Floyd Co. June 8 Primary Races Shape Local Ballot
Floyd County voters face contests for County Auditor and Supervisor on June 8 with a GOP slate led by Geraldine Magilton for Auditor and L. L. Lane for Sheriff. State races include GOP incumbents and challengers for the 37th 13th and 14th districts, with Jim Johnson and Karl H. Klages among GOP choices. Democratic contenders include Stephen J. Rapp and Rollin K. Howell in key districts, and Joyce Martzen plus Beverly O Connell in the Clerk of Court race. County Supervisors feature GOP contenders Dale Koehler W. E. Neal Sr. and Democrat Bernard A. deBuhr.
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Floyd Co
GOP
Dist
U. S
Charles E. Grassley
Stephen J. Rapp
Raymond Lageschulte
Clyde B. Newell
Thelma Johnson
Rollin K. Howell
Karl H. Klages
Jim Johnson
Wm. B. Griffee
Geraldine Y. Magilton
Joyce Martzen
Beverly O’Connell
Magilton
Francis Greensweig
Dale Koehler
W. E. Neal, Sr
Bernard A. deBuhr
Butler Co
Albion
Beaver
Butler
Coldwater
Dayton
Fremont
Jackson
Jefferson
Shell Rock
West Point
Allison
Bristow
Bennedette
Madison
Monroe
Pittsford
Ripley
Washington
Cooper Evans
Butler County Primary Features Sheriff Recorder Races
Butler County voters face a June 8 primary with sheriff and recorder contests. Republicans field four for sheriff and four for recorder, while Democrats nominate two for sheriff and one for recorder. Incumbents in several offices are noted, with prior appointments to fill unexpired terms.
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Butler County
Letter urges Greene area business people to join Commercial Club
A letter asks Greene Iowa area business people to participate in the Greene Commercial Club to keep local business vibrant. It calls for younger members to take leadership as older members age, warns against complacency, and notes a meeting set for June 16 at 2 00 p m with a call to attend.
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Greene, Iowa
Butler County 4-H delegates head to Area Conference at Wartburg
Jackie Yardho, Sharon Adams, Shanda Hagen, Lisa Cordes, Barb Bolin, Todd Edeker, Marque Jensen, Paul Miller, Jeff Wedeking and Jeff Kramer of Clarksville will represent Butler County at the Area 4-H Conference on June 23 at Wartburg College in Waverly. Delegates will join large group meetings and small action groups to explore self awareness and teamwork, with opportunities to meet peers from seven counties in the Waterloo Extension Area. The annual event is planned by the Waterloo Area 4-H Council and Extension 4-H Youth Leaders, coordinating activities and serving as resource staff over the two day conference.
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Jackie Yardho
Sharon Adams
Shanda Hagen
New Hartford
Lisa Cordes
Allison
Barb Bolin
Todd Edeker
Marque Jensen
Paul Miller
Jeff Wedeking
Jeff Kramer
Clarksville
Butler County
Wartburg College
Waverly
Waterloo
Waterloo Area
area Council
Massed Bicentennial Chorus rehearsal at Butler County Fair
A massed Bicentennial Chorus rehearsal for the Butler County Fair performance is scheduled for Web. June 9 at 8 p m in the St James Lutheran Church educational unit, Allison. A 7 30 p m skit practice for the Greene Clarksville Allison area follows. Rehearsals continue every Wednesday for five consecutive weeks.
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Butler County
Web
St. James Lutheran Church educational unit
Allison
Greene, Clarksville
Greene Community Elementary Sponsors Summer Reading Program
Greene Community Elementary School invites children ages 5 to 12 to visit the library for a summer reading program. The library will open 8 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 7 through July 2, with books provided by Area Education Agency 2. Books may be checked out for two weeks, and children are encouraged to browse and participate each week.
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Greene Community Elementary School
Area Education Agency 2
Stenography Award Honors Becky Wust This Year
In a business awards note the 10 minute typing test counted 400 plus net words for top students. Jayne Meek Ray Lynch Kelly Spratt Betty Brinkman Shelli Moser Rae Jean Lauber Dave Needham Mardy Eimers Aliene Jensen appear among high scorers. Danita Soldwisch and Diane Stanton received the stenography honor for secretarylike qualities. Becky Wust earned the shorthand award this year after considering grades shorthand theory speed and dictation ability.
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Jayne Meek
Ray Lynch
Kelly Spratt
Betty Brinkman
Shelli Moser
Rae Jean Lauber
Dave Needham
Mardy Eimers
Aliene Jensen
Danita Soldwisch
Diane Stanton
Becky Wust
Cancer Crusade in Butler County Tops Fundraising Goal
The Butler County Cancer Crusade exceeded its $8 539 goal, raising about $9 089. Crusade chairman Mrs Ray Jacobsen of Clarksville thanks all towns and townships for support. The message urges ongoing effort against cancer with funds for research and patient aid. April is not the only time to be concerned.
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Butler County
Ray Jacobsen
Clarksville
Rites Thurs for John C Geesman
Services for John C. Geesman 91 will be Thursday June 3 at 2 p.m. in the Burt Methodist Church. Surviving children include John G. Geesman of Greene and others. Laura Harris Lois Heeren Jackie Staudt and Kim Wunsch will represent Greene in the State Team Pentathlon at Williamsburg Friday June 4. The pentathlon includes five hurdles and a 200 meter dash. teams accumulate points to win the state championship.
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John C. Geesman
Methodist
Burt
John G. Geesman
Greene
Laura Harris
Lois Heeren
Jackie Staudt
Kim Wunsch
Williamsburg
Music Lesson program scheduled for June 2 at church
The Greene United Presbyterian Women invite area ladies to a June 2 meeting at 7 30 p m in the sanctuary. Gloria Y Turner will present a program titled Music Lesson with Bonnie Loomis assisting. An evening of fun education will be followed by a fellowship period.
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Greene United Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Gloria Y. Turner
Bonnie Loomis
Com Club closes for funeral services resolution
A May 25 1976 meeting of the Commercial Club passed a unanimous resolution requiring all member businesses to close during the funeral services of any deceased Greene business person actively engaged in a trade or business at the time of death.
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Commercial Club
Greene
Bicentennial Commission to Meet June 2 in Allison
The Butler County Bicentennial Commission will meet Wednesday night June 2 at 7 30 in the Community Room above the library in Allison. The meeting is open to the public.
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Butler County Bicentennial Commission
Allison
Butler County Bicentennial Flags Earned by All Towns
All 12 Butler County communities have earned or qualified for Bicentennial flags. Shell Rock received its flag on Veterans Day, Clarksville on a home football game in Oct 1975, New Hartford on March 31, Greene on April 25, Bristow on May 1, and Aplington Kesley and Austinville coordinated projects. Flags will be awarded before May 31 Memorial Day services in Aplington, with further ceremonies in June for Dumont Allison and Parkersburg. Communities pursue Heritage Remembering the Past Festival Celebrating the Present Horizons Looking to the Future.
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Butler County
Atedale
Shell Rock
Clarksville
New Hartford
Greene
Bristow
Aplington
Kesley
Austinville
Dumont
Allison & Parkersburg
Butler County CRD Aide Sherry Mehmen Returns for Summer
Sherry Mehmen daughter of Donald and M M Mehmen of Parkersburg is rehired as the Butler County Community Resource Development Aide for this summer. She will work under Virgil Schmitt 4 H Youth Leader at the County Extension Office and plans to live near Parkersburg while pursuing a UNI Speech Pathology Audiology major.
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Sherry Mehmen
M&M
Donald Mehmen
Parkersburg
Butler County
Virgil Schmitt
Sherry
University of Northern Iowa
Kay Connelly Named Top Extensionist In Nation
Kay Connelly 41 of Cedar Falls Iowa a former Butler County extension director and now Waterloo Extension Area Crop Production Specialist is among 29 county extension staff nationwide honored for outstanding contributions to American agriculture. Named by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents she stands to compete for regional and national prizes including a 10 day trip to Europe to tour agricultural projects.
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Kay Connelly
Butler Co
Waterloo
Connelly
Lovejoy
Cedar Falls
Ciba- Gergy Corp
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Europe
Nutrition Center Menu Through June 30
The menu lists daily offerings from Thursday June 19 to Wednesday June 30. Dishes include chicken and biscuits, cod, Swiss steak, beef and noodles, BBQ chicken, ham loaf, Swedish meat balls, beef and cheese bake, roast beef, Salisbury steak, chicken casserole, ham and scalloped potatoes, meat loaf, ham patties, and beef with gravy. Each day pairs entrees with sides and desserts such as fruit salads, puddings, and cobblers.
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Thurs
Mon
Wed
Thors
Salisbury
Food Preservation Workshop Planned in Nora Springs
Up to date methods in food preservation will be demonstrated at a Food Preservation Workshop on June 10 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m at the United Methodist Church in Nora Springs. Sue McDonnell and DeAnn Hoeft will show canning freezing and drying garden fruits and vegetables. The Floyd County Extension Home Economics Committee will display preserved foods and provide information on preserving fruits vegetables meats and pickles. The workshop will cover new USDA tomato acidity and canning procedures for tomatoes. The Floyd County Extension Service of Iowa State University invites all interested persons to attend this free program.
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United Methodist Church
Nora Springs
Sue McDonnell
Floyd county extension
DeAnn Hoeft
Floyd County“ Extension
United States Department of Agriculture
Floyd County Extension Service
Iowa State University
Polly Price to Retire as Butler Grundy Home Economist
Mrs. Lillian Polly Price, longtime Extension Home Economist for Butler and Grundy counties, will retire July 1 after 21 years in extension work. She previously served 16 years in Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Wayne counties, earning the 1974 R. K. Bliss Extension Citation for outstanding program development.
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Lillian
Polly) Price
Butler & Grundy County
Polly
Butler & Grundy
Iowa
Price
UNI
Grundy County
state County Extension Home Economists’ Association
ISAEA
National Association of Home Economists
American & Iowa Home Economics Assoc
Decatur County
Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Service
Towa State University
Clarke County
Clarke
Decatur Counties
Ringgold
Taylor & Wayne Counties
James C. Almquist
Creston
Polly Price
Creston Extension Area
Polly Price Leads Statewide 4 H Extension Shift
Polly Price reflects on 21 years with the Extension Service, noting a field shift from training members in skills to focusing on people and potential. She organized programs like Clothing for the Physically Limited and Housing for the Physically Limited, expanding from Creston to a statewide emphasis. After returning to Grundy County in 1973, she planned just two years but stayed longer, aiming to inspire families to improve themselves, with retirement plans including Bonsai study and possibly starting a Bonsai Club in Grundy Center.
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Polly
Creston
Grundy County
Butler & Grundy County
Polly Price
Sacramento
Calif
Grundy Center
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