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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1956

Page

8

Area sectional basketball action centers on four sites tonight

Area teams begin sectional play at Manchester Dubuque Wheatland and Central City with Class A Monticello vs Manchester 8 30 p m and Sacred Heart vs Oneida 7 p m in Manchester. Other matchups include Cascade St Martin's at Dubuque and Oxford Junction vs Wheatland at Wheatland with multiple second rounds semis and finals through Saturday.

Express Manchester Dubuque Wheatland Central City Monticello Monti Winthrop Lamont Dyersville Xavier Sacred Heart Oneida Sacred Heart Boys S.h.oneida St. Patrick’s of Ryan Buck Creek Aurora Dundee Delhi Hopkinton Earlville Cascade Cascade St. Martin’s Epworth Peastars Lamotte Holy Rosary Epworth St. Clement’s Farley St. Joseph Bellevue Andrew Oxford Junction Jones County Nation Clarence Onslow Monmouth Calamus Baldwin Wyoming Lowden Qhin Marion Jin Anamosa Martelle Morley Viola Troy Mills Lisbon Center Point Jones County League Mechanicsville Walker Viola Troy Mills Ryan St. Patrick’s Lost Nation

Purina pig feeding program aims to boost sow and hog gains

Farmers are urged to use Purina Sow & Pig Chow and Baby Pig Chow with Fast-Start Twins to improve litter size and early gains. The ad cites studies from Iowa State College and offers cost per pound efficiency, mixed rations, and premixes for pig health. Prices for Purina Pig Startena Baby Pig Chow Sow & Pig Chow Hog Chow are listed.

Purina Iowa State College C. C. Culbertson

Rural Jones County P T A Meeting Tonight

A Jones county Parent-Teacher committee for rural schools will meet this evening at 7 30 in the county superintendent Joseph Beave's office at the Anamosa courthouse. Members include Mrs Gladys Rickels Mrs Irene Witt engle and Mrs Eliza Shannon of Monticello and Leona Gierhart and Mrs Gretta Peet of Anamosa.

Jones County Joseph Beave Anamosa Gladys Rickels Irene Wittengle Eliza Shannon Monticello Leona Gierhart Gretta Peet

Jones County Board of Education Holds Meeting

The Jones County Board of Education met Friday evening at the courthouse in Anamosa at the office of County Superintendent Joseph Beave. Chairman Leigh Clark of Monticello led the session with members Herman Helgens Harold Larson Harro ngwersen and Mrs Maurine Dirks in attendance.

Jones County

WaMac basketball closes with Monticello move to fifth place

Anamosa Marion and Tipton secured wins Friday as WaMac play ended. Marion remains first at 14 0 while Independence sits 9 5 and Maquoketa Tipton tie for third at 8 6. Monticello rises to fifth after Manchester’s loss leaving Manchester at sixth and Vinton at seventh with 1 13.

Anamosa Marion Tipton Independence Vinton Manchester Monticello Maquoketa W. L. Marion Ee Independence Ewes Maquoketa Peewee A Tipton Tete Ee Anamosa St Bene Tenee

Five in Row For Schmidts Five in Row For Schmidts

Monticello independents won twice last week beating Epworth 80 43 at home and Dyersville 60 51 on the road Jack Schmidt led with 26 points in the Dyersville win while Mescher Jenk and Fitzgerald added 11 for the visitors Epworth trailed throughout leading scorers were Kramer 15 for Epworth and Rickels 17 for Monticello The team meets Dyersville again Feb 22 at Monticello gym for the last league game before the Dyersville tournament Feb 29

Monticello Epworth Dyersville Schmidt Bros. Cagers Epworth Boys Monti Rickels Kramer Jack Schmidt Jack Mescher Jenk Fitzgerald Independents Postville

40 Lions Members See Iowa Defeat Purdue

Forty Monticello Lions club members chartered a bus to Iowa City for the Iowa defeat of Purdue. The group left after a 5 30 dinner at the community building with arrangements led by George Nieters and Les Linn.

Iowa Purdue Monticello

St Martin's Triumph in Boys Meet as Bellevue Fades

St Martin's boys, Class B diocesan champs, beat St Joseph's of Bellevue 71-64 after leading most of the game. Wayne Ressler scored 27 for St Martin's while Bob Mueller had 24 for St Joe's. St Martin's girls lost 71-51 to St Joe's as Mendinger totaled 34 for the visitors and Ann Donavin led St Martin's with 17.

Cascade St. Martin's St. Joseph's Bellevue St. Joe's St. Martin’s Wayne Ressler Bob Mueller St. Joe’s Mendinger Ann Donavin

Maynard to Face Colesburg in District Final

Maynard girls crushed Monona 84 64 in the district semifinal after a bye earlier. Clermont Elgin edged Aurora 64 62 in the other semifinal, with Colesburg beating Clermont Elgin 63 58 to set up the district final against Maynard. Clermont Elgin then met Monona in the consolation game.

Garnavillo Maynard Monona Sacred Heart Garnaville Clermont-Elgin Aurora Colesburg Colesbury

St. Mary's Wins Eastern Iowa Tourney 71-64

St. Mary's defeated Epworth 71-64 to claim the Eastern Iowa girls tournament title. Grace Strang led St. Mary's with 31 points while Sheila Callahan scored 30 for Epworth in a tight final, after a 33-32 halftime edge.

Holy Cross Cascade St. Mary’s Iowa Cascade Club Epworth St. Mary’s Cascade Grace Strang Sheila Callahan St. Mary's

Fire destroys barn on Seth Ruhl farm near Anamosa

ANAMOSA The barn on the Seth Ruhl farm south of here was destroyed by fire Thursday. Cause of the blaze was not known. Fire departments from Anamosa, Morley and Martelle battled the blaze as winds blew about 40 miles per hour.

Anamosa Seth Ruhl Here Morley Martelle

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