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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1962
Page
2
An essay contrasts Bible reading with secular profit and influence, arguing the Bible yields unique values. It notes government sugar trade tensions with Cuba, U S policy shifts, and Communist shortages affecting Cuba’s allied sugar flow to Russia and China.
Bristow News item lists guests at the James Wiegmann home in Allison including Fred Wiegmann Leland Hams and Dave Kramer. Navy airman apprentice David V Bailey son of Bristow residents completed the Aviation Familiarization School in Memphis Tennessee on February 16. The two week program covered aircraft familiarization designations and missions handling first aid and fire fighting.
Kathy Ressler attended an after school and dinner party Friday evening with friends at the home of Elene Heeren in Allison.
The Oak Hill Cemetery society will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Ray Hahn. Co-hostesses will be Mrs Clayton Hershey.
Attendees including Mrs Gordon Merrill and Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Sr attended the funeral of Mrs William Parks of Sheffield at the Methodist Church in Chapin on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs James Miller celebrates a 54th wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs George Stewart visited the Hollis Card home near Sheffield Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Carl Krull of Allison attended Monday evening with Mrs Fred Sherman. Mr and Mrs David Peterson and family were dinner guests Saturday at Glen Hearn’s. Mr and Mrs Russell Hansen visited Conrad Wiegmann Friday. Mr and Mrs Ray Hahn and Mr and Mrs Al Wendt conducted business calls in Waverly Wednesday. Mrs Clara Jackson visited Molly Witte in Dumont on Wednesday afternoon. Al Wendt spent Thursday with Ben Van Dyke.
The Iowa Supreme Court, in an 8-0 ruling, says the Iowa constitution requires the legislature to reapportion the Senate every ten years after the federal census and affirms the Senate redistricting plan passed by the last General Assembly, unless a constitutional violation is clear. The decision emphasizes upholding legislative action barring clear constitutional violations.
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds the 1961 redistricting act including two year term provisions for three new Senate districts. The court finds no fundamental rights denial and notes senators represent the state as a whole. The Shaff reapportionment plan remains to be passed in identical form and approved by voters in 1963.
The supreme court upheld Story County Judge E J Kelley’s ruling that road use tax money can cover utility relocation on the interstate. The ruling faced challenge from the Motor Club of Town. Attorney General Evan Hultman, seeking re election, promoted stronger enforcement of laws against organized crime.
The Attorney General Association, the governing body of the state justice departments, notes its role in coordinating legal offices. Before his 1960 election as Attorney General, Hultman had twice been elected Black Hawk County Attorney, reflecting his long service in local and state justice.
Iowa highway patrolmen issued 258,043 tickets in 1961, up from 1960 by 22,108. They filed 4,762 charges in 7,345 accidents investigated. Operating while intoxicated charges numbered 1,115 versus 1,235 motorists the prior year.
The state Board of Control realigns counties to balance patient loads among four mental institutions effective April 1. The change affects future admissions only. existing residents remain. Independence, Cherokee, and others shift counties: Cerro Gordo Wright Franklin and Hardin move from Independence to Cherokee. Story County transfers to Cherokee. Jackson County moves from Independence to Mount Pleasant.
State Senator John Gray of Ofka Loosa, a Republican, was found dead in the basement of his farm home. He died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the chest, leaving two notes citing nervousness. Gray had served three terms in the House before his 1960 Senate election.
About twenty nine percent of test takers failed the written license exam in 1961. Roughly 50 000 of the 172 000 who took the written test did not pass.
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