VFW Hosts 9 Team Independent Basketball Tournament
Monticello VFW Post 1683 sponsors a four night independent tournament starting Monday with seven visiting teams and two local squads. Monticello All Stars and local VFW players compete as Cascade Barons, Epworth, Dyersville Legion, Anamosa, Alburnett, Central City, Center Junction, and others vie for the title amid schedule through Friday with semifinals and finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1683
Iowa
Cascade Barons
Dyersville Legion
Epworth
Farley
Monticello Sport
Alburnett
Monti All Stars
Tom Eden
Leslie Linn
Junior Hobert
Glenn Lambert
Bud Bone
Lavern Lambert
V.F.W
John Hines
George Hines
Ralph Bader
Bob Siebels
Sam Reyner
Dale Griffith
Gene Taylor
Fay Haeussler
Dairy Herd Improvement Group Reports February Stats
Lowell Underwood, supervisor for the dairy herd improvement association, reports 26 tested herds in February totaling 510 cows with an average 651 pounds of milk and 25.8 pounds butterfat per cow. High herds include Buol Brothers Monticello Brown Swiss 23 cows 901 pounds milk 39.1 butterfat and Matt Muller Monticello 18 cows 1002 pounds milk 33.4 butterfat.
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Lowell Underwood
Jones County
Francis Miller
Muller Brothers
Scotch Grove
Buol Brothers
Monticello
Matt Muller
Dairy Prize Entries From Monticello Herds Listed
Records show Richard J. Hanken of Monticello with 30 registered and grade Holstein cows producing 1855 pounds of milk and 331 pounds of butterfat. J. E. Ahlrichs lists 15 grade Jersey cows yielding 528 pounds milk and 29.4 pounds butterfat.
Locals Unbeaten In Tournament
Five basketball teams bowed to the strength of two Monticello quintets in the sectional tournament held here last week. The Sacred Heart Eagles and Monticello Panthers advanced to the district meet with wins including Sacred Heart 38 Buck Creek 21 and 53 9 over St. Clement's Epworth. St. Martin's Cascade and St. Columbkille's Dubuque also won to reach districts.
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Monticello
Panthers
Sacred Heart Eagles
Eagles
Buck Creek
Jim Hayes
Earlville
St. Clement's of
Epworth
Coggan
Black Panthers
Dyersville
Seehusen
St. Columbkille
Car Crash Injures Four In Cedar Rapids Intersection
Four people were injured on February 26 when a car driven by James Cummings of Monticello collided with a Milwaukee switch engine at Third avenue and Fourth street Southeast in Cedar Rapids. John Cummings of Cedar Rapids was treated at Mercy hospital for a deep cut above the right eye. James Cummings said fogged windshield obscured the crossing flagman. He, his wife, Mrs John Cummings and Marian Purvis were treated for cuts and bruises and released.
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James Cummings
Monticello
Milwaukee
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
John Cummings
Mercy Hospital
Marian Purvis
Monticello Auxiliary First in Iowa Funds Drive
Monticello American Legion Auxiliary led state in Sister Elizabeth Kenney Foundation funds with 438.30 raised under chairwoman Mrs. Leslie Linn. The money supports polio care and nurse education. Also announced: Mr. and Mrs. George Hines welcomed their first child, Robert George, Wednesday at John McDonald hospital. mother Lois Schneider Hines.
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Alva Hinrichs
Sister
George Hines
John McDonald Hospital
Robert George
Hines
Lois Schneider
Cascade Boxing Card Highlights Dolan Gavin Friday
A boxing card featuring 24 leading boxers will take place Friday night at the Memorial building. Headlining the 12 bout program are Jerry Dolan of Cedar Rapids and Tommy Gavin of Cascade.
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Cascade Boxing
Cascade
Memorial Building
Jerry Dolan
Cedar Rapids
Tommy Gavin
Henderson Attends Des Moines Shellane Conference
T. A. Henderson attended a Shellane distributor conference in Des Moines on February 20. Hosted by Shell Oil, the event showcased stove refrig erator and hot water heater demonstrations using Shell and bottled gas. It highlighted service and new appliance servicing methods with plans for upcoming Shell consumer service schools.
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T. A. Henderson
Shellane
Des Moines
Shell Oil company,Incorporated
Shell
Adv
Fox Hunt and Wild Animal Search in Hopkinton
A combined fox hunt and wild animal search is planned for Sunday March 9 in the Hopkinton region. Participants should meet at the west side of Zimmerman store near Monti Cello to join the event.
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Hopkinton
West Side
Zimmerman Store
Monticello
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VFW
Roy Wane
Galloway
Geo. C. Schoon Implement Co
Allis-Chalmers
Bankston
Anamosa-Dubuque
Anamosa
St. Columbkinle’s
Dubuque
Raiders
Purcell
St. Martin's
Montiello
Pil Ia
D. M. Bell
Fox Hunt
Monticello Sale Barn
Monticello, Iowa
Shonle
Claudia and
David
Eddie Dean
Flash
Cascade, Iowa
Featuring
Red Wallace
Joe Joslyn
Roger
Jr. Bragg, Bill Mc
Vay
Don Dupont
Keith Carter
Pions of
Clinton
Iowa City
Tion
Winphrey Bogart
Lauren Becall
Judy Canova
Singin
Daulette Goddard
Ata A
Carl Tjaden
Wyoming
Carroll Podhaski
Gunstttus
Wayne Zion’s
Lutheran Ladies Aid
John Zimmerman
Leonard Boos
Kuriger Bros
Podhaski Building
John Lubben
Rufus S. Browne
McCormick Deering
Herman Hahn
Lynn
Raymond Clark
Priscilla Alden
Diamond Bros
Oregon
Prunes
California
Maine
Penick & Ford
del Monte
Heinz
Burry’s Crax
Rath
Pound
Rockwood
Rose Lake
Jackson
Scott Co
Realemon
Atlantic Ocean
Wisc
Wisconsin
Maxwell House
Box Post
Borden
Morton
Donald Duck
Washington
Michigan
Jonathans
Idaho
U. S
Monte
Cragar
Farmers Mutual Coop. Creamery CO
Center Junction
Specialties, Inc
P. O
Express
Public School
Monticello All Stars
Central City
Vv. F. W
Anamosa American Legion
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