Sacred Heart edges Delhi 52 51 on Maire buzzer
Sacred Heart guard George Maire scored from the free throw circle with two seconds left to lift Sacred Heart to a 52 51 victory over Delhi. Tom George led Sacred Heart with 20 points, with Ken Oeschger and Allen Westhoff adding 10 each. Delhi was paced by Tom Gaddie with 22.
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Delhi
George Maire
Sacred Heart
Tom George
Ken Oeschger
Allen Westhoff
Tom Gaddie
Oo Oo
Cage Calendar Highlights Holiday Week Matchups
Sacred Heart plays Cascade and St Martin hosts Cascade while Marion meets Anamosa and Vinton visits Monticello. Other pairings include Maquoketa at Manchester Independence at Tipton Mechanicsville at Wyoming Oxford Junction at Olin Viola at Martelle Morley at Onslow Cascade St Marys at Hopkinton Buck Creek at Denida Delhi at Greeley.
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Marion
Anamosa
Vinton
Monticello
Maquoketa
Manchester
Independence
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Olin
Viola
Martelle
Morley
Onslow
Cascade St. Mary's
Hopkinton
Buck Creek
Denida
Delhi
Greeley
Martelle Splits Cage Games In Home Sweep
Martelle girls defeated Morley 64 46 on their home court as Phyllis Remington scored 32 and Pillard led Morley with 17. Morley guard Gerdes excelled in shooting and rebounding while Martelle’s guards fouled out in the fourth. In the boys game Martelle nearly closed the gap but Morley won 60 49 with Reed scoring 15 for Martelle and Gerdes 25 for Morley.
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Martelle
Morley
Carole Remington
Gerdes
Phyllis ‘Remington
Pillard
Reed
Delhi Cagers Earn Twin Wins at Hopkinton
Delhi girls edged Buck Creek 56 to 55 on home court as Janice Harbuch scored 35 points and Janet Moulton led Buck Creek with 32. Delhi boys overwhelmed Buck Creek 67 to 41, led by Dale Cords with 19 and a dominant second and third quarter.
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Delhi
Buck Creek
Janice Harbuch
Janet Moulton
Dale Cords
DeShaw
Cornell Swimmer Chuck Robinson Stars on Mt Vernon Team
Chuck Robinson of Monticello is among nine students on the Cornell swimming team at Mt. Vernon. The sophomore won a numeral last year as a freestyler and Cornell swimming enters its third year of post war revival.
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Chuck Robinson
Monticello
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Clarence tops Olin in league action with wins
Clarence dominates the boys game 70-63 as Verlyn Krafock scores 20 and Bernard Hay 30 for Olin. The Clarence girls prevail 74-56 with Sharon Olsgaard totaling 30 and Barbara Clancy 27 while Colleen Behrens leads Olin with 20.
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Clarence
Olin
Verlyn Krafock
Bernard Hay
Sharon Olsgaard
Barbara Clancy
Colleen Behrens
Martelle Girls Rout Monmouth 65 38 in Regional Action
Martelle girls defeated Monmouth 65 to 38 as Siver scored 22 points last week and Caraway added 21 for Monmouth. The Monmouth boys won 71 to 48 with DeVora scoring 27 and Ketselsen contributing 17 for Martelle.
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Martelle
Monmouth
Siver
Caraway
DeVora
Ketelsen
Hopkinton Girls Rally past Buck Creek in close 57 54 win
Hopkinton and Buck Creek meet in a double bill. Hopkinton girls prevail 57 to 54 led by Bernadette Jasper 43 points. Buck Creek’s Janice Moulton scores 27 as Buck Creek led early, trailed at halftime, and led after three quarters before Hopkinton pulled away.
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Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Bernadette Jasper
Janice Moulton
Double Victory For Earlville
Earlville tops Hopkinton 63 56 in the boys game while the Earlville girls win 55 44. Beitz scores 20 for Hopkinton. Harris adds 18. Thibodeau leads Earlville with 27 as Hopkinton trails 25 18 at halftime. Bernadette Jasper tops Hopkinton girls and Janet Angel scores 22 for Earlville.
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Hopkinton
Earlville
Beitz
Harris
Thibodeau
Bernadette Jasper
Janet Angel
Hopkinto
Earlville Hopkinton
Morley Loses Two in Week with Morley-Alburnett
Morley fell short in two games against Morley-Alburnett last week. The Alburnett girls won 58 to 38 led by McBurney with 28 points while the boys won 77 to 59 behind McGowan's 38. Morley’s Pillard led the girls with 22 and Gerdes topped the Morley boys with 22.
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Morley
Alburnett
McBurney
Bill McGowan
Morley Priscilla Pillard
Gerdes
Home Decoration Contest Judging Set for Dec 19
The Greater Monticello committee announced the annual Christmas home decoration contest is underway. Judging will be Sunday evening December 19 by anonymous out of town judges who will assess artistic arrangement originality and use of surroundings. Awards of 25 15 and 10 in cash go to the top three. All Monticello residents may enter the city lighting contest.
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Greater Monticello
Monticello
Straub Nursing Home Opens Visitation to All
The Straub Nursing Home at 233 North Chestnut Street invites all visitors to see their friends and relatives. Visiting hours are 1 30 to 5 p m and 7 to 9 p m daily, announced by Mrs. Frank Straub.
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Straub
North Chestnut Street
Frank Straub
What It Takes to Win: Panthers Fall to Tipton 51 50
After a 51 50 defeat to Tipton, Monticello coach Leo Cabalka questioned what it takes to win. Monticello led at half 26 26 but were edged out as Tipton adjusted. Monticello freshman Lang and Rickels led with 10 points each while Tipton’s Leighty paced with 14. The game ended with a last possession scramble after the buzzer sounded.
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Panthers
Tipton
Monticello
Leo Cabalka
Cabalka
Carl Egger
Bill Jansen
Egger
Leighty
M. Lang
D. Rickels
Tipton Monticello Oes Fen
Eee
Services Held for Mrs. Nora Streets in Scotch Grove
Mrs. Nora Emma Jean Streets 79 died December 9 at her daughter’s Center Junction home after a long illness. Funeral services were at Wallace Funeral Home Wyoming with burial in Katy Cemetery. She was born February 7, 1875 in Jones county and married Thomas Streets in 1896. Surviving children include Lee Streets Glen Streets Florence Clark Hazel McDonald and John Streets. Two children predeceased her. She belonged to Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church and Ladies Aid.
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Scotch Grove
Nora Emma Jean Streets
Center Junction
Wallace Funeral Home
Wyoming
Katy
Charles Hendricks
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Merle Casteel
Leonard Casteel
Lynn Ripple
Allen Ripple
Vernon Payne
Harold Payne
Walter Sullivan
Glen H. Streets
Anamosa
Florence Clark
Monticello
Hazel McDonald
John Streets
Rock Island
Streets
Services Saturday For Alva M. Like
Alva Marion Like of Monticello died Wednesday December 8 at Mercy hospital Anamosa after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM at Goettsch Funeral home Monticello with burial in Oakwood cemetery. He was born February 13 1871 near Monticello son of Peter M and Harriett E Miller Like. He married Mary Oeschger May 18 1897 and they lived near Monticello before moving to Anamosa four years ago. Surviving are his wife Mary of Anamosa a son Roy Like Monticello a daughter Geneva Mrs Alfred Etten Anamosa 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Alva M. Like
Monticello
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Goettsch
Oakwood
Alva Marion Like
Peter M
Harriett E. Miller Like
Mary Oeschger
Mary
Roy Like
Geneva
Alfred Etten
Landess of Anamosa Serving at Fort Riley
Army Cpl. Richard A. Landess 21 son of Verne D. Landess Anamosa is serving at Fort Riley Kan with the 10th Infantry division. He joined in July 1953 and was last stationed at Camp McCoy Wis. A former University of Iowa student and Phi Delta Theta member.
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Army
Richard A. Landess
Verne D. Landess
Anamosa
Fort Riley
Kan
10Th Infantry
10Th Division
Landess
85Th Infantry Regiment
Camp McCoy
Wis
University of Iowa
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Cpl. Welter to be Discharged Soon from Army Service
Cpl. E. J. Welter son of Mr and Mrs John Welter of Monticello arrived home Friday from England where he was with aviation engineers He spent the weekend with his parents and left for Fort Sheridan Illinois to receive his discharge He has just completed two years of service.
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Cpl
E. J. Welter
John Welter
Monticello
England
The
Aviation Engineers
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Cpl. Welter
Muller Family Notifies New Army Address
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Muller of Monticello receive word of their son William Muller's new address. Pvt. William Muller RA I7419078 Company A 9034 Atlanta Ger. Depot U S Army Atlanta Ga.
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Walter Muller
Hear Monticello
William
William Muller
Atlanta
Ger
U. S. Army
Dettbarn Enlists in Navy from Buck Creek
Buck Creek youth Carl Leverle Dettbarn son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Dettbarn enlisted in the navy on December 8 for a seaman recruit rating He will receive training at Great Lakes Illinois and serves as a minority cruise member in the program
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Buck Creek
Carl Leverle Dettbarn
Elmer Dettbarn
Navy
Great Lakes, II
Cloyes B. Wilson Dies in Minnesota
Cloyes B. Wilson, 93, died at General hospital in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Cathode Funeral Home in Iowa City with Rev. W. Russell Hunter officiating. Burial was with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he was a life member. Surviving are three grandchildren Ralph Wilson of Monticello, Mrs. Ed Wiesner of Eldora, and Mrs. Donald Provost of Minneapolis, and six great grandchildren.
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Cloyes B. Wilson
General Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Cathout
Iowa City
W. Russell Hunter
First Presbyterian Church
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Order
Ralph Wilson
Monticello
Ed Wiesner
Eldora
Donald Provost
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