Tornado's Wrath Strikes Local Rural Areas
Residents recount the tornado impact with families like the Chenys, Merfelds, and Barnetts noting damage near Dougherty and Charles City. Affects include a farm near Dougherty with only a house and corn crib standing. The storm crossed Highway 14 at Roseville and likely merged with a northern twister from Powersville to Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schafer
Dougherty
Highway 14
Roseville
Powersville
Charles City
Area Girls Take Home Typing Awards At Mason City
A spring quarter award assembly held May 15 at the Hanford Hotel in Mason City recognized Hamilton College students Jolene Mehmen and Janet Krull for typing speeds of 67 words per minute with Jolene earning an additional shorthand award at 120 words per minute. Also noted were honors for Dennis Tack at UNI and various local visits, commencements, and Red Cross relief trips surrounding tornado aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Mason City
Hamilton College
Janet Narum
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Robert W. Hamilton
Jolene Mehmen
Jake Mehmen
Janet Krull
Merlin Sebaugh
Marble Rock
Jolene
Dennis Tack
Harold Tack
Men’s Union
University of Northern
UNI
Ramblers Rout Sheffield 8 to 0 in spring romp
The Greene Ramblers defeated Sheffield 8 to 0 as Gary Johnson threw a 2 hitter with 14 strikeouts. Sheffield starter trouble and 10 walks aided Greene, who added four hits from Landers Johnson Stuntz and Emers. Freshmen filled in for missing seniors as Shultz, Johnson, Eimers made debuts. The Ramblers travel to Mason City Newman for their final spring game on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Ramblers
Sheffield
Gary Johnson
Ramblers
Bill Landers
Wendell Stuntz
Dan Emers
Greene
Jerry Shultz
Warren Johnson
Dan Eimers
Jim Shultz
Rhe Greene
the Ramblers
Wil
Mason City
Newman
Chevy II wins Barth trophy in men’s bowling finals
Barth Chevy II defeats Nordmeyer Construction 2965 to 2925 to claim the men’s Barth trophy at El Bar Lanes in the third annual event sponsored by Barth Chevrolet. Hite’s Beauty Salon tops Roma Jean’s Clip and Curl 2638 to 2365 to win the women’s B and W trophy in the second annual ladies’ event sponsored by B and W Fine Foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevy II
Hites
Barth
Hite
Beauty Salon
El-Bar Lanes
Barth Chevrolet
B and W Fine Foods
Nordmeyer Construction
Roma Jean
Barth Chevy
Bob Barth
Lloyd Blum
John Hardman
Ralph Litterer
Darrell Barth
Roberta Scott
Darrent Drakle
Barbara Stock
Phyllis Biekert
Mable Blum
Trail Ride Planned For Sunday May 26
All horseback riders in the community are invited to a trail ride this Sunday May 26 at 1 30 p m meeting at the Lloyd Lacey farm two miles south of Greene on Highway 14 1 mile east across the bridge and west side of road A picnic supper follows the ride dessert brought by each family and rest of food provided 50 cents per person for the ride Games will follow the picnic In case of rain the event moves to Sunday June 2 for more information call Aaron Jewell or Dennis Ott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lacey
Greene
Highway 14
Aaron Jewell
Dennis Ott
Calvary Baptist Church Weekly Schedule
Calvary Baptist Church lists pastor George S. Knutson with Thursday mid week service at 7 45 p m and Sunday activities including Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Service at 11 a m Youth Service at 7 p m and Evening Service at 7 45 p m First Presbyterian Church under Rev Donald Welsh offers Choir Rehearsal at 8 p m Church School at 9 a m and Worship at 10 15 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
George S. Knutson
First Presbyterian Church
Donald Welsh
Church Council
United Youth
Methodist Church
Camp Comfort
Bennezette Wesleyan Methodist Church
Richard D. Stoneberg
Earl Nicewarner
United Methodist Church
Wayne Gierde
Greene Elementary fifth graders donate tornado aid after trip cancellation
The Greene Elementary School fifth grade class planned a Nashua field trip for May 17 but canceled due to storm damage near Charles City. The 68 students donated the funds they saved to tornado victims, while Sunday School and church activities continued at local churches including St Peter's Lutheran, Glen Bandel’s Church of Christ, Bennezette Wesleyan Methodist, and United Methodist in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ressler
State Center
Rosella Brink
Shenandoah
Earl May and
Henry Field Nurseries
Kitchen Klatter
Elsie Stauffer
Glenn E Ressler
Glenn M. Ressler
Clarksville
Mary Jo Stauffer
Arthur Wamsley
Charles City
Floyd Wamsley
Floyd
Greene
Nashua
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Will Cheney
Kathy Kammeyer
Alice Merfeld
College of St. Mary
Omaha
Nebraska
Vern Merfeld
Donald Staudt
Jackie
Connie
Anthony Budak
Waterloo
George Merfeld
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Dennis
John Eikler
University
James Short
Santa Cruz
California
Genevieve du Jonday
Edmonda Maresca
Hazel Cass
Will Fisher
Clarence
Harold Allan
Henry Paul
Paula Barnett
Clarksville High School
Galen Schuknecht
August Grendler
Paul Grendler
Florence
Italy
Paul
Roy Hum
Buffalo Center
Quentin Hildebrand
Scott
Skipper
Chas. R
Ray
Sperry-Ray Insurance
Eid Sy
Greene Chapel
Seans
Marble Rock Chapel
Peoples Natural Gas Office
Peoples Natural Gas Eeision of Northern Natural Gas Company
Pearl Neumann
Ruth Paplow
Fargo
North Dakota
Elmer Bruns
J. J. Chukker
Worthington
Minnesota
Elizabeth Bruns
Lismore
Catholi Church
Jeffrey Bruns
Banker’s Convention
First State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Iowa
Remington
Mark Il É
Remington Model
The
Greene Recorder Newscente
ST. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Rev
Paul Metzger
Church OF Christ
Glen Bandel
Church OF the Brethren
Wayne Gjerde
Bethel Baptist Church
Galen E. Miller
Bristow Greene
Ralph M. Marsh
Cliff Burroughs
Investment Planning, Inc
Dubuque
Graven & Graven Attorneys At Law Ist
Buchholz
Greene,a
J. P. Hoben
Mearge
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