Martelle Captures Jones County Title Over Olin 66 30
Martelle defeats defending champion Olin 66 to 30 to claim the Jones County boys basketball title. The win avenges last year’s final and gives Martelle its 14th win in 16 games, with key scoring from Randall Evans and Stoneking. Olin center Cruise out with pneumonia, Tarbox to center, Heffletinger to forward as Olin struggled against Martelle’s defense.
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Morley
Martelle
Olin
Jones County
Sacred Heart of Monticello
Andy Bubon
Martello
Bill Mullenberg
Martelle Crew
Marion ‘Cruise
Jim Tarbox
Ron Heffletinger
Tarbox
Dave Randall
Terry
Janes Rr
Brewer Seer Neee
Stoneking Sereene
Randall Traeeee
Evans Tet Eee
Bunee Eee Ree
Aden
Sacred Heart Girls Rally Past Greeley In Nonspecific Tilt
Sacred Heart girls erased a 27-19 halftime deficit to win 51-40 as Heeren scored 27 points with Ferring 18 and Staner 6. Greeley guards fouled out. Monticello’s Ruth Manternach and Greeley’s Jost Dingbaum left early.
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Greeley
Bob Mullen
Heart Girls
Jones County
Sacred Heart
Eagles
Linda Ferring
Carol Heer
Linda Staner
Heeren
Ferring
Staner
Ruth Manternach
Monticello
Jost Dingbaum
Coggon Defeats Center Point for Consolation Title
Shirley Kramer scored 32 points to lead Coggon to a 72 53 win over Center Point in Linn County girls basketball tourney consolations. Kramer hit all 16 free throws, Marilyn Henderson added 15 points.
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Prairinburg
Shirley Kramer
Coggon
Linn County
Center Point
Kramer
Marilyn Henderson
Amber couple marks 46th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ben Redmond of Amber celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary on Sunday January 27 with an open house for friends and relatives at the Monticello Gun Club in the afternoon and evening.
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Amber
Ben Redmond
Monticello
Maynard and St. Martin's to Test Letter Sacred Heart Teams Here Saturday
Maynard and St. Martin's of Cascade, top contenders, meet Sacred Heart teams in a Saturday double header at the public school gym. The girls game features Sacred Heart vs Maynard with a 7 p.m. kickoff, followed by the Sacred Heart boys against St. Martin's as a strong underdog.
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Maynard
St. Martin's
Sacred Heart
Maynard’s
St. Martin's of
Cascade
Jones County
Garrison
St. Martin’s
Hopkinton Boys and Girls Split with Martelle in Tuesday Action
Hopkinton defeated Martelle 56-50 as Ray Smith scored 27 points while Margaret Schwirtz led Martelle with 36. In the nightcap Martelle beat Hopkinton 54-49 with Randall tallying 19 and John Hart adding 18. Hopkinton girls 5-7. boys 7-5. Hopkinton travels to Delhi Friday.
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Hopkinton
Ray Smith
Martelle
Margaret Schwirtz
Randall
John Hart
Delhi
St Marys Teams Fall Versus Bellevue and Bankston
In Cascade cascade games St Marys girls lost 39 29 to St Josephs Bellevue and boys 59 36. Bellevue Summers led with 12 while Nevers had 10 for St Marys. Grace Strong scored 27 for St Marys girls and Ernest Blutgen 24 Summers 23 for Bellevue. Sunday Bankston defeated St Marys girls 63 46 and boys 53 28. Sommers scored 41 for Bankston and Gotto 25 for Bankston. St Marys eyes season opener vs Epworth Friday.
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Cascade
St. Mary's
St. Joseph's
Bellevue
Nevers
Grace Strong
St. Mary’s
Ernest and
Blutgen
Epworth
Mighty Midgets and Panthers Win Weekend Games
The Junior Panthers won their second straight start 30 to 10 over the Cubs in a Saturday morning youth basketball game coached by Dean Nelson. Separately the Mighty Midgets defeated the Junior Hawks 11 to 2 led by Bob Behrends with 16 points.
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Panthers
Dean Nelson
Cubs
Mighty
Steven Balster
Hawks
Gary Cuckler
Jack Scott
Timothy Colling
Larry Ray
Dundee Buck Creek men clash as Buck Creek holds lead
Buck Creek boys beat Dundee 61 52 as Paul Huber totals 22 points and Adams adds 14 for Dundee. Dundee's McDowell scores 23 in a 60 39 Dundee girls win over Buck Creek, Joyce Flanagan tops Buck Creek with 16. Buck Creek led 29 25 at half and hosts Earlville Friday.
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Dundee
Buck Creek
Paul Huber
Adams
McDowell
Joyce Flanagan
Earlville
St Josephs Beats St Martins For Bellevue Double Victory
In Bellevue St Josephs defeated St Martins of Cascade 48 to 42 as Don Yeager led St Josephs with 20 points and Wayne Ressler scored 16 for St Martins. St Josephs B squad won the prelim 48 to 35. St Martins varsity sits at 11 wins and four losses.
Archdiocesan Cage Tourney Opens February First
The 30th annual Dubuque Archdiocesan basketball tournament runs February 1 and February 3 to 5. Sacred Heart Monticello and St. Martin’s Cascade defend 1956 titles in two classes with multiple area schools. Consolation games start February 4 at Loras Academy. championships February 5 at Loras College.
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Dubuque
Sacred Heart of Monticallo
St. Martin's of Cascade
Dubuque Archdiocesan
Sacred Heart
St. Mary’s of
Farley
Holy Cross
Immaculate Conception of
Lansing
Sacred Heart of Oelwein
Visitation of
Staceyville
St. Patrick's of
Waukon
Loras Academy
Loras College Gymnasium
Ray Stumbaugh Named Guest Conductor for Festival
Ray Stumbaugh instrumental director of Monticello public schools is named guest conductor for the Benton county band festival on Saturday January 26 at Keystone Consolidated school Key stone Iowa. Dr Karl Holvik of Iowa State Teachers College also directs. About 325 students from Belle Plaine Atkins Shellsburg Blairstown Garrison Urbana Newhall Norway Keystone and Van Horne will participate.
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Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello
Benton County
Keystone Consolidated School
Keystone
Iowa
Karl Holvik
Iowa State Teachers College
Belle Plaine
Atkins
Shellsburg
Blairstown
Garrison
Urbana
Newhall
Norway
van Horne
Local Court Docket Highlights from January Traffic Cases
The record lists dates in January with residents from Oxford Junction Monticello Cedar Rapids and Tipton among those cited for speeding stop light improper parking and stop sign violations. Amounts include fines and costs ranging from 1 to 7 dollars.
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Justice Court
C. F. Shimanek
Justice of the Peace
Milton J. Bader
Monticello
Lawrence McDonough
West Union
James Hargrave
Kenneth Smith
Eric G. Waugh
Tipton
Norbert Hunt
Arthur Kromminga
Hght
Jones County praised for rapid surplus commodities distribution
Ralph Means of the Department of Agriculture and Harlan Keller of the State Department of Social Welfare visited Mrs. Carl Rummell Jones county social welfare director Tuesday morning. They toured counties to check distribution procedures and commended Jones county for delivering surplus commodities to nearly 300 families in four hours.
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Jones County
Ralph Means
Department of Agriculture
Harlan Keller
State Department of Social Welfare
Carl Rummell
Special Education Plan Discussion in Jones County
A panel discussion on special education will be held during the Jones County Public Wealth Council meeting in Memorial hall Wyoming on Tuesday Jan 29. A 630 pm covered dish supper will be served. Panelists include Harrell Bassham Carol Allen and Harry Stover from Cedar Rapids.
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Wyoming
Jones County Public Wealth Council
Memorial Hall
A. R. Embree
Health Council
Jones and Linn
Harrell Bassham
Carol Allen
Harry Stover
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Local Bands To Play for Jones County Teachers
A free concert at 7 30 p m Monday February 4 in the Monti cello high school auditorium will feature the cadet band and high school music groups. Ray Stumbaugh says the program includes selections by the high school chorus and concert band and the cadet band and is open to the public.
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Wyoming
Hans Hinricksen
Center Junction
Wilcox Hatchery
Monticello
Jones County
Leonard Eggleton
Monticello High School
Ray Stumbaugh
Stumbaugh
Plan Double Wedding At Oxford Junction
Oxford Junction announces a double wedding for Kathleen Kay Burda and Wil lam Leeper at the Methodist church at 7 p.m. Saturday January 26, pairing with Ferdinand Burda and Patricia Juehring in the ceremony. Ronald Reid and baby son Mark Douglas born January 11 at Jackson County public hospital have returned home with grandmother DiNon Sticklay assisting.
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Oxford Junction
Fred Burda
Kathleen Kay
Willam Leeper
Alfred Leeper
Ferdinand
Patricia Juehring
Carnegie Alumni Hold First Monticello Meeting
Monthly Carnegie alumni meetings were planned for 7 30 to 9 30 p m on the third Monday at the Monticello State Bank Building. President Harold White presided with Al Mescher of Dubuque as graduate assistant. A three member committee will plan each program and members will each give a two minute talk at the February 18 session except for two 10 minute talks. Attending were White Mescher Royal Hunt Burt McLaughlin Dale Lange Dr L Perkins Paul Lumpa Bob Thoeni Armin Jacobs and Fred Tunks.
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Dale Carnegie
Monticello
Monticello State Bank
C. G. Thomas
Harald White
al Moscher
Dubuque
White
Mescher
Royal
Hunt
Burt McLaughlin
Dale Lange
Dr. L. ©. Perkins
Paul Lumpa
Bob Thoeni
Armin Jacobs
Fred Tunks
Vehicles Collide at City Intersection
Two Monticello residents Mrs Edna McDonald and Clarence Stoneking drove cars that collided at North Sycamore and Highth street on a Wednesday evening January 16. The 1967 Stoneking car sustained $300 damage including right side doors left rear door and fender after the crash and pole impact while the 1950 McDonald car sustained $100 damage to the left front fender grill and bumper per Police Chief Don Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna McDonald
Clarence Stoneking
Monticello
North Sycamore
Highth Street
Stoneking
Don Gilmore
McDonald
Arrival of William Stuhler Baby Named Michael William
Mrs. Clarence Hosford and Mrs. James Maurice hosted a coffee at the Hosford home to announce the birth of a baby boy in the William H. Stuhler household. The baby has been named Michael William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hosford
James Maurice
Hosford
William H. Stuhler
Michael William
Auditors Begin Routine Check of County Records
John Hornung and Ray Wietcher of the state auditor's office started a county records audit in Jones County on Tuesday January 22 1955. The routine check of county offices is expected to take four or five weeks. Rose Kula of Delaware visited Elmer Lux and Mrs Guata Dettbarn on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
John Hornung
Ray Wietcher
State Auditor's Office
Hopkinton
Rose Kula
Delaware
Elmer Lux
Guata Dettbarn
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