Manchester tops Monticello in WaMac thriller on late free throws
Manchester edged Monticello 63 62 on Friday night after a second half slump by Monticello. Richard Overman led Manchester with 24 points while Tom Rhatigan had 19 for Monticello. The win spoils Monticello s perfect WaMac record and secures second place in conference.
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Manchester
Mionticello
Manchester Court
Panthers
Monticello
Richard Overman
Tom Rhatigan
Bleadorn
Maynard Lang
FG FT
Olin Only Area Team Reaches Sectional Finals Saturday Night
Olin was the sole Express area girls team to reach the sectional finals after a 58 53 win over Mechanicsville in the semifinals and a 59 40 first round victory over Viola. Stanwood, Central City, Sacred Heart and others exited earlier as Wheatland and Lost Nation vie for regional titles with Edgewood and Greeley also advancing in their respective brackets.
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Olin
Stanwood
Martelle
Mechanicsville
Viola
Sacred Heart
Alburnett
Coggon
Central City
Edgewood
Greeley
Hopkinton
St. Mary's
Cascade
Wheatland
Lost Nation
Oxford Junction
Elwood
Cascade St Martin's routs Epworth for 16th win
Cascade St Martin's of Cascade rolled to a 67-44 victory at Epworth as Ken Kauder scored 21 and John Henry 13 to build a 33-14 halftime lead. Epworth's Kiefer led visitors with 18. In a junior high game Epworth won 29-26. St Martin's hosts Farley St Joseph Tuesday night Feb 12.
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Cascade
St. Martin’s
Epworth
Ken Kauder
John Henry
Kiefer
St. Martin's
Farley St. Joseph
Junior High Squad Tops Morley in Close 25-19
Monticello junior high defeated Morley 25-19 at Morley, earning their fourth straight win. Paul Shelley capped a late rally with a rebound for two, while Doug Hines added two layups. Top scorers were Dave Stead with eight and Hines with seven. Coach Hank Andrew set games at Manchester and Independence following.
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Monticello
Morley
Paul Shelley
Doug Hines
Dave Stead
Hank Andrew
Goodyear Returns to Express Staff After Course
Bob Goodyear son of Mr and Mrs Larry Goodyear has returned to the Monti cello Express printing department after completing a 17 week course in line casting machine operation and care at the University of Iowa. A 1956 Monticello high school graduate he worked part time for the Express before attending the Iowa City school.
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Goodyear
Express
Bob Goodyear
Larry Goodyear
Monticello Express
University of Iowa
Monticello High School
the Express
Iowa City
Limits Removed From Some Fish
The 1967 58 Iowa fishing laws set by the State Conservation commission remove catch limits on bluegills and sunfish for the coming year. No daily catch or possession limits apply in all Iowa waters from March 1 1967 to March 1 1968. Open dates vary slightly with seasons beginning on Saturdays to align with hunting and fishing policy.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Cascade St Boniface Overpowers St Marys 55 28 In Friday Game
Cascade St Boniface of New Vienna defeated St Marys of Cascade 55 to 28. St Boni led 26 to 12 at halftime with Carl Boeckenstedt scoring nine and Pat Dolan nine for St Marys. A grade school game earlier went New Vienna’s way 28 to 10. Both St Marys teams scheduled to play at St Josephs Bellevue tonight.
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Cascade
St. Boniface
New Vienna
St. Mary's
Carl Boeckenstedt
Pat Dolan
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s of Bellevue
Local Creamery Meeting and Community News From Monticello
Farmers Mutual Creamery at Monticello reports patrons largely converting to milk selling. Mrs Kyle Alden attends aunt Melvina Russell funeral in Dubuque. Local families share dinners visits and a marriage announced for Eugene Clark and Beverly Bullock with wedding dated January nineteen.
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George Topping
Ronald Hanna
Roger
Kenneth
Daryl
Eldon Traden
Glen Potter
Jerald Aldens
Jack Moran
Louis Moran
Blaine Hardin
Eugene McElmeel
Jimmy
James Moran
Raymond
Eugene Walrus
Eugene Clark
Beverly Bullock
Dale Bullock
Monmouth
Garden Club Meeting at Daisy Chase Home
The 54 Garden club gathered at Daisy Chase’s home in Center Junction on Saturday February 2. Members opened with antiques, Lincoln birthday quote, and a program on Picture Hanging and Framing by Mrs. Frank Zamastil. Mrs. Sam Thompson spoke on Cherry Trees Along the Potomac and picture display tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Preas
Norm Johnson
Family Finances Reported At Onslow Club Meeting
Attorney Howard Remley spoke on Family Finances at Onslow women’s club Wednesday night Feb 6. Center Junction guests included Mrs. Bob Von Spreecken and others as meetings and social visits flagged birthdays and community events through Feb 6 3.
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Howard Remley
Anamosa
Onslow Women’s Club
Center Junction Woman's Club
Bob von Spreecken
Wileen Mitchell
Ray Naylor
Jerry Naylor
Harm Dirks
B. D. Heiken
Mike Calloway
Russ Jamieson
Jack Smith
John Hinrichs
Assessor Details War Veteran Tax Exemption Rules
Jones County assessor L. T. Lorenzen outlines annual eligibility for veteran tax exemptions. Qualified veterans must apply between January 1 and July 1, reside in the state and county, and present honorable discharge papers. Exemption amounts vary by war era, with $600 for WW II and Korean War veterans and $750 for WW I veterans. Married couples may receive double exemptions. widows or those not remarried may also qualify. First-time applicants must appear in person in the assessor's office. moving applicants may need a second application. World War I covers April 6, 1917 to Nov. 11, 1918. WWII December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945. Korean conflict June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1953. Women serving in WAC WAVES SPARS and Women Marines qualify if their service matches eligible periods and discharge is honorable.
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Jones County
Jay 1
L. T. Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Jones County Recorder’s
WAC
WAVES
SPARS
Happy Hour Club Meet Recap and Next Host
Mrs. Anna Lasack entertained the Happy Hour club at her home on Wednesday. Prizes went to Mrs. Frank Henak Miss Mary Lasack and Mrs. Anna Lasack. The club will meet February 15 with Miss Minnie Klahn Teh 1b.
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Anna Lasack
Happy Hour Club
Frank Henak
Mary Lasack
Minnie Klahn Teh
Pet Peeve Roll Call Set For Home and Garden Club
The February meeting of the Home and Garden club will be led by Mrs Lorenz Ahrendsen on Tuesday afternoon February 19. Roll call will answer with My Pet Peeve. The painting lesson is led by Mrs Francis Burda and Mrs Wilber Wiebke.
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Home and Garden Club
Lorenz Ahrendsen
Francis Burda
Wilber Wiebke
Local social notes and a wire theft report
Mrs August Hansen hosted a Sunday dinner paying tributes to birthdays of Mr Hansen and daughter Dee with guests including the Buresh and Steffens families and the Hansen family. Also listed are visits by David Emde with Francis Kluesner party to Monticello for a music teachers meeting and concert, plus Chicago trip by Helen Lasack and Albert and Irwin Miller family. A Belle Plaine youth suffered an eye injury from a golf ball project. Iowa Power and Light reported 6000 feet of bare copper wire stolen near the Pottawattamie Harris county line, with thieves climbing 23 poles.
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August Hansen
Hansen
Dee
Robert. Buresh
Delbert Steffens
Ronald Hansen
Pat Meade
David Emde
Francis Kluesner
Wyoming
Monticello
Jones County Maysig
Helen Lasack
Chicago
Albert
American Academy of Art
Irwin Miller
Iowa Power and Light Company
Pottawattamie
Harrison County
Cornhuskers 4-H Meeting Monday in Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove hosts the Cornhuskers 4-H monthly meeting Monday night with Tom Doll and Robert Larkey as hosts. Members Charlie Classen Tom Doll Gary Jansen Nile Husman Paul Tobiason and Keith Hagen present the program on What I Like About Winter. Jacob Leesekamp, recently hospitalized, returns home after surgeries at John McDonald hospital Monticello and University Hospitals Iowa City. Members attended Monticello cadet and high school band concert. Harold Deischer and wife move to Wyoming. Otten couple relocate to vacated farm.
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Scotch Grove
Tom Doll
Robert Larkey
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Charlie Classen
Gary Jansen
Nile Husman
Paul Tobiason
Keith Hagen
Jacob Leesekamp
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Monticello Public School
Harold Deischer
Wyoming
John Stahlberg
Larry Otten
Jack Naylor
Oxford Junction Legion Auxiliary Reports at Feb Meeting
The Oxford Junction American Legion Auxiliary met Feb 6 in the club rooms with Mrs Otto Lasack presiding. Twenty-two members attended. Five dollars was donated to the polio fund bringing the weekly polio drive total to 112 dollars and 12 cents. Delegates Mrs Floyd Hodgdon and Mrs Emile Pavlista spoke on the Des Moines midwinter conference held Feb 3 and 4. Pavlista also sang in the 42 voice state group.
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Oxford Junction
American Legion Auxiliary
Otto Lasack
Floyd Hodgdon
Emile Pavlista
Des Moines
Pavlista
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Panther
Neil Bleadorn
Dean Rickels
Independence
Fresh-Soph
Jeff Podlaski
Jim Helgens
Hutchinson
W. L. Freese Motor Seas
Meadow Gold
Bank
Stabentae
Faust Skelly Ce Stuhlers
Franklin Midway Shaffers Oy
Hiters Furniture Legion Fee
Ja Yaes
H.I.G
Merle
Eilers
Bud Reynolds
Midway
H.T.G
H.T.S
Bowlmor Bee Erry
Poplar Heights
Rams
Johnson’s
Eertare
Pinkey’s
Dolphins
Club
Milton Bader
Bowlmor
Johnson
T.S
Sacred Heart Out
Bob Mullen
Sacred Heart Girls
Linda’ Staner
Joanne Shay
Madonna Seehusen
Joann Fuller
Che Heck
Soard
Hess
Lewis Burrichter
Purina Hao Chow
Purina
Farm & Home
Sutton
0. K. Alden
Ford Row
Ford Motor Company
Tractor and Implement Division
Ford Farm Equipment
Freese Motors
S &H
Garden Club
Daisy Chase
Mrs. Noel Ostrander
Frank G. Zamastil
Madison Township
Tuberculosis Seals
Ivan Rundus of
Richard Andreesen
Glenn Hein
Carl Reuter
Carol
Henry Andreesen
Noel Ostrander
Janet
Darlene
Carol Renter
Ella Schrader
Gus von Sprecken
Harley Anderson
Greg
Joleen von Spreecken
Leonard Callaway
Esther McDonald
Gladys McNeilly
Truman Stanton
Cliff McDonald
Tobe Caspers
Steve Wheelock
Ralph Husamann
Sam Thompson
Lyle Thompson
Peggy
Walter Sellers
Mount Vernon
Edna Kegley
California
R. H. Lang
Tommy Stingley
Jack Stingleys
Cedar Rapids
Knoxville
Emma Klahn
Margaret Struck
Julia Zaruba
Glenice Fowler
Mabel First
Louise Brown
Marguerite Copa
Norine Butler
Ruby Pashek
Pat Guyer
Clinton
Emma Hodgden
Kay Mulvihill
Eisie Powler
Anna Fritz
Shirley Koranda
Viasta Guyer
Blanche Fifield
Bertha Sheldon
Hodgden
Floyd Hodgden
Herbert Rehmke
Antone Vanicek
Edwin Bicknese
Jimmy Sanket
Belle Plaine
Cornhuskers
Esther Sinclair
Legion Auxiliary
Mrs
Ot Stokes
Sec Ourail
Miller’s
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