Lime Springs Herald (Newspaper) - April 24, 1975, Lime Springs, Iowa Pool Will Be Kept Public Meeting of ory i v es la. A pool meeting for the public was held April 17. The general opinion of those present was to go ahead with plans to repair the walk and for possible work on the bath house and front Mrs. Lloyd Peter will be In charge of volunteer ladies for operation of the concession stand and basket Guards will be responsible for pool filter bath and maintenance around A letter is ering season admittance prices and scheduling more convenient hours for It is the desire of the Swimming Pool interested lies and individuals that the community will wholeheartedly support this important A is planned for It is asked that everyone plan ahead so as to attend as all proceeds will so to the Swimming LIME SPRI LIME SPRINGS PROFILE City Garbag Sewer and e in One Mavor Arlow Johnson ces that collection of water tax on sewer rental and garbage pickup will be done on one billing from the City of Lime starting this Each householder is being mailed a meter reading and re- Your beginning reading of your meter is entered for the first You will read your meter on the 25th of each month beginning April 25. Enter this figure month's subtract to determine the amount of water Check this figure with the amount est on Move to the right side of cover and enter total amount For a family of 2 or this is your One person living alone may deduct from this amount for re- duction on garbage Patrons will read their water meter on the 25th of each month and their is payable by the 5th of the following month at the City Penalty at- taches on places will add the agreed amount for their business in proper Assistance will be available at the City fc Pa ta Parked Semi- Truck Hit On L Street The front of the Peter duce's truck tractor was ed to the extent of ly and a like amount of damage was dealt the car which ran into it last Thursday about a.m. Carla 17, lame Springs was a driving the 1970 Chevrolet Nova 2-door elling which hit the duce truck which was facing east and parked on the north side of the car struck a second hicle after bouncing off the It did damage to the parked car of Randol Lee Miss Blomgren and companion Juanita 16, were treated at the Howard County Hospital for minor cuts and bruises and were The driver of the which is owned by Paul Schlangen of R. 2, lame was charged with reckless The news that Loren Johnson is retiring least from has really struck a spark of nostalgic reaction from a lot of Former cashier of the First National Bank in Lime Charles now of Ro- writes us in lection of the lifelong friendship he has had with even when they worked in rival and I were both Lime Springs if anyone wants to know the reason why has never been too fond of ask him to tell about the time as a kid he decided to ride my This may have been Loren's first horseback and it likely has his only as far as I because the horse took off from Main Street straight heading for home and barely missing the noon train and ing straight into our barn with the top half of the barn door not weigh and Archie rot turned down because he was color Later you made a trip to Great Lakes to try to that take mp in 1927 I stopped in at the bank to tell you I had sold out mv interest in the drug store to Vern Bowers and was moving to Waterloo to work for Burrough Adding Machine Com- pany and you always though you were all set to stay in Lime I could go on and on but this should be enough for We both lived through a time and have so much to be Thankful for and may you have many more years of happiness in your is just a matter of If you don't mind It doesn't Herb FOR HOWARD COUNTY NEWSPAPER OF a place 10 grow P. vol. 89, No. 17 Iowa 52155 Apr. 1975 vs. Mystery Team in Benefit Game Fri. Mill Coins Now on Sale To Finance Restoration of the Mill Charles Anderson and Loren Johnson Quite a number of years when Loren was already working in the Exchange State he asked his boss A. J. Cray the day off to go to Minneapolis with his father and some other tlemen to see the state fair or a In Mr. Cray's in- inimitable no answer was After Loren of course was still working and had missed the His boss came back from Loren on not think of the money you Those are just a couple of tle things I recall from those early all this time I have never known of thing being done for the town and the community hut what Loren was in there pitching both physically and We all know that 60 years in one place is I do not there are many re- cords in the state to equal CRIME DRAMA COMING TO LIME THEATRE NEXT A contemporary crime drama titled and opens at the Lime tre Saturday and April 25-26-27. Stars arc Clint Jeff Bridges and George This is a compelling and ex- citing story of a colorful group of bank robbers masterminded by who plays an experienced cracker who uses high powered artillery to open bank v This picture has a ning time of 144 M M M MASONIC DINNER A potluck dinner Masons and Stars and their families will be held May 9, at at the Masonic be a speaker from A. clean desk is a sign that finally learned to shove onto the new gay In the Another reminiscing brought on by the news that Loren Johnson is comes from his old classmate Herb now of Mason little Bit of Did you realize that the Class of 1914 was the first class to start in the new school building built in 1902? thinking about L.S. I associate the names of Ella Geneva and Ella May was our first and you know I just can't re- member you until in the 7th and 8th grades Marie And then I think we sat together in those double seats in the As far back as I can you had a job either in bank or at the John Platt was the I remember once when we were in high school you told me you had saved and put it in the And I thought you were rich at that And how much we thought of Rose May a teacher and now she is And how about you and I and Archie erts went to Minneapolis on the early train to enlist in the air corps and when we got there the quota was full so we Walked down the street and came a recruiting place for the navy we went in and be- fore we knew we all were getting examined to you got turned down because you were too skinny and didn't Everton Jones of Sioux City sent us his reaction when he heard Loren is of mixed emotions in the city of Lime know that Loren is hanging up in a manner of his or his I mean Loren the and the perfect Public Relations man for the Exchange State Bank of Lime well round with the ever present sense of twinkling eyes and ready will be missed at the and in the inner office where he has been the confidant close and trusted a counselor to of people within a of many miles of Lime Loren son is like a household word in this community tried and if you'll pardon the old like the O' and the American Loren has ly been a good citizen in every sense of the strong supy porter of the local his the American Commercial county and state has always given mendous effort toward assuring the success of the many coming celebrations through the and the gotten He has ways been ed on the teams for good old Lime Springs High School and for the town teams after was a member of the State Line and many other organizations that have demanded many hours of his But we are sure that re- will not diminish serving and boosting Our Old Home has a great sense of and for more years than we care to admit and I have always greeted each other by our own by one calling the other just plain with a private prefix of a couple of Welsh I am rejoicing with throngs of your friends over your and wishing that you and Carol have many years of happy and deserved Mary kins and I'll see you Everton The Lidtke Mill Restoration Board now has on hand Com- memorative Coins for The proceeds go work at Lidtke Fine Silver coins are priced at and are on sale at the Exchange State Bank or from Box 98, Lime Only 500 of these coins will be which means they will appreciate in value as time goes They come in a plastic Bronze coins are on sale for as are Nickel Silver for They may be purchased at businesses in Lime Springs and or from members of the Restoration tic boxes for them are priced at 25c. Out-of-town persons may order coins at a cost of 25c each for handling and Mill restoration work is to be- gin in the very near The Restoration Board will be ing at the mill Sunday at p.m. to prioritize the restoration Services Friday for Mrs. Josephine Ness Mrs. Josephine age 93, resident of passed away Wednesday morning at the Park View Nursing Home at Minn. Surviving arc two sons neth of and Charles of four five 1 brother Olaf Bjortomt of Le two Mrs. Lillian Hovey of Mn. and Mrs. Owen Owens of Funeral services will be April 25, at p.m. at the United Lutheran at Rev. Elwood Skarpness Interment will be at the Le Roy Lutheran Friends call at the Hutchins al Le Roy after 2 p.m. on Thursday until noon on Friday and at the church from 1 2 Ra tej Tornado Strikes Five Farms No. of Cresco Elma Woman Dies After Electrical Shock Mrs. Vern 46, Elma city clerk died of a heart irregularity caused by an electric while working in her home April 17. Services were 11 a.m. April 21 at the Immaculate Con- ception Catholic church in Elma with burial in the church Conway funeral home made the Mrs. Murphy is survived by her four Steve and Jeff both at Russell of Iowa and Denny of dar three Collene and both at and her Paul three Allan Carson Clifford and Thomas both of Calif. Bud Witts of Kansas Mo. keeps pretty good track of the old home town and Bud to hear Loren Johnson is going to He has worked many What a fine man Lorea great fellow in the com- If I were walking down a street with and saw I would tell my goes an All American from Lime Loren has always been a of Rowland Jones of Beverly Says should have a Loren He's ways been a great part of Lime I've seen him play plenty of soft him sing in a enjoyed board like and I do they'd be out of M M M MEETING The lime Springs will meet at the Town and try Party Boom at Monday Believed to be the first nado of the spring touched down at the William Bradley farm 4% miles north of Cresco last Thursday April 17. It was reported that a corn crib on the Bradley farm was moved about 50 Howard County Sheriff's of- said that trees and fences on five farms in the area were The Donald family said that a door was blown off a granary at their The door on the farm was blown about a block into the side of the No injuries were re- ported due to the severe Only sprinkles of rain were re- ported in Cresco at the time of the COMMUNITY BICENTENNIAL PROGRAM PLANNED FOR MILL RESTORATION FUND A Community Program for the benefit of the Lidtke Milt Restoration sponsored by the will be presented Saturday at the Lime school at Watch the Herald for further One objection to voting a split ticket is that you can't be sure which party to Old Cherry Grove Smithy Shop Razed Grove last week Howard Wesselink tore down his old blacksmith building and will build a new double garage in its The old shop had quite a It once stood on the Russell se was moved to where Vi aircraft shop now was purchased by Henry Hoopman in 1913 and moved in 1928 to the Wesselink property where Mr. Hoopman operated a blacksmith shop until his son Orrin took it over until 1950 when he sold along with the to the Howard operated the shop until 1953. As long as it older citizens were reminded of when horses were brot to be plow lays and disc blades to be and the ustal run of things to be M M CAR GOES THROUGH BRIDGE RAILING EAST OF CHESTER A 1957 Chevrolet driven by Sara 16, of went through the railing of the bridge across the Upper Iowa River east of Chester about p.m. Saturday and neither she nor the three other girl occupants of the car were The car was totalled The Sheriffs office stated that when the car came around the corner toward the bridge she apparently M M CLASS OF 1925 PLANNING SOTH CLASS REUNION Plans are being made for a 50th year reunion by the Class of 1925 from Lime Springs High The Classes graduating in 1923-24-26-27 are invited to share in this The date set is June 1st. ters will be mailed in a few days to the members of these Ha ha OPEN HOUSE APRIL 30 TO HONOR RUTH AMUNDSON An open to Ruth Amundson will be held April 30, from 2-5 the Preston Town Mrs. Amundson retiring as Fillmore Extension Home after years In the county and ten Extension Everyone is welcome to the open by toe Ca Home The Lime Springs have challenged the notorious Mystery Team to a basketball game at the School Gym row night starting at Admission will be adults children ages 6-13, 50c and children under 6 Concessions All profits will go towards the Lime Springs Swimming Members of the are Jann Linda Murphy Mary Darla Carol Becky Penny Lana Ellen Kathy Sheila Carolyn Kathy bie Linda Vicki Kerry and Carolyn Mystery Team members are still a although a able source revealed a few of the players which the ity might remember watching play when Lime Springs and Chester had their great basketball the former Noe Carolyn and Marilyn Mary Joyce and Mercedes Some bands might be wise to check up on their activities this past maybe the girls are on the mystery SB rsj Hn Ray Murphy Elected Jaycees President The Lime Springs Jaycees met Tuesday evening at the Lime Springs Election of officers was held and the following men were newly Ray Murphy Jim Walton Keith Wherry Allen Mensink State Keith Klomp Asst. State Roger Foote Local John Terry and Richard The next Jaycee General ing will be Tuesday May 6, at the Town and Country Party n n THE WEATHER Hail fell at Le Roy for several minutes shortly after midnight This occurred during a thunderstorm in which ning temporarily caused a er Temperatures went into the 60's for the first time Tuesday after a night low above A few farmers have tried but found the ground too wet The last snowdrifts are now The winter has been and the extra de- mand for feed has sent hay prices Some farmers have been turning livestock Into the fields for cornstalk Very little sunshine has been seen the past There has been slight drizzle Friday mixed with in the chilly with a moderating trend not until More thunderstorms are pre- through So haps by week farm work can It is getting late now for CELEBRATED 25th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY APRIL 12 Over 200 neighbors and friends gathered at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church eto help Mr. Russell celebrate their 25th ding anniversary were present from St. Iowa Spring Lime Harmony and and
