Wilton Junction Tops Corn Belt League With 8-2 Win
Wilton Junction secures sole first place in the Corn Belt baseball league by defeating Dixon 8-2 on Sunday. Clarence pours past Durant 12-6, Cala mus downs Maquoketa 5-4, Grand Mound beats Stanwood 8-2, and Wyoming falls to Lowden 17-9 as other league games unfold. Numerous pitchers listed for the listed matchups.
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Wilton Junction
Dixon
Clarence
Durant
Calamus
Maquoketa
Grand Mound
Stanwood
Wyoming
Lowden
RHE Wyoming
Dirks
Urban
Usher
C. Dirks
Straub
Erickson
Benhart
Gilbert
Stumpf
Crook
Wiese
Berst, Johannsen
Irwin Kral
Beels
Corn Belt League
Steen Eee
Dixon Stanwood
Lowden Pe
Clarence Teer
Wyoming Lutheran Nine Defeats Lost Nation 12-8
Wyoming Lutheran softball beat Lost Nation 12-8 at Lost Nation last Friday. Dee Hansen pitched for Wyoming, catcher John Wurst, loser L Rohling, Lost Nation catcher G Fuess. Wyoming to play Olin here Friday July 1. The minuet note misplaced in copy.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Lutheran
Lost Nation
Dee Hansen
John Wurst
L. Rohling
G. Fuess
Olin
Cascade Ends Cubs' 9-3 Victory Over Monticello
Cascade defeated the Monticello Cubs 9 to 3 as Jack Nora struck out 16 and held Monticello to five hits. Howie scored on a walk and fielder's choice, with Monticello adding a ninth inning run before the Cubs ended the scoring. The two teams were set to meet again Wednesday at 8 pm.
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Cubs
Jack Nora
Monticello Cubs
Cascade
Monticello
George Hines
Howie
Hines
Emerson
Nora
Klucker
Curve
Hoenshell
Sullivan
Klueker
Neiers
Johnson
Wright
Wyoming Junior Legion Team Set for Cedar Rapids Tourney
The Wyoming Junior Legion baseball squad travels to Memorial Stadium Cedar Rapids for the second district tournament on July 2 3 and 4. They have a first round bye and will face the Grand Mound Maquoketa winner on July 3 at 3 30 p m. Admission is free for all games.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Junior Legion
Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
Li County
Gones County
Women Golfers Hold Invitational Meet at Monticello Club
About 86 women participated in the annual Ladies Invitational golf tournament held Tuesday at the Monticello country club. Towns represented included Anamosa DeWitt Bellevue Manchester Dyersville Mt. Vernon and Maquoketa. Port wine gets its name from Oporto Portugal.
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Monticello Country’ Club
Anamosa
DeWitt
Bellevue
Manchester
Dyersville
Mt. Vernon
Maquoketa
Panthers Win Seventh Game Over Mt Vernon
The Monticello Panthers improved to seven wins with a 17 to 2 victory over Mt Vernon on Wednesday. Egger pitched and Rieniers caught for Monticello while Johnson and Thomson did the batteries for Mt Vernon. Adamson led Monticello with two hits as the team totaled nine. Strickland, Walters and Kruse had Mt Vernon’s three hits. Next game is at Marion on Friday July 1 at 2.
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Monticello Panthers
Mt. Vernon
Panthers
Manchester
Monticello
Egger
Rieniers
Johnson
Thomson
Adamson
Strickland
Walters
Krusé
Inmates' Blood Offer Cancelled at Anamosa Reformatory
Warden Ray Purcell announced that a blood donation drive by men at the Anamosa reformatory to aid six year old Rickie Campbell in Indianola was canceled due to transport issues. Inmates had offered 445 pints after the Indianola Record-Herald appeal and the paper has raised $832.72 for treatment.
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Ray’ Purcell
Anamosa
Indianola
Reformatory
Indianola Record-Herald
Rickie Campbell
Iowa Officers Attend 19th Annual Police Short Course
Highway Patrolman Kenneth E. Carter of Monticello and O H Story of the Anamosa reformatory staff joined Iowa law enforcement last week at the 19th annual police short course held at the State University of Iowa.
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Kenneth E. Carter
Monticello
O. H. Story
Anamosa
Iowa
State University of
Onslow Area Social Life and Visits Highlight Local Activity
Mrs J M Hanna visits her ill father Frank Harvey in Des Moines while his transfer to a nursing home is noted. Several gatherings occur with guests from Chicago Cedar Rapids and other towns as families travel to Minnesotta Wisconsin and Maquoketa for visits. Community events include a Happy Homemakers party and a Five Hundred night, with local residents visiting relatives and attending lectures and church meetings.
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Onslow
J. M. Hanna
Frank Harvey
Des Moines
Charles Heeren
Cedar Rapids
Harvey
Isaac Edwards
Martin Kenton
Russell
Iowa
Maquoketa
Jennie Orr
Happy Homemakers Club
Ava Bramer
Paul Huston
Onslow School Board
George. French
Los Angeles
Hershel Loesbe
Johan Jansen
Frank Byerly
Florence Wherry
John Kennedy
Floyd Chatterton
Marvin Hunwardson
Mildred Streeper
Ernie Gearhart
Clair Fayram
Anamosa. Com
South Prairie
Homemakers Club
George French
Jones County 4-H Boys Attend State Short Course
Eighteen Jones county 4-H boys joined delegates from across Iowa at the state 4-H short course on the Iowa State College campus in Ames June 21 23. Participants included Daniel Stachmueller Monticello Billy Catlett David May and Garth Grafft Anamosa Marion Cruise Don Mackey Thomas McCormick Olin DeWayne Slife James Goodken Jerome Heeren Monticello Don Bunting Mr Vernon Bernard Streeper Onslow Eugene Luckstead Darrell Tracy Ken Paulsen Center Junction and Tom Smith Cascade.
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Jones County
Iowa State College
Ames
Jerry Parsons
Daniel Stachmueller
Monticello
Billy Catlett
David May
Garth Grafft
Anamosa Marion Cruise
Don Mackey
Thomas McCormick
Olin
DeWayne Slife
James Goodken
Jerome Heeren
Don Bunting
Mr. Vernon
Bernard Streeper
Onslow
Eugene Luckstead
Darrell Tracy
Wyoming
Ken Paulsen
Center Junction
Tom Smith
Cascade
Courthouse Staff Honor County Engineer at Farewell Party
Anamosa officials and courthouse staff honored Donald Ratekin for resigning as county engineer to become engineer-manager of Branch County Michigan. The farewell was held in the courthouse community room. Mrs Ratekin was honored as well. Ratekin’s resignation takes effect July 1 and Earl Biesell of Knoxville, age 27, was hired to succeed him.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Donald Ratekin
Branch County
Mich
Ratekin
Earl Biesell
Knoxville
Board of Supervisors
Jones County 4-H Clubs Lead LFYE Fund Drive
Nearly all 4-H clubs in Jones County contributed to the International Farm Youth Exchange fund totaling 186.60. Boys clubs donated 100.10 at the 4-H short course in Ames, marking their third largest gift. The 1955 donation was the largest to ILFY E fund with 16 boys and 24 girls clubs represented. Participating clubs include Cass Corner Chums Castle Grove Fortune Finders and others.
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Jones County
International Farm Youth Exchange Fund
Jerry Parsons
Ames
International Farm Youth Exchange
Towa
Lf.y.e
Il.f Y.E
Cass Corner Chums
Castle
Grove Fortune Finders
Clay
Busy Bees
Fairview Farmerettes
Local Club Acknowledges Wide Range of Teams and Helpers
A broad list of groups is noted including Wapsie Wanderers Lovell Happy Helpers Madison Jolly Janes Madison Merry Maids Olin Ship Ahoy Oxford Happy Hustlers Oxford Live wire Lassies Prairie Pals Prairie Hill Be Natural Scotch Grove Sun shine Girls Wayne Willing Workers Wyoming Polly Pigtails Wyoming 49ers Cass Center Hustlers Castle Grove Royal Rangers Fairview Thunderbolts Hale Wapsie Boys Jackson Beavers Lovell Lions Martello Boys Olin Hawkeyes Onslow Agricolae Prairie Panthers Oxford Livewires Richland Wildcats Scotch Grove Cornhuskers Wayne Master Farmers Wyoming Pioneers and Washington Tigers.
Explorer Scouts Outing at Picture Rocks Near Monticello
Forty six Hawkeye Area Council Explorer Scouts joined a two day outing at Picture Rocks near Monticello. They built a one foot bridge and worked on trails. Dr Robert Savage verified the project remains on schedule. A pig dinner was served Saturday evening and four Cedar Rapids amateur radio operators assisted with field day activity using a tent at the Scout area.
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Explorer
Hawkeye
Wayne Zion Lutheran to Observe Fourth Trinity Sunday
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church will observe the Fourth Trinity Sunday on July 3 with Rev. F. H. Kehren as pastor. Sunday school activities are planned.
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Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Church Activities Schedule With Summer Meetings
Bible class hour at 9 a.m. Divine worship at 10 a.m. Ladies Aid meets today at 1 30 p.m. Church council Friday at 8 p.m. Semi annual church meeting Sunday at 1 30 p.m. Sunday school and congregational picnic at 12 noon. Junior choir rehearsal Wednesday July 6 at 7 p.m. Luther league at 7 30 p.m. Brotherhood meeting July 11.
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Ladies Aid
Church Council
Luther League
July 1 Deadline For Filing Exemptions In Jones County
Jones county assessor L. T. Lorenzen states July 1 is the filing deadline for homestead and veterans exemptions. Veterans must have their discharge on file with county recorder Mrs. Bess Sherman, and applicants should contact Lorenzen. Exemption eligibility requires ten percent of the purchase price paid. Offices are in Anamosa courthouse.
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Jones County
L. T. Lorenzen
Bess Sherman
Lorenzen
Rothes
Anamosa
Twenty Pigs Belong to Two Gilts Not One
Center Junction reports a mix up on the Otto Schlemmer farm where 20 piglets were found going to one gilt to be fed, while another gilt farrowed a separate litter that night and had no milk, causing the piglets to switch mothers.
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Center Junction
Otto Schlemmer
Schlemmer
Patricia Gerdes Buys C.B.S. Beauty Shop
Patricia Gerdes daughter of Mr and Mrs Alva Gerdes of Amber has purchased the C.WS beauty shop in Monticello from Carol Smith Possession will take place July 1 and the business will be known as Pats Beauty shop Miss Gerdes is a 1954 Monticello high school graduate and recently graduated from Paris academy Cedar Rapids Our numerals originated in Arabia.
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Patricia Gerdes
Alva Gerdes
Amber
Monticello
Carol Smith
Pat
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Linn County Cooperative Breeding Assn
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Ef J. Neiers
Ar P. Clark
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Epger
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Portugal
Worthington Vs
American Legion Pavilion
Gus Fuhrman
Cascade Commercial Club
Inni ' Rhe
Carter
Story
S.U.1
Louis Behnke
Chicago
John Jansen
C. M. Holst
Mrs. Cripps
Minnesota
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Calif
Clifford
Bill Sears
Neal Adams
Cora Hutton
Claude Sears
Floyd Wilson
Don Molesbury
Buck Creek
James Kennedy
Marvin Hanwardson
Harry Moore
Fred Himes
Boaz
Wis
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R.N
Wilker
Gull Lake
Minn
Leésson
Ambassadors For Christ
Onslow W.C.S.G
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Elmer Toerber
Oxford Junction
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W. A. Hicks
W. W. Porter
Woody and
Linda
Phoenix
Ariz
R. C. Walters
Jessie Weels
Grace Bickford
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William Goardie
Jackson County Hospital
Marion Cruise
Grafft
Lockstead
McCormick
Jones’ County
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College Farms
Evelyn Duvall
Floyd Andre
Ray Bryan
Buena Mockmore
Ray Cunningham
Tawa State College
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