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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1964
Page
1
The piece laments the Phillies collapse while noting NFQO demonstrations as a reminder to government about farmer price disparities. It reflects a split personality, supporting NF O objectives but condemning violence and blaming others. ES Head coach Max Dougherty thanks fans for Rambler game turnout.
The Butler County Young Republicans met at the Treasurer's office in Allison on September 23. Norman Graven, vice-chairman, led a discussion on goals and methods to strengthen the party. A meeting is planned for October 7 at 7 30 p m in City Hall Allison with Charles Grassley as guest speaker.
A representative of the Social Security Administration District office in Waterloo will visit Allison Court House on October 7 21 and 28 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. People may call the Waterloo district office at 234-1554, located in room 702 of the Black Hawk Building at W Fourth and Commercial Streets.
Marvin Voigts of Allison exhibited the top entry, a Hampshire hog that won the heavyweight class at the Meat Hog Show held at Bauman Livestock Yards in Allison. Reserve champion hog was shown by Carl Niehaus and Sons of Greene. a lightweight Spotted Poland weighed 215 pounds. A total of 52 hogs were entered in the 1964 Allison show.
The Round Grove Golf and Country Club will entertain their wives with a dinner and card party at the club house on Tuesday evening October 6. A social hour begins at 6:00 PM, followed by dinner at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available from Max Weyand James Drakle Martin Senne Ralph Marsh Leonard Nichol Dean Ott Dr William Andrews or Jim Schroeder.
Henry J. Feyereisen, 85, died after surgery at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City. Born December 26 1878 in Greene he lived in Greene most of his life and farmed for his family. He mentored Nixt siblings and was active in Catholic groups and politics, serving as Democratic chairman of Butler County for over twenty years. Funeral Mass at St Marys Church with Msgr Smith and Father White. burial in St Marys Cemetery. Williams Mortuary in charge.
A Cub Scout Pack meeting is set for tonight September 30 at 7 30 PM at the elementary school. Cub Scouts and leaders will gather for announcements activities and planning.
Ray J Barkmeier of Hampton, partner in B and W Fine Food Stores, was re elected president of Grocers Wholesale Company at the annual meeting held Sunday September 20 in Des Moines. The meeting drew over 2500 attendees from across Iowa at the Veterans Auditorium. Employees from all five B and W stores attended with their families. Grocers Wholesale, a retail owned wholesale company, supplies over 253 U G food stores throughout Iowa, with which the five B and W stores are associated.
Mr and Mrs John Aswegan of Allison welcomed a daughter named Cheri Lynn born on Saturday September 26 at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City. The infant weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs Aswegan is the former Mary Kingery, daughter of Mr and Mrs Orval Kingery.
Delmar DeVern Pies a 30 year old of Tural Aredale was killed when his loaded semi truck hit a Rock Island freight engine at a Greene crossing at 1 am. Sheriff deputies and highway patrol investigated the wreck at the county road crossing near the south city limits. Pies survived by his widow and three children and other relatives. Funeral services were held at the Washington Reformed Church near Ackley with burial in the church cemetery.
Wilbur Martzahn of Greene is honored with a Sow and Pig Management Award from Moorman Manufacturing Company. He receives a simulated oak plaque depicting a sow with nursing pigs, reproducing an original hand carving, with a brass plate bearing his name.
The Cub Scouts of Winnebago Area Council will start the annual Scout Good Turn Day Clothing Drive for the handicapped at Goodwill Industries this Saturday October 2. Cub Scouts of Greene will distribute Goodwill Bags to homes under Cubmaster J. K. Drake with assistance from the Den Mothers.
Boy Scout troops in the Winnebago Council will focus on fire prevention from October 4 through 10. Dr. William Owen notes that about 85 percent of home fire deaths occur there and burns are a leading cause for ages five to 65. Scouts will answer safety questions, draft home fire plans, and conduct den talks and puppet stories to promote escape readiness and drills.
Greene Public Library hosts Story Hour from 1 15 to 2 pm on Saturday October 3 children four years and older may attend Stories and records featured with Mrs Robert Fischer in charge Children to use the side door
The Youth Center will be open Friday night following the football game at Nora Springs. Local organizers invite youths to unwind and engage in supervised activities after the game.
Clare Grendler son of Mr and Mrs August Grendler of Greene is a member of the Drum and Bugle Corp of the Navy Air Force Base at Pensacola Florida. He played snare drum in parades for the National Convention of Postmasters and Letter Carriers in Miami in August and the American Legion Convention parade in Dallas on September 19 and 20. He received his drum instruction from Ramon Holtz during junior high in Greene.
The Iowa State Conservation Commission announces the first part of the split duck and goose seasons. The two opening days are October 3 and 4 with hunting from sunrise to sunset. The season reopens October 24 and runs to November 26, with a goose season through November 11. Snipe season runs to November 21, with opening day hours from 12 noon to sunset Central Standard Time.
Mr and Mrs Dean Uhlenhorp of Garwin announce the birth of their son Ted Kessler born Thursday September 24 at Mercy Hospital in Marshalltown. The infant weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Henry Dralle of Greene. mother Vae Dralle.
Orville Stewart will hold a closing out farm sale at his farm located one and a quarter miles west of Greene next Monday. Arnold Hexom serves as the auctioneer for the event.
Mr and Mrs Merlyn Steere of Greene brought a bouquet of violets to the Recorder office Monday morning picked on their farm south of Greene. They reported the violets were in full bloom.
Three Greene youths Raymond 17 Johnson 16 and Raimond 14 were arrested in Clarksville by Deputy Sheriff Marin Barth on September 3 charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. They allegedly took a 1954 Plymouth from Archie Haxymond garage and were apprehended with marshal assistance.
Greene Ramblers overwhelmed Riceville 42 to 0 at Homecoming, with Weichers, Stewart, Ott, and Schuknecht starring on offense and a stout defense. Miss Jane Witwer crowned Greene High Homecoming Queen as attendants and floats earned honors amid a large crowd.
Mr and Mrs Jack White of Mason City and their daughter Mrs Richard Reynolds traveled to Bemidji Minnesota last week following the sudden death of Mrs Ralph Lovering the mother of Mrs White The Whites are former residents of Greene and were accompanied by their daughter from Mason City
The Planning Board of Iowa's Comprehensive Plan to Combat Mental Retardation will hold a public hearing at 9 00 A M on October 1 1964 at the Methodist Church Wa verly West Bremer Street The session invites private and governmental agencies from Butler Bremer Black Hawk and Chickasaw Counties with about ten agencies seeking appointments to testify The afternoon session is open to any interested persons The project begun July 1 1964 aims for completion by September 1965 and includes an Executive Board Planning Board and eight Task Forces plus about 150 involved professionals and laypersons The hearing in Wa verly is the first of several statewide gatherings
Specialist Fifth Class Jerry B. Caldwell left Fort Dix New Jersey on Tuesday September 22 for Paris France. He has been stationed at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for two and a half years and recently received a commendation medal for meritorious service as a noncommissioned officer in charge of the Pass and Movement Branch at the Custody Directorate of the United States Disciplinary Barracks. His new address is Sp 5 Jerry B. Caldwell RA 17452807 U S A Proc Center APO 686 New York N Y.
New cars and trucks registered in Butler County include Vern L. Juel of Shell Rock Ford Francis or Clara Hans of New Hartford Ply man Kart S Becker of Park ersburs Chevrolet Ed or Marie DeBewer of Allison Buick Donald n Chevrolet Power Com vans of Greene Chevrolet truck LeRoy Reiter of Dumont Pontiac Rey of Olive Henline of Greene Ford truck
Mrs Harald Teeters undergoes surgery at Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota and lies in room 409. Lila Schnee receives treatment at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City for a broken left collar bone and several broken ribs from a recent car accident.
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