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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
2
Bristow residents hosted and visited kin across multiple homes including Deenkens, Heenkens, Sherman, Hencken, Trindel, Merrill, Kruger, Bentz, and Rogers. Outings included dinners and weekend visits with Osage, Hampton, Nashua, Jesup, Allison, Rockford, Cedar Falls, and Waverly noted.
Week end visitors Mr and Mrs Bill Rosen winkle of Waterloo spent the week end in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Harley Duffield.
Mrs Fred Kramer of Allison and Mrs Percy Merrill Sr attended a meeting of the Iowa School Food Service Association for hot lunch personnel in Fort Dodge on Friday and Saturday.
Visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Vernon Rogers of Hampton and Mr and Mrs Lester Rogers spend the week in Monroe Wisconsin and Thinais and will attend the wedding of Miss Athleen E Benser at Winslow Illinois.
Bristow locals were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parker at Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brocka were Sunday afternoon visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wall at Shell Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harms and family visited Sunday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Dyke, to help Mrs.
Governor Norman Erbe warns against selling useless civil defense gear while discussions in Des Moines press for broader tax base to fund mental health expansion. Senator Shoeman argues high farm property taxes amid weak agricultural economy. final feed grain payments near 100 million dollars, with certificates redeemable for cash or in kind.
The Iowa state highway commission awarded contracts totaling 13 867 817 for the three months ending September 30 1960 The interstate portion amounted to 6 119 325 while other contracts reached 5 078 182 for primary roads excluding interstates 237 347 for institutional roads and 2 432 961 for farm to market roads.
Udall calls for a large expansion of national parks and recreation facilities due to rising outdoor interest, more people, better roads, and increased leisure. He warned that without action, visitation could lead to elbow to elbow crowds. He spoke at a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner.
In Des Moines more than 1,500 people attended a $25-a-plate dinner following an all-day workshop for Iowa Democratic party workers.
Governor Erbe weighs a switch to aluminum or steel for 1963 auto license plates. Aluminum Company of America representatives claim multi year aluminum plates could save about 1.5 million over five years, with only nominal revalidation costs after year one. State safety commissioner Carl Pesch says the department is considering a return to steel. Erbe will decide if the policy requires legislative action or is a safety commission issue.
Mrs Mane Cutler returned from a months trip to Milesville South Dakota visiting Mrs Frank Cutler in the Ben Cutler home Mills Minnesota en route to Des Moines for Ice Follies Mrs Claude Sidmore’s sisters Ruth Geim Estaven and Katie Billington Regina Canada visited over a month then rode bus home Mr and Mrs Albert Trebkes Parkersburg visiting John Etzen home Mr and Mrs John Etzen and guests Mr and Mrs Tjebkes visited Wednesday evening in Jake DeVries home
Miss Charlotte Stubbe spent from Saturday until Tuesday in the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stubbe. She is taking nurses training at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester.
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