Morley Girls and Anamosa Boys Champion Jr. Hi Tourney
In Martelle the Jones county junior basketball tournament crowned Morley as girls champion after a 44 to 24 win over Wyoming. Abbott led Morley with 21 points. In the boys final Anamosa edged Monti 43 to 41 led by Wessels with 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Anamosa
Martelle
Jones County
Wyoming
Abbott
Buchholtz
Monti
S Monti
Helgens
Matthiesen
Panthers
Wessels
Panthers at Semis But as Spectators
The Monticello Black Panthers, eliminated in the first round by Muscatine, attended the district class tournament semi finals as spectators. Coaches Cabalka and Shugart took about 30 players to watch Davenport and Muscatine perform, calling it a bonus treat for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers
Monticello
Monti
Muscatine Muskies
Leo Cabalka
Harold Shugart
Davenport
Muscatine
Cabalka
Cascade St Martins ousted by Elwood 78-57 in district cage
MT VERNON The Cascade St Martins Tigers fell to the Elwood Eagles 78 to 57 in the district class B tournament second round. Herkelman scored 24 and Wirth 23 for Elwood as Cascade struggled against the height edge and trailed all game. Ressler led St Martins with 18 while Elwood advanced to face Iowa City St Marys for the district title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Club
Elwood
MT. Vernon
Cascade St. Martins Tigers
Elwood Eagles
Cascade
Tigers
St. Martin's
Herkelman
T. Wirth
Iowa City St. Mary’s
Iowa
Iowa City
St. Martins
Reformatory Sentence for Youth on Morals Charge
Jones County cases report Donald Harrs of Monticello receiving six months in jail after pleading guilty to lascivious acts with a 16 year old girl. Also, Floyd Kepler, 17, Anamosa, gets one year in the Anamosa reformatory for auto theft without owner consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Donald Eugene Harrs
Floyd Eugene Kepler
Anamosa
Harms
Onslow Pinochle Club Hosts Tuesday Dessert Luncheon
Mrs. Fannie Hicks was hostess to the Onslow Pinochle Club Tuesday afternoon. A 1:30 dessert luncheon preceded card playing with prizes awarded to Mrs. Henry Moenk, Mrs. Jens Jensen, and Mrs. Dwain Norton.
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Onslow
Fannie Hicks
Henry Moenk
Jens Jensen
Dwain Norton
Royal Neighbors Meet Hosts Mrs Anna Holub
Mrs Anna Holub will host the Royal Neighbor members at their meeting on Monday evening March 12.
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Anna Holub
Local Social Gatherings and Illness Reported
Floyd Horton returns home from Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. Sunday dinner guests include Neal Paulsen Connie Vicki Janeal Mabel Paulsen Judi and Fannie Hicks at Harold Overholt home Clinton. Nearby visits feature Norton Beck Decious Bohler and Smith from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Marion. Oyster supper attended in Maquoketa. Liners from Van Horne and Center Junction visit. Patty Westphal ill with whooping cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Horton
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Neal Paulsen
Connie
Vicki
Janeal
Mabel Paulsen
Judi
Fannie Hicks
Harold Overholt
Clinton
Dwain Norton
Paul Beck
Darrell
Anamosa
Susan Decious
Marion
Ray Bohler
Ed Smith
Maquoketa
Lonnie Ripperton
van Horne
C. M
Center Junction
Walter Holtz
Patty Westphal
Harold Westphal
Carolina experts tour Monticello and Olin Farms
A three-person South Carolina beef specialist group toured Jones county feed lots with Joe Legg on the delegation. The visitors from Clemson and Iowa State studied feed handling for beef cattle at Bert Ballou of Monticello and Delbert Garfft of Olin, with accompanying engineers and husbandry staff observing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ballou
Monticello
Delbert Garfft
Olin
South Carolina
Jones County
Joe Legg
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau Meeting Postponed
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau meeting scheduled for March is postponed one week to March 20 at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Naylor. Special speaker Robert Patten from Monticello will present films. Attendees are asked to note the new day and time to avoid Lenten service conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Ex press Area Girls Earn All State Cage Honors
Four court queens from the Ex press area named to the Iowa Daily Press Association 1956 all state girls basketball honor roll. Susan Staner ward Monticello Sacred Heart Rosalee Holmes guard Monti Sacred Heart Delores Osterkamp guard Martelle and Margo Ruhl forward Morley. No area girls on the all state four, selections based on season work by 1,900 officials coaches and sports writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Iowa Daily Press Association
Susan Staner
Monticello Sacred Heart
Rosalee Holmes
Monti
Garrison
Soil and Water Conservation Meeting Held
Leaders of Jones county soil and water conservation met in Anamosa on March 9 to review the 1956 government cost sharing program and to make recommendations for the 1957 program. The gathering included ASC committee members, soil district commissioners, and county representatives from the Soil Conservation, Extension, Farmers Home, and Forest services. Recommendations will go to the Town USC office for state-wide consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
A.S.C
Richard Hartwig
Dinner Honors Helen Harford at retirement event
Helen Harford chief operator at Northwestern Bell in Monticello was guest of honor at a retirement dinner Feb 28 at Rainbow Inn Anamosa. She served 30 years with the company and received a gift certificate and life membership plaque from Telephone Pioneers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Helen) Harford
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Monticello
Rainbow Inn
Anamosa
Harford
Telephone Company
Tom Hamilton
Telephone Pioneers of America
Roy Rook
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Rook
Irene Marousek
Don Mudeett
Martina Lawrence
Ethel Card
Marion
Norman Plath
Gus Arneson
Davenport
Lawrence Leytem
Bill Dorgeloh
Hank Caspers
Francis Brady
Bill Brett
Delhi
Vic Schemmel
North Liberty
Roger Gordon
Martello
Carol Harford
Decatur
Ill
Gene Lawrence
Ann Schrader
Jean Hein
Jim Ashby
Nick Clement
Howard Watters
June Hein
Monticello Dinner Guests Gather at Lumpa Home
Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lumpa included Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lumpa and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hobart and family, Donald Lumpa of Iowa City, and Miss Anita Barrett of Cedar Rapids.
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Monticello
Paul Lumpa
R. D. Lumpa
Howard Hobart
Donald Lumpa
Iowa City
Anita Barrett
Cedar Rapids
Farmers Union Session Tuesday in Anamosa
The Farmers Union in Anamosa will hold an organizational meeting on Tuesday March 13 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse community room to elect officers and plan county operations. Maurice O Reilly of Fort Dodge is slated to speak to the over 125 members.
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Anamosa
Farmer's Union
Harold Larson
Court House
Larson
Maurice O'Reilly
Farmers Union
Fort Dodge
Funeral Services Held for James S. Davis
Funeral services were held Saturday at St. Martins church Cascade for James S. Davis 88 retired Cascade farmer who died at Finley hospital Dubuque on Thursday March 8. Burial was in Calvary cemetery Cascade. He was born July 25 1868 in Cascade son of Robert and Ellen Mernena Davis. He attended Cascade schools and belonged to St Martins Rosary society. He is survived by nieces and nephews.
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Cascade
St. Martin’s Church
James S. Davis
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Calvary Cemetery
Mr. Davis
Robert
Ellen Mernena Davis
St. Martin's Rosary Society
Reformatory Inmate Found Dead in Cell
William Smith, 40, an inmate at the Anamosa men's reformatory, died Friday afternoon in his cell in the insane department. Coroner Howard Campbell ordered an autopsy. Sheriff Dreibelbis said a heart attack is believed, noting a guard spoke to Smith about five minutes before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
William Smith
Lewis Dreibelbis
Howard Campbell
Olin
Dreibelbis
Des Moines
Third Union Lenten Service Planned for March 14
The second of four Union Lenten services was held Wednesday at the Community building with Rev. W Russell Hunter preaching to about 200 attendees. The third service is set for March 14 with Rev. Sterling Baldwin delivering the sermon and Rev. Charles Ellett presiding.
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W. Russell Hunter
John Baumann
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Sterling Baldwin
Charles Ellett
Congregational Church
Union choir sings at services sponsored by four churches
The union choir performs at all services beginning at 8 p.m. The programs are sponsored by Presbyterian Methodist Evangelical and Reformed and Congregational churches. The public is invited to attend.
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Union Choir
Presbyterian
Methodist
Evangelical
Reformed
Congregational
Monti Man Arrested For Drunk Driving
Monticello resident John Ulrich Ambuehl, 68, was released on $550 bail in Anamosa court on a second offense drunken driving charge. He was arrested in March by Highway Patrolman Kenneth Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
John Ulrich
Ambuehl
Monticello
Warren Lawrence
Anamosa Justice of the Peace
Kenneth Carter
Ford Tractors Get Standard Power Steering
Freese Implement announces in the Express that power steering is now standard on all Ford tri cycle tractors. Manager Alva Freese says the linkage type unit reduces steering effort by 80 percent for easier control in rough fields and precision low crop work.
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Ford
Freese
The
Express
Alva Freese
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Eagles
Wayne Ressler
J. Martins
Robert de Wald
Fort Madison
William W. Simmons
Kepler
Morley Road
Mashe Harris
Anamosa Reformatory
Harris
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Irvin
Glenn
Leslie
Donald Leggett
Leggett
Leona B. Benhart
Oxford Junction
Robert C. Benhart
Benhart
Purina
F.O.B
Monticello, Iowa
Carolina
Monticello and
Olin Farms
Legg
Lewis Cato
John Wise
Clemson Agricultural College
Clemson, D. C
W. A. Jones
Clemson College
Gene Shore
Iowa State College
Ames
Tom Wickersham
S.H., Martello, Morley
Cage
Soil and Water Conservation Meeting
Helen Harford
America
Kuriger Bros
Greene Colonial
James Davis
Reformatory
S. E. Locher
Roy Miller
John Behn
Harold Wilcox
Jane Scott
A. P. Lambert
Locher
Union
Ford Tractor
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