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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1957
Page
2
A national weekly notes big firms moving new plants to small towns. One firm with 50 years in a metropolis built plants in two small communities and reports delight with the results. The head says the business was virtually unknown in the large city and workers were not in touch.
A Greene freshman class letter presses for expanded recreational options citing a larger youth center and tennis courts with baskets at a favorable site possibly Perrin's Park. The group advocates a future community building and urges long term planning to keep Greene progressive.
The passage notes small towns welcomed two new plants, locals helped raise funds on loan, and workers were content and dedicated. It argues such community backing fosters good labor relations and motivates corporations to build in smaller communities, predicting this trend will rise in the coming years.
Stanley Mellinger of Latimer spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Anna Mellinger and Gloria. Dean Belknap's family welcomed a daughter Clare born March 2. Hagarty family of Waterloo visited Bert Hagarty's parents. Fred Krapp moved to farm previously held by Merle Fish. Glenn Tack family moved near Marble Rock after purchase. Wayne Mercer of Iowa City visited his parents Rev H F Mercer. Paul and Lawrence Burroughs on business trip to Avon SD. Marvin Kollman and children from Waterloo visited Oscar Anderson home. Lois Whitson of Des Moines spent weekend with her father George Whitson. Perry Hinrichson and C M Crouse/C Ed Crabtree spent Saturday in Mason City.
Fifteen years ago Mrs Nellie Curtis returned home after a five week Chicago visit. Mr and Mrs Richard Swalve and Judy of George spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Father Muller. Mr and Mrs Homer Lucas and children moved to a farm near Nashua. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bower of Washington DC are visiting.
The Greene town youth urge more recreational facilities due to teen vandalism concerns. They miss the theater and youth center, noting crowds outgrew the current space and a larger center could provide space for dancing and games for more teens.
The report lists multiple social visits around Greene Iowa. Names include Mrs Bowers and Mr Cole, Mr and Mrs Virgil McGee, Jo Ann and Dick of Des Moines, Leonard Guenther of Vinton visiting Dr and Mrs B V Andersen, Carmin Peer of Allison, M K Sperry home, Lizzie Hesalroad visiting Dumont friends, and Barbara Wegand moving with her parents from Shell Rock to Greene.
Mr and Mrs August Laube of Clarksville spent Monday visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Orlo Hausworth. J E Voetberg and family moved from Greene to Shell Rock. R W Sylvester of Clarksville visited relatives in Greene. Charles Price family of LaPorte and Miss Dorothy Jones both visited Greene. Evelyn Foster spent weekend in Cedar Rapids. Herman Wolf visited Mankato Minnesota. Edna Prange visited the Fred Weigman home near Allison. Marian Marsh visited Waverly with Irene Bragg. Clarissa Boller came from Cedar Falls for the weekend. Albert Behnke hosted forty guests at a five hundred party Saturday. Ann and Elizabeth Hagarty visited their brother T A Hagarty at Floyd. Kathryn Feyereisen of Des Moines visited two weeks in Greene. Victor Aker of Cedar Rapids spent weekend with Greene parents. Ed Cole returned from two months in California. J J Chukker spent Sunday with parents at West Bend. S M Christy and sister visited brother in Fargo. Mrs W C Birney and daughter Helen visited Des Moines. Minnie Kleinschmidt returned to Allison after visiting H J Schroeder. Mrs George Hesalroad spent weekend with daughter Lorraine in Oskaloosa.
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