28 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
1
The Akron Register-Tribune Akron Iowa publishes weekly Thursday edition. Publisher Emeritus Ray Smith noted. Subscription rates listed: nine dollars per year in Plymouth Sioux Woodbury counties and Union County S. D. three dollars and fifty cents elsewhere.
An Elk Point Tuesday morning visit by Henry Collmann and Chris Beech is noted along with P C O C Club gathering at Nellie Burnight’s home. The Chatsworth Women’s softball team defeated Sunnyside 43 to 18 at Sunnyside.
Safety Commissioner Jack M. Fulton warned that Iowa roads see more deaths during Labor Day weekends than other holidays. He noted 98 deaths since 1961, with 27 in 1966, urging motorists to drive legally, avoid excess alcohol, and use safety belts to reduce the toll during the upcoming holiday period from 6 PM Thursday to midnight Monday.
A USC physician advises shopping for shoes at day’s end when feet are tired and relaxed, arguing new shoes fit best under those conditions. He doubts many women’s shoes meet a good standard, while men and children can seek a low heel and straight inner border. The piece also cites 1968 pedestrian death figures from Travelers Insurance.
Westfield area notes share travels of Mr and Mrs Frank Welchigo and family visiting Aurora Cole Fort Carson Cannont City and Wyoming. They saw the Royal Gorge bridge and met many local families. Community events include P T A plans a September 8 teachers reception and an October 10 amateur show for the library. hospital updates include Navy corpsman Bill Michael’s transfer and family visits.
Akron Register Tribune recalls 20 years ago a baseball loss to Storm Lake in a batting duel and notes local sports, weddings, births, and anniversaries. It mentions Trinity Farm Farm, Enockson family, Tank Corps graduates, school openings, watermelon day crowds, and a fire at the First National Bank awning.
Hawarden hosts a fair display featuring Buffalo Bill's Wild West show after a large crowd attended the opera house event. The Italian orchestra did not arrive, music came from local performers S Martin Smythe Arch Lilly Earl Mohr and Will Neary. 4 H Achievement Days praised for excellence with 1426 exhibits up from 1296. Town council proceedings recorded August 4 1969 with budget payments and permits. Pre nuptial showers honor Miss Ruth Dowling ahead of August 15 wedding to Dennis Bultman.
Carol Redlin notes Achievement Days concluded and 4-Hers prep for the State Fair in Huron where purple ribbon Union County winners will compete statewide. She thanks leaders, parents, and 4-Hers for cleaning fairgrounds, organizing exhibits, judging, and running errands.
Eleven Plymouth County 4-H girls exhibited clothing projects at the Iowa State Fair. Blue placings included Marlys Hitzemann Akron for a skirt and Debbie Lake Hin-ton for a border. Red and white placings covered Play clothes Kim Collman Ireton and Marilyn Sullivan LeMars, among others. Grand Champion winners were selected to represent the Girls 4-H program for outstanding workmanship.
The Village Bowl Motel at Alcester South Dakota was sold to Glen Bartels Irvin Bartels and Dorothy Harlow and daughters Sandra and Sharon Harlow all of Sioux City Iowa. A new VASCAR speed clocking device is being used by South Dakota Highway Patrol to measure vehicle speeds by time and distance across the state. The system can operate day or night and clocks cars moving behind or ahead of the patrol vehicle or at cross streets. About twenty five Hawarden residents have enrolled at Sioux Empire College for the coming term. Sioux Center now offers a public address and recording service by brothers Walt and Clarence Ver Hoef serving northwest town and nearby states. The Remsen Flower and Gift Shop joined Florafax Delivery Inc a major flowers by wire service. Maurice Orange City public schools opened with senior high classes in a new building in Orange City. Farmers Elevator at Kingsley topped out at 175 feet after cement work on the head house. West Lyon public schools near Inwood opened with total enrollment 1158. elementary 590 and high school 568. Beresford South Dakota filled its new water tower with sterilizing chemical for several days before use.
A memorial style picnic at Grand View Park in Sioux City honored Ohio visitors Mr. and Mrs. Jim Deutschman and son Jerry from Massillon. Dozens of relatives and friends from Sioux City Akron Rock Valley and Westfield attended including the Blum Lamoureux Heider and Bay families with Cathy Parry visiting from Fountain Valley California last week.
Linda Goodrich of Merrill Route 2 earns Elmendorf Scholarship for next academic year at Evangel College Springfield Missouri. Awarded on scholastic achievement character and need with half to social studies and half to English majors Miss Goodrich a junior English major and Akron Community High School graduate has been on the dean's list. American Red Cross appeals for Camille hurricane victims with national goal rising to 15 million dollars Siouxland Area Chapter chairmen John Murphy Arden Johnson urge contributions by mail or in person to the chapter headquarters 102 Commerce Building Sioux City.
The 1969 Clay County Fair introduces a large State Department tent featuring seven departments including the Blind, Development, Conservation, Highway Patrol, Fire Marshall and Agriculture. Highlights include Baby Barnyard and a Model Railroad display, plus a trophy contest with $1,000 in prize money. The Heeren family reunion is reported, with attendees listed and officers noted. Fatigue and sleep safety tips are offered by Liberty Mutual Insurance.
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