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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1958
Page
1
The staff plans vacations after turmoil and war threats. Ce cil Rhoads the new head football coach is praised for good work. County Fair offers three days four nights of entertainment as a relief from stress and duty.
Postage rates rise across the United States starting Friday August 1 per Post Office Officials. First Class Letters and Postal Cards move to 4e per ounce and 3e respectively, Airmail up to 8 ounces is 5c per ounce, Air Post and Postal Cards 5c each, and Third Class Mail 3c for the first 2 ounces and 11 7c for each additional ounce, with third class weight limit raised up to but not including 16 ounces.
The North Iowa Fair runs August 5–10 in Mason City with expanded exhibitor count and new horse, market steer, carcass and barrow shows plus meat cattle swine and sheep events. Gene Autry performs first two days. Sky Dives by George DeToullet Aug 6–8. Kid's Day with Barnes RCA Rodeo Friday. Hoofbeats drills Friday and Saturday. National Stock Car race Saturday. Bug Car races Sunday. high school bands perform before grandstand shows.
Mrs. William Potter Mrs. Charles Teeple Mrs. Loren Mc Roberts Hoton and Max Bellows attended the funeral services for their uncle Jothami Bellows in Sterling Illinois over Sunday and Monday of last week.
The Summer Park Recreation program closed on Thursday July 24 with a public display of finished crafts by about 85 children. Director Shari Shultz thanks volunteers including Pat Rutz Florence Tatum Harold Williams Bob Mead Vera Ramker Shirley Willey and many others who aided in making the park program a success. Last Wednesday featured Circus Day with a town parade. Mary Battler won for twirling and Sue Ann Williams was runner up for animal trainer outfit.
John Edward Van Eschen recently opened a law office in Greene above the Buchholz and Dralle Department Store in rooms once used by James H. Graven. He was born in Ackley and earned a University of Iowa law degree in June. A Navy veteran with four years service, he married Shirley Brandt on May 20, 1955, and they have two sons, James Erick and John Brandt. The family resides at the Boller house on North First Street in Greene.
Santa Ana California Marine Corporal William B Geil son of Mr and Mrs Holger P Geil Greene is serving with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana California.
The Pee Wees defeated Parkersburg 15 to 2 while the Midgets won by forfeit when Parkersburg could not field a team. Myers started on the mound for Greene with Pauli Hamilton tossing innings three and four. Marsh caught, Wharton added in third, and Greene tallied four hits as Myers notched a triple and single. Hamilton had two hits with no walks, and Greene committed one error.
A stag supper will be held at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Tuesday evening August 5. Tickets are available from Roy Pooley Dr J P Hoben Dr David Drees Lowell Maxson Dias Ellis Dr William Andrews Bert Pooley Dr H Irvin and James Graven.
Korean veterans may obtain forms for the Korean bonus at nearest Iowa State Employment Service offices. Forms will be distributed July 28, with a Veterans Employment Representative at 35 local offices to assist. A certified copy of DD 214 must accompany the application. Eligible veterans must have served between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1953 and apply by December 31, 1958.
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Sperry spent last weekend at Temper Park in Spirit Lake attending a Horace Mann Insurance Salesmen convention. About 50 salesmen were in attendance from every section of Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sneed and family recently returned from a two week business and vacation trip to Colorado. Mrs. Hattie Boyd accompanied them as far as Wheatridge where she visited her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. R. E. B. Olson. The Sneeds’ children visited the Olson home while the Sneeds attended the Lutheran Mutual Awards Convention at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Their return trip passed the Black Hills of South Dakota where they toured Wind Cave and other sights.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Pooley with Priscilla and Philip returned home from a Texas vacation visiting their son Dick at Fort Bliss and enjoying sightseeing along the way.
Last Tuesday visitors included Mrs Myers Mrs tiason Marsh Mrs Wiis ton Marsh Mrs Marian Belknap Mrs Herman Stubbe and Brian Myers visiting Mrs C L Myers who is under treatment at St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota.
Greene High Ramblers beat Nashua 4 to 2 on the opponent’s field Friday night. John Wharton earned the win with 3 hits allowed and 8 strikeouts. Ew ing Miller made the final out in right field. Greene tallied two runs in both the first and second innings. Nashua scored once in the first and fourth. Greene totaled six hits. Bobby Barth had two. Nashua collected two triples. Next, the Ramblers meet Charles City A Legion tonight in Charles City.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Stock of Rockford welcomed a son born Thursday July 24 at Mercy Hospital in Waverly. The newborn weighed seven pounds. The couple are former residents of the area.
The Public Library adds several new works including The Crack in the Picture Window author with Schools without Scholars. Keats offers provocative ideas, appealing to parents. A lighter volume The Blue Cup by B J Chuie gathers twelve favorite short stories. Lion Feuchtanger's Jeptha and His Date joins the shelves for biblical fiction readers.
A captioned group of local youngsters slated as future leaders appears in a Des Moines summer photo. Top row features Kent Jacobson, Marcia Behnke, and Scott Edward Hildebrand. bottom row shows Douglas Foster, Thomas Eugene Frascht, and David Dress. Portraits taken by Waltz Studio in Des Moines.
State Safety Commissioner Russell Brown urged all Iowa drivers to help save 100 lives in year by reducing speeds and obeying traffic laws. The campaign follows new radar enforcement and a point system that cut traffic depths since April 1, with 59 000 vehicles checked in a weekend safety drive.
In Hospital Mrs. C. M. Frudden suffered a heart attack last Monday evening and was taken to the Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City where she is recovering.
Iowa State Fair will feature eight days and nights of auto racing from August 22 to 31 with over 530000 in purses. The schedule includes big car speedway races August 23 28 29 30, stock car races August 29 31, jalopy races August 23 and 31, a 200 lap car marathon August 31, dashes sprints and a 100 lap feature August 29, galaxy races daily totaling seven events, and two harness race afternoons August 26 27. The event draws top 1958 national title contenders from across the country.
Mrs Hazel McNally left Sunday for a three weeks visit with friends in Duluth Minnesota.
The 102nd Butler County Fair starts Friday in Allison running August 1 to 4 with Entry Day on Friday 9:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Gates open 3:60 pm. Saddle Horse Show at 6:45 pm. Thirteen classes offer nearly $100 in prize money. Saturday features a barn concert and acts including Dave Karp Buckaroo John Tiebor and sea lion Jimmie plus Gus and Greg and Wayne Roland. Harness races, band concerts, and free dancing fill the day.
Local post office officials announce the lobby will be closed on Saturday afternoon August 2 to allow carpenters to lay a new floor. The mail will be dispatched and incoming mail and papers will be distributed as usual.
The Green Hornets beat the Blue Raiders 13 to 3 as Dale Poppe held the mound in relief after an early three-run onslaught. Devies hit a homer and Wharton added a triple while Spratt earned the Yellow Jackets win with Backer catching and a 6 to 3 final over the Brownies, with Darker scoring on a passed ball.
Mrs. Josephine Cole has returned home from Cedar Hospital where she underwent treatment.
Payments are being mailed to Butler County farmers under the 1957 wool incentive program for the year April 1 1957 through March 31 1958. The 150 percent incentive equals the dollar returns from shorn wool, with 33 cents per hundredweight for unshorn lambs. Bauman explains the payment method rewards higher wool prices and lists example payments at 40 and 60 cents per pound.
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