Monticello Tops Anamosa In Low-Scoring Golf Meet
Monticello golfers defeated Anamosa 36 to 18 Sunday afternoon led by Claude Appleby with 75. Individual scores include Appleby 75 R Rodman 82 Roberts 79 S Rhatigan 88 Shaffer 82 M Redman 82 I Rhatigan 83 Bone 79 Byers 86 Locher 78 Goettsch 87 Mohler 92 Robinson 88. Two players from each town competed in each foursome with points for nine hole wins and overall score.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Custers
Claude Appleby
Appleby
R. Rodman
Roberts
S. Rhatigan
Shaffer
M. Redman
Cotton
I. Rhatigan
Bone
Byers
Brainerd
Hodson
Liddy
Swift
Locher
Goettsch
Mohler
Robinson
Monticello 3rd in Batting Standings in MV League
Monticello finishes third in batting in the Maquoketa Valley league first half behind Dyersville and Strawberry Point. Dyersville batted .3802, Strawberry Point .291, Monticello .289, with Farhersburg Worthington Guttenberg Elkport and Cascade trailing.
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Monticello
Dyersville
Strawberry Point
Maquoketa
Season pool matchups open at Winkler and Grain Belt
A list of upcoming league games shows teams such as Grain Belt, Niles, NYA, CCC, Franklin and Winkler's Tavern scheduled from July 22 to September 9. Several dates note prize amounts and matches, with repeated pairings including Winkler's Tavern versus NYA and Grain Belt versus CCC.
Softball Schedule For Remainder Of Season Announced
The notice lists out of town games for Grain Belt Niles CCC NYA and Franklin with matchups against Winkler’s Tavern Grain Belt Niles and CCC across July to August. Games include Winkler's Tavern vs Grain Belt and Niles at multiple dates with showdowns against CCC NYA Franklin and others.
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Franklin
NYA Winkler’s Tavern
Grain Belt
Niles
CCC
Monday Results From Local Games
Niles beat Winkler's Tavern 10 3 Grain Belt scored 10 and NYA had 9 in a series of Monday results.
Baseball Stag Set for Wednesday at Fairgrounds Hall
A baseball stag for the local team will be held in the exhibition hall at the fairgrounds Wednesday evening, July 3. Tickets may be obtained from any of the players.
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Fairgrounds
Monticello Softball Standings See Minor Shifts After Monday
In the Monticello Softball League, Niles strengthened its first division grip by trimming Winkler's Tavern 10-8. Grain Belt won 10-9 over NWA, as NYU-Grain Belt and other results shuffled the standings. Franklin and Niles face a pivotal rematch Tuesday July 9 with top spots at stake.
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Iowa
Franklin Soc
Electric Co
Monticello
Grammes
Niles
Winkler’s Tavern
NYU
Grain Belt
NWA. Franklin
Franklin
CCC
NYA
I’hhe
Secor Grain Belt
Marve Johnson
Hodson
Scherzer
Vic Richardson
Lambert
Richardson
Schweitzer
Verdie Richardson
Johnson
Winkler
McCullem
Kehoe
Lee Kula Tops Maquoketa Loop Sluggers Batting List
Maquoketa Valley League half season leaders include Monticello catcher Lee Kula with a .588 average after 24 hits in 44 at bats. Nearby leaders include Oberfell, Opermann, and Van Fleet with .500 marks. Brubridge leads among others with a .248 average. Other Monticello hitters show Howland .428 and McKehoe .860 among listed averages.
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Lee Kula
Monticello
Maquoketa
Brubridge
Strawberry Point
Monti
Howland
Kehoe
Siebels
Thenhaus
Negers
BH. Kula Wet
Hobart
Stull
Tambert
Davenport
Monticello Outhits Guttenberg To Take Sunday Game 4 1
Guttenberg defeated Monticello 4 to 1 at Guttenberg in a error aided win as Monticello outhit 7 to 5. Koehner earned the win with 14 strikeouts for Monticello. Kula scored the lone Monticello run. Brighton's nine faces Elkport next Sunday.
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Guttenberg
Monticello
Davenport
Monti
Egger
Rademaker
Kechner
Stoll
Lee Kula
Koehner
Tom Brighton
Elkport
Farm Bureau Nine Wins 4th Straight Over Linn County
The Jones County Farm Bureau baseball team defeated Linn County 5 to 3 to extend their winning streak to four games at Olin Diamond Sunday. Darvin Harder son pitched superbly with Spike Williams behind the plate. Linn’s Norton and Blont started for the opposition. Reserve Farm Bureau fell 10 to 8 to Morley before the main game.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Lina County
Olin
Newhard
Miller and
Young
Morley
Roy Russell
Anamosa
John Siver
Mechanicsville
Monticello
Farm Bureau
Monticello Merchants
Cedar Rapids Comets
Martelle
Express Publishes Full Softball Player Roster in League
The Express lists complete names of softball players readers may recognize. The roster includes numerous individuals such as James Deischner Cecil Hussion Charles Hickman Felix Schlate Howard Weidman and many others with roles noted as manager pitcher or players.
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Express
The
James Deischner
Cecil Hutchison
Charles Hickman
Felix Schlate
Howard Weidman
Wayne Chaill
George McGrath
Earl Hunt
Joe McGill
Leslie Eagle
Joe Lee
Ruben Jordan
Softball Fans Question Dimes for Night Games
Officials voice frustration over low donations at two Monday night games. With lights costing about 250 dollars nightly and an umpire paid 50 cents plus ball retrievers unpaid, only 2.1 dollars and 1.67 dollars were collected from crowds near 300. The fund faces a shortfall and officials question if games are worth five cents per attendee.
Softball League Upgrades Diamond at Public School Grounds
An enlarged smooth dirt diamond replaces the rough partly grass field used by Monticello Softball League. With CCC volunteers and city equipment, 10 loads of dirt were hauled away and leveled to create a perfect infield for league games.
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Monticello
CCC
King Carnival Fireworks Mark Riviera Festivities
Riviera hosts daily masked processions and flower bottle displays as King Carnival continues through February and culminates with a burning of the king figure in March.
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Riviera
Clarence Miner Sells Prime Hogs at Chicago Prices
Clarence Miner, a Jones county stockman from near Martello, received a bid of 5.85 per cwt for a drove averaging 298 pounds, a high early-season price. Chicago Tuesday market set a season high with top hogs at 6.16 per cwt, up 25 cents from the prior day, and the session average at 6.65, versus 4.90 a week earlier.
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Clarence Miner
Jones County
Chicago
Martello
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League
Franklin Boys
Iowa Electric
Sai
NYA Nilett
Ee Nya
Niles Winkler’s Tavern
NYA Franklin
Franklin and Winkler’s Tavern
Grain Belt and
Beate Linn Co
Leigh Lint
Johnny Smith
Carl Bock
Melvin Kehoe
Justin Kehoe
Gerald Kehoe
Glenn Werdiman
Dick Budde
Russell Larson
Loren Hintz
Bud McKeever
Neil Edwards
Rex Edwards
Don Robertson
Donald Newhard
Bud Reynolds
John Eden
Loren Himes
Blondie Null
Wayne Jones
Dale Larson
Clarence Aldrich
Harold Darrow
Harold Rynerson
Len Fluckiger
Carl Morning
Matthiessen
Mike Phelps
Paul Bender
Clarence Doll
Junior Hobart
Clyde Clough
Marvin Johnson
John Warner
Fred Kreeb
Harold Dunn
Paul Jacque
Harold Scherres
Glenn Lambert
Pale Balsley
Francis McKeever
Royal Rodman
Eddie Scherrer
Don Morey
Lavern Behrends
Galen Graves
Winkler's Tavern
Harry Schneider
Galen Smith
Loval Hoag
Bud Bone
Bill Ferring
Dean Nordman
Carl Winkler
Bud McCullem
Francis Locher
Ernie Kula
Gal Lee
Big Yank
Dallars Y AI
Netere Pockets
Big York
Elbow Actio
Stahler’s Clothing Department
Federal Reserve
United States
Mary Schoon
S. Linden Ave
Des Moines Register
Ralph J. Pire
Monticello City Park
Gents Dc
Diamond Bros
Cheese Orem Tb
Campbell’s Tomato Juice
Braunschweiger Or
Cervelate
Burma
Hormel
Queen Olives
Prunes
Royal ‘Anne
SAL Soda Ige
Crosby Corn
Bird Seed & Biscuit
Lipton’s
Ufc
Pennsylvania
Igc
NEW Potatoes Cobblers
Peck
Calif
California
Texas Watson Watermelons
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