10 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
1
Subscription rates listed for Akron Register-Tribune including $2.50 per year and $1.25 for Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury, Union counties and 300 per year elsewhere. Published Thursdays in Akron Plymouth County Jones. Entered as second class mail matter September 26, 1901.
Special Westfield correspondence covers visits by Ollie Kunkle Mae Clark and Arlington VA kin, travels across 6000 miles in ten days including California Yellowstone and Black Hills, local hospital and army guard news, flood plan meeting at Elk Point, a large public school stadium show for Roses trip funds, and community greetings at Kunkel and Gude households.
Norbert Isert and his father from Highland Illinois visited over the weekend. Tom Adkins and family were hosted by Walter and Sarah Holder of Sioux City. The writer recalls attending the Cheyenne Show and celebrates his seventy fifth birthday, noting contrasts between a 1912 Jackson Hole rodeo and modern Cheyenne show experiences. Ranchers cowboys and tourists of the era share timeless spirit.
Home Making Hints by LaVonne Bubak notes Elk Paint Plans finalised for Alcester Achievement Days August 14 16 with Dress Revue starting August 11 in Elk Point. Twelve girls compete in Dress Revue and 25 non-State Fair entrants join Junior Dress Revue. Fourteen demonstrations appear at Alcester City Auditorium August 14 amid exhibits Tuesday and Wednesday.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness during illness and after death of wife and mother, with thanks to Rev Meyer and Auxiliary for services. A Chariton man named Warren Church 15 was injured when a tractor he operated upset and burned, pinning him beneath a rear wheel and gun tank. he escaped by freeing himself and pulling his feet from his shoes as the tractor burned.
Advice from a noted local counselor urges attention to fit, toes, and bone alignment. Emphasis on quality materials, workmanship, and avoiding gimmicks. Trust maker reputation and merchant advice to keep feet comfortable and costs reasonable.
Items from the Akron Register Tribune recall obituaries from August 1951 including Mrs Olaf Anderson and Mrs Harvey Welch, births, marriages, school registrations, and community notes. Other items cover a pope audience in Rome, scholarships for an Akron student, local sports results, and a World War casualty funeral in Glidden Iowa.
The 1913 accident near Galva Iowa claimed Mr and Mrs Aaron F Johnson and two daughters Florence and Dorothy aged 9 and 5 as their car collided with a passenger engine at a railroad crossing half a mile west of Galva on their return from Kiron Iowa. Fern, another daughter, is noted in the report.
Terribly injured was the only survivor of the crash. Mr. Johnson, regaining consciousness, died about an hour after the accident, Florence died en route to Sioux City hospital. Mr. Johnson worked in real estate with A. L. Yeaton. The Plymouth County Sunday School Association’s 13th annual convention was set for August 16-17, 1911 at Akron Baptist church. H. B. Thomas died at Medical Lake Washington after a stroke. he was W. W. Keech’s brother in law. Married couples Wes Port and Mrs Clara Barr Akron August 9 1911 Elk Point South Dakota. Melvin W Mann and Nellie Irene Davis Akron August 9 1911 Sioux City. J. F Kennedy returned from weeks with his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs A E Peters Battle Lake. Mann, Young Couples seek used fur. Furniture via Classifieds.
Public notice lists a September 11, 1961 election in Plymouth County Iowa for bonds up to 310000 to build and equip a new grade school. Polls open noon to 7 pm at Akron Public School Gym with ballots detailing yes or no choices and a back page special election notice.
Mrs Milford Anderson thanks subscribers as Sioux City Sunday Journal delivery passes from her route to LarrySorensen on Route 3. She expresses gratitude for patronage and kindness from readers.
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