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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1964
Page
4
The Monticello Express stands as the town’s key local paper delivering community news, announcements, and updates that residents rely on for civic life and daily information.
Mike Dirks of the Monticello Panthers broke the school discus mark with a 136 ft 3.5 in effort against Anamosa, surpassing 133 ft 5 in. Monticello lost 97-80 while cindermen secured multiple firsts led by Dirks in discus and football throw.
Monticello Community High School coaches Dzan Nelson and Elmer Anderson will attend a coaching clinic in Iowa City on Friday and Saturday. Other staff recently joined meetings in education with Ron Litherland at a Des Moines guidance counselors gathering and Earl McCaustland with Elmer Anderson at the Cedar Falls Iowa Council of Social Studies event on April 25.
Monticello hosts two Babe Ruth squads in the 1964 Eastern Iowa series starting May 3 with Monti Cacklers vs Anamosa Lumber at Anamosa. Home opener May 5 features Monti Lions vs Springville Coop at the fair grounds.
Monticello Sacred Heart edged Lisbon 5-4 in 14 innings on the Monticello diamond. Jim Locher drove in three, Maynard Lewis delivered the decisive run in the 14th, while Featherston and Kohl pitched in relief for the teams.
Monticello teams shine at WaMac junior high track, taking multiple titles including eighth grade pole vault second place, seventh grade 440 yard relay and shuttle, and freshman 440 victory. Individual wins include Tom Yeoman in low hurdles and Bob Ferrall's eighth grade pole vault second.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Peterson Kendal and Allen of Coggon were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Allen Wright on Friday. Sunday visitors included Roy Wright and Mr and Mrs Don Cook of Coggon. Mrs Eugene Flannagan called on Mrs Elmer Gifford and in the Harold Kent home in Manchester. Mr and Mrs J Scott Milroy of Delhi were Sunday afternoon visitors.
Three people were injured in three separate accidents in Jones county within 25 hours Sunday and Monday. Ed Firth, 25, Mystic, and John Schuster, 67, Ber nnard, were hurt in a head on collision on highway 151 near Anamosa. Mrs John William Robes Jr., of Iowa City, suffered back injuries when a car driven by her husband went off highway 151 near Monticello. Clifton James Soper, Anamosa, escaped injury when his car overturned on a county road near Anamosa.
At 830 am Thursday a car and a truck collided at East First Street and North Maple in Monticello. Henry Hagen of Scotch Grove driving a 1963 Buich turned onto East First. Darrell Ray Lindley of Central City drove a 1959 Ford truck on East First. Damage totaled about 75 to 100 dollars to the car and 100 dollars to the truck box. Hagen was charged with failure to yield.
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