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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Frank Wiegman and Gene Viers express heartfelt thanks to relatives friends neighbors and golf course helpers for visits cards food and support Also special thanks to Rev Denes for prayers and to Dr Andersen for care and to all who sent flowers gifts and good wishes following hospital stay
The document outlines bid submission rules for county road work including deposit requirements. It notes that certified checks are cashable if a bidder fails to execute a contract and bond within fifteen days. It lists where plans and forms can be seen and stresses form compliance, waiver rights, and bidder qualifications per the Iowa State Highway Commission. It also records amounts for road materials and the July 27 1961 Board of Supervisors meeting in Butler County.
A special Greene town meeting in Town Hall July 1961 included Mayor Vivian Kingery and Councilmen Francis Teeple John Hamilton James McLennan with absentees Leonard Mercy and Charles Teenle. Vivian Ringers was appointed mayor to fill the unexpired term, and Francis Teeple was named councilman to fill Vivian Kingery's vacancy. The budget hearing for 1962 was held with no objections, and the proposed budget estimate approved and forwarded to the County Auditor. Town Clerk Claire W. Curtis adjourned the meeting.
Notice is given that the undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edward W Barth, deceased, late of Butler County. All debtors must pay promptly and creditors present claims to the undersigned for allowance and file with the Clerk of the Justice Court. James H. Graven, Attorney. Dated August 1, 1967. Hugh T. Masher, Clerk of the District Court.
The Commission on Education elected Dianne DeBerg secretary and Mrs. Percy Morehouse assistant secretary. Gary Smith was named chorister with Charles Merrick as assistant chorister. Mrs. Wilbur McKee becomes secretary of the Commission on Education and Mrs. Ben Stubbe treasurer. Rally Day is set for September 17 with a program during Sunday School. The Commission will meet next on October 12.
Sunday visitors to John Etzen home included Mr and Mrs Jake DeVries Mrs Harold Miller and daughters the Seibert Arends family and Mr and Mrs Gene Brass of Hampton Mr and Mrs Joe Mason also called on Paul Mason Kenneth Alden visited Monday evening Al Abben visited Jack Davis Sunday evening Evangelical church held a picnic on church lawn Sunday noon Ward Mason attended Fox Mason reunion Cedar Falls Sunday and later visited Mrs Vada Mason Thursday evening Property tax per capita rose from 20.45 in 1951 to 39.08 in 1961 an increase of 91 percent.
Miss Karen Lumley of Orange California visits her grandmother Mrs Gladys Harlan for a few weeks in a common social note from the community pages.
The Helping Hand Club met at Mrs. Percy More’s home with twelve members and five guests. The next meeting is set for August 24 at Mrs. Donald Hawver’s home, followed by a picnic on August 27 at 6:00 PM at the Earl Buttjer residence.
Mrs Maude Buckmaster and Mrs Alma Collins returned this week from their summer home in northern Minnesota near New York Mills.
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports property tax spending by Iowa's 128 cities rose from 26,536,030 in 1951 to 58,325,509 this year. Population climbed 15 percent from 1.2 million to 1.6 million and the cost of living index likewise rose 15 percent from 111 to 127.4. Tax collections thus increased eightfold.
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