No-Hitter by Wright Beats Kansas City in 2-0 Victory
Indianapolis rookie Ed Wright pitched a no hit no run game for a 2 0 win over Kansas City boosting the Indians to second place. Wright allowed three walks seven strikeouts and only two reach second base with Johnny Ostrowski’s fifth inning drive the closest to a hit. Wright’s feat marks the first 9 inning Association no hitter since 1943 and follows a 8 3 record prior season with Norfolk plus 42 2 3 innings in early season.
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Interscholastic Qualifying Track Meets Under Way
Wet qualifying competition for the 1945 interscholastic track and field meet at Madison May 26 resumes after a two year lapse. Ten sectional meets will select the top three in each event to advance to state meet. Appleton and Port Washington hosted two sectionals today. Remaining meets are listed at Rapids, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee North and Milwaukee South stadiums. State winners from last year were Madison West in Class A Whitefish Bay in Class B and North Fond du Lac in Class C.
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Baseball Stars Return Unclear As War With Japan Persists
Military redeployment delays a broad return of baseball stars as Europe war winds down. Only a few players meet discharge points, with Red Ruffing likely headed to the Pacific and others assigned to navy or service roles.
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Wisconsin Title Hopes in Balance
Wisconsin faces a seven game series with Minnesota to decide the Western conference race. Coach Ari Mansfield starts ace Gene Jeroch and Psalm Kitzman returns to boost the Badgers then tennis and track also meet Minnesota as Michigan aims for leadership in a four doubleheader weekend.
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Honors to Blanchardville Students in Music Festival
Blanchardville public schools students at the Dodgeville music festival earned numerous awards. Firsts went to Band Mary Erikson Marian Martin Jeannette Gilbertson Lois Disrud Betty Strommen and Jakie Unterholzer Allan Lien Carol Soper. Seconds included the glee club Peggy Cleary Gloria Hanson Mary Lee Mason Lorraine Lien Kathryn Yaeger. girls quartet junior boys chorus Dorothy Trommen Kathryn Yaeger Mary Indler Virginia Wamstad John Thorson. National Wildlife Restoration week was proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1938.
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Legion Juniors Play Clarno Ball Club Sunday
Monroe's American Legion Juniors, sponsored by Monroe Sales, travel to Recreation Park for a non conference game against Clarno Sunday afternoon. Coach Otto Lisser also announced a twilight game with Freeport and the conference opener at Beloit on May 27.
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Cheese output shifts as farms rush milking amid wet weather
Farmers milk heavy due to lush pastures but cold rain cuts cheese flow. Kraft Milledgeville plant employs women workers and war prisoners for guard duties. sixteen kettles produce 44 Swiss wheels daily plus cheddar curd and whey by products. WFA cheddar subsidy runs to December 1945 with 3.75 to 4.0 cent per pound rates by moisture. V E Day reduces lend lease demand while Europe relief remains urgent. cheddar's supply chain faces boxing, strapping, and bandage needs. Factory output rises 5 percent for the week, surpassing 20 million pounds and 14 percent above last year.
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Oak Leaf Cluster Awarded to Cpl Sylvester Slotten
The Oak Leaf Cluster to a Bronze Star and a citation were awarded to Cpl Sylvester E Slotten son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Slotten formerly of Blancharville for heroic action on February 17 1945 in Germany. He aided in selecting gun positions routes of approach for his battalion aiding rapid movement. Fort Atkinson hires Forrest Perkins as athletic director and head coach after serving in Guadalcanal with the Marine Corps. Chile's first railroads were built in 1850.
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Giants Rally Past Cubs to Sweep Series Leading NL
The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in New York, delivering a six run burst in the eighth inning to clinch a four game series sweep and extend their NL lead to three games. Ace Adams earned his third win as Mel Ott and George Hausmann each had three hits in a 13 hit attack off Claude Passeau and three relievers.
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McCormick Delivers Late Home Run In Phillies Win
Frank McCormick homered with one on in the eighth to lift Philadelphia past Whit Wyatt and the Phillies 4 to 2. Weather halted the entire American League schedule, adding to postponements that have hit 41 games. Chicago White Sox lead the AL with 18 rainouts.
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Commencement and School Picnic Notices
Commencement exercises will be held Thursday evening at Evangelical church. The grade school picnic is set for Friday at the school house. Mrs Esther Larson visited Monroe on Tuesday. Mary Alice Dunwiddie, University of Wisconsin student, returned to Madison Tuesday night between exams. Mrs Leroy Peterson and Mrs Joe Jones called in Janesville Wednesday.
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