, weekend visits, and social gatherings in Monroe Madison New Glarus and surrounding areas. The note mentions Rudy Leuenberger attending his brother Jacob Leuenberger’s funeral in Monroe and various guests visiting or staying with local families during the weekend.
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Rudy Leuenberger
Jacob Leuenberger
Monroe
Robert Holcomb Sr
Joe Blumer
Robert Wild
New Glarus
Judith Heiser
Milwanee
Herman Feenie
Calvin Stauffer
Danny Frederick
Jacob Stauffer
Walter Kubly
Mission House College
Fred ~ Roethlisberger
Marilyn
Madison
Caroline Voegeli
Lydia Voegeli
Voegeli
Caroli
Richard
Dick Smith
Joan and Kenny
Beverly Sullivan
John Wittenwyler
Robert Miller
Paul Veenie
William Pagel
Freeport
Dorothy
Henry J. Elmer
Merlyn Loveland
Mrs. Elmer
Adolph Kummer
Orangeville
Marie Pagel
Monticello
Lake Mills
Community Social Notes From Monticello Area
A long list of attendees and visitors appears from Monticello and nearby towns. Residents, guests, and travelers including Lyle Sinnett Cecil Jordan Norman Rosen Herman Babler and many others are noted at various gatherings. Social visits to Madison Monroe New Glarus and Belleville are recorded along with a Milwaukee guest Reinhart Frauenfelder visiting Harold Ott.
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Messrs
Mmes
Lyle Sinnett
Cecil Jordan
Norman Rosen
Herman Babler
Kenneth Klassy
Clarence Elmer Jr
Lawrence F. Marty
Reynold Zeller
Don Lewis
Dean Zimmerman
Glen Schmid
Don Root
Royal Karl Jen
Stanley Richards
John Richards
Rolland Zimmerman
Wallace Feldt
Bill Moser
Carl Duerst
Ivan Wichser
Matt Zentner
Sam Pierce
Phillip Morgan
Louis Wyss
Reinhart
Lawrence Ellen
LeRoy Trumpy
Monticello
Betty Ann Baebler
Ed Weber
New Glarus
Rosa Roth
W. E. Blum
Madison
Nic Lochsinger
William Pagel
Casper Schmedlin
Monroe
Glen Showers
Tommy
Belleville
Dwight Zerifel
J. J. Voegeli
Donald Voegeli
J. P. Elmer
Yolanda Richards
Henry C. Klassy
Theodore Stauffacher
Patty
Fred Escher
Wallace P. Barlow
Donald Knobel
Florence Paulson
Eastern Star
F. H. Steinmann
Contract Bridge Club
Audrey Wichser
Anna Schwiezer
Roger Klassy
State Promises Close Tax Check in Wisconsin
Wisconsin will intensify tax returns scrutiny for 1949. Commissioner A E Wegner says the audit effort is the largest in state history with 96 auditors, including 62 in the field. The state will exchange audit findings with the federal agency in a joint effort to catch dishonest filers. North Carolina also participates in this new cross state audit plan. Governor Rennebohm and Wegner advocate fairness to conscientious taxpayers.
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Wisconsin
State Department of Taxation
A. E. Wegner
Department
State Emergency Board
State Agency
U.S
State Tax Department
Federal Income Tax Collection Agency
North Carolina
Wegner
Rennebohm
Windsors Arrive in Palm Beach for Extended Stay
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Americans by birth, have returned to Palm Beach for a several week visit. They arrived yesterday in the private car of Robert R. Young, head of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
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Palm Beach
Duchess of Windsor
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
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Mickey
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George
Brunsell
August Sarow
Jerry Dwyer
Carroll Cage
Walsh
Mitt
Earthquake Smith
Frieda Swiggum
Keglerette Lanz Hardwares
Rollie’s Service
First National Bank
Sid’s Beauty Shop
Modern Club
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Lois Fritsch
Doris Kubly
Norma Ebert
Goetz Theaters
Snively and Snyder
Rees Construction
Monroe Shoe Store
Eugene
Edna Leiser
Betty Ronald
Margaret Kundert
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Middlecoff
Cary Middlecoff
C. Douglas Dillon
Jim Ferrier
Leray Berdeau
Friendly Inn
ST. Patrick's Dance
The
Wuethrich Orchestra
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W.O.T.M
John H. Geach
Joseph Butts
Gratiot Union Free High School
Gratiot State Graded School
C. D. Curtis
Chiropractic Clinic
M. J. Gonstead
Chiropractor
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Chevrolet Trucks
Marty-Ripp Chevrolet
WLAD
George Raft
Morocco
Loraine Day Dane Clark
Olsen and Johnson
Martha Raye
Johnny Sheffield
Bomba
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