Gordon Cooper’s 22 Orbit Flight Boosts U S Space Lead
Gordon Cooper’s supreme handling of his 22 orbit flight gives the United States a strong advance in space leadership. Secrecy around Russia’s flights contrasts with broad coverage of American missions, highlighting the free world’s growing forefront in space conquest. The note credits astronaut quality as a key factor. Additionally mentions seasonal pestilences like fishing long and golfing bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Cooper
United States
Russia
America
Maxson Boat Shop Leader Joins Marine Testing Board
Lyie L. Maxson of Maxson Boat Shop Greene was elected to the Evaluation Board of Marine Testing Institute Inc announced by Harold B Schneider president of the Mamaroneck New York testing and research organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyie L. Maxson
Maxson Boat Shop
Greene
Marine Testing Institute, Inc
Harold B. Schneider
Mamaroneck
New York
Merchant's First Game Is June 2nd
The Greene base ball team held its first practice Sunday in preparation for the opening contest with Allison on Sunday, June 2. Manager Darrel Barth leads a roster featuring Marvin Woodley, Bull Shindler, Dallas Roger Slagle, Jim Klunder, Kenneth Sutton, Duane Newton, William Nordmeyer, Martyn Wunsch, Larry Gabe, Jerry Fimners, Bob Shultz, Robert Barth, Kenny Barth, Tom Teeple, Mark Ott, Jerry Newton, Tom Green, Steve Clapham, Butch Spratt and Nile Myers. The schedule lists games at home and away from June through August against Allison, Tripoli, Denver, Janesville, Fredericksburg, Readlyn and Readlyn again.
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Greene Merchant
Allison
Marvin Woodley
Dumont
Bull Shindler
Marble Rock
Dallas
Roger Slagle
Sheffield
Jim Klunder
Kenneth Sutton
Duane Newton
William Nordmeyer
Martyn Wunsch
Larry Gabe
Jerry Fimners
Bob Shultz
Robert Barth
Kenny Barth
Tom Teeple
Mark Ott
Jerry Newton
Tom Green
Steve Clap
Bruce Marsh Sustains Broken Leg on Navy Ship
Bruce M. Marsh son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Marsh fractured his leg in an accident aboard a Navy vessel. He was admitted for treatment at a hospital in Subic Bay Philippines. Address listed as Bruce M. Marsh RD2 USNS Hospital Ward B Navy No 3002 Box 14 Subic Bay Philippine Islands Fleet Post Office San Francisco California.
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Bruce M. Marsh
Ralph Marsh
Phillipines
Usns Hospital
Navy
Subic Bay
Phillipine Islands Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
California
Auxiliary to Sell Poppies on Friday and Saturday
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will sell poppies on Friday and Saturday May 24 and 25. The cr pe paper poppies are made by disabled veterans in Iowa at Marshalltown Des Moines and Clinton and proceeds support Veteran Rehabilitation and child welfare programs. Mrs. Robert O'Brien is the local Poppy Day chairman.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Clinton
Robert O’brien
Household Sales in Greene This Week End
Two household sales are planned in Greene this weekend. The late Alice Clark’s goods go on sale Friday May 24 at 1:00 PM and Robert Steere’s items follow Saturday May 25 at 1:00 PM. Franklin Schuknecht serves as auctioneer for both events.
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Greene
Alice Clark
Robert Steere
Franklin Schuknecht
Woos Peparthive
Greene Bowlers Win Courier Tournament of Champions
Dorothy's Beauty Shop and Harrisons bowling teams of Greene placed first and second at the Waterloo Courier Bowling Tournament of Champions at Maple Lanes Waterloo. One hundred thirty one ladies teams entered. Beauty Shop totaled 2851 and Harrisons 2849. Members and scores include Esther Hollingsworth 446 Irene Rover 422 Ollie Henline 212 482 Betty Markle 184 167 170 521 Dorothy Fischer 132 178 188 548. Team handicap 432. Harrisons players include Pauline Rutffridge 420 Joyce Bliss 515 Ethel Backer 173 Dorothy Fischer 179 174 500 Ollie Henline 458. Team handicap 513.
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Dorothy’s Beauty Shop
Harrisons
Greene
Waterloo Courier
Maple Lanes
Waterloo
Beauty Shop
Dorothy’s
Esther Hollingsworth
Irene Rover
Ollie Henline
Betty Markle
Dorothy Fischer
Pauline Rutffridge
Joyce Bliss
Ethel Backer
Greene Community Baccalaureate and Graduation Plan
The Greene Community School schedules Baccalaureate for Sunday May 26 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium with Rev. I J Devnes. Rev. Emmett Busch assists. Commencement is Tuesday May 28 at 8:00 p.m. with Dr. R Paul Brimm delivering the address. Class of 1963 has 55 members. motto is Give Me the Where to Stand and I Will Move the Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Community School
I. J. Devnes
Emmett Busch
Wilmar
R. Paul Brimm
State College High School
Cedar Falls
Brimm
S.C.I
Southern Illinois University
University of Missouri
George Washington University
Cambria
Creal Springs
Illinois
New Product Manufactured Here by Randall Jones
Mr and Mrs Randall Jones started production of the Jet Air Sweat r device that stops condensation on the toilet tank and bowl They plan to retail in Greene area and seek dealers in other areas.
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Randall Jones
Greene
Card Guilty of OMVI After Jury Verdict
Duane Allen Card of Aplington was found guilty by a district court jury on May 15 of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Eight women and four men deliberated one hour. Card was arrested January 10 near Aplington. Sentencing May 20. Judge L E Plummer imposed 300 dollars fine plus 116.21 costs and a 90 day jail term if unpaid, with payment due by May 27.
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Duane Allen Card
Aplington
Card
Highway Patrol
L. E. Plummer
Butler County
Neighbors Assist At Obbo Harken Farm Work Day
A group of neighbors and relatives gathered at the Obbo Harken farm near Packard with tractors and plows to prepare 36 acres for planting in two and a half hours. Participants include Donald Pabst Otto Kielman Leland Whiteside Low ell Foster Elmer Landers Russell Schoneman Kermit Arjes Glenn Freeseman and Louis Harken. Mrs Har ken staff and helpers provided noon meals while Mr Harken remains a Cedar Valley Hospital patient after surgery.
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Obbo Harken
Packard
Messrs
Donald Pabst
Otto Kielman
Leland Whiteside
Lowell Foster
Elmer Landers
Russell Schoneman
Kermit Arjes
Glenn Freeseman
Louis Harken
Mesdames
Memorials Honor Mrs Hansen and Mrs Heidenwirth at Church
Memorials were dedicated at the Methodist Church on Sunday morning for Mrs Alice Hansen and Mrs Marie Heidenwirth. New pews and a memorial book repository were funded by funeral memorials from relatives and friends, with a memorial book donated by the Heidenwirth children and grandchildren including Walter and Max Detra, Tim and Tom, Don and Larry Lester.
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Alice Hansen
Marie Heidenwirth
Methodist Church
Hansen
Heidenwirth
Airman Brunsma Home on Leave Before Tech School
Michael L Brunsma was home on leave from basic training at Chanute Air Force Base Illinois. He will report May 24 to tech school in hydraulics and jet at Air Force base in Illinois, listed as Airman Third Class Michael I Brunsma with rank AF17651857 and School Squadron 3345 Tech School USAF LATO Chanute AFB Illinois.
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Michael L. Brunnsma
Land Air Force Base
B. G. Brunsma
Cspeinte AF
Illinois
Michael I. Brunsma
Usaflato
Chanute AF
Winois
Round Grove Club Holds First Breakfast on May 26
The Round Grove Golf and Country Club will host its first breakfast Sunday morning May 26 from 7 to 9 30 a m. The directors will chair the event as the committee in charge.
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Round Grove Golf and Country Club
Girl Scouts Kick Off Annual Fund Drive
The Greene Girl Scout Neighborhood launches its fund raising drive next Monday with volunteer workers calling on businessmen, parents and friends to support activities for girls aged seven to seventeen. Finance chairman Martin Senne presides, aided by Hoton Bellows Calvin Kelly Vernon Rottler Herman Stubbe Dale Willey C E Burroughs Walter Wunsch Galen Martzahn Dwight Barnhart and Florian Rutz.
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Greene
Martin Senne
Hoton Bellows
Calvin Kelly
Vernon Rottler
Herman Stubbe
Dale Willey
C. E Burroughs
Walter Wunsch
Galen Martzahn
Dwight Barnhart
Florian Rutz
Girl Scout Senior Troop Plans Canadian Canoe Trip
Senior Girl Scout Troop 269 in Greene is staging a car wash next Saturday at Teeple's Service Station to raise funds for a canoe trip to Canada. They have earned over 300 dollars toward a 350 dollar goal, with plans to depart August 18 for a five day journey starting in Ely Minnesota and moving into Canadian waters.
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Schout
Teeple
Canada
Greene
Ely
Minnesota
Canadian
Greene High School Awards Night Scheduled for Friday
Awards Night will be held Friday evening at 7 30 in the Greene High School auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
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Greene High School
Baptism of Julie Anne Nordmeyer at Methodist Church
Julie Anne Nordmeyer, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Nordmeyer, was baptized Sunday morning in the Methodist Church by Rev Harold Miller.
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Julie Anne Nordmeyer
William Nordmeyer
Methodist Church
Harold Miller
Greene Girls Track 15th at State Meet in Des Moines
The Greene girls scored five points to finish 15th of 73 at the State Track Meet in Des Moines. Martha Stuniz took fourth in the 60 yard low hurdles, Barb Allison was sixth in the 220 yard dash, and Ruth Jepsen tied the state record with a 417 high jump. The 440 medley relay of Allison Crosby Drake and Stuntz finished third in 7.54.
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Greene
Des Moines
Martha Stuniz
Barb Allison
Ruth Jepsen
Ruths
Allison
Crosby
Drake
Stuntz
Knutsons Attend Baptist Conference in Omaha
Rev. and Mrs. George Knutson attended the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches conference in Omaha Nebraska last week. While there Mrs. Knutson fell ill with lung congestion and was admitted to Immanuel Hospital for treatment. Rev. Knutson is leaving for Omaha today to visit her.
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George Knutson
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Omaha
Nebraska
Scouts Camped Last Week End Camporee Near Austinville
The Butler District camporee gathered eighty Boy Scouts and leaders from Greene Clarksville Shel Rock Dumont and Aplington in the Pitterson woods one mile north of Austinville. From Greene led by Henry Smiens Harrison Bone and Robert Fischer with John Mead Tony Tornowske and David Bone. They studied soil and water erosion built driftwood rafts lashed with rope hiked nature and played games with cooking by patrols.
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P.itterson Woods
Austinville
Boy Scouts
Greene
Clarksville
Shel Rock
Dumont
Aplington
Stending
Ramblers Win District Crown In 6-5 Thriller
Greene edged Nora Springs 6 5 at Mason City to claim the district title and advance to sub state with Dubuque Wahlert in Denver. Nile Myers started for the Ramblers crippled by arm trouble with Mark Ott finishing for the win.
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Greene Ramblers
Mason City
Dubuque
Craig Allison
Jim Drakle
Tim Bramer
Bruce Fischer
Jerry Fischer
Gary Ross
Tom Teeple
Alan Marsh
Mark Ott
Dale Poppe
Gary Stauffer
Steve Clanham
Stan Spratt
Harry Barth
Nic Myers
Jerry Eimers
Cut Courtes
The
Mason City Globe Gazette
Ramblers
Greene
Nora Springs
Standay
Dubuque Wahlert
Denver
Nile Myers
Wyborny
Eagles
Reuter
Spratt
Scouts To Check Cars On Saturday In Greene
Scouts of Explorer Post 26 sponsor a free car safety check on May 25 in Greene. Checks will be done on Dows Street from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The scouts urge all vehicle owners to have their cars inspected.
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Scouts of Explorer Post 26
Greene
Dows Street
Hospital Entry Record for Arvid Lindell at Park Hospital
Arvid Lindell entered Park Hospital in Mason City last Wednesday for observation and treatment, with details limited to ongoing care and location.
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Arvid Lindell
Park Hospital
Mason City
Rites Held for Mrs Emma Mather in Greene Iowa
Emma Jane Pringle Mather born November 7 1871 in Dayton Township Butler County Iowa died May 18 at the Chautauqua Guest Home Charles City after living there since August 1961. A longtime educator she taught 41 years in Greene Hendrum and Cloquet Minnesota retired 1929. Survived by niece Ariene Bunting Dayton Mather and others. Funeral May 21 at First Methodist Church Greene Rev Harold S. Miller. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Reid's Funeral Chapel in charge.
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Emma Jane Pringle Mather
Dayton Township
Butler County
Towa
Charles City
Robert Pringle
Greene
Pringle
Hendrum
Cloquet
Minnesota
Iowa State Teachers ‘College
Cedar Falls
University of Minnesota
Charles M. Mather
F. C. Club
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Iowa Association of Former
Ariene Bunting
Sulver Bay
Dayton Mather
First Methodist Church
Harold S. Miller
Rose Hall
Reid
Gamble Store Prize Winners From Anniversary Event
Gamble store celebrated its 25th anniversary by awarding prizes to customers. Recipients included Helen Ascher for a vacuum cleaner, Mrs Delmar Foster for a bicycle, Roger Ponto for a pup tent, Fred Miller for an electric drill, Bill Nordmeyer for paint, Bonnie Kielman for an electric heater, Mrs Donald Rover for a barbecue girl, Mrs Howard Burroughs for a hamper, Vincent Van Renschoten for a picnic cooler, Lavonne Pyatt for an air rifle, Walter Kyle for a garden hose, Henry Bliss for a wrench set, Ruth Jackson for a basketball, Mrs Edmund Fenneman for camping, and Mrs Henry Schmidt for baseball.
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Gamble
Helen Ascher
Delmar Foster
Roger Ponto
Fred Miller
Bill Mnordmeyer
Bonnie Kielman
Donald Rover
Howard Burroughs
Vincent van Renschoten
Lavonne Pyatt
Walter Kyle
Henry Bliss
Visiting Here With Nosses In Albrecht Home
Mr and Mrs Matt Noss of Sacramento California are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Tom Albrecht.
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Matt Noss
Sacramento
California
Tom Albrecht
New Baby for Mr and Mrs Melvin Yerkes
Mr and Mrs Melvin Yerkes welcome a son named Bruce Wayne born at 1140 p.m. on Wednesday May lath. The infant weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs Yerkes and Bruce returned home on Saturday morning.
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Melvin Yerkes
M. Wedneday
May Lath
Bruce Wayne
Navy detainee Claire D Gallmeyer held in Allison
Claire D Gallmeyer a 22 year old resident of Clarksville was apprehended by the Sheriffs Office in Allison on May 16 and held for Naval authorities. He had been AWOL from the Navy since April 2 1963. Authorities came Monday and returned Gallmeyer to the Naval authorities at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Claire D. Gallmeyer
Clarksville
Sheriffs Office
Allison
Navy
Gallmeyer
Naval
Great Lakes
Illinois
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OMVI
W.ed
Obbo Harken Farm
Michael Brunsma
Girl Scouts
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Gre
George Knutsons
Myers Fischer
Ott
Barth
Myers
Poppe
Staufffer
Seward
Hoel
Spurs
Garl
Yyborny
Albertson
G. Gratias
T. Grat
Eward
la Greene
Ebi Barth
Essa
Bramer
Marsh
Fischer
Clapham
Tre Ramblers
Steve Clapham
Wibomy
St. Ansgar
Wahlert
Stauffer
Innning
Emma Mather
Gamble Store
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