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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1982
Page
2
Re Marks Memories recalls a 1958 Christmas card found in 2006 and a lifetime of memories. The writer notes Humboldt community music programs, from high school to junior high, delivering uplifting concerts and vivid growth across grades as youths mature.
Bradgate City Council met in a special session to approve a one time assessment for the Humboldt County Landfill Commission to buy a proposed site before the December 9 meeting. Council also approved December bills and discussed park landscaping. Santa Day is set for December 18 with events at the Methodist church and Main Street.
The 1983 Iowa agricultural outlook warns of flat farm income for a third year, with rising production costs and falling land values. John F. Anderson of Farmland Industries notes weak global growth, low US crop prices, and cautious livestock gains, saying exports offer the best hope for an improved rural economy. Persistent high interest rates and reduced equity limit borrowing for farmers as they enter a new production cycle.
The Iowa Farm Bureau at its Des Moines annual meeting endorsed a voluntary paid land diversion program to cut production. Delegates urged export credit help and tariff removal to reduce large grain stocks, and supported payments in kind tied to loan and price target reductions. They urged a 10 percent yearly cut in price support and reserve levels starting 1984 until supply meets demand.
Outstanding 4-Hers from Humboldt Wright Hamilton and Webster Counties joined 41 youths and chaperones for a Thanksgiving Chicago Award Trip November 25 28. The group visited the Field Museum Shedd Aquarium Museum of Science and Industry and more while sampling Chinese cuisine and a Candlelight Theatre dinner with Music Man.
The United Methodist Women held their annual Christmas party and guest day at the Livermore church on Wednesday December 8 with a potluck at noon. An afternoon musical program followed by cookies and coffee concluded the event. Santa arrives Saturday December 18 at 2 p.m. to distribute prizes from the turkey and ham drawing. Mrs Sandra Wiemers of Bode is the new bank employee.
The Trinity Lutheran Church Ottosen presented a cantata The New Born King with soloists Mrs Harold Jacobson Vivian Watnem Melvin Hagen and David Olson. Winners of the Junior Chamber of Commerce home decoration contest were Dr Charles Windrath George Engquist and C M Ward. Public address broadcast via WOI Ames reached Humboldt listeners featuring Denton Myers and the Future Farmer Club. The 25 year recollections note Twin Rivers teams success and residents moving.
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