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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1958
Page
1
The piece notes business decisions about discarding items and urges careful care of a warming house donated for Perrin Park’s skating rink. It highlights Christmas spirit, Christ’s birth, and joy over happy children, hoping 1959 brings balanced wealth and blessings.
The Greene Chapter of the Future Farmers of America awarded a purebred Poland China Sow to Bruce Cheney and Harlan Martzahn. Sows raised by James Klunder, with the group’s field trip to Bath Packing Plant in Waterloo, saw two chapter hogs slaughtered on grade and yield basis and the carcass judged.
Clyde Stuntz underwent major surgery at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota last Wednesday and expects to return home at week’s end. Paul Beguelin underwent major surgery at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City on Tuesday morning.
Fire crews responded Thursday evening to a gondola car carrying burning asphalt and creosoted ties. Jack L. Shultz was overcome by fumes and rescued by firefighters who administered artificial respiration before the blaze was extinguished.
The Adult Farmers met at Greene Community School to discuss fertilizers that yield best results. Topics covered soil testing fertilizer solubility crop nutrient needs and spring and fall applications. Next Monday December 22 the topic will be Pole Farm Buildings with speaker J C Reindl of Cedar Rapids Nebraska Bridge and Supply Co. Pooley Lumber Company Greene will provide coffee and donuts after.
Harold Shultz, stationed at Davisville Rhode Island, sails this week for Grand Turk near San Salvadore where he will be stationed.
Fire trucks were called to the residence of Mr and Mrs Fred Ennen Wednesday at 9 30 pm to extinguish a blaze in a lean to shed attached to the garage Slight damage occurred to the shed The fire is believed started by a kerosene heater used for baby chickens Walter Kemming discovered the blaze on his way home from work
A delegation of seventeen from Butler County will attend the Democratic Victory Dinner in Des Moines Thursday, per Albert Mahnke, county Democratic chairman. About 1,500 Iowa attendees are expected, with Governor Herschel Loveless and all successful Democratic candidates present.
District Director Robert C. Wilson of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Omaha Nebraska announced that aliens in the United States will be required to report their addresses to the Attorney General within the near future. All aliens in the United States on January 1 each year must report by the end of that month with few exceptions including diplomats and certain international organization personnel. Forms are available at post offices or immigration offices during January and penalties for noncompliance are severe.
A New Year’s Eve dance will be held at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Wednesday evening December 31. Music by the Esquires orchestra featuring Don Hamilton. Members urged to attend the local celebration rather than travel far to ring in the new year.
Pooley Lumber Company donated a building near the ice skating pond in Perrin Park for skaters to use as a warm space. Town officials urge children to use it for its intended purpose and avoid damaging it as in past incidents.
Benona Arthur Broadston born August 25 1895 in Montezuma Iowa died December 8 1958 at Des Moines Veterans Hospital at age 63. He married Vera Beatrice Collins on November 15 1919 and had three children. Funeral services were held at Beidelman Funeral Home Panora with burial there.
Mrs. Clar Scott reports 309.95 raised toward the Christmas Seal Fund Drive as of Monday, December 15, with an additional 44.00 collected from Coldwater Township residents. Donations may be sent to Mrs. Scott or Mrs. Anderson.
Otto Schmidtke has returned home to Rochester Minnesota after several weeks at Methodist Hospital where he received treatment.
Christmas day Masses and confessions are listed for Mary's Church. The Calvary Baptist and Church of Christ host Christmas programs with recitations, pageants, and carols directed by noted individuals. A Bethlehem Road pageant and “Eve at the Inn” play highlight the season.
Vocalists from seventy three high schools attend January 8 and 9 at Luther College for the ninth annual Dorian Vocal Festival. Greene students Jann Fletcher Bernard Hildebrand Gary Smit and Jeanette Wirth perform among 415 soloists and ensembles under guest conductor Margaret Hillis of New York City. Elliott Wold Wade Raridon and Perry Daniels of Luther faculty audition the selected high school soloists. Mr Wold and Mr Raridon also present a voice recital January 8. The climax is a grand concert January 9 directed by Hillis with the Luther College Choir of 63 voices. A Brainerd Minnesota high school 67-voice a cappella group directed by Curtis Hansen performs January 8. KWLC will broadcast the festival.
Private Rex P. Knapp son of Mr and Mrs Don Knapp is stationed in Germany with U S 55636387 Co A 1st MTB 33rd Armor 3rd AD APO 39 New York N Y Specialist Fourth Class Gary E Slocum son of Mr and Mrs Charles Slocum is improving at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver Colorado His address is Sp 4 Gary E Slocum RAT4ELT76 Ward 5 East Fitzsimons Army Hospital Denver Colorado
The American Legion Auxiliary has sent 3825 Butter-Nut coffee strips and labels, credits from the Bitter-Nut Coffee Company will fund gifts for orphans at Christmas. Last year 3486 strips were sent in.
Mr and Mrs Bert Hagarty learned their son Mau ree of Cedar Falls informed them that his son Robert has been given a career appointment as Postal Distribution Clerk with headquarters at the U S Post Office Terminal in Council Bluffs He started work in Omaha Nebraska on Monday this week Maurice Hagarty is foreman at Cedar Falls Post Office and Robert’s appointment comes exactly two years after his father began his postal career.
Ramblers swept Nashua 49 to 42 as Barth scored 21 and Green's Greene led scoring for Greene. Ramblers also defeated Manly 47 to 44 behind Grendler’s 18 points while Boller top scored 16 for Ramblers Ramblersette fell 60 to 88 to Manly in the nightcap and Manly led throughout with 26 and 18 point scorers Gill and Hagen.
Saturday December 13 1958 twenty one Pioneer Girls Pilgrim Fortalice visited the Great Historical Museum in Waterloo. They viewed an old fashioned Christmas tree early days exhibits learned from a lecture on The Christmas Star as seen in Palestine and toured the Pioneer room. After lunch at Maid Rite Cafe they discussed crafts for Christmas and upcoming meetings restart January 6 with Tuesday Night Rollers bowling league results and high scores noted.
More than 90 percent of Floyd County breeding cattle owners have signed in support of the Area Brucellosis Central Plan as of Friday evening December 12, per County Extension Director Dale M. Studt. Eight hundred thirty-two owners favor the petition while 66 oppose, meeting the 75 percent herd-owner threshold to enact the plan. Township by township tallies are listed.
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