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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1960
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Robert Alison of Whaltham Minnesota spent from Tuesday until Friday visiting in the home of her mother Mrs Clara Jackson and other relatives in Bristow.
Mrs. Jake Schwennen of Are dale was honored at her home Wednesday evening on her birth day. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Elsa Schwennen and family of Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Junker and family and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Junker of Nashua and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kruger.
Mr and Mrs Clare Hearn visited the home of Mrs Hearn's brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Floyd Davis in Minneapolis Minnesota last weekend.
Mr and Mrs Robert Ressler were honored on their 14th wedding anniversary at their Allison home Thursday evening. Attending were Mrs Hubert Ressler Mrs Leland Harms Mr and Mrs James Wiegmann Mr and Mrs Roger Shultz and families, all of Allison, plus the couple's three daughters Kathy Doris and Ann Ressler.
Miss Eilene Hahn was honored at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Bob Mennenga in Waverly. Attending from here were Mrs. Henry Wubbena and Myrna, Mrs. Ray Hahn, Mrs. Burdine Hahn, Mrs. Paul Weiland, Mrs. Dewayne DeBerg, Mrs. Darrell Sidmore, Mrs. Earnest Brocka, and Mrs. Bill Kruse.
Mr and Mrs John Kriens and their Harriman Tennessee daughter were honored at a family gathering at the home of her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Charles Sheppard in Hampton Tuesday evening Attending were Mr and Mrs Raymond Armfield Mr and Mrs Kenneth Armfield and daughters of Latimar Mr and Mrs Co J Sheppard and son Max Sheppard Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Jr and Pat Kaye Mr and Mrs Gordon Merrill Sandra and Linda and Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Sr
Mrs. O. B. Truax suffered a stroke at her home Friday evening and was taken to Waverly Hospital by ambulance. Mrs. G. W. Beadle, minister of the Church of Christ, also suffered a stroke at his home on Tuesday afternoon and remains at home with a satisfactory condition reported.
Ralph Weiland underwent major surgery Tuesday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Mason City and is in satisfactory condition.
Bristow locals Mr and Mrs Ruben Miller and family visited Mr and Mrs Earnest Bohn Tuesday evening. Whaltham Minnesota and Mrs Clara Jackson were Wednesday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Al Wendt. Oak Hill Cemetery Society will meet Friday afternoon at Mrs George Stewarts home with co hostess Mrs Lyle Surfus. Rev M E Steinkamp joined visitors to Ralph Weiland at Mercy Hospital Mason City Wednesday. Mr and Mrs George Stewart visited Emmett Wintz at Kesley Monday evening. Mrs Joe Merrill learned of the death Thursday afternoon of her son in law Henry Schnobel of East St Louis Illinois. Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Jr and daughter and Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Sr visited Tuesday in the home of Mr and Mrs Halden Collins at Dumont.
A series of social visits appears across several Iowa households. Mr and Mrs Henry Schrage visited Mr and Mrs Fred Sherman on Monday. Sunday dinners included Mr and Mrs Dale Miller and family with Mr and Mrs Mann Mennen and others. Various trips and dinners tied families from Waterloo to Aredale and Dumont with guests from Harriman Tennessee to Ackley.
Sunday and weekday social calls were exchanged in Dumont Aplington Ackley and adjacent areas. Among those visiting were Sr. and Mrs Jasper Kriens in Dumont. Mr. and Mrs. August Borne and family in Dumont with Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Bohn. Mr. and Mrs. Mann Mennen in Aplington with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Winkowitsch. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kruger with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weiland. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Dyke and son plus Mrs. Ben Van Dyke and son visiting Alf Wendt’s home.
The Butler County Iowa board met February 16 1960 in the county auditor's office with Chairman Paul Schaeffer presiding at 9:00 A.M. All members attended. The session opened as bids were set to be received at 9:30 A.M. and discussed farm area issues tied to surpluses and wartime production laws.
The Iowa Taxpayers Association released a statement asserting public high school districts possess sufficient borrowing power to expand school building programs without federal construction aid. A survey shows over half of districts’ borrowing capacity remains unused, while 63 percent of drivers are educated before age 16 and 71 percent of districts offer driver training this year, totaling nearly 23,000 pupils. The Republican gubernatorial candidate proposed steps to cut taxes, boost agricultural and state school aid, reduce the Monies and Credits tax to 2 mills, expand deductions for seniors, scrap personal property taxes on TVs and instruments, and streamline state accounting to lower treasury balances.
Davenport Republican State Senator Jack Schroeder unveiled a five point tax cut plan claiming it will reduce taxes for all Iowans while still meeting state obligations. The plan emphasizes broad relief without harming essential services.
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper told a Republican gathering that President Eisenhower has pressed for a farm program since 1953 aimed at reducing excess production and lowering subsidies, seeking balance with market needs at home and abroad. He faulted Democratic control of Congress for not enacting such legislation.
The Butler County Board of Supervisors reads bids from Thompson-Hayward Chemical Swaney Oil Muscatine and Newburn Chemical Des Moines for Item B and low bids of 5140.80 and 2580.06. approves contracts and authorizes return of certified checks. It also adopts a resolution concurring in federal aid contracts for Project S-925 and S-1946 with Manatt's and Brooklyn firms, and outlines a memorandum of understanding with the Butler Soil Conservation District for road crossings including rights of way and district assistance.
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