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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1964
Page
2
Visitors gathered Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Steere in Greene to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brocka, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kruse and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Darold Sidmore and daughter.
The Church Guild of the Reform Church met Wednesday afternoon with 23 members present. Mrs. Ed Ostendorf hosted and Mrs. Richard Ubben led the lesson. A long list of visits and social calls followed, including visits to Dumont, Ackley, Wellsburg, Greene, Rock Island, Tipton, Dumont, Des Moines, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Sumner, Hamp ton, and Nashua, featuring many couples and families with repeated hospitality and common social ties.
Mrs Henry Schwobel of East St. Louis Illinois visited Sunday to spend several days at the home of her mother Mrs Joe Merrill.
The Birthday Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Orville Stewart’s Greene home to celebrate Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman’s birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Floyd Drakle, Mrs. John Harms and daughters, Mrs. Raymond Grapp and daughter, Mrs. Glen Siefken and daughter, and Mrs. Vernon Rindels and daughter.
Bristow residents shared family visits and birthday celebrations across nearby towns. Susan Flanigan of Shell Rock visited the Wendt home, while Jim Winkelwitsch and son Tim dined with Farnham relatives in Hampton for a birthday. A. J. Meyer hosted a birthday supper for her husband. guests included Uffe Lauterbach from Apling and Jerald Van Heiden with Jane from Wellsburg. Further, Gordon Merrill hosted callers from Wellsburg at his home, and other locals hosted or visited Harm Hovenga, Mennen, Sherman, and Ostendorf households. John Schipper and family of Greene visited Ostendorf Friday evening, with Dave Colby and his daughter of Oelwein stopping by. Colby was noted as one of the last depot agents in town.
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