Akron Register-Tribune front matter and masthead
Akron Register-Tribune published in Akron Iowa with editors Ray A and Gerald F Smith. Entered as second class mail matter September 26 1901 at Plymouth County office. Rates: 2.50 yearly 1.25 half year Plymouth Sioux Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County South Dakota 3.00 yearly Lifehere.
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Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
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Parish Picnic and Community Gatherings Across Westfield Area
St. Catherine's parish hosts a Sunday picnic on August 14 at 6:90 p.m. on the church lawn with guild funded coffee and ice cream. Westfield area notes include Labor Day meetings, Community School faculty organizational day, Plymouth County Old Settlers picnic on August 24 with Dr. J. D. Weeks as speaker, and Welch family reunions and local visits.
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St. Catherine's
Phillip Beaubien
Canada
Catholic Daughters of America
Akron Park
Plymouth County Old Settlers and Historical Society
Westfield
Congregational Church
J. D. Weeks
Verraillion
S. D
University of South Dakota
Iowa Primaries Schedule and Absentee Voting Rules
Secretary of State Gary Cameron outlined deadlines for the September 6 Iowa primaries. Servicemen may request ballots by August 8, with mailings starting after July 13, and other voters can apply by August 17. Civilian absentee eligibility requires travel or illness. A separate drought-era note mentions Pueblo ancestors migrating due to climate pressures centuries ago.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gary Cameron
Ballat
Dallot Musk
Cameron
Akron News Yearbook Reveals Local Events 1926
Readable fragments show Akron area notes from 1926 including school bus purchase for public schools, baseball games at Hawarden and Elk Point, weddings and births, art exhibits in New York, a Denver marriage, hot humid weather, and military furloughs. Also listed are civic items, church dedications, obituaries, and local travel and law matters.
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Board of Education
Akron
Otto Q. Larson
G. F. Smith
Cyril Largen
West Branch
Iowa
Akron Baseballers
Hawarden
Elk Point
Fear
Alven
Rock Valley
Henrietta Hoeck
Antos Hoeck
Moville
Lloyd Larson
LeRoy
Eunice Burker
University of Iowa
New York
Associated American Artists
Marylou
D. G. Ross
Miles Leslie Mitchell
Fern Henley
Chicago
First Baptist Church
Denver
Colo
Erdman Smith
Clifford Boetger
George Krause
Akron Obituaries and Local Notices Span 1926 and 1966
In Hawarden and Akron areas marriage, church rite, and burial under Masonic auspices noted. Local deaths include Peter J. Johnson and Mrs. James Stinton, with funeral details and Swanson and Ruble community ties. District Court announces hearing on Roy Patrick will in LeMars, Iowa, August 19, 1966.
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M. E
Wallace
Riverside Cemetery
Cordelia
Fred ‘Trudeau
Hawarden
Everett
Frank Coyle
Akron
St Mary's Catholic Church
Au Farm
Milwaukee
West Okoboji Lake
Ross
Big Sioux
W. Nelson
B. D. Swift Troy Laundry
Fred
Frank A. Edgar
Winfred
Johan Clementson
Westfield
Louis
Henry Hitzemann
Ly H. Martin
Clark
S. D
Kendall
Ernest Gassman
Carl Munn
F. J. Swanson
John Ross
Geo. Robertson
John C. Ruble
LeMars
Virginia D. Hord
Washington, D. C
Squire A. A
Alline
Dick Hartman
A. L. Rozell
James Stinton
Adaville
Edward
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Church
Adolph
Cadillac
Sask
Canada
J. I. A. Johnson
Union County, & TD
R. R. Pollock
Robt
E. Murphey
Jefferson
S. C
Cam Smith
R. Lawrence
Frank Lovell
Weidenfeller
State OF
Iowa
Plymouth County
Roy Patrick
D.S.T
LeMurs
Arlan H. Beech
Velma C. Dreckman
Iowa State Fair Attracts 4-H Members
The Iowa State Fair runs August 19 28 drawing Future Farmers of America members age high school students to work busy schedules. FFA volunteers groom cattle judge livestock earn prize money 250 dollars and showcase school projects while assisting in grandstand shows. Demonstrations in agricultural mechanics highlight farm machinery metal work wood work and tool conditioning with 9 am 6 30 pm hours. Participation includes six vocational agriculture districts displaying education in public high schools and entries in beef dairy sheep and swine. Awards total 9562 50 with swine a major portion.
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Dulbey
F.F.A
Towa
Hall of Champions to House Premier Fair Stock Exhibits
The fair will stage premium classes with prizes for dairy and beef cattle, lambs, hogs, and vocational booths. Exhibits include champion dairy animal and beef heifer per breed, champion market lamb, and champion market hog pens. Two days before opening focus on stock bringing, exhibit setup, and hat marking machines.
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Hall of Champions
Want Ad: Buy or Sell It Quickly
LocalWant ad lists items ready for purchase or sale. Readers can place brief notices seeking or offering goods, services, or opportunities with concise details and contact points for fast responses.
State Fair Rodeo to Highlight 1966 Iowa Dates
Official sanctioned Rodeo Cowboys of America event at the Iowa State Fair will feature saddle and bare back bronc riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, and calf roping with cash prizes and national standings points. Bucking stock contracted. Rodeo set for August 22 night and August 23 afternoon events in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Rodeo Cowboys of America
Armed Services News Local Man Arden H. Blake Return
Special to Register Tribune reports Engineman Third Class Arden H. Blake USN son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth L Blake Akron Iowa has returned to Norfolk aboard USS Boxer after a three month Far East trip. Boxer deployed to the South China Sea delivering Marine helicopters to Vietnam and made port calls at Okinawa Yokosuka Japan and Hong Kong
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Tribune
USS Boxer
Arden H. Blake
USN
Kenneth L. Blake
Sargent St. Akron
Iowa
Norfolk, Va
Far East
South China Sea
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Okinawa
Yokosuka
Japan
Hong Kong
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Legion Hall
Colleen Welch
Lake Okoboji
Robert Jordan
Siowx City
Dennis Devine
Roy Welch
Vicky Jordan
Ray Welch
Colleen
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H. G. Vlarh
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J. A. Jenson
Ray A. Smith
Ed. Dirks
Frank Rosenbaum
Henry Hillrich
Harry Bedard
Evert Hendricks
Louis J. Meyers
M. W. Redmond
A. L. Yeaton
Yeaton
Henry Willer
C. G. Brady
J. F. Mareh
Lewiston
Mont
Alta
Robert Numsen
Akron Hospital
Morris Vanberg
Town
Herbert Anderson
Nancy Holland
GC. A. Dimmick
Decatur
Nehru
Marvin E. Rounds
Merry Siebels
W. W. Burrill
Stanley
Law Department
State University of Iowa
Los Angeles
Sioux River
Verne Swift
Frank Burke
Clair McCorker
Waverly
Union Creek Lutheran
Stephen G. Jackson
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Bernard
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North Riverside
Sioux City
George Fountain
Florence
Evelyn Wakefield
Allen Cates
Merrill Hinton
J. Culhane
F. J. Swangon
Lester Howard
Andrew J. Wallin
Rapid City
J. C. Rogers
Electric Light and Waterworks Department
Mr. Rogers
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Prof. Rice
Morningside Nationals
Rex Smith
Peter J. Johnson
A.G. A. Palm
Sweden
America
Big Springs
Big Springs Baptist Church
Owa
RODEO
Ron Schroeder
Service
Dirks
Appliance Register- Tribune
Stella’s Beauty Salon
Westfield, Iowa
Willer Real Estates
Akrog
Harvey Kiemme
Ruden - Klein Realty & Auction Co
MoorMan's
Wendell Klemme
Ford
Galaxie
Gassman Motor CO
Akron, Iowa
Ford Motor Company
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