26 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1961
Page
1
After talks with school board members the Edctor Speake defends local officials from criticism and urges voters to support the Butler County storage and maintenance garage proposition. It argues the county engineer needs a protected, weathered facility to avoid breakdowns and high repair costs and warns of tax increases if financing fails. The piece ties prosperity to agriculture and warns against schemes promising quick riches.
Fisheries officials say last week the State Conservation Commission stocked trout in several streams. In Jackson County Dalton Lake Dubuque County Swiss Valley Clayton County Joy Springs Buck Creek Alamakee County Little Paint Mitchell County Spring Creek Turtle Creek Winnebago County West Canoe North Bear South Bear Twin Springs Trout Run.
A Social Security Administration district representative will visit the Allison Court House on May 5 and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, to assist with applications for federal old age survivors and disability insurance benefits, social security numbers, ecards, and employer identifications. Call the Waterloo district office in room 702 Black Hawk Building at ADams 1554 for details.
Mayor Kelly's court fines James Arthur Duffield of Mason City for speeding over the limit with a 10.60 dollar fine and 4 dollar costs. J P Knight's court fines Gary Wm Battler of Greene for not having the car under control with a 50 dollar fine and 4 dollar costs.
New residents Mr and Mrs Lyle Enabait of Rockford become parents to a daughter born Wednesday April 19 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City. The infant weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces and is named Janella Kaye. Mr and Mrs Virgil Runge Nora Springs greet a son born Wednesday April 1 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces named Steven Virgil. Mrs Runge is formerly Phyllis Barnhart daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Barnhart.
Robert Folkers, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Folkers, completed recruit training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee. He is listed as Robert Dale Folkers AA 5405393 Company E 1st Bn NATTC Memphis 3 Tennessee.
Damon Cheney 70 of La Plata New Mexico died Monday evening of a heart attack at the Veterans Hospital Albuquerque after a period of arthritis. He formerly resided in Greene and is survived by his wife Alice a daughter Elva of La Plata three grandsons Bobby Cheney David Thomas of California Ted Thomas of La Plata a sister Lois Pringle Greene three brothers Will Cheney Greene Rev A G Cheney Topeka Kansas and Clair Cheney San Antonio Texas and several nieces and nephews.
Jim Schroeder invites interested residents to visit his new modern ready mix concrete plant in Greene. Free coffee and cookies will be served next Saturday afternoon and a gift will be given to everyone obtaining an estimate for a forthcoming job.
Gary Southard 17 Veryl Sammons 18 and Larry Edgeman 17 all of Cedar Falls were arrested by Cedar Falls police for larceny in the nighttime. Southard was arraigned in J P Court in Allison with bond $500 not furnished and he remains in county jail. Sammons and Edgeman appeared in J P Court with bonds of $500 each, bonds furnished, and released. They are accused of taking farm tools oil and gasoline from a farm near New Hartford.
Lee I. Wiley of Webster City appeared in J P Court in Arison on Monday evening charged with uttering a false check. He was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail.
A fundraising drive is underway to install an adequate lighting system for night baseball and improved football field lighting. Early soliciting has been favorable and a $1,000 pledge from the athletic department and school board is expected. Donations are urged at Bud Bramer, Bud Marsh, Clelang Myers, or Darrell Barth.
Mrs Jonn Wchoberts left Tuesday by plane for California to visit her son Dick in Long Beach and daughters Mrs Bob G Holm in Hermosa Beach and Mrs Bob Burge in Los Angeles. She will also see a brother and two sisters in the area.
The Boy Scout Court of Honor occurred Monday evening April 24 in the new Elementary School Auditorium. Scotty Thompson of Charles City, district scout executive, spoke. Ten tenderfoot to life awards were presented to Scouts and Explorers, with multiple merit badges earned.
Samuel Sours Ritter, 77, died early Sunday at his Greene home after an illness of asthma and heart trouble. Born April 18, 1884 near Marble Rock, he lived in Marble Rock and Greene all his life. He married Pearl Thompson in 1908. they celebrated a golden wedding in 1958. A former lineman for A T and T and later with Butler Bremer Telephone and Interstate Power, he helped install the power line between Greene and Osage. His hobby was raising full blooded rabbits shipped nationwide. Surviving: three sons Dale Waterloo, Don Marble Rock, Wayne Greene. three daughters Ella Mae Merrill Marble Rock, June Johnson Alta Vista, Nadine Busching Tulsa. nineteen grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, three brothers Philip Aredale, Lloyd Ilinois, Paul Wither Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Church of Christ. burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Williams Mortuary in charge.
Melvin Brown, Butler County Extension Assistant, resigns to take a similar post in Chickasaw County. He has served on a temporary basis since last November, filling the vacancy left by Varlyn Fink who returns as Extension Assistant in Butler County on May 1. Brown’s duties centered on the 4-H Club Program with some support in other Extension areas.
Jerry Porter of Aredale was arraigned in Justice Frank Knight's Greene court and pleaded guilty to writing a non sufficient funds check. He drew an $85.00 check at B and W Store in Greene and was sentenced to five days in Allen County jail. A hold warrant exists in Franklin County for Porter on bad checks.
Mr and Mrs Mervin Schmidt announce the adoption of a son they have named Steven Roy.
A county wide meeting on food preservation is set for Wednesday May 3 from 1000 a.m. to 3 00 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Auditorium in Allison Grace Benjeserdes Butler County Economist announces Jewel Graham Extension Nutrition Specialist from Iowa State University will cover canning and freezing methods All homemakers in Butler County are invited Organize groups should send two members each Miss Benjeserdes asks attendees to bring sack lunches Coffee will be served.
Butler County residents will vote Friday April 28 to fund new county maintenance and storage sheds in Allison with 65000 from the County Secondary Road Fund and 10000 from fire insurance indemnity proceeds. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm in all precincts. Coldwater Township residents vote City Hall Greene Dayton Township vote Dayton No 8 School House. Bennezette Township vote Town Hall Aredale.
The Greene Ramblers earned second place with 46.18 points at Osage. Wunsch won the 320 yard dash in 23.3 seconds, Kingery the low hurdles in 22.6, Rattler the 880 yard run in 2:12.8, and the 4x? relay team of Eldred Kingery Wells Wunsch finished first in 47.5 seconds. Butzlaff was third in the discus, Blum second in the broad jump, and Baker tied for fifth in the pole vault.
Mr and Mrs Edward Kline of Newton have moved to Greene where Mr Kline will be a lineman for United Telephone Company of Iowa He replaces James Harbour who with his wife and children have moved to Grinnell.
Larry Laverne Hansen, 19, of Cedar Falls, appeared in J.P. Court in Allison on Monday evening on a charge of larceny from a farm near New Hartford. Bond set at 1000 dollars was not furnished and he remains held in the Allison county jail.
Greene Ramblers beat Nashua 7 to 1 and Allison 7 to 0 to reach the Corn Bowl Conference semifinal. Pitcher Myers fanned 10 over four innings against Nashua, while Marsh struck out 17 over seven against Allison. Ramblers advance to play the Rockford-Nashua winner Thursday.
A breakfast will be held at the Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Sunday, April 30. Serving is from 7:00 to 8:00 am. All members and their guests are invited. A supper will be held at the Country Club on Tuesday evening May 2. Tickets may be purchased from Fred Knapp, Wilbur Don Bachman, Martin Senne, VK Barth, Larry Kremer and M. K. Sperry.
Last week s bowling scores show Miller Real Estate 83s 441 Nettletons Insurance 771s 5042 First State Bank 72 56 Ross and Barnett 61 67 Remmings Sinclair 52 77 Bristow Elevator 2 37. Results list Wednesday evening games with high scores Darwin True 203 Wayne Fischer 509 Donovan Ruttridge 202 465 Jim McLennan 538 Harold Allan 437 June Ajewski 4503 Galen Miller 538 weather 517. Friday results note Miller Real Estate 1 Kemming s Sinclair 0 First State Bank 3 Nettleton s Insurance 1 Bristow Elevator 1 Ross and Barnett 2. Highs Galen Miller 518 Roy Henline 534. The Wednesday Night Rollers Gambles 22 86 34 Albrecht Hatchery 67 521 Greene Lanes 621 57s continued on page 8
The annual Spring Roundup for next fall's kindergarten class will be held Monday May 8 in the kindergarten room at Greene Elementary School starting at 9:00 AM. Parents of children turning 5 by November 15 1961 should register. Last names A through MM register morning. others afternoon. Birth certificates required. No school for current kindergarten on this day.
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Leo Gorman, 68, on April 8 at her home in Fairmont Minnesota. Former Greene residents and Crystal Theatre owners she survived by husband and two sons Frank of Georgia and William of Minneapolis Minnesota. One son Robert was killed in World War II. Funeral services were held at Fairmont on Monday April 10.
The Parent-Teachers Association will meet Wednesday evening May 3 at 8 00 in the high school auditorium. A film on the modern library and its value to the community will be shown. The book exhibit theme is Round the World in Eighty Books and a library tour will follow. All are invited.
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