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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1959
Page
1
A curio piece voices local wit and holiday whimsy. The editor laments dimmed lights, jokes about Santa gifts, and lighthearted digs at smoking and shave gear. The tone blends community grievance with festive consumer foibles. Individuals or dates are unnamed.
Vicki Burroughs of Greene was among 13 Coe College sophomores honored in Cedar Rapids for outstanding creative writing. The works, including short stories and essays, appear in a 22 page booklet Experiments in Writing published by the Coe English department. Burroughs contributed a poem The Day I Turned Eighteen.
The Methodist youths fellowship will hold a vesper service at the church next Sunday December 13 at 4:00 PM. The public is cordially invited to attend.
One hundred and twenty five county and assistant county engineers met from December 1 to 3 at Iowa State University for the 13th annual conference. Sessions were held in Memorial Union under the County Engineers Association auspices and presented by the Engineering Extension and the department of civil engineering. H. W. Hansen of Automotive Safety Foundation explained the research scope and study areas. Butler County attendees were O. W. Zack, Merlin Parks, and Clinton Pfaltzgraff.
Mrs Vera M Davis is a patient at Worrall Hospital in Rochester Minnesota undergoing treatment for a severe eye infection. Her address is 410 B Bi
Bennie Stickley, 19, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty in District Court December 2, 1959 to Assault with intent to inflict body injury. Judge Beardmore sentenced six months in County jail with suspended sentence and parole to Sheriff Pete Boomgarden for one year. Stickley arrested November 28 in Allison by Deputy Marvin Barth. Robert Lee Allen, 32, Waterloo, arrested on two charges. Operating Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated third offense and no operator's license. Arraigned in Ralph McCready's court. bond $1,000 on OMVI. Sentenced to five days in county jail on the no license charge. Allen arrested east of Aplington on Highway No. 20, December 2. Floyd Mortley of Riverton, Iowa, released December 7 and turned over to Floyd County sheriff to begin serving a jail sentence on false drawing and uttering of checks. Mortley has a three-month term in Butler County on the same charge.
Debra Jane Schroeder was baptized Sunday afternoon at the Schroeder home by Rev. G. F. Butler. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroeder, and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Johnson.
Mrs Shirley Grimm of Charles City underwent major surgery at Cedar Valley Hospital on Friday November 4. She is the former Shirley Bamker of Greene.
Mrs Edward Deeg 65 died at home Monday morning after a lingering carcinoma. Born April 8 1894 on a Marble Rock area farm, she married Edward Deeg April 5 1911 and moved to Greene. Survived by her husband and three sisters in Canada. Services 1:30 pm Williams Memorial and 2:00 pm at St Peter’s Lutheran Church with Rev Deiies. burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Coach Paul Lewison's teams beat Rudd yesterday afternoon. The boys buzzer beat the visitors 26 to 24 in overtime led by Eldred Kingery with 14 points. The girls dominated 36 to 11 with Connie Foster and Ruth Jepsen scoring 9 each as Lewison deployed seven forwards who all scored.
A county wide soil fertility and land use meeting will take place at the Farm Bureau Auditorium in Allison on Monday December 14 at 1 30 p m. Extension agronomist Joe Stritzel will present land management soil testing cropping procedures and fertilizer use on Butler County soils. Everyone is invited.
The Woman's Club will host a public Christmas meeting on Tuesday December 15 at 7 30 PM in the church parlors. Members of the Home Industries bazaar committee are Mesdames Donald Bachman Glen E Ressler Jean Montgomery and Kenneth Jackson available for inquiries.
Robin Brinkman, daughter of Mrs. Don Brinkman of Allison, is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after being taken there Friday with spinal meningitis following influenza. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Meyers of Greene.
Amos L. Jacobs age 84 of Powersville died Saturday morning when his pickup collided with a car driven by Gerald Reisom of Buffalo Center on the Clarksville road. Reisom was treated and released. Jacobs' survivors include his wife two daughters one brother six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church near Nashua with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Fred Lloyd Petterson 72 of Marble Rock died Sunday at Cedar Valley Hospital Char les City after admission on Thursday. Born October 16 1887 son of James Petterson and Mary Thompson he married Louise Hohmeier March 17 1915 at Mason City. They farmed near Marble Rock then moved to an acreage there about 12 years ago. Survivors include wife one nephew Willard Burns of Charles City one niece Patricia Burns Frey of Bristow seven grandchildren two sisters Mrs Will Bower Bristow and Mrs Roy Egen Minneapolis. Funeral at Williams Mortuary Greene Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev I J Devies of St Peters Lutheran Church officiating. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery.
A group of farmers assisted Leonard Litterer with picking 90 acres of corn last Thursday and Friday. Helpers included Raymond Wagoner Earl Buttjer Dean Edwards Harvey Christopherson Hubert Worley Victor Bochman Galen Schultz Sr Galen Schultz Jr Donald Schultz Roger Merjin Robert Schafer Grady don Anderson Oscar Chapman Francis Beguelin Floyd Needham Paul Jepson Herman Scheidecker Harold Koester Alvin Landers Warren Eb ling Darwin Eb ling Clyde Skillen Glen Skillen Walter Wilke John Backer Vernon Hudson Gordon Cassmann Art Weiss supplied Farm Service fuel and Mesdames Herman Scheidecker Fred Litterer Gordon Cassmann Alvin Landers and Dean Edwards aided with meals.
Adult farmers met Monday for a panel on Beef Cattle Feeder Programs led by Cecil Conn Wilbur Tindall Everett Squires and Carl Zimmerman. The Osage National Bank vice president Martin Fabricius will speak December 14 on Farm Outlook for 1990 inviting all adult farmers to attend.
The Greene Commercial Club announces free students movies at Greene High School auditorium on December 12 19 and 24 plus Santa Claus visit and prize drawings. Adults have Saturday 3:30 drawings for merchandise prizes with a final drawing December 24. Candy handouts on main street at 2:00 for children unable to attend the movie.
Mrs. Alice Hansen is a patient at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City where she underwent major surgery on Thursday.
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its annual Christmas party at the Veterans Club on Sunday afternoon December 13 at 3 00 o clock. The event invites all servicemen and their families and asks Auxiliary members to bring two dozen cookies and a gift for a child. Those with children bring two dozen cookies and a gift for each child, with extra cookies and gifts sent to an orphanage or veterans hospital for Christmas. Hospitalized veterans may choose gifts for their own children.
Mrs. Clifford Sampson and her children from Middletown Ohio arrived Saturday for a Christmas season visit with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Petersen. Also visiting is Mrs. Dorothy Castaneda and her children from Downey California who have stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Mel Renken at Manson, and are guests of Mrs. Petersen.
Mrs. Clar Scott TB chairman reports donations so far this year fall short of last year. Residents are urged to send their contributions to her promptly to support the cause in Greene.
A junior high dance is planned for Saturday evening December 12 from 7 30 to 10 00 p m in the school cafeteria. The junior high faculty will supervise the event.
Earl C. McCarthy, 64, an attorney, died in Chicago on Tuesday morning December 1. He was formerly a resident of Greene.
The Greene Community school PTA gathered in the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening December 2. Teachers Mrs Lulu Smith Mrs Dorothy Dreier Mrs Marion Whiteside Mrs Bessie Beard and Mrs Louise Raush directed songs and skits by country schools. A panel on To Strengthen Moral and Spiritual Values included Mrs Laverne Kehoe George Koons and Rev James Parks. Rev G F Butler presided at the meeting in absence of president Aaron Jewell. Refreshments were provided by the sixth grade parents with Mrs Orval Kingery as hostess.
Mr and Mrs Harold E Meyer welcomed son David Harold born Thursday December 3 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Mr and Mrs John Kellner of Ionia welcomed son Craig Allan born Saturday December 5 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. Mrs Kellner is Lorraine Rogers of Greene. Mr and Mrs Richard Freese of Clarksville welcomed son Richard Morey Freese born Saturday December 5 at Mercy Hospital Waverly weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs Freese is Joyce Morey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Morey.
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