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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
5
Four merchants back a 10 week football prediction contest sponsored by the Monticello Express and 44 local merchants. Readers guess weekly winners by filling an entry blank and returning it to the Express office by 6 p.m. tomorrow.
The Express invites readers to enter a weekly football contest limited to seven games. Winners are chosen by correct game picks among Monticello area teams in the Big Nine. First prize is a $25 check for a perfect score. near misses win $10. Entry forms and sponsor list are provided in the issue.
Dyersville beat Cascade 4-3 in 10 innings to claim the Maquoketa Valley league crown. Elkader finished 4-1 in both halves, Cascade 3-2, and Cascade overall 44 wins 11 defeats. Jenk singled and Engler drove him home with two out in the 10th to secure the win.
Tait Cummins surveys prep sports across Iowa as fall practice begins. Notable teams defend state titles and several key players from Decorah Elkader Anamosa and Waverly emerge as potential hawk eye stars. The column notes the influence of the draft on rosters and highlights Duane Brandt from Waverly as a top prospect who spurned Minnesota.
New estimate from the Fish and Wildlife Service says the U S rat population rivals the human population with about half of the total seen on farms. The article urges supporting local merchants at home.
The note states Franklin believed inventions should be public goods and refused patents. It then lists about 40 000 dairy plants in the United States processing milk butter cheese ice cream and related products.
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