4-H Cage Tournament Sets Finals Date in Monticello
Jones county 4-H basketball tourney runs March 27 29 and 30 and April 1 with junior and senior divisions. Finals are April 1 at 7 p.m. in Central school gym Monticello.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1965
Page
4
Jones county 4-H basketball tourney runs March 27 29 and 30 and April 1 with junior and senior divisions. Finals are April 1 at 7 p.m. in Central school gym Monticello.
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Monticello residents win hourly prizes as James Nelson reveals winners during the 25th anniversary celebration at Nelson's Jewelry. Pearl guessing contest yields five prizes with items including wrist watches and carving sets for top finishers from Hopkinton Monticello Scotch Grove and Prairieburg residents.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. announced further rate cuts for long distance calls within Iowa. The Iowa State Commerce Commission requested the reduction and asked it mirror the reductions that took effect February 1 this year on interstate long distance calls.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co vice president and general manager T S Nurnberger said revised long distance rates will be filed with the commission March 31 to take effect May 1. A previous September 1964 long distance rate cut within Iowa was noted.
Charles Robinson, a lifelong Jones County resident, is celebrated by Bud McNeill on his 7th birthday for nearly 55 years of service at McNeill Hardware in Monticello. He remains active, working half days.
The Monti Bowl Mixed Doubles event enters week three with over 50 entries. Leaders are Helen Hemmer and Rex Rickels of Monticello with 1208 series, Delores Rupp and Bud Gatena of Dubuque at 1188, Gatena 650 scratch. Third place in 1153 features Anna Dettbarn Hopkinton and Don Wagner Dubuque.
The Iowa State Highway Commission will include the 6.3 mile Anamosa by pass paving in the March 31 letting. The relocation runs from highway 64 south of Anamosa to present highway 151 northeast of Anamosa and will use asphaltic concrete pavement. Grading and culvert work were completed last year, with paving slated for completion this summer.
Mr and Mrs Glen Harris and family of Manchester were dinner guests of Mrs Nora Harris and sons. Glen Harris now works as assistant manager at Schultz Bros store in Manchester. Mr and Mrs Glen Smith of Manchester visited the Robert Burns and Lloyd Burdick homes. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Winch of Three Lakes Wis stayed with Wayne Thompson on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Marvin Rickels and…
Former resident Col Donald L Howie MC appointed deputy commander of the U S Army Medical Research and Development Command and to lead the plans programs and funds division. A Monticello native and Iowa graduate, Howie has served since 1962 with multiple assignments in the Far East Europe and the United States. He is married to Lucile Stange and they reside in Silver Spring Maryland with four children.
Saturday evening at the Gale Catlett home in Center Junction a family birthday was honored. Sunday callers included Hiller N. Smith and Cletus of Worthington at the Lloyd Burdick and John P. Smith home. Dubuque visitors Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gibbs dined with their daughter’s family, joined by Vicki Gibbs from the University of Dubuque. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Neve of Vinton and Mrs. Joseph Bakken of Joyce. The Ouversons moved from Garner to the Eike residence near Hopkinton as Jay Ouverson becomes technician for Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeders Assn. in the area.
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