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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1967
Page
8
The Clarksville News reports a Sunday fire at the home of Reuben Lore started from a cook stove in the kitchen. The kitchen suffered extensive damage before firefighters extinguished the blaze.
The Butler County World War 1 Barracks No 1405 and Auxiliary met at AmVet Hall on March 21 for a 12 o'clock dinner and business meeting. Forty one members attended with out of town guests Mr and Mrs Allen of Hampton Mr and Mrs Schepler of Rockford and Mr and Mrs Van Fleet of Mason City.
Sunday dinner at the Walter Niemeyer home honored the second birthday of Michael Niemeyer. Guests included Bill and Susan Hughes of Des Moines, Le Roy Drakle and family of Allison, Doris Jones, George Stoddard and Walter Stoddard, Walter Lewis, Dorothy Stoddard of Shell Rock, and Verna Niemeyer of Clarksville. Grandmothers Doris Jones and Verna Niemeyer presented two decorated cakes. Also visiting were E. Darrell Neal, Navy member stationed in San Diego, spending two weeks with M. L. Neal and relatives before departing April 1 for schooling in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Clarksville Woman's Club meets Friday afternoon April 7 at Mrs Paul Voss home with Mrs Jerry Williams co host and Mrs Howard Clark presenting the program. The Grand Lodge Degree Team appears at 1.00 F Hall Saturday evening April 1 to confer the initiatory degree on nine candidates. The Embroidery Club meets Thursday afternoon April 6 at Mrs Leslie Lowe home. The Jackson Dayton Homemakers Club meets Tuesday afternoon April 4 at Mrs Needham's home.
Clarksville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across Iowa. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. David Youngberg of Chicago with Skinner family in Clarksville, and multiple weekend stays in Marengo, Allison, Sumner, and Waverly. Easter dinners featured families such as Hirsch, Hartema, Wilken, and Keller, with guests from Manchester, Lake City, and Cedar Falls.
The House committee advanced a bill creating a unified Medicaid program merging county, state, and federal medical aid for the indigent. Initial cost around 32 million annually with 13 million from Iowa and the rest from the federal government. future eligibility could reach 400,000 by 1975.
An Iowa House constitutional amendment committee voted 11 to 67 to kill a proposed amendment. The full House upheld the panel’s recommendation after Democrats forced a floor vote. A separate panel also blocked a four year term team proposal for governor and lieutenant governor, opposed by Republicans. The Iowa Supreme Court issued 37 opinions, two with statewide impact. One upholds a law requiring all areas to join 12 grade districts, the other says the highway commission can set no passing zones on state and federal highways, contrary to Cass County District Judge R Kent Martin’s ruling.
Roger Backer, charged with illegal possession of beer, paid a $25.00 fine and $4.00 costs. Howard Spratt, charged with illegal possession of beer, paid a fine.
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