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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1958
Page
4
Monticello Sacred Heart defeated Cascade St. Martin's 54-42 to take third place in B-1 in Dubuque. Monticello built an 18-5 first quarter lead as guard Dave Westhoff sparked the offense with 19 points while center Jerry ...
The Jones County junior high basketball tournament opened with Wyoming and Olin girls and Monticello Sacred Heart boys advancing to the semifinals. Bendixon led Wyoming girls with 11 points in a 23 18 win over Nartelle, while Olin defeated Onslow 36 11 with Marsha Benischek scoring 14. Sacred Heart edged Onslow 26 25 as Robert Holmes clinched it with late free throws.
With sectional play ahead this week winds down the 1958 season for Express area teams. Sacred Heart Olin Wyoming Onslow and Oxford Junction have final Friday games. Monticello hosts Maquoketa in a key WaMac clash as its regular season ends February 14 at Manchester. Anamosa hosts Tipton and visits Marion February 14 for final games. St Marys Cascade and St Martins wrap up February 9 and 14 respectively. Local closings include Hopkinton Buck Creek Holy Cross and Cascade St Martins with varied February dates.
Saturday February 8 marks the start for candidates to file nomination papers for the Monticello school board seat. Papers must be filed by noon February 28. Election set for March 10. The three year term belongs to Dr. B. E. DeShaw with other terms expiring in 1959 and 1960 for Mrs. Arthur Skelley David Cuckler Ed Cox and Louis Morf.
Sacred Heart beat Wyoming 49 47 in the boys game while Sacred Heart girls defeated Wyoming 69 51. Carol Heeren and Ruthe Wilsler led with 26 points each, with Westhoff 18 Heeren 17 and Welter 16 for Sacred Heart. Brun scheen 21 and Mullett 14 for Wyoming.
Morley-Dalliac rallys past Solon 64-60 after a 46-46 tie in the final period. Davis led Morley with 30 points while Casey had 19 for Solon. In girls play Solon topped Morley 76-59, Gienapp and Krub each scored 30.
Hopkinton girls edge Buck Creek 68 66 for their first Delaware County league championship. Sandy Zangerle hit 21 of 24 free throws as Kay Smith scored 32 and Bacon 27 for Buck Creek. Buck Creek boys also claimed a win as Hopkinton secured the girls title.
Andrew boys rallied in the final period to beat Onslow 65 to 56 Tuesday night. Onslow top scorers were Hodoval 18 and Fairley 16 while Oster 15 and Port 14 led Andrew. The Andrew girls won 52 to 35 as Sommers added 37 and Westphal 33 for Onslow.
Hawks and Eagles top the elementary boys basketball standings with 3-1 records after last Saturday games. Eagles beat Tigers 28-12 with Ronnie Richardson John Myers and Raul Wilcox scoring. Tigers left with Donald Holmes points. Hawks defeated Junior Panthers 26-17 led by Tom Barnts 10 points with David Savage Bob Henning and David Balster adding support.
A January 29 Wyoming Presbyterian church basement Pack meeting honored scouts with advancement to Boy Scouts. Jerry Ortgies and James Kluesner completed the transition. Wayne Snyder welcomed them. Awards included Bear badge to Larry Fishwild, gold arrow to Dwayne May, service stars to Kent Kooi Tom Thompson Butch DeMoss and John Tjaden, and denner stripes to Butch DeMoss and James Kluesner.
Catherine Perley hosted the Friday club at her home on January 31. Mrs. James Maurice read a short story titled Second Tree from the Corner. Mrs. Robert Lubben presented A Day With the Angels. Mrs. Colin Thomas reviewed Call Me Mother by Virginia Taylor Close.
Readers see a sprawling county issue with mixed items on page 1. The column notes the edition continues coverage and signals broader local interests.
Recent Jones County district court actions include drunk driving and collection suit filings, several divorce petitions, and a declaratory judgment for vacant property in Hale township. Judges Heiserman and Weiserman issued orders on multiple cases including the Zaruba guardianship, Parsonson debt, and Wheelock versus Wheelock.
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