Smiths Named to Lead Publishing Firm
Gerald F. Smith is owner and publisher and Celia Mary Smith serves as associate in the firm’s management team.
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
Gerald F. Smith is owner and publisher and Celia Mary Smith serves as associate in the firm’s management team.
Westfield correspondents report Dorothy Kindig and brother Herbert Ross of Sacramento moved to town after buying the John Toben house. The piece notes family visits, a Junior Boys Little Britches Rodeo winner Blaine Smith, and local social gatherings. It also lists various residents visiting, traveling, or aiding relatives, with hospital news and community activities across the area.
Community notes detail weekend hosts Gary Moehlmann and guests from North Carolina and various local and regional visits including Border Belles Achievement Day in Akron, dinners and Sunday gatherings in Hawarden Akron Onawa and Leeds Iowa, plus 55th wedding anniversary celebration for George and Gert Moehlmann and extended family visits across the region.
At the Lesley Anderson home Saturday Mr and Mrs Tom Ross and children attended a picnic Sunday at Newton park. A church youth group and families enjoyed the outing. Esther Moffatt returned home after caring for Bessie Elliot who had been ill in Akron. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Davyl Taylor hosted Jeff and Julie Parks from Ida Grove along with the Beaubien family from Chelsie Oklahoma visiting this week.
Westfield Community School invites firm bids for regular gasoline and detergent motor oil for August 1, 1972 to August 1, 1973. Estimated 27,500 gallons plus up to 50,000. Oil delivered in 55 gallon drums. Bids due August 24, 1972 to the Superintendent. Board may reject any bids.
The 114th Iowa State Fair runs 10 days ending August 27 with three youth days. On Monday and Friday August 21 and 25 youngsters under 16 enter free at outside gates, and uniformed youth group members plus leaders also have free admission. A big 10 a.m. grandstand show features Disneyland characters flown in by United Airlines.
Plymouth County judges selected local winners in the 1972 Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement Awards. Teacher winner is Doug Herman of Remisen Union High School for conservation education. Farmers win in three divisions: Elvin and Donald Held of Hinton in Division 1, William Zemanek and Ronald Loutsch of Westfield in Division 2, and Roger Olmscheid and William Wilsbacher of Sioux City and Hinton in Division 3. All winners advance to regional competition and will be honored at the district meeting and banquet.
F H A state director Robert Pim says the Farmers Home Administration is delivering credit to Rural America and boosting Rural Development. At a Cherokee county committee training meeting, 12 county committees were addressed by Ronald Shelton. Pim cited over 75 million dollars in Iowa loan activity this fiscal year, a record, with 1400 applications on hand and 506 family farm loans supported by new authorities enabling combination loans with conventional lenders. Plymouth and Sioux counties attended.
IRS Iowa district director Herbert B. Mosher explains under the Revenue Act of 1971 that political contributions made in 1971 and after may be claimed on the 1972 return as a credit or deduction. The credit is half the contributions up to $25 on joint returns and $12.50 on singles, applied against tax. the deduction limits are $100 joint and $50 single, with national committee contributions included. Taxpayers should keep receipts and records and contact local IRS offices for details.
The Summer Reading Program drew over seventy children with many completing 20 books and earning certificates on August 12. Donations from the Richard Pearson and John Daniels families bolster the children's department while a list of new titles includes I'm OK You're OK, Okla Hannah, The Edict, Murder Go Round, Season of Snows and Sins, The Game of the Foxes, The French Connection, Moving On, Murder with Love, The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson, Waiting for Willa, Dare Mr President, The Yearling, The Face of Abraham Candle, and Tamzen.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and family for support during hospitalization at St Luke's and to Roy Carlson Alve Ericson and doctors Trotzig Hyden and Howard. Also promotes Make It Yourself With Wool sewing contest with 100 percent American loomed wool coats dresses or outfits and prizes including trips to Washington DC and Europe. Local director Mrs Joe Reigelsberger Rolfe Iowa 50581 hosts at the Lutheran Church in Rolfe Iowa.
Warren Page president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation notes hunting and shooting are rising in popularity. In 1971 sportsmen bought over 600,000 more licenses than 1970, bringing total sales to about 16 million and conservation income to over 108 million.
A retrospective column lists notes from August 7 1902 to August 9 1962 with births marriages deaths and local events in Akron. Highlights include mayoral court action at ground, saloon altercation, farm yields, storms and power outages, baseball results and upcoming Farm show plans.
Stop in and see our line of personal stationery, personalized napkins, matches and playing cards. They make lovely gifts for birthdays or for the holidays. Akron Register-Tribune. Akron Register-Tribune, August 5, 1972 1 oth.
Farmers face hazardous work with protective respirators for handling chemicals and maintaining silos and manure pits. Beef production in the state has surged from 8.8 to 21.9 billion pounds over 20 years, with about 1.83 million beef cows and an expected 1.6 million calves this year. Growth driven by rising real wages, incomes, and food stamp use. per capita beef consumption doubled in 20 years. Extension specialists note cattle feeding weights could double with available feed grains.
A postwar homemaking update outlines leather point needles for leather and vinyl sewing, three needle sizes for weight ranges, and a double needle for even two row tap stitching. Care tips cover hair products, deodorant, fragrance, and stain removal methods. Also features quick meat marinades and a note correcting a 4-H pie contest report.
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