Akron Register-Tribune masthead and publication data
Akron Register Tribune editors Ray A and Gerald F Smith proprietors publish weekly on Thursdays in Akron Iowa. The paper is registered as second class mail from September 26 1901. Subscriptions are 2.50 per year or 1.25 for six months in Plymouth Sioux and Woodbury counties plus Union County South Dakota, 3.00 per year elsewhere.
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Westfield hosts antiques exhibits and local events
Special Correspondence notes residents of Westfield Sioux and Hancock townships may donate antiques for exhibits on August 4 and 5. Contact Mrs Jim Mansfield Craig Boeberger Clare Lilly and Al vard Banks for display details. Elk Point horseshoe players compete at Westfield at 8 30 Monday August 7 and St Catherine Guild members Daryl Banks Kathy Hoffman and Jean Martin will serve lunch from 8 p.m.
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Westfield
Sioux
Hancock
Jim Mansfield
Craig Boebger
Clare Lilly
Alvard Banks
Elk Point
St. Catherine Guild
Daryl Banks
Kathy Hoffman
Jean Martin
Westfield Centennial Celebration Marks Local History
Westfield Iowa celebrates its centennial Friday and Saturday August four and five at the junction of highway twelve and Plymouth county road A. The event honors Westfield Sioux and Hancock townships, tracing settlers from 1856 led by David M. Mills, first sheriff of Plymouth County. Mills, his wife Sarah Robinson, and five of seven children are buried on land once part of their 1240 acres south of Westfield.
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Iowa
Plymouth county
Sioux City
Big Sioux
Sioux
Hancock
David M. Mills
New Hampshire
Sarah Robinson
Mills
Chicago van Milwaukee railroad
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Mantin
Thomas Trendle
Luke Wheeler
George B. Main
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sioux township
William Hunter
Dale Hunter
Carrons
Hancock township
Westfield township
Akron Iowa Town Council budget hearing and actions 1967
The Akron Iowa town council held a special July 25 1967 budget hearing with Mayor Pro Tem Clarence Hummel present along with council members Philips Kilstrom Trotzig and Tucker. The meeting reviewed publication affidavits, heard taxpayers, adopted the final budget and tax levy and approved Walter Klemme liquor license. vacation periods for four employees were accepted.
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Clarence Hummel
Philips
Kilstrom
Trotzig
Tucker
G. Adams
Akron
Iowa
Akron Register-Tripune
R. D. Clark
Walter Klemme
Sunnyside High School and Local Churches in Westfield Area
A historical sketch notes Sunnyside High School near Milnerville operating 1910 to 1929, now Sioux Township Hall. Westfield Congregational Church organized 1898 with 1899 building. St Catherine’s Catholic Church erected 1903. Belle Vista and Hancock Township landmarks, 4-H clubs, women’s groups, and multiple churches define a small community economy centered on farms, retail, and a public library. County records mention almanac-like financial items and adjournment of a council meeting.
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ladies Guild
Hancock township
Belle Vista
Broken Kettle Greek swags
Bethel
Hantock Township
Bethelbub
Bethel Ladies Aid
Sunnyside
highway 12
Belle Vista ranch
Belle Vista Fruit
Westfield
United States
County Old Settlers and Historical Society Meeting
County Old Settlers and Historical Society invites all to a noon basket lunch on Saturday at Westfield Congregational Church in Plymouth. A memorial service, music, and illustrated talk by Roger Banks and David Lilly on Indians who wed here precede a program by the Town Archaeological Society highlighting local digs including Cherokee and other Midwestern sites.
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Plymouth County Old Settlers and Historical Society
Westfield Congregational church
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Roger Banks
David Lilly
Town Archeological Society
Union County F B News Hosts Officers Dinner
Mr and Mrs Amos Bidem entertained the officers and executive board of the Union County fire department in a social gathering. The event aimed to strengthen ties and discuss upcoming union activities and community service plans.
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Amos Bidem
Union County
Alcester Farm Bureau plans Sept 18 meeting program
On Monday evening July 24 the Alcester Farm Bureau finalized plans for the September 18 meeting to be held at the Alcester City Audatorium. Events include a tall coin contest, flower show, and domino bake off. Committees were named for Alcester Achievement days and the resolutions committee is led by Robert Ofstehege with Donald Hanson Edsel Holden Severna Klemme James Daily Donald Austin and Robert Root. Harold Ballinger gave an insurance report. Thank you notes from 4-H clubs were read for their earned ensh aarts, and Mrs. Eidem provided lunch.
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Harold Ballinger
Mrs. Eidem
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