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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
5
Monticello loses 20 to 6 to Anamosa despite gaining 81 more yards and 14 first downs. Monti shows late drive but Anamosa sustains lead with a 75 yard touchdown in the third quarter and holds on as time expires.
Sacred Heart girls improved to 4 0 with a 69 26 win over Center Junction as Howie scored 30 points and Keating Claire O Rourke and Hessing starred at guard. Sacred Heart junior high lost 37 9 on the same Center Junction floor. Grun dy Center growers Fred Schoenfelds harvested a half bushel from a lone backyard tree.
With the season eight days away, basketball practice starts tonight for more than 35 men. Coach Leslie Linn declines to comment on chances, saying he will assess how the players develop during the first week of drills.
The 1947 48 schedule lists nine home basketball games for Monticello public school. All home games are double headers starting at 7 15 p m and 8 30 p m with 35 cent student and 50 cent adult admission. Conference play is WaMaC only with 12 games listed plus non conference dates against Wyoming Manchester Maquoketa and others.
Sacred Heart church announces a chicken supper next Sunday November 16 with serving beginning at 4 o clock. Booths will offer sale items for Christmas presents making the event a local fundraiser and sale.
Spike's Oilerettes posted a 14 4 record with a weekly high team score of 579 pins and a 1642 pins three game series. Jackie McCurdy led with a 165 pin single and a 460 pin total from three games, 165 147 148. Trade in YOUR Town.
For stronger gains and higher egg output feed Wapsie Valley Feeds. Then market eggs and poultry where prices are best to maximize returns.
Sacred Heart girls beat Oxford Junction 53 38 while the boys fell 42 32 on the local floor. Mary Schneider led the girls with 23 points and Barber paced the visitors with 20. The Eagles won their third straight as Wyoming and Lamont games loom later in November.
RAN NSIT ALL FOR SALE Ducks geese and turkeys live or dressed Mrs Alfred Etten Anamosa Town Phone 51W12 20 2 pa FOR RENT 90 acre farm Located 4 miles west of Monticello Those interested see R A Cartano Monticello 20 tf
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