White Best Pitch Cubs To 6 1 Win Over Epworth
The Monticello Cubs defeated Epworth 5 to 1 in a final warm up game before the Monticello tournament. Merle White earned the win with Bill Best taking over in the third inning to stifle Epworth. Al Westhoff and Jim Wright added two singles each, while Dave Westhoff doubled in two runs to key the Cubs victory. An onfield flare up between Ron Eggers and Ralph McDermott briefly disrupted play before umpires restored order.
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Monticello Cubs
Monticello
Epworth
Merle White
Bill Best
Junior Hobart
Ron Eggers
Ralph McDermott
Eggers
al Westhoff
Jim Wright
Cub
Dave Westhoff
Cubs
Monticello AB
Robert Carrick
Ron Long
John Wright
Mike Hall
Gordon Westhoff
Jim Helgens
Jerry Manternach
Panthers Win Opener 7-2 Over Cedar Rapids Prairie
Monticello high school dominated Cedar Rapids Prairie in the season opener 7-2 led by senior Mike Hall who allowed only 3 hits in seven innings. Coach Dean Nelson praised Hall’s pitching Stead and Matthiessen’s timely hitting and an errorless defensive effort as the team builds optimism for the season. Svoboda pitched for Cedar Rapids and also went the distance.
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Mike Hall
Monticello
Prairie of
Cedar Rapids
Hall
Dean Nelson
Dave Stead
Robert Matthiessen
Panthers
Svoboda
Agricultural Inputs and Feed Listings in Early Advisory Note
Side dressing corn with nitrogen or complete fertilizer aims for bigger yields and earlier maturity. Baler twine suited for square and round bales. Weed control with weed one spray using ethyl ester form for safer weed kills in corn fields. Purina Concentrates and Starting feeds, Star Farmer Feed for hogs dairy cattle and poultry. Food ingredients oats salt mineral corn.
Tourney Delayed Two Nights By Rain
The 16 team Monticello baseball tournament opened with rain and a wet field forcing two night delays. Monticello will face Delhi in the first round at 7 tonight, marking the local team's first 16 team event.
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Monticello
Delhi
Giants Cubs Edge White Sox In Pee-Wee Play
The Giants beat the White Sox 8 to 4 in Pee-Wee baseball last week. Giants lineup includes Dan Neiters Don Mc Donald John Savage Bill Hall Gordon Goettsch Frank Straub Roger Swim Terry Feeney Richard Krein. White Sox roster lists Tom Myers Steve Locher Dick White Ronnie Arduser Steve Edwards John Van ounry Sidney Schatz Ronnie Lues mann Tom Stead.
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Giants
White Sox
Giant
Dan Neiters
Don McDonald
John Savage
Bill Hall
Gordon Goettsch
Frank Straub
Roger Swim
Terry Feeney
Richard Krein
Tom Myers
Steve Locher
Dick White
Ronnie Arduser
Steve Edwards
John Van=ounry
Sidney Schatz
Ronnie Luesmann
Tom Stead
Jones Dairymen Win National Honor Roll Awards
Nine Jones county dairy herd owners received National Honor Roll certificates from county extension director Joe E. Legg for high yearly butterfat averages. Local recipients include Jay Slater of Olin 519.0 pounds fat R. J. and W. C. Bone of Monticello 507.9 pounds fat Frederick Decker of London 485.4 pounds fat and Robert L. Wahl of Monticello 468.0 pounds fat.
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Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Dairy Cattle Association
Jay Slater
Olin
R. J
W. C. Bone
Monticello
Frederick Decker
London
Robert L. Wahl
Cucklers Beat Lions For Babe Ruth Defeat In 9 8 Thriller
Cucklers edged the Monticello Lions 9 to 8 to hand them their first loss of the season in a walk heavy afternoon game. Hines and Becker led the bats with two hits each while Stulken pitched all nine for the winners. Barnts started for Monticello and Westhoff relieved.
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Cuckler
Monticello Lions
Dean Muller
Ron Richardson
Larry McDonald
Merle Kuhns
Delbert Loop
David Eilers
Mike Lambert
David Loop
Butch Pratt
Steve Stulken
Vic Richardson
John Hines
Bob Clark
Joe Hobart
Tom Schwendinger
Charles Hurt
Dave Schlueter
Paul Smith
Larry Howie
John Myers
Bob Hines
Neil Becker
Rick Westhoff
Jim Locher
Tom Barnts
Larry Meier
Gene Barnts
Jim Collins
Babe Ruth
Hines
Becker
Barnts
Lions
Westhoff
Stulken
Cucklers
R Long
Richardson
Hobert
Pratt
Stadtmueller
Iowa anglers report strong walleye and crappie catches and rising boat use
Reports from the conservation department note walleye and northern pike in the Wapsie at Anamosa and crappie and walleye in the Mississippi near Lansing. Illinois authorities enforce navigation rules on the Illinois side, and more stringent measures may follow to curb conflicts between fishermen and pleasure boaters.
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Conservation Department
Wapsie
Maquoketa
Anamosa
Mississippi
Lansing
State Conservation Department
Mississippi River
Illinois
Coast Guard
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Bob Matthiessen
Tom Greenawald
Ed Ganfield
Joe Mullen
Larry Husmann
Gary Rickels
Errol Diercks
Prairie High AB
Lefebure Woostochill
Koepsell
Svoboda Beranek
Grammer
Hartin
Scriven
Sasek
Lefebure Segecka
Rohlena Novak
Nse Cin Ceeeet
Purina
Star Farmer
Max Specht
William C. Otten
Center Junction
Frank Decker
Clarence
Kenneth Howie
Kelly and Hasselbusch
Muller
Lambert
Rf Hurt
AB Hines
Meters
If Westhoff
Locher
Howie
Ss Myers
Cf Schlueter
Rf Smith
Ricky Westhoff
Linn County Fair Grounds
Central City
NSTI
Sown Electric Light & Power Co
Ron Lauen
Lake O'Delhi
Pittman-Robertson
Dingley Johnson
Capp
Mayfield
Star
Darien
Stubler’s
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