Dates Set for County 4 H Basketball Tournament
The Jones county 4 H basketball tournament runs March 12 13 and 17 with championship games on March 21 at Morley The east half plays at Midland Wyoming and west half at Morley Senior teams play March 12 13 Junior teams March 17 East west winners meet March 21 at 7 30 p m Only 4 H members may play Junior teams include eighth grade and under Senior teams are ninth grade and above Pairings for the tournament were
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Jones County
Morley
Midland School
Wyoming
Local High School Tournament Schedule Released
Dave Hammond announces the BOWING 7 web schedule with seniors and juniors brackets. East half seniors feature Olin Hawk eyes Temple Hilltoppers and East Wayne Eagles face Richland. semi finals set for March 13. West half seniors include East Martello and Castle Grove rivalries with finals March 13. Juniors divisions list matchups across Onslow, Scotch Grove, and Wyoming corridors with semi finals on March 17.
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Dave Hammond
Martello Boys
Jackson Beavers
Fairview Thunderbolts
Lovell Lions
Prairie Panthers
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Oxford Livewires
Olin Hawkeyes
Wyoming Pioneers
Richland Boys
Hale Wapsie Boys
Martelle Boys
Lowell Lions
Wayne Eagles
Castle Grove
Royal Rangers
Wayne Wranglers
Aquin Falls 54 53 to Xavier in District Round
Xavier of Dyersville edged Aquin of Cascade 54 to 53 in the district tournament opener. Free throws decided the game with Xavier 20 of 30 and Aquin 15 of 22, marking Xavier’s third win over Aquin this season. Cascade finished with 13 9.
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Aquin
Cascade
Xavier
Dyersville
Food distributions reach over seventeen thousand pounds in county
Jones county welfare report shows 17 051 pounds of surplus commodities distributed to 497 individuals in 143 families as public assistance. An additional 510 people in 121 families received other aid, totaling 1 229 individuals in 332 families on the certified list. Of these, 222 people in 68 families did not receive aid. Food staff tracked pounds of meat butter milk lard beans rice corn meal flour dry eggs cereal peanut butter cheese and more.
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Jones County
Nellie Rummell
Church World Service blanket drive set for Sunday
The Jones county continuing clothing committee sponsors a blanket and quarter program emphasis in local churches Sunday March 11. A collection center will be at First Presbyterian Church in Monti cello for donations of blankets quilts comforters and afghans with a quarter included to cover shipping costs.
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Church World Service
Jones County
Panthers Fall to Iowa City in District Tourney
The Panthers end the season with 9 wins and 11 losses after a 77 to 53 setback to Iowa City in district tournament play Saturday evening in Iowa City. Husmann led with 15 points, Behrends added 10 as the Panthers trailed from the opening quarter.
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Panthers
Iowa City
Tme
Larry Husmann
Bob Behrends
Oxford Jct Bows Out In Last Tourney Game
Oxford Jct bowed out of the tournament with a 71-54 loss to Lowden in a sectional game at Lowden. David Olson led the losers with 18 points. The team earlier beat Lisbon 34-30 with Ken Burda scoring 14, then edged Wheatland 59-58 as Dave Olson hit a final two second basket and Burda led with 17.
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Oxford Jct
Lowden
David Olson
Lisbon
Ken Burda
Wheatland
Dave Olson
O. J
Firemen Hold Annual Dinner Honors Six Veterans
The Mont cello fire department held its annual dinner at the American Legion hall with 64 attendees. Fire chief Gilbert Hearn led the event as master of ceremonies and presented ten year service certificates and engraved lighters to Eggie Schoon Ray Freese Ramsey Stoneking Ray Marolf Sam Reyner and Leamon Scott, with wives receiving corsages and gifts. Ray Marolf received binoculars as a thank you for serving as fire chief last year.
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Montcello
American Legion Auxiliary
Ray Marolf
Department
Jones County Soil District to Elect Commissioner
Plans are nearly completed for the Jones county soil conservation district commissioner election on March 22. The winner will serve a six year term, replacing Irvin Sievers who is stepping down. Nominating petitions circulate for several local farmer candidates.
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Jones County Soil Conservation District
Irvin Sievers
Extension Services Farm Business
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Wyoming
Sievers
Soil Conservation District
Jones County
Easter Seal Campaign Opens in Jones County
The 1962 Easter Seal drive launches with mailings to every home in Jones County chaired by Nellie Rummell. The campaign runs through Easter Sunday April 22, urging residents to respond with orange seal letters and prepaid return envelopes. About 90 percent of Iowa funds stay in state to support local service, education and research programs.
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Nellie Rummell
Jones County
Iowa
Center Jct. Supper Guests and Community Notices
Center Junction hosted a Thursday night supper with the Hein and Reuter households and others. The Center Jct UPW invites all to World Day of Prayer at Scotch Grove church on Friday March 9 at 7 30 p.m. Local dinners and birthday observances are noted, with family visits and card games reported.
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Scotch
Harold Heidemann, Jr
Dairy Groups to Meet in Anamosa March 15
The joint meeting of the Jones Co-op Dairy Herd Improvement Assn and the Jones Linn Artificial Breeding Assn will be held Thursday March 15 at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa. A free pancake and sausage dinner will be served. Lee Kolmer extension economist from Iowa State University Ames will speak.
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Jones Co-op Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
Jones-Linn Artificial Breeding Assn
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Lee Kolmer
Iowa State University
Ames
Vanourny Plans New John Deere Implement Building
Ed Vanourny announced a 70 by 114 foot building to house the John Deere implement store on highway 151 just south of Monti Bowl at the south edge of Monticello. Construction will start when weather permits. The metal and brick structure is estimated to cost 35000 dollars.
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John Deere Implement
Ed Vanourny
Highway 151
Monti Bowl
Monticello
Vanourny
Birthday dinners honor grandchildren and local families
A series of social events is reported including birthday dinners for David Lasack and Valerie Hartwig with Cedar Rapids and Anamosa connections. Guests from multiple towns gathered for celebrations as relatives including Darrow, Kell, Swenson, and Rohwedder joined in. The piece notes moves and a local teacher, Ervin Andreesen, relocating to teach nearby.
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Louie Hartwig
David Lasack
Joe Lasack
Donnie
Bobby
Jo Ann Hartwig
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Thomson
Valerie
Donna Krutzfield
Fred Hefflefinger
John Thomsen
Verda Thomsen
Jack Scott
3Ettendorf
Darrow
William Kell
Paul Groth
Helen’ Groth
Alan Groth
Michael Swenson
Don Peck
Des Moines
Henry Klatt
Sybil
Clarence
Alan Rohwedder
Ervin Andreesen
Albert Lea
Minn
Andreesen
Buck Creek Notes Amid Weather and Family News
Memorial Hospital in Manchester lists Mrs. Paul Gearhart under observation. Leonard Thompson travels from Cedar Rapids to Downey California after his mother’s illness and death. Local families relocate during March as J B Walden moves from Marion and Laverne Saber shifts east of Hopkinton. Buck Creek fish fry planned for March 16 with baked goods sale to fund electric roasters.
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Buck Creek
Paul Gearhart
Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Leonard Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Downey
Calif
Clarke Thompson
Bernice
Bill Medulan
U.S.M
California
Dean Carr
Gayle
David Broadrich
Clinton
Clell Moulton
Darwin Green
Todd E
Cedar Rpids
Paul Green
Marie Bacon
Walter Westhoff
Pat
al Westhoff
Petersburg
Gordon Smith
Edward Olmstead
Carmen Locke
Patty Wilson
Patty
Laverne Roberg
Paul
Coralville
Freeman Smith
Mamie Roberg
Anamosa
Ezra Aldrich
J. B. Walden
Marion
Joe Falconers
Volga
Laverne Saber
Hopkinton
Zumbach Farm
Cliff Willard
Dale Mangold
Arlington
Ratcliff
Dean Dufoe
Center Point
Frances Sperfslage
Edgewood
Lew Keith
Keith
Carl Whittemore
McDonald Hospital
St. Lukes Hospital
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Johnson's Millers
Dick's Electric
North Side Tavern
Peterson's Feed
Shaffer's Clothing
W.F.W
Monti State Bank
H.1.g
George Hines
H.I
H.T.G
H.T.S. Shaffer's
Goettsch
Hollywood Inn
Meier Farm Service
Monti Machine Shop
Faust
Jones Co. Farm Bar
Bleadorn Masonry
Franklin Euipment
H.sg
Jim Bender
Long's Royal Blue
HLLS
Charlie Kissick
Jones County Oil
Meier Farm
H.T.S
Monty Cre
Bader’s Masonry Moonlite League
Seehusen Oil
Energy
H.L.G
Charles Kisick
Shomont’s
H.ls
Leo Knockel
H.T.G. Franlin
Dr. Pepper
Franklin Equipment
Jacque
Twilight League Cuckler
Hargrave’s
Auto Wreckers
Murray's
Phillips
H.lg
Helen Bader
Kathryn Norris
Jones Co. Oil
Robinson’s Dairy
A.C
Bank
Western Auto
Holmes Sinclair
Lorene Eilers
Mont Bowl
Anna Dettbarn
McNeill's
Stoner's Pile
Al's Tap
Great Plains
Carl's
LaVern Nosbish
Dean Zirkelbach
S&s
Nick Nosbish
Frank’s Blanks
H.T.S. Frank
Blanks
Church Group
GEHL
Freese Motor Company
Husmann Greenawald
Plueger Behrends
Long Holmes Specht Balster Tobiason
Soil District
Kenny Hofer
Prairiemoon Ballroom
Prairieburg
Douglas
Howard Lenox
Coggan
Rodney Wilson
Ralph Wilson
John Wilson
Wilson
Merlyn Lange
Gary
Ricky
Eugene Flannagan
Speed Queen Age Wsky
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Lowa
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