German YFU student adapts to life in Greene Iowa
Ulrike Scheel a 16 year old German YFU exchange student lives with Leo and Shirley Landers in Greene Iowa while attending high school. She notes language gaps but enjoys new foods friendships and activities with her American family and Rhonda. The program began with school auditions and a Hamburg orientation.
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Sylvia J. Hawker
Ulrike Scheel
Youth For Understanding
YFU
Germany
Leo Landers
Ulrike
Stade
Elbe River
Wolf
Hannelote Scheel
Bettina
Anette
Greene
Shell Rock River
Iowa
Leo
Shirley Landers
Rhonda
Randall
Brian
America
U. S
Hamburg
Mason City
Shirley
Ulrike Fuller
Woman's Club Luncheon Honors Past Presidents May 20
The Woman's Club of Greene hosts its spring luncheon on Tuesday May 20 at 12 30 PM in St Peter's Lutheran Church basement honoring past presidents of the Woman's Club and Handicraft Club. Guest speaker Donald K Kamps will discuss Why we need to celebrate the Bicentennial with performances by local groups and soloists. Mrs Hawker McRoberts Prunty Frevert head luncheon planning inviting community women to attend.
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Woman's Club of
Greene
Handicraft Club
Woman's Club
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Donald K. Kamps
North Iowa Area Community College
Kamps
Mankato State College
Minnesota
Iowa
University of Iowa
Southeastern Community College
Burlington
MACC
Greene High School
Wayne O’brien
Marilyn Lindell
Lucy Curtis
Marge Kingery
Sylvia Hawker
Pearletta McRoberts
Pearl Prunty
Louise Frevert
Altes for Mrs Evans Howe Services Held in Charles City
Mrs Evans Howe aged 53 died Sunday at her home. Funeral services were held Tuesday May 6 at Bethany Alliance Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City. Survivors include husband seven sons Roger Robert Steven John Jim Ronald Larry two daughters Mrs Allen McMickle and Donna, her mother Mrs Roy Ott, six brothers Malcom Richard Harold Larry, five sisters Mrs Clarence Bennett Mrs Valeris Taylor Mrs Evelyn Anderson Mrs Lois Abbott and Ila Ott.
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Evans Howe
Sun
Bethany Alliance Church
Riverside Cemetery
Charles City
Howe
Roger
Robert
Steven
John
Jim
Ronald
Dallas
Texas
Larry
Houston
Allen McMickle
Donna
Roy Ott
Rockford
Malcom
Richard
Greene
Harold
Marble Rock
Clarence Bennett
Lincoln
Ala
Valeris Taylor
Evelyn Anderson
Minneapolis
Lois Abbott
Decorah
Ila Ott
Chicago
Greene High presents Li'l Abner musical this May
Greene Junior and Senior High will stage Li'l Abner on May 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Dogpatch USA. Cast includes Brian Frevert as Li Abner Becky West as Daisy Mae and Joanne Senne and Joe Viers as Mammy and Pappy Yokum. About 40 students participate under Gayle Hartwig and David Kamm. Tickets are sold in advance and at the door. The Greene Girl Scouts start Butler County Bicentennial pin sales to fund county projects. Pins cost 1 dollar and proceeds support Butler County Bicentennial efforts.
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Greene
Li'l Abner
Dogpatch
Li’ Abner
Brian Frevert
Daisy Mae
Becky West
Mammy
Pappy Yokum
Joanne Senne
Joe Viers
Gayle Hartwig
David Kamm
Greene Girl Scouts
Butler Co
Lowell Maxson
L.F. Bachman
Funeral services held for L. B. Crabtree in Nashua
L. B. Bill Crabtree of Nashua died May 2 at Charles City hospital after a stroke suffered at home April 27. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Chenoweth Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Fitzgerald presiding. He was born July 2, 1908 in Kingfisher Oklahoma, later moving to Greene Iowa and then Nashua in 1951 after buying a Mobil Oil station. He is survived by wife Mildred, three children, a brother, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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L. B
Bill) Crabtree
Nashua
Charles City Hospital
Robert Fitzgerald
Chenoweth Funeral Home
Flowers
Leone Fox
Donald Matthews
Oliver Ort
Earl Thompson
LeRoy Head
James Nelson
Clarah Good
Robert Bathke
Lester B. Crabtree
Kingfisher
Edwin
Pearl Crabtree
Greene
Iowa
Mildred Raisty
George Raistys
Allison
Little Brown
Bill
Mobil Oil
Main Street
Thompson Chevrolet
Thompsons
Mildred
Dale
Shirley) Schroeder
Riverton Township
Robert
Bob) Crabtree
Carol
Sharyl) Kruger
Paul
Perry
Steve Crabtree
Ron
Joan Schroeder
Eric
Chad
Gary Lee Crabtree
Greene Public Library offers new art print loan service
The Greene Public Library announces framed art reproductions available for circulation to patrons. The rotating four month collection includes works by masters and regional artists across expressionism cubism regionalism still life pastoral portraiture and impressionism. Each print loans for four weeks.
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Greene Public Library
Iowa
Minnesota
Northeastern Iowa
Dance Ticket Sale Ends Early for GHS Band Trip
Tickets for the May 16 Janeville dance to support the GHS band trip are available at Rons Bait Shop Heltland Gas Dralle's and freshman band members. Price is 1.00 in advance 1.50 at the door featuring the Ray Holtz orchestra. Mailbox Improve ment Week designated by the Postal Service for May 1924 to encourage neat sturdy visible mail receptacles with box numbers and upkeep to protect mail and improve rural and suburban streets.
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Janesville
GHS
Ray Holtz
Ron
Heltland Gas
Dralle’s
The
Postal Service
JP High 10 And BUCK Night Greene Announces Student canvass
Greene 7th and 8th graders will canvass the community for the GOP Buck Night on Friday May 23 from 6 to 8 pm. Volunteers will carry a special Buck Night envelope for identification and will be treated afterward by local GOP committee members. The envelope describes Buck Night as an Iowa Republican Party neighbor to neighbor fund drive to keep the two party system alive.
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Greene
Fri
Services for Mike V Brunner Held at St Marys Greene
Services for Mike V Brunner 92 of Greene were held May 5 at St Marys Catholic Church Greene with burial in St Marys Cemetery. Msgr Edmund Cooney officiated. Reid's Funeral Chapel assisted. He was born Feb 14 1883 in Butler County Iowa to Michael and Kathryn nee Ruffidge Brunner and died May 2 at the 11th St Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. Surviving are four daughters Mrs Clarence Teeple Greene Mrs Pete Stanbrough Bristow Mrs Roger Ackley Chillicothe Illinois Mrs Neal Craig Newton and four sons Nick Orval Marble Rock Merlyn Greene and Bob Charles City. plus 23 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
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Mike V. Brunner
Greene
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Msgr
Edmund Cooney
Reid
Mr. Brunner
Butler Co
Iowa
Michael
Kathryn Nee Ruffidge Brunner
Charles City
Clarence Teeple
Pete Stanbrough
Bristow
Roger Ackley
Chillicothe
Neal Craig
Newton
Nick
Orval
Marble Rock
Merlyn
Bob
Bonnie Loomis to be KNWS Radio Guest
Greene resident Bonnie Loomis will appear on KNWS radio show Spiritual Chic Tuesday May 20 at 1130 AM. She will discuss and perform her self written gospel songs.
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Bonnie Loomis
KNWS
Greene
Sensible Diet Watchers Hold Greene Meetings
Sensible Diet Watchers arrange Greene sessions due to many Greene ladies joining in Charles City. A special class is set for Greene at the Greene Community Center every Wednesday at 10 a.m. For registration and details call Rita at 823 4297 or attend the class Wednesday morning.
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Charles City
Greene
Greene Community Center
Rita
Frevert Leads Relays and Middle Distance at District Meet
Byron Davis scored in field events with a pole vault. Phil Wahlgren ran 2 miles in 10 36.6 to place fourth, near state. Steve Stark led high hurdles at 17.6 and placed seventh. Ray Lynch missed the 100 finals by .1. The 880 Relay finished second in 1 35.3 to qualify for state with Downing Van Eschen Allison Frevert.
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Byron Davis
Phil Wahlgren
Steve Stark
Ray Lynch
John Downing
John van Eschen
Rich Allison
Brian Frevert
Chuck Schafer
Mark Weiss
Girl Scout Fly Up and Court of Awards May 18
The Girl Scouts annual Brownie Fly-Up and Court of Awards will be held at the Elementary School at 7 p.m. this Sunday May 18. Badges challenge buttons and aide bars earned during the past year will be presented. Graduating Senior Scouts will be honored. A social hour will follow. All age Scouts should practice at the Elementary School from 3 30 to 4 30 p.m. Friday May 16.
Work Party at Round Grove Golf Club Planned
A work party will be held at Round Grove Golf & Country Club on Thursday evening May 15. Volunteers will perform hand work on the 6 fairway and practice area. Bring equipment.
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Round Grove Golf & Country Club
Thurs
Rites for Richard Butler Sr. in Charles City
Richard Everett Buttjer Sr. 60 of rural Charles City died May 7 in Floyd Co Memorial Hospital. Born July 8 1914 near Aredale he married Genevieve Bobst July 8 1935 and had three children Larry Eleanor Van Halen and Dickie with seven grandchildren. Funeral May 10 at Hauser Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Barnett officiating burial Sunnyside Memory Gardens. He survived by brothers Raymond and Earl and sisters Edna Edith and Mildred.
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Richard Everett Buttjer Sr
Charles City
Richard Henry Everett
Vesta Viola Nee Bamlett Buttjer
Floyd Co. Memorial Hospital
Aredale
Hansell School
Genevieve Bobst
Larry
Bill
Eleanor) van Halen
Dickie
Richard Jr
Hauser Funeral Home
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
Robert Barnett
St. Charles United
Beryl
Edith) Bobst
Clear Lake
Darrell
Mildred) Woodley
Dougherty
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Anders Hashhad
Woman’s Club
Audrey Starkweather
Florence Graven
Helen Graven
Edna Weyand
Julia Green
Zoe Anderson
Ellen Allison
Flora Griner
Pauling Tindall
Beth Drakle
Maude Frudden
Maude Marsh
Ima Jean Parks
Irene Ressler
Thelma Barth
Caroline Menken
Jayne Geesman
M&m
John Geesman
Mason
Kitty
Nern
Fred J. Hawker
Altes
Greene Recorder
Neighbor
Gree
Li Abner
Girl Scouts
Brian Nettleton
John Anthony
Jr. Hi
Buck
Girl Scout
Richard Butler Sr
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