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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1962
Page
3
Mrs. Jim Stone hosted the Study Club at her home on Thursday evening. After an eight o'clock dessert luncheon Rollie Sellers of Riverside Greenhouse Charles City demonstrated floral arrangements and vases for occasions. Guests included Mrs. Sellers. At the business meeting the club voted to donate to Overseas Blind and the Student Loan Fund of the Rudd Rockford Marble Rock district.
Mrs Russell Smith hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with a one o'clock luncheon. High honors at the tables went to Mrs Paul Bucklin and second to Mrs Bird Keith. Guest present included Mrs Herschel Handley.
Mrs. Herman Nikolas sixty died Sunday May 13 at her Marble Rock home after a lingering illness. Former Leta Jewell born November 9 1901 in Dumont. Survived by husband three daughters a son thirteen grandchildren and a brother. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Marble Rock Methodist Church with Rev. George Baker officiating. Burial West Side Cemetery. Reid Hamilton Funeral Chapel in charge.
Mrs Earl Arhart and Mrs Clyde Thieman hosted the Natalla Club on a Wednesday afternoon at the Arhart home. Mrs Will Boom and Mrs Charlotte Kingery led the program with slides by Clara Apel of Rudd recounting trips to the Tulip Festival at Pella and a summer journey to the Black Hills. A lunch was served at the close.
Mrs Ed Gerner and Mrs Rudolph Schwartz hosted the American Legion Auxiliary gathering in the Gerner home on Monday. They planned to sell Poppies and hold a bake sale on Saturday May 26 in the American Legion Hall. They also discussed assisting the Legion with Memorial Day activities and closed with lunch. Mrs Schwartz and Mrs Charlotte Marshall attended the 4th District Auxiliary Spring Conference in Osage on Tuesday.
The Junior M Y F held a Sunday evening church meeting with eight members and one leader at the Methodist Church. The lesson covered stewardship and the business session focused on a bake sale set for Saturday May 19 at the bank. The group discussed camp and funds for attendance. Reporter Jane Feltus.
The American Legion met on Wednesday evening and arranged the annual Memorial Day events. A speaker is slated for the afternoon at Hillside Cemetery on Wednesday May 30th.
The W. S. C. S met at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Will Boom and Mrs. Earl Arhart as hostesses. Mrs. Delia Wilson led the annual Pledge Service. At the May 24 meeting Mrs. Herbert Johnson from near Charles City will install new officers. Lunch was served at the close.
Marble Rock locals welcomed relatives and friends from Greene Cedar Rapids Charles City and Mason City for dinner and weekend visits. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. William Andrews Melinda and Mrs. Justin Watson, Dean and Lyla Lines, Gilbert Osier Nancy, P. H. Hamilton Frost MN, Ludvig Jacobsen family, Ray Neal Greene, Russell Smith family, George Brown and families, Bob Joe Neal families, Wesley Chambers and Cindy Charles City, Kathy Hastings Rockford, Joy Gregory, and Faith Baptist speaker Mr Stone. The Bodenstedts from Guadaloupe California joined Mel Bruggeman family for a Sunday dinner and weeklong visit.
Local families host and visit across Clarksville Greene and Mason City regions with weekend gatherings at the homes of Reints Losee Hart Kingery and others. Nightly meals and Sunday dinners feature numerous relatives including Kingery Marsh Wood Wood Brent families and travelers to Pella and Clear Lake events.
Modern herbicides bring yield boosts of 16 to 25 bushels per acre and higher averages, mirroring the impact of hybrid corn. Atrazine and S.marine cited as safe for people and animals yet lethal to weeds, with ongoing development and farmer interest. Contact Geis Agricultural Clinics in Ardsley, New York, for a free weed control manual.
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