Monticello Express Predicts 12 Game Wins In Contest
The Monticello Express and the Test of Businessmen sponsor a football prediction contest listing 12 games including Monticello over Matus, Iowa State College over ISTC, Drake over South Dakota State, and other matchups. Entries must be received by 6 p.m. Friday or postmarked prior.
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Joe
Murtlea Cine
Weil
Oranmce
Wonmeelo Express
Ini Psice School
Bardm
Stubaugh
Mereunite
Wee Ners
Trew
Suricat Monticello
Matus Waequoketa
Wiz Wissreece Waverly
Tipion
Marion
West Branch
Wen
Fayette
Wells ET University High
Dubuque
Horseshoe
Don Robertson
Harry Hanken
Bill Neill
Joe Mullen
Vernon Steiner
Gladys M. Renk
Elmer Drexler
James J. Rhatigan
Sam C. Rhatigan
Robert Mullen
Dean Willworth
George Maire
Express
Local contest offers cash prizes for guessing games
The Express and sponsors offer E25 to each person guessing all games correctly or $10 to the person most accurately guessing. In event of ties, prizes are split equally.
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Hole In One by Dick Long at Monticello Meet
Dick Long scored a hole in one at the Monticello golf course during a triangular meet with Anamosa and Manchester. Witnesses Lou Holbert and Don Robertson observed the shot from the No. 8 water hole, using a number 7 iron from 110 yards, the first in Monticello’s new course history. Anamosa won the meet led by Robertson and Jim Miller with 74s. Monticello was second and Manchester third.
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Monticello
Lou Holbert
Manchester
Don Robertson
Anamosa
Long
Robertson
Jim Miller
Claude Appleby
Justin Kehoe
Panthers Edge Manchester 6-2 Tight Football Triumph
Monticello Panthers survive a spirited challenge from Manchester Manhawks to win 6-2. Monticello built a first quarter scoring drive, while Manchester added a safety late in the game. The article also notes a Country Club bridge and pinochle tourney and Monticello Trail Riders’ recent rides.
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Panthers
Monticello
Manchester
Monti
Willworth
Dreibelbis
Braves Will Win World Series? Iowa Reader Opinions Ignite Debate
A fan letter extols the Boston Braves winning the World Series in six games, cites Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn as key starters, critiques the National League’s inconsistency, and includes local Iowa reader notes praising various area players and coaches.
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Braves
Boston Braves
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Sain
Warren Spahn
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Freese Entry Leads 36th Dairy Congress Events
Janice Freese of Monticello enters a Holstein heifer in the 36th Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo October 4 to 10. Judging occurs October 9 with Freese’s animal judged October 7 and 8 in the Hippodrome. Events feature top judges as thousands attend. Also noted are 4-H Dairy Club activities and a Buena Vista fair calf death and a couple’s 18th wedding anniversary with a newborn son.
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Janice Freese
Monticello
Waterloo
Miss Freese
Iowa 4-H Dairy Club
Buena Vista County Fair
4-H Club
Gordon Atherton
Sioux Rapids
Gordon
Warren Bird
Unhitching Trailer Sends Boat Through Fence at Waverly
At Waverly two boys from the Thomas Fitch family of St Joseph rode a motor boat towed on a trailer behind the Fitch car. The trailer unhitched and the boat sped at 40 mph into a cornfield breaking through a fence. No injuries reported.
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Waverly
Thomas Fitch
St. Joseph
Fitch
First Cub Scout Meeting Set for Sept 30
The first fall meeting of the Cub Scout pack will be held September 30 as announced by the pack leaders. All boys aged 9 to 12 are invited with parents to attend and participate in a full fall and winter program. 122 Insurance Meeting a regular annual meeting of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Monticello Jones County Iowa will be held at the Center School House in Wayne Township Jones County Iowa on Saturday October 2 1948 starting at 1 pm Elmer A Folkerts Secretary Buy from YOUR home town merchants.
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Larry Robertson
Orchid Department
Blue Raider
Anamosa
German Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Monticello
Jones County
Iowa
Center School
Wayne Township
Elmer A. Folkerts
For Sale and Help Wanted Notices County Classified
FOR SALE 20 foot corn elevator Arnold Jacobs contact 134 Monticello. TOMATOES FOR CANNING two dollars per bushel bring your own containers 25 cents extra for baskets Scotch Grove Nursery Scotch Grove Iowa. HELP WANTED one good man and two or three good women at once apply in person Frank Martin Hygrade Food Products Co Monticello.
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Arnold Jacobs
Monticello
Scotch Grove Nursery
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Frank Martin
Hygrade Food Products Co
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