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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
4
A notice from Oldtiath D. 8 indicates Mrs Hjalmar Wiberg and family hosted relatives from Sioux City and Akron visiting at the Wiberg home. The gathering included Mrs H. Gassman and family and the Victor Wiberg family, with several local residents hosting and attending church and dinners. A large group celebrated Mrs Sellberg’s eighty third birthday and neighbors hosted a surprise party for Ruth Swanson’s birthday.
Special correspondence from Millerville reports Miss Ethel Lindsay, formerly of Millerville, wed at her Minnesota home. Mrs. Herman Van Zulden of Bronx City plans a visit to sister Mrs. Tom Hummel. Miss Elizabeth James, a Morningside School of Expression graduate, will give a Bethel church program Friday evening. Bethel Sunday School held its annual picnic.
Notes show residents returning home and resuming routines after visits and travels. Rey and Don Lawrences played vali with Akron at Hawarden. Miss Bran Fry and Miss Blanche Bogenrief spent weekends at home. Lee ends fish business with last trip Monday. F K Briggs and Mildred returned from North Dakota. Alumni party at Dreesten home Thursday evening. Allard attended funeral of a relative Jefferson last week. Residents from Avrielle attended Old Settlers visit at Elk Point Tuesday. Jack Cassanie moved from Bronx City to perform work on the arm.
In the vicinity many attended the Old Settlers picnic at Elec Foint and the Ladies Ald picnic at Star Prairie near Vermillion on Tuesday. George Zornow of Cleveland left after a four month local visit. Mr and Mrs Herman Jacobe returned from Rutland ND with Rev Schueltz family. Wm Welch Harvey Welch and Richard Hamilton with families visited Chas Reames. Grandpa Gardner bought a Maxwell. Mrs Hazle Johnson and Anna Hanson visited Sioux City. Large crowds attended events by U G B ladies in Pleasant EM and Helping Hand in Spink. Mr and Mrs Brown with Law Goodread visited Madison. Albert Bubs and family were in Sioux City on Wednesday.
Notice declares all weeds along highways in Sioux Valley township Union county will be treated by the Township Supervisor and the cost taxed to property owners. The order of the Township Board directs immediate action to remove noxious growth.
Westfield residents share updates from May Day visits to Saville and Bungay, with Miss Francies Chatives, Mrs Archer Ly, and many friends attending. Other items mention picnics, Sunday school gatherings, and visits by families to nearby towns and schools.
Mrs Miles and neighbors gossip about cottage improvements in ADAVILLE. Farmers thresh, births and deaths are noted as letters arrive. Chas Brown and George Brown travel to Paris, California after a brother’s death. Mr Tintarger plans a barn and granary on his LeMara farm, formerly Rex Pollock’s.
Berman's Sunday sermon at Methodiet Church explores Old Testament lessons as New Testament moral guidance. The writer recalls a boy from the congregation, his family, and camp experiences at Camp Ross with Campfire Girls and Blue and Junior Boots, describing a lively week with swimming, fishing, a baseball diamond, and campfires amid ideal weather and ample food.
A distorted OCR passage mentions river advantages and sport with canoes and row boats. It speaks of development potential, strength and safety concerns, and rough girls, with scattered phrases about money, horses, and a Laval dealer. The text lacks coherent facts but implies river activity and risk.
A customer at Akron faces a notary party over unpaid piano payments. The action, including writs and payment terms, proceeds as a court or legal notice. Names and precise parties are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
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