War debts and defaults grip world finance
The United States faces a massive war debt crisis as Britain declares it will default on past payments. France joins in jubilation, while Finland plans its full instalment and other nations edge toward missed due dates. A pending June 15 payment total looms at about 174.6 million, with many countries unlikely to pay in full. Meanwhile seed relief plans for 1935 farmers and local trials in North Dakota reveal broader economic distress across the nation.
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Howard County Farm Bureau Activities Report
Howard County Farm Bureau outlines corn hog program changes with early payments, forage crop allowances on contracted land, and drought relief measures. It notes 122 checks totaling 1 and lists approved forage crops. outlines partial corn release and repayment terms, plus a June 27 county meeting in Lime Springs with A G Black.
Lincoln assassination site and recalls at Ford's Theatre
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14 and notes the theatre's later use as a bureau of Lincoln commemorations. It mentions Booth's arrest, memorials near Lincoln's statue in Chicago, and a public account of related hanging at various sites, with reflections on Edwin Booth and Lincoln's legacy.
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Bresaman Gickies
New York
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Jenny Wade
Le Roy Plans Elaborate Fourth of July Celebration
Le Roy schedules a large village Fourth of July program with a morning concert parade and dance trio, free afternoon acts including a motor cycle stunt rider breaking a board wall and a leap over a prone dancer, a baseball game, street races and a tug of war, followed by a hand concert, more stunts, firework displays and an evening dance at the park.
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Underground Niagara Opens to Public After Cave Improvements
The much anticipated cave near Harmony sees a formal opening last Sunday after crews added five foot stone stairways, a Mehit plant, and other enhancements. Visitors can expect a towering cavern with a hundred foot ceiling, a sixty foot waterfall, twenty foot stalactites, and numerous wonders drawing people from across the Middle West.
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Blore
Harmony
Joe Flynn
Middle West
Eight Grade Graduates Receive Diplomas at Cresco
Diplomas were awarded to rural eighth grade graduates from Howard County in the Cresco theatre Friday. Dr. Edward W. Goetz, a former Howard County boy and faculty member at Iowa State Teachers College, gave the principal address. List of graduates includes Helen Van de Weerd and others from Chester township, Forest City, Newark Center, and more. Evelyn Hitter and Marvel Schmidt were honor students with top grades.
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Helen Van de Weerd
Junior Anderijk
Derneilee Pyte
Floyd Wells
Forest City
Valeria Miller
Newark Center
Evelyn Kfer
Marevin Gesell
Helen Coughiin
Doris Orum
Hom Prochaska
Marvel
Schmidt
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Clytes Eltfier
Norma Haven
Delores McCaule
Charles Etaby Robinson
Evelyn Hitter
Marvel Schmidt
English-Wotheran Services At Tertina Olson Home
At Tertina Olson home in Lime Springs next Sunday evening June 17 at 8 p.m. Please come on time and bring your children. JT. M. Normann will preach. Committee.
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Presbyterian Church Program Delights Parental Group Event
A capacious audience enjoyed a children oriented program at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday. Mrs Jouon directed the service with Devotions, recitations and songs by Faith Jones Mariel Owen and many others. Beverly Jean Jones was baptized during the service.
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Martel Owen
Jean Groteboer
Jean Johnson
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Irene Teter
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Mabel Price
Helene
Burnell Maven
Jacqueline
Roger Buchanan
Donal Owen
Donna Williams
Dorothy
Donia
Alice
Corwin
Joy
Dorland Jones
John Alton Willama
Evelyn Price
poto
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Beverly Jean
Ars Tom I.Jones
American Legion Auxiliary Met At Mrs Whd’s Home
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Leo Whd s home Tuesday evening with eight daughters present. A Cresco letter urged attendance at the tri county auxiliary meeting. June 19 marked the final month. Rev Prescott gave an engaging talk on England and London. Young girls presented a flag and a reading titled What Is Fine was read by Mrs Bryan Parry. Lunch followed, hosted by Mrs John Hoopman and Mrs Sinton Osenga.
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Sinton Osenga
Chester’s Big Day at Old Settler Picnic Draws Crowd
The Old Settler's Picnic at Chester drew a large evening crowd with a fine floats parade. Elmer A. Johnson, Crider Rapids attorney, urged frugality and tax fairness, praised rail and truck competition, and supported direct marketing to farmers. Ridgeway beat Ledtay in baseball while Chester hosts a lively street fair, dance, and community celebration.
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Annual Meeting of Howard County Red Cross
The Howard County Chapter of the American Red Cross invites members to its annual meeting in the Creacs library on Friday evening June 15 at 8:90. Reports will be presented and plans outlined for the coming year. All interested in Red Cross activities are urged to attend. C. J. Markan, Chapter Chair. W. H. Tillison, Secretary.
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Pay Old Age Pension Tax Day in Lime Springs
A County Treasurer representative will collect the 1.00 old age pension tax today in Lime Springs. Any person 21 or older must pay 1.00 for 1934 before July. The tax will be collected at the Exchange State Bank.
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Fishing rules extend to waters of Town state
All species of fish may be lawfully taken from any waters of the State of Town after 5:00 a m on June 16 under new fishing regulations issued by the Fish and Game Commission Rock Silver and Black bass may be taken after this date as well as crappie from all waters.
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Show Nights to Change Next Week in Fame Springs
Next week the show nights in Fame Springs will again be Wednesday and Thursday with band concerts on Saturday nights if current plans are agreeable. The exfortunate surplus of wheat in the four principal exporting countries will be at least 100 million dollars higher by July 1 this year according to the United States Department of Agriculture estimates.
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Wool Pool to Be Held Here This Saturday
The Howard County Wool Growers Association invites growers to the annual wool pool this Saturday June 16 in Lime Springs. The event has run since 1930, shipping thousands of pounds of wool to the Fleece and Wool Growers association. Participants anticipate market margins and final settlements after marketing to mills.
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Howard County
Iowa Agrees On 11 Emergency Crops For Use
A Iowa conference of county agents and Iowa State College agricultural staff named 11 emergency crops best suited to drought conditions. Soybeans, cane sorghum, Sudan grass, millet, sunflowers, buckwheat, winter rye, corn, alfalfa, and clover are listed with seed supply notes and planting guidance through late summer. The report notes variations in seed availability and weather considerations for each crop’s optimal use and timing.
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