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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
2
Akron residents welcome visitors from Sioux City Moville and Kingsley while noting repairs, school duties, baptist aid plans, and a big Ford Picnic with prizes. The piece details moves to Joplin, rail, street work updates, church events, and community announcements including a local wedding, bake sale, and mission festival.
Akron and Hawarden played a hard fought game at Riversioux Park last Friday, with Hawarden winning behind a new pitcher Gutmindham and solid defense including three double plays. Akron built early leads, tied late, but Hawarden secured the decisive fourth inning run and held on for the win amid a tense ninth inning.
Town council met Monday August 28 with Mayor Yeaton and Councilmen Ostrom Shoulberg and Burnight present. Resignation of City Treasurer J C Beck was accepted and Frank Wakeman elected to fill the vacancy. Motion to replace hitching posts on side tracks with posts and pipe for paving was carried. Adjournment set for August 31. FP W Burnett Clerk.
Plymouth county moves to publish a comprehensive up to date history. Editor W. B. Freeman, LeMars, leads a biographical team to chronicle from county organization to the present with sketches of prominent families and citizens.
City bids for disposal of the old pump house with pumps and boiler due to city clerk by noon September 4 1916. Excavation must be filled within thirty days of bid acceptance. Bids may be submitted for pumps and boiler separately if desired. F W Burnett Clerk.
A Bible school was fully organized at the Searls School house last Sunday and will continue each Sunday at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited and welcome. It is a non denominational school with instruction centered on the Bible and the Bible only.
In Akron the German Lutheran church holds Sunday School at 7:19 p m and services at 11 a m. No service Sunday at Chatworth church. The annual Mission Festival occurs at Akron church on Sunday September ?. Services set for 10 40 a m and 2 30 pm. Rev. W Striepe Merrill and Roy Meyer Bermuda lead. Dinner and supper served in basement by church ladies. Public invited. Pastor F A Mizek e.
Regular services Sunday at the Scandinavian Lutheran church with Sunday school after the morning service. The Luther League meets at Oscar Johnson’s home in Adaville on Wednesday evening. Junior League gathering in the church basement Friday evening. Pastor away next week for a pastoral conference. Wiratham away the following Sunday in Swedesburg, Iowa. D. A. Knock, Pastor.
The annual Sunday school picnic in Alanson Baker's grove drew a fair crowd of Baptists and friends with an excellent dinner. All church services Sunday September 3 will be at regular time. Worshipers welcome. Frank Edmond Volck minister.
A notice invites customers to return an Ice Cream Cane and four 60o containers not provided with Tee Cream purchase. Collectors or customers may bring items back to the factory or arrange pickup within a stated period. The message emphasizes accountability and ease of return.
Akron Iowa customer cannot finish payments on a piano contract. The firm offers to turn the piano over to the first party who pays the remaining balance, cash or five dollars per month. Schmoller Mueller Piano Co Omaha Nebraska invites buyers. Cobb's store offers watch repair and engraving with guaranteed satisfaction.
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