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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
4
Martelle girls beat Onslow 80 57 and the boys 70 56 in Jones County league Friday. Both Martelle teams remained undefeated in conference play. Margaret Schwirtz scored 30 points and Keith Reed 21 for Martelle, while Alice Supple led Onslow with 24 and Martin Townsend had 18 for the Onslow boys.
Morley's Margo Ruhl poured in 31 points as the Morley girls defeated Solon 59 to 43, securing their sixth win of the season. Solon led 22 20 at the half before Morley pulled away.
Hopkinton Hawkettes upset St Mary’s 83 65 to halt a seven game St Mary’s run. Kay Smith scored 42 for Hopkinton while Rita Radloff had 43 for St Mary’s in a high scoring girls game. In boys action Hopkinton won ninth straight, beating Loras Academy 77 61 as Glen Harris led with 19. He finished 19 23 4 22 and St Mary’s trailing.
The Monticello independent basketball opener with Cascade Thursday was canceled due to the gym being booked earlier. The next game against Anamosa is set for Wednesday Dec 14 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym, replacing the originally announced Dec 15 date.
Buck Creek will stage a benefit basketball game on Tuesday December 13 at the Buck Creek gym. Proceeds will buy new uniforms for the boys team. The Famous girls team meets the regular high school girls squad with other entertainment planned. The game starts at 7 30 p.m.
A University of Minnesota study divided sixteen littermate gilts into two groups to test limited feeding versus normal rations. Normal-fed gilts averaged 429 Ibs at farrowing with 8.23 live pigs weighing 2.85 Ibs each. limited-fed gilts averaged 304 Ibs and farrowed 7 live pigs at 2.63 Ibs birth weight, 27.5 Ibs at 56 days.
Monticello Falls 80 43 as Marion’s Darell Failor pours in 31 points to seal a decisive WaMac victory on home court. Monticello, led by Lang and Rickels, manage limited offense as Marion builds a 43 21 halftime lead and cruises to the win.
Stanwood defeated Wyoming 78 71 in the boys game and 62 33 in the girls. Wyoming’s Mary Jo Ehlers scored 14 and John Bahnsen 22 points for the boys, while Stanwood’s Hansen led with 33 and Armstrong added 27. Stanwood led 37 33 at halftime.
The Wyoming Polly Pigtails planned a Davenport tour at the home of Carol and Mary Vacey. They toured Davenport on November 25 visiting a bake shop, a men’s clothing company and television station WOW while the club donated to the Cedar Jones Association for Retarded Children.
Earlville boys upset Buck Creek 43 38 while the Earlville girls rolled 67 43. Leon Beitz led Buck Creek with 18 points and for Earlville Whittemore and Mathey had 13 each. Bette Bacon led Buck Creek girls with 13 and Claudia King scored 12. Carpenter topped Earlville with 23 points.
Clarence girls defeated Oxford Junction 69 to 33 as Barbara Shedek led with 26 points. Clarence boys won 61 to 23 shutting out Oxford Junction in the final quarter. Greg Dopseth scored 16 and Jim Mizaur had 10 for Oxford Junction. Sandra Woode led Clarence with 23.
A St. Mary’s Catholic charity drive collected 1 230 pounds of used clothing during Thanksgiving week. Rosary society members sorted packed and sent the items to Dubuque for archdiocese wide distribution to foreign countries under the National Catholic Welfare council. Auxiliary Finights held a Smorgasbord and 90 members attended. The Rosary society plans its annual Christmas party with gifts and a mission project.
The Iowa State Education Association outlines a plan for standard school aid to districts meeting educational adequacy standards and a uniform county tax of 15 mills to fund a county equalization fund. The proposal includes reshaping the agricultural land tax credit and boosting state aid in general, transportation, and special education to about 24 million dollars, aiming for 25 percent of total school costs from state support.
The reports advocate full payment of Iowa income taxes under the original law with higher rates for top brackets. The proposals reflect the L.E.A. executive board's thinking and will be presented to the association for consideration.
Mrs. Clarence Stutt and Mrs. Pearl Schneider went to Anamosa on Tuesday to spend the afternoon with their daughters Mrs. Henry Furino and Mrs. Milton Meeks.
The Monticello Express is the official weekly newspaper for Monticello and Jones County. It began July 10 1865 and is published Mondays and Thursdays with second class mail status. Subscription rates are 4.50 in local counties and 5.50 elsewhere.
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