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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
4
Temple Hill Washington township Farm Bureau met Thursday evening November 17 in Temple Hill hall. State representative Russell Eldred spoke on farm legislation and extension director Joe Legg showed colored films. Lunch was served after the meeting.
Mary Jo Ehlers scored 31 points to power the Wyoming girls to a 53 42 win over Monmouth on Wednesday night. Wyoming built a 12 2 first quarter lead and held off Monmouth despite a late challenge.
Morley Morley Community club sponsored a benefit basketball event at the Morley school house on Saturday November 19 with two junior high games and a farmers vs businessmen comic contest. A collection plus lunch proceeds totaled 89.60 for the Cedar-Jones Association for Retarded Children in Jones county.
The scoreboard shows Hopkinton 60 Coggon 34 Buck Creek 9 Ryan St Buck Creek 31 Sacred Heart 61 Martelle 34 Wyoming S54 Mechanicsville 48 St. Marys 19 Olin 60 Oxford Junction 30 Marion 63 Belle Plaine 54 Coggon 62 Hopkinton 42 Sacred Heart 71 Martello 2 Wyoming 53 Mechanicsville 42 St. Marys 35 Peosta 21 Olin 73 Oxford Junction 36. Friday schedule lists Monticello at Central City Garrison at Sacred Heart Oxford Junction at Lost Nation.
Cascade St Martins defeated St Patrick, Fairfax, 72 to 64 to extend its win streak to six. Wayne Ressler led with 26 points and Pete Pufall added 22 for the Fairfax team. The game was tied after the first quarter before Cascade pulled away in the second half.
Sacred Heart girls edge Martelle 71 68 to extend their season streak as Susan Staner scores 36 points and Linda Ferring adds 20. Martelle's K Armstrong leads with 30 points while Ann Siver tallies 24 for Martelle. Sacred Heart boys roll 61 39 as Allan Westhoff leads with 19.
Poplar Heights tops the Community League at 20 7 while Midway leads Classic with wins and losses. Locker Point and Schumacher's runners up in Classic at 6 11, Kreese Motors fourth. Community League second place Dolphins, third tied Club 151 and Sly Five. Monticello State Bank and Loop's finish high in Women's Twilight with 19 11. Locker Plant sits third at 18 7 13 14. Lyla Richardson of Hi Way Market rolled 178 high game and 500 series.
Hopkinton residents staged Funnybone Follies in the school gymnasium to raise funds for the American Legion post junior baseball team. The two night event featured impersonations of Groucho Marx and other stars with a Toyland chorus and skits including Here Comes the Bride.
Buck Creek forges a 59 51 win over Ryan to raise season mark to four two loss in non league play. Coleman Kehoe and Molsberry combine for 49 of Buck Creek points with 17 16 16 respectively. Burke leads Ryan with 16. Reserve Buck Creek wins 31 26 trailing late before rallying in final period.
Hopkinton's undefeated boys beat Coggon 60 to 36 in a non conference game. Glen Harris scored 23 for Hopkinton while Kim Blofield led Coggon with 10. Hopkinton girls fell 62 to 42 as Shirley Bildeman netted 43 for Coggon. Hopkinton next meets Dundee on November 29.
St Marys girls defeated Peosta 48 to 19 in Cascade with Rita Radloff scoring 26 and Joan Miller adding 15 of Peosta’s 19. In the junior high boys game St Marys led 15 0 and won 35 21 led by Keith Sigrand 10 points. St Martins next plays at Bellevue.
A portion of waste paper collected in a Cub Scout drive and stored in a coal shed at Eclipse Lumber company burned early Monday. One load had been sold to a salvage firm. Fire Chief Paul Hearn attributed the blaze to spontaneous ignition from the pile center.
The Monticello Panthers travel to Central City Friday for a WaMac clash with Independence as they chase their first win after a 63 44 loss to Wilson in the opener. Coach Leo Cabalka praised the effort despite Missed chances against tall Wilson, noting nine of 16 players stand over six feet. The Panthers’ next home game is Dec 9 versus Marion. Dec 2 at Independence begins WaMac play.
Three Sacred Heart high school students from Iowa City will broadcast on WSUI on November 30 at 3 45 p m. They speak for the Christmas Seal campaign aiding tuberculosis control education and heart disease study in Jones county and Iowa. Allan Westhoff Jean Hennessey and Alice Goedken present topics on public health facilities fighting TB facts fight heart disease and how contributions fund more research.
Funeral services were held at the Brethren church in Cranston Iowa for Mrs Margaret Belle McCalm who died Monday at Bellevue hospital Muscatine. She was mother of Reuel O McCalm Monticello. She was born Estle near Letts and lived on a family farm all her life. She married L F McColm in 1886 and they had eight children. Surviving are six children, a husband, seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Robert Henry Calvert itinerant farm worker with Linn County listed residence waived to Jones county grand jury on a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Conviction could bring up to three years in jail. He was arrested in Anamosa Saturday and held on $1,000 bond. County Attorney Remley says two prior Iowa and Des Moines county convictions may exist. Calvert previously faced Aug. 3 arrest for third offense QO.M.V.L. before charges changed to reckless driving after medical tests. He appeared in the court of Warren Lawrence Anamosa justice of the peace.
Sunday evening gathering at Temple Hill parish attracted a large crowd for a pre Advent card party. Prizes included first prize to Jim Hoschlaw and Shirley Finn, door prize to Mrs. Joe Strang, a turkey with trimmings to Francis McNally, and prizes to Mrs. Francis Moran and Ray Menge. A lunch was served.
Mrs. Mary Strang and Mrs. Leaton Hanken of Monticello visited Thursday evening with Mrs. Joe Strang and family while Leaton and Joe attended the Farm Bureau meeting. Sunday dinner guests at Herbert Messerich’s included Francis Pieffer Leo Pieffer Roy Takes and Ida Welch with Marty Carson from Waukon.
An Anamosa dinner at the Jones County Farm Bureau building kicked off a countywide membership drive. 4-H beef dinner served at 6:30 p.m. to chairmen captains and workers. Speaker Dom McIntyre Des Moines Farm Bureau organizational director for the state addressed attendees.
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