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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1956
Page
4
Hopkinton Hawks beat Earlville 10 to 5 to secure a spot in the district opening games at Dyersville. Pitcher Chapman and Harris led the Hawks while Earlville’s J Wilson and Stovell started on the mound. Hopkinton led early with 2 runs in the first and third frames and added six in the sixth.
The Onslow athletic banquet in the high school gym awarded 20 letters for boys and girls basketball, cheerleaders, and a manager. Don Sulhoff of Cedar Rapids Gazette spoke. Coach Jerry Hoenschel presented awards to listed seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen, with Kay Chaplin and Robert Streeper among recipients.
A tentative date of June 3 was set for the annual children's fish derby at Swan Lake in the Monticello fairgrounds. The Monticello Conservation League announced the event at a Thursday meeting attended by 42 boys and some adults. The lake will be stocked and prizes awarded for fish caught.
MORLEY Wyoming arrived as sectional baseball champion here Friday afternoon with a rough one sided win over Martello final score 10 to 0 Usher the Wyoming hurler pitched a no hit no run game Bahnsen was the winning catcher Wyoming made its 10 runs on six hits and had no errors Martelle recorded seven errors Wyoming brought in three in the first one in the second and six in the fourth In the second round Morley and Martelle won to reach the finals.
League standings list Phillips 66 leading with 63 games and 33 losses over Hi Way Market 58 38 while other teams like Bank and Locker Plant trail. High individual game honors go to Stella Kephart 591 for Phillips 66 with multiple top scorers tied at 165 and 163. Iva Yeoman leads high series at 470 and Bank posts top team game 591 and series 1 661.
Buck Creek reports Mrs Pat Huber was taken to McDonald hospital Tuesday with strep throat and her mother Mrs Alfred Lahey entered the hospital Wednesday with the flu. Mrs Huber returned home Sunday noon and Mrs Lahey on Monday. Attending the Delaware Teachers banquet at Manchester high school gym Thursday evening were Mr and Mrs Orville Underwood, Mrs Roy Haynes, Mrs Miles Utley and Mervin Blanchard.
Mrs Ray Saunders hosted a birthday dinner Sunday with family members including Paul Saunders Robin of Wyoming Leo Saunders Bonnie Connie Matilda Warner John Saunders Jerry Michael Lyle Saunders Krista Craig and other relatives. Mrs Dolley attended.
A sprawling list of Sunday and weekend visits, dinners, and hospital news from Cedar Rapids area households. Guests include the Supple, Huber, Kehoe, Dufoe, Lange, and Vernimont families with numerous relatives visiting in Monticello, Delhi, Anamosa, and Coggan. Dorrance Porter hospitalized in Wadena with pneumonia. Barbara Tobiason and Luther League rally attendees noted.
The school board funds the library with 200 allocated yearly. A quarter goes to magazines, a quarter to vertical file materials and supplies, with the remainder for new books across elementary and high school. Key staff include Nancy McCorkle, Bette Bacon, Nancy Mardoff, Claudia King, Lora Ann Vernimont, Bridgann Kehoe, Joyce McVay, Sharon Kirkwood, Paul Huber, Lyle Offerman, Roy Rupe and Raymond Yankovic.
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