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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
1
The editor notes corn growth requires sun and rain, predicts a busy summer leading to 1968. He urges Congress and the president to stop spending aimlessly to placate enemies abroad after 1967’s upheavals.
John Osier son of Mr and MrsDonald Osier has been discharged from the Army after three years of service He spent nine months with the First Cavalry Air Mobile Unit at An Khe Viet Nam He was released from active duty on July 28 and visited his brothers and sister in California before returning home to join relatives Mr and MrsLyle Osier Mr and MrsJim Osier Mr and MrsDavid Osier and brother in law and sister Mr and MrsGerald Geitzenauer
Four men from Butler County filled the August induction call. Leaving August 2 for the armed service were Roger L. Nixt of Greene, Lonnie L. Hinders of Allison, Alfred D. Beitelman of Clarksville, and Dan W. Janssen of Plainfield. The September call is for five men.
Floyd County NFC President Charles Pyatt announced preparations for a large NFO turnout to the Meeting For Action in Des Moines Iowa on August 16 to press for fair prices. The NFC warns youth leaving farms, urges farmers to back a No Price No Production policy, and cites organized transport by cars and buses.
Gets Barber Degree Tom Teeple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeple, has received his Master's Degree in Barbering after completing his state board examination in Des Moines. Tom, who finished his apprenticeship at Grant's Barber Shop in Waterloo, is now employed at that barber shop. Tom attended the Cedar Rapids Barber College.
Kay A. Connelly, Butler County Extension Director for 80 years, resigns effective September 10. Lloyd Miller states the move was accepted at the July Extension Council meeting. Connelly will return to Iowa State University in Ames for graduate studies and move there with his family in late August. He led numerous programs including beef and swine short courses, agronomy and corn soybean schools, livestock events, soil and water conservation efforts, and coordinated with ASCS and DHIA.
Ronald E Stewart a Marine Corporal leaves by boat August 9 for Okinawa and then Da Nang Viet Nam He is son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Stewart a Greene Community High School 1965 graduate who enlisted October 28 1966 He trained in San Diego Camp Pendleton Memphis and Cherry Point He is married to Beverly with a son Grant while another son Roger L Stewart serves in Germany The Stewarts reside with his parents during his Viet Nam tour.
The Farmer Businessmen softball game moved from Sunday night to Sunday evening August 13 at 7 30 p m The Tuesday night T shirt League mothers and sons played a 3 inning game before rain halted the rest of the program The mothers will face their sons next Sunday night then the farmers will play the businessmen Proceeds go to cover Little Leaguers expenses to attend the Minnesota Twins game on Saturday August 5
Michael Jewell of Greene is named to the honor roll for the first summer session at Winona State College per academic dean Dr M R Raymond. Enrollment reached 1455, up 10 percent from 1966. Jewell’s honor quotient is 3.14. parents are Mr and Mrs Aaron F Jewell.
Sam Crooks was discharged to his home on Thursday after treatment at Floyd County Veterans Memorial Hospital for injuries from a fall. He is expected to recover at home with usual care and follow up with his physicians.
A group of 78 boys and fathers from Greene traveled on three school buses to Minneapolis to see the Twins versus the Red Sox on Saturday. John J. Backer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Backer of Greene, has been promoted to Airman First Class in the U S Air Force. He works as an aircraft mechanic at McChord AFB Washington and serves in the Military Airlift Command. He earned an associate degree in technical science in 1965 from Mason City Junior College. His wife is Esther L. Walker of Greene.
Five people were admitted to Mercy Hospital in Waverly after a crash on Highway 14 one mile north of Allison at 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Victor H. Carrol, 70, of Mena Polk Arkansas, allegedly swerved left into the northbound lane, striking a car driven by Wayne Donald Wilson, 26, of Waterloo. Passengers Larry Vogt Robert Wason both of Waterloo and Terry Winkey of Cedar Falls were treated and released. Carroll remained for X-rays.
Bob Barth received two trophies last week for his hole-in-one on the number 7 hole at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on June 22. One trophy came from the ball company and the other from Kroydon Golf Club Company.
Greene Community High School guidance counselor Gerald Stephenson announced that Ann Hanson Bruce Nettleton and Jerry OBrien were invited to join the National Honor Society. Eligibility requires high faculty ratings and a 3.0 GPA overall, 3.2 last semester, plus leadership growth and service.
Butler County records show $30,164 spent from Public Assistance funds with breakdowns by Old Age Assistance $19,504 Aid to Dependent Children $6,747 Aid to Blind $1,023 and Aid to Disabled $2,890. July 1967 saw total Iowa Public Assistance expenditures reach $6,689,048, including $1,922,113 for medical care and $4,766,935 in individual grants. Beginning July 1 1967 nursing home ven dor payments for regular recipients were replaced by adjustments to the assistance grant and payments for care outside extended or skilled facilities under Title XIX medical assistance.
Miller Real Estate announces the Wood home on North Fourth Street sold to Mr and Mrs James Shoemaker who will be Greene Community School English instructor this fall. The 200 acre Elmer Bramer farm southwest of Greene in Coldwater Township sold to Verlyn Schrage with possession March 1 1968. The 140 acre Augusta Martzahn estate farm south of Greene sold to Robert Fenneman with possession March 1 1968.
Gene Kalkwart 15 son of Mr and Mrs DuWayne Kalkwart of Belmond was electrocuted Tuesday when entering a camper at Lake Cornelia in Clarion Survivors include his parents two sisters and grandparents Ike Ainslie of Dumont great aunts Ralph Marsh Clinton Marsh Greene and a great uncle Herman Stubbe Greene Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 00 PM at Bethany Reformed Church Belmond
Sgt. Lawrence Whitehead III, grandson of Greene residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence C Whitehead, was wounded in the right hand in Viet Nam and flown to a Philippine hospital with his commanding officer who was seriously wounded. This marks a second hand wound for him. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Whitehead of Amery Wisconsin.
Interstate Power Company has won Iowa Commerce Commission approval for electric rate reductions effective October 1, 1967, with Minnesota Illinois and South Dakota options same date. Total annual cuts about 277000 dollars. Large residential users will see benefits, especially those heating and cooling electrically, across 254 towns in four states and more than 90 small Iowa and Minnesota communities. Rate drops vary by service type and usage, driven by higher energy use and production efficiency.
The University of Northern Iowa held summer commencement Friday August 4 at 7 30 p m in Latham Stadium with 328 candidates earning degrees, a school high. Evelyn Bruns daughter of Richard Bruns Greene earned a Master of Arts in Social Science and will teach at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls this fall.
Herman Faber of Parkersburg topped five other entries in the Butler County Fair cook out contest and won a portable TV. He entered the turkey division with a fine entry. Parkersburg Jaycees sponsored him. Winners in five divisions advance to the State Fair contest on August 23 for a colored TV. Other Butler entrants include Lester Schrage Allison chicken division Bruce Marsh Greene beef division Chuck Hardy Clarksville pork division Bill Ingle Clarksville novelty division. Sponsors include Parkersburg Jaycees Inter State Producers Farm Bureau Insurance Butler Grundy Farm Service Beef Producers and Pork Producers.
Lawrence Silvey and son Bill alongside Mr Greene and daughter Doris Ruffridge and Shelley attended a military funeral for Reuel Silvey aged 55 at Towa Falls last Wednesday. He died Sunday night at his farm from a heart attack and is survived by four brothers and two sisters with one brother having died January 20.
The Butler County Fair Baby Beef Sale grossed 537,34.98 from 207 calves averaging 27.49 per cwt. Total weight 195,725 pounds. Buyers included Waverly Sale Company 33 calves, State Bank of Greene 27, and several other banks and farms. Auctioneers were Hexom, Dean, Uhlenhopp, Mennenga, and Wessels.
Captain Paul D. Mather son of Mr and Mrs Eldred C Mather of Greene arrives for duty at Andrews AFB Maryland He is a staff development engineer formerly assigned at the University of Wyoming where he earned an MS in aeronautical engineering through the Air Force Institute of Technology program He graduated Greene Public High School and earned a BS at Iowa State University upon completing the ROTC program His wife Muriel is daughter of Mrs Barton Bonzer of Floyd
The annual meeting of the Men's Bowling Association is scheduled for next Wednesday evening August 16 at 8:00 at El-Bar Lanes. All men bowlers are invited to attend.
Steven Miles Marsh son of Mr and Mrs Bruce Marsh underwent a tonsillectomy Tuesday morning at Floyd County Veterans Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Six members of Girl Scout Troop 265 depart August 14 for Chicago Illinois and Wisconsin Dells. Led by Mrs Donald McBurney the group includes Susan Astor Melinda Drakle Teresa Bouillon Valerie Starkweather Janea Fischer Rosanne McBurney with aides Snowden McBurney and Jeanette Tefft. They will tour the Science and Industry Building visit Cinerama and attend Don McNeil’s Breakfast Club broadcast at 9 AM on August 16 listening on ABC. From Chicago they will head to Wisconsin Dells for a couple of days returning home by Sunday or Monday.
Specialist Four Mace H. Bammann RA 12740878 was awarded the 18th Engineer Brigade Certificate of Achievement at a ceremony. The award was presented by the commanding officer of the 75th Engineer Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington. Mace is the son of Mr and Mrs Ellis Bammann.
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