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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
1
The Greene Recorder from the 1880s to 1901 is being microfilmed and added to library files. Positive prints are on loan to Greene Public Library, with new microfilms arriving to provide access to the first 50 years of Greene history as recorded in the newspaper.
Fragmentary notice mentions a century farm and a series with evening events at 7 00 p m plus residents Riggins and Cooke. Readable text includes year 1858 and a number 3719 but overall content is incomplete and unclear.
Greene School Board meeting minutes show Girtl's volleyball made a permanent part of the athletic program. Lela LaPlatte was hired as kindergarten teacher to replace Julie Shook. Board schedules Dec Jan Feb meetings at 1 30 p m on the second Monday of each month.
A list of ASC election nominees across Butler county communities is released by chairman Donald L. Hagarty. Candidates include Bennedette Bristow area contenders Wilbur D Dye Richard L Reser John Schwenn en of Bristow and others from Dumont Dougherty Greene Clarksville Shell Rock and Allison. Voting by mail runs Nov 21 to Dec 1 with secret ballots and inclusive participation for all farmers.
Funeral services for Richard Thomas Jack Spratt 66 of Greene were held Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church Greene with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery Charles City. He was born March 7 1909 in Cerro Gordo County and died November 14 at home. He married Esther Dicus October 13 1929 at Sioux City. He worked as a truck driver for Greene Rendering Inc Mason City Rendering Murphy Transportation and as a Greene Community Schools bus driver. He farmed in the Greene area. Surviving are Esther his wife five sons two daughters 22 grandchildren and a sister.
Former Greene resident Mrs William Fuerst of Newton died Sunday night. Funeral services were held Wednesday May 19 at Johnson Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be donated to the Emphysema Lung Association.
Verl Victor Ramsdell 74 of Milwaukee Wisconsin died and funeral services were held at Reid's Funeral Chapel Greene with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Officiating clergyman Rev M M Frevert. Born May 3 1901 in Floyd County Iowa to James N and Eva Austin.
Bonnie Loomis of Greene and Gloria Y Turner of Waterloo present a gospel and patriotic music concert Sunday evening November 23 at 7 30 p m at Greene Presbyterian Church. Sponsored by the Greene Woman's Club and Greene Ladies Embroidery Club. Loomis will perform her gospel songs since last fall with Turner as accompanist and piano soloist. Refreshments follow and a free will offering will be taken.
The 4-H Awards Night program for Butler County 4-H’ers is set for Saturday evening November 22 in the REC Office Building basement in Allison starting at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to honor outstanding 4-H participants for their work in the program.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernice Agnes Colvin 82 of Marble Rock were conducted Monday November 17 at the Baptist Church with burial in Hillside Cemetery. Rev. Jerry D. Springston officiated. Reid's Funeral Chapel handled arrangements. She died November 13 at the Good Shepherd Home Mason City. She was born February 17 1893 in Marble Rock to Stephen and Eunice Kinney and is survived by one sister Gladys Nash of Marble Rock and nieces and nephews. IN THIS ISSUE The Annual Cornbowl Conference Basketball and wrestling supplement is included with this issue.
A NIACC notice explains that names are not released for news without an optional NIACC News Media Card due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Readers are reminded that constituent information from agencies has also become restricted without written permission. The note adds tidbits about local funeral practices in Greene and nearby towns.
A sale of unneeded items from the soon to be razed Butler County Courthouse in Allison netted 6437.50. Proceeds go to the county general fund as offices move into the new courthouse. Christmas shopping season advertising will begin next week.
Due to Thanksgiving the Recorder will publish early next week. News and advertising deadlines are Friday morning at 9:00. Persons with items for the next paper are urged to submit as early as possible before that time.
Greene's Kappa Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold a pre Thanksgiving bake sale next Wednesday starting at 9 a.m with location announced on store posters. The group partners with its Charles City sister sorority for a Bazaar and Bake Sale at Cedar Mall in Charles City this weekend offering Christmas decorations gifts purses and macrame from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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