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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1960
Page
2
The piece argues youth crime reflects societal cycles with metropolitan areas facing alarms, blaming busy parents for inadequate Christian upbringing. It notes smaller cities show less risk but crime rises nationwide, urging churches schools parents and law enforcement to counter fast living and TV aided vice for America’s character.
Mrs Maude Reynolds arrived home from a visit with relatives at Waterloo Cedar Falls and Cclwein Mr and Mrs Max Heidenwirth spent a few days in Cedar Rapids with George Harmer Jr Dean Walston of Manchester spent Sunday in the Leslie Barnhart home Mr and Mrs Oscar Bartels and children visited relatives in Sumner Friday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Blair Moffett were Mr and Mrs Bert Moffett and Mr and Mrs Charles Huggett Marble Rock and Mr and Mrs W B Graves of Colorado Springs Colorado Mr and Mrs Lester Merfeld and family of Independence spent Sunday in the George H Schafer home Marjorie Farmer of Waukon visited friends here over the weekend Yooman Second Class and Mrs Roy H Walker and daughter Kathy of Arlington Virginia are spending Yeoman Walker s ten day leave in the home of Walker s parents Mr and Clifford Fischer Mrs Glenn Austin left for Fort Riley Kansas to visit her son and daughter in law Corporal and Mrs Merlin Austin Mrs Clifford Harding and infant daughter Linda Kay returned home from Cedar Valley Hospital Miss Norma Anders of Dysert has been tied to succeed Mrs Robert Fischer who has resigned as fourth grade teacher Genevieve Lucas returned to teaching duties in Battle Creek Michigan after a holiday visit with her parents Forrest M Hann purchased the funeral home in Greene and Robert Price visited in the home of his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Art Pagles Fen and Dot Newcomer of Iowa City spent time here with friends Josephine McEwen returned to Iowa City New Year s Day in the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Shultz and children and Mr and Mrs Leo Rohwedder and son and Mr and Mrs Frank Johnston spent New Year s Day in the home of
The state board of social welfare approved a twenty percent increase in maximum shelter allowances for public assistance recipients. The move is expected to be implemented soon, expanding支支支
Mr and Mrs Leslie Yearous were in Arlington. Mrs Cliff Dulin visited relatives in Chicago and returned with them after holidays. Mrs Fannis Temple spent Thursday with Mrs Maude Waite in Bristow.
Mr and Mrs Marion Briggs of Cedar Falls and their son Gay Ten of Renwick were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Milton Dye. Ruth Johns of Cedar Falls visited with friends Persis Pooley and others. Ruth Shook and Lillian Marsh hosted Class of 1924 ladies. Dale Ver Plank hosted relatives. Lloyd Hammer left for Hampton for work. Margaret Dolan of Cedar Rapids visited Greene relatives.
The Iowa social welfare changes raise old age assistance and aid to the blind by March 1 while aid to dependent children and new aid to the disabled are set for about six months. Rent and utility computations shift to reflect shelter costs rise. maximum room rent increases apply, with board room laundry and relative boarding figures adjusted. Nursing home residents are excluded.
Attorney General Norman A. Erbe, seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, opens an inquiry into possible price fixing in Iowa after five identical bids draw questions. The move targets bid integrity amid campaign scrutiny and state procurement practices.
The state board of control awarded a 405000 pound aluminum contract for Iowa license plates to Aluminum Company of America because it operates a Davenport plant. Bidder prices were identical at 33.8 cents per pound. Erbe questioned recent identical bids for rock salt and plans to report to Assistant Attorney General Robert A. Bicks. US Attorney William Rogers called a Washington conference March 10-11 on alleged price fixing, which Erbe plans to attend.
Iowa's 1959 corn crop is estimated at 830,346,000 bushels, more than 150,000,000 above the 1948 record, with a new high for acres harvested and yield per acre. The Agriculture Department records 12,581,000 harvested acres, topping 1932's prior high, and an average yield of 66 bushels per acre, matching last year's revised peak. Corn was the sole Iowa crop to show a production increase.
The Iowa Highway Commission introduces an automated answering system to handle inquiries about road conditions and incidents. The new service aims to provide quicker, centralized information for motorists and may include touchtone options and recorded updates.
During bad weather the commission receives many calls about weather and road conditions. In rush periods after hours weekends and holidays recorded messages greet callers with the latest road information supplied by maintenance crews and the highway patrol.
Iowa’s 1958 combined industrial and agricultural production reached 7.323 billion dollars. Industrial output stood at about 4.7 billion, more than double agriculture’s 2.623 billion. For 1959, industrial values are seen around 4.96 billion and agriculture about 2.361 billion, keeping total output just over 7 billion.
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