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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1958
Page
1
A lively note highlights sports wins and fishing success with Ramblers and Hawkeyes victorious. The piece also comments on public laws and enforcement, council steps to buy a patrol car, queen candidates, student ballot selections, and remarks on local spending returning value to Greene community.
The local Girl Scouts partner with UNICEF for a house to house fundraising drive on Monday October 27 after school. They replace Halloween treats with cash donations for UNICEF and plan to meet at City Hall for lunch and the leaders say the meeting will proceed with the initiation of new Girl Scouts afterward.
Rev James Barks will depart Friday for McPherson Kansas to attend the Regional Church of the Brethren Conference. He plans to return home around the middle of next week.
Greene Public Library catalogs several new titles ahead of Book Week from November 2 to 8. Biographies include First Lady of the South about Mrs. Jefferson Davis and George Washington Man and Monument. Autobiographical titles feature The Final Face of Eve while Come Worth With Me presents Balechen as a modern Viking. The World's Great Religions is a Life Magazine editors project and Aku Aku by Heyerdahl appears among new shelves.
Butler county residents connected to 1958 corn production or entitled to share in that crop are eligible to vote in a corn referendum on Tuesday November 25 Theo J Bauman chairs the county ASC committee The voting groups include tenant landlords and those with 1958 allotments or soil bank participation The referendum aims to decide if the 1959 program should shift to no acreage allotments and alternate price support methods
The junior class presents Father Knows Best in the high school auditorium on Tuesday October 28 at eight o clock. The comedy mirrors light hearted family life from the radio and TV show. Cast includes Bruce Mead Linda Busse Maureen Allison Betty Jungling Kathy Dallas Foster Sharon Merfeld Janie Sandra Clark Ramona Linda Jackson Patty Larry Williamson and others with Ronald Crooks as business manager and a full crew of makers and ushers.
The final dance of the season at Round Grove Golf and Country Club takes place Wednesday evening October 29 starting at 9:00. Music by Glenn Riggins and band. Committee includes Paul Hamilton, Darrell Davis, Galen Martzahn, Norman Wolters, Jim Mead, Francis Knapp, Harold Allison, Paul Cheney and Oscar Bartels.
Winnebago Council Boy Scouts of America expects 100 to 150 Explorers and leaders to attend the Citizens Now Conference in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin from Friday November 28 to Sunday November 30. The event aims to show Explorers they are active community participants and to provide talks by notable men to boost vocational aims. Planning committee members include David Crockett Britt chairman Cecil Eccles Belmond Bruce Mead Greene Carl Hauser Charles City and Gary McCord Mason City. Adult advisors are Bob Burns Lake Mills Clint Benning Shell Rock and Bob Buxter Charles City.
Rev ana wis, G. Butler, Lorene, and Mr. W J Henderson attended an open house at Plover Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon in honor of Charles and Mrs Henderson celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
The Greene Community Parent-Teachers Association will meet Wednesday October 29 at 8 00 pm. The regular meeting date moved due to the Greene Ackley football game on November 5 with teachers in charge of the program planning to show a film on school needs. Parents may visit their children rooms and confer with instructors.
Miss Virginia Bruns daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Bruns was crowned Homecoming queen at halftime of the Greene St Ansgar game. Attendants Linda Goodsell Robin Boller Jeanette Henning June Weil, queen crowned by Miss Myrna Litterer 1957 queen. Corsages roses bouquet given by football captains Danny Stubbe Jim Brinkman Merrill Peters. Parade prizes announced at halftime. Junior high float Lets Make St Ansgar Squirm first. Sue Williams bicycle first. Bruce and Carl Sneed group first. Stewart Marsh individual. Other floats Let Us Spray Pinocchio Knows Greene Will Win Clip Em Close Were Laying for St Ansgar. Queen attended Homecoming dance with about 300. Knights of Knote from Wartburg College played.
Dr and Mrs R F Ladwig plan a Sunday program at the Presbyterian Church to share photos from their Alaska trip. The travelogue accompanies the visuals and invites all locals to attend. A 6 PM pot luck dinner precedes the show with a free will offering for a church project.
The Butler County Farm Bureau announces its annual meeting in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at 8 00 p m October 29 Kenneth Thatcher Secretary of Town Farm Bureau Federation will be the main speaker for the evening.
Butler County 4-H enrollment has nearly doubled in a decade from about 230 in 1948 to 429 this past year. Youth assistant Norval Mosher notes each member selects from over 120 approved projects including beef, swine, and market cattle programs. Membership requires ages 10 to 21, enrollment at the County Extension Office, ownership or shared ownership of a project, and record keeping with local club participation.
Rev. G. F. Butler of Waterloo Presbytery joined committees from Waterloo Ft. Dodge and Waukon in a mid October meeting to plan the North Central Presbytery of the Synod of Iowa after the new year. The new body will unite former United Presbyterian Church in North America German Presbyterian and Presbyterian Church U S A congregations into the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and form six presbyteries in Iowa. Mrs. Butler accompanied him to Ft. Dodge and visited friends at Friendship Haven.
The regular Cub Scout Pack meeting usually held the last Wednesday of the month has been postponed to November 4th at 7 30 at the school cafeteria. Awards will be given on that date. Boys between ages 8 and 11 are invited to join the Cub Scouts and are welcome to attend this meeting. All parents are urged to attend.
Patti Jo Adams and Shelli Lavon Moser were baptized during morning worship at First Methodist Church. Patti Jo is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Adams and Shelli Lavon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Moser.
Butler County reached 78 percent of its 1958 savings bonds goal as September sales totaled 76,054, bringing nine month total to 722,367. John McWhirter of Allison, chairman of the program, said Iowa's nine month sales were 119,993,770 at 86 percent while the national average stood at 77 percent.
The men of Round Grove Golf and Country Club host a ladies dinner this evening at 6 30 at the club house. The event is scheduled for Wednesday October 22 and aims to entertain the ladies with a 4 dinner setting.
Homecoming is a success as the Ramblers defeat the Saints 19 to 6. The event details reflect a strong campus mood with students and community celebrating the win and Homecoming festivities surrounding the game day atmosphere.
Peggy Willey, 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Willey, underwent a tonsillectomy at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City Monday morning.
Nashua Bulldogs defeated the Junior High Ramblers 13 to 7 at home and 21 to 0 in Nashua. Greene led in first downs 12 to 10 with Ronald Taylor gaining 78 yards on 14 carries. Douglas Marsh scored the Ramblers lone TD and Larry Blum added the extra point. Next Monday Mason City eighth graders travel to Greene to play seventh ninth and tenth graders at 7:30.
Mr and Mrs J R Roach of Des Moines announce the birth of their son Timothy Mark born Monday October 20 at Mercy Hospital Des Moines. The infant weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs Roach is Donna Merfeld daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Merfeld.
The Wreene quarterback club will meet next Monday evening after the Junior High football game. All members and others interested are urged to attend.
A team of conservation officers and staff seizes the Shell Rock River section between Marble Rock and Greene to remove rough fish. The operation should last about a week with Interstate Power Company lowering water levels to assist.
Daryl Shook injured the ends of the first two fingers on his right hand while using a saw in manual class at Greene Community School last Thursday morning. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Shook and will miss the remainder of the football season.
Explorer Scouts of Post 26 Greene left with leaders for a weekend trip to Wisconsin Dells traveling via Spook Cave near McGregor. They rode the river excursion and a four mile miniature train ride, returning Sunday. Accompanying adults were Leonard Nichol and Harold Allison. scouts included Mike Brunsma Craig Burroughs Tom Green James Hoben Bruce Mead Ewing Miller Steve Rottler and Craig Allison.
Craig Smeins son of Mr and Mrs Smeins leaves October 1 for service in the armed forces. He is stationed at San Diego with the Marines Pvt Craig Smeins 1827906 MCD Pl 397 MCRD San Diego California
A free stag supper hosted by the American Legion will be served by the Legion Auxiliary at the Veterans Club on Thursday October 23 at 6 30 p m An open stag will follow the supper inviting members and guests to attend and socialize afterward.
Greene High School Ramb lers defeated St Ansgar 19 to 6 in a homecoming game before a capacity crowd. Kendle rushed 88 yards on 15 carries. Dan Stubbe scored all three Greene touchdowns. Key plays came from Brinkman, Hildebrand, Peters, Stubbe, Nelson and Menken, with Ott’s kicks and Barrth recovery of a fumble shaping the score. Rockford visits Friday for a conference showdown.
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