4-H Cage Games Set Across Two Sites This Spring
The 4-H recreational basketball tournament runs March 23 24 26 and April 6 with junior and senior divisions. Readiness includes a slate of high school gyms featuring teams such as Wayne Master Farmers Olin Hawkeyes Prairie Panthers and more across Morley Castle Grove Monticello Wyoming and Oxford venues.
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Jerry Parsons
County Extension
Morley High School
Wayne Master Farmers
Olin Hawkeyes
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Prairie Panthers
Lovell Lions
Fairview Thunderbolts
Martello Boys
Wyoming High School
Wyoming Pioneers
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Hale Wapsie Boys
Jackson Beavers
Oxford “Livewires
Richland Wildcats
Washington Tigers
Onslow Agricolae
Monticello High School
A.m. Cass Center Hustlers
Castle Grove
Royal Rangers
Oxford Livewires
Monti Track Team Has 58 Men Reporting For Workouts
Track action underway as six lettermen join nearly fifty eight athletes under Coach Harold Shugart. Returning leaders include Bob Adamson John Bohlken Clarence Meyer Bob Morey Tom Null and Ken Wirtner with others like Lynn Baldwin Galen Kuper Maynard Lang John Morning and Tom Rhatigan among hopefuls. The squad roster lists George Bader Myron Carter Loren Dirks Bill Hacke Don Rickels John Behn and many more.
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Harold Shugart
Letterman
Keith Clark
Bob Adamson
John Bohlken
Clarence Meyer
Bob Morey
Tom Null
Ken Wirtner
Lynn Baldwin
Galen Kuper
Maynard Lang
John Morning
Tom Rhatigan
Dean Rickels
Dean Helgens
Bill Meyer
Bill Vesey
George Bader
Myron Carter
Loren Dirks
Bill Hacke
Don Rickels
John Behn
Bob Benson
Neil Bleadorn
Stanley Chadwell
Howard Hall
Tom Holmes
Roger McMurrin
Bill Martin
Bill Merritt
Gary Poock
Marvin Ricklefs
Ed Zimmerman
Jerry Bronemann
Coach at Anamosa Quits After 2 Years
Anamosa supervisor Elmer Johnson announced the resignation of Ted Lawrence, the head basketball mentor and sophomore football coach who also teaches biology. Lawrence, with a master’s from the University of Southern Illinois and a bachelor’s from Town Wesleyan College, leaves after two years with no stated plans and no successor named.
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Anamosa
Ted Lawrence
Elmer Johnson
Lawrence
Anamosa School
University of Southern Ilinois
Town Wesleyan College
Johnson
Monticello Junior High Cagers End Season With 9 Wins, 3 Losses
Monticello's junior Panthers finished the season with a 9 win 3 loss record led by Coach Bob Reed. Seventh graders went 7 2 in regular play while eighth graders posted 9 3 overall including tournament wins over Dubuque Manchester Center Junction Coggan and a 43 41 Jones county final against Anamosa.
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Monticello Junior High
Monticello
Bob Reed
Little
Jones County
Martello
Moniti
Panther Kittens
Dubuque
Manchester
Center Junction
Coggan
Morley
Anamosa
Reed
Dick Wilson
Larry Goettsch
Dave Stead
Bob Mettler
John Maurice
Doug Himes
Jack Ross
Ronnie Meyer
Jim Helgens
Robert Matthiessen
Collin Ponder
Steve Poock
Bruce Stumbaugh
Carlyle Wacker
Allan White
Joe Mullen
Richard Marugg
John Baty
Larry Scott
Denny Smith
Doug Bushnell
Danny Prewitt
Schmidt Bros Outfits Raps Norway 77 63 In Monti Gym
Monticello independent basketball team closed its season with a 77 63 win over Norway in Monti gym. Jack Schmidt led scoring with 17 points while Norway's Wesseling topped the visitors with 18. The team is sponsored by Schmidt Bros service station.
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Schmidt Bros. Outfit
Norway
Monticello
Monti
Jack Schmidt
Wesseling
Schmidt Bros
Cabalka Wins Resort Outing From Predictive Contest
Monticello high school coach Leo Cabalka was among eight winners in Tait Cummins' contest on WMT-TV based on the boys' state basketball results. He predicted Iowa City St. Mary's 69 53, one point off the actual 69 54, earning a free cabin and boat for his family for a June week at a Hackensack Minnesota area resort.
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Leo Cabalka
Monticello High School
Tait Cummins
Wmt-Tv
Cabalka
Iowa City St. Mary's
Hackensack, Minn
Sacred Heart Hosts Ninth Grade Invitational Tourney
The Monticello Sacred Heart junior high girls host a nine annual invitational tournament in the Sacred Heart gym with seven area teams plus Monticello. First round games Wednesday included Morley vs Buck Creek Colesburg vs Greeley Delhi vs Oxford Junction Sacred Heart vs Cascade St Marys. Semi finals Thursday at 7 p.m. Final Saturday with a 7 p.m. consolation and 8 p.m. championship. Admission 50 cents for adults.
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Monticello Sacred Heart
Bob Mullen
Sacred Heart
Monti Sacred Heart
Morley
Buck Creek
Colesburg
Greeley
Delhi
Oxford Junction
Cascade St. Mary’s
Jones County 4-H Plans Camp and Crop Show
Jones county 4-H announces two summer activities. A younger boys two day camp will be held at the Great Jones county fairgrounds in Monticello for under 14s. An older three day camp near Scotch Grove runs the first week of August. A county crop show is planned for October to display members projects with possible judging and a short program.
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Jones County
Jerry Parsons
County Extension
Parsons
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Monti track schedule outlines March to May meets
Coach Harald Shugart lists tentative Monti track dates. An intra squad meet is set for March 28 at Monti followed by a home meet with Anamosa and Independence on April 5. The schedule also includes Cornell Relays at Mt Vernon April 14 and a May 11 district meet, May 15 conference at Marion and May 26 state meet with several open dates to fill.
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Monticello
Harald Shugart
Shugart
Monti
Anamosa
Independence
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Cornell Relays
Maquoketa
Manchester
Tipton
4-H News Jackson 4-H Club Plans Bake Sale
Jackson Wise Owls meet March 12 at Antioch to plan a bake sale for March 31 in Anamosa. Twenty members answered roll call with My Favorite Salad. Sharon Graf spoke on Make Your Hair a Halo and Janice Mey ers on Ways of Serving Vegetables. Judy Lubben and Mary Lee Edwards demonstrated Simple First Aid. Mrs Edwards screened The Trick of Yeast Rolls and Coffee Cake. Kathy May and Jeanette Andresen hosted.
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Jackson Wise
Antioch
Anamosa
Sharon Graf
Janice Meyers
Judy Lubben
Mary Lee Edwards
Mrs. Edwards
Kathy May
Jeanette Andresen
Prairie Panthers Hold Regular Meeting in Prairieburg
The Prairie Panthers met March 13 at St. Josephs hall Prairieburg. Vice president Marcus Lawrence led the session with 17 members present. New members Joe Fleming Kurt Moser and Dennis Russell joined. Members voted to donate $7 to the SELY.E. fund. John Nagel and Jim Arduser were chosen to attend the county recreation leaders party. Bill Beckman demonstrated a Handy Bench Lamp.
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Prairie Panthers
St. Joseph's Hall
Prairieburg
Marcus Lawrence
Joe Fleming
Kurt Moser
Dennis Russell
Sely.e. Fund
John Nagel
Jim Arduser
Bill Beckman
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers Hold March Meeting
The regular meeting at Nile Husman’s home on March 12 drew nineteen members. A committee planned a Monticello community dance, a $5 donation to the I F Y E fund was approved, and talks covered weeds, stump control with chemicals, and rat control demos. County extension director Joe Legg discussed seed varieties as a film titled Rain Maker was shown.
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Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Nile Husman
Rell
Monticello
I.F.Y.E. Fund
Tom Streets
Tom Doll
Gary Jansen
Joe Legg
Livewire Lassies Raise Funds at Oxford Meeting
At the March 10 Oxford Livewire Lassies gathering nineteen members five mothers and two leaders attended. They handed out Easter seals to sell with proceeds aiding crippled children. New business included inviting Massachusetts Youth Exchangees and funding road signs for Jones County and a 4-H greeting. Reports covered the mentally retarded program and a local educational trip. Leaders and the president expressed thanks for heart fund drive cooperation. Julie Mizaur demonstrated milk desserts. Sandy Schoop Nancy Mershon and others led cooking demonstrations.
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Oxford
Julie Mizaur
Sandy Schoop
Nancy Mershon
Judy Hodgden
Bonnie Benhart
White Oak Grove elects Ralph Willimack as director
At the White Oak Grove school district annual meeting Ralph Willimack was elected director for a three year term. Other notes mention attendees at the Republican county convention in Ana mesa and various local family events and illnesses.
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St. Peter's Church
Temple Hill
Aoll Topping
Donald
Dennis
Tommy
George Topping
Mary Jo McElmeel
James Moran
Rhatigan Elected President of Sigma Nu at Coe College
James Rhatigan of Monticello has been elected president of the Sigma Nu social fraternity at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. A junior, he is a Monticello High School graduate of 1953, son of Mr and Mrs I J Rhatigan.
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James Rhatigan
I. J. Rhatigan
Monticello
Sigma Nu
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Rhatigan
Monticello High School
Handicapped Children Benefit Drive Totals Rise in Monticello
About 435 dollars was collected for the Jones County Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Monticello. The county campaign raises were boosted by a porchlight drive by the local Business and Professional Women's club and a fish fry sponsored by the Community Conservation league. Funds support wheelchairs, walkers, dental work and glasses for crippled or handicapped residents.
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Monticello
Jones County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Lavern Lambert
John H. Fraser
Howard Hicks
Mrs Lynn Molford Weekend Visit To Cedar Falls
Mrs Lynn Molford of Cedar Falls spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Hei Schoon. Her husband and son joined on Sunday and she returned home with them.
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Monticello
Lynn Molford
Cedar Falls
Hei Schoon
Five Monticello Seniors Tested for Merit Scholarships Tuesday
Five Monticello High School seniors join 27 students from area schools taking merit scholarship tests at Monticello High School on Tuesday March 27. Tests will be conducted by Dr. Esther Hult of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls for college scholarships to state schools.
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Monticello High School
Vance Stead
Esther Hult
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Stead
Monticello
Elaine Appleby
Judy Hollar
Marlene Egger
Iowa State College
Dale Volkman
Bob Morey
Dubuque
Class Tours Reformatory Visit by Iowa Students
Four men from an Iowa State college criminology class toured the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa last week as part of an educational program. They observed daily routines and discussed inmate rehabilitation with staff.
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Anamosa
Iowa State College
Four Students Study At State Penitentiary Tour
The group of four students Harold Vay Dave Smith Loren Braught and Gene Matthews toured a state penitentiary March 12 13 under instructor Dr H A Lunden and warden Ray Purcell. They observed the institution and later reported back on operations and proposed changes after visiting Fort Madison.
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H. A. Lunden
Harold Vay
Dave Smith
Loren Braught
Gene Matthews
Ray Purcell
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Purcell
Mail Carrier Paul Putnam Receives 25 Year Safe Driving Award
Montezuma based rural mail carrier Paul Putnam, with a 34 year career, reports handling more than 10 million pieces of mail and driving over 600000 miles. His middle name is Reve re.
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Montezuma
Paul Putnam
Putnam
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Kyle Alden
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