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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
8
Local Clarksville report notes Rut activated or criticized Sam Arjes and mentions return home from an unspecified location, leaving readers seeking context on who Sam Arjes is and where the individual traveled from.
Brenda Ann DePuew was the first baby born in the newly opened New Waverly Hospital. Born to Joe DePuew of Arksville and his wife, the infant arrived just hours after the hospital opened, with the DePuew family supported by hospital auxiliary members. Grandparents listed include Mr. and Mrs. DePuew and Mrs. Martin Heine.
Clarksville locals host and visit relatives including Jay E Wilcox of Huntington Park California and his daughter Elizabeth Blackmere of Suver Springs Maryland. Lucy Henning of Lake Pepin Minnesota and former Clarksville resident joined friends. Family trips to Chicago Michigan and Hamilton Ohio are noted along with other weekend visits and gatherings.
Iowa sheriffs logged a combined 50 037 miles on duty during the Fourth of July weekend. The report notes numerous highway incidents, burglaries, vandalism, and calls for sheriffs services across the state, with extensive patrols to ensure public safety.
Iowa farmer price index for all farm products rose to 217 percent of the 1910 14 base in mid June up one point from May. The crops index stood at 199 down 5 points from May and June 1963 while corn and oats slipped 2 cents per bushel and soybeans rose 1 cent. Livestock values at 221 percent, up 3 points from May but 21 points below June 1963, with hogs up 30 cents cwt beef cattle up 20 cents cwt and lamb steady. poultry and eggs also edged higher.
Regular exercise strengthens body tone and endurance, aiding weight control and reducing risk of diabetes arthritis and heart disease. The AMA notes dynamic fitness requires strength agility and sustained activity, with enjoyable routines like hiking swimming skiing tennis or gardening serving as safe natural tranquilizers.
The State Conservation Commission reports that the 1964 spring pheasant population edged above 1963 levels. Biologists note potential for a good crop, but fall hunting depends on summer hatching success. Eight percent fewer cock calls were heard than in 1963, with a sex ratio of 3.6 hens per cock, suggesting surplus cocks due to liberal last fall regulations.
The Federal Land Bank Association of Hampton will pay over $26,000 in dividends to its 400 member stockholders. Manager Leon B. Madson announced the checks will be mailed around July 15. The association provides long term farm loans in Franklin Butler and parts of Cerro Gordo counties.
A four footed Iowan, the Angus steer Top of Iowa, highlighted a large Iowa cookout to publicize the new Top of Iowa steaks at the San Francisco convention. Afterward, the steer sold for $1,000 to Bill Harrah of Reno Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The GOP platform criticizes Democratic farm policies and promotes voluntary plans, seeks to repeal the certificate wheat program, and pledges broad farmer management freedom while opposing expanded federal controls.
Emphasis on selling surplus goods to friendly nations with long term dollar-denominated credits. Calls for stronger safeguards against injuries from beef and meat imports. Pledges ongoing backing for farmer owned cooperatives and opposes policies that would tether farmers to the secretary of agriculture.
Deduction rates for the 1964 wool and lamb self help promotion program are unchanged at 1 cent per pound from shorn wool payments and 35 cents per hundred pounds of liveweight from unshorn land payments. Payments to producers will begin in April 1965 for the calendar year 1964 marketing period, under the American Sheep Producers Council Inc. and National Wool Act framework.
The Official Iowa Big Fish Records list records a 25 pound 3 ounce channel catfish as the all time leader found at Rock Creek Lake in Jasper County. Lawrence L. Carpe of Des Moines caught the 35 inch fish, surpassing the previous record by 4 pounds 1 ounce set by Larry Meeker of Logan.
In the sixth district Howard Sokol of Sibley won the Republican nomination in convention succeeding Charles Hoeven who retires after 22 years. In the seventh district John Hansen won the Democratic nomination with 164 votes in a six candidate field. Hansen will oppose Ben Jensen the Republican incumbent.
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