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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1959
Page
3
Mrs S W McNinch learns of her brother in law Dr J S McNinch of Chicago death. The dentist was known locally for practicing in Rockford and Dougherty nearly fifty years ago, marking a long regional presence in dentistry.
The Wednesday Bridge Club hosted Mrs Wallaceerry with a 4:00 luncheon at Club Iowa. Bridge competition awarded high score to Mrs Marcus Staudt and second high to Mrs Walter Bohl.
The Lean Better Way Club met Wednesday at Mrs Dick Rohwedder's home. A 2 o'clock dessert luncheon was served. The 500 game results had Mrs Don Harms as high scorer, Mrs Walter Marsh as low, and Mrs Leon Marsh as traveler.
Mrs Leonard Moser and Mrs Leo Stroud hosted the Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon. Vice president Mrs Robert Carney presided in the president’s absence. Mrs Willard Fellus and Mrs LeRoy Kingery led the program and read in a playlet Time, A Most Precious Possession. Participants included Mrs Galen Lines, Mrs Harold Taylor, Mrs Wm Boom, Mrs Earl Arhart and Mrs Robert Carney. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Russell Smith hosted a Tuesday luncheon at 1 o clock to honor Mrs Pearl Thomas of California, entertaining a group of ladies in her honor.
The Iowa Highway Commission plans action at its next meeting on priorities for the new interstate system. Democratic control since July 1 aims to complete east west Interstate 80 before north south routes 29 and 35. A five year program starting 1960 will be studied with cost estimates due at a later meeting.
WITS WITT Wilson was one of a car load that toured the Pottery Works at Red Wing Minnesota last Wednesday. Doris Wilson of Charles City drove the car. Mr. and Mrs. Galen Lines and family and Mrs. Lyla Lines visited Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lines in Allison Tuesday evening. Several carloads of members of the Women's Society of Christian Service attended the Officers training School at Waterloo on Thursday. Mrs. Walter Bohl returned to her home last Sunday from a few days visit with her sister at Owatonna Minnesota.
State auditor faulted the board of control for keeping superintendent Alfred Sasser on the Glenwood state school payroll after his April 12 departure. He was paid through May 31, the resignation date, while board chair George Callenius said notice and on call status were standard practice.
Secretary of State Melvin Syn horst suggests hiring a firm to study how state departments use data processing equipment. The proposal aims to assess efficiency and potential cost savings across agencies.
Synhorst said Iowa may study whether to buy or rent the district office equipment now rented at about 400,000 annually from IBM. The assessment aims to determine potential savings and long term costs. In 1939 Iowa created 102 new districts, cutting total districts from 2,779 to 2,062 and high school districts from 694 to 632. An additional 17 high school districts will stop operating their high schools next year, trimming 1959-60 high school districts to 615.
State representative Frank Martin a Democrat from Cedar Rapids died at age 33 after collapsing in his physician's office apparently of a heart attack. He was elected last November marking Linn County’s first Democratic legislator in over twenty years.
The Iowa Development Commission reports rapid growth in industry for the first half of this year, nearly doubling the pace from the previous year. Director Ed Storey cites 61 industrial developments through July 1, including newly organized industries, branch plants, expansions and relocations, versus 35 in the same period last year.
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