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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1957
Page
1
The editor praises Greene High School players Jerry Newton and Joe Allison as standout talents for an all-time Greene squad after viewing the Rambler baseball team this year. Hinting at national league impact, Brooklyn receives a cautious warning that they are not finished.
A family picnic arranged by Mr and Mrs Aaron Jewell and Mr and Mrs James Drake will be held at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Thursday evening July 18 with the Jewell and Drake families directing the committee.
Indies were blanked 2-0 by Allison after a rough start in which two unearned runs scored in the first inning. Brandt reached on an error, Harris drew a walk, and Heyenga drove in both runs. Mair relieved Meek in the fifth and stranded the bases loaded with none out. DeGroote started for Allison, Hagarty worked 6th, combining for 14 strikeouts. Greene hosts Dumont next Sunday at 2:15 PM.
A grazing trial at the Soil Conservation Experimental Farm in Page County Iowa shows bromegrass alfalfa pastures produced far more hay and beef than nitrogen fertilized bromegrass. Researchers note nitrogen boosts were modest and recovery after grazing favored the mixed stand.
The Luther League of St John’s Lutheran Church Wilmar will present three one act plays in the church basement on Thursday and Friday July 18 and 19 beginning at 8:00 PM. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The Salvation Army reports encouraging results from its letter appeal, with remaining donors urged to mail annual gifts to local treasurer W. K Barth. The Army serves all races and creeds, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, healing the sick, guiding the young, and providing clothing and other aid.
Butler District Winnebago Council Boy Scouts invite all to Visitation Day at the Winnebago Reservation near Marble Rock on Sunday July 21. Tours begin 2:30 with final at 4:06 and close at 5:00. Picnicking allowed from the south gate. Cecil Starkweather and Tom Albrecht serve as district and attendance chairs.
The Pooley Lumber Co has announced the sale of its Television and Radio Repair and Service Shop to Melvin Yerkes of Mason City. Yerkes trained in electronics in the armed services and studied at an electronics school in Chicago. He recently managed all repair work for Montgomery Ward in Mason City and will begin service on Thursday July 18 at the Pooley Lumber Co location in Greene.
Mrs Henry Haase died suddenly at her Claremont California home on Tuesday at 5 20 after a stroke She would have marked her 60th wedding anniversary this fall Survivors include her husband a sister Mrs Oscar Perrin of Greene a son Glen and three grandsons Earl James and Roy Funeral arrangements are incomplete at present.
The Willing Workers Girls 4 H Club of Dayton township appeared on the Homemakers show broadcast from WOI Ames. Fourteen girls modeled garments from their 4 H clothing project with Jo Ann Schmidt reading the style revue script.
Butler County Fair opens in Allison from August 1 to 4 with the 15th annual saddle horse show as opening feature. The four day event promises record entries across 13 classes with several hundred dollars in prizes. Highlights include rodeo acts, Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, free bicycle prizes, and nightly concerts.
Playground officials announce that the summer activities will close at the end of next week, July 25. Thursday, July 18, has been designated as costume day. Children enjoyed making planters from coffee cans and showing interest in felt needle holders, lapel pins, and coin purses with volunteers assisting at the free table and loopers. Winners of the pet show included Terry Dolan for prettiest cat, Charlene Hildebrand for prettiest dog, Steve Majewski for prettiest fowl, and Disne and Karen Barnhart for most different pet.
Richard Wagoner, vocational agriculture instructor, attended the 40th Iowa Vocational Agriculture Conference in Des Moines on July 9 to 11. The theme was Improving Instruction. About 300 instructors attended. Gov Herschel C. Loveless and other officials spoke. Greene was elected to represent the North East District at the Iowa State Fair booth.
The annual ASC community elections completed July 8 with 729 ballots cast, 58 more than last year. Newly elected chairs and vice chairs will serve as delegates to the county ASC convention July 27 at the Farm Bureau Fellowship Hall in Allison, Iowa, to appoint top county officials beginning August 1.
Butler county farmers are urged to reseal price supported corn for storage pay 16 cents per bushel under the reseal program. J F Hartwig chairman notes 1 374 bushels resealed last year and urges check of storage needs with a government facility loan option covering up to 80 percent of crib costs at 4 percent interest. Eligible corn includes 1956 stored under loans or purchase agreements and 1953 corn under last year’s reseal. no extension on 1953 and 1954 corn. Farmers with 1956 purchase agreements must notify ASC by month end to convert to reseal bars.
Rex Allen, television and film singing cowboy, will appear at the Iowa State Fair rodeo from August 29 to September 1. He brings his quarter horse Koko and a cowboy group, will sing western ballads, perform riding stunts, and has a catalog of 225 song recordings and 31 films. Secretary LB Cunningham said he may be among the most popular western stars at the event.
Greene Ramblers lost 3 1 to Geneva in the sectional final at Allison last Friday evening. Newton started on the mound with Wunsch in relief. Geneva tallied in the 4th and final runs on Burke doubles and Campbell's infield score. Greene had earlier defeated New Hartford 5 4 to reach the final, with Dove and Newton combining on the mound for Greene.
A stag supper will be held at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Tuesday evening July 23. Tickets may be purchased from committee members Martin Senne Lyle Shultz Leonard Nichol Gordon Maxwell Clair Weiss Lewis Majewski Dell Curtis and Clare Curtis.
This Greene Recorder item outlines the budget estimate for the Greene Community School 1957 1958 operation covering Coldwater township and Greene Community Ed merger effective July 1 1957. It notes a county wide 6 percent valuation rise and projects millage not to exceed 26 mills, with past year at 25.03 mills, plus discussion of tax reform and Agricultural Land Tax Credit refunds affecting rural and urban districts.
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