Science program praised by National Science Foundation visit
Greene Phieh School staff and students welcomed Dr A W Swenson of Wartbure College who spoke to science classes on October 12. A letter from Dr Swenson praised student engagement and staff quality, noting maturity and thoughtful discussion. The article highlights new science facilities and the importance of strong instruction alongside facilities. Also included are brief notes on local students Carol, Sara Green, and Jim Klunder, with future plans and activities.
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Sacoce
Greene Phieh School
National Searce Foundation
Leeauer
A W. Swenson
Wartbure College
Waverly
Gre
Swenson
Sup Vo Tatum
Wartbure
Vestardas
Greene
Ygar
National Science Foundation
Carol
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Luther College
Decorah
Sara Green
Krell Usher wed in Marble Rock ceremony
Krell Usher married Herrietta Krull daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Krull I Marble Rock at the Fast Methodist Church Marble Rock October 9 with Rev Steinman presiding. Matron of honor Virgil Noack of Dike best man Merle Usher Waterloo, ushers Lymm Bonwell and Robert Arhart Waterloo. Mrs Usher trained at Hamilton School of Commerce Mason City and works for Repass Auto in Waterloo. Mr Usher employed by Waterloo Concrete in Waterloo. They will reside at 1018 W 2nd in Waterloo.
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Herrietta Krull
Henry Krull I
Marble Rock
Imarriage
Earl E. Usher
Justine Usher
Nashua
Walter Usher
Fast Methodist
E ¢. Steinman
Viregil Noack
Dike
Merle Usher
Ushir
Hamilton School of Commerce
iMason City
Repass Auto Company
Walfoone
Usher
Waterloo Concrete Company
Waterloo
Notable Greene High Senior Carol Crosby Shines
Carol Crosby, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Crosby, has attended Greene Community School since kindergarten. A senior, she is active in music as first chair clarinet, accompanist, and organist, and served on the annual staff for three years including chairing the features committee. She attended Girls State at Cedar Falls last year.
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Jim
Future Farmers of America
Luther League
Ins
Carol Crosby
Dale Crosby
Greene Community
Carol
Greene School
Gurls State
Cedar Falls
Miss Crosby
Toddler's Talk about Fire Safety and Planting Seeds
Miss Boothby notes fun lessons on fire prevention and growth. Students sing a fire safety song and trace a seed chart with two beans growing, one in dirt and one in water. A parade of Acorn Men decorates the bulletin board as children practice working and playing together.
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Miss Boothby
First Grade Fire Prevention Week Highlights
This week in first grade focused on fire safety with a drill and film strips showing firefighters. Students visited the fire station on Wednesday to see trucks and hear the siren while continuing reading and writing practice with a fun learning spirit.
Second graders learn proper telephone manners and leaf study
Mrs Iva Barnett spoke to the second graders about correct telephone use emphasizing patience, brief conversations, and not playing with the phone. Students practiced with a toy phone, collected leaves for the bulletin board, and toured the fire station during Fire Prevention Week learning fire safety and writing stories about the field trip.
Third Grade Class Year End Reflections at Moss H Bloom
A fragment from a third grade class notes the final week in the country school, excitement about moving to a new building, lessons on capitalization and punctuation, pet care in science, a birthday visit from Mrs. Arends, and an odd aside about pulling teeth with string.
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Moss H. Bloom
Muss Bloom
Virgil
Fourth Grade Notes From Mrs Whiteside Class
September birthdays in Mrs Whiteside's fourth grade include Ricky Stewart Lou Ann Lord Evelyn Menken and Dennis Cassmann The class enjoyed treats at school Tests this week were challenging and some questions puzzling Mary Rottler was absent all week with the flu and is hoped to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside
Marilyn Barnett
Ricky Stewart
Lou Ann Lord
Evelyn Menken
Dennis Cassmann
Mary Rottler
Fourth Grade Weiner Roast and Woods Hike
Miss M Bloem led a class end of country week with a noon weiner roast and S'mores. Gary Reed notes a woods hike beside Mehmen's woods creek collecting rocks and leaves. Visitors Dick Stock's family arrived for the first visit of the year and hoped to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Six Week Spelling Test Encourages Young Citizens
In a sixth grade class the six weeks spelling test yielded 33 A grades out of 47 pupils. The note asks why weekly success isn’t possible. The period covered Rome studies in social studies and a club meeting on Thursday named Young Citizens of Today. Halloween party planned. signed Carolyn Kehoe and Margaret Senne.
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Rome
Carolyn Kehoe
Margaret Senne
Winners of Marble Rock Fire Dept Poster Contest
Fire Prevention Week poster contest results list first through fifth graders. First grade winner Jackie Wil sher, second grade Jimmy Tept meler, third grade Sandra Reams, fourth grade Cindy Wagoner, and fifth grade Bruce.
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Marble Rock
Union Leaders Elected Officers 4-H Club Meets
The Union Leaders 4-H Club held its first meeting of the 1960 61 cooking year on October 5 at the school house. Officers elected were Judy Johnson president Judy Hildebrand vice president Marchia Haller secretary Terry Grahlman treasurer Judy Adams historian and Rita Truex reporter. Twenty members and four leaders attended including two new leaders Mrs Harold Schaffer and Mrs Bernice Berke. Reporter Rita Truex.
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4-H Club
Judy Johnson
Judy Hildebrand
Marchia Haller
Terry Grahlman
Judy Adams
Rita Truex
Harold Schaffer
Bernice Berke
Natalla Club Meets at Taylor Home on Wednesday
Mrs Harold Taylor and Mrs Roy Keith hosted the Natalla Club Wednesday afternoon at the Taylor home. Guest of honor was Mrs Anna Rigdon of Greene as the ladies gathered for the meeting and social time.
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Harold Taylor
Roy Keith
Taylor
Anna Rigdon of
Greene
Home Study Club gathers fourteen members and guests
Are Dale News reports the Home Study Club met at Mrs. Everett Griner's home with fourteen members and three guests present. Mrs. Dallas Allen led the program. A six month birthday party was planned for ten birthday members. Plans to send boxes to service members Larry Sidmore John Bushbaum Marion White and Darwin Alford were made. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Preston White's home with Mrs. Robert Long assisting.
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Home Study Club
Everett Griner
Dallas Allen
Larry Sidmore
John Bushbaum
Marion White
Darwin Alford
Preston White
Robert Long
Return from Mitchell trip notes Vander Pol ties
Mrs Gladys Harlan and Mr and Mrs Oscar White returned from several days in Mitchell South Dakota They visited the Jake Vander Pol home and the Corn Palace Mrs Vander Pol is the former Ida Jahen of this vicinity
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Gladys Harlan
Oscar White
Mitchell
South Dakota
Jake Vander Pol
Corn Palace
Vander Pol
Ida Jahen
Local hosts lead afternoon program and lunch event
Mrs Clarence Reinhart and Mrs Clyde Therman led the program while the hostesses served a lunch at the close of the afternoon.
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Clarence Reinhart
Clyde Therman
Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship Meeting Recap
The Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship met Sunday October 9 at Danny Hillman’s home. Judy Johnson opened with last meeting minutes. Danny Hillman gave the treasurer report. Leaders Mrs Hillman and Mrs Feltus noted ten members attended. Marilyn Kolarich was the reporter.
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M.Y.F
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Danny Hillman
Judy Johnson
Legion Auxiliary Hosts in Losee Home
Mrs Gladys Losee and Mrs Walter Maxson hosted the American Legion Auxiliary in the Losee home on Tuesday afternoon. President Mrs Guy Sebaug led the business meeting and plans were set for the Birthday Party for Veterans at Independence Mental Hospital on Wednesday October 19. Hostesses served refreshments to close the afternoon. Mrs Losee's sister Mrs Eva Faulken of Fertile attended.
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Losee
Gladys Losee
Walter Maxson
American Legion Auxiliary
Guy Sebaug
Mental Hospital of Independence
Mrs. Losee
Eva Faulken
Fertile
Preston White Injured In Fall At Howard Hopkins Home
Preston White suffered a twelve foot fall while lifting a chimney block at the Howard Hopkins residence. The staging buckled causing rib fractures and tissue rupture in his left forearm.
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Preston White
Howard Hopkins
Missionary Institute Held in Mason City Methodist Church
Attendees Miss Susie Cutler Mrs Ruth Geer Mr and Mrs Milton Dye Mrs Wilbert Zimmerman and Mrs Ben Stubbe traveled to Mason City for the Mason City District Missionary Institute held at the local Methodist Church last Monday evening.
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Susie Cutler
Ruth Geer
Milton Dye
Wilbert Zimmerman
Ben Stubbe
Mason City
Missionary Institute of the
Methodist Church
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Iowa Towns
A roundup of weekend and Sunday visits features Randy Stock to his grandparents the Wards Mason. Ward Mason visiting Echo Mennen. Jack Richard returning from northern Canada. and multiple gatherings in Hampton Des Moines Aplington Clear Lake Preston White and other residents hosting relatives and friends from Dodge Center Marysville Watery Garwin and Bristow. The Wirth family reunion gathered twenty six relatives at the Zimmerman home with attendees from several towns.
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Randy Stock
Ward Mason
Vada Mason
Hansell
Oscar White
Tracy Kruskow
Hampton
Geoge Stubbe
Michael Weiser
W. M. Weiser
Des Moines
Ida Sniffin
Shirley
Oak Lawn
Illinois
DeLos Clapper
Clear Lake
James Allen
Minnesota
Echo Mennen
Aplington
Jack Richard
Canada
Edward Prause
Clarence Cutler
Duane Mason
Preston White
Pete Heit
Lloyd Warrelimann
Seibert Arends
Fred Arends
John Arends
Wallace Welte
John Etzen
Gene Brass
Connie Lou
Howard Griner
Everett Griner
Wirth
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Jim Klunder
Alvin Klunder
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the Fire Station
Rachel Cheney
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Krell
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Bernie Schafer
Greene High
Iowa
Lennox Furnaces
Greene Farm Equip. & Agric. Company
Miss Hitchens
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Bill” Schneiderman
Dumont, Iowa
Butler Courty
Faith-Greene Rendering CO
Greene, Iowa
Marble Rock, NO
Edgerner and
Ivan Lane
M. Bloem
Ipsen
Harry Ipsen
Natalla Club
Aredale News
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Chevrolet
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Fisher
Greene Motor Company
the Insurance Office
M. K. Sperry
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