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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1940

Page

4

Monti Netmen Down Manchester on clay court win

Monticello Tennis Club defeated Manchester 6-1 on Manchester courts with a clean sweep in most matches. Singles results include Thalacker Crary Matthiessen Thomas Blair and doubles Thalacker Crary and Thomas Matthiessen over Johnson Johnson and Blair Hutchington. Also note odd aside about a farmer trapping rats with a water tank.

Monticello Tennis Club Manchester Monticello A. Thalacker Neil Johnson Crary Norman Johnson H. Matthiessen W. Blair Tim Thomas D. Taylor F. Blair J. Thomas Thalacker-Crary Johnson-Johnson T. Thomas - Matthiessen F. Blair-Hutchingon

Spechts Home Run Powers Farmers 13-2 Win

The Jones County Farm Bureau baseball team defeated Monti cello CCC 13 to 2 at the Martello diamond Sunday afternoon. Max Specht Monticello hit a home run and Harold Larson Anamosa added two doubles as the Farm Bureau side rolled to victory with 12 hits.

Jones County Farm Bureau Monticello CCC Martello Farm Bureau CCC Harold Larson Anamosa Max Specht Monticello James Gotch Spike Williams Olin Ray Peet Darvin Harderson Harry Austin Morley

Anamosa Nips Local Clubbers In Golf Meeting

Anamosa beat Monticello 2314 to 21 la on Anamosa's tricky course. Key results include Irville Rhatigan winning three straight frames, Al Turner low meet with 77, and Mark Rodman 80 total with two points for Monti.

Anamosa Monticello Irville Rhatigan John Russell Royal Rodman Monti al Turner Mark M. Rodman R. Rodman Roberts Bone S. Rhatigan Shaffer Cotton Rhatigan Byers Shimanek Grimes Swift H. Rodman Hargrave Montgomery Robinson

Night football could debut at fairgrounds in town

The school board weighs night football next fall using eight tall light poles. With the playground too short for a safe field the board mulls moving poles to the fairgrounds to test night games and boost attendance and revenue, following examples from nearby towns.

Anamosa Marion Tipton

Cascade overwhelms Monticello in loop contest 14 to 5

Cascade Advertisers defeated Monticello 14 to 5 in Maquoketa Valley league play. Cascade jumped to a 3-1 lead in the fifth, then pulled away with eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Pitcher Jack Donnelly, a Cascade High School grad, earned praise as Cascade collected 12 left on base and tied the series with two wins and two losses.

Lee Kula Monticello Jack Donnelly Cascade Kula Express Maquoketa Monti Kehoe Meyer Siebels Patty Clarke Cascade High School Donnelly Howland Davenport

Spectators See Exciting Games in Softball Monday Night

Monday night saw two close 9-8 games in the Monti cello Softball league crowd amid one of the season’s largest turnouts. Niles beat Grain Belt 9-8 as Grain Belt again fell short in a stubborn rally. CCC defeated NYA 9-8 in 11 innings.

Niles Grain Belt CCC NYA NYU Winkler’s Tavern Monticello NBA Boys

Star Dust shines on unheralded softball stars in Monticello

In the Grain Belt and NYA CCC games, players like Harold Scherrer Russell Larson Royal Rodman Gump Ferring Jordon Francis McKeever Leslie Eagle Clyde Clough and Sidney Schweitzer earn praise for perfect throws catches put outs and smart base running. A note on the era adds a shipwreck estimate of gold loss in the twentieth century.

Harold Scherrer Niles Royal Rodman Leslie Eagle Clyde Clough

End of Extra Inning thriller ends in CCC win on last swing

In an 11th inning battle, Lambert homered for NYA and Rodman earlier tied the game at 8. Dashner Weidman and McGrath sparked CCC to force extra innings and Smith delivered a final double scoring Chailland for the walk and score.

Lambert Rodman CCC Dashner Weidman McGrath Eagle Scherrer Nya Slinger Smith Chailland

LaBarge Ballot Drive For East West Game Ends Soon

About 250 ballots were cast by Monticello supporters for Lawrence Spook LaBarge the Anamosa halfback aiming for the East team in the East West All Star game to be played August 30 at Drake Stadium Des Moines. The Monticello school board endorsed LaBarge and the Express distributed ballots. Eligibility requires graduation and last fall's high school play. Highway 69 divides the two teams.

Monticello Lawrence

National Health Problem Conveys Congenital Syphilis Births

Health statistics report about 60,000 babies born each year in the United States with congenital syphilis, highlighting a national health concern and its impact on newborns and families.

United States

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