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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR hints at a burial or body transport event with references to a body brought here and an automobile. Names, dates, and places are unreadable. context remains unclear but indicates a local obituary or funeral notice fragment in a recurring municipal notices page.
A countywide program aims to surface every mile of Buenavista County roads with gravel as soon as possible. About thirty miles have been let and Istoba completed this year. Prof. T. R. Age of Iowa State College and FP. F. White of the State Highway Commission inspected nineteen gravel pits. By next season every road should be on permanent grade with most old wooden bridges replaced by steel or concrete. The plan hinges on a comprehensive program and steady annual progress.
A farmer, Martin Hoffman, his wife, six month old baby, and a hired man went fishing at the Big Sioux River near Chatsworth. Hoffman, unable to swim, tied a rope around his waist but was pulled under during a river crossing. Rescuers searched until evening, and his body was recovered. His wife and child survive. Another drownings reported nearby involved Bernard Cornwall of Sioux City in shallow water near Hawarden last week.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Dick Hart man northeast of town on July 29 1918. A son was born to Mr and Mrs A ly Rogell southeast of town on July 20 1918.
The Register-Tribune notes no preaching services on Sunday due to schedule changes at German Lutheran church. Readers are advised to check local broadcasts or notices for updated service times and any alterations to regular worship.
Local mentions include W Boden traveling to Sioux City on business, Akron stores extending hours, visitors from Sioux City Moville Hawarden and Spirit Lake, diverse autos bought or serviced in town, family arrangements, local farming yields, storm damage with barn loss, and a Denver Colorado auto trip describing a 2200 mile journey with 20 mpg.
Attention is balled to the meeting of the Junior League in the church basement on Friday evening of this week. It will be entertained by the Floy family. On Sunday there will be the regular services in German at 10 30 and in English at 8 pm, and Sunday school at 12 noon. The Luther League will hold its next meeting next Wednesday evening in the church basement, being entertained by Mr and Mrs Godfrey Davidson. The Ladies Aid will meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs Gacar G. Johnson at her home near Adagille. On Saturday evening of next week the Ladies' Aid will give a tea dream social on the church lawn. A cordial welcome to all. D A Knoch Pastor. An exchange notes talk about Father’s Day and suggests resting fathers rather than gifts. includes local commentary from Council Bluffs dispatch in Sioux City Journal dated July 26. J R Richardson of Westfield Iowa arrested for intoxication at a summer resort. a private couple later married after a dispute over fines.
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