Editor urges Greene District bond plan for safer school
Citizens urge explanation of proposed building and remodeling plans for Greene Community School District. The bond proposal promises to meet growing enrollment and curriculum needs within bonding limits. Readers are asked to study plans, view films by Cliff Burroughs, and ask questions to avoid delaying costly future facilities. Glenn Lindell requests birthday cards during rehabilitation stay in Des Moines. An attendee at a Friday meeting misplaced a coat. contact Dan Barth to return it.
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Greene Community School District
Cliff Burroughs
Russell Duncan Improves at Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Russell Duncan is reported improving at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City and is listed in room 258 as his stay continues.
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Russell Duncan
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Mr. Duncan
Cub Scouts Pack Meeting at Elementary School
Cub Scouts will hold a Pack meeting at the elementary school on Tuesday evening March 26 at 7 30 p m. Please note change of meeting date.
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Cub Scouts
Kindergarten Round-up Set for Friday March 22nd
Kindergarten round-up scheduled for Friday March 22. Children must be five by September 15 to enroll. A through M arrive 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon, N through Z 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the kindergarten room. Bring birth certificate. Book rental five dollars and milk fee one dollar eighty cents due at registration.
Return Travel Party Traversed 5000 Miles Across 15 States
Mr and Mrs Dayton Mather of Greene and Mr and Mrs Cecil Misgin of Austin Minnesota returned home Saturday after a four week southern trip. They met extreme temperatures, visited Mammoth Cave Kentucky Lookout Mountain Tennessee Cypress Gardens Florida Bellingrath Gardens Biloxi Mississippi and the Alabama battleship Mobile Bay. They also saw Ralph Mather in Crockett Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Mather
Greene
Cecil Misgin
Austin
Minnesota
South
Iowa
Mammoth Caves
Kentucky
Lookout Mountain
Chatanooga
Tennessee
Cypress Gardens
Florida
Biloxi
Mississippi
Alabama
Mobile Bay
Ralph Mather
Crockett
Texas
Democratic Precinct Caucuses Set for Monday March 25
Ben DeBerg announces Democratic Precinct Caucuses across Butler County will meet Monday March 25 at 8:00 p m. Members will elect precinct committeemen and committeewomen and delegates to the County Presidential and Statutory Conventions on April 19. Locations include city halls, youth centers, residences, and court rooms across Albion Bennedette Clinton Clarksville Coldwater Jefferson Madison Monroe Pittsford Shell Rock Washington Allison Bristow Ripley Fremont Dayton Beaver and surrounding precincts.
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Ben DeBerg
Democratic Central Committee
DeBerg
Butler County
Albion
James Spain
Bennedette
Gene Reser
Butler
City Hall
Clarksville
Coldwater
Greene
Jackson
Pat Feltus
Jefferson
George
Annie Ricken
Madison
Monroe
Harold Hempen
Pittsford
Betty Morgan
Shell Rock
Boyde
Wasington
Hugh Scallon
West Point
Allison
Court Room
Bristow
Bernard Franken
Ripley
Loran Capron
Basic Education Classes Now Open To Greene Residents
Free adult basic education classes are offered in Greene through the North Iowa Community Action program. Mrs Genevieve Tiemens holds the CED Equivalency Tests in her office at the Sperry Ray Insurance Building. Anyone aged 16 or older may take the tests to improve skills. For more information call 823 5571 or visit the Greene office.
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Greene
North Iowa
Genevieve Tiemens
Sperry-Ray Insurance
Sperry- Ray Insurance
Eye Surgery for Mrs George Staudt
Mrs George Staudt was admitted to University Hospital in Town City on Monday and underwent eye surgery on Tuesday.
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George Staudt
University Hospital
Town City
Instrumental Concert at Greene School next Wednesday
The Greene Community School instrumental music department presents a concert in the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening March 27 at 8:00. Participating groups include the junior high concert band the high school stage band the high school concert band and selected solos and ensembles. Rambler Club season tickets valid with tickets sold at the door refreshments by Music Mothers.
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Greene Community School
Rambler Club
Pamela Dralle Sings in UNI Comedy The Boys from Syracuse
Pamela Dralle daughter of Mr and Mrs James Dralle will be a soloist in the University of Northern Iowa Music Theater spring production The Boys from Syracuse Performances run March 28 29 30 at Hope Martin Theater Waterloo and April 6 7 at UNI Music Hall Cedar Falls The show drawn from George Abbott's book based on The Comedy of Errors features costumes in ancient Greek style and includes the song Sing for Your Supper Youll Get Breakfast Reservations for Hope Martin seats are 150 each and campus tickets are also 150 by writing the UNI Music Department Cedar Falls
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Pamela Dralle
James Dralle
Syracuse
University of Northern Iowa Music Theater
Hope Martin Theater
Waterloo
UNI Music Hall
Cedar Falls
George Abbott
Plautus
Pamela
Hope Martin
Waterloo Recreation Center
UNI
1476 Sign Up for 1968 Farm Program
Butler County has 1476 farm operators signed up for the 1968 Feed Grain and Wheat Programs. Total signed farms cover 130,852 acres of county corn sorghum base acreage of 166,438. Estimated diversion on signed farms totals 46,975 acres with 20,094 acres to be diverted for payment.
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Butler County
Kenneth E. Hart
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Birth of Brenda Diane Schmidt in Mason City
New resident Mr and Mrs Mervin Schmidt welcome their daughter Brenda Diane born Tuesday morning at Mercy Hospital Mason City. The newborn weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces and will be greeted at home by a brother Steven and sister Sara.
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Mervin Schmidt
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Brenda Diane
Brenda
Steven
Sara
Ramblers Finish Season As Corn Bowl Champions
Greene High School Ramb lers close season with 19 wins 3 losses and 11 1 in league play earning Corn Bowl Conference title. Senior leaders Rich Siemens 450 points 20.5 ppg and Larry Eimers 186 points lead a balanced squad with Shultz 235 points and Stuntz 228.
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Greene High School Ramblers
Ramblers
Rich Siemens
Jim Shultz
Larry Eimers
Greene
Rich
Wendell Stuntz
Gary Johnson
Greg Drakle
Greg
Bruce Nettleton
Glenn Lindell Transferred to Des Moines Rehabilitation Center
Glenn Lindell moved from University Hospital in Towa City to Younkers Rehabilitation Center Des Moines on Monday. He is in Room 409 and will observe his birthday anniversary on Sunday March 24. Cards and letters may be sent to him Room 409 Younkers Rehabilitation Center Des Moines Towa.
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Glenn Lindell
Younkers Rehabilitation Center
Des Moines
University Hospital
Towa City
Lindell
Younkers Rehabiliation Center
Towa
Mrs Merlin Parks Returns Home After Heart Surgery
Mrs Merlin Parks came home Monday from Rochester Minnesota where she had major heart surgery on March 5 at St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota.
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Merlin Parks
Rochester
Minnesota
St. Mary’s Hospital
Five Men Respond to March Draft Call
Five men from Butler County filled the March induction call. Drafted were Virgil C. Miller and Kevin R. Kruger of Parkersburg and Richard J. Krull and Charles H. Enderman of Clarksville. Louis A. Bakker of Aplington enlisted in the Air Force for four years. Twenty-one men will leave April 22 for pre induction armed forces physical examination.
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Butler County
Virgil C. Miller
Kevin R. Kruger
Parkersburg
Richard J. Krull
Charles H. Enderman
Clarksville
Louis A. Bakker
Aplington
Air Force
Armed Forces
Farmers Increase Use of Price-Support Loans in 1967
Farmers continue to rely on price-support loan programs for 1967 crops, far exceeding 1966 usage. Through January 31, 1967 crop corn under loan reached 1,809,395 bushels, with 601,591 bushels of 1967 corn signed up for reseal in the county. Extension reminders apply for on-farm or warehouse reseals. older crops on farms, including various 1964–1966 grains, will auto extend without action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Hart
Butler Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Wartburg College Grants Regents Merit Scholarship
Anne Voights of Greene has been awarded a Regents Merit Scholarship at Wartburg College in Waverly. The freshman next fall will receive at least $100 per year up to a maximum of $1,000 depending on need.
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Anne Voights
Greene
Wartburg College
Waverly
Miss Voights
Wartburg
Daughters of Berger and Chester Births Reported
New Daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Berger of Waverly on March 2 at Mercy Hospital in Waverly weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and named Victoria Joan. Grandparents are P A Jacobs of Greene and Mrs John Berger of Whittemore. A daughter born March 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Lemar Chester of Plainfield weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and named Stephane Jil. Grandparents are P A Jacobs of Greene and Mrs Marie Chester of Plainfield.
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Leon Berger
Waverly
Mercy Hospital
Victoria Joan
P. A. Jacobs
Greene
John Berger
Whittemore
Lemar Chester
Plainfield
Stephane Jil
Judge and Mrs Graven Arrive in New York City on Court Assignment
In New York City Judge and Mrs Henry N Graven are visiting while he serves on a court assignment. They recently traveled from San Juan Puerto Rico where the judge also was assigned to a court duty.
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Henry N. Graven
New York City
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Eastman files as Republican state Senate hopeful in Iowa
H J Eastman of Charles City announces candidacy for State Senate covering Mitchellle Foryd and Butler counties in the Republican primary. He has led Charles City Community Schools since 1956 after a long teaching career including Colfax Forest City and Vinton. Married to Ellen Roberts, Eastman has two sons James, deceased, and Robert Eastman, who live at 300 Seventh Street Charles City.
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H. J. Eastman
Charles City
Mitchelle
Foryd
Butler
Eastman
Iowa
Newton
Cornell College
State University of
Colfax
Forest City
Vinton
Ellen Roberts
Dedham
James
Charles City Aeronautics
Robert Eastmans
7Th Street
James Truitt to Attend National Council Meeting
James Truitt president of Associated Resident Halls at the University of Iowa will attend the National Council Meeting of the National Association of Colleges and University Resident Halls at Pennsylvania State University in University Park from Thursday through Saturday this week. He is a son of Dr and Mrs J T Truitt.
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James Truitt
Associated
University of Iowa
Iowa City
National Association of Colleges and University
Pennsylvania State University
University Park
Pennsylvania
James
J. T. Truitt
Republican County Convention at Allison Friday 1968
Butler County residents donate 672.26 to March of Dimes, excluding rural areas. Republican Presidential County Convention will convene at Butler County Court House Allison at 9:00 a.m. Friday March 22 1968 to elect 25 delegates to the State Republican Presidential Convention in Des Moines April 16 and 17 1968 and to adopt resolutions. Delegates elected include W. K. Juncker Donald Abben Opal Worley Bennedette township Lawrence Prunty Archie McNeilus Verle Barth Cliff Burroughs Wilbur Tindall Ralph Marsh Eldo Meyne Wayne Fischer Norman Graven Mrs Keith Drakle Mrs Kenneth Jackson and Mrs C G Starkweather Coldwater township Carol Needham Clinton Marsh Harold Stark Dayton township Charles H Burma Fred Wiebke Walter Wilhelm Parker Schmitz Ethel Wilhelm Grace Klingbeil Vernon Larson Pearl Fisher Bill Jacobs Harry Wilder Henry Burma Iane Allan West Point Allison Harold Sherman D A Newberry Tom Oltman West Point Bristow.
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Butler County
Allison
Herman Faber
Parkersburg
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines
W. K. Juncker
Donald Abben
Opal Worley
Bennedette
Lawrence Prunty
Archie McNeilus
Verle Barth
Cliff Burroughs
Wilbur Tindall
Ralph Marsh
Eldo Meyne
Wayne Fischer
Norman Graven
Keith Drakle
Kenneth Jackson
C. G. Starkweather
Coldwater
Carol Needham
Clinton Marsh
Harold Stark
Dayton
Charles H. Burma
Fred Wiebke
Walter Wilhelm
Parker Schmitz
Ethel Wilhelm
Grace Klingbeil
Vernon Larson
Pearl Fisher
Bill Jacobs
Harry Wilder
Henry Burma
Iane Allan
West Point
Harold Sherman
D. A. Newberry
Tom Oltman
Bristow
Bell Stolen From Rural Greene School
Officials report the bell from the old country school south of Greene on Highway 14 was stolen in the past two weeks. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Barth leads the investigation.
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Greene Community School
Old Country
Greene
Highway 14
Marvin Barth
Retarded Children's Group Plans Meeting
The Butler County Association for Retarded Children will meet on Wednesday March 27 at 8 p m in the Special Education Building in Allison. Mrs Dale Fogle a PE teacher at the Special Education School will present a program on outdoor activities in which the students have participated.
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Butler County Association For Retarded Children
Allison
Dale Fogle
Fire Protection Election in Three County Townships
Bennezette Township trustees call a March 26 election at City Hall in Aredale to authorize a levy up to 1.42 mills for fire protection. Trustees Miller, Wilke, Hudson and Hurd note cost under one mill if approved. Voters will choose preferred coverage. final area assignments to fire departments set in 1969. Pittsford and Madison also vote Fire Protection that day. Facsimile ballot appears in this week's Recorder.
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Bennedette Township
Galen E. Miller
Walter Wilke
Vernon Hudson
Homer Hurd
Aredale
Bennezette Township
Greene
Dumont
Dougherty
Bristow
Pittsford
Madison
Butler County
Missionary Janet Schneidermann to Speak at Reformed Church
Janet Schneidermann, a missionary to Nigeria Africa for 22 years, will speak on her duties and experiences at 7 30 p m on Wednesday March 27 at the Reformed Church Bristow. She studied language in Nigeria for nearly a year and has taught in Gashua about 800 miles from Lagos seaport since 1947. After a brief U S stay she plans to return to duties in early June sailing from New York. The public is invited to attend and hear progress in missionary work.
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Janet Schneidermann
The
Reformed Church
Nigeria
Africa
Bristow
Miss Schneidermann
Gashua
Lagos
United States
Pleaded Guilty To OMVI Charge
Jacob Adelmund of New Hartford appeared in District Court in Allison and pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated second offense. Judge B C Sullivan set the fine at 500 dollars and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Adelmund
New Hartford
Allison
B. C. Sullivan
Banquet Honors County 4-H Leaders
Over eighty people attended the Butler County 4-H leaders recognition banquet held Monday March 11 at the Farm Bureau Auditorium in Allison. Speaker Joe Cochran of New Hampton spoke on preserving American heritage. Awards included silver and gold clovers for five and ten years of leadership to local 4-H volunteers, with remarks by Aaron Jewell and Paul Gerdes.
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Farm Bureau
Allison Reports
Kermit Hildahl
Joe Cochran
New Hampton
Virgil Shepard
4-H Trust Fund
Aaron Jewell
Butler County Extension Council
Paul Gerdes
Butler County Farm Bureau
Robert Schrage
Allison
James Williams
Parkersburg
Minor Dix
Clarksville
Bob Stickley
George Busch
Dennis Bienemann
Eugene Lindaman
Aplington
Warren Severs
Clarence Wabbena
Butler County
4-H
Rod Williamson
County Mutual Backs Iowa High School Basketball Telecast
Butler County Mutual Insurance Association joins Grinnell Mutual and Iowa county mutuals to co sponsor the state boys basketball telecast. Five Far Mutual Network stations will air action from Veterans Auditorium Des Moines on March 22 23 in full color. WOI Ames originates the coverage with WMT TV Cedar Rapids KGLO TV Mason City KTIV Sioux City KTVO Ottumwa.
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Butler County Mutual Insurance Association
New Hartford
Iowa
Far Mutual
Veterans’ Auditorium
Des Moines
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
American Dairy Association of Iowa
WOITV
Ames
Wmt-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Kglotv
Mason City
KTIV
Sioux City
KTVO
Ottumwa
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Dan Barth
Fremont
Berniece Hagarty
Beaver
Vernon Plummer
Harlan Helm
Roger McGee
Tom Needham
Tim Heidenwirth
Steve Brunsma
Steve Hildebrand
Gary Debner
Gerald Eimers
New York
OMVI
County Mutual
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