New Softball Plan Set for Schoolboys
A city recreation department softball league for high school boys will be discussed at a Wednesday meeting at the youth center. Recreation director L L Kitchen said play will start when weather allows to fill a gap after school sports, with some games under lights at Recreation Park. The first organizational meeting for the summer league is set for Tuesday at the youth center with returners and new teams invited to outline rules and aim for late May play, while Junior American Legion hopefuls meet to plan Monroe baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recreation Department
L. L. Kitchen
Recreation Park
Kitchen
American Legion
John Walter
Monroe Junior Legion
Purdue Relays Attract Midwest Track Powerhouses
Top teams gathered at Purdue Fieldhouse for the eighth annual Purdue Relays. Thirty-two schools entered 344 events with only the seven fastest season-time relays advancing to finals. Standouts include Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin in the 1000 yard run Russ Merkel of Iowa in hurdles and Don Laz of Illinois in pole vault.
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Ar Ayeue
Ind
Ory— Sie Es
Midwest
Purdue
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Russ Merkel
Iowa
Don Laz
Illinois
Badger Boxers Win Meet From De Paul
Wisconsin boxing beat De Paul 5 3 in Madison to close home season before 9000 fans. Dwaine Dickinson scored the only knockout, stopping Bill Conrad in seconds of the second round. Badgers won four bouts while De Paul took two. two fights were drawn. Season record: four losses and three victories in dual meets, the worst since 1933. Next stop NCAA tournament at Penn State next weekend.
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Madson
Wisconsin
de Paul
Chicago
Dwaine Dickinson
Badger Cocaptain
Bill Conrad
Badgers
NCAA
Penn State
Superior State Heads Field in Mitt Tourney
Superior State leads the Northwest invitational intercollegiate boxing tourney with six qualifiers as semi finals and finals begin after Friday opening round. Minnesota claims four winners and a bye, while Moorhead Teachers Wisconsin and Michigan Tech each advance one, Bemidji Teachers also bye. NAVY REGATTA HOST Annapolis to host Adams Cup Regatta May 6 and Eastern Championships May 13 with Harvard defending both titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Minnesota
Moorhead
Minn
Teach‘ers
Wisconsin
Michigan Tech
Bemidji
Navy Regetta
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Harvard
Pirates End Experiment Bring Up Young Players
Pittsburgh Pirates abandon last season strategy and plan to promote the best young players from the farm system after finishing sixth. Manager Billy Meyer reflects on a pennant chase that fell short and says the club will rebuild by developing youth rather than overspending for a quick fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Billy Meyer
Meyer
Billy
Bank Men Triumph In Annual Bowling Showdown
The First National Bank men defeated the women 2428 to 2289 in a local bowling match. L. J. Schroeder led with a 567 series and 217 game. Mrs. Frank Wehinger topped women with 158. Teams included Wehinger, James Wehinger, Klassy, Gelbach, Vogel for the women, and Folgate, Schroeder, Johnson, Zuercher, Prien for the men. Other standout scores noted include Goldie Robertson 187, Betty Rufenacht 198, and H Davidson 194-205. Various club and local business teams posted season marks as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
L. J. Schroeder
Schroeder
Frank Wehinger
James Wehinger
Walter Speich
Helen Klassy
Riley Gelbach
Dorothy Vogel
Delbert Folgate
O. N. Johnson
G. E. Zuercher
R. W. Prien
Goldie" Robertson
Betty Rufenacht
H. Davidson
Braves Vs. Bears For West NCAA Title Pat
Pat Bradley’s fast finishing Braves clash with the Baylor Bears for the western NCAA basketball crown and a path to the national finals. Bradley erased a seven point deficit in the final stretch last night to rout UCLA 73 59 while Baylor edged Brigham Young 56 55 in a sloppy opener. Both teams advance to New York next Tuesday for games against the eastern playoff winner and runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Uny
Braves
Baylor Bears
Bradley
UCLA
Baylor
Brigham Young University
New York
Poughkeepsie Loses Regatta To Marietta
The annual three mile rowing championship moves from the Hudson to the Ohio river marking Marietta as the new collegiate regatta host. The 1950 race will be held June 17, under I A R A board action. In other notes, A D Sutherland of Fond du Lac was elected a director of the Izaak Walton league of America and Dr William Holton became national president succeeding Walter Frye.
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Va. SA
Iver City
Ohio
New Walton
Des Moines
A. D. Sutherland
Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Friday
Izaak Walton
Rehfeldt Named Big Ten Most Valuable Player
Don Rehfledt from Wisconsin, 23, center, wins the Chicago Tribune silver basketball after Big Ten coaches and officials vote him the conference MVP following Badger teammates' choice.
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Rehfeldt
Don Rehfledt
Onsin
Big Ten
Chicago Center
Chicago Tribune
Badger
Pettit Debuts With Erratic Yet Promising Pro Pitching
Paul Pettit, a $100,000 bonus signee by Pittsburgh, made a volatile pro debut for New Orleans in a 6 5 ten inning exhibition win over Indianapolis. He worked three innings, gave up one run on four hits, and struck out two while issuing three walks. Pettit previously pitched in prep school American Legion and semi pro ranks, compiling 63 wins and 13 losses.
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Utic
Paul Pettit
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Pettit
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Southern Association
AAA
American Association
American Legion
Coon and Fox Hunters to Meet at Evansville
Wisconsin Raccoon and Fox Hunters association holds annual session in Evansville on Sunday. Officers to be elected, field trial sites and dates set. More than 100 raccoons freed from Evansville game farm. Current officers listed with several directors from multiple Wisconsin towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Raccoon and Fox Hunters’ Association
Evansville
W. F. Hintzman
Madison
R. J. Antes
Phil D. Pearsall
Henry Paul
Field
Ernest Zingg
Earl Brey
Ontario
John Hauser
P. A
Roth
Monroe
E. J. Legler
Basco
F. K. Klett
LaValle
C. Gaby
Platteville
John Bakus
Jefferson
E. H. Zingg
Phil Pearsall
Leo Webster
South Wayne
E Voeltzke
Wausau
Hugh Harper
Lancaster
Albert Sommerfeldt
Albany
North Carolina Aims to Stop CCNY in Crucial Final
North Carolina state faces CCNY in a pivotal NCAA basketball final as the Tar Heels seek a national title and a potential historic double. The Beavers hope to become the first to win both the NIT and NCAA titles in the same year, with a win tonight dominating their path.
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New York
North Carolina State
CCNY
Pride of Dixie
City College of New York
The
Beavers
Juda By Mrs. F. N. Miller Juda By Mrs. F. N. Miller
Mr and Mrs E L Fries return from a week at Canastata S D John Kryder visits from Monticello Wesley Retzlaff attends auto retail school in Madison at Lorraine hotel Myron Newman Indiana Pa group visit relatives here death of I G Newman Russell Miller family at Walworth due to mother’s illness Fred Bandi family visit Ernest Eaderly Brodhead William Norder convalescing after a concussion Inez Weaver hosts guests Ruth Latham Robert Courrier Woodstock Floyd Kretchmer Sally Jean Harvard IL Ralph Weaver visit Sunday
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E. L. Fries
Canastata
S. D
John Kryder
Monticello
Wesley Retzlaff
Madison
Lorraine Hotel
Mryon Newman
Indiana
I. G. Newman
Russell Miller
Walworth
Fred Bandi
Ernest Eaderly
Brodhead
William Norder
Inez Weaver
Ruth Latham
Robert Courier
Woodstock
Floyd Kretchmer
Sally Jean
Harvard
Ralph Weaver
New Dingell Bill Aims to Fund Fisheries Research
Widespread support builds in Congress for H.R. 6533 modeled on Pittman Robertson to dedicate hunting style taxes to fishery rehabilitation and research. Rep. Dingell optimistic after recent talks with President Truman, committees chaired by Rep. Clark Thompson and Sen. Edwin Johnson to review the bill. Meanwhile anglers report heavy perch bites along Green Bay ice fields and warn about seasonal tip up closures as Winnebago ends January 31 and Koskonong stays open until March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Pittman-Robertson
Truman
Rep
Dingell
Clark Thompson
Sen
Edwin Johnson
House
Senate
Green Bay
Lake Winnebago
Koskonong
Not Guilty Verdict Surprises Jurors In Court
In a West Allis case, jurors read a surprising not guilty verdict for George Davenport aged 43 on a drunk driving charge. City Attorney Ferdinand Glosek polled the 12 jurors, all initially voting guilty, with foreman Frank Wexler admitting an error in the sealed envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muwaunee
George Davenport
Ferdinand Glosek
West Allis
Frank Wexler
Wexler
Filled milk law faces next repeal threat in dairy policy
Representative Reid F. Murray warns that after margarine tax repeal the fight will move to the filled milk act. He expects attempts to lift the prohibition on shipping filled milk across state lines and asks Secretary Brannan to audit production over the last decade. Murray notes no official production statistics exist and warns of impact on evaporated milk plants.
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Washington
Congress
Reid F. Murray
Ogdensburg
Republican
Murray
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Justice Department
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wausau Opens Probe Into Farmer's Death
District Attorney Robert C. Altman ordered an investigation Friday into the death of 62 year old James Vogedes found dead in his barn at Stettin March 16. Coroner reports show heavy bruising on the skull and head area, suggesting more than a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Alexander Wiley
Chippewa Falls
Russia
Free World
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Wausau
Dist. Atty
Robert C. Altman
James Vogedes
Stettin
U. N
Altman
Vogedes
Menasha Hilbert Postal Embezzlement Case Opens
Menasha and Hilbert former postal officials Charles W. Schultz and Clarence P. Gehl were charged with embezzling postal funds. Schultz faces $268.84 taken between October 20 1949 and January 6 1950. Gehl allegedly embezzled $100 in December 1948 and $563.88 in July 1949 and filed false quarterly reports. They posted bond and will be arraigned in federal court here in April.
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Alawaukee
Charies W. Schultz
at_ Menasha
Clarence P. Gehl
At’ Hilbert
Schultz
Gehi
Albany Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Miss Margaret Oberholzer, student nurse in Milwaukee training at the County hospital, spent the past month with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Oberholzer. Mrs Hettie Broughton returned from Madison where she stayed with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs J E Schultz while they traveled south. Other weekend visitors included Miss Tesla Griffin of Kenosha and Wanda Gaarder, Helen Krause, and Rita Thurman at Anne Root’s Madison home. Edna Phelps, burned at the left hand, resumed work at the latch factory after three weeks away, with Emil Steindorf also returning to duties after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Oberholzer
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Milwaukee
Gottlieb
Oberholzer
Tesla Griffin
Kenosha
Shirley Crooke
H. C. Atherton
Hettie Broughton
J. E. Schultz
Arthur Mahon
Evansville
Ernest Malkow
William Steindorf
Alfred Pagcoe
Belleville
Wanda Gaarder
Helen Krause
Rita Thurman
Anne Root
Chris Gilbertson
Rep Smith to keynote Wis. young Republicans convention
Rep Lawrence Smith of Racine will deliver the keynote at the Wisconsin state federation of young Republicans annual convention in Janesville May 6 7. Gov Rennebohm and other state officials are expected to attend sessions.
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Rep. Smith
Monroe Common Council Proceedings March 21 1950
Monroe Wisconsin council minutes report absence of mayor and council president, temporary chair named. votes to pay claims totaling 342.86, authorize street light moves, grant new light installation, tax collection steps for delinquent property, adjourn to April 5, 1950. includes notices of sewer petitions and Goetz subdivision planning referral. mentions Goetz plat and Green County Asylum sewer matter.
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Council Chamber
City of
Monroe
Wis
Buehler
George J. Meythaler
Norton
Forcade
Schindler
Beckman
Laeser
Hare
George Schneider
F. Martin Riese
9Th Avenue
Board of Public Works
Green County Asylum
Goetz
Planning Commission
Sevice
Rufenacht Oil Co
H.C. Miller Co
Andy’s
W. A. Becker “Co
Monroe Sales Co
Nagel Hart Co
Wisconsin Blue Print, Co
Fire Department
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
O. L. Hare
William F. Beckman
Martin A. Horwitz
Alderman Hare
Alderman Forcade
Common Council
Committee On Water and Lights
5Th Street
Sebastian Laeser Jr
E. J. Norton
8Th Avenue
20Th Street
Louis Cruezer
Soseman
District meeting and socials fill Orangeville week
Mines Clifford Black and Lyle Rinehart attended the Federated Women's clubs district meeting held Thursday at Polo. Numerous local residents hosted or attended family gatherings and birthdays, with guests from Rock City Freeport Juda Monticello and other towns.
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Mines
Clifford Black
Lyle Rinehart
Federated Women's Clubs
Polo
Thursden
Milwaukee
Messrs
Harry Zweifel
Miles Barr
Kermit
Ed Christian
Mineral
Sam Erickson
Roy Hefty
Sister Bay
Wis
Roy Ruff
Rufi
Gilbert. Abraham
Mmes
Gilbert Abraham
Alyce
Stanley Hulbert
Glenn Clarné
Francis Tilkemeier
Rock City
Milton Benning
Judith Folgate
Donald Jacobs
Freeport
Glenn Keuler
Roy Herty
Werner Herty
Monticello
C. W. Emrick
Gaylord Emrick
Charles Denney
Elmer Denney
C. B. Bridge
George Grenzow
Juda
Clarence Barker
Velma Cave
Waukegan
Robert Donovan
Rockford
Clarence Barker Jr
Pecatonie
Donald Scheider
Juda McConnell
Wiliam Bastian Forreston
Wilbur Weaver
Nate Martin
Kathryn
Alice Siegmeier
John
Kenneth Martin
Evarts
Steven Likens
Stanley
Hulburt
Emma Frautschy
Valeria Grenzow
Clarence Herbert
Ciarno
Local Social Notes Highlight Freeport Guests and Events
Miss Nancy Neuenschwander will host the Energetic Maids 4-H club on April 14. Louis Lynn Lenker and Marlene Varty were dinner guests with the Jacobs in Freeport and joined by the Jacobs and Lynden Lenker later. Charles Burlington attended the Scheider-Miller wedding at Second Presbyterian church in Freeport. Mrs Otto Folgate visits her daughter in Freeport and her sister Maude Askey. Louise Kuhnke and son Reuben visited the home of the Blasing family in McConnell Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Samuelson
Freeport
Ted Kelly
Tommy
Monroe
Albert Hemphill
Joan Barmore
Donald Bennehoff
Nancy Neuenschwander
Louis Lynn Lenker
Marlene Varty
D. M. Jacobs
Jacobs
Lynden Lenker
Charles Burington
Scheider-Miller
Second Presbyterian Church
Otto Folgate
William Engels
Maude Askey
Louise Kuhnke
Reuben
Sunda
M. Blasing
McConnell
Juda High School Seniors Complete Driver Education Course
Twelve Juda high school students completed a driver education course prepared by the department of public instruction and the motor vehicle safety division. Certificates issued may be exchanged for a permit to learn to drive within a year after passing the drive test, with temporary permits valid 60 days for daylight practice with a licensed driver. Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved fare increases for Milwaukee street cars and buses from 10 to 13 cents and cut adult weekly passes from 1.50 to 1.40.
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Juda High School
William H. Clements
Department of Public Instruction
Safety Division
Motor Vehicle Department
Clements
Madison
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
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Calif
BY Jimmy Hatlo
Essive Clarno
Goldenrods
Corner Cafe
Martin's
Charm Center
Anderson
Fritz Cleaners
Johnson’s
Monroe Clinic
Hunt’s Produce
Betty Ronald
Evelyn Wyssbrod
Ann Huber
Dorothy Hartwig
Huber Beers
Monroe Hotel
Beckmat
Wenger and Kramer
Borden’s
Vic Carson
Cliff Hunt
Blessinger
F. Pickett
Dorothy Bacon
Margo Loveland
Esther Kubly
Bears
Poughkeepsie
Marietta
Coon
North Carolina
F. N. Miller
Farmer
Menasha
Hilbert
William Steinhorf
Endre
Kewanee Steel
Minneapolis-Moline Steel
Proceedings of Common Council
Committee On Claims
Orangeville
Glen E. Bolender
Stark Nursery
Harold V. Wolf
EL Paso
van Johnson
John Hodiak
George Murphy
Lawle
Hae
Aevadan
Monroe Evening Times
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