Monticello routs Martelle 26-0 in baseball tilt
Monticello tallies 16 hits and 26 runs in four innings as Martelle makes 11 errors. Paul Bender and Jim Bone power the offense with three hits each while Bone, Bender and Liddy star on base. Chuck Ross holds Martelle to two hits as Monti wins season opener after beating Central City 2-1.
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Emil Klumpar
Martelle
Minotaurs
Monti
Chuck Ross
Monticello
Paul Bender
Jim Bone
Davis
Diamond
Martello
Busch
Newman
Bone
Boss
Ralph Bender
Bader
Liddy
Sheppard
Siebels
Earl Silba
Central City
Newmanss
Mrtin 1B
Shep’rd
Larson
Schrader
M Clark
V! P Bend
Rss
H Clark
Strother
Ben'r
Monti iacksters Take Five Firsts At Dubuque Wheet
Monticello thinclads won five events in a dual meet against Dubuque B team at Dubuque Tuesday. Loyal Hoag set a new local shot put record of 40 feet 7 inches and topped 117 feet in the discus, surpassing his Mechanicsville marks. Fairbanks captured the 440 yard dash in 59.4, the mile relay team Herren Seehusen L Leggett and Hoag finished 4 03, and Hogan won the 110 yard high hurdles. The team will meet Mount Vernon and University High at Mount Vernon Saturday.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Hoag
Mechanicsville
Fairbanks
Herren
Seehusen
L. Leggett
Hogan
Mount Vernon
University High
U. High
Oxford Junction Beats Clarence 12 to 9 in Eight Innings
Oxford Junction defeated Clarence 12 to 9 on Monday in eight innings. Clarence's batteries were Meyer and Pruess while Oxford Junction used Turner and Mayfield.
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Oxford Junction
Clarence
Oxford Junction High
Meyer and Pruess
Turner
Mayfield
Catholics to Meet Worthington High Friday Afternoon
The Sacred Heart baseball team will meet Worthington High School at Worthington on Friday. Manager Louie Stoll announced the lineup in batting order with Jacque at short, Gadient in right, Lambert at first, Stoll on the mound, George Hines catching, John Hines at second, Haag at third, Schneider in center, and O Rourke in left.
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Sacred Heart
Worthington High School
Worthington
Louie Stoll
Jacque
Gadient
Lambert
Stoll
George Hines
John Hines
Haag
Schneider
O’rourke
Maquoketa Valley League forms eight team schedule
The Maquoketa Valley League plans finalized at a Dyersville meeting with 10 towns represented. Monticello accepts. others include Cascade, Worthington, Dyersville, Strawberry Point, Farmersburg, St Olaf, Guttenberg. Games begin Sunday on a 14 game schedule through June with a two half season. Umpire Kenneth Ferring elected. Suits arriving from Cedar Rapids Raiders with local merchant names on shirts. Jake Moran presides as league president Irvin Grawe as secretary treasurer.
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Monticello
Guttenberg
St. Olaf
Dyersville
Cascade
Worthington
Farmersburg
Strawberry Point
Kenneth “Gump
Ferring
Alf Lambert
Sayol
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Elkader
Beal
Foint
Joe Lambert
Marquette
Glin Hurler Opens With No-Hit Game
OLIT Lowell Ahrendsen of Olin High opened the season with a no hit no run performance against Wheatland High. In cold conditions he allowed two to reach second base and walked one while fanning seven. Olin followed with eight hits and two doubles for the 2 0 victory.
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Olit
Lowell Ahrendsen
Olin High
Wheatland High
Ahrendsen
Olin
Snow Swirls Through Monticello During 1921 Blizzard
A recalling of the severe 1921 snow shows it halted road traffic in Monticello. Hay ran short at McDonald hospital, with Joe Scherrer paid two dollars to haul two bales from Lang feed mill. Leroy Clark used a mule driven bobsled to transport the Fannie Mclees funeral party from Monticello to Cascade. Cascade’s narrow gauge rail line from Bellevue remained blocked for over two weeks due to drifting snow.
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Monticello
McDonald Hospital
Joe Scherrer
Lang
Fannie Mclees
Leroy Clark
Cascade
Bellevue
Human Blimp To Appear Wednesday At Monticello Show
The Human Blimp of 642 pounds will headline a Monticello American Legion event at the Legion hall on Wednesday. He will wrestle four top challengers in a four man challenge after a 1 hour 45 minute opening program, with matches featuring Tom Churney vs Henry Kellen and Walter Dusek vs Don Serio, all under referee Louie Hanken.
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Legion Hall
Monticello
Arthur
Tom Churney
St. Louis
Henry Kellen
Davenport
Walter Dusek
Omaha
Don Serio
Italy
Louie Hanken
Scotch Grove
Poles Sought For Local Softball Diamond Upgrade
NYA boys will haul in 50 foot poles for the high school softball field from timber near Pictured Rocks, announced by Monticello Softball League President Frank Nowadsky. Weather delayed delivery. First game slated May 6 with two games each Monday and Wednesday night. Niles team of Anamosaill returns, Grain Belt champions from Monticello also returning. previous poles were rotten and removed for safety.
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NYA
Pictured Rocks
Frank Nowadsky
Monticello
Myr
Nowadsky
Niles
Anamosaill
Charles Niles
Grain Belt
Mr. Nowadsky
Franklin Equipment
Monticello delivers 25-0 rout over Buck Creek in big win
Monticello pitcher Bob Siebels blanks Buck Creek in a 25-0 victory as Monticello bats for 18 hits and capitalizes on 21 Buck Creek errors. Schrader Holub and Bender lead with multiple hits while Siebels fanned 19. The win mirrors a 26-0 pounding of Martello.
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Bob Siebels
Monticello
Monticello High School
Buck Creek
Martello
Minotaurs
Culp
Emil Klumpar
Siebels
Dick Holub
Jim Bone
Schrader
Paul Bender
Lights Will Pay in Monticello Buck Creek Faces Monti Ballers
At Monticello Buck Creek travels to face the Monti ballers with hopes of drawing crowds and dollars from visiting fans. Rodney Wilson was sidelined by a sprained ankle, affecting Buck Creek's pitching balance as they seek improved defense and continued hitting form after beating Hopkinton 6 3.
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Monticello
Buck Creek
Monti
Rodney Wilson
Buck Saree
Hopkinton
Lights for Monticello High School Football Field
Monticello considers installing stadium lights after reports from Marion and others showing increased attendance and revenue. Marion Superintendent C B Vernon notes crowd roughly doubled after lighting, with total project cost just over 1000 dollars aided by Iowa Light and Power. Evening games reduce disruption to school and help working parents attend. More towns adopting lights spur debate on local athletic facilities and student interest.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Marion
Tipton
C. B. Vernon
Iowa Light and Power Company
Democratic event highlights in Anamosa area gathering
The article lists attendees and officials at a Democratic function in Anamosa. Figures include Dr. Clayton Reese, Emiline McNamara, Hazel Cash, Gerald Shaffer, Leo Wegman, Charlotte Byerly, H. D. Miller, and Nicholas Holst among others. Tables featured red white and blue decor with candles and crepe paper. Louie Buresh provided music for the after dinner dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Reese
Anamosa
Emiline McNamara
Hazel Cash
Gerald Shaffer
Dubuque
Young Democrats Club
Leo Wegman
Anaimosa
Charlotte Byerly
Democratic Central Committee
H. D. Miller
Morley
Cedar
Jones Counties
Nicholas Holst
Onslow
Louie Buresh
Oxford Junction
Better Homes Week Urges Clean-Up and Home Improvement
The article outlines a campaign encouraging mayors to launch a clean-up and modernization drive, librarians to display decor and gardening books, ministers to stress home character building, merchants to showcase improvements, and clubs to discuss home betterment. Mrs. Adams notes trees and gardens should complement the house.
Hoag Breaks Two School Records In Saturday Meet
Loyal Hoag set two school marks at Mechanicsville in a Saturday track meet. Monticello earned three points while University High captured the team trophy with 48 points and Anamosa finished second. Hoag threw the discus 114 feet 6 inches using a lighter discus, finishing fifth, and clocked the shot put at 39 feet 1 inch to break his own record. Coach Roy Moore's two mile relay team placed fourth after Sigourney was disqualified.
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Loyal Hoag
Mechanicsville
Monticello
University High
Anamosa
Hoag
Roy Moore
Behrends
Frank
Dean Zirkelach
Fairnks
Sigourney
Sheriff Sale Notice for Monticello Bank Judgment
Henry Eichhorn sheriff of Jones County Iowa will sell the west half of lots eighty four and eighty five in Bradstreet's second addition Monticello to satisfy a 1733.91 judgment plus 75.79 costs. Public auction at 10 a.m. May 18 1940 in front of the Anamosa courthouse Iowa under the court order in the Jones County district court.
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Sherify
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Monticello State Bank
James F. Lahey
J J. Locher
Mattie McAleer Lahey
Bradstreet
Monticello
J. J. Locher
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Grease & Chime
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Joe. E. Brown
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Ike
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Bushel
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Lillian Harms
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McNeill Hardware
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Charlie Klinkner
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