Sunday old timer's ball game draws mixed reviews
Spectators recall changes in players while umpires Green Marten and Astor receive praise. Weekend festivities end with dancers reclaiming the floor as contestants recover. A note on politics hints at a Goldwater led Republican convention. Bob Kemmerer and Gail reel in 44 crappies at Nelson Lake Wisconsin, from a visit with hosts Windy Majewski and Greene connects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cheney
Bob Kemmerer
Gail
Nelson Lake
Hayward
Wisconsin
Ardean
Windy) Majewski
Greene
Rites Held for Former Greene School Teacher Beal
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry A Beal aged 79 were held at Ward Funeral Home Clear Lake. She died Friday evening July 10 in a Des Moines hospital. Formerly Lillian Lines she taught primary grades at Greene School for many years. Survived by a daughter two sons and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Beal
Ward Funeral Home
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Junior Legion Falls to Waterloo in District Contest
The local Junior Legion team lost to Waterloo 5 to 2 in the district contest at Waterloo Sunday evening. Waterloo pitcher Rich Folkers allowed three hits and struck out 19 over nine innings. Greene’s Woodley fanned two and gave up seven hits. Reiners and Marsh each contributed Greene’s two hits, with John Miller of Waterloo delivering the only extra base hit a double. Scoring details show Waterloo gaining five runs on seven hits and Greene two runs on three hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Legion
Dana Whitehead Fractures Neck After Diving Incident
Mr and Mrs L C Whitehead of Greene report their 17 year old grandson Dana Whitehead of Amery Wisconsin broke his neck when he dived off a diving board into a lake in Amery on July 8. He was admitted to a hospital in Amery where the fracture was set. Dana is the son of Mr and Mrs L C Whitehead Jr of Amery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Whitehead
Greene
Dana Whitehead
Amery
Wisconsin
Dana
L. C. Whitehead Jr
Moffett Court Fines Greene Man for Intoxication Case
Melvin Brocka of Greene faced an intoxication charge in the J P Moffett court. He paid a $50.00 fine and $4.00 in costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Moffett's
Melvin Brocka
Greene
Breakfast gathering at Country Club on Sunday
A breakfast will be held at the Country Club on Sunday July 19. Committee members listed include Russell Meyers Henry Paull Jim Mead Glenn Lindell Don McGee Lewis Majewski Loren McRoberts Glen Maxson Jim Graven and Wilbur Klassi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Messieurs and
Mesdames
Russell Meyers
Henry Paull
Jim Mead
Glenn Lindell
Don McGee
Lewis Majewski
Loren McRoberts
Glen Maxson
Jim Graven
Wilbur Klassi
Rites Held for Mrs George Shafer in Greene area
Eva Tracy Kingery Shafer 72 died July 7 at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City after a brief illness. She was born September 14 1891 to Amos and Jenny Kingery Greene. Married to George L Shafer February 26 1913 in Greene they lived nearby then Idaho 1923 returned to Greene 1939. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Merle Grey San Francisco and Mrs Lucile Ledwie St Charles. sons CWO Eugene Shafer USAF and Harlan Shafer Worland WY. six grandchildren and one great grandchild. four sisters Mrs Elsie Schafer and Mrs Libbie Scafer Greene. Mrs Marvel Swab Mason MI. Mrs Genevieve Kuhn Long Beach CA. three brothers Darrell Kingery Cedar Falls. Vivian Kingery Greene. Leonard Kingery Ventura CA. Funeral July 11 Bethel Baptist Church Marble Rock with Rev Walter Flesher. burial Rose Hill Cemetery Greene. Reid's Funeral Chapel in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L
Eva) Shafer
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Eva Tracy Kingery
Amos and
Jenny Scepter Kingery
Greene
George L Shafer
Idaho
James W
Merle) Grey
San Francisco
California
Edward M
Lucile) Ledwie
St. Charles
Missouri
CWO
Eugene D. Shafer
United States Air Force
Harlan G. Shafer
Worland
Wyoming
George H
Elsie) Schafer
Paul
Libbie) Scafer
Harlan (Marvel) Swab
Mason
Michigan
Genevieve Kuhn
Long Beach
Darrell Kingery
Cedar Falls
Vivian Kingery
Leonard Kingery
Ventura
Bethel Baptist Church
Marble Rock
Walter Flesher
Rose Hill
Reid
Former Greene Resident Kenneth Moss Recovering at St Paul Hospital
In Hospital Mr. Kenneth Moss, a former resident of Greene, is a patient at Mounds Park Hospital in St. Paul Minnesota, recovering from a spine operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Moss
Greene
Mounds Park Hospital
St. Paul
Minnesota
Former Resident Died in Minnesota
Earl E. Aurand aged 72 died Tuesday June 30 in St Paul Minnesota He was born July 30 1891 in Greene Survivors include his wife Beulah a daughter Evelyn Strawbridge of Steward Illinois a son Paul E of St Paul eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral services were held Friday July 3 at 11 00 am at Wulff Funeral Home St Paul with Rev Gordon Arneberg officiating Burial was in Union Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Aurand
St. Paul
Minnesota
Bor
Greene
Beulah
Harland
Evelyn) Strawbridge
Steward, Ilinois
Paul E
Wulff
Gordon Arneberg
Asbury Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
Family Picnic Set for July at Country Club
The July family picnic will be held at the Country Club on Thursday evening July 16. Committee chairs are Mr and Mrs Lewis Majewski and Mr and Mrs Max Heidenwirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Lewis Majewski
Max Heidenwirth
Eight-year-old wins trip to Scotland with family
James McLennan aged eight and his parents from Greene Iowa won a five day all expense paid trip to Scotland. They will travel from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh with Screen Gems representatives, visit Inverness and other sites, then Paris before returning July 24. The trip honors McLennan as a top national winner in The Yogi Bear Jellybean Contest with support from WMT-TV and notable political and civic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Wmt-Tv
Young McLennan
Harry S. Truman
Jack Miller
H. R. Gross
James Bramwell
Harold Hughes
U. S
David Harlech
Chicago
Philip Adams
Cedar Rapids
Robert Johnson
William J. Bamker
Greene
William Quarton
Johnson
James McLennan
Glasgow
Edinburg
Screen Gems
London
Inverness
Mr. McLennan
McLennans
Paris
B.Q.A.C
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Twins Born to Mr and Mrs Earl Frascht at Mercy Mason City
Mr and Mrs Earl Frascht of Dougherty welcomed twin boys born on Thursday July 9 at Mercy Hospital Mason City. Terry Eugene weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces and Todd Edward 4 pounds 12 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Frascht
Dougherty
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Terry Eugene
Todd Edward
Albert Mahnke Taken for Observation at Cedar Valley Hospital
Albert Mahnke was transported by ambulance to Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City on Tuesday for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mahnke
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Camarillo and Hutchinson Visitors Spend Week with Glaspie Family
Mr and Mrs R Miles of Camarillo California and Mr and Mrs B N Johnson of Hutchison Kansas spent last week with Mrs Johnsons mother and Mrs Miles grandmother Mae Glaspie and with the Robert Glaspie family continuing a family visit across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.miles
Camarillo
California
B. N. Johnson
Hutchison, Kansas
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Miles
Mae Glas- Pie
Robert Glaspie
Ramblers Top Allison in Sectional Showdown 11 to 1
Greene pitched a brilliant no hitter striking out eight as Greene beat Allison 11 to 1 in the sectional tournament. Barth hit a bases loaded triple and Ruffridge, Hagarty and Barth drove in multiple runs in an eighth inning outburst. Allison scored one run in the seventh on Tiernan being hit, but Greene secured the win with a double play to end the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Allison
Ott
Opperman
Harms
Barth
Ken Sutton
Ruffridge
Hagarty
Gabe
Marsh
Fischer
Clapham
Teeple
Tiernan
Freeze
McCready
Rhe Allison
Swanner
Sumner
Waverly
Gohawks
CAL of
Latimer
Young Child Undergoes Major Kidney Surgery
Kim Menken five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Menken of Cedar Falls underwent major surgery at Scholtz Hospital in Waterloo to remove one third of a kidney on Sunday July 12. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Otto Menken of Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Menken
Keith Menken
Cedar Falls
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Kim
Otto Menken
Greene
Rites Held for Isaac Tack 74 in Greene Area
Isaac Tack 74 died suddenly at Cedar Hospital Charles City on Friday July 16 about 5 PM Born December 13 1879 to John and Rachel Tack in Greene educated in Butler and Flood county rural schools Spent life on Greene area farm served in World War I with 328th Infantry wounded in France married Nellie Derro January 24 1920 two daughters survived Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with Rev G F Butler burial Rose Hill Cemetery arrangements by Reid's Funeral Chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Louis Tack
Cedar Hospital
Charles City
John
Rachel Johnson Tack
Greene
Butler
Flood
Isaac
Armed Services
328Th Infantry
France
Nellie Derro
Nashua
Tack
Presbyterian Church and
American Legion
Tack-Barnett
Ray
Lorraine) Brinkmen
Derrene) Entz
Waterloo
Cheryl
Duane
Howard Brinkman
Eddie
Mike
Kathy
Ricky Entz
Ror Taylor
Fred Hesalroad
Glenn Tack
Marble Rack
Abe
Jacob Tack
Francis Ver Plank
Elizabeth Dreier
First Presbyterian Church
G. F. Butler
Rose Hill Cemetery
Reid
Allison Cats Fall to Dysart in Season Opener
The Allison Cats lost to Dysart 9 to 1 on Thursday, ending an 11 game win streak. They bounced back Sunday with a 19 to 2 win over Tripoli, Prange allowing only one hit across the two outings. Upcoming games include hosting St Ansgar on Wednesday and Fredericksburg on Friday, with the entire team planning to attend a Minnesota Twins game in Minneapolis on July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Cats
Dysart
Tripoli
Prange Wi
Cats
St. Ansgar
Fredericksburg
Allison
Alison
Minnesota Twins
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Birth Announcement for Dennis Warne in St Paul
Mr and Mrs Philip Carrol of St Paul Minnesota announce the birth of a son born Wednesday July 8 weighing 7 pounds 11 75 ounces named Dennis Warne Mrs Carrol is former Donna Barth daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Barth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Carrol
St. Paul
Minnesota
Dennis Warne
Dean's List honor for Janet Fiddick at University of Dubuque
Janet Fiddick daughter of Floyd and Mrs. Fiddick earned a Dean's List spot at the University of Dubuque for the second semester of her freshman year with a 2.812 GPA of 3.000 performance grade average at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Fiddick
Floyd Fiddick
University of Dubuque
Special Program At Math Class Presented By J A Cox
J A Cox of John Deere Tractor Company spoke to the Batter County Summer Math Class on Wednesday July 8 outlining Statistical Quality Control and its application. The class used Quality Control handbooks data sheets and straphs to analyze a bushing and measure its bore diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cox
John Deere Tractor Company
Butler County Fair Opens at Allison on Thursday July 30
The 108th annual Butler County Fair in Allison runs Thursday through Sunday July 30 to August 1 with crafts floral displays junior livestock and horse events. Highlights include Children's Day rides reduced prices Friday races lamb and calf scrambles and a evening parade plus over 750 dollars in purses for horse and tractor events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Allison
Fargrounds
Floral Hall
FFA
Victor Woodley
Floyd Wessels
Russell Hummel
John Stock
Ray Hansen
Justin Winkey
Harry E. Wilder
Elmer Bramer
Full Miller
J. B. Weires
Donald Hagarty
Emmett Ayan
Rites Held for Mrs Linda Marsh 78 in Loveland
Mrs Linda Marsh 78 died July 6 at North Shore Manor Loveland Colorado where she lived since 1962. Born November 18 1885 in Greene Iowa she taught in rural schools later marrying Ira Marsh in 1904. She was active in Greene Methodist Church and led Women’s Society for Christian Service. Survivors include three daughters, two sons, eleven grandchildren and two sisters. Services July 10 at 2 pm at the Greene Methodist Church conducted by Rev Wayne Gjerde. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Reid's Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Marsh
North Shore Manor
Loveland
Colorado
Ira
Linda Louisa Margaretta Fischer
Greene
George
Ida Fischer
Charles City Normal School
Iran Marsh
Clitheral
Minnesota
Mason City
Marsh
Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service
Puyallup
Washington
Fred
Sheridan
Wyoming
Richard
Grand Junction
Lillian Marsh
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Harriett) Alfers
Love
Wayne Gjerde
Rose Hill Cemetery
Reid
Moser and Marshall Enter Nashua Stock Car Showdown
Greene drivers Marvin Moser and Jim Marshall will compete in Nashua Saturday night stock car races. Moser placed third in the Third Heat and Feature, sixth in the B Semi Maim event, with the mid season championship set for July 18 featuring the season’s top point leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Moser
Greene
Nashua
Jim Marshall
Adoption of Baby Girl Named Lori Ann
Mr and Mrs Leslie Barnhart announce the adoption of a one week old baby girl weighing 6 pounds 2 1/2 ounces at birth. The child is named Lori Ann and is welcomed by her parental informants Mr and Mrs Charles Barney of Perry Missouri. Mrs Barney is the former Yvhelma Barnhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Barnhart
Charles Barney
Perry
Missouri
Little Miss
Lori Ann
Barney
Yvhelma Barnhart
Visiting Mother in Greene by Hagarty Family
Mr and Mrs Joe Hagarty and family of Arlington Virginia are spending a few days visiting Mrs Bert Hagarty at her home on South Main Street in Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Drakle
New York City
New York
Greene High School
Maria Corsuelo Quitoa
Varig
Linhares
Brazil
Greene Family
Host Family
United States
United State Institute
Joe Hagarty
Arlington, Virginia
Bert Hagarty
South Maintreet
Greene
Racine Couple Welcome Daughter at St Luke's Hospital
Mr and Mrs Albert Stardy Jr of Racine Wisconsin announce the birth of a daughter on Monday morning July 13 at St Luke s Hospital Racine The mother is Jean Butler former wife of Rev and Mrs G F Butler and the baby adds joy to the family and community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stardy Jr
Racine
Wisconsin
St. Luke’s Hospital
Navy Cadet Clare Grendler Assigned at Pensacola Florida
Claire Grendler son of Mr and Mrs August Grendler reported for duty July 1 as a Navy Aviation Officer Cadet at NAS Pensacola Florida. Address listed as NAOC Clare John Grendler 93-98-45 NAOQOC 26-64 Batt III Bldg 628 WAS Naval School Pre flight NAS Pensacola Florida. Newsparpre fHUHIVE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Grendler
August Grendler
Pensacola
Florida
NAOC
Clare John Grendler
Naval School
Nas
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Harry Green
Eddie Marten
Bill Astor
Goldwater
Barry
Chicago Bears
Junior Legion
RHE Waterloo
Dofia Whitehead
Nieowara
George Shafer
Scotland
Jim McLennan
Jim
Mrs. McLennan
Max
Ramblers
Isaac Tack
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