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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1959
Page
2
A short editorial notes the flood of charity requests from New York organizations and questions their perennial funding needs. It mentions the American Heart Association and other groups while offering a cautious stance on widespread solicitations and the year-round staffing they support.
The peace and happiness of the average citizen rests not on wealth or status but on an inner philosophy that helps solve personal problems. Religious belief can aid acceptance. true contentment comes from self control, a capacity not bought or gifted yet accessible to all, though often attained gradually.
The piece argues local, transparent charities better use donations. It criticizes large metropolitan groups for high overheads and staffing, urging lean operations, tighter spending, and direct giving to beneficiaries rather than administrative bloat. It favors knowing who handles funds and how they’re spent.
Clarence Johnson underwent major surgery Thursday at Lutheran Hospital in Hampton. His condition is reported as satisfactory. Mrs Rossetta Blohm and Mrs Henry Freese of Dumont visited Friday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Vernon Rindels for Mrs Rindels’ birthday celebration.
A sequence of short notices records numerous Wednesday through Monday social visits in towns including Clarksville Allison Parkersburg Dumont Waverly Ackley and Wellsburg. Guests include Mrs Richard Behrends Mrs Glen Hearn Mr and Mrs Henry Kruger and many other neighbors visiting relatives and homes, with hospital ups and weekend stays noted.
The Greene town meeting on January 3 approved last meeting minutes and reviewed sewer water and utility warrants. Officials tabulated December receipts, financial transfers, and payrolls and adopted a banking resolution naming First State Bank as town depository with a maximum balance.
Iowa Heart Association reports cardiovascular diseases remained the leading cause of death in Iowa for the first nine months of 1958, accounting for about 57 percent of the 27,917 total deaths. County figures show Union 70 percent, Taylor 67 percent, Van Buren 66 percent, and Lucas 65 percent in 1957.
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