Monticello High 63 Boys Start Track Turns From Scratch
Coach Roy Moore faces a lack of experienced material as 63 boys report for Monticello High track and baseball. Only two lettermen return, with 45 students total and 11 freshmen. Trials and indoor workouts will determine event fits for sprinters, distance runners, jumping and throwing.
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Monticello High
Roy Moore
Willis Fairbanks
Russ Jamieson
Glenn Gerdes
Carl Eiben
Mark Rodman
Laverne Behrends
Moore
Iowa
Iowa City
Mechanicsville
Joubuque
Marion
University High
21 Boys Vying For Berths on Fuller's Baseball Sluggers
Twenty one players compete for spots on Monticello High School's Fuller baseball team as Coach Kenneth Fuller resumes leadership after a successful previous season. Spring drills, chalk talks, and early outdoor practices mark the preparation, with infield and pitching gaps to fill and several pitchers already getting focused coaching.
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Fuller
Kenneth Fuller
Monticello High School
Field
Hosford
Richardson
Schweitzer
Bob Moncrief
Bob Stiebels
Dewain Rynerson
Gilbert Ireland
Mark Rodman
Liddy
Bender
Bader
Siebels
Moncrief
Rodman
Rynerson
Ireland
Schoon
Maire
Schneider
Fitzsimmons
M. Schoon
Collins
McQuillan
Holub
Schrader
Schuetz
Robertson
Messerli
Frank
Jones County Girls Fall in State Tourney and Local Meet
Three Jones county teams were defeated in tournaments last week. Olin high school girls lost to Wellsburg 41 28 in the quarterfinals of the state tourney. Anamosa, class A district representative at Cedar Rapids, fell to Roosevelt 34 16. Oxford Junction, class B sectional representatives, were beaten by Keystone 37 20.
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Jones County
Olin High
Wellsburg
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Oxford Junction
Keystone
Local DeMolay Cagers To Meet Waterloo In Local Gym
The DeMolay basketball team hosts Waterloo on the high school floor Saturday at 8 p.m. Coached by Bud Bone the lineup features Glenn Lambert and Sidney Schweitzer at forwards Don Schoon at center with Vic Richardson and Royal Rodman at guard. The club aims for Cedar Falls state tournament March 30 31 and April 1.
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Waterloo
Bud Bone
Minotaur
Bone
Glenn Lambert
Dubuque
Sidney Schweitzer
Lambert
Schweitzer
Don Schoon
Vic Richardson
Royal Rodman
Mark Rodman
Paul Bender
Fron Onslow
Cedar Falls
Cornell College Honors Freshmen in Football Numerals
Freshman football numerals were awarded this week at Cornell College. Charles Field, son of Mrs. Louise Field, and Clarence Hosford, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hosford of Castle Grove township, were among those honored.
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Cornell College
Charles Field
Louise Field
Clarence Hosford
S. M. Hosford
Castle Grove Township
Ray Coyle Wins Award at Cedar Rapids District Meet
Ray Coyle an employee of Marugo's Conoco station won top honors at a district Continental Oil meeting in Cedar Rapids. He achieved the highest rating in judging several advertisements that appeared in magazines and newspapers. His award included a Conoco belt buckle a watch chain and a tie clip.
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Ray Coyle
Marugo
Conoco
Continental
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Calf Club Boy Honored by Holstein-Friesian Association
Richard B. Cartano son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cartano received a certificate of merit from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America for satisfactory calf club work He is the 52381st member of the junior association registration and transfer of his Pedj Brees Holsteins will proceed as for adults
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Richard B. Cartano
Wilbur Cartano
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Pedj- Brees
Annual Meeting of Monticello Country Club Tonight
The Monticello Country Club members meet tonight March 16 in the Jones county fair board office on the second floor of the old Jones County Trust and Savings Bank building. Members are urged to attend to help plan the coming season. Know your home town reader of The Express.
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Monticello Country Club
Jones County Fair Board
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Floating Gardens of Mexico City Indians Built Moving Islands
An old horticulture article describes a pre-Spanish tribe in Mexico who settled on lake islands crafted from plaited sticks and vines. They created mobile yet anchored floating gardens with earth layers, growing trees and crops to form a living civilization.
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Babylon
Mexico City
Mexico
Strip Mining of Coal Is Common in Some Sections
Strip mining is described as a widespread method in parts of the United States. It uses surface mining to remove overburden and access coal seams. high equipment costs and labor efficiency drive profitability. Proper gear allows extraction at shallow depths and variable vein richness influences scope.
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Toe
Hint
Cval
Sacred Heart Wins First Round of Dubuque Diocese Tourney
The Sacred Heart girls basketball team defeated Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids 22 to 20 in the tournament opener at Dubuque. They advance to face St. Columbkille’s of Dubuque tonight as part of the round one outcomes.
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Sacred Heart
Dubuque
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
St. Columbkille’s
St. Joseph's of
Peosia
Monticello
Dorothy Corcoran
Monte
Immaculate Conception of
Japan
Anton Stradivarius
Washington Post
Famous Steamer Robert E Lee Ruined in Race
The Robert E Lee the Mississippi river’s famed vessel was damaged in a race with the Natchez June 31 to July 4 1870. It needed overhauling at Mounds IL before returning to service from New Orleans to Vicksburg. The Natchez later served lower river trade until dismantled. The Lee sank December 21 1870 opposite Natchez MS after a collision with the Potomac. The ship was raised, repaired and remained in service until 1876 when dismantled in Louisville.
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Mississippi River
Marine Ways
Mounds
New Orleans
Vicksburg
St. Louis
United States Steamboat Inspectors
Memphis
Lee
Natchez
Miss
Joe Curtis
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Potomac
Louisville
Wiire
Uncle Origin Tied to Pawnshop Hooks and Odds
A Pearson's London Weekly note explains that the term uncle in reference to a pawnbroker stems from uncus the Latin for hook used to lift items. Students popularized the word, it evolved to Uncle, and later slang like up the spout emerged with the hook removed. The pawnshop emblem's brass balls symbolize two to one odds.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Swords and leaf mould and mastodons in brief notes
A fragment features praise of Japanese swords and samurai ethics, notes on leaf mould improving soil texture and humus content, a comparison of mastodons to elephants with tusks seven to eight feet long, and a closing line about Express Want Ads delivering results.
Bancroft Bottling Works Aims for Big May Start
Bancroft Bottling Works in Monticello plans a major expansion in late May with peak output reaching 1 200 cases weekly. The plant bottles twelve flavors using cane sugar syrup and water, serving 20 nearby towns with over 100 customer stations and two delivery trucks.
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Bancroft Bottling Works
Monticello
Glenn Bancroft
Bancroft
Yeoman Hoag Factory Growth Stressed by Savvy Production
The Yeoman Hoag factory expands as 7 workers temper, grind, polish, assemble, and paint hoes and tools. New styles and dyes are developed with costly machinery, focusing on quality over cost. The plant began in 1933 in a founder’s basement and moved to Farley for stamping parts.
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Yeoman-Hoag
Fag Cry
Farley
Yeoman Hoag Factory Moves to New Monticello Home
The assembly work in Monticello outgrew the basement leading to a Hoag Duster company connection and the formation of a new corporation. The Yeoman Hoag factory relocated to its current site during the winter of 1935 36.
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Monticello
Hoag Duster Company
Yeoman-Hoag
Farmers Mutual Creamery Largest in 50 Mile Area
Historical notes show Farmers Mutual Creamery as the region’s largest dairy operation within a 50 mile radius. Key facts include past butterfat payments of $293,328.51, 1938 store sales of $88,926.70, and a 1920 butterfat price peak of 90 cents. The plant moved to a brick building in 1916 and expanded in 1918.
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Fred Lehman
Lehman
Leroy Morey
New York
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