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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
2
The article notes that new postal rates are announced but not clearly explained, promising further details to prevent widespread confusion among readers and organizations awaiting the updated shipping costs.
The piece details new postage costs including four cents for first class letters, three cents for postcards, seven cents per ounce for air mail, five cents for air post, and three cents for third class mail up to two ounces. It notes inevitability of raises and urges acceptance as a public bargain.
The Bristow News notes Mr. and Mrs. Clair Merfeld and sons left Thursday for a several days visit with his brother and sister-in-law Dean Merfeld in Colorado. Mrs. Lyle Merford and Juds left Thursday for a two week visit with her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Morford in Casper Wyoming.
About 20 members of the Bristow High School class of 1925 gathered Sunday for a picnic dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Ivan Yost near Clarksville. Mr and Mrs Harley Duffield and family also attended from Bristow.
Mr and Mrs Obb Truax and family joined about 70 locals in attending the Meyer reunion at Reeds Lake near Hampton. Attendees from Sheffield and Bristow were represented in the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glass of Dubuque joined relatives at Harrimans Park from Saturday to Wednesday, attending the Miller reunion on Sunday. Representing towns included Charles City Greene Dumont Rockford Cedar Falls Chapin and Ackley with Folkert Kielman hosting.
Locals list a series of social visits across towns including Iowa Falls Shell Rock Aplington Hampton Ackley Clarksville and near Ackley. Guests included families and grandparents with Mr. and Mrs. Beadle Meyers Merrill Wubbena Hearn Schwennen and Shreve among others. A farewell picnic dinner Sunday marked a closing note.
Residents from Fairbanks Evansdale Brow Hansell and Allison counted visitors over the weekend at several homes including Mr and Mrs Bill Shreve near Cicone and Mr and Mrs Ay Williams at Hirsell. Sandra Merrill and Rachel Kuhn visited in Charles City while many others called or dropped by in Demny Dumont Clarksville and Dumont area homes.
Rogers and Mac Canon families with relatives from Iowa City Fort Dodge Dumont and Sherman towns visited Mrs. Bernice Wilder. Surfus and nearby households hosted Nairn Opheim and Surfus during a weekend in Mason City Renwick Ackley Hanlontown Allison. Leroy Dralle wed Bonnie Jones at Allison with Dralles attending. Anita Duffield spent weekend with Hanlantown friends while Van Dyke families from Ackley joined supper guests. C E Kallemeyn Clear Lake spent weekend with Mrs Boylan and Mr Miller.
The Aredale News reports visits and1 gatherings among local families. Arnold Meyer and Allen Meyer with Corliss traveled to Omaha to see Elmer Meyer, who attends college there. Fred Lind of Tacoma and Belle Hemm were guests. Louise Fassler visited Margie Peacock. Oscar White accompanied by Str. visited Ernest Allen in Austin. George Wallbaum was met en route in Rudd. Earl Harlan is recovering from recent surgery. Ed Skinner and wife drove to Belmond to see Ernest Anderson. Echo Mennens visited Carl Creeden. Harold Sidmore and family spent the day with Claude Sidmore and Gene Sidmore.
Mr and Mrs Wallace White and Carol visited Oscar White's home Friday evening. Mrs Bell Hemm is spending the week with her granddaughter Mrs LeRoy Rueter in Waterloo.
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