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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1974
Page
1
The Greene Commercial Club sponsors a Customer Appreciation Day on Valentines Day February 14 inviting everyone to a pancake sausage coffee and milk lunch prepared by Commercial Club chefs at the Greene Community Center serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Rams defeated Riceville 56 to 35 on Tuesday January 29. Greene's full court press and defense held the Wildcats to 26 points until reserves finished the last four minutes. Key performances came from Steve Stark Jim Van Eschen Rich Allison with 20 points and 9 assists.
Nora Springs defeated Rams 76 to 66 to tighten the race for the conference title. Russ Peters led Nora Springs with 24 points and 26 rebounds while Greene struggled on the boards, 49 to 29, as Stark fouled out and Greene risked control of the game.
Brian Frevert and Greene endured 18 turnovers as the Eagles intensified their defensive press at multiple points, destabilizing their offense throughout the game.
The Clear Lake wrestling meet scheduled for February 19 has been cancelled entirely after prior rescheduling. No event will take place on that date.
The Greene Jaycees placed a car on the Shell Rock River above the dam and are selling tickets to guess when the ice will go out and the car will sink. Proceeds fund prizes for top winners and expenses of the annual Good Old River Days. Tickets available from Jaycee members. More prize details to follow in the Recorder.
Greene Fresh-Sophs upset Riceville 34-30 after a slow start. Greene trailed 12-10 at halftime but used a 1-2-2 zone and quick transition to pull ahead in the fourth. Mardy Eimers led Greene with 9 points while Blaine Keller scored 18 for Riceville.
James Ponto a freshman from Nashua and four sophomores including a son of Bruce Firman were named to the College honor roll at the University of Iowa. They earned the recognition for achieving a better than B average in the first semester of the 1973 74 academic year as announced by Dean Dale E Wurster.
Greene Ramblerettes defeated Riceville Wildkittens 62 54 to stretch their winning streak to five and keep pace in the Corn Bowl race. Pam Miller led Greene with 29 points, Julie Johnson added 12, Linda Grumley 12, while Deb Schrage pulled down 11 rebounds as the team outboarded 36 30.
Brenda Keller led Riceville with 36 points while Schrage and Behrends each contributed 2 steals and the Rams received 7 passes stolen. The Feb 12 home clash with St. Ansgar marks the final Ramblerette home game for Nancy Miller Pam Miller and Deb Schrage.
Beginning Wednesday February 13 the library will be open every Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 for students and the public. It offers study space and access to novels magazines and record albums for adults teens and children after school activities limit daytime access.
M M Charles Dailey received word of the death of their son in law Douglas Ford of Arcadia California. He was married to Lucille Dailey and survived by his wife and son Doug Jr and brother Ted of Pasadena California.
Mrs. John McWhirter 56 of Allison died Sunday afternoon at Floyd Coremonal Hospital Charles City. Survivors include daughter Barbara Voigts Des Moines. son David Mic-Whirter Allison. brother Merlyn Farks Greene. sisters Leota Thormason New Hartford and Barbara Wyxzle Greene. mother Ethel Parks Allison. one grandson. Funeral services held in Allison.
Debbi Ray of Greene stars in the North Iowa Area Community College Fine Arts Forum production of The Rivals a British comedy of manners curtaining March 15 16 17 at 8 p m Cast members aim for historical accuracy under director Arlan Rahlf as they stage the satirical work to honor the past culture and history.
A committee headed by Ron Ald Drake aims to hire a Cubmaster for the local Cub Scout Pack. Interested individuals are urged to contact him as soon as possible.
Funeral services for 87 year old Charles Leo Kock were at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charles City on January 31 with burial in Hillside Cemetery at Marble Rock. Survivors include a son Syl van of Rockford two daughters Mrs. Al Rodenbeck Greene and Mrs. Milton Brandau Sr. Charles City four grandchildren four stepgrandchildren three sisters Mrs. Ida Swartz Mrs. Emma Talley both of Waterloo and Mrs. Martha Side of Rockford. Hage Funeral Home directed arrangements.
The Greene Commercial Club will hold its annual banquet on Monday April 1 in the High School cafeteria. The speaker will be Jack Shelley longtime broadcaster for WHO Des Moines now on the faculty of the Iowa State University School of Journalism.
Leo Stock 66 of Greene died Tuesday February 5 at Allan Memorial Hospital Waterloo born October 9 1907 in Minnesota son of John and Caroline Stock retired steelhandler with John Deere survivors include wife Chastina five children two brothers two sisters and five grandchildren funeral services tentatively set for Thursday at 11 am in St Peter's Lutheran Church Greene with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Reid's Funeral Chapel in charge
Funeral services for Otto Schmidtke 85 of Marble Rock were held at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Creene Mon Feb 4. He died Feb 1 at Harmony Haven Nursing Home Mason City. Born Dec 13 1888 in Charles City to Herman and Augustance Schmidtke. Survived by four sons Frederick LeRoy Sullivan Mo Dale and David Davenport Ira and three daughters Virginia Schmidtke Carol Tipp Davenport Evelyn Thilian Nashua. Eleven grandchildren survive. Preceded by parents three sisters three brothers and one daughter. Burial Riverside Cemetery Charles City.
Marble Rock United Methodist Men announce their annual pancake and sausage supper at the church on Monday February 1. Serving starts at 5 pm and a charge will apply. See ad in this issue of the Recorder.
The Senior Girl Scouts of Greene urge residents to save newspapers for upcoming paper drives as a community service project. More details will be published in the Recorcer next week.
Dennis Ascher and M M Worley welcome a daughter born January 27 at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Charles City weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. Grandparents Harley Ascher and James Worley and great grandparents are listed in local birth notice. Lori Lynne, 29 months, is sister-in-waiting.
Mrs Christina Chittenden a Bancroft Heritage Home resident celebrated her 101st birthday recently.
The Neil Stauffer family of Route 2 Clarksville Indiana has been chosen as the Farmers Home Administration Farm Family of the Year for Butler and Chickasaw counties. They farm 413 acres near Clarksville with corn soybeans oats and hay rotation and 400 pound calves. The couple is active in church school and community affairs and will compete for District Farm Family of the Year.
The 1974 Heart Fund Drive kicked off this week with multiple meetings across the county. In Allison, fund chairman Mrs Howard DeWild hosted with Mrs Kay Frank en and others as film screenings and distribute materials accompanied by a long list of local volunteers and captains across Greene and West Point areas.
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