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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1965

Page

5

Finals set in 4H basketball tourney at Monticello gym

Billed as a Thursday finals night Scotch Grove Cornhuskers clash with Oxford Livewires in the north half junior division while Scotch Grove meets East Martelle for the county senior title.

Jones County Scotch Grove Cornhuskers Monticello Oxford Livewires Monticello High School East Martello East Wayne Eagles Lowell Lions Castle Grove Royal Rangers Prairie Panthers Onslow Cornhuskers Temple Hilltoppers Center Jet Royal Rustlers Richland Boys Washington Wolverines East Wayne Castle Grove Scotch Grove Olin Jackson Beavers Wyoming Pioneers Hale Wapsie Boys East Martelle Boys West Martelle Boys Fairview Thunderbolts Cass Center Hustlers Olin Hawkeyes Anamosa Hawkeyes Royal Rangers East

Golf Club Opening Party Set for April 8

The Monticello Golf Club invites members to an opening party on Thursday April 8 with dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Reservations must arrive by April 5. Dues for the coming year remain at last year’s level and are due April 1.

Golf Club Monticello Golf Club

Olin High Awards Banquet Honors Fall Sports Players

Olin High School honors for athletic letters were awarded at the Friday banquet. Awardees include girls basketball captains Lana Graf and Mary Jo Rohwedder, football honoree Dennis Ahrendsen, and girls softball standout Ruth Lacock with others across baseball, baseball sixty four, cheerleaders, and pep club sponsors. Speakers included Paul Eells in Cedar Rapids and coaches Mrs. James Cole and Vernell Gookin.

OLIN Terry Nebergall Nancy McCormick Linda Peterson Wendy Clark Patty Nebergall Karen Hartman Sally Cruise Sonda Smith Lana Graf Mary Jo Rohwedder Pam Kreger Ruth Lacock Esther Inglis Donna England Sandy Soper Bekky Levsen Kevin Clark Butch Graf Gary Rohwedder Bob Timmons Mike Weseman Roger McCullough Gale von Behren Garen Lorenzen Kenneth Feudner Jim Ballou Scott Lyon Pete Levsen Lonny Fall Linda Ahrensen Sondra Smith Barbara Capron Donna June Shirley Paulsen Jerry Nebergall Dennis Ahrendsen Larry Peden Tom Levsen Bob Petersen Bob Lasack Jon Kreger Paul Eells Cedar Rapids James Cole Ross Hamilton Vernell Gookin Alvin Clevenger

Mixed Doubles Bowling Winners Dominate Monti Bowl Event

The Monti Bowl Mixed Doubles tournament ended its final week with 177 entries. Top team Edna McDonald and Rex Rickels of Monticello posted a 1288 series, followed by Edna and Dale McDonald at 1266 and Edna with Paul Johnson at 1225. A $708 prize pool will be distributed to more than 70 winners in the coming days, manager Jim Green said.

Monti Bowl Edna McDonald Rex Rickels Monticello Edna Dale McDonald Paul Johnson Paul Hopkinton Jim Green

Iowa pheasant survey shows 70 percent rooster harvest

Final postseason figures from the state Conservation Commission indicate about 70 percent of available roosters were bagged. Winter counts show 17 429 hens and 4 034 roosters sighted, with a sex ratio of 4.3 hens per cock and no overharvest concern. The 1964 65 season extended through Christmas and New Year after a record 1 935 000 ringnecks shot in 1963 64.

State Conservation Commission Iowa Earl Rose Fish and Game The Commission Rose Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Conservation Commission

Olin Consolidated High Track Begins March 15

Nine boys report for Olin Consolidated track under coach Vernell Gookin. Names include Kenneth Feudner John Kell Garen Lorenzen Paul Levsen Chuck Findley Ned Rohwedder Randy McCullough Steve Allen and Sidney Moreland. First meet was the state indoor at Iowa City with the rest of the schedule listed.

Olin Olin Consolidated High School Kenneth Feudner John Kell Garen Lorenzen Paul Levsen Chuck Findley Ned Rohwedder Randy McCullough Steve Allen Sidney Moreland Vernell Gookin Iowa City Cornell Relays Tipton Pinicon Linn-Mar Wildcat Durant

Featherston Garners Two Basketball Honors

Sacred Heart senior B. J. Featherston earned two basketball honors this past week. Terry Rooney’s March 25 Witness column lists him on the 1965 All Arch diocesan first team chosen by Archdiocese coaches. Hal Lagerstrom’s March 26 Telegraph-Herald account notes Featherston on the IDPA Eastern Iowa honorable mention list for the season.

B. J. Featherston Sacred Heart Telegraph-Herald Witness Terry Rooney Featherston Eastern Iowa

Monticello Panthers Fail to Place at State Indoor Meet

Monticello Panthers fielded entrants at the Iowa City state indoor track meet but none earned a place, returning scoreless. Participants included Paul Wilcox, John Savage, Jim Perkins, Dick White in two mile relay. Tom Yeoman, Paul Specht, Savage, Balster in the mile relay. Yeoman in 60 yard events. Chuck Hubbard high jump. Rob Robinson shot put. Paul Wilcox 880. Rob Hosford in the mile.

Monticello Panther Iowa City Panthers Paul Wilcox John Savage Jim Perkins Dick White Tom Yeoman Paul Specht Dave Balster Chuck Hubbard Rob Robinson Rob Hosford

Green Tag Sale Underway at J and B in Monticello

J and B Royal Blue food store Monticello begins a three day Green Tag sale today Thursday and runs through Saturday Owners Jim and Ben Shelley note details in Section C of this week Express A color four page special section lists bargains offered during the sale

J & B Royal Blue Food Monticello Jim Ben Shelley

Visitors and family gatherings fill Center Jct in late winter

Central Iowa notes long lists of visits from husbands wives and children. Ezra Reiss funeral attendance names centers Vinton and Monticello. Geraldine Ketelsen Las Vegas trip and jet giveaway feature among weekend travel. Community events include church programs and local circles meeting in early April.

Robert von Spreecken Robert Lyon Hans Hinrichsen Ray Nagel Monticello Nancy Nagel Truman Stanton John Hinrichs Wyoming Louisiana Oklahoma Texas John Bevan Mark Beth Ella Myron Schrader Gladys McNeilly Ronald Mark Ketelsen Fredda Ketelsen Nancy Ketelsen Don Ketelsens Dick Ketelsen Las Vegas Ketelsen

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