Nieters and Hines Lead Cubs Hit Leaders Midseason
George Nieters and George Hines top the Monticello Cubs in hitting after 17 games with Nieters at .451 and Hines at .433 after a rough Coggon game. Hines has 23 hits while Wagner leads pitching at 6-2. team averages show Nieters 16 hits in 35 at bats and Wagner at .375.
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George Hines
George Meters
Cubs
Limber
Coggan
Hines
Cub
Nieters
George Nieters
Monticello Cubs
Don Wagner
Hoenshell
Egger
John Wright
Schmidt
Cedar Rapids team shuts out Wyoming Junior Legion in finals
Cedar Rapids dominates the Junior Legion final winning 21 to 0 over Wyoming Junior Legion. Wyoming team from Jones County had earlier edged Grand Mound 16 to 15 in ten innings to reach the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Junior Legion
Cedar Rapids
Wyoming
Jones County
Grand Mound
Schmidt Pitches One Hitter as Cubs Win 11-0
Jack Schmidt led Monticello to an 11-0 victory over Coggan with a one hitter and ten strikeouts. The Cubs scored eight runs in the second inning and three in the sixth, aided by errors and timely hits. They host Earlville July 10 and Manchester July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Schmidt
Monticello
Coggan
Schmidt
Durant
Wyoming
Reeves
Cubs
Ron Egger
Bill Johnson
Bill Howie
Egger
Lavern
Taylor
Johnson
John Wright
Jerry Hoenshell
Nieters
George Hines
Eggers
Thheir
Hoenshell
Earlville
Manchester
Local World War II News From Monticello Area
Lt Bob Guyan has reached North Africa with the 9th bombing squadron 7th bombing wing for a 60 day tour. Mrs Duane Croft and three children return to Canton Ohio after five weeks with Mrs Helen Guyan. Raymond Donovan of Cedar Rapids vacations with siblings in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Guyan
North Africa
Helen Guyan
Monticello
7Th Bombing Wing
Duane Croft
Canton
Ohio
Raymond Donovan
Cedar Rapids
Monticello Cubs Meet Cascade In-Tournament Opener
The Monticello Cubs join a 16 team Cascade baseball tournament running July 18 to 29 with semi finals July 28 and the final July 29. Other entrants include Farley Epworth Worthington Petersburg Ryan Hopkinton Cascade Bellevue Wyoming Dyersville Colesburg Key West LaMotte Dubuque Brewers Maquoketa. Worthington is defending champion after beating Dubuque Merchants last year.
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Cascade
Monticello Cubs
Farley
Epworth
Worthington
Petersburg
Ryan
Hopkinton
Bellevue
Wyoming
Dyersville
Colesburg
Key West
Dubuque Brewers
Maquokets
LaMotte
Worthington Cardinals
Dubuque Merchants
Monticello
Brewers
Maquoketa
Farley Cascade Meet Opens Worthington Tourney
Farley and Cascade clash in the opening round of the eight team Worthington tournament tonight at 7 p.m. Cascade is last year’s defending champion with other entries including Hopkinton Worthington Ryan Petersburg Dyersville and Colesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley-Cascade
Worthington
Farley
Cascade
Newton Couple Wed in Late Life Ceremony
George Kellogg aged 77 and Avilda Allison aged 89 of Albia were married recently at Newton. The notable match brings together a pair with many years behind them and marks a quiet local celebration.
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Newton
George Kellogg
Avilda Allison
Albia
Scotch Grove youths form two baseball squads seeks players
In Scotch Grove Ken Paulsen and Jim Wright seek boys under 13 to join the Pewees and Midgets. Practices are Tuesday and Friday at the Henrichs farm diamond. Current members include John Holtz Ken Paulsen Tom Streets Charlie Classen Keith Hagen and more. Last week the teams beat Olin at Wyoming 8 to 7 in five innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Ken Paulsen
Pewees
Jim Wright
William B. Henrichs
John Holtz
Tom Streets
Charlie Classen
Commission Asks For Bids Again
The Ames highway commission seeks bids for 150 yards of ready mix concrete to patch highway 151 south of Langworthy and for countywide work after previous bids drew no responses. Five buckled sections were repaired after July 4. A Sioux City burglary at Cherokee Produce netted about $3000 and a numbered checkbook was stolen.
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The
Highway Commission
Ames
Langworthy
Victor Knight
Anamosa Highway Commission
Jones County
Sioux City
Cherokee Produce Corporation
Assessor Budget Set at 20720 for Jones County 1956
Jones county approves a 1956 assessor budget of 20720 dollars, up 1460 from 1955, with a public hearing set for July 28 at 8 p.m. in the Ashamosa courthouse. The conference board includes supervisors, county officials, boards of education, and mayors from local towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Ashamosa
L. T. Lorenzen
Board of Supervisors
Boards of Education
Harm J. Dirks
Henry Rickels
Lee Crain
Henry. F. Adams
W. J. Bailey
J. B. Pieper
Olin
Kenneth Leggett
Onslow
John Petersen
Wyoming
Earl Pulver
Anamosa
Board of Education
Harold Larsen
Leigh Clark
Herman Helgéns
Monticello
Wayne Lutheran Votes Addition
Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran church congregation voted to build an educational unit addition. A building committee of the church council will hire an architect submit plans and cost estimates with members Rev. F. H. Kehren George Hagen Sievert Siewartsen Fred E. Poppe Carl J. Gerdes William Wolken Will J. Zimmerman Arend Balster Merle Jansen Bennie Tobia son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday
Church Council
F. H. Kehren
George Hagen
Sievert Siewartsen
Fred E. Poppe
Carl J. Gerdes
William Wolken
Will J. Zimmerman
Arend Balster
Merle Jansen
Bennie Tobiason
City Audit Reveals Unrecorded Funds and Subdivision Shortfalls
City Clerk urged to place $32.79 in receipts from three funds as outstanding warrants. General fund $8.95, street fund $6.87, utility fund $16.97. Subdivisions’ records criticized for not meeting standards. trustees told to present full annual financial statements to council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Audit notes city funds depository needs maximum balance
The audit report states Monticello State Bank was approved as the city’s depository but the maximum balance was not specified. It urges designating a maximum deposit amount and notes bank statements and warrants were used to reconcile funds. It commends improved records and confirms bonds were in force and receipts properly accounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello State Bank
Foster
Monticello Neighbor Visits Grinnell and Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Helen Guyan left Friday to visit her sister Mrs. Dorothy Thomas of Cedar Rapids and her mother Mrs. P. A. Johnson in Grinnell during the coming week.
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Noel B. Henderson
Naval Academy
Thomas A. Henderson
Monticello
Blinker Light
U.S.S. Des Moines
Henderson
N.R.O.T.C
Norfolk
Mide
Spain
England
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Helen Guyan
Dorothy Thomas
Cedar Rapids
P. A Johnson
Grinnell
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John Behn Sebene
Bill Jansen
Bene
Keith Blayney
Rene
Alan Westhoff
Lavern Taylor
Darrell Rothrock
Me WoLs Wagner
Jansen Schmidt
Wessling Rothrock
Chester Condit
Monticello General ‘Insurance ‘Agency
Harold Schneiter
Irwin Becker
Joe Gudenkauf
Purina
Mer
Tor
Herb Herren
Lewis Burrichter
Lewis
Pete Rene
jLavern Taylor
St Coggon
AB D. Robinson
Schulte
Kerper
McCright
Kerr
Butterfield
Wagner
Lubben
Coggon
Ferring
Edwards
White Sox
Cardinals
Indians
Monticello Express
Monticello, Iowa
Wayne
Roy Miller
Brokaw
Conoco
Armstrong’s
B. F. Goodrich Tires, Batteries & Acces
Red Triangle
Warren M. Brokaw
Bessee
Iowa
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