Goecks Tops with 607 Honor Count and 241 High Game
Herb Goecks rolled a 607 honor count with a 241 high game to lead the Tuesday Night Sr. league, overtaking John Shager who had held the top spot at 238 since Oct 1. Clayton Olson added a 596 series to move into second place as Fred Grendahl tops the season with a 642 series.
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Herb Goecks
Kegler
John Shager
Goecks
Wally Miller
Clayton Olson
Fred Grendahl
Tuesday Night Sr
Sebastian Laeser Jr
al Henning
Duke Etter
Paul Gilberts
Dick Bahr
Phillips and Smith
Rees Construction
Eagles Club
Monroe Cheese Corp
South Wayne Oil Co
Dorman
Mass. Mutual
Swiss Cheese Shop
Ralph Greenwald
Dewey Vorseth
Burt Bacon
Bill Tschanz
Marco’s
Monroe Clinic
Muellers
Weasel
Nate Deininger
Fran Schott
John Musser
Hein’s Tavern
Orangeville
IOOF
J and W Implement
Swiss Colony
North Central Gas Co
Phils Downtowners
Boyer LP Gas
Detroit Lions Lead NFL in Total Defense
Detroit leads the NFL in total defense and pass defense while Green Bay tops opponent fumbles recovered. Packers have recovered 12 of 13 fumbles as they ride a four game win streak. Lions limit opponents to 1,148 yards, 506 through the air. St Louis leads in total offense with 2,056 yards and 1,214 passing yards.
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Detroit
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Bears
Lions
St. Louis
Ford Family May Buy Detroit Football Team
William Clay Ford, head of the Ford family, offers 6 million dollars to gain full control of the Detroit Lions, a NFL club currently governed by a directors’ board answering to 144 stockholders, a move that surprised Lions directors at a Tuesday meeting.
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Ford Automobile Family
William Clay Ford
Detroit Lions
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Auto World
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Lion’s
Ford
Lions
Monroe Harriers Defeat Albany In Dual Meet
Monroe Harriers beat Albany with varsity 27 to 33 and B team 16 to 49 as Dave Lysser won the varsity race in 10 51 setting a possible school cross country record. Larry Holcomb led the Monroe B squad in 11 23 with other Monroe runners finishing strong.
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Monroe
Albany Harriers
Dave Lysser
Gay Steensrud
Terry Krisbaum
Mel Inabnit
Karl Blumer
Terry Hayes
Ron Mauermann
Steve Digman
John Trumpy
Don Grossen
John Rasado
Fred Schneeberger
Larry Holcomb
Bruce Kading
Pete Mueller
Huck Kubly
Keith Albright
al Barnes
Doug Tway
Denny Krueger
Steve Mitshelle
Heavyweight Boxer Ernie Knox Dies After Bout in Baltimore
In Baltimore, heavyweight Ernie Knox died at Provident Hospital after a ninth round knockout by Wayne Bethea of New York. Doctors cited a brain blood clot as the cause, stating Knox would have been partly crippled even if he survived. He had been fighting for a $250 purse.
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Baltimore
Ernie Knox
Knox
Provident Hospital
Wayne Bethea
New York
Braves Shuffle Roster Add Four To Protect Prospects
Milwaukee Braves cut three 1963 disappointments and added four young players to reach the 40 man winter roster. Amado Samuel was sold to the New York Mets, Don Dillard and Lou Klimchock sent to the minors. Prospects promoted include George Kopacz Wesley Bales Dick Smith and Dick Kelley.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Amado Samuel
New York Mets
Don Dillard
Lou Klimchock
George Kopacz
Wesley Bales
Dick Smith
Dick Kelley
Broncos sign Chargers taxi squad member Den Breaux
Denver Broncos of the American Football League sign San Diego Chargers taxi squad member Don Breaux. The move adds depth at quarterback as teams advertise for services with a local contact number 325 5101.
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Braves Denver
Don Breaux
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Match Wits Saturday Quarterbacks Pace Big Ten Leaders
Wisconsin and Iowa prepare for a pivotal Big Ten showdown in Iowa City led by junior quarterbacks Harold Brandt and Fred Riddle. Iowa seeks revenge for last year while Wisconsin aims to keep or claim the conference lead with strong passing and tackling, minus safetyman Frain.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Iowa City
Ohio State
Illinois
Badgers
Purdue
Harold Brandt
Hawkeyes
Fred Riddle
Big Ten
Indiana
Milt Bruhn
Riddle
Badger
Ron Frain
Dave Franck
Jerry Burns
Burns
Frain
Larry Howard
Bruhn
Northwestern
Aaron Crowned Slugging Champ
Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves tops the NL slugging race for 1963 with 370 total bases and a .586 average from 631 at bats and 201 hits including 44 homers. Willie Mays trails with a .582 mark and Harmon Killebrew leads AL with 286 total bases. Eddie Mathews sits 15th in the NL with a .453 and 248 total bases.
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New York
Hammerin
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Aaron
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota Twins
Associated Press
Mays
Killebrew
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Butts Libel Trial Postponed to December 10
A hearing on motions by Curtis Publishing Co. seeking a new trial or reduction of Wally Butts' $3.06 million libel judgment has been postponed to December 10. U.S. District Judge Lewis R. Morgan ordered the delay because the trial transcript remains incomplete.
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Atlanta
Curtis Publishing Co
Wally Butts
U.S
Lewis R. Morgan
Houk Named AL Manager of the Year for 1963
Ralph Houk of the New York Yankees won the American League Manager of the Year in a 58 to 6 vote led by 71 writers. He guided a injury hit club to a pennant, moving Tom Tresh and relying on John Blanchard as Mantle missed 65 games. Al Lopez of the White Sox finished second.
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Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Associated Press
Houk
al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Chuck Dressen
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Bill Rigney
Los Angeles Angels
Johnny Pesky
Boston
Gil Hodges
Washington
Yanks
Casey Stengel
Mantle
Baltimore
Orioles
White Sox
Tom Tresh
John Blanchard
Maris
Lopez
Minnesota
Johnny Buzhardt
Boilers on Luxury Liner France Surpass Older Ships
Eight boilers aboard the luxury liner France produce horsepower comparable to 28 boilers on a similar vessel two decades ago. The comparison emphasizes efficiency gains in wartime or peacetime steam technology.
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France
Browntown Community Notes From Local Social Crews
Browntown society hosts visits and gatherings across Monroe Rockford Woodford and Lena Illinois with multiple families from Monroe South Wayne Lone Rock Turner and Chicago. Residents travel to Clarksville and the West enjoy hunting trips while relatives share dining plans. Dial 325 5101 for an Adtaker.
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Merrill Smith
Herman Notter
Argyle
West
Bandlands
Black Hills
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone National Park
Virginia City
Wheatland
Wyo
Rocky Mountain Area
Colorado
Gaylor Trumbel
Lone Rock
Cora Bock
Sadie Mayer
Lena
Sad
Richard Borchert
Rockford
W. G. May
Terry
Jimmy
Monroe
M. W. Miller
Dale Young
Brodhead
Mae Middleton
Madison
B. E. Maddrells
Richard Saunders
Monroe, Were Messrs
Mmes
Ivan Wampfler
Herbert Soddy
Sheldon DeVoe
Sada DeVoe
Browntown
Duane DeVoe
Bronco Billy Vigorous at 81
Hollywood veteran Bronco Billy Anderson recalls the diaper days of cinema and his rise as an early film star after producing The Great Train Robbery. He recounts founding Essanay with George Spoor, courting Chaplin, and pioneering Westerns and long films in a candid reminiscence at 81.
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Bronco Billy Anderson
Bronco Billy
Wilshire District
Edwin S. Porter
Anderson
Los Angeles
Niles
Calif
San Francisco
Bronco Billies
William S. Hart
George Spoor
Essanay
Charlie Chaplin
Mack Sennett
Mack
Charlie
Billy
Chaplin
Chicago
Vasa Ship Restored as Historic Monument in Sweden
The Vasa, a 1 400 ton armed galleon, capsized and sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor in 1628. It was raised intact in 1961 and will be restored as a historic monument.
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Sweden
Stockholm
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