March 28, 2024

Throwback Thursday for the Week of Monday, Nov. 4

1989- 30 Years Ago

Contests for both mayor and council are also on the Orient ballot. Duane Wallace, incumbent mayor, is a candidate for re-election, and Larry Diers, now on the council, is running for mayor. Orient voters will elect five council members, with eight candidates for the positions. Present members of the council on the ballot are Danny Ferber, Earl Lewis, and David Swanson. The other candidates are Kelly Critz, Jack Davis, Gary Lowe, Hazel Marie Orr, and Martin Wagner.

Cliff Welcher had a surprised, happy look, as his family arrived on the football field last Friday night from far and wide, to share in the honor he received on his last night as announcer for Greenfield’s football games. Welcher has completed 38 years as announcer, and became known as “Voice of Tiger Football.”

The Greenfield Fire Prevention Creative Writer’s contest was held for the first time this year. Winners who received their awards at an assembly from William A. Raasch, Elementary principal, last Wednesday are: Chris Bozwell, Greg Wallace, Andy Olesen, Claires Sheeder, Becky Zietler, Laura Cannon, Brian McKibban, Jefferey Fecher, Jessica Wietzke, Kristen Lisk, Joshua Cooper, Trent Buckner, Matt Armstead, Brent Kromrie, Jarod Westphal, and Mark Nelson.

1959- 60 Years Ago

Marion Carlson was re-elected mayor for Greenfield for a second two-year term by a three-to-one majority over Eldon Howell in voting here Tuesday. The contest for the mayor’s office brought 462 Greenfield voters out. That is better than five times the number of votes cast in the city election two years ago, when there was no contest on the ballot and only 87 ballots were cast.

Ralph Anderson presented Ben Aufdembrink, Adair County Farm Bureau field man with a plaque, for the best page in the Spokesman during 1959. The presentation was made at the Adair County Farm Bureau annual meeting, Thursday night of last week at the 4-H building here.

Veterans Day will be observed here next Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the traditional morning program at the high school auditorium. The program is sponsored by the Greenfield post of the American Legion and is for the public as well as the high school students. The audience will begin to assemble at 10 a.m. and the program will begin at 10:15.

Fifteen Greenfield High School musicians have been selected for the all-state chorus, band, and orchestra, which will present a concert in KNRT Theater on the Saturday evening following Thanksgiving. They were chosen at auditions held in Denison on Saturday, October 23. The Greenfield vocalists chosen were: Patsy Rivenburgh, Judy Sturdy, Bob Cannon, Jerry Wahe, Pat Chicken, Vivian Green, Larry Beck, Jerry Christensen, Sherry Ehrenfried, Myrna Everling, Russell Gere, and Dennis Kellenberg. Instrumentalists chosen were Dolores Killion, Gary Beaman, and Donald Nassen.

1929- 90 Years Ago

The Greenfield business section is to take on a Christmas appearance for the holidays. Plans were submitted at the Service Club luncheon held Monday noon at the Greenfield Hotel. The committee’s report was read by M.G. Kellam, chairman. It included recommendations regarding the placing of Christmas trees in front of the business houses and lighting them with colored lights. The expense for each business house was figured to be around $3.55. Connections with electricity will be furnished by the city. The committee in charge of this plan are, M.G. Kellam, chairman; D.A. McCoy, G.C. Haddock, J.E. Sears, and A.L. Dorsey.

The American Legion have ordered signs asking motorists to observe the traffic rules and protect the children of the city. These will be installed on the main highways into town, as a piece of community service sponsored by the Legion.

Greenfield hunters took advantage of the open pheasant season in the northern part of the state the last of the week. J.L. Musmaker, Dr. L.E. Foster, W.W. Sissel, and C.H. Williamson all got their limit around Buffalo Center in Winnebago and Kossuth counties. A.B. Porterfield and W.A. Shirk did their hunting around Britt.

Tom Dwyer’s barn was struck by lightning Wednesday evening. The building was slightly damaged but did not burn. The lightning traveled downward and killed a hog. Insurance was carried and covered the loss.