Panthers Win WaMaC title as Marion tops WaMaC foes
Marion clinched the WaMaC conference title with a 31 to 35 win over Anamosa after earlier securing the Eastern Iowa title with a 64 to 36 victory over West Branch. The Panthers posted strong season stats including 888 winning percentage, 43 average points for and 35 allowed, plus a plus eight game efficiency in Eastern Iowa play.
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Panthers
West Branch
Mt. Vernon
Black Panthers
Anamosa
Tipton
Independence
Manchester
Maquoketa
U. High
Monticello
West Liberty
Coggan
Dubuque
Brooklyn
Bride Elsie Keister Weds Donald Babcock at Maquoketa
Miss Elsie Keister granddaughter of Monticello residents and Donald Babcock of Oxford Junction married Saturday evening February 22 at the Lutheran church in Maquoketa. Local relatives attended including Mr and Mrs John Brokens and others from Monticello and area. Lt Commander W T Hunt and Ruth Jacobs welcomed a son at Newport Rhode Island February 13 named William Talmadge Jr weighing seven pounds three and one fourth ounces. Attention is called to cancellation of the County Council meeting of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs set for this evening. The meeting is rescheduled to Wednesday March 5 at 8 15 pm with attendance urged. Open House planned as John Lubben and wife observe their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday March 4 inviting friends and relatives.
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Richland
Donald Maire
Georganne
Aurora
George B. Hein
Herman Stears
Monticello
Herman
Adolph Steuri
Steurns
Marugg
John Turnis
Des Moines
Frank Schneiter
Roland Buol
Elsie Keister
John Brokens
Donald Babcock
Oxford Junction
Lutheran
W. T. Hunt
Newport
R. I
William Talmadge, Jr
Hunt
Ruth Jacobs
Paul Jacobs
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
John Lubben
Anamosa
Monticello Panthers Edge Marion 39 35 In Conference
Ron Bensonis scored 17 points as Monticello beat Marion 39 35 to close the season and win the conference. The Panthers relied on a stout zone defense and limited Marion to long shots while Willworth sparked the defense with key steals and rebounds.
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Marion
Ron Bensonis
Panthers
Monticello
Benson
Dean Willworth
Sacred Heart Girls Rally Beats Independent Club 46–32
Sacred Heart girls bury an Independent squad 46 to 32 on the weekend. St Columbkille edged Sacred Heart 44–43 in a close Thursday game. Dyersville and St Columbkille both beat the local boys, 62–27 and 47–32 respectively. For wards Wolf led girls in the St Columbkille win and again topped charts in the Independent game with Howie close behind. Jim Hayes led the boys against Monticello Independent with 11 points. Local social notes mention visits and a D.A.R. luncheon in Cedar Rapids and a five week southern trip for L. W. Lovell. A pond sizing guideline suggests at least one fourth acre and six feet depth.
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Sacred Heart
St. Columbkille
Dyersville
Dubuque
Wolf
Howie
Helms and Stoll
Jim Hayes
S. H
Monticello
Bob Mullen
Peosia
Center Jet
St. Mary’s
Vue
Onslow
St. Martin’s
St. Joe
Belle Sacred Heart
St. Columbkille’s
Earlville
Center Jct
Ilc.a
Delhi
Buck Creek
Lc.a
Olin
Bellevue
St. Mary's
Troy Mills
Walker
St. Columbkine’s
Independents
Monticello Sacred Heart teams finish cage seasons with many wins
Both boys and girls basketball squads from Sacred Heart high school in Monticello close the season with strong records. The boys enter the sectional round with a 16 win 10 loss mark after a recent win over Buck Creek, and coach Kane plans for next year around returning players and a core group.
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Monticello
Sacred Heart High School
Eagles
Jay Kane
Dyersville
Bellevue
St. Martin's
St. Columbille’s
Earlville
Buck Creek
Sacred Heart Girls Defy Odds In Narrow Season Run
Sacred Heart girls basketball under coach Bob Mullen rebounded from a near collapse to fashion a 53 percent win mark and claim 15 wins in 28 games. Jean Marie Howie led scoring with 577 points, Wolf 364, then Schneider and O Roarke. The squad faces a brighter future with only one graduation, but size and turnout remain challenges.
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Bob Mullen
Letterman Howie
Letterman Jean Marie Howie
Howie
Wolf
Schneider
O'Rourke
Keating
Mullen
S.H. Sextet
Delicious Texas citrus bushel half Marsh seedless grape
Advertising copy lists a bushel of half Marsh seedless grapefruit and half Valencia oranges marketed as Delicous Texas produce.
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Texas
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Lucille White
South Cedar Street
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Carl T. Egger
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Cascade
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