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Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler co. Iowa
May 7, 1930

Butler County Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were issued in the office of c.L. Schellenger, Clerk of the District Court of Butler county, Iowa, during the month of April, 1930:
George Jacob Meyer, Allison, Iowa, 22 and Clara Diena Lubben, Allison, Iowa, 19
Claud Richardson, shell Rock, Iowa, 43 and Maud Erma Adair, shell Rock, Iowa, 41.
Dwight Eugene Davis, Aredale, 21 and Ethel Matilda Wendt, Dumont, Iowa, 27.

Happenings of the Years to Refresh the Memory.
Ten Years Ago:
-Bert Berry came up from Traer, Saturday night, to help his family in getting packed up and moved to their new home.
-Dr. Groom has thomas and Turner fixing up the interior of his residence in fine style.
-The sudden death of Ex-sheriff Frank Hill at Allison last Wednesday evening is much regretted by all.
-Current & Lundgen, who have had the Kessler hotel under lease for several months, have turned their lease over to mrs. Barkers, of Mitchell, Iowa, who has arrived with her family and taken possession.
-Miss Hazel Black, of Waverly, who is now teaching in the Ames schools, has been elected superintendent of schools of Butler county.

Fourteen Years Ago:
-If the chewing tobacco holds out and Manager Kester does not forget religion, that new switchboard at the telephone will finally be installed, within the next week.
-We are sorry to note the illness of Henry Huckins, who is confined to his home and bed with illness.
-G.C. Persons has bought one of the nice modern houses in the high school addition and will get located there within the next ten days.
-Harm Cassman and A.B. Mahnke were at Breckenridge, Minn., Saturday, on business.

Thirty Years Ago:
-Mrs. Matt blumer, of Greene, is staying at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Hill, and Saturday evening a little girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Blumer. Matt drove over from Greene Sunday to see the daughter.
-Miss Tess Dougherty returned to her home in dougherty, sunday, having served an apprenticeship in the Clancy Sisters Millinery.
-Dr. W.E. Patterson, of clarksville, has bought the practice and fixtures of Dr. E. Birney, and will soon be a resident of Greene.
-J.H. Runyon is advertising his ice business for sale.
-Ed. Cole and Dr. Reynolds are singing "all along." They have headquarters up at Round Grove, where the green grass grows all "round," and are as happy as chums in high water.
-Prof. W.F. Barr has been reelected for the fourth year as principal of the Parkersburg schools.
-J.F. Wade, O.F. Blasier and P.J. Clarke were in attendance at the democratic conventon in Des Moines.

Nashua's Gold Star Mother to Sail For France.
Mrs. Emma Thompson, Nashua's Gold Star mother, has received notification from the department to prepare to sail for France on Wednesday, May 14, when the first contingent will go aboard the S.S. President Harding to sail for France to visit the cemeteries where their sons who fell in the World War are interred. Mrs. thompson will go to Waterloo the afternoon of May 10, from which place in company with other Gold Star mothers she will leave at 12:45 that night for New York city. On board the President Harding she will have as cabin companions several Gold Star mothers from Waterloo. -- Nashua Reporter

[transcribed by S.F., July 2005]

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