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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1962
Page
1
The column urges signing a 90 day note to shorten winter and promotes Maxson Cleaner's Dry Cleaning Plus service with coin machines plus professional care. It highlights Greene area shopping, flood concerns, and warns about finding a lost gray overcoat once at church, with contact for Carl Dreier.
Greene Community School sent 130 students from 50 schools to the 14th annual State High School typing and personality contest in Des Moines sponsored by the American Institute of Business. Nora Jane Needham won first place in amateur Class B and Janet Fiddick won first place in novice Class B and second grand prize in novice. Janet also received a Schaeffer Pen set and an engraved school plaque. Other Greene participants were Mary Glaspie Judy Hauser Sue Clapham and Gloria Day.
The first lesson of a four six week course on flower arrangement will be conducted by Mrs. M. D. Moulds of Allison starting March 26. Classes meet Mondays at 2:00 PM at the Community Center, sponsored by the Greene Woman's Club. Maximum enrollment is fourteen members.
Justice action records list J P Knight Court Joyce Fenneman of Allison Ed Hicks Roger Schuknecht and Claude Kanter each fined 5 dollars plus 4 dollars costs for unlawful parking. Dale Edward Hesalroad fined 10 dollars plus 4 dollars costs for speeding. Charges filed by Virgil Hites.
Greene Community School vocal department presents a concert in the high school auditorium Tuesday March 27 at 8:00 pm. Performers include sixth grade chorus seventh and eighth grade chorus boys glee club girls glee club boys quartet three girls trios sextets and quartets. Selections include Carnival of Venice Robin In The Rain Ride The Chariot Within a Dreaming Harbor Early One Morning Teach Me To Pray Aura Lee and Good News.
Iowa residents must register motorboats not yet numbered under the Coast Guard schemes with the State Conservation Commission before use. Owners with Coast Guard numbers have until July 1 to switch to the Iowa system. Registration is 4 dollars for July 1 1961 to July 1 1963. applications available at county courthouses conservation officers and many boat dealers.
Mrs. R. F. Ludwig fractured a bone in her right wrist after an ice fall Thursday morning. Mrs. Lyle Maxson also fractured a bone in her right wrist following a fall on Monday morning.
The Greene area Lutheran Church choirs present The Mystery of Easter cantata in Allison on April 8 and in Wilmar on April 22. Directed by Mrs Emmett Busch the 50 voice choir begins at 8 00 pm both nights with public invitation extended.
The Greene Community School schedules third quarter parent teacher conferences on Monday April 2 and Tuesday April 8. No school for kindergarten to grade six on April 2, and no school for kindergarten on April 8. Parents will receive conference times by mail and may call Mrs Iva Barnett at 229 to reschedule if needed.
Ralph Weiland eighty four died Tuesday morning March twentieth at Lutheran Hospital Hampton after a prolonged illness. Survived by wife Grace Menken Greene three sons John Walter and Paul and six grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday March twenty second at 1 30 PM at the Reformed Church Bristow.
On furlough Private Francis Belknap finishes basic training at Fort Carson Colorado and will report to Fort Ord California at the end of his furlough. He is spending a week here before reporting.
Anna Rigdon of Waterloo dies at Allen Memorial Home from carcinoma at age 80. Survivors include 12 children, 46 grandchildren, and 32 great grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs Ruby Johnson, lives in Greene. Funeral services are pending.
The Handicraft Department of the Woman's Club invites the public to an open meeting at the Community Center on Thursday March 29 at 2:00 PM. Mrs C M Frudsten and Mrs Harold Stuntz will present Scene Changers a Celanese color slide program on home fashions with room settings by Dorothy Draper. A dress length door prize is offered.
Mrs. Vern Rottler came home Tuesday evening after visiting Corpus Christi Texas where she saw her parents Mr and Mrs Bert Pooley and sister Persis Pooley. Mr Pooley recently had a cardiovascular attack and is hospitalized at Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi in room 407 where his condition is reported to be somewhat improved.
Mrs Bessie Bammann has come home from University Hospitals in Iowa City after a two week hospital stay for surgery on both eyes. She was a patient the last few weeks and is now resting at home.
Klaire Baltzer, 24, of Shell Rock pleaded guilty in District Court to Assault with intent to commit a Felony. Judge Wild ordered five years at the Anamosa Reformatory. Baltzer admitted firing at Mrs. Frances Reichert on November 22, 1961, after being arrested November 24.
Coach Jack Sandy announced seventy boys reported for track work outs Monday. Ten returning lettermen include Larry Blum Paul Burroughs Kent Burroughs Ronald Taylor Mike Brunsma Don Butzlaff Dallas Steere Eldred Kingery Lyle Prunty Gary Rottler. Indoor workouts due to snow. first meet is Class A State Indoor at Town City on Friday March 20. Outdoor meets to follow with Cornbowl Conference also on schedule. dates to be announced.
Corporal and Mrs Noel Mizell and daughter of Fort Leonard Wood Missouri spent the week end in the home of Mrs Mizell s grandparents Mr and Mrs Ira Marsh and with her mother Mrs Marion Belknap. They were accompanied by Kay Belknap of Des Moines.
The State Conservation Commission reminds that curvent licenses expire March 31. Buy early and keep your old license until it ends. Fishing and hunting licenses cost 2.50 each, 4.50 for a combo. A combo saves 50 cents and covers a full year of recreation.
Readable standings show Rollers and associated teams at Greene Lanes with scores and high series for Elmer Stock Sam Sneed and others. Friday leagues include Town and Country and Friday Night Comedy with series records and top scores. continuation noted on page 8.
Local attorney Galen Hesalroad, 52, pleaded guilty in Charles City District Court to obtaining money under false pretenses. Judge T A Beardmore sentenced him to one year in Floyd County jail after restitution and a voluntary surrender of his law license. Hesalroad was ordered to U S Veterans Hospital at Knoxville for mental evaluation before returning to begin serving his sentence. He was arrested March 2 in Nora Springs following a tax return scheme involving Henry Berk.
The Local Studies program outlines objectives for World History and American History courses for 10th to 12th grades. It highlights required social studies units, elective options in Economic Geography, and potential new courses in Sociology and Psychology, with considerations of time and staff.
The Greene Community Elementary School hosts the annual spring Round-up for 1962-63 kindergartners on Friday March 30. Registration for A through M runs 9 AM to noon and N through Z from 1 PM to 3:30 PM. Children must be 5 by October 15, 1962 with a birth certificate required. Book rental and milk fees totaling 5.80 also due. registration can be done the following week if needed to ensure an accurate count for next year’s supplies.
Four new novels appeal to feminine readers including Gift of Time by Phyllis Young about a wife learning possessions fail to fill life and Throw Wide the Door by Emilie Loring. Also The Case of the Reluctant Model by Erle Stanley Gardner and Madame by John Selby feature romance intrigue and a career woman’s personal reflection.
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