Golden Gloves Meet Opens With 35 Expected Fighters
Preparations for the first annual Legion sponsored Golden Gloves boxing tournament continue as two night event slated for January 17 and 18 at the high school gym. About 35 fighters expected to be paired in eight divisions with 97 expressing intent to compete. Eden to defend light heavy title. referees Alex Fidler and Ken Fenelon named. judges O’Shea and Eichhorn listed.
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Legion Hall
Louis Hanken
Tom Eden
Eden
Laverne Behrends
Leslie Leggett
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Bud
Anamosa
Woodrow Franks
CCC
George Nordman
Clarence Aldrich
Victor Richardson
Alex Fidler
Ken Fenelon
Dubuque
Elmer O'Shea
Cascade
Henry Eichhorn
Negro Girls Cage Team to Play Here This Month
A colored all star Negro girls basketball team featuring Helen Stream line Smith will appear here Tuesday January 28 to face the NeMday five. The team plays by men s rules and has 252 victories in five years. They propose all or nothing or a 60 40 split with receipts to the winner, proceeds to fund the high school band. A full story will follow next week on this sport page.
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Helen “Streamline” Smith
NeMday Five
Sacred Heart Teams Win Lose This Week
The Sacred Heart girls dropped two games this week while the boys defeated Peosta. The girls lost by two points to Immaculate Conception of Dubuque and to Peosta. Sunday the teams host Cascade on the local floor in a hard fought schedule.
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Sacred Heart
Peosta
Immaculate Conception Sextet of
Dubuque
Monticello at Anamosa West Branch at Mt. Vernon
High school basketball pairings feature Monticello visiting Anamosa and West Branch traveling to Mt. Vernon in Friday night action with teams seeking pivotal regional wins.
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Monticello
Anamosa
West Branch
Mt. Vernon
West Liberty
U. High
Tipton and Anamosa post wins in girls hoops
In girls basketball, Tipton defeated Monticello 28 26, Anamosa beat Mt. Vernon 44 26, Williamsburg won 31 22 over U High, Olin fell to Lisbon 5, and Anamosa topped DeWitt 36 23 with strong frontcourt play for early season standings.
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Tipton
Monticello
Anamosa
Mt. Vernon
Williamsburg
U. High
Olin
Lisbon
DeWitt
Jamieson Shines In Loss At Tipton
Jamieson scored 16 points in a high scoring exhibition for Tipton last Friday night but his team fell 28 to 23. The absence of Ross and Hogan weakened the bench as Tipton led 17 to 14 at halftime and dominated the Monti contingent in the second half.
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Jamieson
Tipton
Ross
Hogan
Roy Moore
Monti
Hopkinton Boys Fall in Season Opener at Greeley
Hopkinton high school lost the season opener at Greeley Friday evening by 36 to 19. The Hopkinton team struggled offensively and trailed throughout the game, marking the start of the season with a tough shooting night.
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Hopkinton
Greeley
Monti to Clash With Blue Raiders Friday
Monticello faces Anamosa in a highly anticipated boys basketball clash at the Blue Raider gym. Coach Dardis relies on veterans Ireland and Budde while Moore reshapes his Raider lineup to balance guard play and front-court scoring as fans expect a tense, high‑drama showdown Friday night.
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Monticello- Anamosa
Blue Raider
Anamosa
Jim Dardis
Roy Moore
Moore
Raider
Siebels and
Bone
Ireland
Budde
Schrader
Liddy
Jamieson
Tipton
Hogan
Bender
Bob Ireland
Dick Budde
Harderson
Lawrence Larson
Johnny Russell
Minotaurs
Dardis
Howard Larson
Monti
Monticello Falls 28 26 in Tipton Conference Opener
Tipton Tigers edge Monticello 28 to 26 in the first loop game at Tipton. Monticello used a new Siebels guard forward combo but struggled in the third quarter as Tipton pulled away before Monti rallied late. Siebels excelled in defense and passing. Tipton benefited from Monti’s early scoring drought and free throw edge.
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Tipton
Monticello
Tigers
Bob Liddy
Bob Siebels
Siebels
Bender
Schrader
Liddy
Hogan
Roy Moore
Minotaurs
Monti
Yocum
Mitchell
Dunkerf
Yocumf
Hoganf
Mitchellf
Bonef
Bahmlerc
Schraderc
D.smithg
Siebelig
Speng
OjBossy
Cole
Boxer Leslie Leggett Seeks Golden Gloves Title Bid
Leslie Leggett a 118 pound veteran boxer trains for the American Legion sponsored Golden Gloves meet next week in Scotch Grove. The Cedar Rapids fighter who partnered with Edan last year in Chicago showed improved form after victories over Kay MSehrends and Hal Blakesly in earlier bouts and defeated several Cedar Rapids opponents before reaching finals in Des Moines. Leggett is billed as a main attraction for Wednesday evening events.
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Leslie Leggett
Scotch Grove
Fom Eden
Chicago
Leggett
Kay Msehrends
Onticello
Hal Blakesly
Solon
Cedar Rapids
Jay Cornwall
Des Moines
Leslie
Anamosa Freshman Howard Larson Shines For Raiders
Anamosa leads in offense with 35.6 points per game while holding opponents to 17.4. Freshman Howard Larson, brother of Lawrence Larson, has impressed coach Jim Dardis as a versatile reserve evolving into a regular contributor for the unbeaten Raiders.
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Critterdnne
Anamosa
Monticello
West Branch
Raiders
Monte
West Liberty
Anamosa Basketball
Jim Dardis
Howard Larson
Lawrence Larson
Larson
CCC Cagers Drill In High School Gym
Twenty five boys from the local Civil Conservation Corps camp practice basketball each Wednesday night in the high school gym under coach Earl Schrove former Columbus Neb coach. He plans a four team round robin and will select ten players to face Monticello and other CCC camps. A local group also plans a Thursday game. The Bremen is the largest ocean liner to sail the Panama Canal at 940 feet long 101 foot beam and 32 foot loaded draft.
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Civil Conservation Corps
Earl Schrove
Columbus
Neb
Schrove
CCC
Monticello
Panama Canal
Onslow Independents Split Doubleheader
Onslow played a Friday doubleheader at home against Monmouth and Maquoketa. Result 1 saw Monmouth defeat Onslow 33 to 18 and Maquoketa beat Onslow 12 to ? The article also notes activity by Harold M. Alexander of Libbey Owens Ford on remodeling versus new construction spending.
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Onslow
Onslow Independent
Monmouth
Maquoketa
America
Harold M. Alexander
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Toledo
Ohio
Real Balls and Chains Punishers in Wellsburg Court
The county court at Wellsburg West Virginia now has six balls and chains ordered by Judge J J P O'Brien. They will be used to punish men appearing before him for failure to support wives and families. Previously offenders were put on bread and water diets.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
J. J. P. O’brien
New York Tops Recreation Centers In 1939 Yearbook
The 1939 Recreation Yearbook says New York City leads with 775 playgrounds and 111 recreation buildings. It lists 1,258 men and 1,585 women supervisors overseeing facilities across the city. The piece notes Death Valley’s August heat when rock sunburns like coal at extreme highs.
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New York City
Death Valley
California
Letter in Park Ledger Balances Soul with Geranium
A Syracuse official, William A. Barry, received an anonymous letter with 52 cents and an explanation that the writer once plucked a geranium from a park garden. The note said the geranium keeps him from being all square with the world.
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William A. Barry
Syracuse
N. Y
Lenin’s Noble Birth Marked By Proletariat Revolution
Lenin, the guiding genius of Russia’s 1917 revolution, hailed from a hereditary noble family in Russia. The note highlights his elite lineage contrasted with his role leading the proletariat upheaval.
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Lenin
Russia
Proletariat
Marriage Licenses Issued in Alamosa Area Week
Last week at the clerk of court office in Alamosa Fred Egger and Anna M Svoboda both of Central City Irvin Toénfes 21 Anamosa Ruby AmbuehI 18 Monticello William Voy Chicago an Anna Hoover Chicago and George Kakulec 21 Elgin Cecelia Jernkey Elgin Ill obtained marriage licenses.
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Alamosa
Fred Egger
Anna M. Svoboda
Central City
Irvin Toénfes
Anamosa
Ruby Ambuehi
Monticello
William €. Voy
Chicago
Anna Hoover
George Kakulec
Elgin
Cecelia Jernkey
Ill
Arthur L Fairbanks Honored on Jan 15
Arthur L Fairbanks longtime farmer west of Monticello will observe his 80th birth anniversary on Monday January 16 An open house will be held at his son Allan T Fairbanks home from two to five and from seven to nine oclock at Monticello area residents invited to attend
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Arthur L. Fairbanks
Anticello
Allan T. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Monticello
Mr. Fairbanks
Schrader Fire Put Out With No Loss
A basement fire at Schrader Beer Tavern Tuesday morning caused smoke to fill the building before firefighters arrived. Fireman Perk Smith, in the tavern, descended to extinguish the flames after spotting a hole in the floor where the fire was spreading.
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Schrader Beer Tavern
Perk Smith
Maurice Visit Highlights Rocinda Household Ties
Mr and Mrs Harry Maurice of Rocinda New Mexico arrived today for a visit staying with Dr and Mrs A Maurice and Miss Kate Maurice at their home The brief social note records the familial connections and hospitality during the visit.
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Harry Maurice
Rocinda, New Mexico
Mr.Maurice
Kate Maurice
Executrix Appointed for James B Farley Estate
Ethyl Farley named executrix by Jonesy County District Court to administer the estate of James B Farley deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time and debtors should pay the estate promptly to avoid costs. Dated January 6 1940 at Anamosa Town with Locher and Locher as attorneys.
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Jonesy County
Laws
James B. Farley
Anamosa
Ethyl Farley
Executrir
Locher & Locher
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