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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1955

Page

4

Wyoming Boys Win Second Straight Over Onslow

The Wyoming boys defeated Onslow 78 to 69 in a season second win led by John Balvisen with 22 points and Merria Usher with 20 while Onslow’s Matt Townsend scored 22. The Wyoming girls won their first game 1848 with Mary Jo Ehlers 28 and Janet Carstensen 20 as Alice Supple led Onslow with 25.

Onslow Wyoming Sacred Earth Monticello Sacred Heart John Balvisen Merria Usher Matt Townsend Onslow Boys Mary Jo Ehlers Janet Carstensen Ehlers Carstensen Alice Supple

St Mary's Narrowly Defeats Hopkinton 29 27

Hopkinton led 15-9 at the half before St Mary's surged to tie 18-18 by the end of the third quarter and pull ahead for a two point win. Grace Strong topped St Mary's with 13 points while Rosemary Payne also scored 13 for Hopkinton.

Hopkinton Caseer i. Mary’s Furn St. Mary's Grace Strong Cascade Rosemary Payne St. Mary’s

Cascade Backs Return to Independent Basketball Ranks

Cascade will join the Hawkeye Basketball league announced by Paul Neijers. Other teams listed include Bankston Holy Cross Farley Earlville New Vienna Luxemburg Dyersville Peosta Epworth with a target of ten teams. Guttenberg shows interest but may proceed with nine teams.

Cascade Paul Neijers Hawkeye Basketball League Bankston Holy Cross Farley Earlville New Vienna-Luxemburg Dyersville Peosia Epworth Guttenberg

Local League Names Officers and Schedule Details

Guttenberg declines to join while Tom Jenk of Dyersville leads as president and Harry Trenkamp of Luxemburg serves as secretary treasurer. The league opens November 16 and ends by early February with one league game weekly and a set roster. non league games may be scheduled.

Guttenberg Tom Jenk Dyersville Harry Trenkamp Luxemburg Temms

Mechanicsville dominant in wins over Morley teams

Brown scores 39 as Morley girls fall 88 to 43 in a Friday hoops game. Mechanicsville boys win 53 to 39. Morley and Mechanicsville open with wins against Viola. girls led 12 to 0 at quarter one and trailed at half, while Albaugh and Stoneking paced Mechanicsville. Darrell Horn led Morley with 10 points.

Morley Brown Mechermsville Markey Mechanicsville Viola Mories Margo Ruel Carol Greenuwald Mechanicsville Boys Albaugh Stoneking Darrell Horn Dick Blake

Shellsburg Defeats Martelle in Girls and Boys Games

Shellsburg girls win 67 57 behind 42 points by Jeanette Clausen as Martelle suffers second straight loss. Shellsburg boys overpower Martelle 54 35 with Martelle led by K Armstrong 22 points and Terry Evans 11. Martyn White adds 15 for Shellsburg.

Martelle Shellsburg Jeanette Clausen K. Armstrong Terry Evans Martyn White

St Martins Reshapes Roster As 10 Return For Season

Ten players return from last year’s St. Martin squad including Tom and Donald Dolphin John Henry Morris Krocker Donald Menster Gerald McDermott Mike O She a Wayne Ressler and Dan Stokesberry Newcomers to the squad are Tony Bahl John Burds James Goetzinger Ken Kauder James Kooh Leo Klostermann Dick Menster and Adrian Rowan Morris Klocker and Donald Menster are co captains of the boys team Anna Biseniis and Mary Kay Orr co captain the girls team The cage schedule lists games from November through February including home and away matches across several towns and the Diocesan Journey and girls tournaments.

St. Martin's Tom Donald Dolphin John Henry Morris Krocker Donald David Menster Gerald McDermott Mike O'Shea Wayne Ressler Dan Stokesberry Tony Bahl John Burds James Goetzinger Ken Kauder James Kooh Leo Klostermann Dick Menster Adrian Rowan Morris Klocker Donald Menster Anna Biseniis Mary Kay Orr St. Martin's Cage Lansing Holy Cross Lamotte Dyersville Bankston St. Patrick's Cedar Rapids New Vienna Bellevue Epworth St. Columbkille’s Dubuque St. Wenceslaus

Cage Calendar Friday results and upcoming boys games

Friday results include Wyoming 58 over Onslow 48 and Morley 39 over Mechanicsville 53 plus St Martin's 58 over Peosta 29 notable girls and boys scores. Tuesday’s schedule lists Monmouth at Morley Baldwin at Martelle Olin at Wyoming Onslow at Hopkinton Ryan at Buck Creek Sacred Heart at Delhi.

Epworth St. Mary's Town City Sacred Heart Monticello Lamotte Farley Towa City Eastern Iowa Wyoming Onslow Hopkinton Shellsburg Martelle St. Martin's Peosta Mechanicsville Morley

Bow Hunting Tips From Commission for Novice Archers

The Conservation Commission offers basic bow hunting guidance for beginners. Key points include selecting a 40–50 pound bow, choosing about 28 to 30 inch arrows, using field arrows for practice, frequent field shooting, and scouting the deer range with locals and officers.

The Conservation Commission

Women of County Farm Bureau Hold Workshop Session

Mrs Fll orner of Fipton spoke at the Jones County Farm Bureau annual workshop in Anamosa. The program covered Farm Bureau organization, changes after the divorce law, and roles of home economists and field men. Forty county women attended with full attendance in Castle Grove and Oxford townships.

Women of County Farm Bureau Jones County Fll.orner Fipton Sixth District Committee Iowa Fara Bueau Jones County Farm Burea Witner Farm Bureau Anamosa Lee Pointer Iowa City Milt Guosenbach Jones County Farm Bureau Extension Service Castle Grove Oxford Farm Bureau’ Women's Organization Floyd Hodgden Oxford Junction Leon Coleman Olin Max Specht Monticello Delmar King A. R. Embree Merle Meeks Martelle

Deer season dates set for 1955 in all counties

The 1955 bow and arrow deer season runs from October 29 to November 20 with daily hours 6 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All counties are open. The 1954 season saw LO deer killed by archers over a two day period.

District DHIA Meeting Set at Anamosa Nov. 16

Anamosa hosts a district Dairy Herd Improvement Association meeting November 16 for DHILA supervisors directors and county extension staff from Jones Benton Delaware Clinton Dubuque Jackson and Linn counties. Attendees include D.LHLA No. 2 officers George Slater John F. Sievers Frederick Decker Richard Hanken and Everett Phead.

Dhia Anamosa Lee F. Legg Dhila Jones, Benton Delaware Clinton Dubuque Jackson Linn Legg D.h.la Don Voelker Robert Fincham Floyd Arnold Iowa State College Jones County Lowell Underwood Oxford Junction Verlin Conley D.lhla George Slater Olin John F. Sievers Frederick Decker London Richard Hanken Monticello Everett Phead Center Junction

Local officers listed for D H LA No 2 chapter

Gene Sievers of Martelle serves as president John Lurkens of Martelle is vice president Robert Wahl of Monticello holds the secretary treasurer post Roger Romp and Henry Sievers of Martelle serve as directors The roster identifies key leaders and their hometowns for the organization.

D,h.la Gene Sievers Martelle John Lurkens Robert Wahl Monticello Roger Romp Henry Sievers

Anamosa Reformatory Hires Eleven New Guards

Warden Ray Purcell announced the hiring of eleven guards at the Anamosa Men’s Reformatory. Named hires include Lloyd Carter James Walsh Verlin Conlin Merwin Greeley Shelton Eastman Claude Husman Donald Wright Richard Lueck Lee Martin Conrad Monck and Edward Engelbart.

Anamosa Ray Purcell Lloyd Carter James A. Walsh Verlin V. Conlin Merwin L. Greeley Shelton P. Eastman Claude Husman Donald D. Wright Monticello Richard K. Lueck Olin Lee E. Martin Martette Conrad Monck Langworthy Edward B. Engelbart Amber

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