27 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
1
The notice declares Ray A. Smith publisher of a local paper issued every Thursday in Akron Town and entered at the post office as a second class mail matter on September 26, 1901.
Milnerville notes recount Mrs Hazel Logan’s illness after returning home to Indianapolis, local farming transfers, and a string of community visits. Highlights include Henry Willer selling a fine cattle bunch, Garth Knapp’s stolen car found, Mary Beckon’s death at 81, and a large roster of visits, illnesses, and social events in Akron and nearby towns.
Union Creek News reports Alcester group Nathaniel Luther League will present a program Sunday evening April 30 starting at 8:00. Hosts include Elmer Hultgren Jay Sykes Lawrence Ericson and their spouses with a cordial invitation to all. Local visits note Mil ton Ericson home guests Leonard Williams Sioux City and Albert Anderson families attended Friday events. A three act play Johnny of the Luther Hall is announced by Union Creek League.
Special correspondence from Westfield recounts visits by Mr and Mrs Arthur McConville of Sioux City to their son in law Mr Cecil Harrington and attendance at St Catharine church mission. Mrs Amanda Hummel is ill at home with her sons Joe and Charles visiting. Guild meetings at St Catharine's noted with upcoming May 4 meeting. local families travel to Newell and California. high school baseball beat LeMars 3 to 2. seniors perform May 2 play. various local social visits and church mission led by Rev Cyril Ernst. Miss Phyllis Jacobson ill, Miss Clara Chapman substituting. Miss Helen Rolling returns from Sioux City. Miss Catherine Spaulding returns to Chicago. Don’t forget one of the leading attractions.
In Des Moines columnist H.A. Grantham outlines the No. 1 measure to reorganize Iowa state government creating a Department of Public Safety. The department combines highway patrol, criminal investigation, fire prevention, inspection and statistics with 128 patrol officers and a $4,000 salary baseline. Budget cuts over $100,000 yearly are anticipated by eliminating duplications and moving services intact from prior departments.
A report details possible cigarette tax stamps via metering machines to curb illicit sales and discarded cancelled marks. The Iowa Legislature debates budget cuts, Governor Wilson's stance, and a shift of cigarette tax duties to the Tax Commission along with calls for reduced appropriations and federal subsidy considerations during a lengthy session.
A fragmented report notes an entity faces a serious challenge as it begins talks on an offer of federal funds for a project it cannot afford at ten percent of the fiat cost.
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