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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
11
Local and personal notes record numerous pre Christmas dinners and visits across Greene, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Ringsted, Allison, Charles City, and Winona. Adults and students share family gatherings while the Church of Christ prepares a Christmas program featuring carols, a Nativity narrative, recitations, and choir performances led by Glen Bandel.
The Dayton Willing Workers 4 H Club held a Christmas carol sing along Monday December 19 at the Youth Center followed by a business meeting. Roll call cited How I Found Out the Truth About Santa Claus. A table setting demonstration by Janice Landers and Betty Gersema was shown and a gift exchange occurred. Reporters Jolene Murphy and Janet Hagarty. Guests included Edmundo Maresca of Waterloo with Hazel M Cass and Mrs Cecil Harris. Additional visits featured William C Moon of Rochester Minnesota with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Curtis and Marcelyn, plus Eddie Hesalroad and infant. Sunday dinner guests were Frank and Arthur Wendt of Dumont and Lawrence Kiehn of Greene with Lille Bronsema. Guests Tuesday included Lloyd Neumann and Fred Neumann of Cedar Falls and Fred Otto of Riceville.
Floyd County 4-H officers from 15 boys clubs and 19 girls clubs will gather at Charles City First Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon December 28 for a county training school. Registration starts at 1:00 p.m. Karen Tibbitts and Dean Mitchell will preside.
Clarence McCracken of Clark Nursing Home will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Thursday December 22. Mrs Frank Lockwood will also be 92 on December 22. They have attended a dinner in their honor for 17 years running.
Services at St. Peter's Lutheran Church led by Pastor J. J. Devies. Thursday includes a Sunday School teachers pot luck supper at 6:00 p m followed by candy sack filling. Luther Leaguers will go caro. No special celebration planned this year.
Miss Gloria Day a senior at Houghton College in New York arrived by plane Friday for the holidays. She will visit at the Raymond Barnett home and also her parents Mr and Mrs D H Day in Des Moines.
A Christmas party for the employees of the B and W Food Market and their families was held at the Veteran's Club Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Christiansen hosted. After supper, games and prizes followed. About 27 people attended.
Sunday guests at the Raymond Barnett home included Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Day of Des Moines Miss Gloria Day of Houghton New York Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fahr man of Hampton Frank B. Henke and son Billy of Aredale and Mrs Roxie Henke of Greene.
Church notices outline times for Christmas Eve program and Sunday School on December 24 and services on December 27. Calvary Baptist First Methodist Church and Church of the Brethren list midweek and morning worship, with pastors named.
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