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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1966
Page
1
The editor calls for more yes men in Congress as the Great Society loses support due to spending and waste. It urges voters in the third district to back Congressman H R Gross on November 8, presenting him as a friend of farmers and businesspeople and a safeguard against governmental inefficiency.
The Greene Commercial Club announces a pre Christmas promotion with turkeys given away at a drawing before Thanksgiving and on the first three Saturdays in December. A merchandise drawing occurs the Saturday before Christmas. Merchants or businessmen wishing to participate should see Bud Barnes at Barnes V Store.
Iowa residents will decide an amendment in the General Election on November 8 that would shift future laws to take effect on July 1 instead of July 4 unless an earlier date is set by publication. Supporters say July 1 aligns with the calendar and aids records, while July 4 has required daily and monthly tracking after passage.
Cadette Girl Scouts canvassed Greene district after school on Monday October 24 raising $74.02 for UNICEF. Senior Scouts hosted a buffet supper at the Youth Center after the canvass.
Greene Community School announced two students Terrie Rutz and Rick Knight received Letters of Commendation for high performance on the 1966 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. They rank among about 38,000 U S students in the upper two percent of high school seniors graduating in 1967.
A letter received by Herman Faber, chairman of the Gross for Congress Committee, praises H R Gross. The writer, Nate Warman from College, Alaska, cites Iowa as his birthplace and urges more leaders like Gross in Washington.
The Greene High School Ramblers football team will be honored at a banquet on Monday evening November 7 at the high school auditorium. The dinner starts at 6 30 p m with George Pappy Dutcher, former West High School coach from Waterloo, as guest speaker. Tickets are sold by First State Bank Verle Earth Drakles Department Store Charles Ray Donor van Ruffridge Ralph Litterer Clarence Teeple and Heten Bellows with a Thursday deadline.
The Post Office will close Friday November 11 in observance of Veteran's Day. There will be no window or rural route service that day, but mail will be distributed and dispatched as on all holidays.
Greene firms contributed to Belmond recovery after the October 14 tornado. Albrecht Hatchery sent four men with power saws and a hauling truck for two days. Greene Limestone Company dispatched three men with a tandem dump truck a three yard front end loader and power saws for four days. Rev and Mrs George S Knutson also helped two days at Belmond.
Two Greene County men died in a one car crash two miles west of Greene Saturday night. Larry Peyton 24 of Dougherty and Walter Pietrucha 22 of Chicago were killed when the 1966 Chevrolet went out of control, struck a field driveway, flew and rolled multiple times. Peyton, married to Tommie Cook, leaves a young daughter and several relatives. Pietrucha had come to Greene from Chicago two months earlier to manage Greene Locker Service. Funeral arrangements for Peyton were set at Reid's Funeral Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery at Sheffield. Pietrucha's services are pending in Chicago.
Community members of the Baptist Church organize aid for households damaged by the recent tornado. Volunteers assess needs, coordinate shelter, and collect donations to support families affected by the event.
The 1966 General Election is set for next Tuesday November 8 with polls from 8:09 a m to 8:00 p m. Key races include U S Senator Jack Miller vs E B Smith and H R Gross vs L A Pat Touchne for Congress. Governors candidates, statewide offices, and a proposed Iowa constitution amendment are on the ballot. The full candidate list covers national state and county levels with several incumbents unopposed.
Open house will be observed at the junior-senior high school building on Tuesday November 8 at 8 00 p m The program includes music by the stage band a short talk by Vern Gard high school principal and a 10 minute schedule of daily classes Parents visiting will receive a class schedule for each pupil they represent and meet teachers in their classrooms Changes have been made to expand the curriculum Open house has not been observed for several years All parents and friends are urged to attend A coffee hour will follow the program Student Council members will serve as hosts and guides.
Mr and Mrs LaVern A Landers of Greene announce the birth of son Jason Wade born Monday October 24 at Floyd County Veterans Memorial Hospital Charles City. The baby weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces. Grandparents are Dale Bruns Carl Landers Greene residents.
Claire Curtis moved his insurance office on Monday from the Frodden building on Traer Street to the Curtis building across the street, which he purchased from Dell Curtis. The building features extensive remodeling with a lowered ceiling, acoustic tile, new light fixtures, mahogany paneling, carpeting, and added rest room and coat closet. The front will gain new windows and entrance. Peoples Natural Gas also maintains an office in the front portion, with the remainder housing gas company appliances.
Lawrence Jepsen died at Floyd County Veterans Memorial Hospital Charles City from heart trouble complications. Born March 4 1899 Springfield Illinois he married Dorothy Hansen December 6 1930 Marshalltown. farmed west of town. Survived by wife three sons Charles Lee DuMont Paul Larry two daughters Helen Judas Ruth Ann four grandchildren one brother Henry Cedar Falls one sister Minne Folkerts Bristow. Funeral Monday 2 pm First Presbyterian Church with Rev Wayne Gjerde. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Reid's Funeral Chapel in charge.
Mr and Mrs Don Westerman welcomed a three week old baby boy named Thomas John joining their family A four year old sister Karie greeted him at home Grandparents are Wesley Ehrich of Blue Earth Minnesota and Erwin Westerman of Redwood Falls Minnesota
Iowa ranked first in 1965 among states in cash receipts from all kinds of livestock including cattle calves and hogs. It was second in receipts from corn soybeans and sheep and lambs, sixth on all crops, eighth on dairy products and ninth on eggs.
Tom Green son of Mr and Mrs Harry Green reported for service with the Navy at Newport Rhode Island on October 22. Address listed as Tom W Green OCUI-7 USNR Section F 714 U S Naval Officer Candidate School U S Naval Base Newport Rhode Island 02840.
The Nashua Nashua Bulldogs defeated the Ramblers 19 to 0 to claim the title as Greene hosts Ackley this evening. Key players Luhring Eckenrod Newton Smith Bucker and Litterer led the attack as Greene fought back in a tight third quarter before pulling away late. The Ramblers, hampered by injuries, held until the final period when Greene extended the lead with a TD and an interception return.
New residents Mr and Mrs Gene Nettleton welcomed a daughter Brenda Jo born Thursday October 27 at Floyd County Veterans City weighing 9 pounds 7 ounces. The family includes three brothers Mike Brian and Pat with grandparents Louis Nettleton Greene and Louis Marten Sr Dougherty. Mr and Mrs Walter Eliason welcomed a daughter Julie Ann born Saturday October 29 at City weighing 7 pounds 8% ounces. Grandparents Clarence Eliason Gertrude Eggena and great grandparents William Eliason Greene and Clara Hayings Woden.
Education leader Bill Stuckey of the Center for Agricultural and Economic Development at Iowa State University outlines five problems tied to adapting social and political institutions to economic change. They cover remaking the education system for an industrialized economy, redefining local governance for mobile populations, closing gaps in public programs and laws, preventing poverty and inequitable opportunities, and addressing environmental decline while fostering global prosperity and political harmony.
Harold Teeters a local jeweler and bait maker caught a large trout weighing eight pounds and measuring 23 inches at Richmond Springs near Strawberry Point on a fishing trip last week. He was accompanied by businessmen M. K. Bud Barnes and Elmer Stock. Teeters used salmon eggs for bait.
Seven children participated in First Communion at St. Marys Catholic Church on Sunday morning. The group included Carla Ott Diana Beck Roxanne Marshall Vickey Caldwell Kathleen Barnett Liz Holtz and Susan Ross.
Mr and Mrs Mike Bellomy of Peoria Illinois welcomed a daughter named Amy Kay born on Thursday October 27. The baby weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs C S Kaiser of Greene and Mr and Mrs Monroe Bellomy of Mason City.
Mr and Mrs George Staudt left Tuesday morning for Iowa City where he will undergo eye surgery at the University Hospitals.
Greene Fire Department responded around 11:30 Thursday to a fire at the Paul Cheney property caused by an electric fence. Firefighters prevented the blaze from reaching a nearby cornfield as flames spread through the fenceline meadow.
Cliff Burroughs attended the 18th annual International Mutual Fund Dealers Conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington D.C. from Monday through Wednesday last week.
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