DeWitt Dehawks defeat Monticello 62 53 on road
DeWitt, a midseason conference foe, beat Monticello 62 53 on Monticello’s home floor. Ron Long and Charles Runge led scoring for DeWitt with 21 and 12 points respectively while Ron Landis topped Monticello with 14 points.
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DeWitt Dehawks
Monticello
Panthers
DeWitt
Bettendorf
Maquoketa
Clinton St. Mary's
Savanna
Dehawks
Ron Long
Leo Cabalka
Panther
Long
Tom Rhatigan
Maynard Lang
Charles Runge
DeWitt Pee
Monticello Poste Ea Ie Oo
Monticello FG FT PF Tot
Clarence Meyer
Bob Marey
Tom Rhatigan Tao
Bog Adamson
John Shover
Wea
Dean Rickels Eee
Gary Poock Ake
DeWitt Teense
Edgy Steet
Pelican Injured in Akron Collides With Wire
A pelican weighing 30 pounds injured its wing after a collision with wire in Akron. It was lodged in the city jail while the wing mended.
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Akron
Cat of Manning Family Passes After Lifelong Care
The 12 year old cat of the Heinie Dethler family in Manning died recently after a long life. The animal is credited with mothering 125 kittens of various species, color and temperament during its years of companionship and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinie Dethler
Manning
Wyoming Observes Homecoming With Double Wins Over Onslow
Wyoming celebrated homecoming with a girls 70 to 50 win over Onslow and the boys achieving an 11th victory 79 to 47. Ruth Wilsler led the girls with 26 points, Alice Supple had 24 for Onslow, while Eugene Luckstead scored 21 for Wyoming and Jack McDonald 15 with Art Townsend 14 for Onslow.
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Wyoming
Onslow
Ruth Wilsler
Alice Supple
Eugene Luckstead
Jack McDonald
Art Townsend
McDonald
Townsend
Sacred Heart and St Martin face top foes in Monticello doubleheader
Sacred Heart girls host unbeaten Maynard led by Glenna and Caroline Nicholson as Maynard seeks 12–0. Sacred Heart boys meet St Martin of Cascade as Sacred Heart aims to upset St Martin after a 9–3 season. girls 10–2, boys 9–3.
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Monticello
Sacred Heart
Maynard
St. Martin’s of Cascade
Glenna
Caroline Nicholson
Caroline
Garrison
Wyoming
Belhi
Cascade
St. Mary’s
Susan Stoner
Rita Radloff
Claire Webber
Pete Dolan
Pairings Announced For Pin Tournament
The 56 mixed doubles bowling tourney opens Monday with two shifts 7 PM and 9 PM Ed Scherrer Bowl operator announces. First round pairings include Schoon with Smith vs Fitzsimmons with Richardson and Reyner with Miller against Bender with Hemmer among others with later rounds set through January 8. Regular league play paused until early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scherrer
Don Schoon
Pat Smith
Willie Fitzsimmons
Lyla Richardson
Sam Reyner
Ida Miller
Jim Bender
Helen Hemmer
Milt Bader
June Schmidt
Bud Reynolds
Blanche George
Max Meadow
Helen TerVeen
Paul Johnson
Lois Hessing
Hopkinton Boys Undefeated After 68–36 Win Over Colesburg
Hopkinton remains unbeaten at 12 straight wins as Glen Harris scores 24 and Sampson 18 in a 68–36 Delaware conference victory over Colesburg. The Hopkinton girls drop their second league game with Colesburg winning 27 points by Leona Bockenstedt and Kay Smith scoring 20 for Hopkinton.
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Colesburg
Hopkinton
Delaware
Hawks
Rcord
Glen Harris
Sampson
Leona Bockenstedt
Kay Smith
Hop
Martelle Swamps Oxford Junction In Girls And Boys Games
Anne Siver led the Martelle girls with 38 points as Martelle beat Oxford Junction 54 to 41 in Jones County League play. Barbara Shedek scored 18 for Oxford Junction. In the nightcap Martelle’s boys won 47 to 37 after trailing at halftime, Terry Evans with 12 points and Oxford Junction’s Jim Mizaur scoring 15.
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Oxford Junction
Anne Siver
Martelle Girls
Martelle
Barbara Shedek
Martelle Boys
Terry Evans
Jim Mizaur
Buck Creek Teams Fall Short in Friday Games at Dundee
Dundee girls topped Buck Creek 50-39 as Loretta McDowell scored 39. Buck Creek girls fell to 15 losses this season. In the boys game Dundee won 68-61 led by John Brunsman with 29 while Buck Creek Dick Coleman scored 22. W. J. Bacon added 22 for Buck Creek.
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Dundee
Buck Creek
Loretta McDowell
W. J. Bacon
Dick Coleman
John Brunsman
Former Hopkinton Resident Dora Morgan Dies at 82
Dora C. Miller Morgan 82 former Hopkinton resident died Sunday at a Cedar Rapids hospital after months of illness. She was born January 16 1873 in Aurora Illinois and lived in Hopkinton most of her life. Surviving are two daughters Nelle Brooks Cedar Rapids and Carrie Fairley Marion five grandchildren six great grandchildren and one sister Mrs H W Kirk Ottawa Kansas. Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian church Hopkinton with burial in the family lot there.
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Hopkinton
Dora Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Dora C. Miller
Aurora
William
Elizabeth Miller
Edmund Mullen
Mullen
James Morgan
Morgan
Ray Mullen
Nelle
Homer Brooks
Carrie
James Fairley
H. W. Kirk
Ottawa
Kansas
O.E.S., American Legion Auxiliary
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton Cemetery
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520 Sign-Ups For 56 ACP In Jones County
Jones county farm owners showed a slight decline in sign-ups for the 1956 agriculture conservation program, with about 520 participants across 16 township meetings December 2 to 19. Last year 331 had signed up for practices, Oxford Township reporting the highest at 59. County A C P allocation for 1956 is 78,000 dollars, with the Soil Conservation Service receiving 3,915 dollars for program participation. Some sign-ups may occur later to complete practices in 1956, avoiding extension filings next year.
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Jones County
Neal Hayden
Jones County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Monticello
Hayden
Oxford Township
A.C.P
Jones County Soil Conservation Service
Two Christmas Programs Planned by Nazarene Church
Children of the Church of the Nazarene present a 10 40 a m Christmas program after a 10 am class. Beginners primary and junior join, led by Sandra Currie Eunice Appleby and Dillon Streets. An hour long youth program at 7 30 p m features music story and song under Roger McMurrin Sandra Currie and Audrie Appleby. Rev Albert R McMurrin invites public to celebrate Our Saviors birth.
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Church of the Nazarene
Sandra Currie
Eunice Appleby
Dillon Streets
Bethlehem
Roger McMurrin
Audrie Appleby
Albert R. McMurrin
Cascade Fire Douses Chimney Blaze and Local Gatherings
Firefighters from Cascade Volunteer Fire Department were called to the Larry Koob residence for a chimney fire with very little damage. A pre Christmas party at the Albert Fay home honored grandson Pfc. Clarence E. Bye on leave from Camp Pendleton. Attendees included Eldon McMullen and Duane Becker. St Mary's hall hosted the Rosary society Christmas party with gifts and a mission collection, and a Sodality party featured a fruit shower for the Sisters of St. Francis. James McAllister broke his ankle at Fruehaus Trailer in Cedar Rapids and is convalescing at his parents' home in West Cascade.
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Cascade
Cascade Volunteer Fire Department
Larry Koob
Albert Fay
Pfc
Clarence E. Bye
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Eldon McMullen
Gilman
Ill
Duane Becker
Bernard
Iowa
St. Mary’s Hall
Rosary Society
Sisters of St. Francis
Sodality
the Sodality
James McAllister
John McAllister
Fruehaus Trailer
St Luke's Methodist Church Christmas Program
St Luke's Methodist church held a Sunday evening Christmas program with Sunday school divisions presenting a pantomime, songs, and readings. Named participants include Shirley Blanchard Jackie Siebels Darlene Ostrander Lani Morf Ronnie Rupp Teddy Wink Billy Ferrall Nena Susan Landis Barbara Stumbaugh Mary Evelyn Rogers Suzanne Drury Nancy Landis Susie Schneider David Stead Bruce Stumbaugh Bill Nelson Joan Ballou Regina Ostrander Jerry Long Carol Miller Janet Ostrander Judy Lambert Marianne Wink Andy Ballou Wayne Sawyer Patricia Siebels Jackie Ross Roger Rupp Ronnie Rogers Carolyn Fitkin.
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St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Shirley Blanchard
Jackie Siebels
Darlene Ostrander
Lani Morf
Ronnie Rupp
Teddy Wink
Billy Ferrall
Nena
Susan Landis
Barbara Stumbaugh
Mary
Angel
Patricia Siebels
Wise Men
Jackie Ross
Roger Rupp
Ronnie Rogers
Carolyn Fitkin
Prison catching up on car plate orders
W. H. Burke, director of prison industries, said Anamosa's state men's reformatory prints 10,000 plates daily but ten Iowa counties still lack enough plates amid delayed appropriations. New equipment aids throughput. larger counties report shortages with Jones county seeing truck plate delays of about two weeks after December 1 sales.
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Anamosa
W. H. Burke
Des Moines
Prison Industries
Iowa
Burke
Jones County
Delaware County Adopts Brucellosis Area Plan First in State
Delaware County becomes the first in Iowa to adopt the brucellosis area control plan. Petitions with 1 370 signers representing 32 200 cattle were presented to the secretary of agriculture in Des Moines. Vaccination aid of 20 000 doses will be supplied free to signing farmers, with local vets administering the shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Clyde Spry
Des Moines
John Sill
County Extension Council
Harold Holthaus
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Robert E. Hall
Secretary of Agriculture
H. A. Garrett
C. W. Brown
Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa State College
John Herrick
Brown
Delaware Township
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