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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1974
Page
7
Greene High School honors program lists students on the first semester honor roll across two grades. The roll includes freshmen Diana Beck, Barry Barnes, and many others, with names like Lisa Bigler and Matt Bigler in seventh grade and Debra Schroeder among eighth graders.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harold Trible formerly Goldie Uker 75 were held at Parrott Wood Funeral Home and St Peter's Lutheran Church Greene with burial at Rosehill Cemetery. She died at Scholtz Memorial Hospital after a stroke. Survivors include her husband three sons a daughter a step and a sister.
Funeral services were conducted Friday January 25 at Reid's Funeral Chapel Greene for Mrs Martha Humke age 60 of Greene born May 29 1913 in Waterloo to Albert and Elisa Gutz nee. CERAMIC CLUB MEETS Ceramic City Herten Marble Reck Greene.
Funeral services were held in Greene for Esther Estelle Payne 51 who died January 24 from injuries after a Fairfield pickup incident. She formerly operated for United Telephone in Fairfield and was born in Greene April 1 1922. Survivors include daughter Jerrylyn Brinkman, mother Pearl Schaefer, sister Ruth Eaton, and three brothers. Burial at St Marys Cemetery with Rev Edmund Cooney officiating.
Peoples Natural Gas reports Iowa residential customers cut thermostat settings as milder December weather reduces demand. About 100,000 homes in 111 towns are affected, with less curtailment for small volume interruptible customers and savings in standby fuels like oil and propane.
Mayne explains Iowa natural gas system classifies customers as firm or interruptible with curtailment rules. During cold weather interruptible users shed load first while home thermostats are reduced to keep firm supplies. He cites noticeable December reductions and expects October and November declines as well, noting heating season runs mid Oct to mid March.
Greene Rams beat North Central Falcons 72 to 48 as Greene improves to 5 3 in conference. Jim Van Eschen led with 16 points, followed by Stark, John Van Eschen and Rich Allison with 12 each. Keith Ponto and Paul Anderson added 6 apiece. North Central remains winless in league play. Greene dominated rebounding with Van Eschen and Stark collecting nine and eight boards. The Nora Springs game was postponed to Feb 2 due to flu in Nora Springs.
Funeral services for Margaret McEniry, 34, who died at her home, were held in Des Moines with burial at St. Mary's Cemetery in Greene. A former Greene resident and retired teacher, she taught at Greene High School and Des Moines. She is survived by one brother, Dan, of California, and preceded in death by her parents two brothers Leo and Charlie and two sisters Mrs Art Ramker and Grace.
Greene Ramblerettes extended their winning streak with road victories over Manly 80 65 and Nora Springs 84 72 to move to 10 3 on the season. Julie Johnson dropped 30 points on 15 of 20 shooting, Pam Miller 20, Linda Grumley 26, and Deb Schrage 4, while Grumley led with 7 rebounds and Schafer 6 steals as Greene outshot Manly 56 percent to 58 percent and held tight defense late. The Nora Springs game featured Miller’s 14 fourth quarter points and a 84 72 final, with Grumley limited by a back pull and Schafer absent on fouls.
The GHS Band and Chorus present their annual Kids Night Concert next Wednesday February 6 at 7 45 in the High School Gym Special guests from Junior High and Elementary music groups urged to attend and sit near the performers Performances include Concert Band Jazz Bands and Mixed Chorus directed by Ray Holtz and Robert Philips Selections include The Earl of Oxford s March Grace Variants Journey into Blue Rock Country Doin Your Thing Petite Sweet Love Theme from Lady Sing the Blues and Godspell selections with Pollution by Tom Lehrer Greene Music Parents serve refreshments after the concert Public invited to attend.
The Butler County Association for Retarded Children launches a direct mail fund drive to aid retarded children and adults in Butler County. Letters go to all residents except Clarksville, which participates in United Fund Drive. The ARC relies on donations and club support. no drives were held in 1972 or 1973.
The University of Oklahoma reports 6 648 students with 3 0 or better for fall 1973. Over 1 035 hold straight A averages while enrollment requires 12 credit hours and no failing marks. Included on the honor roll is Michael Lane Bronsma. An Iowa total notes 1 061 degrees conferred in December with Greene area graduates listed among the achievers.
Greene High School speech teams earned 18 superior ratings at the district competition in Iowa Falls. Choral readers, one-act cast, and a duet act placed high, with the one-act religious sociodrama drawing top comments. State-level judging follows Feb. 5 in Mason City.
A week of special meetings begins Sunday at 11 am on February 3 and runs through February 10 at Calvary Baptist Church. Evangelist Rev Buel L Liming from Des Moines Iowa will speak at 11 am and 7:45 pm Sundays and 7:30 pm on weeknights. He presents with full color wall charts and discusses Jesus Christ ministry prophecies the Second Coming and end times.
Kathleen ee is the name chosen for the Bamker couple’s daughter born January 16 at Mercy Hospital Mason City weighing 7 pounds. Grandparents are Jerry Bamker Floyd and William Stonecypher Floyd. Great grandparents are Mrs John Meek Sr and Roy Quinby Floyd. Fetes Sr Women reports Florence Stirling hosted Senior Women group No 3 at a dinner January 25 at her Allison area home. Attendees include Mary Poppe Ann Wiebke Frieda Rover and Melinda Blaas. Emil Blaas attended. The congregational meeting of St John’s Lutheran Wilmar convened January 21 with 63 members. officers elected Chair Robert Bruns Deacon Gene Sarge Trustee Dean Brinkman Cemetery Henry Rover Auditing Roy Edeker Martin Debower Convention Delegate Hill Wiebke Frank Kruse. Installation occurred during Sunday worship.
The Greene Ramblerettes girls basketball squad posted a 3.01 cumulative GPA for the first semester, just over a B average. Two players earned straight A's and 15 of 25 made the honor roll, reflecting the team’s goal to excel academically alongside sports.
Jeff Eimers led Randall Rams with 27 points and 14 rebounds in a January 22 victory over Allison Bristow, while Pat Nikolas added 8 points and 9 rebounds. John McWilliams and Darrell Schroeder aided ball handling for ill Randall Landers. Matt Bigler also played well.
Coach Helmers praised Jim Anderson Phil Wahlgren and Dave Needham for strong play against the press as the 8th grade Rams dropped a 33 to 47 game to Allison-Bristow. Jim Anderson led with 15 points. Wahlgren and O'Brien each grabbed eight rebounds.
Services for Clara Mable Schmidt were conducted January 29 at Schomburg Funeral Home Rockford with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Born July 30 1900 in Warsaw Illinois she was the daughter of M M Mark A Boone. She married Fredrick Schmidt April 2 1921 in Rockford. Survivors include a son Theodore of Marble Rock two brothers Frank Hansell Ray Mason City and a sister Mrs Robert Dorothy Cerwinske.
The Greene Rambierettes girls basketball team will be featured as guests on the Channel 3 Sportsarama Show this Thursday evening January 31 at 6 30 PM.
The bodies of Jim 14 and Cathy 12, children of Mr and Mrs Emery Moore of Myers Flat California, missing since Wednesday January 16 when a log jam broke and demolished their home, were recovered Sunday afternoon at about 4 o'clock under twelve feet of debris roughly 25 to 30 rods from their former position.
Nursing home residents received several visits from family and friends including Paul Barreighs caring for Fred Butzlaff and Dora Ackley being visited by M M Earl Smith and family. Jehan Debel’s granddaughters Donna Gladish and Carol Niehaus gifted a TV with ear phones. The Catholic Daughters hosted a Sing A Long with ice cream and cookies on Wednesday.
The Recorder announces a shift to offset printing with a central plant to print and mail papers. Pages will be set in house, then sent to a printer, enabling earlier delivery to Post Office before noon on Wednesday. Advertisers urged to submit material promptly. new news includes New Cars and Trucks and Deed Transfers from Butler County Courthouse. Army Private Lynn M Weedman completes Lance Cadet course at Ft. Sill with training on Lance Missile operations.
All Round Grove Golf and Country Club members are asked to return their cards immediately so the 1974 calendars can be printed. Jack Macklin transferred to Florida, becoming Combination man B for United Oils of Town, effective February, serving customers in a quarter of Florida.
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