Butler County Voters Face Choice for New Courthouse
On Monday June 10 Butler County residents vote on erecting a modern courthouse or spending about 10000 dollars yearly to prop up the old building. Officials call the 1881 courthouse a fire trap and county dump, risking records in a potential blaze. A new facility would be safer, better insulated, and reduce congestion, with officials citing efficiency and long term tax considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
County Board of Supervisors
Reflections from Recorder Mirror Ten Years On
A compact look back at events from a decade ago recounted by the Recorder Mirror. The column notes social shifts, civic updates, and key figures profiled in past issues, framing how times have changed and what remained notable.
Local births and visits noted in Holden and area
Ted Hammel and wife welcomed a daughter Sally Sue at Cedar Valley hospital Tuesday noon weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Holden’s lodge hosts Joe Al Grace and Hs on Tuesday. Clyde Wegand home receives Ruth Emmett Reinbeck Mary Lou Wegand and Keith Hadley Cedar Falls plus Gene Schrage and Denny Allison. Jack Shafer Des Moines visits Hesalroads. DeWitt Marsh and James Skillen spend Saturday in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tig
Joe al Grace
Holden
Nestor Ontario
Canada
Ted Hammel
Cedar Valley Hospital
Sally Sue
Clyde Wegand
Ruth Emmett
Reinbeck
Mary Lou Wegand
Keith Hadley
Cedar Falls
Gene Schrage
Denny
Allison
Jack Shafer
Des Moines
Galen Hesalroad
DeWitt Marsh
James Skillen
Mason City
Local Residents Visit Family Homes Over Weekend
Mrs Dell Curtis and daughters Donna and Karen spent Sunday at Alta Vista with her parents Mr and Mrs Emmet McGrane. Mr and Mrs Galen Mevers and daughter Nadine of Menlo arrived for a week in the home of Mr and Mrs Bloom Moffett. Mrs J H Eikenberry of Oelwein visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Blair Moffett. Ernest a Miss Dorothy Jergens returned to her alma mater for Homecoming at Pella. Town Mr and Mrs Robert Hamilton and children of Iowa Falls spent weekend with Mr and Mrs George Hamilton. Mrs Russell Meyers and daughter Marcile attended the wedding of Ruth Hulme and Alfred VanBanschoten at Plainfield. Mr and Mrs Dwight Posley named their daughter Priscilla Jane. Beth Maxson of Waterloo was a dinner guest for Dean Ramker's birthday. Vern Willey Ruth and Mrs Walter Detra and Cleo were Waterloo visitors. Roy Pooley returned from northern Minnesota and Canada after fishing trip.
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Dell Curtis
Donna
Karen
Ellie Curtis
Alta Vista
Emmet McGrane
Galen Mevers
Nadine
Menlo
Blo Moffett
J. H. Eikenberry
Oelwein
Blair Moffett
Ernesto
Dorothy Jergens
Pella
Robert Hamilton
Iowa Falls
George Hamilton
Russell Meyers
Marcile
Ruth Hulme
Alfred VanBanschoten
Plainfield
Dwight Posley
Priscilla Jane
McGrane
Paul Pooley
Ames
R. J. Iles Hathaway
Ington
Whitson
Nashua
Clarence Bennett
Chicago
Illinois
New York
National Bible Institute
Bennett
Beth Maxson
Waterloo
Louis Ramker
Dean Ramker
Vern Willey
Ruth
Walter Detra
Cleo
Roy Pooley
Minnesota
Canada
Memorial Day Visits and Local Travel Report
Individuals from Waterloo and surrounding towns visited family in this city over Memorial Day weekend. Judge and Mrs H N Graven moved household goods to Mason City Tuesday then returned Wednesday. Ruth Barth taught at Manly spent weekend with her father E H Barth. G A Weiss of Waterloo joined sisters Emma and Tony Weiss for Memorial Day. Enna Thompson and Ann McKee of Cedar Falls visited sister Carrie Shook over Memorial Day and Monday. Forrest Scott and children Bonnie Lou and Bobbie Lee arrived Saturday, spent Mini Day at Grant Scott and George Reed homes, then returned to Waterloo Monday.
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Waterloo
Judge
H. N. Graven
Mason City
Ruth Barth
Manly
E. H. Barth
G. A. Weiss
Emma
Tony Weiss
Enna Thompson
Ann McKee
Cedar Falls
Carrie
And
Myre
Forrest Scott
Bonnie Lou
Bobbie Lee
Grant Scott
George Reed
Weekend Visits and Commencement Highlight Greene Area
Miss Clarissa Boller visited from Cedar Falls while families gathered in Geneva and Clarion. Local teens attended Wartburg League cramps at Clear Lake. Irene Thompson returns from Wenatchee to visit parents Edward and Mrs. Thompson, accompanied by Estella Steinberg. Roy Johnston in San Diego on furlough visits his sister Jim Skillen’s family. Bert Pooley and daughter Phyllis travel to Minneapolis for the University of Minnesota commencement where sister Persis earns a diploma among 1500 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarissa Boller
Cedar Falls
Garth Butler
Rey
Leo Butler
Geneva
Leona Bischoff
Iva Clikeman
Lucille Dobel
Irene Barth
Wartburg League
Clear Lake
W. C. Moon
Clarion
Arthur Larson
Irene Thompson
Wenatchee
Washington
Edward Thompson
Estella Steinberg
Roy Johnston
Uncle Sam's Navy
San Diego
California
Greene
Jim Skillen
Bert Pooley
Phyllis
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Miss Persis
Bristow Alumni Picnic Draws Wide Attendance
The Bristow school annual Alumni picnic was held Sunday in the school gymnasium with about 165 attendees from classes 32 through 56. Richard Daniels of Wheaton Illinois traveled farthest. Numerous towns were represented and the event will return next June at the same location for all classes through 1958.
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Bristow School
Richard Daniels
Wheaton
Illinois
Cedar Falls
Clarksville
Nashua
Sheffield
Waverly
Latimar
Mason City
Greene
Bristow
Charles City
Allison
Aplington
Ackrey
Grinnell
Chapin
Home From Hospital Seeger Boy Returns Suffering Kidney Infection
Douglas Seeger, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Seeger, arrived home Sunday from Allan Memorial hospital Waterloo after two weeks with a kidney infection. He is bed fast and under medical care.
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Douglas Seeger
Harold Seeger
Allan Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Raymond Grapps Feted On Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dale Grapp and family of Clarksville Mr and Mrs Paul De Bower Mr and Mrs Bill McDowell and family of Allison visited Wednesday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Grapp to honor them on their second wedding anniversary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Grapp
Clarksville
Paul de Bower
Bill McDowell
Allison
Raymond Grapp
Tarkio Student Carma Hershey Returns Home For Summer
Visiting Carma Hershey arrives from Tarkio Missouri to spend a few weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Clayton Hershey before leaving June 9 for Grand Lakes Colorado where she will work the summer months.
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Carma Hershey
Tarkio
Missouri
Clayton Hershey
Grand Lakes
Colorado
Wubbena Reunion Held At Hampton Park
Mr and Mrs Henry Wubbena and families plus Mr and Mrs Riner Wubbena attended the Wubbena Reunion at Harriman Park in Hampton on Thursday. Sixty four people were present from Allison Parkersburg Bristow Dumont Aplington Shell Rock and Kesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wubbena
Riner Wubbena
Wubbena
Harriman Park
Hampton
Allison
Parkersburg
Danny Merfeld Hurt At School Alumni Picnic
Five year old Danny Merfeld, son of Mr and Mrs Clair Merfeld, was injured at the school alumni picnic Sunday noon when a slide collapsed and an iron bar cut him below the temple. He received several stitches after being taken to a Greene doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Merfeld
Clair Merfeld
Greene
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Socials
Kole Vk Miss Kate Brunner of Greene stayed several days at Mrs. Roy Merfeld’s home. Jake Frohling and Parkersburg family visited Ben and Henry Van Dyke, then stayed for dinner. Earl Hemmingsen of Pleasant Valley and Mrs. Putzenmeier and sons from Beniendorf spent midweek to Sunday with Mrs. R H Stewart and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Brunner
Greene
Roy Merfeld
Jake Frohling
Parkersburg
Ben van Dyke
Henry van Dyke
Ackley
Earl Hemmingsen
Pleasant Valley
Putzenmeier
Benien
Dorf
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Joyce Bliss
Society
City of
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Butler
Floyd Counties
Dougherty
Moms
Ate Iowa Press Y, Association
Mat
Kramer
Neil Stauffer
Glenn Ressler
Jim
Towa
H. D. Teeters Jeweler
Elgin
Bulova
Gruen
Greene Farm Equipment and Agriculture CO
New Holland
Ferguson
Wervestord
ING Ai
Swestrs Selective Fund, Inc
Corwesters Group
Canadian Fund Ltd
Sv Sicate of America
Ings Aface
Hevestors Diversified Services
ING
Minneapolis 2
Minn
C.E. Burroughs Greene
Investors Mutual, Inc
Investors Stock Fund, Inc
Investors Selective Fund, Inc
Investors Group
Canadian Fund Ed
Investors Syndicate of America, Inc
Alex Wunsch & Son
the Bristow News
Raymond Grapps
Kole
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Iowa Dairy Promotion Association
333 Insurance Exchange Bldg
Chevy
Chevrolet
Fisher
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