Monticello Swim Team Opens Season At Muscatine Meet
Monticello swimmers placed in two events at last Saturday’s Muscatine meet with a third place relay finish for boys 15 and 16. John Williams finished fifth in the 50 yard freestyle for 11 and 12 year olds. Teams at the AAU Junior Olympics and open events included Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport Grinnell Des Moines Rock Island and Muscatine. The squad will compete at Vinton on July 22 after a dual meet there on July 12 and August meets are to be announced by coach Jim Maurice Jr. The club roster includes Tom Shover John Maurice Al White Pete Ponder Sue Savage Robert Behrends Tom Yeoman John Vanourny Peggy Gatewood Larry Rae Joe Hobert Rick Westhoff Jim Whittemore Ron Richardson Dan Nieters Jim Perkins John Williams and Dick Behrends.
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Monticello
Muscatine
Jim Maurice
Jim Whittemore
Ron Richardson
Dan Nieters
Jim Perkins
John Williams
Dick Behrends
Peggy Gatewood
Larry Ray
Joe Hobert
Rick Westhoff
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Davenport
Grinnell
Des Moines
Rock Island
Ouumwa
Vinton
Jim Maurice, Jr
Tom Shover
John Maurice
al White
Pete Ponder
Sue Savage
Robert Behrends
Tom Yeoman
Panthers Fall 19-4 Against Maquoketa Team
The Monticello Panthers lost to Maquoketa 19 to 4 last Friday night. They were set to play in the sectional tournament at Mechanicsville and have one game remaining this season, a 5 p.m. outing against Maquoketa Valley in Delhi on Tuesday, July 18.
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Monticello
White Sox Remain Undefeated in Pee Wee League
The White Sox beat the Cubs 9-4 to stay 5-0 this season. Giants crushed the Dodgers 8-2 as standings show White Sox 5-0 Dodgers 3-2 Giants 3-2 Braves 0-3 Cubs 0-4 through Monday.
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White Sox
Cubs
Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Old Timers Game Set for July 30
Monticello to host an Old Timers baseball game at 8 p.m. Sunday July 30 in the city park. George Nieters Monticello Sports Association secretary says Cubs of today will face veterans in an exhibition to display bygone era skill. Fans are urged to attend for what promises to be thrilling entertainment with Hines Edwards Hobert Adamson Bader and others from past seasons.
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Monticello
George Nieters
Monticello Sports Association
Monticello Cubs
Cub
Yesteryear
Nieters
Hines Brothers
Junior Hobert
Slick
Bob Adamson
Bernie Edwards
Bud Bader
Batchelders and guests share dinners and visits
Mr and Mrs Earl Batchelder of Waubeek and Claude Batchelder of Center Junction were dinner guests in the John Batchelder home Saturday. John Batchelder attended a Marion wedding. Trips include Ted Milroy visiting Hopkinton and Bud Batchelder from California joining the John Batchelder home visits.
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Sand Springs
Earl Batchelder
Waubeek
Claude Batchelder
Center Junction
John Batchelder
Judy Glass
Bill Nason
Marion
Ted Milroy
Dubuque
Elmer Heeren
Perry R. Payne
Hopkinton
Sondra Sopper
Martelle
Patricia Richard
Juanita Heeren
June
Rosemary Smith
Charles Holcomb
Anamosa
James McGovern
George Turnis
St. Paul's
Worthington
Don Thompson
Ning
D. L
Ayla Buinski
Waterloo
Dell Green
Bert DeShaw
Dick Thompson
Monticello
Sam Gearhart and
Son
Dean Cooper
Bill Schlimmer
William Cooper
Largest trail ride in area starts from Bill McDowell farm
The South Fork event drew about 450 for a July 2 trail ride and potluck on the Bill McDowell farm with 97 horses and riders. Attendees came from Central City Anamosa Dubuque Monticello Manchester Ryan Worthington Hopkinton and nearby towns. McDowell hosted a family and community gathering during a busy period of local visits and farewells.
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South Fork
Bill McDowell
Central City
Anamosa
Dubuque
Monticello
Manchester
Ryan
Worthington
Hopkinton
Micky McDowell
Lloyd Oswald
Frank Digmann
Matt Melchert
Art Melchert
James Arnold
John Feltes
Clarence Smith
Kenneth Becker
Ricky
Reynold Becker
Mary Lahr
Loretta
Bud
Bert
David
Obituaries from Hopkinton and surrounding towns
Francis Earl Brutsman 73 a retired Delaware county road maintainer died while fishing at Bailey's Ford near Manchester. Funeral at Hopkinton Presbyterian Church with burial in Coggan Cemetery. Sarah Etta Kegley a Cedar Rapids cosmetologist died June 30 in a local nursing home. service held in Wyoming with burial in Wyoming cemetery. Agnes Kenny 75 of Hopkinton died July 5 Cedar Falls heart attack. funeral in Hopkinton Reformed Presbyterian Church. Douglas Meade 52 of Oxford Junction died of a heart attack. rites at Oxford Junction Methodist Church with burial in Mayflower Cemetery. Tab Max Nelson infant son of Harold M. Nelson Monticello buried Buck Creek Cemetery. L W Sley 87 of Chicago died after lingering illness. services in Oxford Junction Lutheran Church with burial in Mayflower Cemetery.
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Francis Brutsman
Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Masonic Lodge
Ross Brutsman
Central City
Harry Brutsman
Delaware
Mart Woodward
Prairieburg
Leah Blackford
Sarah Etta Kegley
Wyoming
Wallaces Funeral
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Gethsemane White Shrine
James Dwight
Lee Habel
Agnes Kenny Hopkinton
Agnes Kenny
Alexander Kenny
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Paul Mathews
Ireland
Iowa
Kenny
Douglas Meade
Oxford Junction
Douglas Co. Meade
Oxford Mills
Flower Cemetery
Mr. Meade
O. J. Meade
Ruth Miller
Clarence
Gaylon
Donna) Dahn
Dennis
Maxine) Homan
Normal, Jr
Gary
Pat) Hansen
Emma Carson
Bessie Hulke
Dorothy Henricksen
Rock Island, Ill
Eddie
Lester
Davenport
Emory
O. J
Tab Max Nelson
Harold M. Nelson
Monticello
Shelly Funeral Home
Manchester
Buck Creek
John McDonald Hospital
Tammy Marie
Terry Joe
Harold J. Nelson
Homer van Dyke
L. W. Sley
Chicago
Hayden
Mayflower
Mr. Sley
Hattie Hansley
Edith
Donald
Kenneth
Clinton
Vern
Orlando, Fla
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Jean Miller
Monona
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West Union
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John A. Hosch
Cascade
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Scott
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Joe Gorious Sr
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Birk Lowther
Minn
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North Carolina
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Ed Fass
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Memorial Hospital
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Mary Trenkamp
Dyersville
Germaine Feltes
Erhart Nagel
Anton White
Gene Mack
Gether
Dorrance Chapmann
Marion Schneider
Judy McDonald
James Kiburz
Cathy Kenny
Mary Lee Gearhart
Hans Mohr
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Bob Burns
LaPorte City
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Larry Smith
Smiths
Bill Feltes
Ralph Lahey
Joe Carroll
Robert DeShaw
Verla Lehmann
Steve DeShaw
Ray Rieners
Louis Chapmann
Donna
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Joe Lahr
Tom Oehler
Delhi
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James
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Gerald Goedken
Oliver
Massey-Ferguson
Brady
Green Isle
Gehl
Archway
Gehl Pto Mills
Oliver Tractor
Ford Tractor
Henderson
Monticello Impl. & Truck
ED Cox
E. Oak Street
Joseph C. Craig
N. Chestnut
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Galen Helgens
Poland
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