20 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1967
Page
1
The editor notes the Rambler football team is in good shape while the writers are not. Rainy week shows moisture is welcome as fall arrives. He jokes about changing furnaces to hot air and comments on Vietnam war policy and rising taxes harming projects. Pro football competes with baseball as the American League battles for first.
A five member Board of Health for Butler County was named by the board of supervisors on Monday September 11. New members are Dr. Wayne Martin Shell Rock term to December 31 1968 George Willis Aplington Wilbur Thomas D C Parkersburg term to December 31 1969 Clifford Burroughs Greene and Dr. Frank McKean Allison term to December 31 1970. The board was created under a law from the last session of the general assembly.
A dinner dance will be held at the Round Grove Golf and Country Club on Tuesday evening September 26. Dinner is served at 7:00 p.m. and dancing and cards will follow. Committee members include Mesdieurs Lewis Majewski James Mead Everett Squires Gerald Stephenson Grady n Anderson Jim Schroeder Loren McRoberts and Andrew Reid.
Army Private Daryl G. Barnett, 19, son of Mrs. Iva J. Barnett of Greene, finished eight weeks of advanced combat engineer training on September 15 at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. He learned squad tactics weapons use and engineer reconnaissance plus road and bridge building camouflage and demolitions.
A Sunday shotgun event at Round Grove Golf and Country Club produced a three team tie for first at four under par. Keith Dralle Steven Wunsch John Mead and George Piston of California won in a sudden death playoff with Greg Dralle Danny Weyand Jeff Dralle and Jim Knapp also part of the top score. Greg Dralle holed out on No 5 to aid the tie while George Sneed James Dralle Jr Carl Fraschi and Jim Schroeder finished third. William Nordmeyer had the longest drive and Herman Stubbe won the flag hole with fifty seven golfers in attendance.
Lester Ray McRoberts, 36, of Rockford, died when his car hit the sixth car from the rear of a train in dense fog near Portland Mason City about 11:00 p.m. Monday. Survived by wife Debra and Janet, son Gary, parents Irving and Ruth McRoberts, and sister Harriet Higgins. Funeral services pending.
A son was born Monday night September 18 at St Joseph Mercy Hospital Mason City weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Vernon Steere and Mr and Mrs Alphonse Wihlm.
Gary S. Frahm of Garner is named County Extension Director in Butler County. A Cerro Gordo native and 1962 Iowa State graduate in Agricultural Business, he has managed 4H and youth programs as an Extension Associate in Hancock County and will begin duties October 16 with his wife Nancy and three children Deborah John and Lori.
Kenneth E. Hart, chair of the County ASCS, says the corn price support loan basis and premium discount schedule are revised for 1967. Loans use No 2 grade coin rather than No 3, increasing county loan rates by 7 cents over 1966 with a 5 cent rise in the national average to 1.05. Farm stored corn loans apply the new rate. shell corn coverage remains 85 percent, 90 percent for shell corn, with final settlement based on the premium discount schedule. Warehouse stored corn uses actual grade for loan value and CC plantation delivery settlement. Producers in the 1967 feed grain program should contact local ASCS offices for details.
In Greene Community several children wear arm casts after injuries sustained during play. Jack Larson ten fractured both bones in his left arm on September 7 while on the school jungle gym. Troy Marshall nine fractured a bone in his right arm on September 8 on the jungle gym. Joan and Sandra Downing ages five and seven sustained fractures of their right arms while swinging at home.
The article lists standings and high scores from last week across several bowling leagues including Nordmeyer Construction Riverside Cafe and El Bar Lanes. Notable performances feature Sam Sneed with 588 series and Dick Rohwedder with 567, along with top totals by Jim McLen nan and Gordon Wood in various divisions.
Kathryn L. Brunner age 91 died Tuesday September 12 at Clark Nursing Home after two years as patient. She born September 27 1875 in Floyd County near Greene to Michael and Catherine Brunner as one of eleven children. A practical nurse and lifelong member of St Peter's Lutheran Church she is survived by brother Mike Brunner of Greene and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm at St Peter's Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Metzger. burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Reid's Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.
Advance registrations for the Hunter Safety Field Day set for Saturday September 30 in the Albrecht woods south of Greene have surpassed 170. The Butler District Fall Camporee joins the event to boost safety instruction for Scouts.
Butler County 4 H TV Action Club starts on September 30 with Dick Arnold and five youths hosting a ten week series. The show airs on KWWL Channel 7 at 12 20 to 1 00 pm WMT Channel 2 at 1 00 1 50 pm and KGLO Channel 3 at 1 15 1 45 pm. Each episode visits a place or covers emergencies such as tornado flood fire and radiation.
Clair Starkweather will hold an auction sale at his farm southwest of Greene on Saturday starting at 10 30 a m Surplus bins of the Commodity Credit Corporation located south of Greene will be sold at public auction on Wednesday September 27 at 130 p m
The 22nd annual national competitive NROTC examination will be held December 9, 1967. Eligible high school seniors and graduates should submit applications by November 17, 1967. The Regular NROTC Program offers tuition books uniforms and a $50 monthly subsistence allowance to midshipmen.
Four local youths Joé Brinkman Steven Stuntz Jerome Marzen and Jim Meek bought purebred gilts at a Sow Buck Sale in Eagle Grove on Saturday September 9. Each bought a Hampshire gilt except Jim who purchased a Spotted Poland China gilt. they collected feed tags to redeem for Low Bucks to fund the purchase. The sale was sponsored by Farmer's Inc Co op Society Greene Farmland Industries Kansas City and Boone Valley Co op Eagle Grove.
Senator Vernon Kyhl leads the Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation which organized and elected Kyhl as Commissioner Chairman. He appointed committees and asked state agencies to aid in interim studies, focusing on interstate compacts. he will attend the Western Conference Executive Committee meeting September 28, 1967 in San Antonio, Texas for the National Legislative Conference.
The Cub Scouts of Greene will organize at 7:30 p m on September 27 at the elementary school. All boys age 8 or in third grade or older eligible to join. parents encouraged to attend with their sons.
Osage built a 6 0 lead in the first quarter and added a 12 0 cushion at halftime before pulling away late. Greene’s Ramblers showed effort with Shultz and Siemens, but sustained offense and blocking lagged, paving the way for Osage to seal an 18 0 win and set up Friday’s home game with Cresco.
Local exhibitors Carl Niehaus and sons enter four head of swine while Clark Allen submits a Shorthorn steer and Aaron Jewell offers two horses for the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The event runs September 23 to October 1 with 1,000-plus meat animals expected and diverse breed shows for cattle swine sheep and extensive horse classes.
Mrs. Maevis Lindahl, home service advisor for Interstate Power Company, visits Greene for an open house to demonstrate electric appliances. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Randolph, a veteran antisubmarine carrier, wins the Flatley Award for aviation safety. Lt. J. G. Clare J. Grendler, a former Greene resident and son of Mr. and Mrs. August Grendler of Garner, serves aboard. The ship sails September 22 for four months in the Mediterranean.
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