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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
1
Gerald F Smith is identified as owner and publisher with Celia Mary Smith listed as associate. The notice centers on staff roles within the publication. No further context or dates are provided in the fragment.
A miscellany of Westfield updates covers bridal shower for Miss Kay Henricks at the Orel Banke home, visitors to local households, birthday remembrances, fishing trips, 4 H fair ribbons, library hours, and council discussion on Libertyville alcoholism center support. Also reports on tax filing for highway use with IRS guidance and district director comments. Local social events mix with tax compliance notices and state guidance.
Chatsworth notes list visits and social calls in the area from Le Mars Hawarden and Akron with many households hosting guests. A major item announces an Iowa SSCC cardiac clinic for local children in Storm Lake with referrals due by August 31 and services at no charge, open September 14 and 15 at St John’s Lutheran Church.
Akron Community School selects Daniel Utesch as Girls Basketball Coach and Industrial Arts Instructor returning from Augusta Georgia where he taught. Michael Allner named High School mathematics instructor joining Akron faculty to teach algebra consumer and vocational math.
A card of thanks notes gratitude to relatives and friends who helped celebrate a 45th anniversary. Attendees include Woodrow Thacker and Port families, Hummel family, Blake, Tremeter, Toben, Knacht, Huellman, and others from Missouri Valley and Richland. A humorous old joke about new fathers and diaper changes follows.
Marel Bennett and Lizzie Tindall attended the Plymouth County Fair in Le Mars with Guest Day at Trinity Lutheran Church and family visits noted throughout the week. Birthday celebrations for Jessie Warner and a Centennial Anniversary at the First Plymouth United Presbyterian Church are recorded among community happenings and local calls on residents.
Plymouth County extension director urges swine producers to attend the 1972 Pork Producers Day at Iowa State University on September 7. Sessions cover automated pig rearing, starter diets, antibiotics, waste management, and swine diseases with economic outlook by Extension economist Gene Futrell. Registration 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. fee 3.50 includes lunch and proceedings. Transportation aid available from LeMars.
A compiled glance at local Akron anniversaries births marriages and notable events from 1902 to 1962. It notes births marriages and deaths by year with short summaries, including weather, sports results, school openings, and library notices, reflecting community memory across decades.
A note of thanks from Lucille Gale Johnson Jr. expresses gratitude for cards gifts flowers visits and hospital care from Dr Trotzig Dr Hagen Dr Torbert and Akron Hospital staff. The July Johnson Jr Homemakers meeting at Barb Foley’s home at 7 30 reports 15 members present with pledges reports camp experiences and demonstrations in knitting accessories and lingerie followed by lunch.
We thank relatives and friends for acts of kindness during the loss of our wife mother and grandmother. Gratitude for cards flowers memorials and pantry supplies. Special thanks to Dr Trotzlg Pastor Sandvik and Rebecca Circle. May God bless you from Elmer Molten Marlene Joan and Tim Philips.
A nostalgic notice urges motorists to slow for school kids and reminds parents to teach children on bikes that they do not always have the right of way. It notes several observed infractions at the school house corner and stresses caution for all travelers including motorcycles.
Real vanilla ice cream makes an elegant baked Alaska. Use top quality vanilla, check labels for 100 percent vanilla. Cut pound cake into slices, layer with ice cream, freeze, then top with meringue and bake briefly. Serve immediately.
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