Panthers Edge West Branch in Close Monticello Thriller
Monticello Panthers win 34 33 over West Branch Bears as Paul Schneider sinks late key three pointers to erase a 3 point deficit. Don Shelley scores 12 for Monticello while Larson leads West Branch with 10. Panthers also defeat Marion Indians 42 36 with Skelley 13 and Olmstead 15 leading Marion.
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Monticello Panthers
West Branch Bears
Monticello
West Branch
Paul Schneider
Schneider
Panthers
Bears
Monti
Highman
Don Shelley
A Larson
Panther Sophs
West Branch Yearlings
Marion Indians
Indians
Shelley
Hanken
Don Skelley
Olmstead
Schrader
Marion
Willwerth
Skeley
Dirks
Null
McConaughy
Smith
FeFrip Wilwerth
Hoffman
Skelley
Lirson
Rehrends
der Dirks
Rofald Hanken
Larson
Clausa
Batloun
Creyn
Hayes
Brown
Guyan
Hartvigsen
Dreibelbis
Peterson Schrader
West Island
Eder
Cascade Tourney Set For Jan. 29
The Cascade Athletic Club announces a Golden Glove Novice tournament to be held at Cascade Thursday, Jan. 29. Winners will have expenses paid to the Cedar Rapids tourney and receive personal awards. Entries are open in each weight bracket with four men per division.Aspiring competitors may enter Cedar Rapids even if they fail in Cascade.
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Cascade Athletic Club
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Jim Murphy
Worthington
Sonny Glew
Fariley
Mike Redmond
Monticello
Ike Wallace
Maquoketa
Jim Schnier
Joe Bowers
Stanley Bell
iChuck Gearhart
Joe Supple
Jim Sauser
LeRoy Long
Pete Boffeli
Bowling League News Highlights Scores and Standings
Kenneth Ferring rolled 199 189 162 for 550 in Monticello league. Bud Reynolds had league high single 224. Shorty Workman vs Mattiessen Buckner match finished 2501 2489. Buckner's led men standings 24 15. Spike's Oilerettes led women 28 11. Jackie McCurdy top woman with 473 series and 169 single.
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Monticello
Kenneth (Gump) Ferring
Bud Reynolds
Shorty Workman
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Harry Mattthiessen
Buckner
Shorty
Buckner’s
Conoco
Clark
WAP Wischeeeeeenes
Spike
Bank
Henderson’s
Legion
Franklin
Oilerettes
Kurt’s
Jackie McCurdy
Homemakers To Budget Wisely for 1948
The article urges careful budgeting for 1948 as farm families face tighter cash, higher prices, and lower farm profits. It notes food, clothing, furniture, and operating costs rising while durable goods compete with household needs. Wise management of family finances and food resources is essential.
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Home Management U Authorities
Iowa State College
County Farms Lead in Worth and Homes Condition
A Tile Council of America report states farm property in Jones county exceeds 32.7 million dollars with rural Iowa homes in peak condition. The study shows over 86 percent of Midwest farm dwellings are excellent or minor repairs, and modern conveniences like electricity running water tiled baths have expanded since 1940.
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Jones County
Tile Council of America
Iowa
North
Bureau of the Census
F. B. Ortman
North Central
Ortman
North Central Region
Tile Council
Adams Heads Jones County Supervisors Board for 1948
Henry F. Adams of Monticello will chair the Jones County Board of Supervisors for the year following a January meeting. Adams succeeds Lee Crain of Olin as chairman. Supervisors named for road charges include Adams, Bailey, Dirks, Blood, and Crain with district allocations listed. The board ratified official papers, retained the same social welfare board for 1948, and appointed county officers including C. H. Freeman weed commissioner and William Shimanek soldiers relief commissioner.
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Henry F. Adams
Monticello
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Adams
Lee Crain
Olin Ag
Castle Grove
Lovell and
Richland
William J. Bailey
Greenfield
Rome
Wale
Harm J. Dirks
Washington
Clay Scotch Grove
Madison Township
Carrel T. Blood
Cass
Wayne and Fairview
Jackson
Oxford
Wyoming
Madison
Board of Supervisors
Monticello Express
Anamosa Journal
Anamosa Eureka
Jones County
Court House
Social Welfare Board
Henry Adams
Grace Stuhr
C. H. Freeman
William Shimanek
Oxford Junction
Jones
State of
Iowa
Hinrich G. Paul
Anamosa
Towa
William Prull
Shimanek
VFW Basketball Triples Up Wins in Monticello Doubleheader
Monticello VFW teams shaded Vinton squads 32 26 in the opener with a 17 8 halftime edge. The VFW A squad then topped Vinton A 56 34 as Monticello led 28 13 at intermission and held the lead throughout. John Hines led scoring with 18 for Monticello while Jones of Vinton had 15. The Jan 14 game hosted Delhi Independents at the Public School gym after a bus incident and a fatal accident involving local residents photos.
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Monticello
VFW
Vinton
Vinton B
Monti
VFWA
Winton A
John Hines
Jones
Delhi Independents
Lorenzen Resigns to Take Jones County Deputy Assessor Role
Lorenzen leaves current post to accept the deputy assessor position for Jones County. The Jones County Farm Bureau report was also approved by the board.
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Lorenzen
Jones County
Jones County Farm Bureau
Donkey Basketball Games Slated at Public School Gym
Three donkey basketball games are planned at the Monticello public school gym Monday evening January 26. Sponsored by the Monticello American Legion the event features teams of girls young men and middle aged men. Tickets go on advance sale with expectations of a packed gym and plenty of laughs as donkeys play a novelty game reminiscent of last summer’s donkey kittenball.
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Monticello American Legion
Plane Runway Rescue After Gas Shortage In Northwood
A doctor linked a basement light plant fumes to an illness after a call for help in Northwood. Don Patterson of St. Joseph landed in a pasture west of town when his fuel ran out. He and nearby farmers cleared a runway for three hours but could not take off with his wife and two children. He finally lifted off alone, landing at a nearby filling station. his family followed by car.
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Don Patterson
St. Joseph
Northwood
Loot Found in Park Sparks Puzzle in Anamosa
In Anamosa residents learned a cache of files hacksaw blades knives and keys was planted by a reformatory guard as a spring housecleaning. The incident at Wapsipinigon State Park raised questions about wrongdoing and security.
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Wapsipinigon
Anamosa
Reformatory
Fox Hunt Nets Five Valiant Stops in Cherokee County
A group of five hunters from Cherokee County held a fox hunt on a wartime landing field that had twice served as an airstrip. They bagged five foxes and wounded a sixth in a single afternoon showing steady marksmanship on the improvised field.
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Cherokee County
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