Editor Speaks on Budget, Skating Rink, and Local Sports
President Eisenhower urges deeper tax support for the 1958 budget while locals reflect on tax burdens. Community donations bolster the park skating rink, praised as a success for children and shoe skates merchants. The local boys basketball team beat Nora Springs last Friday, showing strong coaching and fan support as one senior played. The editor notes frequent topic discussions and questions editorial consistency, and questions Kemming's bowling team progress over the years.
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Nora Springs
Aliens Must Report Addresses At Once
Mr. Robert C. Wilson from Omaha urged aliens in Iowa and Nebraska to file Alien Address Report forms by January 31 at nearest INS office or post office. Non citizens except diplomats and certain international workers must report addresses each January, with guardians filing for children under 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Wilson
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Immigration Service Office
United Nations
Wilson
PTA Meeting Notice Tonight at 8 Oclock
The Parent Teachers Association will meet this Wednesday evening at 8:00 in the school auditorium. All members are urged to attend.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Christmas Seal Drive Still On in Greene County
Fern Stauffer, chairwoman, states the Christmas Seal Drive remains active with ongoing contributions. Greene County totals reach 390.60, while last year’s gross seal sales were 363.33. A state report notes all 84 towns reported gains in 1956 receipts, but 50 showed losses for a net 4.2% decline. final reports are due February 1 and donations should be mailed promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Stauffer
Greene
Christmas Seal Association
Miss Stauffer
Fertilizer Meeting Set in Marble Rock January 23
Floyd County farmers and fertilizer dealers will attend meetings at Marble Rock on January 23 to review new fertilizer results. R. R. Jerry Maldrum of Iowa State College and Art Asmussen of Marble Rock Coop Elevator sponsor sessions at the American Legion hall in the afternoon and Club Iowa in the evening for dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teruizer
Floyd County
Marble Rock
Rockford Veterans Class
Club
Iowa
Loveless Seeks Reelection as Iowa Governor
Governor Herschel C. Loveless announces bid for a second term in Iowa. He outlines policy positions on taxation, assembly reapportionment, education, social welfare mental health penal institutions highway programs and state government reorganization and economic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
General Assembly
Rites Held for Rev H F Mercer Pastor Died at 63
Rev H F Mercer 63 pastor of Trinity Methodist Primghar died at his home Friday after a heart attack. Ill Thursday night he collapsed Friday morning while preparing the weekly church bulletin. Mercer served First Methodist Greene 1941 1948 then Charles City and Primghar 1955. Survivors include wife two sons and a daughter. Funeral was held Monday in Primghar with burial Tuesday at Berwick.
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H. F. Mercer
Trinity Methodist Church
Primghar
Mercer
First Methodist Church
Greene
Charles City
Berwick
Coe College names Marilyn Andrews Honorary Cadet Colonel
Marilyn Andrews daughter of Dr and Mrs William Andrews Greene was chosen Coe Colleges 1958 Honorary Cadet Colonel at the Military Ball on Friday January 10 She is a sophomore at Coe and member of Delta Delta Delta sorority nominated by the Robert Woodruff squadron Arnold Air Society elected by Coe AFROTC cadets and later named one of five Homecoming Queen attendants She is a Coe cheerleader and active in the Women's Athletic Association and YWCA councils
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Andrews
William Andrews
Greene
Coe College
Delta Delta Delta
Miss Andrews
Robert §. Woodruff Squadron
Arnold Air Society
Coe Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Coe
Greene High School
YWCA
Wagoner Father Dies in Illinois Funeral Held Sunday
Mr and Mrs Richard Wagoner returned Monday evening from Petersburg Illinois where they attended funeral services for Horace Wagoner the father of R Wagoner on Sunday afternoon Family survivors include his mother four brothers and one sister
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wagoner
Petersburg
Ilinois
Horace Wagoner
W.S.C.S. Workshop Planned For Friday
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will hold a promotion workshop for officers on Friday. The morning session starts at 9 30 a.m. and the afternoon session follows dinner. Officers from all towns in the Waterloo District will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Waterloo
Janet Maxwell Accepts School Office Position
Miss Janet Maxwell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Galen Maxwell, has accepted a position in the office of the Superintendent of Public Schools of Mason City. She is a 1955 Greene High School graduate and a recent graduate of the Hamilton School of Commerce at Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Maxwell
Galen Maxwell
Superintendent of Public Schools of
Mason City
Greene High School
Hamilton School of Commerce
John Deere Day at Gabe and Hamilton Implement Co.
John Deere Day arrives Monday January 20 at Greene High School auditorium with a 7 30 p m program. Free coffee and donuts greet visitors all day at Gabe and Hamilton Implement Co to celebrate its first anniversary. The Ace Ranchero western musical comedy headlines the evening show featuring farming demonstrations and equipment displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe and Hamilton Implement Co
John Deere
Greene High School
John Hamilton
Lea Gabe
Baptisms At St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Baptisms were held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church with infant Scott Edward Hildebrand baptized in morning worship. Sponsors included Walter Hildebrand and Ed Hildebrand. In afternoon, Mitchell T. Beninga was baptized by Rev. I J Devies with sponsors Rev. Marvin Beninga of Granton Wisconsin by proxy, Mrs. Ivan Schafer, and John O’Brien Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Edward
Quentin Hildebrand
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Walter Hildebrand
Ed Hildebrand
Lawrence Beninga
I. J. Devies
Mitchell T
Marvin Beninga
Granton
Wisconsin
Ivan Schafer
John O'Brien
Attended Meeting Heads to Des Moines Veterinary Convention
The attendee left Monday morning for Des Moines to participate in the State Veterinary Medicine Association convention running through Wednesday. The event gathers veterinarians for seminars and reviews of industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Andrews
Des Moines
State Veterinary Medicine Association
Ramblers Triumph In Nora Springs Bid For Win
The Ramblers won their first conference game 50 46 at Nora Springs as Van Dyke scored 17 points and Teeple added 6 in the final period. The Ramblerettes fell 57 46 to Nora Springs with Nora Springs building a 27 20 halftime lead and holding on through three quarters. The Clarksville and Riceville games loom next for both teams.
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Ramblers
Nora Springs
Ramblerettes
van Dyke
Teeple
Greene
FG FT F
Larson
Smith
Carl
Felton
Hagen
Rambleretts
Springs Equals
Greene Player FG FT F
Marsh
Goodsell
Bartels
Lockwood
Litterer
Kretzschmar
Fletcher
Masson
Tatum
Lindell
Noaa Springs
FT F
Tourtellott
KulhImeier
Schell
Adult Farmers To Meet Monday
“Large vs. Small Farms” will be the topic at the Adult Farmer Meeting on Monday January 20 at 8 00 p m The previous Monday evening session was postponed and the new date will be set by the class members.
New Baby News From Cedar Valley and Wright Patterson
New residents include Staff Sergeant William Birkholz and Mrs. Birkholz of Fairborne Ohio welcoming daughter Debra born January 8 at Wright Patterson AFB weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Other births report Jill Fawn at Cedar Valley hospital Charles City born January 9 weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Byron Dean Charles City born January 9 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Pamela Lyi born January 9 weighing 5 pounds 34 ounces. Thomas Eugene Frascht born January Wth weighing 7 pounds. Paul Grady Anderson born January 14 weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Debut notes list parental lineages and residence of Marble Rock and Bristow families.
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William Birkholz
Fairborne
Ohio
Debra
Birkholz
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Tom Zurcher
Greene
Verne Thompson
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Pamela Lyi
Richard Frascht
Ifant
Thomas Eugene
Frascht
Sharon Smith
Marble Rock
Graydon Anderson
Paul Graydon
Greene man dies in Floyd County car crash near Charles City
Mervin Barth 32 of Greene killed in a one car accident on a rural Floyd County road. Injured were James Ackerman 26 of Clarksville and Ha Majewski 34 of Greene, both hospitalized in fair condition with severe head injuries. The 1941 Oldsmobile overturned after leaving the road, owner Raymond Ackerman's vehicle. Coroner says Barth died of a skull fracture. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery after service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church with Rev. J. Devies officiating.
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Mervin Barth
Greene
Raymond Ackerman
Harry Majewski
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City Press
Jnst
Floyd County
Charles City
Jaymeond Ackerman
Clarksville
Ha Majewski
L. Lane
Chares City
Merrill Staudt
W. C. Baltzell
Barth
Will Barth
Greene High School
Rock Island Railroad
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hamilton
Mrs Josephine Cole Returns Home From Florida Vacation
Mrs Josephine Cole came back Friday from a vacation in Sarasota Florida. The brief item notes her return following leisure travel in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Cole
Sarasota, Florida
Hartz Rites Set For Tomorrow In Wisconsin
J. M. Hartz died at a Kenosha convalescent home on Monday January 13. He left Greene where he grew up with his late siblings Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Birney. Surviving are two children John of Wisconsin and Mrs. Dan Koster of Milwaukee, plus two nieces. Funeral 9:30 a m Thursday at St Mary’s Church, Rev. Boyl officiating. Burial in St. Charles Cemetery west of Charles City. Hamilton’s Funeral Chapel in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hartz
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Hartz
W. C. Birney
Greene
John
Dan Koster
Milwaukee
R. J. Pooley
W. J. Kelling
Waverly
St. Mary's Catholic Church
P. J. Boy
St. Charles Cemetery
Charles City
Hamilton’s
Werner Dralle Wins Music Scholarship at Luther College
Greene High School senior Werner Dralle earned a music scholarship after a personal audition with Weston H Noble head of the Luther College music department and choir and concert band director. The scholarship followed his audition and appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Dralle
Greene High School
Luther College
Decorah
Weston H. Noble
Moved Stewarts shift farms near Greene County
Mr and Mrs Orville Stewart relocated from the Henry Nixt farm north of Greene to Bert Pooley Farm No 3 west of Greene. They left the Nixt property and settled on the Pooley farm, noting the move in local agricultural notices.
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Orville Stewart
Henry Nixt
Greene
Bert Pooley
Home From Hospital Sam Crooks Returns
Sam Crooks comes home Friday from St Marys hospital in Rochester Minnesota after brain tumor surgery on December dist. The notice confirms her discharge and recovery underway.
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Sam Crooks
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Country Club to Hold Annual Meeting
The Round Grove Golf and Country Club will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday January 22 at 7 30 p m in the basement of Hamilton s Furniture Core. All members are urged to attend.
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Round Grove Golf and Country Club
Hamilton
Mrs Agnew Returns Home After Five Weeks Medical Care
Mrs James Agnew is back home on Tuesday from Mercy Hospital in Waverly where she had been receiving treatment for five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Agnew
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Returned To Camp Prt First Class Merlyn Schafer Returns To Fort Knox
First Class Merlyn C. Schafer returned to Fort Knox Kentucky after seven day furlough spent at his mother Mrs Goldie Schafer home.
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Camp Prt
Merlyn C. Schafer
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Goldie Schafer
Rest Home Caregiver Receives Patient Transfer
Mrs. Ralph McDonald of Charles City, long a patient at St. Joseph's Mercy hospital in Mason City, was moved by ambulance to Clark Rest Home where she is recuperating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McDonald
Charles City
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Clark Rest Home
Beef Producers Plan Annual Cattle Feeders Banquet
Butler County Beef Producers Association officers and directors met at the Extension Office on January 10 to plan the annual Cattle Feeders Banquet. Chairman Lester Schrage Allison, secretary Elmer Garrels, and directors Don Knapp, Glenn Stockdale, Ralph Marsh, and John Hansen were named. Details on time, place, speakers, menu, and ticket sales will be announced once plans are finalized.
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Butler County Beef Producers’ Association
Lester Schrage
Allison
Elmer Garrels
Dumont
Don Knapp
Clarksville
Glenn Stockdale
Aplington
Ralph Marsh
Creene
John Hansen
New Hartford
Mrs Paul Grey Visits Des Moines During Daughter’s Surgery
Mrs Paul Grey spent Wednesday through Sunday in Des Moines to support her daughter Ellen Grey who underwent surgery Thursday at Methodist Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grey
Des Moines
Ellen Grey
Methodist Hospital
Harrison Rowe Surgery Report at Cedar Valley Hospital
Harrison Rowe underwent surgery Monday morning at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City. The procedure proceeded without complications and Rowe is expected to recover in the hospital's general ward under standard postoperative care. Royal family medical staff reported stable vitals and no unusual concerns at this time.
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Harrison Rowe
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Last Weeks Bowling Results And Standings Summary
Wednesday night league results feature Willey's Clothing Bristow Elevator Nettleton Insurance and others with high series by C Kretzschmar 466 Bristow El Jensen 432 and J Men ken 429. Wednesday Night Rollers Lea gue shows Lutheran Brotherhood John Deere Implement and Ackley Grinders posting top series led by L McRoberts 512 and R Henling 540. Monday Night Big Ten League lists Wansch Plumbing Roy's Repair and others with top scores Jim McLennan 522 Jack Shultz 530 and Lee Payne 499. Continued on page 4.
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Willey’s Clothing
Bristow Elevator
Nettleton Insurance
Her
kRemmine’s
Sinclair
Ross and Miller
C. Kretzschmar
Bristow
Kemming
J. Menken
K. Jackson
Games
C. Starkweather
Gabe and Hamilton Implement Co
R. Behnke
Rey Henline
Wansch Plumbing
Roy's
Hamilton
Albrecht Hatchery
Motors
Curtis Insurance
Jim McLennan
Jack Whitehead
Jack Shultz
Melvin Kollmann
Lee Payne
The
Albrecht
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Eisenhower
Independents
Greene Independent
Marble Rock Independents
Bob Shultz
Roger Spratt
Merfeld
Goetzinger
Spratt
Newton
Maxwell
Schafer
Schultz
FG FT TP
Loveless
R. Wagoners
Illinois
Ramblerells
Riceville
Florida
E. M. Hartz
Country Club
Rollers
Lea
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