18 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1963
Page
1
The Akron Register Tribune lists annual rates of 22.50 per year with six months at 11.25, and 1.25 in Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury Counties, plus Owas and Union County 8 D. 3.00 per year elsewhere.
Westfield residents and visitors gathered for Easter events across nearby towns. Families from Fort Dodge Akron Sioux City and Council Bluffs joined meals and services, with several local homes hosting guests for Sunday dinners and Easter celebrations. A play by local youths titled Faith a Living Thing pleased the congregation, and Arnold Hitzemann is recovering well from an accident.
The Westfield Community School held its art exhibit April 16 with a PTA business session electing officers Mavis Bye president Mary Beech vice president Donna Jones secretary Maxine Smith treasurer. A musical program followed with performances by the beginners band clarinet quartet fifth grade chorus Dixie Arnett Niki Horsley Sheryl Banks Carla McInnis and fourth grade flutophones. Graduation pins and certificates were awarded. the exhibit showcased Kindergarten through eighth grade works. University of South Dakota art major Miss Sue Beuck offered constructive critique urging art to educate as well as please and noting strong student craftsmanship and media exploration.
The group provided refreshments at the exhibit’s close and held a cookie sale to benefit the Library Fund, supporting local library needs and community engagement.
The State Board of Public Instruction details 1962 63 tuition costs for 469 four year high school districts and elementary schools. High schools average 6599 74 per pupil with a range from 295 45 to 1898 15, while elementary costs average 353 29 per pupil with a high of 815 96 and a low of 210 28. The figures exclude bonded debt principal and differentiate tuition from operating costs.
Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Sedan takes first in Class G at the 1963 Mobil Economy Run in Detroit. Stan and Lois Raymond of Tojunga California steer the car over 2,600 miles from Los Angeles to Detroit, with overnight stops in Las Vegas Salt Lake City Cheyenne Omaha and Chicago. Sponsored by Paola Oldsmobile of La Crescenta, the standard production car features Hydra-Matic transmission and a Rocket V8 engine with power steering.
Trials in Le Mars district court paused by petit juror shortage as Judge Rodman orders an additional panel of 60. Announcements include marriages on Feb 22 1942 at West Point Nebraska and March 17 1943 at South Sioux City Nebr, plus several births and deaths with survivors listed. Notable obituaries: John Reemis and Mona May Hilliker, plus Dr Robert J Brown who died in St Louis hospital.
A local program by Akron High School to fund a contestant to the Interstate Spelling contest in Omaha is noted along with a barn fire on the C H Maxson place. Obituaries include Edwin Klemme 46 and Elmina Maynard 67 with family survivors listed. Other items mention band reorganizing, liquor law changes, marriages, births, and past notable events in Akron and Union County.
Rex Smith travels to LeMars to start workouts as catcher for a fast semi pro baseball team. Ed and Edna Thorson relocate from Corwith to begin homemaking in the Neil Robert son residence. The August Henke family near town is released from smallpox quarantine. Henry Frahm sells part of Section 21-93-48 at Lake Harma for 20560. G C Putnam donates 200 books to the Cedar Rapids library before moving. A list of obituaries, births in 1913 and 1918, and a “Way Back When” Elk Point item note. Officials named as delegates to Missouri River Navigation Congress in Sioux City. Sheriff arrests Alex Shaddy near Offer Dahl’s for peddling without a license, fined $100 with cash on hand. Akron fishermen acquitted of illegal fishing in Sioux River after two days of trial. Only 1962 soybean seed should be planted to avoid disease and poor stands.
Representative Hoeven recounts a congressional delegation visit to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, April 6 and 7, detailing the lease history since 1903, population figures, Cuban workers, and numerous observations on security, supply shortages, and Castro's regime. He argues U S policy failures since the Bay of Pigs and Khrushchev era.
A writer argues that Cuban exiles could overthrow the Castro regime if not for Russian troop presence. The piece criticizes U S policy for hindering exile actions and, in harsh terms, claims the United States supports Soviet control in Cuba, denouncing the Monroe Doctrine as outdated and ineffective.
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