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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1959
Page
2
A fragment reflecting on how parents carry burdens for their grown child and the limits of parental influence. It stresses that early character formation is vital and that young parents should guide their children rather than delegate. The piece ends with a meditation on the weight of family destiny and shared life milestones.
The article notes funeral attendance for a local resident at Mason Court. Mrs Hil of Clear Lake would have been 101, with relatives and friends present. The service was conducted by Dr. Hull of Dumont, and Mix Gene Mille of Dumont helped honor the deceased.
The event honored Donald Yetmars and Mrs Deird Leone of Wavelly with a formal shower. Attendees included former Adela Allen and other Gales. Yetmars recently graduated from a business college at Stinnepols and is now employed at the Sheld Bantam Co in Wied. The gathering, over 40 guests, featured a series of presentations.
Russell Eldridges marked ten years of marriage with a Sunday ceremony at a church attended by Rev end Vis Russell Eldridge and family members from Clear Lake Mason City and Mason City area, including relatives from Vasai Cris ML and Reeve Eldridge.
A Friday charivari gathered 30 friends at the home of Mr and Mrs John Davis. Minnie Nelson wed Joan Davis in Urbana Illinois on April 1. The couple then spent ten days visiting relatives.
A daughter Kailen Sue born weigh 7 pounds 2 ounces at Ravewinn hospital Monday morning to Mr and Mrs Don Jewell. Mr and Mrs Dayton Mather left on a trip through Texas and Arkansas to visit their son Ralph in Crockett and sister Mrs Seon Pace in Austin. Chuck Bush returned from Washington DC after a business trip. Vil Paul Wunsch visited in Ge s2. In the home of Vil and Miss F G Kurtz, Suni s Stanley and Harry Dawns attended the State Contest with friends from Indiana and Illinois.
A stream of Sunday visits and family occasions spans several communities. Clifford Minnier hosted guests at his Sunc wore Lean Bersch home while Vern Bushbaum and others spent the day in various homes around Grundy Center and Hampton. A large group attended a 40th wedding anniversary, and multiple families, including Ubben and Weiss, were noted for Sunday gatherings and celebrations in nearby towns.
A long list of local residents plus guests share ceremonies and visits over Mother's Day weekend. Flute and trumpet solos headline Perry events while relatives travel between Greene Marshalltown Des Moines and Bristow. Weddings, baptisms, and community notes show campus, church, and school ties, with many familiar surnames appearing in social visits and confirmations.
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