Monti Golfers Finish Second in Eastern Iowa Championship
Monticello placed second in the 33rd Eastern Iowa golf club title at Mt. Vernon. West Liberty won with a 1 148 team score, Monticello totaled 1 150. Matthiessen edged Jack Livay in a 104 playoff for medalist honors. Individual Monticello scores included Mullen 110 Appleby 111 Mullen 115 Nelson 116 Adamson 116 Matthiessen 117 Baty 119 Jacque 120 Caraway unknown.
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Monticello
West Liberty
Bob Adamson
Ronnie Matthiessen
John Baty
LeRoy Jacque
Dr. L. D. Caraway
Anamosa
Mt. Vernon
Maquoketa
Dyersville
Tipton
Bellevue
WaMac Golfers To Play Here
The WaMac conference men's golf tournament comes to Monticello Golf Club Sunday with four teams Manchester Independence Vinton and Monticello in 18 holes starting at 9 a.m. Each school fields a 16 man squad. The 12 lowest scores count for team total. Vinton defends as last year’s champions and medalist Lee Esckilsen returns.
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Monticello
Manchester
Independence
Vinton
Lee Esckilsen
Monticello GMC Reports 132 New Members In Drive
The executive committee met at Monty cafe to hear a report on current membership buildup. Elton Copley announced 132 members signed up so far and a week of drive cleanup is planned. Les Voss named Jack Knapp chair of an airport committee with Rex Schrader and Johnny Jones assigned.
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Greater Monticello
Monty Cafe
Drive
Elton Copley
GMC
Les Voss
Jack Knapp
Rex Schrader
Johnny Jones
Near Final Stage In Golf Tourneys
Arch Edwards defeated George Hines to win the second flight in the men s city golf tournament at the Monticello golf club. Ron Long will face either Bob Adamson or Bob Matthiessen for the championship. In the first flight play offs determine final contenders. Women's semi finals not yet reached with remaining quarterfinals listed.
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Arch Edwards
George Hines
Monticello
Ron Long
Bob Adamson
Bob Matthiessen
Charles Sappington
John Baty
Joe Mullen
Dean Nelson
Cecil Goettsch
Johnny Jones
Jim Bender, Jr
Ray Meier
Bob Harlan
Mary Jane Clarke
Iva Yeoman
Mabel Fluckiger
Lois Sullivan
Margaret Goetsinger
Jean Hines
Joann DeSousa
June Schmidt
Barbara Adams
Doris Shimanek
Marcella Morf
Bette Bender
Luther Leaguers Attend Miami Beach Convention
Seventeen Luther Leaguers from Monticello area travel by chartered bus to the International TALC Luther League convention in Miami Beach Florida. The group includes Mary Copley Joel Hetzler James Lubben Merle Gerdes Gordon Dierks Glenn Tobiason Shirley Stadtmueller Philip Schlarmann Larry Harms Chris Hanken Richard Ortgies John Sanford Diane Schoon Lila Cox Bonnita Ehlis Sharon Sanford and counselors Harry Hanken Rev and Mrs Richard Zellmer Joanne Sanford. They are joined by eight Leaguers from Ryan Marion Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Elvira for the trip with stops in Indiana and Tennessee.
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Monticello
Miami Beach
Fla
Mary Copley
Joel Hetzler
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
James Lubben
Grant Wilken
Merle Gerdes
Gordon Dierks
Glenn Tobiason
Wayne Zion
Shirley Stadtmueller
Philip Schlarmann
SS. Peter and Paul
Monticell
Larry Harms
Chris Hanken
RichardOrtgies
John Sanford
Diane Schoon
Lila Cox
Bonnita Ehlis
Sharon Sanford
St. Paul
Anamosa
Harry Hanken
Richard Zellmer
Peter and Paul
Joanne Sanford
Ryan
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Elvira
Indiana
Tennessee
4-H and FFA Boys Enter 591 Fair Entries at Great Jones County Fair
Four-H and FFA boys will exhibit livestock and projects at the Great Jones County Fair with 591 entries. Highlights include baby beefs, dairy cows, poses for market swine and lambs, rabbits, poultry, and gardens. Demonstrations begin Tuesday at 8 30 a.m. The pig and calf scramble takes place Wednesday evening with cash prizes for top catches.
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FFA
Congressman to Attend Great Jones County Fair Schedule
Clem W Crahan Delwein district representative for Congressman Bramwell announced he will attend the Great Jones county fair on August 22 and will also visit Dubuque August 17 Decorah August 19 West Union August 24 and Postville August 26 as part of a district tour.
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Clem W. Crahan
Delwein
James Bramwell
Jones County
Crahan
Dubuque
Decorah
West Union
Postville
Tractor Mishap Injures Mother and Son in Farm Accident
Mrs. Leonard Wynkoop and her 2 year old son Tim escaped serious injury when a tractor tipped on their farm. Mrs. Wynkoop suffered severe leg lacerations and Tim was briefly pinned but safely removed. Anamosa also reported Sunday car collisions near Monticello Bank corner with damages to Galen Stickley and Mrs. Wilford Schatz vehicles.
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Wyoming
Leonard Wyn
Koop
Tim
Maquoketa Hospital
Wynkoop
Monticello State Bank
Galen Stickley
Wilford Schatz
Area drivers enter stock car races at county fair
Eight Express area drivers will race Saturday afternoon at the Great Jones county fair. Monticello entrants include Fred Iben Jr, Tom Hughes, Don Steuri, Eugene Gesse and Paul Bartels. Also competing are Joe Lehman Cascade John Connolly Delhi and Lyle DeShaw Hopkinton.
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Jones County Fair
Monticello
Fred Iben, Jr
Tom Hughes
Don Steuri
Eugene Gesse
Paul Bartels
Joe Lehman
Cascade
John Connolly
Delhi
Lyle DeShaw
Hopkinton
Rotarians Hear Talk on Aviation by Collins Engineer
Gene Seeland of Collins Radio Cedar Rapids spoke to the Rotary Club on aviation communications at the weekly meeting. He traced cockpit aids from visual navigation to compass beacon lights radio links and modern self contained systems. Jerry Naylor chaired the program and announced no meeting on August 21.
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Gene Seeland
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Point A
Point B
Seeland
Jerry Naylor
Bob Savage
Rotary
Obituary notices from Oxford Jct and Cedar Rapids
Ed M. Vacek 51 of Oxford Jct died at home after a liquid linked to his death was sent to the FBI for analysis. Sherrill Baker hospitalized after reportedly drinking the same liquid. Vacek born December 1909 near Oxford Jct. survived by wife Lillian, son James, daughters Joyce Behrens and Joan, mother, two brothers George and Charles, sister Mrs. Joe Buresh. Funeral for Toms of Cedar Rapids to be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church with burial in Hopkinton cemetery.
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Toms
Cedar Rapids
Roy Yankovic
Hopkinton
Methodist Church
Hopkinton Cemetery
Oxford
Ed M. Vacek
FBI
Jones County
Sherrill Baker
Vacek
Lillian Willimack
James
Virgil
Joyce) Behrens
Anamosa
Joan
George
Charles
Joe Buresh
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Monticello Pool
Patty McAleer
Judy Behrends
Cindy Norlin
Barb Jones
Ann Robertson
Nancy Shimanek
Kay Brashaw
Lani Morf
Mary Jo McAleer
Margaret Behrends
Mary Brashaw
Maxine Crow
Liz Fraser
Tom Eden
Ann Scott
Eden
Monticello Express
Monti
Iowa
WaMac
Star Farmer Dairy
Jones CO
Monticello, Lowa
Luther Leaguers
Miami
Federal Land Bank
Harold B. McTavish
Third Ave
S.E. Cecil Rapids
Worthington
Andy Doll
Ray Adams
Great Jones CO. Fair
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