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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
4
The Panthers defeated Manchester 63 to 48 on the visitors court Tuesday evening. They led from the first quarter, holding a 13-7 edge after one period and a 30-23 halftime advantage. Larry Husmann paced the performance.
Monticello Panthers trailed Independence 32-38 after three quarters and couldn’t close the gap, as Larry Husmann led Monticello with 13 points and Wilkinson topped Independence with 19. Bob Behrends is out six weeks with a fractured ankle. The fresh-soph won 43-34. Ruth Robey scored 20 for Olin-LO and Benischek led Olin girls with 31 in a 54-31 win for Olin-LO. Don Koppes scored 24 for Aquin in a 72-43 cascade victory over St Pat’s.
The Monticello community chorus will resume rehearsals at 8 p.m. Wednesday Jan 17 in the Central school music room. The Men’s chorus will meet at 9 p.m. Members who staged the Messiah in December will gather each Wednesday evening.
Oxford Jct defeated Goose Lake 49 45 on the victor s court in a Jan 5 twin bill led by a hot shooting performance from a key player.
Sacred Heart girls defeated Midland of Wyoming 49 to 29 led by Joyce Manternach with 28 points and Linda Oaken 17. Sacred Heart boys recovered from a 32 29 halftime lag to win 62 51 behind Gordon Westhoff 27 and Bernard Featherstone 13. the win marks the seventh in eight games. Cosgrove game rescheduled for Jan. 13 on the public school floor. Cosgrove girls have won seven straight after losing to Sacred Heart.
The Sacred Heart girls fell 56-51 in overtime to Valley High of Elgin, the 1961 state champions, on their court. Agnes Onken led Sacred Heart with 23 points as the team overcome a slow start and battled to a 38-38 tie by the third quarter.
The E. U. B. Aid Society met in the church basement on January 3 for an all day gathering with a noon potluck. Sixteen members attended and Dora Fisher led devotions. Hostesses were Mrs Michael Swenson Mrs Norris Luckstead and Mrs Oscar Kinler. The February session will also be an all day meeting with a noon potluck and members will tie quilts. The P T A held its regular meeting January 3 in the schoolhouse with a program by the school.
The brief outlines local incidents and notices from Monticello and Jones County including injuries from a fair ride collapse, new street lights, civil defense and school board changes, real estate deals, road projects, and weather events. It covers October through December summaries with notable names and local actions.
Eighteen Jones county 4-H'ers start the 1962 Junior Cattle Feeder projects with 64 steers purchased in Dodge City Kansas. They will be fed through to the Great Jones County Fair where they will be shown and sold. The program, explained by Dave Hammond, gives practical beef production experience and treats the cattle as commercial feeders rather than baby-beef show stock.
Wyoming City Council sworn in with Mayor John M. Petersen and members Rexstad Towers Kock Romer Walters. Towers named mayor pro tem. Employees rehired include Chandlee Felker Peck Felker and Smith. Committees assigned: street and alley Towers Romer Walters. water and lights Rock Towers Rexstad. equipment Romer Rexstad. finance all. sewer all. trash Towers Walters Romer.
Ten Jones county youths registered with Selective Service during December, announced by secretary Mrs. Catherine Doolittle. Names include Melvin Thomas Bohlken James Lawrence Robertson Monti cello Donald Henry Folkers Jimmy Franklin Bickford Ralph Leonard Martens William Henry Fleming Dean Ellis Gearhart James Roger Rathjens Thomas David McGovern and Larry Edward Harms from Anamosa.
Welfare payments in Jones county for December totaled 29052 according to the State department of social welfare. Old age assistance led with 18068 for 218 recipients. aid to dependent children totaled 9806 for 275 persons. aid to the blind 640 for six. and aid to the deaf 538 for eight.
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