Thanksgiving visits spread through Minnesota and Iowa
Residents spent Thanksgiving traveling between towns. Lyle Surfus and family stayed Tuesday to Thursday at Rose Mount Minnesota with son and daughter in law Larry Surfus. Opheims from Mason City joined Thursday dinner and stayed over the weekend. Other gatherings included Bowen Dirks and Frerichs at Wellsburg and Merrills at Mason City with De Lancie Armfield Merrill and Eisentrager families. Visits continued with Folkens Waterloo and Beenken Morrison households plus Hansen's Sunday stop.
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Lyle Surfus
Larry Surfus
Rose Mount
Minnesota
Earl Opheim
Mason City
Opheim
John Bowen
John Dirks
Sue Frerichs
Mayo Tjaden
Wellsburg
Percy Merrill
Hila de Lancie
Osage
Russell Armfield
Larry
Swaledale
Percy Merrill Sr
Pat K
Dale Eisentrager
Harold Harms
Henry Folken
Waterloo
Don Wiegmann
Herman Beenken
Morrison
Russell Hansen
Beenken
Warren van Dyke
Greene
al Wendt
Beckie Siefken
Pat K. Merrill
Chris Brocka
Allison
Ernest Brocka
Bud Schueler
Harold Delkers
Ida Delkers
Dale Hardy
August Schuler Sr
Don
Jim Conger
Dumont
Lyle Morford
Jake Engelkes
Henry Kruger
James Miller
Ray Hahn
Lloyd True
Darwin
Lawrence True
Melville Eberline
Folkert Kielman
Sheryl Sokolik
la Mars
H. E. Cuvelier
Henry van Dyke
Sons of
Fred Sherman
P. K. Miller
Pam Baker
Dewayne de Berg
Waverly
Henry Kielman
Clarksville
Freed Baumgartner
California
Mino Folkerts
Joe Merrill
Chautauqua
Charles City
Gilbert Kuhn
Don Salge
Lawrence Wickman
Hank Hindrichs
Gene Salge
Cuvelier
Lawler
Hospital Visit Noted in Charles City
In hospital Mr and Mrs Reiner Wabbena visited her sister Mrs Ed Oltmann at Charles City hospital Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Reiner Wabbena
Ed Oltmann
Charles City Hospital
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Planned at Legion Hall
The Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday afternoon December 5 at the Legion Hall with Mrs. Robert Folkerts as hostess. Members are asked to bring Butter-Nut coffee coupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Robert Folkerts
Bristow Socials Report Weekend Visits
Bristow residents reported visiting and hosting guests this weekend. Mrs. Glen Hearn dined with Mrs. Clara Johnson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rogers were Thursday dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Al Wendt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hearn
Clara Johnson
Lester Rogers
al Wendt
Community Visitors Share Meals and Gatherings Across Greene
A sequence of social visits and family meals highlights of Greene and surrounding towns. Neighbors and relatives, including Wunsch and Folkerts families, share dinners, suppers, and coffee gatherings at homes in Greene, Dumont, Hampton, Alexander, and Parkersburg, with guests traveling from Phoenix and Renwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wunsch
Greene
George Beninga
Paul Wunsch
Mino Folkerts
Gene Salge
Don Salge
Emma Kammeyer
Bartlet
Waverly
Howard Wagner
Dean
Lawrence True
Fred Sherman
Clarence
John Henning
Clarksville
H. E. Cavelier
Craig
H. Cuvelier
Dumont
Henry Folkerts
Phoenix
Arizona
George Folkerts
Clara Jackson
Donald Jackson
Hampton
Harold Beckhoff
Alexander
Vincent Kramer
Allison
Robert Alison
Charles City
Alvin Alison
Renwick
Henry Kruger
George Kruger
Parkersburg
Don Harmon
Anamosa
H. E. Cuvelier
George Conger
al Wendt
Roy Merfeld
Steve van Dyke
Ben van Dyke
Ray Hahn
Burdine Hahn
Paul Weiland
Dewayne de Berg
Lee Hahn
Howard Wasgner
Frank Wiegmann
Con Wiegmann
Russell Hansen
Remove Boats From State Property Soon
The Iowa Conservation Commission orders boat owners to remove crafts and non permanent structures from state property by December 1. Ice fishing houses on current permits are exempt. Early freezing risks damage to boats and immersion hazards exist in late fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Republicans Lead Iowa Legislature and Ad Tax Clash
Republicans win control of both Iowa chambers with Stanley as Senate majority leader and Harbor as House speaker. Seeley Lodwick is president pro tempore. Carroll Lane named Senate secretary. McCartney, Van Drie, Varley, Millen hold posts. Democrats retain minority roles. noted ad tax case challenges 1967 three percent levy upheld by Iowa Supreme Court, heading toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Stanley
Muscatine
Rigler
Stanley
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Harold Hughes
U. S. Senate
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Seeley Lodwick
Wever
Carroll Lane
Carroll
William Harbor
Henderson
Lester Kluever
Atlantic
Harbor
House
Ralph McCartney
Charles City
Rudy van Drie
Ames
Andrew Varley
Stuart
Floyd Millen
Farmington
William Kendrick
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Louisiana Highway Cries From Federal Freezes
Louisiana faces curtailed highway work as federal freezes and revenue shortfalls constrain contracts. J R Coupal Jr cites three funding cuts since 1966 limiting Iowa road projects and delays, yet the state aims to meet a 124 million dollar target this year despite the setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
J. R. Coupal, Jr
Coupal
Iowa Good Roads Association
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Highway Commission
New Cars Registered in Butler County
Butler County records list numerous new vehicle registrations including Chevrolet models for Burtis Schnell Applington Duane Rasmussen Parkersburg Dale Hesalroad Allison Javette Codner Allison Kenneth Knapp Greene Vernon Weinberg Greene Ben Hook Kesley Melvin Kollmann Greene Matilda Ainslie Dumont Willis Karstens Parkersburg Robert Wabena Allison Robert Wilson New Hartford Randy Ingle Clarksville Allyn Klunder Clarksville Donald Faint Applington Walter Wilke Bristow Judy Everds Allison Ronald Schuknecht Greene Sharon Heath Allison Harold Satoon Shell Rock Lavern Kluiter Parkersburg Daniel Miller Greene LeRoy Miller Allison Richard Reints Clarksville Herb Williamson Parkersburg Gerhard Spree Dumont and others.
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Butler County
Burtis C. Schnell
Aplington
Chevrolet
Duane A. Rasmussen
Parkersburg
Dale E. Hesalroad
Allison
Harry H
Javette Codner
Kenneth J. Knapp
Greene
Vernon
Agnes Weinberg
Ben Hook
Kesley
Pontiac
Melvin J. Kollmann
Matilda Ainslie
Dumont
Ronald
Beverly Schuknecht
Sharon K. Heath
Harold B. Satoon
Shell Rock
Lavern
Myrna Kluiter
Daniel
Marjorie Miller
LeRoy E. Miller
Richard L. Reints
Clarksville
Herb J. Williamson
Gerhard
Johanna Spree
Iowa property assessment boosts farm land value to 10.8 billion
The state remains focused on valuation orders by State Revenue Director William Forst. Rural property increases across 57 counties push Iowa farm land values to 10.8 billion dollars while several counties seek court restraining orders against final assessment orders. Petitions from Story and Mitchell Counties in Polk County District Court claim the valuation changes will delay tax lists past December 31 and push completion to April.
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State Revenue
William Forst
Iowa
State Revenue Department
Polk County
Des Moines
Story
Mitchell
Aredale News Highlights Farm Bureau Convention crowds
The 50th annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convention ran November 18 to 20 with a western Butler county bus group departing from Dumont to the Veterans Auditorium. Attendees included Lloyd and Lloyd Faber Zimmerman Lindamen Maifield Dennis and Zimmerman families from Dumont along with visitors from Bristow Allison and other local towns. Additional items note hospital surgery for Mrs. Herman Voss and several social visits among area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Butler County
Dumont
Veteran’s Auditorium
Lloyd Faber
Charles Zimmerman
John Lindamen
Ontja Maifield
Willard Dennis
Wilbert Zimmerman
Darwin Noelting
Helping Hand Club Holds November Meeting in Rockwell
The Helping Hand Club met at Mrs. Elizabeth Brass’s Rockwell home on Thursday afternoon November 21 with nine members. Mrs. Paul Mason and Mrs. Raymond Buitjer led the program. The December gathering will be at Mrs. Lloyd Dodd’s home on December 19 with a 29c grab bag. A box was sent to Mike Brass in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Voss
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Max Tharp
Cedar Falls
Carl Corporan
Ward Mason
Dilman Stock
Hampton
Gaylen Brocka
Michelle
Michael
Waterloo
Carl Boeckemier
Edith Wells
Raymond
Coulter
E. J. Syverson
Pearl Cutler
Duane Huntington
John Etzen
Eric Muller
Aplington
Heine Cassman
Steve Cunningham
Gene Brass
Seibert Arends
Nettie Kanageter
A. C. Dorkman
al Abben
SP/5
Jerry L. Miller
Floyd Miller
Jerry
Vietnam
States
Paul Kramer
Wilma Polen
Christian Church
Chris Kramer
Carl Creeden
Aredale
8. C. Kramer
Dumont
Viola Weber
Shirley
Stout
Carl Worley
Ray Allen
Greene
Helping Hand Club
Elizabeth Brass
Rockwell
Paul Mason
Raymond Buitjer
Lloyd Dodd
Mike Brass
Home Study Club November Meeting Summary
The Home Study Club met at Mrs. Robert Long’s home with ten members and three visitors. After the business session, four servicemen received care boxes: Dennis Philpott, Larry White, Dean Ufford, and Donavon White. The December meeting will be a Christmas party at Mrs. Emmett Ufford’s home.
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Home Study Club
Robert Long
Dennis Philpott
Larry White
Dean Ufford
Donavon White
Emmett Ufford
Local car names linked to Parkersburg figures emerge
The text references a group including John J. of Jacoba Conrads, Parkersburg, and Wilbur H. Huisinga of Parkersburg along with Ford Chevrolet and Harmina Kruger of Parkersburg. The partial OCR lists Rolet truck and Chevrolet as brand mentions tied to Parkersburg individuals.
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Rolet Truck
John J
Jacoba Conrads
Parkersburg
Ford
Wilbur H. Huisinga
Chevrolet
Harmina Kruger
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Greene Recorder
Wayne C. Fischer
Jackie Richie
John Geesman
Butler
Floyd Counties
Dougherty
Bristow
Bristow Locker Ph
Hubbard Research
Albrecht Feed Mill
Marvin Saltzman
Dial Farm
Don Reed
Iowa Press Association
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Frommelt
Lee Gaudineer
William Gannon
Mingo
Charles Miller
Burlington
June Franklin
Tom Renda
McGee Electric
Greene, Iowa
Glenn M. Ressler
Butler County Mutual
Keogh
Aredale News
Visitors To
Farm Bureau Convention
Aredale Locals
Oscar White
James Mars
Wesley “Gus” Sage P. O
Lutheran Mutual
Life Insurance Company Home Office
Waverly, IA
E-Z
Mel’s TV Service
Greene, IA
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