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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1940

Page

6

Monticello Panthers Triumph Over West Branch 24-0

Monticello Panthers upset West Branch 24-0 in a loop game. Liddy passed to Bone for two early scores, Bone added a late TD rush, and Bender closed with a fourth-quarter score. Liddy led with 9 tackles as Bone emerged as leading end candidate.

Monti M. W.R Panthers Monticelor West Branch Maquoketa Marion University High Panther Monticello Liddy Bone Boss Bender Wally Schneider Behrends Ralph Bender Buol Messerli Beeks Siebels Schrader Anderson West Hranch Monticello West Branch Eames Cahill Ee Hansen Beeks Steewe Fisher Billack Secrery Monticells R. Bender J. Schneider Bohlken Bader Sieken Muol Heath Frank

High school football scores and pairings listed

Monticello 24 West Branch 0 Anamosa 26 Independence U. High 21 Mt. Vernon 18 West Liberty 21 Tipton 14 Manchester 7 Cedar Rapids 6 Marion 22 Winton 7 Monticello at Mt. Vernon Tipton at Anamosa West Branch at UL High West Liberty at Columbus Jst.

Monticello West Branch Anamosa Independence U. High Mt. Vernon West Liberty Tipton Manchester Cedar Rapids Marion Winton High West Liberty Columbus Jst Iowa Pet

Jurors Named for November Term Impanelment

Fifty persons were impanelled Tuesday for the petit jury of the November term to convene Monday Nov 18 in Anamosa Judge J E Heiser man of Anamosa will preside The list includes Monticello Elmer Aldrich John Benish Margaret Breen Mrs Chester Condit J B Cropp Mrs Louis Heeren Glen Jamieson Mrs Delbert Piller Lyle Ridenour John Robertson Mrs Wilbur Stott Edward Wirth Wyoming Lee Allen Otto Allen Anamosa August Andresen Will Hay Ellis Koppenhaver Mrs Harold Larson Mrs Margaxst Leaper Clarence Neilsen C B Norton Mrs Henry H Rickels Olin Bert Ballou Ethel Gordon Louis Kalouse Ruth Sieveka Claire Thompson Arthur Winsop Floyd Chatterton Davie Lyon Roy Sawyer Clarence Jake Christopherson Walter McCormick Martelle Francis Davis Galen Eldred Stanley Parker Cascade Louis Finn Ollie Lane Harold Manternach Tom O Shea Mechanicsville L H Guhl Scotch Grove Henry M Dirks George Helgens Kathleen Hughes Ed Paulsen Henry J Rickless Oxford Junction Edward Hoyer Ivan Shirk Morley Wiley Parks Center Junction Lyman Thompson

Petit Jury Anamosa J. E. Heiserman Monticello Elmer Aldrich John Benish Margaret Breen Chester Condit J. B. Cropp Louis Heeren Glen Jamieson Claire Thompson Arthur Winship Onslow Floyd Chatterton Davie Lyon Roy Sawyer Clarence Jake Christopherson Walter McCormick Martelle Francis Davis Galen Eldred Stanley Parker Cascade Louis Finn Ollie Lane Harold Manternach Tom O’shea Mechanicsville L. H. Guhl Scotch Grove Henry M. Dirks George Helgens Kathleen Hughes Ed Paulsen Henry J. Rickless Oxford Junction Edward Hoyer Ivan Shirk Morley Wiley Parks Center Junction Lyman Thompson

Scout Executive Speaks to Monticello Rotary on Boy Scout Work

Melvin Tudor, in charge of the Boy Scout area covering Benton Linn and Jones counties, addressed the Monticello Rotary Club last Monday. He outlined Scout activities from the movement’s beginnings and received attentive note from Rotary members, with five visitors present. E H Huibregtse announced a fundraising campaign to support Monticello Boy Scouts and the area council’s work.

Melvin Tudor Benton Linn Jones Monticello Boy Scouts Area Council

Cattle Shipments Continue Low Through Monticello Area

Cattle shipments from Monticello and to Chicago remain scarce in the last week. Listed shipments include George Kurt and George Manternach sending carloads to Chicago, and Joe Strang also shipping one carload to Chicago. Incoming shipments feature George Manternich, Clarence McLaughlin, Will McLaughlin, and John Hasler receiving multiple carloads from Tama, Felt Oklahoma, Kansas City, and Hamilton Kansas. Scoring notes mention touchdowns by Liddy and Bone.

Monticello George Kurt Chicago George Manternach Joe Strang George Manternich Tama Clarence McLaughlin Felt Okla Kansas City Kans Will McLaughlin

Maroons Face Panthers Next on Grid Schedule

Mount Vernon high school hosts Monticello in a key late season battle as the undefeated Panthers lead the Eastern Iowa league while the Maroons chase a conference crown. Coach Harold Fisher previews a 150 pound line and 48 pound backfield with Lettermen Don Herring and Don Leigh among starters.

Maroons Panthers Mount Vernon Maroons Monticello High School Panthers Iowa Mount Vernon Olding Ount Vernon Harold Fisher Don Herring Don Leigh Tavis Bil Hoffman Don Markinson Vir Towne Darwin Cook Harlan Barrett

Play Safe Save Your Life Pedestrian Safety Leaflets

County sheriff and highway patrolmen distribute leaflets titled Are Your Feet Killing You to rural pedestrians in Jones County as part of a statewide safety drive. Officials note 87 pedestrians killed in Iowa this year and 117 in 1939. The program, Pedestrian Protection Month, is sponsored by state safety bodies and local departments.

Jones County Iowa Sheriff’s ‘Office Governor’s Traffic Safety Commission The Iowa State Safety Council Iowa Highway Patrol

VFW Auxiliary Hosts Market Card Party Attendance Noted

Fifty two people attended the Monticello Auxiliary No. 1683 VFW market card party with prizes awarded in five games pinochle chinese checkers dominoes and a door prize. The event chaired by Florence Carmichael included officers and local members. Also noted was a Wyoming birthday party for Mark Morse a 99 year old sponsor of flags for three school rooms and a forthcoming Second district meeting in Clinton with Monticello expected to send a large delegation.

Monticello Lena Morey George Miller L. D. Barrack John Messerli Hei Schoon Edna Behrends Sprague Hosford William Balsiger Frieda Yossi Florence Carmichael William H. Jarrett Ben Schneider Fred W. Hein Gertrude Maloy R. I. Clark Mary Elizabeth Mark .H. Morse Wyoming Morse Women’s Relief Corps Department of Iowa Clinton Harrison Lubben

2089 Signed For Draft In Jones County Last Week

Total 2089 registrations reported by County Auditor George F. Specht with per precinct tallies across Anamosa Center Junction Monticello and others. Also notes on Calliope origin and a report of caged lions guarding a tomb doorway in Sehwan Sind province, India per Collier's.

Jones County George F. Specht Anamosa I Anamosa IV Eaes CBSE Castle Grove Center Junction Fairview Greenfield Hale Hex Eag St Ks Sackson Cues South Madison Monticello Monticello II Monticello III Morley Onslow Oe Stone City Wayne Washington Kalandar la Shahbaz Sehwan Sind Province India Collier's

15 More Families Join Express Advertising Readers

New subscribers increase reach of the Express big 12 page. Readers include Peter Manternach Dick Lewis Gottlieb Broneman and Howard Corbitt of Monticello John A Zatuba John A Petersen Bruno densen and W A Coppes of Onslow Irvin Leggett Peter Puetz and Frank Ellwood of Scotch Grove Otto Allen and Leo G Allen of Wyoming E H Prult Anamosa and Dr Lyman Perkins Monticello.

Express Peter Manternach Dick Lewis Gottlieb Broneman Howard Corbitt Monticello John A. Zatuba John A. Petersen Bruno Densen W. A. Coppes Onslow Irvin Leggett Peter Puetz Frank Ellwood Scotch Grove Otto Allen Leo G. Allen Wyoming E. H. Prult Anamosa Lyman Perkins

Pipe Laying Starts Northwest Monticello District

The city began laying 520 feet of 134 inch water pipe yesterday in the northwest Monticello area. The line runs from West Sixth Street and North Gill Street to the city limits near Perc Smith residence, at five and a half feet deep, with NYA boys performing the work. In the high plains, over four years 6 000 miles of tree shelter belts have been planted.

Monticello West Sixth Street North Gill Street Perc Smith NYA Boys High Plains

Gas Pump License Fee Reduction Asked

George C. Lloyd secretary of the Iowa Petroleum Industries committee urged reduction or abolition of the 3c per barrel oil inspection fee and the $3 annual gasoline pump license fee. He noted Secretary Thornburg’s report showing the department collected $79,465 in inspection fees and pump taxes last year, about two-thirds of the department’s total operating cost.

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