Butler County Bicentennial plans involve cupola removal
Eldon Christ iansen outlined National Guard cupola removal from the old Court House by helicopter at the Butler County bicentennial meeting. A committee led by Mina Woodley will reinforce the cupola before removal, and a grant from the IARBC was pursued with endorsement given.
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National Guard
Old Court House
Eldon Christiansen
Butler County
Mina Woodley
Art Dahn
Ben Westendorf
Claire Woodley
Florence Christiansen
Harvey Poppe
Des Moines
IARBC
Court House
Greene High Chorus Bi centennial Variety Show Friday and Saturday
The Greene High Chorus presents its Bi centennial Variety Show in the old gym at 7:00 p m on Friday and Saturday November 14 15 with skits and songs tracing 200 years of nation. Tickets available at the door from listed students.
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Greene High
Janelle Austinson
Joenen Pitcher
Brian Nettleton
Nancy Watkins
Ken McGee
Funeral services held for Russell Dean Ackley in Marble Rock
Russell Dean Ackley 60 of Marble Rock died Friday November 7 at Waverly Municipal Hospital. Funeral services were Monday November 10 at St. Marys Catholic Church Roseville with burial at Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock. Rev. Thomas Braak and Rev. Carroll Robinson officiated. Reid's Funeral Chapel oversaw arrangements. Flags were posted by Stroud Gates American Legion Post 387 Marble Rock. Survived by son James daughter Sally and sister Winifred Pringle Liberal Kansas.
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Russell Dean Ackley
Marble Rock
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Roseville
Hillside Cemetery
Thomas Braak
Carroll Robinson
Reid
Stroud Gates
American Legion Post
Ackley
Ashbury
James
Sophie
Buchholtz) Ackley
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Sally
Lyle
Winifred) Pringle
Liberal
Kansas
Interstate Power Company Receives Rate Increase Order
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved a three part price rise for Interstate Power Company in Iowa. The plan boosts overall electric rates by 10.4 percent above May 1974 levels, with a 2.3 percent rise in residential monthly charges. Customers had previously absorbed 8.1 percent pending refunds since the filing in May 1974. The measure marks Interstate Power’s first general rate increase under the commission order.
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Iowa
Barker
Interstate Power Company
Iowa Commerce Commission
Town Commerce Commission
Interstate Power
D. K. Barker
Greene Commercial Club Meeting Tonight
The Greene Commercial Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center on November 12 to discuss Christmas season promotional plans. Members invite ideas and suggestions from attendees.
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Greene Commercial Club
Web
Woman's Club Fall Festival Set for November 25
The Woman's Club of Greene hosts its annual Fall Festival at the Community Center starting 9 a.m. with a noon meal at 11 a.m. Menu includes chicken and noodles, maid rites, beans, slaw, jello salad, and pies. Handicraft Club sells baked goods, quilts may be drawn for, and displays feature local artists and items from Iowa blind vendors. Bicentennial plates 1975 feature George Washington kneeling. price 10 dollars.
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Woman's Club of
Greene
Woman’s Club
Iowa
George Washington
Valley Forge
God
Harvest Fair scheduled for November 17 at St John Lutheran
The Floyd County Farm Bureau Women announce the annual Harvest Fair at St John Lutheran Church Charles City from 11 am to 5 pm. Anyone can rent a table to sell handmade crafts or take orders. Demonstrations, coffee and cookies, door prizes, and a bake sale are offered. Handicraft members urged to bring sale articles for the bake or gift lines.
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Floyd County Farm Bureau
St. John Lutheran Church
Charles City
Christmas Crafts II at MACC Begins November
A second Christmas Craft Class offered through MACC starts Monday November 17 at 7 00 pm. The four Monday sessions cost about 14 00 total including supplies and feature a wreath a metal angel and a pinecone centerpiece. Call Carol Barth at 823 5919 or Greene High School to sign up.
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MACC
Carol Barth
Greene High School
Rites Held for Henry Voigts 66 in Greene
Funeral services for Henry John Voigts 66 of Greene were held Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church Wilmar with burial in Wilmar Cemetery. Rev. Lowell Hohensee officiated. Reid's Funeral Chapel handled arrangements. Voigts born January 6 1909 at Bristow to Carl H and Emma Niehaus Voigts died November 4 at Waverly Municipal Hospital. Survivors include wife Hulda three daughters Barbara Becker Iowa City Jane Eason Cedar Falls Anne Voigts Town City five grandchildren one brother Fred Voigts Greene and two sisters Anna Heuer Bristow Ruth Senne Greene.
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Henry John Voigts
Greene
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wilmar
Lowell Hohensee
Reid
Mr. Voigts
Bristow
Carl H
Emma
Niehaus) Voigts
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Hulda
Louis
Barbara) Becker
Iowa City
Bruce
Jane) Eason
Cedar Falls
Anne Voigts
Town City
Fred Voigts
Alfred
Anna) Heuer
Hugo
Ruth) Senne
Research Day highlights at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jerry L. Fischer is among 16 graduate and medical students presenting abstracts at the second annual Student Research Day at UNMC on Tuesday November 11. Winners from basic science and clinical medicine will receive an all expense paid trip to the AMSA National Student Research Forum in Galveston Texas. Runners up earn trips to the Midwest Student Research Forum in Iowa City next spring. Also noted is a Cub Scout Pack Meeting on November 19 at 7 30 pm at the Community Center and the Butler County Association for Retarded Citizens meeting on November 17 at 8 pm in the Special Education Building Allston.
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Jerry L. Fischer
M&m
Wayne C. Fischer
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Tues
American Medical Student Association
Galveston
Tex
Iowa City
Greene City election results show mayor and council wins
Mayor Art Weiss was reelected with 139 votes while write ins took 8. Council winners were Arthur Krull 152 James Spratt 145 Charles Stanton 140 Melvin Yerkes 132 and Elmer Mennenga 77, with Mennenga defeating incumbent Wilford Griner by 9 votes. Stanton named to Albrecht Building Committee. council authorized 500 for recreation.
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Greene City
Art Weiss
Robert Raisty
Tim Heidenwirth
Frank Grace
Vern Echelberger
Marion Starkweather
Clarence Teeple
Blair Moffet
Gladys Albrecht
Arthur Krull
James Spratt
Charles Stanton
Melvin Yerkes
Elmer Mennenga
Wilford Griner
Tanton
Otto Kieiman
Lewis Majewski
Daniel Miller
Carl Popes
Jeff Draile
Albrecht
Girl Scout Court of Awards set for Nov 17 at center
A Court of Awards and Recognition of First Class Scouts will be held at the Community Center Monday evening November 17 at 7 30 pm. Five Cadette Scouts earned the First Class Award by completing four challenges and six proficiency badges across arts citizenship health and safety home international friendship and outdoors. Honorees are Diana Beek Rhonda Frascht Jane Hardy Jolene O'Brien and Linda Rutz. They were previously honored at Mason City Public Library on Sept 28. Parents and relatives are invited. a social hour will follow.
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Mon
Diana Beek
M&m
Gary Beek
Rhonda Frascht
Earl Frascht
Jane Hardy
Dale Hardy
Jolene O’brien
Neal O'Brien
Linda Ru
Gospel and patriotic concert by Loomis and Turner
Bonnie Loomis of Greene and Gloria Y. Turner of Waterloo present a Sunday evening concert at 7:30 p.m. at Greene’s Presbyterian Church sponsored by local clubs. Loomis composes and sings gospel songs. Turner accompanies and has wide musical credits. Proceeds support refreshments and a free will offering.
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Bonnie Loomis
Greene
Gloria Y. Turner
Waterloo
Presbyterian Church of
Woman's Club of
Ladies Embroidery Club of
Grace Baptist Church
Christian Women's Clubs
Osage & Allison
Presbyterian Church
Fairborn
Ohio
St. Paul's Lutheran
First Baptist Church
Charles City
Parkersburg
Christian Women’s Retreat
Clear Lake
KNWS
Doug Oldham
Turner
Guy Lombardo
Ringling Brothers Circus
Channel 7
Sound 8
Minneapolis
Bonnie
Gloria
Harvest aid at Melmans harvests 80 acres of corn
On Thursday June 6 a group of neighbors came to Mrs. Lynatt Kielman’s farm to harvest 80 acres of corn. They arrived with combines and wagons and included John Schniderman Jake Duit Mike Nolte Darwin Noelting Aredale Lester Rover Paul Rover Mervin Schmidt Robert Schmidt Harold Heeren Dennis McWilliams Greene Roger Schafer Dougherty Darrell Miller Paul Butler Andrew Krueger Raymond Schrage Glen Siefken and Paul Weiland of Bristow.
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Thurs
Moy
Lynatt Kielman
John Schniderman
Jake Duit
Mike Nolte
Dumont
Darwin Noelting
Aredale
Lester Rover
Paul Rover
Mervin Schmidt
Robert Schmidt
Harold Heeren
Dennis McWilliams
Greene
Roger Schafer
Dougherty
Greene City Council Proceedings November 3 1975
The regular council meeting at city hall with Mayor Arthur Wells and five councilmen present approved minutes, authorized purchases of brackets and 120 flags for scouts, approved water and sewer analyses, appointed Stanton to Albrecht Building trustees, advanced 300 to Youth Committee, approved building permits for Tefft and Fesenmayer, passed Resolution No 7 4 transferring Revenue Sharing funds, approved $50 clothing allowances for four employees, and paid numerous bills. Adjourned after routine business with signatures of Mayor Arthur Weiss and Clerk Wayne Fischer.
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Arthur Wells
Charles Stanton
Wilford Griner
Harold Kock
Marvin Nelson
Jeff McGee
Boy Scouts
Guiner
Kock
Nelson
Stanton
Albrecht
Graeane Community Youth Committee
Planning Board
James Tefft
North Staff Street
Jim Fesenmayer
Courtland Street
Griner
General Fund
Otto Kleiman
James O'Brian
Robert Raisty
Donald Saige
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Church OF the Brethren
Sylvia J. Hawker
Allison
Lowell Maxson
Judy Hall
Paula West
Bill Jacobs
Butler County Fair Board
GHS
Russell Ackley Mies
Commercial Club
Woman's Club
Henry Voigts
Jerry Fischer
Butler CO. Association OF Retarded Citizens
Butler County Association For Retarded Citizens
Allston
Herman Roeder
Wease
The
Greene Recorder
Girl Scout Court of Awards
Melmans
Greene City Council
Larry Crawford
Harrison Bone
Eee Abe
Arthur Weiss
Wayne Fischer
Eva Grice
Leone Morey
Leonard
Francis Constien
Sexton
First State Bank
Inrcog
Echelberger Implement Incorporated
Tube Farmers Incorporated Cooperative Society
United Telephone Company
Jagals
Heilland
Otto Kistman
Seseeee
Esse Highway Lumber Company
Davis Oil Company
Ben’s
Brown Supply ‘Company
Maxson-Frudden Lumber Company
uTiity
Wayne Fischer Clerk
Taeple
Majewski Texaco
Century
Sam
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