Drought relief drive in Iowa counties led by Governor Hughes
Governor Harold E. Hughes inspected the drought stricken areas of Howard and Mitchell counties from the air and on the ground near Chester and Utica Township. He announced federal aid assistance requests and met with farmers at the Kenneth Murphy farm and Cresco Little Theatre. The visit included nitrogen forage tests with ISU input and calls for swift action from Washington as farmers described crop losses and isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Mitchell
Emergency Drought Committee for
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Orville Freeman
Hughes
Kenneth Murphy
Chester
river road
Murphy
Murphy's
LeRoy Waytt
Ros Stevenson
Murphy farm
Cresco
Little Theatre
drouth
Dr. Anderson
ISU, Extension Dept
Staeyville
Riceville
Little Turkey
Protivia
Donald Busta
New Hampton
Ross Stevenson
Lime Springs
ASC
Fred McLain
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Herald to Issue Early Next Week
The Herald will print two days early next week to allow staff a vacation. Advertisers and news contributors are asked to submit copy by Saturday to finish most usual material. The Herald Office will close Wednesday August 12 through Saturday August 15.
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Herald
Wegnesday
Water show and marathon fundraiser at Lime Springs
Ticket sale for a 16 inch Emerson TV won by guessing how long Dave Mason stays afloat in the Lime Springs Pool. Marathon starts Friday at 4:00 p m with prizes, water ballet by local mermaids, diving acts, and life saving demos. Proceeds benefit the pool vacuum fund. Friday’s Day for swimming lessons runs 1:30 to 3:00 p m. Attendance figures weekly include a new weekly high of 385 on Aug 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Fellowship
Lime Springs
Emerson
Dave Mason
Lime Springs Swimming Pool
Johnson's Sundries
Herald Office
Vander Bies Hardware
Roger Mason
Suzanne Wiliams
Flying 5
Crestwood High Prepares for 1964 65 Registration
Crestwood High School announces registration for the 1964-65 year on August 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19. The office will be open 8:30 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00 daily for schedule pickup and fee payment. Students not pre registered last spring should report to arrange schedules. School opens August 26 with classes from 8:40 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. Enrollment is expected around 625. Bus routes remain similar. drivers will contact riders before start.
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Crestwood
Crestwood High School
Crestwrood High School
Congress Adds Commission to Study Technology and Progress
Washington July 22 House creates another bureaucracy a technology and economic progress commission costing about 2 million dollars for roughly one year. members paid daily. civil service pay rules bypassed. report due January 1 1966. Also criticizes foreign influence on presidential nomination coverage and critiques President Johnson’s claimed economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
House of Representatives
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Congressional committees
House
Cong Bess
Lyndon B. Johnson
Private Funeral for Harry F. Van Dyke
Harry F. Van Dyke 78 of Lime Springs died Monday afternoon at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Cresco after a brief illness. Private funeral services will be held Thursday morning for family and relatives at 10 am. Viewing for the family is Wed noon to 9 am Thursday at Zachow Funeral Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Franklin Van Dyke
Lime Springs
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Cresco
Zachow
Lime Springs Chester Scouts Shine at Council Camporall
Twenty-two Lime Springs and Chester Boy Scouts joined about 1200 from the Wapsipinicon Council at Spillville for a weekend Camporall. Troop 121 earned third place ribbons for participation and a handcrafted display, while Spillville received a certificate of appreciation. Attorney General Evan Hultman closed with a Kipling quote urging the boys to train mind body and soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIME SPRINGS
CHESTER
Pack 121
Herb Timmerman
Wapsipinicon Council
Spillville
North Star District
Troop 121
Troop
North Star
William Menccs
El Kabir Shrine
Waterloo
Iowa Conservation Commission
Kilties Drum and Bugle Corps
Decorah
Evan Hultman
Hfe
Hultman
Rudyard Kipling
Spillville Camporall
Shrine Motorcycle Club
ball diamond arena
Eugene Timmerman
Dean Thompson
Matty Opat
Allen Van Dyke
Herbert Peter
Gregory Cassidy
Bear
Dale Kitchen
Steven Timmerman
David Menees
Jim Hughes
Kenneth Peters
Ronald Cassidy
Bobby Davis
Leslie Opat
Wayne Hughes
Kenneth McGrane
Robert Wendel
Bruce Fortney
Robert Mason
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KENNETH MURPHY FARM
Cresca J. C
Earl Johnson
Clair Rice
battery
Howard County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
Gerald E. Wilson
Wilson
NENALD
Saratoga
HOWARD COUNTY
CHIA
LIDTKE PARK
association
Harold Harris
Craig Williams
Allen
Nebraska
Desiree Maureen
Emryn Williams
Dept. of History & Archives
Des Moines
H. R. Gross
Senator Goldwater
United States
U. S. Treasury
Pravda
Russia
Cuba
Central
South America
Johnson
Kennedy
White House
Bow
Ohio
A. M
Harry F. Van Dyke
Eldon L. Hester
San Francisco
Calif
Howard county district court
E. B. Shaw
Standard Battery Co
Decoraa
Cresca Union Savings Bank
Percy Haven
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