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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
18
The Monticello Cubs host Dyersville on Friday in a Maquoketa Valley league game preceded by a band concert at 7 15 PM. Monticello then faces Maquoketa on Sunday at 8 PM in another league match as both teams chase the title with bids to stay in contention.
Monticello’s Madge Shaffer leads with 94 as the 18 hole event ends with Monticello atop the team standings. Doris Work and Betty Bisdorf tie for low 89 while individual scores list many local players and a seven member Monticello squad. DeWitt hosts next year as inclement weather shortened play.
Sand Springs guests gather from Center Junction Waubeek and Central City for a Sunday dinner at John Batchelder's home. Attendants include Archie and Verne Payne and families, Albanys, Glasses, and Camp relatives. Funeral attendance at Cascade St Martins noted and Manchester callers reported.
Monticello Cubs overcome a 6 to 3 deficit with three runs in the seventh and win 7 to 6 over the Dyersville Legion in nine innings. Winning run comes on a ninth inning single sequence with Siebels Hines and Schamberger driving in the decisive run.
The Dyersville Flyers beat the Monticello Cubs 4 to 0 in a Worthington tournament round. Dyersville opened with a first inning run on a double and single and added a fourth inning homer by pitcher Sampson. The Cubs stranded runners each inning due to missed hits and sloppy fielding.
More than 500 residents attend a demonstration by two national champions at the Greater Monticello Committee event. Cedar Rapids diver Mrs. Henry Gundling performs The Swan and Surya earning AAU titles, while Bob Clotworthy of Ohio State showcases high and low board dives and a recent AAU win. Local swimmers support the guest lineup.
Earl Aynerson drove to Monticello with Kathy visiting neighbors for the past three weeks. William Magee from Ames spent the weekend at Mrs. David Young’s home. Mrs. Bessie Jones of Cedar Rapids visited Sunday with her aunt, Miss Carrie Clark.
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