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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
4
The 1948 softball season begins next week with three opening games and practice this week. New bleachers and field improvements include a rubber plate and fresh bases on the lighted diamond east of the public school. First games at 7 30 and 8 30 pm with Friday as out of town night.
Monticello powered to 15 hits and a 15 3 win over Anamosa on the Anamosa diamond. Al Kolarik pitched five innings and Bob Hartwick finished, as Neal Edwards led with four hits and Don Wolfe added three. The game ended after six due to a 3 45 p.m. rule, with Decoration Day set for May 31 against Cedar Rapids John Beck Athletic Store.
The Maquoketa Valley baseball league sustains a protest by Monticello Boosters over the Dubuque Elks clash with an 8 to 7 score in favor of the protesting team. The disputed play led to the protest after the game completed at home base. Both teams have open schedules next Sunday, raising the possibility of a replay.
Helen L. Meyer of Monticello among 414 graduates to receive bachelor of arts at Drake University Des Moines May 31. Meyer, daughter of J F Meyer, teaches in Des Moines schools as Drake awards record class.
Castle Grove residents Elfriede Behrens Lucretia Fairbanks Albert Heiken and Eugene Oltmann joined the Monticello school graduating class last week. Local families visited, celebrated birthdays, and attended Monticello commencement. A Ladies Fellowship meeting is planned, and summer school ended as corn crops thrived with favorable weather.
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