Greene Council Heard Ordinances and Contracts May 6 1974
Greene Iowa council met May 6 1974 at City Hall with Mayor Arthur Weiss and six councilors present. They approved minutes, authorized Barry Delp to install life preservers, discussed a used street sweeper, and allowed a sanitary service contract with six months notice. Ordinances 283 and 284 were read and passed, permits granted for building projects, and bills approved totaling multiple departments and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Weiss
Leonard Morey
Wilford Griner
Charles Stanton
Marvin Nelson
Harold Kock
Morey
Kock
Barry Delp
Perrin Park
Ken Elidren
Jerry Peterson
Griner
Drakle's
Nelson
Grier
Darlene Brinkman
Courtland
Paul Drake
N_ 2nd Street
High Street
Greene
Stanton
Unique cost share for conservation in Iowa
Aimed at farmers and landowners this year, a joint Iowa and federal program will cover up to 75 percent of costs for permanent soil conservation practices. The Iowa Department of Soil Conservation will administer 1.5 million dollars and ASCS 3.2 million, with RECP funds available in 1974. Programs include 8 joint practices and long term agreements of 3 to 10 years, led by state and federal coordination. A landowner must be a cooperative participant with the local soil conservation district and have a formal conservation plan to qualify. Applications go through local ASCS offices and state districts.
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Iowa
ASCS
Milo Lee
Inwood
Donald Johnson
Fairfield
State Soil Conservation Committee
Iowa Department of Soil
Usda Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Sail Conservation District
Soil Conservation District
RECP
Wilson Moon
Ascs County
Soil Conservation Conservation Districts
Receipts Summary April 1974 City Finances
April 1974 receipts total 29861.25 with entries for General taxes 19174.62 Utilities patrons 11.01 Sewer rental patrons 8.02 state refund 3020.18 federal revenue sharing refund interest 228245?. cemetery perpetual care 200.00 trust and agency taxes 1212.28 tort liability taxes 558.56 library general 1319.78 library building 73435 Albrecht Building 1340.00. Meeting adjourned after motion by Nelson seconded by Morey with all aye. Signed Mayor Arthur Weiss Clerk Wayne Fischer.
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P. C
Albrecht
Pleasant Valley Reformed Church in Parkersburg Turns 100
The Pleasant Valley Reformed Church of Parkersburg marks its centennial, tracing its organization to April 30, 1874 with 43 members and continuing as a community worship site after a century of growth.
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Pleasant Valley Reformed Church of
Parkersburg
Nixon seeks 54 billion dollar foreign aid bill
The message to Congress requests 54 billion for foreign aid starting July 1, detailing allocations for Israel Egypt and Jordan plus a 100 million contingency fund and nearly 1 billion for Indochina. It criticizes energy and environmental spending and opposes underground power line research, arguing costs and duplication. It also attacks metric system promotion and highlights huge conversion costs.
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Congress
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Jordan
Middle East
Indochina
Environmental Protection Agency
Industry Week
Agnes
Mechanics & Building and Trades
Debating Metrication and National Budget Fictions
A column questions why Americans should adopt metric units and other foreign measures amid rising inflation. It contrasts push for new tools and advertising with Simon stating not to sustain decade long budget deficits, urging voters to scrutinize gubernatorial choices in November.
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O—O— Simon
Nixon
House
Treasury
William Simon
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa critic decries Ray administration overstepping in state government
Fischer argues during this legislative session that Governor Ray interferes with good bills to aid reelection. He claims the proposed department of transportation creates a political cronies network and could legislate via rules without review. He warns of wasteful spending and erosion of state credibility as adjournment nears.
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Department of Transportation
Daily Press
State Department of Transportation
Iowa
Towa
Addiiton
House
Senate
Neu
Iowa House
Republican State Central Committee
Conklin urges keep ing food aid program
Charlene Conklin third district Republican candidate urges Congress to stop phasing out the supplemental food program in 84 counties. She notes the program, started in 1968, provides high protein packages for pregnant women nursing mothers and preschool children and cites a St. Jude study showing improvements among impoverished preschool black children. Conklin argues food stamps cannot fully replace this targeted nutrition aid.
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Conklin
Charlene Conklin
U.S
Iowa
League of Women Voters
Mason City
Agriculture Department
New Navy Recruiter Assigned to Charles City Post
Chief Petty Officer Robert E Fueh is the Recruiter-In-Charge at the Navy Recruiting Station in Charles City. A 13 year Navy veteran, he previously served aboard the USS Richard S Edwards at Pearl Harbor and has duty at an Aircraft Carrier, Ammunition Ship, three Destroyers, and the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility. He has been stationed in Long Beach San Francisco Vallejo and Norfolk and hails from Sioux City Iowa. He is married with two children, Donna Bobby and Annette, who live at Clarkview Apartments in Charles City.
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Navy
Robert E. Fuehrer
Charles City
Chief Fuehrer
U.S.S
Richard S. Edwards
DDO
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Naval
Long Beach
Calif
San Francisco
Vallejo
California
Norfolk
Sioux City
Donna
Bobby
Annette
Clarkview Apartments
Quilts By Mrs Bige Bresee Set Relief Record
Mrs Bige Bresee of Rudd pieced and tied a quilt at home during February and March and completed twenty additional quilts in the same period. Her efforts establish a record for the Ladies of St. Lukes ALCW for Lutheran World Relief.
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Bige Bresee
Rudd
Mar
Ladies of
Former Navy personnel may get retroactive pay
Former Navy personnel on active duty from October 1 1972 to December 31 1972 may receive three months pay as retroactive compensation under Executive Orders 11777 and 11778 dated April 12 1974. Local Navy Recruiting Station in Charles City urges contact for expedient payment procedures.
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Navy
Charles City
Local families host visitors and celebrate Mother’s Day weekend
A long list of visits and gatherings highlights a week in the area. Rev E G Berreth and relatives returned from Grand Rapids North Dakota after hosting grandchildren, with others visiting in Hampton Humboldt and surrounding areas. Families including Oshein Kraft and Kraemer shared hospitality, while multiple couples marked Mother’s Day with meals and cards.
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E. G. Berreth
Grand Rapids
N. D
Leslie
Joseph Hehr
Berreth
W&m
Lester Hehr
M&m
Walter Richard
Mabel White
Jack Richard
Hampton
Park
Vernon Oshein
Sun
Russell Haugen
Chuck
Donna
Irven Oshein & Sons
Thompson
Heinie
Esther
Alma Homberg
Sheffield
Wed
P.m
Raymond Lickweg
Echo Mennen
Tobuque
Emmet Wintz
Aplington
Carl Corporan
Stanley Joel
Anne Davis
St Anthony
Dale Jue
Msm
Milton Dye
Arlo Flege
Waverly
A. J. Oberbroeckling
Cascade
Edward
Iowa House approves 400000 for osteopathic college
Rollin Howell reports the 65th General Assembly session near adjournment with 18 bills on the calendar. The House approved House File 1501 to appropriate 400000 to the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, a conditional amount tied to residency of students.
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65Th General Assembly
House
College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
Des Moines
Iowa
Tax repeal package aims to cut district tax burden
The conference committee reached a compromise on a tax repeal package that Iowa will adopt, removing sales tax from food and prescription drugs and other items. It doubles the low income tax deduction and changes how surviving spouse inheritance is taxed, projecting savings of $300,000 to $400,000 annually for residents of the 13th district to fund other needs.
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Wed
Iowa
Workshop attendance by Greene & Donald Op perman staff
A two day conference held in Fort Dodge May 2 and 3 was convened by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Robert H Lounsberry and included more than 160 agricultural inspectors. Sessions covered food products control weights and measures animal industry and poultry. Federal officials from USDA and FDA participated. Ritter has three years as Meat and Poultry Division inspector Bone two years in meat and poultry inspection and Ap perman an inspector for food products control for one year.
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Donald P. Ritter
Harrison Bone
Greene
Donald Opperman
Allison
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Bone
Apperman
Coldwater Country Cousins Hold May Meeting at Center
The Coldwater Country Cousins met May 13 at 7 30 PM at the Community Center. Nine members attended as roll call echoed plans for the June 10 workshop and the July 3 Achievement Show. Judy Mesne spoke on Good Grooming and Vickie Schipper on How to Measure for a Pattern. The meeting adjourned after the 4H pledge with lunch served by Mrs Schipper and Vickie.
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Coldwater Country Cousins
Community Center
Judy Mesne
Vickie Schipper
Schipper
Vickie
Dairy Day Sets June 18 at Dumont in Butler Co
Dumont hosts Dairy Day on June 18 with the Butler County Dairy Promotion Committee and local clubs sponsoring events. Highlights include a kiddies and adult parade, Milk Made Magic dairy products contest, a modern dairy farm tour, commercial exhibits, a free Dairy Bar, a Dumont Lions chicken barbecue, and the crowning of the 1974 Butler County Dairy Princess. The Dairy Princess contest is open to single girls aged 18 by Oct 1 and not over 24, with entry blanks from the County Extension Office. The Milk Made Magic contest runs at the Legion Hall with doors at 9 am, entries sorted at 11 am, and judging at 1:30 pm.
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Butler Co
Allison
Legion Hall
Dumont
Postal Service Clerk-Carrier exam applications available
Applications for Postal Service Clerk Carrier examinations will be taken from May 17 through May 31, 1974 at the Greene Iowa Post Office. The exam aims to create a register of eligibles. Apply at Greene Post Office and return before closing time May 31, 1974. They will be sent to Waterloo Post Office which will notify tested applicants of the exam time and place and provide sample questions.
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Postal Service
Greene, Ia
Waterloo
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Ross Plumbing & Heating
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