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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
4
Monticello baseball opens with a loss to Manchester 16 to 5 as errors and pitching woes derail the night. Regulars Reed’s squad see several key players out. three Monticello pitchers used before the game ends in the sixth due to lateness. Manchester’s Soppe and Lonsith secure the win.
Betty Jean Arduser of Monticello visited her cousin Wilma Bunting in Illinois last week. She was joined by Beverly Hanken and Sally Like during the trip.
The Monticello Golf Club announced summer handicap tour participants for both men and women. Women team members include Schmidt, Kucera, Reynolds, Appleby, Savage, Robertson, Wil son, Stuhler, Shaffer, Matthiessen, Goettsch, Shimanek, Seehusen, Lambert, Hargrave, Cabalka, Stead, Petersen, Yeoman, Shover, Hutton, Edwards, Mullen, Smith, Fluckiger, Freese, Moran, Sullivan, Baty, Linn, Staner, Kep hart, Jones, Rhatigan, Yeoman, Freese, Freese, and more. Men’s teams feature Dr. Robert Myers, Eden, Long, Lees, Baty, Chevalier, Petersen, Lian, Hosford, Deppe, Nelson, Perkins, Mors, Edwards, Miller, Yeoman, Hutton, Stubler, Swift, Devaney, Sullivan, Cabalka, Stubler, Hunt, Shelley, Ricklefs, Byers, Hamilton, Stubler, and numerous others. Regular women night is Monday and men’s night is Thursday.
Tug Wilson of Town City will demonstrate fly fishing and spinning as part of the Monticello summer recreation program. The free event, open to the public and children, takes place Tuesday afternoon behind the Monticello public school. Wilson is linked to Wilson Sporting Goods in Town City.
Monticello varsity baseball opened with a 3-2 victory over Hopkinton Junior Legion at the fairgrounds diamond. Lynn Baldwin pitched all nine for Monti while Chapman finished the Hopkinton contest. Monti scored in the first, second and sixth on six hits, Hopkinton's two runs came in the sixth off four hits. Lubben caught for Monti and Harris for Hopkinton.
Cascade beat Monticello Cubs 4 to 1 as Jack Nora threw a complete game with 4 hits allowed and 21 strikeouts. The game stayed 1-1 until the seventh when Cascade added three runs. Monti used Wally Krause on the mound with George Hines catching. Three errors by the Cubs and one by Cascade colored the otherwise quiet night in Cascade.
Hopkinton shut out Central City 5-3 as Delhi fell 20-4 to Ryan. Hopkinton moved to 2-1, third in the standings behind Dundee and Ryan. Jones pitched for Hopkinton and Butterfield for Central City, with Hopkinton scoring in the second third and sixth innings. Delhi's Rabovsky Hearn and Cummings started, while Schulte pitched all for Ryan.
Ruth Ann Hintz Laura Peterson and Edna Thomas teachers in Powell Wyoming spent Wednesday at the Irving Hintz home after attending the Columbus Boy Choir School graduation in Princeton New Jersey where John Hintz a 1956 graduate is from Ruth Ann plans to spend the summer at her parents home and John is noted as the son of Edna Thomas
Four Pee Wee baseball squads were formed after a meeting with Coach Bob Reed to start the summer program. Teams Pirates Braves Phillies and Giants will practice Fridays and play Mondays and Wednesdays with first game today at 1 pm Pirates vs Giants. A mid August all star team will face Anamosa at the Great Jones County fair on kids day. Assistants Dick Devaney and Bud McNeill seek more helpers.
J C Wright the state superintendent of schools will speak at Anamosa High School on October 17 about the need for school district reorganization. The event is hosted by Joseph Beavo Jones county superintendent and the Jones County Education council and is open to the public. Beavo attended the Iowa county superintendents conference at Spirit Lake where reorganization factors were discussed.
Miss Janet Gadient and Bernadette Jasper served as attendants for the crowning of the Blessed Virgin at Mercy hospital in Marshalltown on May 31. Miss Lois Hentges of Bernard performed the crowning as twenty five to thirty five students sang hymns from the chapel to the grotto forming a living rosary.
Mrs Mary Lahr Bud Loretta and Mrs Gerry Goedken visited the Tom Oehler home in Delhi on Thursday. Clarence Lahr Elaine and Loras visited Saturday evening at the Mary Lahr home. Tom Oehler Joann and Alvin Russ visited Sunday evening. Bud Wilgenbusch and children spent Sunday at Walter Miller home in Cedar Rapids. David Westhoff of Monticello stayed overnight with Larry Heims. Mr and Mrs Frank Heims Larry and Connie attended graduation.
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