Redikulas Day Flea Market Sponsored on Main Street
The Greene Commercial Club promotes a Redikulas Day and Flea Market on Main St Friday August 8 from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Merchants offer redikalus specials as residents bring arts crafts and rummage items to set up tables on closed Main St Vokey Pete will give free kiddie train rides from 9 a m See Page 2 for ads and listings.
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Greene Commercial Club
Main St
Greene
Redikulus
Commercial Club
Missionary Fr Breen Visits Staudt Family in Dougherty
Fr Francis Breen MM, a Kenyan mission priest, visited the Staudt family in Dougherty during July. He spoke of Kebirigo parish in Kisii, Kenya, serving 100000 people over 150 square miles, with farming families earning about 300 to 3500 dollars annually. He described his long friendship with Jackie Staudt and the Staudt children, their Iowa visit, and his work in Africa.
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Jackie Staudt
M&m
Donald Staudt
RR Dougherty
St. Patrick’s Catholic School
Dougherty
Francis J. Breen M.M
Maryknoll Missionary
Kenya
Africa
Breene
Staudt
Staudts
Kebirigo
Kisii
Breen
Jackie
Betty
Staudis
U.S
Donald
Fr. Breen
St. Patrick's Church
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Mayo Clinic
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Donald Standts
Donald Standt
Funeral for Mrs. Fred Litterer in Greene Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Anna Marie Litterer 87 of Greene will be held Thursday August 7 at St John United Church of Christ Nashua at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Rev Merlin Dietrich to officiate She was born March 2 1888 in Clarksville to Michael and Catherine nee Vetter Scherdecker and died Monday at Chautauqua Guest Home Charles City Surviving are two sons Leonard of Charles City Louis of Greene one daughter Mrs Francis Brinkman of Greene 18 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren Also surviving are three brothers Gottfried Scheidecker Charles City George Scheidecker Clarksville and Herman Scheidecker Clarksville and four sisters Mrs Albert Emma Schalleck Clarksville Mrs Emil Lena Vetter Nashua Mrs Milton Fredia Bentz Charles City and Mrs Louis Lydia Schilling Plainfield Visitation at Reid's Funeral Chapel Greene until noon Thursday then church visitation until service time.
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Fred
Anna Marie) Litterer
Greene
St. John's United Church of Christ
Nashua
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Merlin Dietrich
Litterer
Clarksville
Micheal
Catherine Nee Vetter Scherdecker
11Th St. Chautauqua
Charles City
Nomination papers available for Greene city election
Nomination papers for Mayor and Council seats are at City Hall Greene for the November 4 1975 city election. Papers must be filed at City Hall between August 31 and September 25.
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City Hall
Greene
Public Meeting On Vietnamese Doctor Relocation In Greene
A public meeting is set for Thursday August 7 at 7 30 p m in the Greene Community Center to gauge support for inviting a Vietnamese doctor to relocate practice to Greene. Local officials and doctors Dr Harding of Eagle Grove Dr Hoove of Mason City and Dr B Andersen of Greene will attend to answer questions and share experiences from Iowa towns where Vietnamese doctors have relocated. The gathering aims to measure community opinion and determine whether there is strong backing for pursuing the program or any health care recruitment effort.
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Greene Community Center
Greene
Iowa
Sumner
Mason City
Iowa City
Eagle Grove
Harding
Hoove
Vietnam
B. ¥. Andersen
Commercial Club
Mrs Ida Darby Rites Held In Greene
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Bertha Darby 72 of Greene were at St. Peter's Lutheran Church with Rev. Palmer Wold officiating. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. She was born February 6, 1903 near Dougherty Iowa and died August 2 at Mathers Nursing Home in Greene. Survivors include two daughters Marjorie Miller and Dorothy Stohr two sisters Galen Shultz Sr and Dehlia Lynch six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
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Ida Bertha Darby
Greene
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Palmer Wold
Reid
Darby
Dougherty
George
Minnie Nee Stabenow Uker
Mathers Nursing Home
Sat
Daniel
Marjorie) Miller
William
Dorothy) Stohr
Plainfield
Galen Shultz
Dehlia Lynch
Altes for Lyle Starkweather in Cedar Rapids
Services for Lyle Starkweather 66 former Greene resident were held in Cedar Rapids with military and committal rites at Rose Hill Cemetery Greene on July 26. Born March 26 1909 he was the son of Charles and Hulda Starkweather. He married Evelyn Foster on July 5 1937 and worked as a chemical engineer for Iowa Power and Light Co. He served as a Captain in WWII. Surviving are his wife and two daughters Marilyn McKinley of Anchorage Alaska and Susan of Cedar Rapids.
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Lyle Starkweather
Greene
Cedar Rapids
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mr. Starkweather
Charles
Hulda Starkweather
Greene High School
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Evelyn Foster
Iowa Power and Light Co
Richard
Marilyn) McKinley
Anchorage
Alaska
Susan
Wis rites for Mrs Jacobson
Services for Mrs Sigrud Ella Miller Jacobson 66 a former Greene resident who died Wednesday in Cudahy Wisconsin were held Saturday August 2 at Cudahy United Methodist Church Burial took place at Rose Hill Cemetery Greene on Monday August 4 She is survived by her husband a daughter Marian Frascht of Charles City two sons Allan of Greene Loren of Cudahy a sister Signe Laursen Aurelia Iowa two brothers Carl Miller Beresford D D and Melvin Miller Alma Washington eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Sigrud
Ella
Miller Jacobson
Greene
Cudahy
Wis
Cudahy United Methodist Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mon
Jacobson
James
Marian) Frascht
Charles City
Allan
Loren
Cudah
Swimming Pool Announces August Schedule and Fees
The pool will open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting August 4, weather permitting and attendance pending. Admission applies and masks fins and snorkels are allowed for the morning hours. Lap swimming remains 6-7 p.m. Monday and Thursday evenings with admission. The swim team ended its season 149 to 128 against Charles City. At the August 13 board meeting, season closure date will be decided. Diane Harris, manager.
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Charles City
Diane Harris
Greene Girl Scouts Cookie Camp Session Announced
Greene Girl Scouts announce a cookie camp from August 11 to 13 at Camp Gaywood. All participants meet at Perrin Park on Thursday August 7 at 9 a.m. for planning. If unable to attend call Mrs. Jerry Steere or Mrs. Jim Schroeder before the date.
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Greene Girl Scouts
Camp Gaywood
Perrin Park
Jerry Steere
Jim Schroeder
Eva Grice to Run for Greene School Board Seat
Nomination papers filed to place Eva Grice on the Greene School Board ballot for this fall's Sept. 9 election. Grice seeks a seat on the local school board as eligible voters prepare to cast ballots.
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Eva Grice
Dale
Eva) Grice
Greene
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Donald Staudts
Sylvia J. Hawker
Connie
Chris
Morris
Colette
Collette
Sylvia Hawker
Altes Thurs
Ida Darby
Marble Rock
Altes
Girl Scout
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