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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1964
Page
5
Rajet Junker and James William Metz united in marriage on May 23 at St. Marys Church Riverside. The ceremony featured Miss Rajet Junker in chantilly lace and a dozen red roses as the bride. The groom to return to duty with the US Navy in San Diego, with plans to join later in Davenport.
Social Announcements list events for June including May Day Chapter No 287 Eastern Star at Masonic Temple June 8 8 00 p m The Three Link Circle picnic June 11 noon at Mrs Zoe Millers The Cross and Crown Bible Class at Mrs Helen Johnsons June 5 2 00 p m The Friendly Circle at Genevieve Tiemens June 4 2 00 p m Mrs Augusta Riggins assisting hostess Veteran s Club special meeting June 4 8 30 p m
The Greene Woman's Club asks residents to donate items for a summer park program for children. Needed are plastic detergent bottles small tin cans oatmeal boxes small cardboard boxes shoe boxes round pint ice cream containers wooden ice cream spoons jar lids tape roll rings broken jewelry mirrors aluminum pie tins cloth scraps used flashbulbs thread spools egg cartons and more. Please give items to Betty Wirth or Mrs Loren Mc Roberts.
Memorial Day guests at the Behnke home included Ralph Behnke and family with Richard Reynolds and family of Sumter and Maynard Kingery and family of Charles City. Also attending were Kenneth Rodman and Mel Johnson and families of Clarksville, Marlys Thomas and Duane Thomas and families of Cedar Falls, Claryton Thomas and family of Iowa City, Gene Ewald and Ruth Brellier of Marble Rock, Clayton Behnke of Omaha, and Ira Thomas of Greene.
Mary Wells was honored after graduation exercises at Greene High School with a party at her grandparents home Mr. and Mrs. Dick Van Horm. Thirty four guests attended from Greene Rockwell Rudd Allison Charles City Bristow and Bismarck North Dakota. Lunch was served and gifts were given.
Brownie through Senior troops gathered at the Elementary School for a Fly-up and Rededication ceremony with color guard, drum roll, and songs. Leaders awarded badges and wings to many girls, with cadette and senior transitions noted and guests from the North Iowa Girl Scout Council welcomed.
Sixty two Brownie junior Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts marched in the Memorial Day parade. Senior Scouts joined the band while Linda Burroughs and Nelcy Tefft led the color guard. Cadette escorts were Katie Astor and Linda Wunsch. Wreath bearers included Wendy Marizihn Mary Nieder and Jeanette Tefft with Becky Bellows placing the wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier.
A family picnic honored the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Lewis Keifer and Mrs. Darrell Barth at the Darrell Barth home. Attendees included multiple couples from Aredale Mason City Hansell Clarksville and Clarksville, with the Keifer and Barth families hosting.
Expressed pleasure at attendance and congratulated the girls on their achievements. Marge Fuller from Clear Lake introduced as District Director. Mrs. Rottler urged mothers to volunteer for Day Camp in Heery Woods Clarksville June 22 to 26. She thanked leaders and Neighborhood Service team, gave each a rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Squires announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Lou Squires to Private Dennis Ott of the Army Medical Corps. Miss Squires studies at St Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester Minnesota and will graduate June 21. Ott is stationed at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith Arkansas. An August wedding is planned.
Roger Shultz was feted at a reception at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Shultz Tuesday evening May 26 following graduation. Refreshments were served buffet style and table decorations were mint green and white. Jean Shultz and Susan Shultz assisted, with guests from Marble Rock Charles City and Greene.
Graduate of Drake Joseph Alison was among about 535 senior and graduate students who received bachelor and master degrees from Drake University in Des Moines on Monday. Joseph was a candidate for the bachelor of science degree in the college of business administration.
A reception for Mary Ellen Schoenfeld, a Greene Community High School graduate, was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schoenfeld and family on Tuesday evening May 26. Fifty-six attendees included out of town guests from Englewood Colorado New Hampton Fredericka Plainfield Ionia and Fredericksburg, plus grandparents Otto Schoenfeld of Horton and Roy Grave of Greenfield.
Dr. James Witham athletic director announces Larry Sabe of Greene has earned a varsity letter in baseball at the State College of Iowa Cedar Falls campus.
Mr and Mrs Emmett McGrane of Elma celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary today June 3 Their marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ostwinkle of Dyersville occurred at St Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville on June 3 1901. Their children Dell Curtis Greene Clifford Stratton Elma and Orval McGrane St Paul Minnesota along with 7 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren attend a family dinner without an open house.
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