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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1948

Page

5

Cascade Plans Large July 4 5 Celebration With Baseball Tourney

Cascade Commercial Club and Legion Park announce a big two day event Sunday and Monday July 4 and 5. Baseball elimination meet features Bernard Indians Monticello Boosters Wyoming Indians and Cascade Reds. Fireworks ride ferris wheel Big Eli and dancing with Bennett Greten’s orchestra.

Cascade Commercial Club Legion Park Cascade Bernard Indians Monticello Boosters Wyoming Indeos Cascade Reds Monticello Bernard Wyoming North Fork Eli Bennett Greten

Lig Avia Races At Cedar Rapids

Two drivers seriously injured last year return to action in the Independence Day classic big car races at Cedar Rapids on Sunday July 4. Sunny Ebsen of Cedar Rapids, hospitalized for weeks with a broken back, is among the competitors.

Billi Hoff Minneapolis Roy Yauger Austin Minn Bob Frame Owatonna American Legion Cedar Rapids American Amotorcycle Association Andy Hanson Sunny Ebsen

Hold Harness Paces Sunday at Hawkeye Fairgrounds

Large crowd attends Hawkeye Racing Club events despite threatening weather. Peter Rea owned by Delbert Bullard wins all three heats of class 22 pace with best 2:11. Shamrock the Great driven by Tom Eden wins two heats of 28 pace. Class 22 trot includes Patsy Makin and True Jane among others with multiple heats.

Hawkeye Racing Club Peter Rea Delbert Bullard West Point Shamrock the Great Mary Nightengale Central City Tom Eden Patsy Makin Carl Hein Monticello True Jane John Mahoney Independence Larry Leer E. E. Bean Viroqua Wis Piniah Shamrock the Great Mary Nightengale Deere Mae Leland Perrin Bloomington Jack French Homer Narber Shellsburg Stormy Girl John Independence EB. E. Bean Eugene Duke Alson Staley Boone Eagle Beak Barton Elkader CIY Dandi-Loes Cascade Star Bales Cullum Ogden Mae Axworthy W. E. Tuetken Buddy Signal Arthur Snyder Royal San Jose Louis Schafer Port Byron West Step N. Fetcher Stan Holden Cedar Rapids Mark Hal W. J. Cullum Danny J Joe Hill Carl Hein Highlawn Louise James Perrin Columbus Junction Pach Ogden

Monticello Golfers Drop Tilt At Tipton In Windy Invite

Tipton edged Monticello 4 to 3 in a windy invitation match at Tipton. Appleby and Wiley led with 83s. Shaffer 89. other Monticello scores ranged from 91 to 96. No weekend event due to July Fourth. July 1 meet at Bellevue. Gordon Himbaugh, 11, broke his arm playing in a tree, treated at John McDonald Hospital, condition satisfactory.

Tipton Monticello Appleby Wiley Shaffer C. Appleby W. Shaffer K. Ferring Len Flucki Gordon Himbaugh Carl Himbaugh John McDonald Hospital

Monticello Boosters Defeat Dyersville 3 0 In League Battle

Monticello Boosters beat Dyersville 3 to 0 as Al Kolarik pitched a one hit game. Kane hit a long homer and Siebels drilled a triple to spark the offense. Hines doubled and John Hines drove in runs as Monticello took sole second place in the Maquoketa Valley league. Dyersville could not advance a runner past second.

al Kolarik Monticello Boosters Dyersville Maquoketa Kolarik Tom Jenks Nelder Boosers Ferring Monticello Cascade Legion Bernard-Wyoming Rader Hobert Edwards J. Hines Siebers O G. Hines Norton Kane Meyer Huberty Pitzen Jenks A Grove Bruckner Engler Hesselmann Hubert Siebels John Hines G. Hines George Hines

Junior Legion Team Wins First Game

The local Junior Legion baseball nine opened their season with a 10 to 3 win over Coggon high school. Jenks hit a homer and a single to lead Monticello, while Willaworth Schneider and Ferrick added two hits each. Next Thursday Monticello faces Maquoketa Legion at 5 30 p.m.

Junior Legion Coggon Taube Monticello Miller Coggan Jenks Willaworth Schneider Ferrick Maquoketa Legion

Maqooketa Valley League Standings and June 27 Results

Maqooketa Valley League standings show Monticello leading with a 4 0 record and .750 percentage, followed by Dyersville and Dubuque Elks. Sunday games included Monticello defeating Dyersville 35 to 21 after a rain delay. Dubuque Elks at Elkader were postponed Sunday night due to rain with an open date July 4.

Elkader Monticello Dyersville Dubuque Kolarik Hines Ferring Brueckner

Funeral Rites Held for Rev Theodore Hanssen in Chicago Heights

Funeral services for Rev. Theodore J. Hanssen were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Chicago Heights. The 81-year-old minister died June 22 at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Renest Pries. Surviving are his wife two daughters Ruth Pries and Margaret Witt both of Chicago Heights one son Ekeward Hanssen and a grandchild.

St. Paul’s Evangelieal Lutheran Church Chicago Heaghts Theodore J. Nanssen Renest Pries Arthur Braver W. E. L. Schnetz Ernest Pries Ruth Eduard Witt Margaret Chicago Heights Ekeward Hanssen

Funeral attendees named from Hinsdale and Monticello

Daniel Hangsen of Hinsdale attended the funeral services with Monticello residents Caroline Heiken and Emma Stadtmueller among those present.

Daniel Hangsen Hinsdale Monticello Caroline Heiken Emma Stadtmueller

You Were Meant For Me Free Theatre Coupons

Three Express readers can find hidden names in this week’s display and classified ads to receive coupons exchangeable for two adult tickets to You Were Meant for Me at the Monte theatre. Call the Express office to claim. Other shows include Mickey starring Bill.

Lucky Express Express Monte Theatre Mickey Bill

Monti cello Garden Club hosts June meeting

Irene Goodwin Herryey Louis Butler attended the Monti cello Garden Club meeting held June 22 in the Lutheran Church basement. Rev Adix led a program featuring three films Holland Blooms Again Tulips and Modern Roses shown to members. Buy from your home town merchants.

Monticello Adix Proup Showin

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