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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1962
Page
2
Cancer researchers predict 275000 American deaths this year and stress the need for new diagnostic tools. Prevention clinics offer checkups costing about thirty dollars in forty five minutes, with higher cure rates when cancer is detected early. Scientists call for intensified private and public funding to find a breakthrough against cancer.
Ralph Weiland aged 84 died March 20 at Lutheran Hospital in Hampton after four weeks as a patient. Born November 5 1877 in Germany he came to the United States at age two and settled in Butler county. He married Grace Menken in 1910 and they had three sons John R Walter E and Paul E all of Bristow. Surviving are his wife three sons six grandchildren several nieces and nephews and many relatives. He was a farmer on a Bristow area farm for 65 years moving to Bristow in 1944. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Reformed church with burial at Gal Hill Cemetery. Relatives and friends attended from Clara Minnesota Williams Webster City Waterloo Charles City Nashua Dumont Greene Ackley Kesley Holland Grundy Center Nevada Allison Rudd and Janesville.
Kathy Ressler celebrated her birthday Friday evening at her parents home with a luncheon and gifts. Attendees included Dave Kramer Mrs Leland Harms Mr and Mrs Fred Wiegmann Mr and Mrs James Wiegmann and daughter Mr and Mrs Roger Shuitz and family all of Allison Mr and Mrs Vern Ressler of Waverly and Miss Barbara Prange of Aplington.
Ray Hahn celebrated his birthday at home on Thursday with family and friends in a simple observance reflecting a warm personal event.
Those present besides Mrs. Hahn were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hahn of Clarksville, Mr. and Mrs. John John of Allison and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brocka.
Mr and Mrs Donald Hites and sons Max Gary and Lance of Guthrie Minnesota visited his mother Mrs Nonie Hites from Thursday to Saturday.
Bristow locals and neighboring families share dinners and afternoons at various homes in Allison and nearby towns. Visits include the Wiegmanns of Allison hosting, multiple guests at the Wabbena and Baulman households, and greetings with the Hites and Grubbs families across Hampton Ackley Dumont and Greene communities.
Sunday visits and Monday trips fill this column with names and places across Iowa. Residents from Clarksville, Floyd, Charles City, Ames, Waterloo, Fort Dodge, and Wellsburg share gatherings, basketball tournaments, and family visits in a busy network of unannounced cheery updates.
Activities at the Young Men’s Christian Association pool include visits from Mr and Mrs Alfred Rodenbeck and children. Mr Ralph Mather travels to Crockett Texas for soil conservation work. Visits by Jeither Springer to his mother Mable Springer, and Anna Goettelman’s return from Arion. Reminiscence notes recount several births from March at Mercy Hospital in Waverly and Waverly hospital. Jimmie Allen of Allison visits with the Weires brothers while Lorenz Mahnke and Lorraine Feuerhelm call on local homes.
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