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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1937

Page

4

Schneider's Sport Tales recap of June ball games and home runs

The column covers games: Anamosa beat Wyoming Inds due to a late Cedar Rapids no-show. Culp and Mel Kehoe homered for Anamosa with Dut Kehoe winning pitcher and Holtz losing. Hopkinton beat Farmers 18 12 with Boots winning and Pruit allows 16 hits. Farmalls over Stuhlers 8 7 as Scherrer and Hutton shine. home runs by Scherrer Eden Warner and Johnnie Warner.

Anamosa Wyoming Cedar Rapids Wyoming Inds Culp Mel Kehoe G. Kehoe Farmers Hopkinton Pruit Hutton Boots Vic Richardson The DeMolays Dut Kehoe Ed Scherrer Stuhlers Stuhler Farmall Dave Winans Scherrer Farmalls J. Eden Johnnie Warner Ernie Goody EB. Folkerts E. Kula

Anamosa Triumphs With Early Burst In Low-Scoring Thriller

Anamosa opened with two runs and added one in the fourth and two in the fifth to pace the game. The DeMolays answered with a run in the second and three in the sixth but could not overcome the early deficit. In the seventh Junie Hobert doubled with two outs but the rally stalled.

Anamosa Junie” Hobert

Monticello Cubs Baseball Team Gears Up For Dyersville Clash

Monticello’s local Cubs enjoy a deserved vacation before the second half opener against Dyersville on Sunday June 20 in Dyersville. Rosters highlight Gump Ferring as skipper and players from Anamosa and Monticello including Bus Davenport Diz, Gabbo Kehoe, Kenny Rands, Merlie Hayes, Juddie Hayes, Dut Kehoe, Ernie Kula and Carl Egger. The Maquoketa Valley League standings show Worthington, Monticello, Dyersville, Hopkinton, Manchester and New Vienna. Admission is 15 cents for adults, 5 cents for children, finals Sunday night 20 cents. refreshments on the grounds. Monticello is noted for hosting strong tournaments with teams from Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Earlville and Maquoketa expected to compete.

Monticello Cubs Gump Ferring Bus Davenport Stim Anamosa Diz Gabbo G. Kehoe Kehoe Kenny” Rands Carl Egger Monti Ernie Kula Ernie Dyersville Maquoketa Worthington Hopkinton Manchester New Vienna Cedar Rapids Dubuque Earlville Iowa

Kittenball Tournament Dates Set For June

A kittenball tournament is announced with games starting Thursday June 24 lasting through June 25 and 27. Organizers urge fans to mark calendars and attend, noting sponsors support the event.

Local Tournament Schedule Moves Up to Sunday Night

Friday games feature DeMolays against Earlville and Stuhlers against Greeley while June 21 sees Floyd's Bakery tackle DeMolays and Franklin face Farmers. June 23 pits Anamosa versus Stuhlers and Farmers versus DeMolays. Because the tournament runs June 24 25 and 27 the June 28 Monday games move to Sunday June 20 with Floyds Bakery facing Stuhlers and Franklin meeting Anamosa awaiting a large crowd.

Ole Man Sunshine Franklin Stuhlers Floyd's Farmers DeMolays Earlville Greeley Floyd's Bakery Anamosa

Worthington Clinches First Half in Maquoketa Valley

Worthington baseball team clinched the first half championship by crushing Manchester 14 to 2. The second half begins next Sunday with standings to be announced.

Worthington Manchester

Monticello School Musicians Earn Attendance Medals

Fourteen boys and 15 girls from Monticello public schools received attendance medals for band and orchestra practices in the last semester. Practices ran 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. daily. Lyle McMullen, music supervisor, plans to continue instruction to August 1. The band meets Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and the orchestra Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Private lessons are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Names of medalists include Warren Studer, Robert Wahl, Dean Tedrow, Harold Yeoman, Wilbur Doxsee, LaVerne Wahl, Gene Walker, George Doxsee, Louis Havuenen, Bud Bader, Albert McNeal Jr., Robert Husman, Lyle Burrichter, Charles Ross, Elmeree Nichols, Fern Lightfoot, Burdena Behrends, Francis Taylor, Ruth Zubler, Doris Lubben, DeLoris Lubben, Wilma Grossheim, Frances Barlow, Beatrice Long, Lucille Huibregtse, Yola Rodman, Virginia Clark, Deloris Boh ken, Ann Mare Husman.

Monticello Public Schools Lyle McMullen Warren Studer Robert Wahl Dean Tedrow Harold Yeoman Wilbur Doxsee LaVerne Wahl Gene Walker George Doxsee Louis Havuenen Bud Bader Abert McNeal Jr Robert Husman Lyle Burrichter Charles Ross Elmeree Nichols Fern Lightfoot Burdena Behrends Francis Taylor Ruth Zubler

Church Services and Events Across Prairieburg Area

Listed are church schedules for June 20 including Wayne Zion Lutheran Dubuque trip by Ladies Aid, St Joseph’s Catholic in Prairieburg Mass times and confessions, St John’s Lutheran Hopkinton Divine worship and Luther League, Castle Grove Lutheran and St John’s Ey Lutheran with Vacation Bible school, Trinity and Presbyterian rites, Onslow and Congregational programs, Methodist Children’s Day, St Matthew’s double communion and posession service, and Reformed Children’s Day with park picnic after worship.

Wayne Zion Lutheran Church J. Willis Ladies’ Aid Dubuque Castle Grove Lutheran Church Arnold Thalacker Luther League m St. John's Ey Paul T. Gutknecht Trinity Onslow Presbyterian Church Henry A. Schmitt Christian Endeavor Westminster Church of Cedar Rapids St. Matthew's Lutheran Church H. L. Adix M. Jahr Wilfred Sandrock John Tapken Church Council Reformed Church Armin H. Tendick Jesus

Lawrence-Stevenson Wedding at Prairieburg

A June 14 wedding at St. Josephs church Prairieburg joined Philomena Lawrence and Charles Stevenson in marriage. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev. Stephen J. Kucera with bridesmaids, groomsman, and a reception for nearly two hundred. The couple will live on a farm south of Prairieburg. Relatives from several towns attended. Queen Elizabeth was a noted book collector with jeweled crowns in her portraits.

St. Joseph's Church Prairieburg Mar Ace Philomena Lawrence John Lawrence Charles Stevenson C. ¢. Stevenson Sand Spring Stephen J. Kucera Marie Lawrence Matilda Lawrence Cyril Stevenson Donald Nordmann Mount Mercyr Cedar Rapids Anamosa Stevenson Delaware County Monticello Dubuque Stone City Oxford Junction

Gilligan Named Secretary to James Roosevelt in White House

Miss Katherine Gilligan of Lawrence Massachusetts is named as new secretary for James Roosevelt eldest son of the President and currently serving as secretary to his father.

Katherine Gilligan Lawrence Mass James Roosevelt

Two Odd Objects In Prague A Counterclockwise Clock

Prague, Czechoslovakia, contains two famed oddities a clock on the Jewish town hall whose hands run counterclockwise toward Hebrew characters and a giant crucifix on the Charles Bridge bearing a Jewish inscription. Collier's Weekly notes the cross and Christ effigy were forced upon a Jew in 1696 and he added the words In atonement to avert divine wrath.

Prague Czechoslovakia Charles Bridge Collier’s Weekly

Lilith the Demon: Mythic Night Spirit and Adams First Wife

A compact overview of Lilith as a Semitic night demon roaming desolate places. She is described as Adam's first wife in Jewish and medieval folklore and as a witch in medieval demonology, later appearing in Goethe's Faust.

Lilith Adam Goethe

Pledges and profits lure farmers with culling service

An agricultural advertisement page touts a culling service promising high profits by removing unproductive hens. It lists 18c eggs and 15c seconds, plus quick rendering and various farm supply pitches. Also promotes Bolson's Mineral Conditioner and a batch of used cars for sale.

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