Panthers and Spirit Clash as WaMac Tests Independence
The Monticello Panthers battle low team spirit and seek rebound against Independence Mustangs in a WaMac showdown. Independence sits 2-1 in conference play after wins over Manchester and Maquoketa, but lost 50-6 to Marion. Coach Harold Shugart leads Monticello facing veteran absence and Mustangs mentor Howard Shorty Larson who previously coached at Anamosa and Grinnell. In other WaMac games Marion visits Manchester, Anamosa goes to Maquoketa, and Tipton meets Vinton. Anamosa and Marion remain undefeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Panthers
Independence
Mustangs
Harold Shugart
Anamosa
Tipton
Vinton
WaMac
Manchester
Maquokéta
Marion
Mike Schmitt
Malcomb Rick
Howard Shorty Larson
Larson
LaPorte City
Grinnell
Magucketa
Anamosa Freshmen Rally For 20-0 Victory Over Monticello
Anamosa freshmen scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to beat Monticello 20-0. A fumble recovery on the Monticello 30 set up the first TD, a 40 yard spinner play produced the second, and a Monticello interception capped the third. Coach Bob Reed praised the late-game surge as Bill Meyer led the offense and Ronnie Etten credited with 18 tackles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello
Bob Reed
Marion
Bill Meyer
Ronnie Etten
Big Bill Vesey
Meyer
Parke Behn
Freshmen Schedule: Manchester Anamosa Maquoketa Trip
The freshmen meet Manchester on Monday, then travel to Anamosa the following week and finish the season three weeks later hosting Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Duck Season Opens Saturday in Iowa 1955
The 1955 Iowa waterfowl season begins Saturday October 8 with early teal reports. Duck regulations allow Oct 8 to Dec 16, daily hours from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour before sunset. Bag limit four, possession eight after day one. One hooded merganser and one wood duck may be possessed. Geese share season and hours with ducks, bag limit five with no more than two Canadas.
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Iowa
Waterfowl Hunting Regulations and Bag Limits
The notice outlines bag limits for blue geese snow geese and combinations, 10 for coot bags, and eight for Wilsons snipe. Open season for Wilsons snipe runs Oct 8 to Oct 22, shooting time matches ducks, license and federal duck stamp required, shotguns restricted to 10 gauge or smaller and three shells max, rifles not allowed for waterfowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Friday Club Program At Mrs Carpenter Home
The Friday club met at Mrs H M Carpenter’s home on September 23. President Mrs M E McCrabb presided at the business meeting. The program included a poem The Congo by Mrs Earl DeShaw a review Madami by Mrs W H Stuhler and a poem A Bunch of Bananas by Mrs Richard Long.
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H. M. Carpenter
M. E. McCrabb
The
Congo
Earl DeShaw
Madami
W. H.stuhler
Richard Long
Wyoming Wapsie 8 Champions Crowned with Unbeaten Record
Wyoming won the Wapsie Eight league title with seven wins and no losses. Team members include Tom Paulsen left field Don Carstensen first base Dick Fishwild second baseman John Bahnsen catcher Merlyn Usher pitcher Gene Luckstead third baseman Gene Hamilton shortstop Harold Wurst infield Mike Millsap right field Jerry Campbell center field George Foy substitute center field Larry Dusanek substitute third base Dennis Harrs substitute right field freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Tom Paulsen
Don Carstensen
Dick Fishwild
John Bahnsen
Merlyn Usher
Gene Luckstead
Gene Hamilton
Harold Wurst
Mike Millsap
Jerry Campbell
George Foy
Larry Dusanek
Dennis Harrs
Supervisors Seek Bids on Cass Road Grading Project
Jones County officials invite sealed bids for grading 1.84 miles of Cass township road in sections 14 15 and 10. Bids must be filed with the county auditor at the courthouse in Anamosa by 1 a.m. October 19.
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Jones County
Cass Township
Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
Long-Time 4-H Members Honored At Jones County Banquet
Fifty-seven Jones county 4-H girls were honored for five or more years of membership at the annual 4-H girls banquet. Gold seals went to Carol Coleman and Delores Strong for eight years, with many others receiving six or seven year certificates and five year memberships across clubs like Hale Wapsie Wanderers and Lovell Happy Helpers.
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Jones County
4-H
Carol Coleman
Delores Strong
Kathleen Davis
Mary Holmes
Diane Woolison
Phyllis Woods
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Janice Waklerhack
Jackson Wise Owls
Mary Jamison
Wyoming
Polly Pigtails
Mary Ann Buol
Verna Lou Merritt
Lovell
Darlene Steffen
Madison Jolly Jones
Marlene Dirks
Madison Merry Maids
Marilyn Hoppe
Morley 3
Carolee Benhart
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Mary Ellen Reid
Verla Mae Stampe
Clay Busy Bees
Nerlyn Vernon
Greenfield
Barbara Holub
Marion Fass
Lovell Happy Helpers
Marilee Brunscheen
Judy Ingwersen
Lucenl Blohm
Prairie Hill
Be Natural
Alice Larkey
Coleen Hay
Fairview Farmerettes
Donna Woods
Ruth Postel
Petersen Elected President of Wyoming Community Club
The Wyoming Community Club elected Fred W. Petersen as president at its Sept. 30 meeting in Memorial Hall with 25 members present. Officers include secretary Arthur Wallace and treasurer Adra Lane. Directors named include Ernest Reitz Clarence Romer Robert Alden Dale Hansen John M. Petersen Melvin Willey Robert Somerville William Walters Roy Miller Paul Tasker Robert Fishwild Donald Brunscheen Melvin Petersen Howard Jamison Myron French Tom Eichhorn Elmer Petersen Roy Tompkins. Readers note a Maker strict youth rally at Monmouth Methodist church featured several youths.
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Wyoming
Memorial Hall
Fred W. Petersen
Arthur Wallace
Adra Lane
Ernest Reitz
Clarence Romer
Robert, Alden
Dale Hansen
Melvin Willey
Robert Somerville
William Walters
Roy Miller
Country Board
Paul Tasker
Robert Fishwild
Donald Brunscheen
Melvin Petersen
Howard
ACP Cost-Sharing Still Available in Jones County
Farmers in Jones County can still file requests for government cost sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program this year. County ASC office manager Neal Hayden says up to 50 percent of the cost of approved soil and water conservation practices can be reimbursed, regardless of corn and wheat acreage allotment compliance. He notes drought and hot weather highlight the value of past conservation work and urges interested farmers to inquire at the Monticello ASC office and submit requests promptly.
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Jones County
Neal Hayden
A.S.C
Agricultural Conservation ’ Program
A.C.P
Hayden
Drouth
Quired
Monticello
Personal News From Maquoketa and Nearby Areas
Personal items note Mrs Edward Johnson of Toronto and Mrs Minnie Williamson of Minneapolis visiting with their father William Wilker. Mr and Mrs Harold Jordan move from Onslow to Henry Fishwilds house. Thane Merrill Jr and family visited with Thane Merrill Sr in Maquoketa. Roanne Tompkins, daughter of Roy and Mrs Tompkins, cut her forehead Friday night after a fall and was taken to a local facility.
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Edward Johnson
Toronto
Canada
Minnie Williamson
Minneapolis
William Wilker
Harold Jordan
Onslow
Henry Fishwild
Thane Merrill, Jr
Thane Merrill
Maquoketa
Roanne Tompkins
Roy Tompkins
Local Groups Feature Community Leaders
Grace Kromminga of Oxford Happy Hustlers Martina Lawrence of Be Natural Prairie Hill Lynda Folkers and Wayne Willing Workers are highlighted as active community figures with collaborative projects and local involvement across town groups.
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Oxford
Grace Kromminga
Prairie Hill
Martina Lawrence
Lynda Folkers
Wayne Willing
Mrs Ronald Hanna Elected Claytonian Club President
Mrs Ronald Hanna wins Claytonian club president role at Friday meeting hosted by Mrs Frances Dodds. New officers include vice president Mrs Ralph Willimack and secretary treasurer Mrs James Moran. Two new members welcomed and social hour hosted by the Hanna family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Boorn
Herman Nissen
Lewis Moran
James Moran
Kyle
Alden
Baldwin Saddle and
Millrock
Muscatine
Ronald Hanna
Kyle Aldens
Edwin Reid
Mary Ellen
Ronald
Carol Stickley
Reid
Maquoketa Caves
Ronald Reid
Boyd’ Chatterton
Allen Chatterton
Barbara Heeren
Vivian Parmer
Elmer Parmer
Fulton
Eldon Hayer
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Otter Creek
Bunker Hill
Dubuque
Maquoketa
Modern Motors
Parmers
Roger
Kenneth
Daryl
Jerald Alden
Matyke
Paris
France
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Hopkinton Hawks
Dyersville
Central City
Lyle Dunkel
Lloyd Huggins
Jim Kremer
Bob Melchert
John Beitz
Junior Hardin
Billy Melchert
Willie Feltes
Bob Williamson
Glen Harris
Donald Mesch
John Hart
Wayne Huggins
Ralph Joseph
Windsor
Therm Chippendale
Therm
Mayfair
Marvester
Nya
Wapsie
Cass
Judith Black
Barbara Eberhart
Julie Schlarmann
Castle Grove
Fortune
Susan Peet
Katherine Wacker
Judith Schneider
JoAnn Delay
Judy Poppe
Judith Shankland
Marjorie Tjaden
Bonnie Buol
Shirley Hanken
Mary Jo Ehlers
Glenda Guhi
Dianne Rutenbeck
Sue Wright
Olin Ship Ahoy
Alice Goedken
Betty Pillard
Carla Folkers
Janet Zimmerman
Rita Russell
Morley
Glatha Guhl
Janice Weseman
Vonnie _Benischek
Fred Petersen
Wyoming Community Club
Mrs. Royal Snyder
Monmouth
Mary Vacek
Margaret ‘Davis
Darlene Steffens
Kathleen ~ James
Connie Holub
Carol Vacek
Howard Jamison
Lester French
Robert . Barber
Barber
Leonard Ahrendsen
John von Spreecken
Mrs. Snyder
Norman Lund
Sharon
Herb Cox
Donnie
Bobby
Joan
Paul Lumpa
E. H. Cox
Harold Hurt
Sheila
Jeffry
Bradley
Clarinda
Norberg
Hurt
LeRoy Dirks
Peggy Jo
Cozy Club
Ordon Marshall
Fred Buchholtz
C. R Smith
Claytonian Club
Mrs. Alden
Stahler’s
Mayfield 4 Star
Michaels Stern
Alpagora
Stetson & Portis
Stahler’s Clothing Store
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