Ponies bred on Marble Rock farm shine at shows
MP's Jim's Gold Piece placed second and MP's Big Creek's Jim Dandy finished south in their classes at the Kansas Show, with every pony shown bred and raised on the Merfeld Ponies farm in Marble Rock. Later, Merfeld exhibited the Grand Champion Stallion and Gelding at the Iowa State Fair POA Show in Des Moines.
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Kansas
Jim
Gold Piece
Big Creek
Jim Dandy
Marble Rock
Merfeld Ponies
Des Moines
Floyd County 4-H FFA Livestock Auction Nets $48 000
The 1976 Floyd County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction netted members 47 716 dollars after selling beef cattle hogs and lambs. Beef cattle averaged 1105 dollars per animal at 38 cents a pound with top 39 00 paid for three head. Hogs totaled 149 head averaging 47 per hundred and 108 25 per head with a top 63 50 for a crossbred gift. Lambs averaged 103 7 pounds at 45 per hundred with a top paid to Ken Parcher for 115 lambs.
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Floyd County
Bob McCrackin
Debbie Dight
H & M Transport
Rudd
Cindy Pennington
Waverly Sales Co
Galen Greenzweig
Farm Service Coop
Charles City
John Fox
Wes Roebrick
Rockford Brick & Tile
Robert McCrackin
4-H & Ffa
McCrackin
Cards of Thanks for hospital time and home care
A collection of thanks from Mrs. Wm. Freeseman Mrs. George Schmitt and Roy Taylor to relatives friends and neighbors for flowers cards visits calls prayers and acts of kindness while in Allen Memorial Hospital and after returning home Special acknowledgment to Rev. Dukelow for hospital visits and prayers thanks to Alice Smeins for home assistance and thanks for the plant from Frieda Moffett and Imogene Parks God bless you all
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The
Allen Memorial Hospital
Dukelow
Alice Smeins
Frieda Moffett
Imogene Parks
Wm. Freeseman
George Schmitt
Rev
Roy Taylor
Thank you for the cards and visits
Althea expresses sincere thanks to everyone who sent cards letters plants and gifts and to those who visited during hospitalization and after returning home. Special appreciation is given to Pastor Doug for visits and prayers.
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Doug
Althea
Nutrition Center Menu for September Week Dates
September 1 ham loaf with baked sides. September 2 chicken and biscuits with vegetables. September 3 roast beef with whipped potatoes. September 6 Labor Day no meals served. September 7 ham and scalloped potatoes. September 8 BBQ chicken with corn bread and sides. desserts include fruit salad, spice cake, and ice cream with various toppings.
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Thors
Merfeld Ponies win two world titles at pony show
Doug Merfeld' s Marble Rock operation earned two world championships at the First World Championship Pony of America Show held at Kansas State Fairgrounds Hutchinson Kansas. Ponies qualified at prior shows from New York to California and Montana to Texas. MP's Jim's Silver Piece captured the world title in the yearling stallion class and MP's Black Arrow won the 46 to 50 inch aged stallion class.
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Doug Merfeld
Marble Rock
Hutchinson
Kansas
New York
Calif
Mont
Tex
Merfeld
Jim
Silver Piece
Black Arrow
Ystalion
Greene Recorder 1976 Report Page Six
A snippet from The Greene Recorder dated September 1 1976 highlights page six content. It notes local notices and brief items typical of a small town newspaper, with concise blurbs on community events and updates.
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the Greene Recorder
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Allison Manor
Violet Wilder
Zella Weiland
Erma Oltman
Maureen Toll
Ann Reisetter
Glady van Raden
Luella Hummel
Betty Williams
Jane Allan
Dora Leubben
Sadie Polderboer
Ruth Whitaker
Hazel Detra
Carol McDowell
Kitty Adeimund
Ethel Wilhelm
Rosie Johnson
Emily
Theresa Larsen
Lottie Fecht
Johanna
Hanna] Heuer
Brooklyn
Allison
John Heuer
Wilmar
Hanna
Jace
Madonna Phyllis Day
Dougherty
Fred
Alice Day
Dumont
Lawrence
Wilma) McKinney
Aredale
Madonna
Chris Hampel
Greene Recorder
Dralles Dept
A. C
Donald Tack
ASTRO
Polo
Maxson-Frodden Lumber Co
Greene
Tom Ramker
P.S
A.C
Monza
Midland Pharmacal
Tower Pharmacy
Mel’s TV
Quasar TV
Singer & New Home Sewing Machines
Singer Vacuum Cleaner
Sales & Service of All Works
Leonard Levy
Fabric House
Hampton
Ford Ltd
P.E
Eddie’s
Ray’s Radio & TV
Conry's “House of Chairs
Monarch
Maurie & Louise
Hwy
Dan Barth Greene
Walker Hardware
Cedar Mall
B. J. Silby
Dralles
Frigidaire Products
Pooley’s
Iowa
Aaron Jewell Farm
Fezz’s Lounge
Building & Business
S. 4Th
West Ely
S. 4Th St. Greene
Miller & Marsh Real Estate
JR Sale
Greene High School
Harold Holzschuh
Richard Vickers
Ak Ub
4Th Street
Smale House
Everett
Ruth Jewell
Executrix
Pooley’s Appliances
Murcher Construction
S. D. Pooley Lumber Co
Quaker Oats Co
Siwif
Earl Landers
Paul Mull
Basil Brown
c/o Lang
Winds City
Clarence i
Charles
Austinson Variety
Baker Realtors
E. Bremer Ave
Waverly
CLELE
David
Assoc
Greene Farm Equipment & Agriculture CO
Ag-Lime
Lawn Boy Sales & Service
Lawn Boy
Briggs & Stratton
St. D. Pooley Lumber Co
Zeca
Rossville
George Ashbacher
Waukon
Oribe
Freeseman
Schmitt
Taylor
Uhlenhopp
Nutrition Center
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