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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
5
Local notes report Miss Winifred Keane returning from Sioux City, relatives visiting Akron and area, several weddings and engagements, and town residents traveling to Sioux Falls, Waukegan, and Chicago. Reg-Trib subscription winners celebrate, plus farm business and medical updates among Akron, Sioux City, and surrounding communities.
Vacationing and eight o'clock restart mark the fall program. Sunday School Picnic Friday with transportation provided. In case of rain held in church parlors. Official Board meets Friday at parsonage for year-end finances. Next three Sundays feature special days including Flame Coming Day and baptism opportunities. Union evening service last week. regular Sunday services resume next Sunday with Epworth League program for youth. WH Lease, Pastor.
The ninth annual Adams family reunion took place Sunday August 18 at Riverview Park in Sioux City. A large dinner followed by a business meeting and social visiting highlighted the event. Anna Adams of Akron was the oldest attendee and Barbara Tone the youngest. The greatest distance traveled came from Eunice Christy Swanson and her children of Harrisburg Illinois. Howard Pattison of Sioux City was elected president. Helen Cobb Adams of Akron, secretary treasurer. Eunice Swanson of Harrisburg TL historian. Attending were many Adams relatives from Sioux City Akron Sargeant Bluff Holstein Merrill and other nearby towns.
Community newspaper praises local support and judging trio H H Wetzeler John H Earnest and Alvin Manning for their meticulous work in tallying reports during the contest. The piece thanks readers for sustaining the paper through fifty four years of business growth and notes appreciation for local backing and effort.
The ball game features a tense finale with Collins and Lokwood threatening a tie and win before Blair’s foul and John Martin’s dramatic catch end Akron’s comeback effort. Shoup and Engle add late hits while Seok and a series of outs frame the key moment.
Gratulatory note thanks prize and commission winners for work well done. It expresses appreciation for effort expended and pledges stronger duties as new vendors join the Register-Tribune staff. It states advertisers will receive better service and more business through expanded columns.
The Big Springs Baptist Church announces morning worship and Sunday school times with a 8 pm evening service on a specified Sunday. The president designates September 8 as a day of prayer for the country, emphasizing collective prayer by men and women as essential to national strength.
Legion Auxiliary notes announce a regular meeting at Legion Hall on Thursday evening September 3 at 8 o'clock with Mrs Bess Foley serving dessert. All members are asked to attend. A flag raising ceremony is set for Monday morning September 2 at 10:80 o'clock at Akron Public School. The American Creed will be recited by the Legion Auxiliary.
Lois Hitzemann appears in a local newspaper notice about a subscription contest run by the Akion Register Tribune. The fragment hints at a prize drawing and reader participation, though details are limited.
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