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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1951

Page

5

Monticello Panthers Battle In Quad And Triangular Meets

Monticello track and baseball teams competed Tuesday with Marion Anamosa Mount Vernon in a quad meet and Marion Maquoketa in a triangular. Messerli led in hurdles and high jump with multiple firsts and placings across relays. Marion won the quad with 111 points followed by Monticello 80 and Maquoketa 30.

Nick Avelchas Panther Marion Anamosa Mount Vernon Panthers Maquoketa Monticello Messerli Hagen Helgens Hill Turner Otten Schreiner Arduser Hein Dart Hageh Paulsen Burrichter Rickels

Welter Family Announces Birth of Son in Tokyo

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Welter announce the arrival of their son Roman in Tokyo. The baby will be addressed as Pvt. Roman Welter US55066704 Prov Co 471 APO 613 c/o Postmaster San Francisco California.

Herman Welter Roman Tokyo Japan Pvt Roman Welter

Six More Men Go To Service May 14

Six Jones county men will be inducted into service on May 14 according to Anamosa selective service. Names of those leaving will be published next week. A June draft call is reportedly cut in two and guidance lets students enlist after school is out with written notice to cancel induction orders.

Jones County Selective Service Anamosa

Cyclist Injured In Thursday Motorcycle Crash

Raymond Bernard Lewis was injured last Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Jake Gesie on Highway 151 near Mona's truck stop. He received head and facial cuts and lost two teeth, was treated at a hospital, and released. The Gesse car suffered $85 damage. motorcycle damage undetermined.

Raymond Bernard Lewis Jake Gesie Reynolds Gesie Mona Lewis Gesse

Legion Auxiliary Meeting With Pot-Luck Supper

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday May 7 at the Legion rooms. A pot-luck supper will precede the business meeting of the Legion post and auxiliary.

Legion Auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Legion Rooms Legion Post and Auxiliary

League Bowling Tightens as Ladies Lead in Twilight Final Week

In the final week of the Ladies Twilight league Baty's team holds a one game edge over Mona's and Freese Implement. Top individual scores included Clarice Siebels 199, Ruth Young 178, and Stella Kep hart 177 amid a slate of strong games as standings show Baty's Insurance 9-1 and Freese Implement 8-2 leading a crowded table.

Baty

Opening Dance Date at Cascade Pavilion This Season

The Cascade American Legion pavilion begins this season with Del Clayton and his orchestra featured as the opening dance band Tonight. Ex press ads will announce the orchestra and pavilion dances as weekly events. Pavilion management is by R. L. Tucker and Ray McAllister with Frank Fah in charge of tables. Bands contracted include Jimmy Smith Jack Cole Skippy Anderson Stan Stanley Ray Long Bennet Gretten with tentative dates for Hank Winder and Lawrence Foster.

Cascade American Legion del Clayton the Express R. L. Tucker Ray McAllister Frank Fah Jimmy Smith Jack Cole Skippy Anderson Stan Stanley Ray Long Bennet Gretten Hank Winder Lawrence Foster

Trolling With Motorboats Becomes Legal In Iowa

The new law signed by Governor Beardsley permits trolling with motors on state waters where fishing is allowed except artificial lakes under 100 acres. Authorized lakes list includes Macbride Reed's Lake Lake Wapello Swan Lake George Lake Darling Union Grove Three Fires Ahquabi Allerton Backbone Palisades Kepler. Prohibited artificial lakes include Echo Valley Osceola Reservoir Springbrook Pilot Knob Pine Lake Upper Pine Lake Red Haw Hill Lake Keomah Mill Creek Lacey Keosauqua Artesian Lake Dead Man's Lake Lucas Forest Lake Walnut Woods Arrowhead Beaver Meadows Heery Woods Steamboat Rock Coggon Spring Lake. Natural lakes and streams have no motor size limit for trolling. Evelyn Meade of Cedar Rapids visited her parents.

William S. Beardsley Macbride Reed’s Lake Lake Wapello Swan Lake George Lake Darling Union Grove Three Fires Ahquabi Allerton Backbone Palisades- Kepler Echo Valley Osceola Reservoir Springbrook Pilot Knob Pine Lake Upper Pine Lake Red Haw Hill Lake Keomah Mill Creek Lacey-Keosauqua Artesian Lake Dead Man's Lake Lucas Forest Lake Walnut Woods Arrowhead Beaver Meadows Heery Woods Steamboat Rock Coggon Spring Lake

Fairview 4-H Wins 1951 Jones County Championship

The Fairview Thunderbolts defeated Onslow Agricolae 35 to 24 at Anamosa High School to claim the 1951 Jones County 4-H basketball title. Henry Pillard and Wayne Vernon scored 14 and 16 points for Fairview, while Ronald Reid led Onslow with 9 points.

Fairview Thunderbolts Jones County Anamosa High School Onslow

Swan Egg Care Described In Nesting Details

The piece explains swan nesting behavior with incubation periods of about thirty six to thirty eight days and fifteen minute egg turning. It notes a hen’s alarm during nearing hatching and the swift transfer of cygnets to water within three to four hours after birth. It also suggests leaving unhatched eggs a few days in case additional cygnets hatch if kept warm.

Monticello Prepares for WaMaC Tournament and Sectional

Monticello and nearby schools map the WaMaC baseball bracket with Monticello meeting Oxford Junction at Wyoming for a 4 p.m. sectional game. Other Wyoming participants include Olin St Martin of Cascade and host Wyoming. Anamosa faces Maquoketa in the lower bracket. Vinton Tipton Monticello Manchester and Marion also feature in the tournament with Bob Mullen as official.

Monticello Black Panthers Monticello Oxford Junction Wyoming Monmouth Olin St. Martin of Cascade Anamosa Maquoketa Bob Mullen Jones County Panthers J. Paulsen R. Egger P. Tuetken Jack Schmidt R. Adamson G. Seehusen B. Hill L. Lang D. Appleby R. Rhatigan L. Paulsen D. McChristy L. Schoenbeck D. Claus R. Rickels D. Helgens Schreiner P. Dart C. Martin R. Behrends H. Gottleaber C. Payne Schmidt Seehusen Appleby Paulsen Rickels Schoenbeck Helgens

Local collision ends with fines for driver license issue

Donald Cookey of Cascade and Walter Mueller of Monticello were in a minor crash in front of the Community building on Wednesday. Cookey was fined 10 dollars and costs for lacking an operator's license and 1 dollar for leaving the scene of the accident.

Donald Cookey Cascade Walter Mueller Monticello Cookey

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