Monticello Panthers begin season with senior guards back
Monticello's varsity basketball team opened practice under Coach Dean Nelson with five senior letterwinners returning Lynn Baldwin Maynard Lang Gary Poock Tom Rhatigan and Dean Rickels leading a 1956 57 squad that aims for a strong season after last year's 11 12 overall and 5 9 WaMac record. The Panthers face changes in rules as the Iowa High School Athletic Association narrows the lane to 12 feet affecting free throws and rebounds. They will play four non conference games before WaMac play opening November 16 at home versus Central City.
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Monticello
Dean Nelson
Andy Anderson
Hank Andrew
Lynn Baldwin
Maynard Lang
Gary Poock
Tom Rhatigan
Dean Rickels
Lang
Panther
Nelson
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Central City
Panthers
DeWitt
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Tipton
Marion
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Vinton
Independence
Manchester
Rhatigan
Bill Vesey
Monticello Honors Undefeated 1956 WaMac Team at Banquet
Twenty six Monticello high school athletes from the 1956 WaMac football champions were feted at Poplar Heights. Attendees included Coach Dean Nelson and Supt. Boyd Shannon with speakers Robert Liddy and Shannon. Hosts were Tom Eden and wife funded by local professionals and merchants. An orchestra directed by Ray Stumbaugh provided dinner music.
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Monticello
Poplar Heights
Dean Nelson
Bob Reed
Andy Anderson
Henry Andrew
Boyd Shannon
Vance Stead
Robert Myers
Dean Carraway
Robert Liddy
Monticello High School
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Shannon
Tom Eden
Ray Stumbaugh
Plan to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whiting will be honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house next Sunday November 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Prairieburg Community Hall. They were married November 8 1906 in Westphalia Kansas and now live in Prairieburg. The Whitings will spend winter with daughter Mrs August Smith of Cedar Rapids. They have 11 children 23 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Prairieburg
Fred Whiting
Whiting
Jennie Warbasse
Westphalia
Kan
August Smith
Cedar Rapids
Whitings
Darrill Millard
Swisher
Wilma Murphy
LeRoy
Des Moines
Robert
Central City
F. H., Zubrod
Santa Clara
Calif
Randall Houts
Walker
Donald
Chicago
Jack
Dundee
Glen
Merle
Smith
American Legion Plans Annual Feather Party
The American Legion to hold its Feather Party on Wednesday and Thursday evenings November 14 and 15 at 7 30 p m in the Legion hall. Commander Hd Brokens says prizes will be dressed fowl such as turkeys ducks and chickens.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Hd Brokens
Sacred Heart Opens Season with Five Key Letter Winners
Sacred Heart announces 1956 57 season with five returning girls Linda Ferring Madonna Seehusen Joyce Morrissey Carol Oaken and Carol Heeren forming the nucleus for football. Other players listed for girls basketball include Betsy Barron Sharon Miller Patty Eilers Joyce Smith Ruth Manternach Kathy Murphy Mary Jane Manternach Linda Staner Janet Peters Sandra Hemmer Margaret Holmes Jean McDonald Jean Parker May Ella Gudenkamp and Carol Groter. Last season Sacred Heart girls won the Jones County league title and both county and sectional tournaments finishing 22 5. They also joined a jamboree at Bankston with St Marys Cascade Epworth Peosta and Holy Cross.
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Bob Munen
Sacred Heart
Linda Ferring
Madonna Seehusen
Joyce Morrissey
Carol Oaken
Carol Heeren
Betsy Barron
Sharon Miller
Patty Eilers
Joyce Smith
Ruth Manternach
Kathy Murphy
Mary Jane Manternach
Linda’ Staner
Janet Peters
Sandra Hemmer
Margaret Holmes
Jean McDonald
Express Correspondents Attend Annual Banquet
Correspondents of the Monticello Express held a banquet and business meeting Thursday evening at Poplar Heights. Attendees included Mrs. Shirley Newhard Anamosa Mrs. Herman Dolley Buck Creek Mrs. Ed Gross Cascade Mrs. Delmar King Castle Grove Mrs. Gladys McNeilly Center Junction Mrs. W A Hicks Onslow Mrs. Otto Koranda Oxford Junction Mrs. Elmer Heeren Sand Springs Esther Sinclair Scotch Grove and Mrs. Frank Jasper South Fork. Fred Tunks and Nancy Deischer led the meeting with Mrs. Tunks in attendance.
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Monticello Express
Poplar Heights
Shirley Newhard
Anamosa
Herman Dolley
Buck Creek
Ed Gross
Cascade
Delmar King
Castle Grove
Gladys McNeilly
Center Junction
W. A. Hicks
Onslow
Otto Koranda
Oxford Junction
Elmer Heeren
Sand Springs
Esther Sinclair
Scotch Grove
Frank Jasper
South Fork
Fred Tunks
Nancy Deischer
Express
Toyland Opening At Western Auto Store This Weekend
Dilton Copley owner announces opening days Friday and Saturday November 9 and 10 with free popcorn and balloons to attract shoppers. The Express invites readers to send news items.
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Toyland
Elven
Western Auto
Dilton Copley
Parochial School Basketball Schedule Highlights Local Matchups
Sacred Heart boys and girls open with Epworth on November 15 and list a full schedule against Epworth Wyoming Earlville St Joseph Bellvue St Marys Cascade Maynard Urbana Delhi Elwood Martelle Onslow St Martins Cascade Greeley and Morley with home games at 7 p.m. Girls are to tourney January 14-16 at Olin and the season features a 250 pound 16 point buck bow killed by Cletus Weipert of Lansing.
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Sacred Heart
Epworth
St. Martin's Vof Cascade
Cascade School
Wyoming
Earlville
St. Joseph Bellvue
St. Mary’s Cascade
Maynard
Olin
Greeley
St. Martin’s
Cascade
St. Mary’s
Dubuque
Martelle
Morley
Sacred Heart Boys Basketball Prepares With Limited Lettermen
Sacred Heart's 1956-57 roster features only two lettermen, Joe McAleer and Dave Westhoff, returning from a 18-5 squad that won the class B-2 Dubuque diocesan title. Five veterans graduated, including Jerry Heeren and Don Welter. Coach Bob Mullen and Rev. John Herzog lead practice ahead of the opener against Epworth on November 15.
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Joe McAleer
Dave Westhoff
Sacred Heart
Dubuque
Archdiocesan
Jerry Heeren
Tomaera
Don Welter
Jim Goedken
Dave Wilson
Mark Beckman
Rolland Husmann
Larry, Martinsen
Steve McAleer
Billy Beckman
Jerry Ridenour
Joe Simmons
Clarence Goedken
Bob
Mullen
Rev
John Herzog
Epworth
Services Held for Mrs Rose Less
Funeral services for Mrs Rose Less 75 will be at 9 30 am from Devaney Funeral home to St Marys church Cascade burial in the church cemetery She was born March 3 1881 Worthington daughter of Jacob and Margaret Reiter Married Michael Less Feb 8 1908 at St Pauls Worthington They lived near Cascade then retired in 1927 Member of Rosary Society Surviving Frank W Less Cascade a brother Howard Reiter Sr Cascade a sister Sister M Bernadotte Visitation Convent Dubuque and six grandchildren Her husband preceded her in death.
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Cascade
Devaney
St. Mary's Church
Rose Less
West Cascade
Leas
Worthington
Jacob
Margaret Hosch Reiter
Michael Less
St. Paul’s Church
Rosary Society
St. Mary's Parish
Frank W. Less
Howard Reiter
M. Bernadotte
Visitation Convent
Dubuque
Overheated Stove Sends Firemen to Home
The Monticello fire department responded to Pauline Hoffman’s home on Hast Second Street around noon Sunday after an oil stove overheated. Only minor damage resulted.
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Monticello
Pauline Hoffman
Hast Second Street
Onslow Opens Season With Dual Wins Over Delhi
Onslow hosts Wyoming Friday after opening the basketball season with a 49-21 boys win and a 56-28 girls victory over Delhi. For the boys, Streeper and Townsend each scored 10 points while McGrane led Delhi with 8. Ripperton netted 26 and Murphy 21 for the Onslow girls.
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Onslow
Delhi
Cuz
Monticello Man Indicted by Jury on Embezzlement Charge
John Luethye of Monticello was indicted by the Jones county grand jury on embezzlement by an agent for allegedly taking tools and equipment valued over 100 dollars from Bertrand Loop between March 1 and September 29, 1956. Bond set at 1,000 dollars remains in force.
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Anamosa
John Luethye
Monticello
Jones County
Bertrand Loop
Harlan Russell
Thelma Darrow
Virt
Harold Chris Ahrendsen
Robert Fairbanks
Bronemann Names 13 Winners To Take Final Football Contest
R S Bronemann of Monticello identified 18 winners but after two games were eliminated only 13 correct picks remained, earning $10. Harry Hanken of Monticello took second by missing four games. Third place tied among several entrants with several correct picks, noting Michigan over Iowa and other state teams.
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Bronemann
R. S. Bronemann
Monticello
Express
Purdue-Illinois
Vinton
Broviemangd
Anamosa
Marion
Kansas
Parsons
Upper Iowa
Harry Hanken
Hanken
Monmouth
Maynard Lang
Ronnie Bronemann
Paul Warner
Richard Hanssen
Bess Warner
Jean Dung
Harold Hunt
Oakdale
Ohio
Oklahoma
Manchester
Simpson
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Accident near Olin Injures Schroeder and son on bridge
Leslie Schroeder of Hale sustained facial injuries and was hospitalized after a car collision Saturday night with the Walnut Creek bridge at the south edge of Olin. His son Jimmy, a passenger, received minor injuries. Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis investigated the crash noting loss of control and damage to the vehicle and bridge handrail.
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Jones County
Leslie Schroeder
Hale
Walnut Creek
Olin
Public Health Council Meeting in Anamosa
Members of the Jones County Public Health council will meet at 1 30 p m today in the Farm Bureau building Anamosa with county medical doctors to discuss distributing questionnaires to farmers for the new Institute of Agricultural Medicine at the State University of Iowa The data will aid research on farm diseases.
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Public Health Council
Anamosa
Jones County Publi Health Council
Farm Bureau
Institute of Agricultural Medicine
State University of Iowa
Institute
Sunbeam Party to Mark Sunbeam Appliance Demonstrations
Rem Electric will sponsor a Sunbeam Party on Saturday November 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Owner Rudy Monk announced the event. A Sunbeam factory representative will be on hand to demonstrate Sunbeam appliances.
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Rem Electric
Rudy Monk
Monticello Senior Gary Poock Active in School and Church
Gary Poock, senior at Monticello public high school, is an honor student and National Honor Society member. He serves as band president and saxophonist, is active in student council Panther club M club and Camera club, and is chief photographer for the annual staff. He also attends First Presbyterian church and chairs Faith committee, with past vice presidency of Westminster Fellowship youth group and pursuing varsity basketball.
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Poock
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Fellowship
Monticello
Panther
Monticello Residents Visit Cedar Falls and Iowa City Figures
Sun day visitors included Mr and Mrs Alva Hinrichs and Mr and Mrs Hel Schoon in the Lyman Mulford home Cedar Falls Delores and Mariann Luckstedt visited their parents Raymond Luckstedt both nurses at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Sunday guests at Mrs Anne Petersen included Chris Petersen Gary Jody Cedar Rapids Tobe Hanken Harry Hanken Mrs Ernest Portewig and Rev F H Kehren at Town Michigan game in Iowa City Pvt T J Murphy returned to Camp Pendleton after a 10 day leave with parents The Murphys recently moved from Illinois to Monticello Rose Maire a senior at Iowa State Teachers College visited her parents Jack Maire dinner honored her husband birthday Merle Knight of Marion Olin Howie Sr Ray Adamis Robert Shipton and Rose Jackie Maire Winston Hamersly and Jim Gordonville Minn spent weekend with Charles Suett also at Cornell homecoming Mount Vernon They were joined by Mrs Brdahi Glenville Minn Saturday dinner guests and Sunday with Rendolph Steger near Worthington Des Moines attorney Steger visiting Tuesday
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Delores
Mariann Luckstedt
Raymond Luckstedt
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
T. J. Murphy
Tim Murphy
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Rose. Maire
Iowa State Teachers College
Jack Maire
Merle Knight
Marion
Olin Howie
Ray Adamis
Robert Shipton
Rose
Jackie Maire
Winston. Hamersly
Jim
Gordonville
Minn
Charles Suett
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Missionary to Speak at Monticello Nazarene Church
Rev. Leonard York, missionary to British Honduras, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Monticello Church of the Nazarene as part of a Iowa deputation. York and family return to the U S for furlough after years building missions in Punta Gorda and Belize.
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Leonard York
British Honduras
Church of the Nazarene
Monticello
York
Iowa
MecMurrin
United States
Yorks
Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa
Ida
Yreka
Calif
Punta Gordo
BD Cayo
Bible College
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Ron Eden
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John Morning
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Dean Helgens
Richard Stadtmueller
Larry Cartano
Sherill Bohlken
Joe Spahr
Robert Tuel
Neil Bleadorn
Marvin Ricklefs
Galen Kuper
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Ron Long
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Hel Schoon
Lyman Mulford
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F. H. Kehren
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