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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
8
The Akron Towa Register-Tribune supplement dated August 29, 1946 appears with the standard post office registration note from 1901 and publication cadence cited as a Thursday issue. This entry records archival publication metadata for the historic newspaper page.
Hawarden Independent roars over Hawarden Blue Sox 11 to 8 victory against Akron, a crowd of about 1,000 watching under home lights. The paper hails revenge after earlier drubbing and notes Akron’s season woes and departure from the Northwest Town league.
Elwood Marienau senior patrol leader of Boy Scout Troop 162 returned from a two week camping and leadership training tour with twenty one senior scouts from northwest Iowa. The group traveled via chartered bus from Storm Lake August 1 visiting the Black Hills Big Horn Mountains Yellowstone Grand Tetons Casper and Salt Creek oil fields.
The Pike family reunion gathered at Riverside Park on August 18 with fifty six attendees. Mrs May Pike was the oldest guest and Hickie Ford the youngest. Officiants announced new officers led by President C L Weber with Claudis Pike as VP and Dorothy Burns as secretary treasurer.
The report notes Mr. and Mrs. Albert Derochie of Deerwood and the Alcester group gathering at River side Park, with the picnic slated for the third Sunday of August again next year.
Miss Mavis Eileen Fry of Westfield Indiana married Gordon Vernal Bye of Vermillion in a double ring ceremony at Trinity Lutheran church. Rev L A Roseland officiated as 125 guests attended the 12 o'clock noon service on August 14. Bride wore a white embroidered marquisette gown and carried white carnations. maid of honor Audrey Fry wore pink satin, bridesmaids wore blue. best man Marvin Clark and ushers Wayne Bye Lamont Bye. Out of town guests listed. Honeymoon in the Black Hills amid a reception with pink and blue decor.
Two high scoring first round games Monday night set up a consolation clash between Lucht's Larrupers and Clacys Clippers at 8:00 followed by the league final at 9:00 p.m. Westfield Wallopers face Jones Giants in a rematch for the title.
Akron officials Frank Jacobs and Edwin A. Frei del and Westfield’s C. V. McNaughton visited DeKalb Illinois to inspect the De Kalb Agricultural Association corn breeding program. They observed hand pollinations producing inbreds and cross hybrids for next year with 41,000 pollinations and over 7,000 varieties on trial to improve U.S. grown corn.
Visitor described corn varieties at DeKalb from Italy Czechoslovakia Japan and Romania. The trip included a tour of the DeKalb Agricultural Association poultry project where researchers use inbreeding and crossing to improve chickens, mirroring corn gains. A Want Column ad note ends the piece.
St Patrick s Akron holds Holy Mass on the first third and fifth Sundays at 8 00 pm and on the second and fourth Sundays at 9 30 am Confessions are heard Saturdays preceding the first third and fifth Sundays at 7 00 pm St Catharines Westfield holds mass monthly at 8 00 am with confessions one half hour before the second and fourth Sundays Father C Ernst pastor notice of home dealer loyalty blurb.
A Riversioux Park notice lists events from Aug 31 Cowman and his Gow Hands with admission 44 cents plus tax before 9 30 clock, Sept 2 Wayne Olson special Labor Day Dance Ladies free, Sept 7 Little Oscar and His Gang, Sept 16 music battle Jimmy Coaton vs Jimmy Craft roller skating all Labor Day week with weekend sessions and booth reservations via phone 30 F 20.
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