Monticello Wins First Half Title Amid 12-5 Win
The Monticello Boosters clinched the first half championship by defeating Epworth 12 to 5 on Sunday. Monticello finished 5-1 in the half while Epworth dropped to 1-5, with Monticello piling 16 hits and Epworth nine offering nine. Key contributors for Monticello included Siebels J Hines Stastny Bader Stoll and Archbald with two hits each. Epworth's Callahan Dress Calliard and Knippel also had two apiece. The race for the second half begins next Sunday as the schedule lists Monticello at Petersburg and other matchups.
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Boosters Defeat Reformatory 9 on Sunday Diamond Battle
Monticello Boosters outscored Reformatory 6 to 3 on 12 hits in a tight Sunday game. The decisive eighth inning saw four Booster runs after a deadlock, as Siebels limited the Reformatories to nine hits.
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Flying Saucers Not Seen In Local Areas
The Tuesday Manchester Democrat Radio reports no flying saucers over Delaware County and Jones County officials confirm absence of sightings. The piece speculates that residents may be trained to block such visions.
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Manchester Democrat Radio
Delaware County
Jones County
Local league notes and results from July week
Friday games will appear next issue due to press timing. VFW beat Conoco 6-3 on July 2 with Reynolds earning the win over Eden. Center Junction defeated Franklin 12-7, Westhoff beat Anamosa 8-3, and Westhoff topped Franklin 15-12 July 7. July 10 featured Reynolds 10-0 over Anamosa. Westhoff beat Center Junction 19-11. Upcoming games July 11 14 16 listed with 7:15 starts.
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Hold Annual Reunion At Opfer Home
Forty five people attended a reunion on July 6 at the C. J. Opfer home in Springville. Guests included the Bovemapers Wintrop Wilsons Ganders Ehlers the O. Wilsons Milroys Moultons Normans Pecks and Klubers with families from Hopkinton Delhi and Springville.
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Springville
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Wintrop
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Delhi
Bud Ganders
Jean Ehlers
Hopkinton
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John.Milroy
Gene Moulton
Norman Opfer
Ted Peck
Frank Kluber
Monticello Junior Legion Falls 5–0 to Oxford Junction
The Monticello Junior Legion team was shut out 5–0 by Oxford Junction on Sunday. Oxford Junction scored five runs on five hits and three walks, while pitcher Sobotka struck out seven over seven innings. Seehusen had three hits for Monticello. Shelley Seehusen and Adamson also collected Monticello’s hits.
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Fortune Finders Club Meeting At Irma Oltmann Home
The Castle Grove Fortune Finders 4 H club met at Irma Oltmann's home on June 30 with fifteen members present. Plans were made for the Farm Bureau meeting on July 17 and a demonstration team of Virginia Mueller and Christina Manternach was formed. The girls learned how to meter corners and Irma and her mother served lunch.
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Storm washes out railway track near Onslow
About 20 feet of track on the North Western railroad near Onslow washed out during a Saturday night storm. The Onslow Shipping Association shifted its Monday shipments to the Milwaukee Road.
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Gasoline Barrels Explode On Onslow Farm
Onslow fire department responded Monday to Bernard Keating home where three gasoline barrels exploded. Nearby trees were damaged but no buildings were ignited thanks to favorable wind direction.
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Acts copies sent to Jones County officers this week
County Auditor George Specht distributed copies of the Acts of the 52nd General Assembly to Jones County officers this week. Miss Caroline Heiken departed July 2 on a South American air cruise.
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52Nd General Assembly
Jones County
George Specht
Caroline Heiken
Unclear travel itinerary lists South American stops
An incomplete note outlines a voyage around South America with ports including Balboa Panama Quito Ecuador Lima Peru Santiago Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro and others. The message ends with a return date in July and mentions Express Advertisers.
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Panama
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Peru
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Buenos Aires
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Rio de Janeiro
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Classified Lost Or Stray Dachshund Notice
Black and tan female Dachshund lost or strayed. Finder please notify Mrs. X Ray Childress. Phone 71F1. Administrator's notice alerts all persons interested on the 1st day of the month.
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Ray Childress
Budget Espimath School District Notice
The Board of Directors of Center Junction Independent School District in Jones County Iowa will meet July 21 1947 at p m at the Schoolhouse Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for the year July 1 1947 to June 30 1948 A detailed statement of past and anticipated receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing Dorothy Johnson District Secretary
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Budget Espimath
Center Junction Independent
Madison Township
Jones County
Towa
Dorothy Johnson
Appointment of Administrator for Jatta Rick Deceased
July 2 1947 Monticello Iowa District Court Dubuque County appoints F H Bech as administrator of the estate of Jatta Rick late of Dubuque County Iowa deceased. The undersigned notes the filing at Monticello State Bank.
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