15 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
1
The Akron Register Tribune notes Gerald F. Smith as owner and publisher in the periodical’s masthead, indicating leadership and editorial direction for the Akron publication.
Westfield News reports Agnes Toben entering a Hawarden nursing home. Visitors include Sister Mary Lenz of Briar Cliff College and Phil Lenz of Breda. The Newman car theft and recovery near Doon, Iowa is noted along with Easter gatherings, family visits, and a fire response to a grass fire near Conway farm. Wayne Lias returns home from the hospital. Easter dinners and visits span Akron, Sioux City, Joliet, and Keosauqua communities, with several local families named.
Pasture renovation is the topic of a Thursday April 15 meeting at 8 00 pm in the Akron Vo Ag Department. Vo Ag Instructor John Ziniel and County Agent Chuck Norby will present the latest methods seeding rates varieties and weed control with slides on interseeding research in Union County. About 400 acres have already been renovated using creeping alfalfa and intermediate wheat grass. All area farmers are invited to attend.
Chatsworth residents share a busy week of visits and dinners. Vanderhams returned from Missouri, Moller shopped in Sioux City, and multiple gatherings occurred at Moehlman, Friedrichs, Meyer, Ludwigs, Hemmelrick, and Tentinger homes. Newcomers Dennison arrive, Caane relocates to Prairieridge, and Ludwigs family aids in Minneapolis care.
The family of Chris Beeck expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for acts of sympathy and support during the recent loss of their father. Your kindness is deeply appreciated and will be remembered.
Adventurers Travel Club plans a five day Chicago vacation by chartered bus leaving Sioux City Friday night April 16 and returning late Tuesday April 20. The Palmer House will host the group with tours of the city and Chinatown, a stop at the Pacific Garden Mission, the UngShackled radio program, and theater at Kungsholm featuring Oliver. Meals include the Pump Room at Ambassador Hotel and Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant, plus a Lake Michigan boat ride and visits to the Aquarium and Planaturium. Leadership by Miss Nell Melheim, secretary. membership open to local vacation enthusiasts.
Items of interest gleaned from the Akron Register-Tribune office files present a compact digest of archival notes and small local mentions reflecting life and events from prior periods. The column preserves a nostalgic glimpse into early community details.
Easter Sunday services drew crowds despite damp cold. Notes on births in 1961, 1951 and 1941 along with obits and developments in Akron area. Years 1951 to 1961 show road petitions, highway talk, and local commerce. A feature on All-America selections and garden crops appears with farm guidance and interseeding plans near Elk Point and Floyd Davis farm.
The article notes spring diet quality dips with 21 percent of U.S. diets rated poor, due to shortfalls in vitamin A calcium and ascorbic acid. It also offers garden prep guidance for fall or spring, soil readiness checks, and a 1971 vegetable varieties fact sheet. Additional topics cover reflective tape for night wear and pedestrian safety, plus a syndicated column on food prices and vinyl sewing tips.
Airman Larry C. Faust son of Mr and Mrs Clifford C Faust of Westfield Iowa has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He has been assigned to Ft Belvoir Va for training in the vehicle maintenance field Faust is a 1969 graduate of Westfield Community High School
A patient expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for cards gifts plants and pantry supplies received during a hospital stay at Methodist Rochester and after returning home the sender emphasizes sincere appreciation.
An article warns that TB remains deadly if misdiagnosed as influenza or viral illness. It cites a New England Journal of Medicine report of a New York family where three with active TB were misdiagnosed by eight doctors, a teenage girl dying two months after correct diagnosis. 5,300 deaths and 39,000 new active cases were reported last year, underscoring need for proper recognition and treatment.
Harvey Alter of the Gillette Company Research Institute states that annual U S detergent consumption exceeds 4 billion pounds and about 20 pounds per person annually, all entering sewers. The remark highlights environmental impact of household cleaning agents.
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