Stores Open Nights This Week For Christmas Shopping
Greene stores will stay open evenings this week to help shoppers finish last minute Christmas plans. They will close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
1
Services Held for Mrs. Susie Wiegmann
Funeral services for 83 year old Susie Wiegmann were conducted at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Greene with Rev. Donald Wahlgren officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. She was born March 29 1893 in Coldwater Township Butler County and died December 14 at Shell Rock Care Center. She married William Wiegmann July 4 1920 in Waterloo Iowa. She was a former teacher in Butler and Floyd counties and is survived by two sisters a nephew a niece and Vern Prange who lived with the family.
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Susie Wiegmann
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Greene
Rose Hill
Donald Wahlgren
Reid
Susanne Wiegmann
Coldwater
Butler Co
Henry C
Lisette (Gallmeyer) Landers
Shell Rock
Ernest
Frieda) Schrage
Waverly
Truman Schrage
Colona, Ill
Aretha Boise
Cedar Rapids
Vern Prange
Parkersburg
Weekend Weather Outlook After Cold Start
Last week brought balmy days in the high 30s and low 40s with light snow melt. Sunday night produced flurries and gusty winds that faded. Temperatures fell below zero Monday morning, with a return to the 30s expected later Tuesday and through the week.
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mercury
Christmas Weekend Social Coverage Request
The note asks for contact for Christmas weekend happenings and guest information. It explains limited outreach this week and asks residents to submit news items from the past weekend to improve coverage in the Recorder next week.
Enrollment Drops Trigger Greene School Program Cuts
Due to funding tied to enrollment, Greene Schools fall from about 800 students in 1968-69 to 601 in the fall of 1976, prompting possible cuts across programs. The School Board and administration will set priorities in coming months, inviting community input on what to cut.
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Greene Community
Greene
Cub Scouts Hold Awards and Christmas Party at Center
The Cub Scouts met at the Community Center on December 15 for a meeting and Christmas party. Wolf Den I led the flag ceremony while Webelos Den 2 staffed the program and refreshments. Numerous scouts received badges arrows and bicentennial patches including Mike Lewis Kevin Obermeier David Duffield Chad Folkers Kurt Graven John Viers Mike Bramer Tim Christensen Darin Klunder Rodney Freeseman and more. Wolf Den I earned the Cubby Award.
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Wolf Den I
Webelos Den 2
Ann Graven
Mike Lewis
Kevin Obermeier
David Duffield
Chad Folkers
Kurt Graven
John Viers
Mary Freeseman
Mike Bramer
Tim Christensen
Wolf
Darin Klunder
Rodney Freeseman
Esther Backer
John Backer
Derrick Fredrick
denner
Joe Bullock
forester
J. C. McDonald
Ted Ferch
Craig Shultz
Kevin Schafer
Dale Johnson
Mark O’Brien
Craig Johnson
Brad Rottlerasst
Outdoor Nativity Pageant Dec 23 at Church of the Brethren
The annual BUMPY outdoor Nativity Pageant is set for Thursday December 23 with showings at 7 and 7 30 in the church yard. The public is invited and the pageant may be viewed from car warmth. Back Seat Production sponsors a Greene Community Center high school dance Monday December 27 from 8 30 to 12 30 with Head Stone providing music and a $2 admission.
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Church of the Brethren
Back Seat
Greene Community Center
Hospital Note and Local Lottery Winners List Mentioned
In Floyd County Memorial Hospital Charles City patient Fred Brinkman is noted. A community notice lists Jaycee meeting details and a long stream of prize winners from Operation Santa Claus and local drawings, naming multiple individuals and businesses in Greene and Marble Rock with December dates and cash or item prizes.
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Fred Brinkman
Floyd Co. Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Cass Carol
lorris
Dale Schroeder
First State Bank
Carol
KGLO
Rites Dec 20 for Ervin Busching
Funeral services for Ervin Busching of Plainfield were held Monday December 20 at First United Church of Christ in rural Clarksville with Rev. Merlin Dietrich officiating. Busching died December 18 after a stroke in November. He was born July 28, 1902 in Fremont township, son of Diedrick and Emmanee Boltman Busching. He married Elsa Miller March 27, 1933 in Fredericksburg. They lived on a Fremont township farm until February 1958 when they moved to Plainfield. He is survived by his wife Elsa a daughter Faye Louise Shalla of Iowa City a grandson Jeff Shalla two brothers George of Plainfield and Clarence of Shell Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents one sister and two brothers.
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Ervin Busching
Plainfield
Mon
First United Church of Christ
Clarksville
Merlin Dietrich
Busching
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Ervin D. Busching
Fremont township
Diedrick
Emmanee Boltman Busching
Elsa Miller
Fredericksburg
Mr. Busching
Elsa
Faye Louise Shalla
Iowa City
Jeff Shalla
George
Clarence
Shell Rock
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