Revenue Sharing Supports Butler Co Court House Plan
Letter argues that Butler County can fund a new courthouse without taxes using Federal Revenue Sharing. It contrasts past resistance with current plans, cites lower interest, and supports a 940000 project funded by 200000 in hand plus annual contributions to retire bonds, while cautioning against county mergers and noting the old building's condemnation. Herman Faber signs as a lifelong county taxpayer.
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New Butler Co. Court House
Butler County
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Ler County
Iowa
Help with Community Center Scheduling Notice
Help with Center scheduling. If you should have the Community Center reserved for an event and cannot use it, please inform Phyllis Burroughs. In March the center is booked by 2 groups each Monday, Scouts on Tuesday, 2 groups each Wednesday, 3 groups on the last Wednesday, one Friday night dance, one Saturday night dance, 2 group meetings, and one Sunday family dinner.
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Phyllis Burroughs
Frank Miller to Speak at Greene Club Banquet
Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist Frank Miller of the Des Moines Register will be the featured speaker at the Greene Commercial Club’s Annual Banquet Tuesday April 10. The banquet will be in the High School Cafeteria starting at 6 30 p.m. Tickets are 3 25 and may be purchased from Commercial Club members.
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Frank Miller
The
Des Moines Register
Greene Commercial Club
Commercial Club
First Annual Jazz Show at High School this Friday night
Greene High School presents its first annual Jazz Show this Friday at 8 p.m. in the new gymnasium. The GHS Jazz Band will feature trumpet soloist Tom Gauze from the University of Northern Jews Jazz Band, with solos plus a light show. Tickets are sold at multiple outlets and at the door.
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America
GHS
Tom Gause
University of Northern Jews
Vic Herseth
Chicago Symphony
Gauze
Mel's TV
Tower Pharmacy
Barne’s
V-Store
Greene
Iowa
Jazz Choir to Perform at Friday Night Jazz Festival
A Jazz Choir of 15 voices will perform two numbers at the high school Jazz Festival Friday night. Requiem for the Masses, a recording by The Association, and All about the Blues will be sung with piano, string bass and drums accompaniment under director Bob Philips.
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Bob Philips
Mini Arts Festival at Greene High School Tonight
The Greene Community School hosts a Mini Arts Festival tonight starting at 7 p.m. in the high school facilities. Demonstrations and student projects showcase departments including Music Speech Industrial Arts Home Economics Science Art Physical Education French and Language Arts before and after the 7:45 p.m. concert by the Music Department.
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Greene Community School
Community Chorus Sets Practice at Lutheran Church
The Community Chorus meets Sunday at 3 30 PM in the Lutheran Church for practice noting a time change. Members should arrive early for warmups and coordination with the director.
Applications for Butler Co Magistrates Window Open
District Court Judge B C Sullivan of Rockford Iowa says Butler County will name two magistrates after April 1. Applicants must submit a written statement detailing qualifications to Judge Sullivan, Rockford.
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Butler County
B. C. Sullivan
Rockford
Auction Dates For Estate and Farm Sales Across Week
Listings note multiple auctions with dates and items. Tom Albrecht estate sale and Orville Ebling farm machinery and antiques appear this issue. McRoberts Imp building household goods sale listed for next week. Helen Lucas estate sale scheduled for Sat March 31 with details to follow.
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Tom Albrecht
Orville Ebling
McRoberts Imp
Helen Lucas
Front page items highlighted on pages seven and sixteen
Continuation of prominent stories appears on pages seven and sixteen with additional front page items. The display emphasizes ongoing coverage and supplementary details from the main reports.
Greene native joins JCRC to locate missing in Indochina
Major Paul D. Mather U S Air Force stationed at Nakhon Phanom Thailand joins a volunteer group forming the Joint Casualty Resolution Center to determine fate of over 1300 Americans still missing in Indochina. The unit will operate across Vietnam Cambodia and Laos gathering data, aiding local outreach, and collecting sightings about crashes graves parachutes and Americans on the ground. Goodwill truck to collect discarded clothing and items in Greene April 3 with church drop off details in the Greene Recorder.
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Paul D. Mather
U. S. Air Force
Saigon
Nakhon Phanom Air Base
Thailand
JCRC
Joint
Mather
South
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Eldred Mather
Aeneas
Goodwill Pick
Goodwill
Greene
Tues
Goodwill Industries
Methodist
Greene Recorder
Blind zone findings from car tests near intersection
Questionnaires and tests on several car models show a blind zone that can hide approaching vehicles. In one model visibility begins only 277 feet from the intersection, giving drivers about a half second to react after crossing the stop sign.
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Sylvia J. Hawker
Jazz Choir
Mystery Farm
Dean Ott
H. S. Tonight
Butler Co
Mia
Grassley
Clair Starkweather
Dale Hardy
Fred Mawker
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