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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1958
Page
1
The note praises the new point system and added patrols as reducing speeding and increasing observance of traffic signs. It advocates warning zones before no passing sections and hopes for fewer accidents and fatalities in Towa. It also mentions bond votes for new school facilities and the strong influence of children on parents.
The Presbyterian Sunday School picnic is set for Friday June 13 at 7:00 PM in Perrin Park. St Peters Lutheran Vacation Bible School and Sunday School picnic occur Sunday noon in Perrin Park. Calvary Baptist Church pupils and mothers host a Friday noon picnic on school closing day. Children present a program at church Sunday evening at 3:00. Methodist Children’s Day program is Sunday June 22 followed by a church picnic in Perrin Park at noon. Church of the Brethren hosts an open house for Bible School parents Friday at 3:00. Bible School children take part in Sunday morning worship service.
Bicycles will be inspected and licenses issued on Monday June 16 at 7 00 pm at the Greene Community School. The Explorer Scouts of Post 26 inspect bikes as a public service. All riders without licenses must attend with their bicycle to obtain licensing and scotch lighting.
The 103rd session of the North Iowa Conference begins at 7 30 p m June 15 at St Pauls Methodist Cedar Rapids. Bishop F G Ensley will preside over six days ending June 20 with pastoral appointments read. About 340 ministers and an equal number of lay delegates attend, joined by Rev Clayton Becker and Clyde Stuntz of Greene, along with several hundred visitors.
The first youth night of the season will be held at Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Friday evening June 13 from 8 to 11. Committee members include Maureen Allison Bruce Mead Sally Bartels Tom Green Robert Maxwell and Malinda Andrews. Sponsors are Mr and Mrs Dennis Mair and Mr and Mrs Paul Lewiston.
Theo J. Bauman, chair of the Butler County ASC, says 1958 acreage reserve payments will be issued by mail as compliance checks finish. First recipients are those with crops ready for early field review and full agreement compliance. long-term conservation payments begin after October 1. Total potential 1968 payments amount to 249,090.74 across 5,368.2 acres, though actual total may be lower if some participants fail to comply.
The Greene Cub Scout base ball team will travel to Charles City on Saturday morning June 14 to meet the Charles City Little League All Stars. Boys and drivers meet at 8 45 am at the Scout Rooms above Drakes Department Store. Parents and drivers contact Bob Shultz by Friday noon.
Vacation Bible School at Powersville Alliance Church runs Monday June 9 to Friday June 20. Classes 9 to 12 each day welcome children ages 3 to 13. Iowa Rural Bible Crusade material used with lessons on Life of Christ for Primary and Junior, Second Coming for Intermediates.
William B Geil son of Mr and Mrs H P Geil Greene Iowa promoted to corporal while serving with the 1st Marine Air Wing at Marine Corps Headquarters Washington D C The rank change reflects ongoing service with the aviation unit during active duty duties and reflects a notable advancement in his military career
The Church of the Brethren annual conference runs June 17 to 22 in Des Moines at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Delegates from Greene Church include John McRoberts and Hugh Frazier. the denomination notes 1,066 U S and Canada churches with 200,262 members plus 39 churches abroad. The 250th anniversary since 1708 is observed. 1959 will be in Ocean Grove New Jersey.
Local Explorer Post 26 and advisors will run a free 10 point vehicle safety check in Greene on Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, assisted by service stations and garages. Checks cover lights, brakes, wipers, tires, and more. Owners with no faults receive a dated safety sticker. faulty equipment requires repairs before sticker issue. Sponsored by Inter Industry Highway Safety Committee Look Magazine and safety coordinators.
Roger Stewart, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Stewart, sustained a painful eye wound when a BB pellet hit him in the right eye last Wednesday at about 8 30 pm. He was treated at Mercy Hospital Mason City where the eye hemorrhaged for days. X rays showed no permanent injury and he was released home Tuesday. Roger works as a carrier for the Waterloo Courier.
Lloyd Graven son of Judge and Mrs Henry Graven received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota on Sunday Judge and Mrs Graven and David Graven and son Mark of Albert Lea Minnesota attended The Baccalaureate service morning and Sidney Swensrud spoke at the commencement in the afternoon The St Olaf Choir concert Saturday evening was also attended by the Graven and their parents
Twenty seven demonstrations will be presented in the Boys 4-H Demonstration Contest on June 17 in the Farm Bureau Auditorium Allison. The event starts in the afternoon with the Demonstration Contest and the evening features the Boys 4-H Annual Meeting. County officer candidates include Alvin Sluiter Dennis Ott Ronald Niehaus Brent Prange Roger Negan Don Van Dyke Daryl Schmidt and Darwin Freese. Mr C BE Bundy will speak on Your Future in Agriculture. All club members parents and friends are invited.
A dance will be held at the Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Saturday evening June 4. Music will be provided by Harry Smith and orchestra. Tickets may be purchased from Dr and Mrs J T Truitt, Mes seures and Mesdames Wilbur Klassi, Vern Rottler, Clair Weiss, Harold Willams and Vern Thompson.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Stock Mrs Minnie Stock and Mrs Alta Blake returned home after a 10 day tour through Washington state the Black Hills and the Bad Lands.
The Greene Community Schools Board selected Cecil M. Rhoads to succeed Dennis Mair as head football coach at Greene High School. Rhoads, a Griswold native and Simpson College graduate, has coached at Ventura Iowa where his teams won the 4C conference title three of four years. He will coach girls basketball, assist with boys basketball and track, and teach social studies. The Rhoads family plans to move to Greene after housing is found.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Raney and daughter Tamara, formerly of Lawrence Kansas, visit Mrs Schrock and family. Mr Raney, KU graduate, reports June 30 for Navy Officer Candidate School at Newport Rhode Island. Mrs Raney and baby stay with her parents.
Pee Wee and Midget baseball practice begins Monday June 16 with Pee Wee at 830 am and Midgets 10 to 11 am. Daily practice except Tuesdays and no sessions Saturdays or Sundays. First county league game Thursday as Greene hosts Allison. Schedule lists matches through July 24 with Greene as home or away.
Floyd County auditor Harold L. Friedrich received a petition by Ed Enabnit of Marble Rock asking for a recount of the June 2 Democratic Third district supervisor primary in Union Township. Enabnit, defeated by Ed Coyle 11 to 49 with George Turner at 19, alleges miscounts due to mislabeling on voting machine fronts and backs. Friedrich notes sample ballots show alphabetical rotation was correct but printing error may have shifted vote totals. machine voting was new that year.
Butler County livestock owners planning to exhibit cattle at fairs this summer should consult veterinarians now about 1958 health requirements. Extension staff urge exhibitors and 4-H leaders to alert clubs early. Herrick notes it avoids disqualification and recommends at least 30 days of quarantine after shows to prevent spreading diseases.
Carl Busma and son Larry along with Jerry Wagner escaped injury when their 1958 International pickup owned by Mc Roberts Implement Co rolled after two pigs ran in front. The vehicle hit the pigs with the rear wheel, lost control, and spun once before landing upright. Both pigs died.
The 1959 wheat referendum will be June 20 across Iowa and 37 other wheat producing states to decide on marketing quotas for next year's crop. Butler county voters with eligible farm acreage will cast ballots after producers learn their individual 1959 allotments. If two thirds approve, price support tops $1.81 per bushel and quotas remain. if not, no quotas but allotments stay and support drops to about $1.20 per bushel.
The Catholic Daughters of America met at the Veterans Club for a 6 30 p m pot luck supper. Officers were installed with district deputy Mrs Mary Brady of Hel mond in attendance. A silent auction featured Madonnas displayed by Mrs Emil Ruzicka. Erica plans a Day of Recollection on June 29 at Dubuque with a chartered bus if enough members join. Contact Mrs Glenn E Ressler to attend.
Rowena McCally daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Hansen graduates from St Luke's Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Cedar Rapids in a class of 47. Commencement began at 7 15 a m with senior chapel address by Rev John P Woods. Graduation at 7 30 p m in St Pauls Church featured speaker Dr Jackson Burns who spoke on Who Might You Be. Parents received corsages and boutonnieres. attendees included Mr and Mrs Harley Hansen Donald and Gordon.
Hesatroad reunion was held in Perrin Park on Sunday with a noon picnic. Attendees included Darrell Kingery and spouse from Cedar Falls, Fred Hesatroad of Nashua, Irvin and Lester McRoberts and spouses, Harold Tack and family, Clarence Skillen, Vic Stauffer and Lloyd, May Kuhn, John Stauffer, Elizabeth DeWolf, Fern and Edna Stauffer. The afternoon was spent at Fern and Edna Stauffer’s home.
Clyde Spry state secretary of agriculture addressed 180 attendees at the Butler County Dairy Promotion Banquet praising improving dairying prospects in Iowa. Parkersburg figures led the program, with Mary Drakle discussing dairy products and Sandra Miller named the new Butler County dairy princess, sponsored by the Shell Rock Lions Club, with runner up Mary Angstman.
Eleven 4-H club girls from Butler County will attend the 29th Annual Girls State Convention at the Iowa State College campus in Ames from June 18 to 21. About 1,600 girls and leaders from across the state will participate, with two leaders joining the county delegation. Delegates include Carol Pruisner, Dandy Dozen. Charolet Stubbe. Bennedette Farmers Daughters. Carol Crosby. Mary Gersema. Dayton Willing Workers member. Mary Jo Lubben. Judy Bruns. Ruth Ann Hansen. Janis Lloyd. Janet Timmer. Evan Hartman. West Point Busy Gals. and Margaret Boomer, an International Farm Youth Exchange student from North Ireland.
Theo J. Bauman, county chairman, states soil bank operations will remove 3387.2 acres of Butler county cropland from production this year. The 202 corn acreage reserve agreements cover 5887.2 acres, with 174 acres under conservation reserve contracts running three to 10 years. Seven conservation reserve contracts, entered in 1956 and 1957, cover 174 acres. In 1957, 141 corn acreage reserve agreements covered 2825.7 acres. 1958 reserve payments may reach 249,969.31 dollars, while annual conservation reserve payments in the county total 2,094.00 dollars if all contracts are fulfilled.
Mr and Mrs Claus Adams and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Adams of Schoolcraft Michigan are visiting the home of Mrs Claus Adams brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Glenn E Ressler and also Mr and Mrs Glenn M Ressler.
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