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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1955

Page

4

Mustangs upset Panthers 51 42 in WaMac clash

Independence Mustangs defeat Monticello 51 to 42 at Independence in a see saw WaMac game. Risk led Inde pendence with 8 points and Ehler 16 while Lang scored 17 for Monticello. Fresh-Soph Monticello fell 32-30.

Independence Independence Mustangs Monticello Mustangs Oelwein Grundy Overland Dean Rickels Rickels Panthers Tom Rhatigan Panther Larry Ehler Malcolm Risk Ehler John Shover The Risk Lang Monte Cue Rickers Lybeck Maynard Lang Shover Hoaglan Rhatigan Mustang Adamson Morey Cue Devies Long Hughes

St. Marys Girls Beat Onslow 61 52 for Fifth Straight

St Marys Cascade girls extended their season run to five straight wins by defeating Onslow 61 to 52. Rita Radloff led with 29 points aided by Grace Strong 22 and Judy Otting 10. Sophomore Alice Supple led Onslow with 26 points as St Marys built an early 18 12 lead and maintained control through three quarters.

Onslow St. Marys Cascade St. Mary’s Rita Radloff Grace Strong Judy Otting Alice Supple Virginia Murphy Carol Westphal Supple Murphy Radloff Strong St. Mary's St. Mary's Oo Mary's Grace Streng Cue McDonald Jo Otting Coleen Kane Martha Featherston

Wyoming Boys Win at Lowden in Close Game

Wyoming boys edged Lowden 65-63 for their eighth win of the season while Lowden girls beat Wyoming 74-55. Gene Luckstead scored 22 for Wyoming boys and Ruth Wilslem had 26 for the losing Wyoming girls. Tuesday they meet Olin squads in Olin.

Lowden Wyoming Gene Luckstead Ruth Wilslem Olin

Martelle teams top Morley as Siver nets 42 points

Anne Siver scores 42 points leading the Martelle girls to a 73 57 victory over Morley at Morley. Lyle James adds 17 points for the Martelle boys in an 81 67 win while Morley’s Margo Ruhl swishes 27 in the girls game.

Anne Siver Martelle Morley Lyle James Martelle Boys Siver Martelle Girls Martello Margo Ruhl Charles Holcomb Paul McConaughy Carol Greenawald Kay Armstrong

League Bowling High Scorers and Team Honors

Lyla Richardson of Hi-Way Market posted the high individual series with 476 pins. The Hi-Way Market team led in high team game with 579 and captured the high team series at 1,668.

Lyla Richardson Hi-Way Market Locker Plant W. L. Locker Plant Banka Phillips Shit Sagateka Loop Poplar Heights Larry’s Welders Schuetz Monti Midway Auto Wreckers A Super Valu Shirley Holmes Olive Reynolds Pauline LeClerc Ida Miller Franklin Hee Freese Motors Ware Midway Sweet Shop Shaffer’s Clothing Egg Ank Fe Chumacher's Stuhler’s Dee Langworthy Creamery Legion Staner-Reynolds Rams Sly Five Northside Cubs Dolphins Poplar Heights Wagon Wheel Bud Reynolds Staner-Reynolds Rams

Oxford Junction Boys and Girls Fall to Lisbon

The Lisbon girls beat Oxford Junction 40 34 and the Lisbon boys won 46 31. It was the 10th loss of the season for both Oxford Junction teams. Mary Jo Ledvina and Barbara Shedek led the girls with 14 points each. Marcel Mason topped Lisbon with 17. Jim Mizaur added 13 for Oxford Junction and Dale Light scored 18 for Lisbon.

Oxford Junction Lisbon Mary Jo Ledvina Barbara Shedek Marcel Mason Jim Mizaur Dale Light

Hopkinton Boys and Girls Lead Late Rally Past Earlville

Hopkinton high school teams each overturned deficits in the final quarter to beat Earlville. The boys won 53 to 45 behind Max Beitz 20 points and Pede Mathey 14 for Earlville. The Hopkinton girls won 34 to 33 with Kay Smith 16 and Delores Smock 15 leading. Delores Carpenter scored 15 for Earlville.

Hopkinton Earlville Max Beitz Pede Mathey Kay Smith Delores Smock Smith Smock Delores Carpenter

County Tourney Pairings Approved by School Leaders

Pairings for boys and girls basketball district tournaments were approved at a schoolboard meeting per county superintendent Joseph Beave. Boys tourney Jan 16–20 at Martelle features Onslow vs Morley and Wyoming vs Olin with byes for Martelle and Oxford Junction. girls tourney at Martelle Jan 16–20 has Onslow bye, opening with several first-round matchups. Junior high events run Mar 5–10 at Martelle with Morley vs Monticello and Onslow vs Anamosa. Sacred Heart and Center Junction first round. girls junior high pairs Morley with Oxford Junction and Olin with Wyoming. Martelle and Sacred Heart have byes.

Joseph Beave Martelle Onslow Morley Wyoming Olin Oxford Junction Sacred Heart Monticello Anamosa Sareed Heart Center Junction

Local Friday Basketball Results Across Several Schools

Independence high squads defeated Monticello 51 42 and 32 30 in fresh soph play. Hopkinton beat Earlville 53 45 and Lisbon topped Oxford Junction 46 31. Wyoming edged Lowden 65 63 while Martello beat Morley 67 5 and St Marys routed Onslow 33 14. Junior high girls saw Hopkinton 34 Earlville 33 and Lisbon 40 Oxford Junction 34. Lowdon 74 Wyoming 55 and Martelle 73 Morley 57 plus St Marys 61 Onslow 52. Tuesday games include Sacred Heart at Maynard and Wyoming at Olin.

Independence Monticello Hopkinton Earlville Lisbon Oxford Junction Wyoming Lowden Martello Morley St. Mary’s Onslow Lowdon Martelle Sacred Heart Maynard Olin Mechanicsville Buck Creek Viola Alburnett Monmouth

Snow Shovels Featured on NBC Frontier Show

Yeoman and Monti cello company aluminum snow shovels were showcased Sunday on NBC television in the Frontier program hosted by Reynolds Aluminum. The segment highlighted design and utility for winter weather.

Yeoman NBC Yeoman and Company of Monticello Reynolds Aluminum Company Frontier

Thanksgiving Visitors Share Day at Carl Steiner Home

Monticello neighbors Miss Mary Ellen Steiner and Arlo Stratton of Cedar Rapids joined Carl Steiner and his wife for Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. James Steiner were also among the guests.

Mary Ellen Steiner Arlo Stratton Cedar Rapids Carl Steiner James Steiner

Delaware County Faces String of Break-Ins Across Delhi Hopkinton

Delaware County and state authorities probe burglaries at Delhi and Hopkinton. The loot includes more then 300 dollars in cash and checks and three guns from Stone Hardware and 75 cents from the Delhi Savings Bank. A back door entry and a damaged vault lock are noted, with the Hopkinton creamery reporting about 20 dollars missing.

Hopkinton Delaware County Delhi Delhi Savings Bank Art Longseth Delhi Bank

Road Surfacing Contracts Let in Jones County Iowa

Jones county contracts for rock surfacing were awarded by the Iowa Highway Commission in Ames. B L Anderson of Cedar Rapids won the Monticello area job at 1.50 a ton for 10 208 tons on 6 805 miles of road A west of Monticello. C B DeWees of Marion won the Hale area job at 1.55 a ton for 5 700 tons on 4 222 miles of road west of Hale.

Jones County Iowa Highway Commission Ames Earl Beisell B. L. Anderson Cedar Rapids Monticello Hale C. B. DeWees Marion

Schoons Attend State Implement Dealers Convention in Des Moines

Mr and Mrs LaVern Schoon attended the state implement dealers convention in Des Moines from Sunday through Wednesday. Jim Stewart of Garner joined O R Howie home visit. The Howies and Schoons returned home after Thanksgiving week. George C Schoon Dick Rosendahl Vernon Himes and LaVern Schoon also attended the Allis Chalmers dealer banquet and meeting in Des Moines Tuesday evening.

LaVern Schoon State Implement Dealers Des Moines Jim Stewart Garner O. R. Howie Olin Howie, Jr George C. Schoon Dick Rosendahl Vernon Himes Allis Chalmers Dealer

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