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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1974
Page
5
M and M Carl Truex of Marble Rock observe their 40th wedding anniversary on Sun April 21 with an Open House for friends and relatives at Marble Rock City Hall from 2 to 5 pm. Carl Truex and Lyla Smith wed April 21, 1934 and are the parents of five children who will host the event.
Sharon Osier of Mason City and Randy Kruminga of Trtonka, both from local families, plan a July wedding. Sharon, a Greene High School graduate, works at Mercy Hospital in Mason City. Randy, a Trtonka High graduate, is employed at Oliver Corp in Charles City.
John Hoffmans and M M Walt Gabe and sons Don and Dennis Merfeld Wayne Merfeld Ann Merfeld John Hoffman will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary Sunday April 21 from 2 to 5 pm at the Activity Hall in Nashua. Mr Hoffman retired from farming near Plainfield and the couple reside in Nashua with children and grandchildren attending.
M and M Galen Tack announce their daughter Gayle Lee to Randall Lee Hoy son of M and M Donald Hoy of Charles City. A July 13 wedding at Grace United Methodist Floyd planned. Miss Tack a CCCHS Hamilton graduate employed at Fox River Mills Osage. Fiance a CCCHS graduate employed at Gil White Plumbing Charles City. Also announced are Jean Canner to John P Scheidecker with wedding in the Twin Cities Aug 17. Clark Rasmussen, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, to bike across Iowa starting Sioux City Apr 28 to promote his campaign.
Bristow residents mingle at home dinners with Dumont and Waterloo visits. Susan Flanigan and Lee Hahn join Al Wendt and others for social calls. Abe Cuvelier and Melville Eberline visit M M Merri Moore. Moore just returned from Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo. Kurt Kramer and Glen Kramer visit strained father Henry at the same hospital after a hip fracture.
Multiple social visits across Bristow area with Mrs Vera Stewart Mrs Don Wiegmann and others visiting friends and relatives in Allison Kesley Parkersburg Aplington Dumont and Ackley. Luncheons and dinners mark weekly gatherings as Mr True and Mrs Lewis celebrate birthdays with family and neighbors.
The Senate House conference committee reached agreement on the school aid formula revision. The plan increases aid to offset enrollment declines for 1974 75 and 1975 76, allowing districts to claim portions of losses and easing immediate budget adjustments. Total aid rises by about 45 million, with state funds boosting education costs more than local property taxes.
The Iowa Senior Citizens Arts Festival invites at least 60 year old Iowa residents to submit paintings poetry photographs and other works. The fourth annual event May 14 at Hotel Fort Des Moines is sponsored by ISU Extension Service and the Iowa Commission on Aging with Iowa Arts Council support. Entry forms due April 17 with submissions due April 29 for literary and performing arts and May 13 for visual arts.
The representative from the Town Dept of Revenue has announced hours from 10 am to noon each Wednesday at the Butler County courthouse. Jack Teatsworth of Waterloo serves as the department agent for Butler County. His main duty is to assist with tax credit available for the elderly and disabled.
Kevin Hummel of Allison led Butler County 4H winners by posting a 166 bushel per acre yield in 1973 and received a green and gold 4H clover. Six Waterloo area youths were honored at a dinner in Waterloo. Also noted were state office candidates Sheila Johnson Janice Willeke and David Bolin who participated in interviews with 17 nominees from the Waterloo area. Jane Juhl Darcy Gates and Jim Willey will undergo final state interviews.
Report notes widespread plowing with tractors across fields. One observer describes a farmer digging a trench to the waist in a marsh while planting, wondering if the driver was frog hunting.
A long list of social visits across counties records M&M couples visiting in Hampton Anamosa and Greene plus meals and luncheons at several homes. The fund raiser for Governor Robert Ray's 1974 reelection campaign will be May 23 in Des Moines with tickets at 100.
A dense OCR style roster lists new cars and trucks linked to buyers in Allison Dumont Parkersburg Clarksville Greene Shell Rock New Hartford and surrounding towns. Brands include Chevrolet Buick Oldsmobile Ford Plymouth Pontiac and various dealer groups Tolle Chev Olds Inc and Iowa Public Service appear in association with multiple buyers such as Gordon Heath Walter Koop Sue Voigts Jolene McCarrens Helen Timmer and Alvin Landers.
A fragmented list shows numerous names and vehicle brands tied to Clarksville Greene Parkersburg Ackley Dumont and other locales. Cars include Chev Olds Ford Dodge and Pontiacs with various owners and dealers such as McRoberts Implement Phil's Furniture and Heathfield related entries.
Carl W Heyenge and Donald A Heuer appear in Bristow and Allison vehicle trades. Loretta Miller Galen and Vern Reiher or Paul Koenen are listed with Ford and Chevrolet trucks in the Bristow Allison regions.
Seinkman Harry Brinkman admitted to Tucson General Hospital, room 216, Tucson Arizona 85706, to remain for treatment. Public urged to report gas price gouging or out of line petroleum pricing to Economic Stabilization Office.
Mrs Walter Krieger of Mediapolis possesses a philodendron that reaches 200 feet in length after pruning. The plant, once over 210 feet, has shortened due to decline while being over seven years old and originally started as a small slip.
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