11 Apr 1962
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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1962
Page
1
The piece mocks former Army Major General Edwin A Walker and his senate inquiry remarks. It promotes a high school gym gala sports night Friday with proceeds for girls basketball uniforms, noting prices for fish and onions and hints at the top brass influence.
The state services for Crip pled Children will hold a diagnostic and evaluation clinic in Charles City on Friday April 27 at St John Lutheran Church corner Gilbert and Main. Eligible are residents from Butler Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Floyd Franklin Grundy Howard Mitchell Worth Wright under 21 with chronic or crippling conditions referred by physicians or dentists. No exam fee. Specialists in pediatrics orthopedics pedodontia psychology speech and hearing PT nursing social work and ECG will staff. Dr John C MacQueen directs SSCC.
Arnold Biekert was discharged Friday from St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Waverly after a two week treatment for a slipped disc. He is at home recovering and will continue follow up care with his physician.
The Greene High School senior class traveled by train to Minneapolis on Friday April 6. They toured the city by bus, dined at a shopping center, attended the Ice Follies, and spent Saturday morning shopping. Chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Tatum Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sandy Ken Sutton and Arlene Brown.
John Franklin Skinner aged 18 of Sheffield Iowa pleaded guilty in District Court on Friday April 6 to larceny under twenty dollars for stealing firecrackers in Dumont last summer. He agreed to pay half the value. Judge Wild reduced the charge and sentenced him to thirty days in the Allison County jail.
William “Bill” Ipsen son of Mr and Mrs Harry Ipsen has been accepted into the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Iowa State University. The program provides free tuition books and fees for four years and $50 monthly for room board and clothing. Ipsen qualified through mental and physical exams and interviews and will receive a US Navy commission after earning his degree. He is a member of Greene High School’s 1962 graduating class.
Bert Pooley's condition continues to improve and he has been moved to a nursing home. The address provided is Lynnhaven 1623 S. Alameda Corpus Christi Texas.
Mr and Mrs Fred Knapp returned home last week from a two and a half month vacation in California They visited Mr and Mrs Jack Smith in Los Angeles Mrs Russell Webrhan in Torrance and Mr and Mrs Donavon Knapp in Anaheim
Three Iowa Falls youths under 18 were arrested after admitting break in at W Nestletons Tavern in Dumont on April 4. Police recovered beer and cigarettes stored in a house in Iowa Falls. Deputy Marvin Barth returned stolen goods to Allison. Suspects Donald Boyer 15 Arnold Johnson 17 and Kosta Bakas 16 will be brought to Juvenile Court in Hardin County.
Raymond Bradford of Sumner and Clark Walsh of Charles City were fined $5.00 each with $4.00 costs for unlawful parking by the fire station and at Greene Locker respectively. Larry Walther of Greene paid $5.00 and $4.00 costs for no 1962 license plates. Gary Weichers of Greene was fined $10.00 and $4.00 costs for disturbing the peace.
Coach Jack Sandy announces the season track schedule including Osage Invitational on April 13, Iowa State Relays at Cedar Falls on April 21, Comet Relays at Charles City on April 27, Corn Bowl Relays at Osage on May 3, District Track Meet on May 12, and State Meet on May 26. A couple of duel meets may be added. Gary Rottler set a school record in the 880 yards at Iowa City on March 30 with 2 minutes 11.4 seconds. Eldred Kingery, Dallas Steere, Larry Blum, and Steve Clapham headline sprint relays, with Burroughs and Rottler among early season middle-distance standouts.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnett returned home last week from a three and a half month journey through the western states visiting California cities including Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco and Death Valley.
Memorials were dedicated during morning worship at the Methodist Church on Sunday. Items included a bronze organ lamp for Mary Grace Ellis and a matching piano lamp for Mrs Jenny Martin, altar candle savers for Mary Walker, an oak offering plate stand for Percy Lucas, a flower stand and bouquet for Louise Wilkins, a flower stand and bouquet for George Johnson, six foot oak tables for the church school junior department to Elsie Agnew, twenty youth folding chairs for Harry Marsh and Bert Stauffer, and twelve bronze adult folding Samsonite chairs for Mrs Fred Butzlaff and Percy Lucas.
May term opens May 7 1962 with Judge L E Plummer presiding Trial jurors drawn and summoned May 14 1962 at 10 00 am The posted list names jurors by township including Albion Beaver Butler Coldwater Dayton Fremont Jackson Jefferson Monroe Pittsford Shell Rock West Point and additional individuals such as Francis ClabaughDorothy BalthagenMavis Bachman Harold Delker Siegfreid Dralle Ed Lubben Minnie Dikly Harley Jones Alicia Nieman Mattie Stoppelmoor and Vincent Tiernam.
Greene Community High School hosts a Friday Sports Night in the gym starting at 7 30 p m Donations replace admission proceeds fund new girls basketball uniforms Alumni versus high school girls basketball game features a trampolene exhibition by grade schoolers and a Commercial Club versus high school faculty volleyball match
Word reached this week that all Greene Community School seniors in the Iowa Merit System Council spring exam passed. One clerk 1, one typist 1, and seven both typist 1 and stenographer 1 ratings earned. tests cover vocabulary spelling punctuation filing arithmetic and typing.
Baptized youngsters in morning worship at the Methodist Church include Ann Louise Johnson Teresa Lynne Williams and Gay Ellen Woodley daughters of local families. Peggy Jo Moser Dennis Ray Moser and Michael Lauber children of area residents were also baptized at the Presbyterian Church by Rev. G F Butler during the same service.
Mike Jewell of Greene is appointed to attend a Youth Traffic Safety Conference called by Governor Norman Erbe at the Statehouse in Des Moines on Tuesday April 24. Kenneth Sutton of Greene is named as an adult observer. Jewell attends Greene Community High School. Student representatives from all Iowa counties will attend the conference to stimulate leadership in traffic safety among young drivers and youth traffic organizations. supervisory officers of the Town highway patrol will also attend to discuss county safety education programs.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service presents The Seven Last Words cantata at 7:30 PM on Palm Sunday, April 15, in the Methodist Church. Mrs Clyde Stuntz conducts the choir with solos by Ronald Crooks and others, readings, and a final benediction. Public invited.
Troy James Menken, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Menken, was baptized during the morning worship service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Falck of Chester and Gordon Menken.
The column outlines the high school mathematics program including Algebra I General Mathematics Geometry Algebra II and a senior course with Trigonometry and Advanced Algebra. Taught by Mrs Brown and Mr Kehoe the program aims to meet graduation needs and prepare for college or technical training. It notes midwest studies and University of Minnesota as study centers with participation from junior and senior high schools.
Greene Rambler baseball opens spring with a 7 to 2 home win over Clarksville. Boug Marsh pitched six innings, yielding three hits and four walks. Mark Ott debuted in relief, retiring the side with bases loaded. Greene scored three in the first and three in the sixth, Clarksville only via passed balls. Ramblers travel to Charles City Friday to face the Comets.
Verle Barth was admitted to Grundy Center Hospital on Tuesday afternoon after becoming ill.
Last weeks bowling results from the Wednesday Rollers League at Greene Lanes list team scores and high bowler totals. Standouts include Elmer Stock, Charles Starkweather, Roy Henline, Jim McLennan and Galen Miller with multiple high games and series across several leagues.
On May 15th the Nation will observe the 100th Anniversary of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was on May 15, 1862 that President Abraham Lincoln signed enabling legislation creating the Department. Agriculture is the Nation’s biggest industry with assets over 206 billion dollars and annual cash sales around 34 billion. It employs more than 7 million people on 3.7 million farms and ranches and uses large amounts of steel petroleum products rubber and chemicals.
Republican caucus will be held Saturday April 14 at 8 p.m. at the home of Darrell Needham.
New parents welcome Jeffrey William Todd born April six to Clifton Todd and Kathryn Price of Kansas City Kansas weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces. Larry Dean Jr born April 10 to Larry Harper and Carolyn Kay McQueen of Williamsburg Virginia weighing 8 pounds. Ricky James born April Sth to Roger Martzahn at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City weighing 9 pounds 5 ounces. Bryan Scott born April 1 to James Lamos and Nancy Kretzschmar of Washburn weighing 9 pounds 3 ounces.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Marsh flew by jet from Minneapolis to San Francisco on Tuesday to visit their son Bruce at the home of Mr and Mrs John D Antonio and daughter for one week
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