Martelle 4-H Boys Triumph In Jones County Final
Martelle 4-H boys beat Scotch Grove 28 17 in the Jones County tournament final at Monticello High School. Darsee powered Martelle with eight field goals and one free throw for eight more, while Strother added six points. In the girls final Olin Ship Ahoy 4-H upset Oxford Happy Hustlers 24 19 as Gloria Carstensen led Olin with 19 points.
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Martelle Boys
Olin Ship Ahoy
Jones County
Monticello High School
Martello
Scotch Grove
Olin Ship Ahoy Girls
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Joyce Hansen
Oxford Guard
Gloria Carstensen
Olin
Patricia
All-Star Team To Play VFW In Monticello Showdown
Monticello VFW basketball team will host the All-American Red Heads on April 30 at the local high school floor. The Red Heads, a women’s team, have defeated the Mexican All-Stars Men's Club in Tijuana and an all-star coaches group in Los Angeles. Fans are urged to attend for an entertaining basketball event.
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Monticello V.F.W
Tiajuana
Mexico
Olympic Auditorium
Los Angeles
Monticello
Humboldt Volunteer Seek Lutz Body After River Search
Humboldt firemen and volunteers still search for August Lutz an 87 year old man who vanished from a convalescent home. His clothing was recovered on the Des Moines river bank as crews press on without success despite extensive efforts.
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Humboldt
August Lutz
Des Moines
Mystery Show at Castle Grove Aims to Buy Playground Equipment
Castle Grove School District No 6 plans a mystery drama The Red Box on April 14 with a box social to raise funds for playground equipment. Directed by Mrs. Max Specht the cast includes Ezra Bromley Almira Bromley Jasper Omley April Blossom Belinda Jarrock Hiram Curtis Peck and Melissa with Louie Hanken as auctioneer. The event will be at Castle Grove School nine miles west of Monticello. ladies and girls bring boxes admitted free.
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Castle Grove
Max Specht
Ezra Bromley
Fred Bromminga
Almira Bromley
Dick Covington
Jasper Omley
Bob Holub
April Blossom
Betty Holub
Liza Liz Hawkins
Elaine Behrends
Jonas Jarrock
Thomas Ahlrichs
Belinda Jarrock
Fred Blohm Hiram Curtis Peck
Fred Blohm
Melissa
Burl Kromming
Monticello
Delivery of New Graphic Press for East Iowa Graphic
The East Iowa Graphic takes delivery of the ATF Weben dorfer offset press weighing 3700 pounds. Moved by Messinger Co Cedar Rapids and installed in Lovell building second story window. First issue planned May 12 with subscriptions at $3 a year and strong reader interest from surrounding states.
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ATF
Iowa
Messinger Co
Cedar Rapids
Lovell
Charles M Eberhart 1868 1948 Buried in Monticello
Charles M. Eberhart son of John and Margaret Eberhart died March 26 1948 at Masonic Hospital Chicago. Born May 13 1868 on a Cass township farm he moved to Monticello at eight. He worked 40 years for Borsch Optical Co Chicago then opened his own shop. Survived by wife Nettie Ryan 1893 and siblings including Gertrude Cleveland Maj Milton Eberhart Washington DC Nettie Young Perry and Mrs W D Magee Perry. Burial Oakwood Cemetery Monticello.
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John
Margaret Eberhart
Masonic Hospital
Chicago
Charles Eberhart
Cass Township
Monticello
Borsch Optical Co
Nettie Ryan
Gertrude
Cleveland
Maj
Milton Eberhart
Washington, D. C
Nettie Young
W. D. Magee
Perry
Oakwood Cemetery
Auxiliary to Attend Public Mind Health Conference in Davenport
Thirteen Monti cello American Legion Auxiliary delegates plan to attend a public mental health conference at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans home in Davenport on April 14. The meeting starts at 10 00 AM with a home tour lunch and an open forum. Dr C G Graves state director will be the principal speaker outlining Iowa mental health issues.
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Monticello American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Davenport
Iowa Society For Mental Hygiene
Cancer Associations
American Legion
P.T.A
Farm Bureau
Iowa
American Legion Auxiliary
C. G. Graves
Notice of Hearing on Estate Real Estate Sale
Notice of hearing on the application by George H Balster and Marion H Balster as executors to sell real estate in Jones County Iowa. The property includes fractional portions of sections in Township 86 North Range 4 West and is presented as advantageous with no legal impediments noted. A district court review and approval are sought.
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J. H. Heiken
Elizabeth Heiken
Township
District Court of Town
Jones County
Stockport man injured trimming hedges in Iowa hospital
Harold Beswick of Stockport is recovering in an Ottumwa hospital after a hedge trimming accident. A hedge limb struck his glasses breaking a lens and driving glass into the eye, requiring four stitches to sew the eyeball.
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Harold Beswick
Stockport
Ottumwa Hospital
Hedges
Lost blue shawl found near Wilcox Hatchery
Lost blue wool shawl reported near Wilcox Hatchery on Wednesday. Please return to Mrs. Damon Gray and call 41F13 with any information.
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Wilcox Hatchery
Damon Gray
Court to Approve Sale of Real Estate in Anamosa Iowa
Executors seek court approval to sell described real estate at public auction. A hearing on the application is set for April 16 1948 at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse Anamosa Jones County Iowa. Objections may be filed with the clerk to show cause why the sale should not proceed. Dated Monticello Iowa April 6 1848. George H Balster Marion H Balster Executors.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa
Monticello
A. D
George H. Balster
Marion H., Balster
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