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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1962
Page
2
Notices mailed this week announce the annual Alumni Picnic and reunion at Marble Rock Park on Sunday noon August 12. Class of 1952 members are added to the mailing list and future graduates may receive invitations and attend.
The Union Leaders held a special workshop in Judy Adams home on July 9 to plan for the achievement show. Girls worked on projects and further show plans were made. A second meeting will be at Terry and Jerry Grahlmans home on July 16 to work on the booth display in the closet storage. Reporter Judy Adams.
The Marble Rock Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to a tractor fire on Chuck Coyl’s haying operation at the Kenneth Bucklen farm. The blaze was quickly contained with only minor damage reported.
Mrs Clarence Adams hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club in her home on Tuesday with a one o clock luncheon. High at the bridge tables was won by Mrs Paul Bucklen and second by Mrs Marcus Staudt. Mrs Walter Marsh attended as a guest.
Tuesday readers Mrs Weldon Sult and Mrs Robert Foutz with Nancy Sult and Linda Etzen are replaced by Wednesday readers Mrs Vincent Van Benschoten and Mrs Clayton Mever for this week’s Story Hour sponsored by the library.
A busy period of family visits and social gatherings fills Marble Rock and surrounding towns. Relatives from Fennimore Wisconsin to Mason City and Greene attend picnics, weddings, and club meetings while members travel to Independence and Osage for events. Notable mentions include Joins with the Lions Club, Shetland Pony races, and the Adams family Adams reunion with extended kin present.
Pearl Knoop welcomed the Mission Circle of Bethel Baptist Church at her home Thursday afternoon. The gathering included sewing, a brief devotion, a business meeting, and a luncheon to close.
Twenty five children have registered for the Marble Rock Library summer reading program. Participants may bring their booklets for token checks on July 16 and July 30.
Mr and Mrs Roger Staudt announce the birth of a son on Sunday evening July 8 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City. Anthony Earl weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces. He has an older brother Patrick.
Mrs. Billi Ernst and Mrs. Hero Heeren drove to Iowa City on Thursday to bring baby John Ernst home from University Hospital, where he had been a patient for a month.
School district of Greene Community School Butler and Floyd County Iowa for year ending June 8 1962 certifies accuracy per law. Includes receipts from funds such as general and revolving accounts and reports balances on hand June 30 1962 with transfers and disbursements detailed.
Mr and Mrs Harley Duffield were honored last Wednesday with a picnic dinner at the home of their son in law and daughter Glen and Judy Siefken. Attendees included William and Judy Rambo Bethany Danny Aries Mark Aries Tom Aries Charles Wheeler Bill Rosenwinkle Dawn and Miriam Duffield.
A Tuesday picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Percy Merrill Sr. home gathered many locals and guests including Mrs. Henry Schwegel of East St. Louis and the Cruse, Brocka, Sidmore, Lines, Stover, Feltus, Patterson, and Wilson families. Visitors joined the group across town for church camp, historical society trips, and Fourth of July activities with relatives in Iowa and Minnesota.
The Legion Auxiliary met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Folkert Kielman’s home with 13 members present. Officers were elected: Mrs. Darwin Newbury president, Mrs. Robert Folkerts first vice president, Mrs. Joe Nygaard second vice president, Mrs. Mino Folkerts secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Vern Sidmore chaplin, Mrs. Henry Jepson historian, Mrs. Garold Jackson sergeant at arms, and Mrs. L. A. McKinney, Mrs. Folkert Kielman and Mrs. John Bowen executive committee.
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