Local Bake Sale and Schedules Stir Plymouth County News
Local notices report a bake sale at Mrs. Strobel's on December 14 and selling supplies at the Register-Tribune office near Andrew Johnson. Milwaukee passenger tram schedules change on December 8. Farmers finish corn picking as weather improves and grain heads to markets. War Savings Stamps drive in Portland township nears quota. Willer raises $3,125, a county record. Mrs. Palm’s family faces illness in Mason City and Sioux City. Akron area reports worsening influenza with new cases. city imposes masks and quarantines as schools operate with reduced attendance. Caution over public health guidance. church and cinema activities limited. Relief dispatches from Teheran and Bagdad grimly described. Armenian relief drive appeals for funds to save lives.
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Milwaukee
Portland Township
Akron
Charles Willer
WL. Balser
Plymouth County
Willer
Portland
A. G. A. Palm
Miss Rose
Sioux City
Mason City
Minnie
Pain
sAkron
Wooton
Board of Health
Marriages reported in Akron and Burbank areas
On Thanksgiving Day Elmer W. Welch of Akron Iowa and Cecil Goodread of Burbank Iowa were wed at the bride’s parents home in Burbank. Rev. L L Massie officiated and a three course dinner followed. The groom, from a prominent Akron family, has ties to Pleasant Hill. The bride, eldest daughter of the Goodroad family, formerly lived in Pleasant Hill before moving to Burbank. Families and friends extend best wishes. In Saskatoon Canada Elder Davis united Wilbur Sargent’s daughter to Michael Welser on November 18 1918 at Oxbow. The groom serves in the Canadian army and is home on furlough. The couple stay with the bride’s parents in Akian vicinity while plans are made.
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Elmer W. Welch
Akron
Cecil Goodread
Burbank
Ed. Goodread
L. L. Massie
Pleasant Hill
8. D
Goodroad
Wilbur Sargent
Alameda
Sask
Canada
Michael Welser
Elder Davis
Oxbow
Grouom
Akian
Draft Boards Make Final Reports
LeMars Sentinel reports final reports being prepared by local draft boards ahead of shutdown. The Provost Marshal General’s office says discharge details for clerks will come, with temporary staff leaving soon and permanent clerks discharged within thirty days. Chief clerks remain briefly and may be updated to protect their interests. Registrant classifications must be finalized by November 36. Plymouth county exemption board has inducted 978 men into service, excluding volunteers and those outside typical draft ages.
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LeMars Sentinel
Peymouth County
Plymouth County
Akron Protestants Cancel Bible School Next Sunday
With advisable precaution due to the fit epidemic, all Protestant churches in Akron and their pastors have decided to omit Bible school and preaching survives next Sunday, December 4.
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Akron
How to Beat Spanish Influenza
An article promoting MEN-THO-EZE as an influenza preventive and remedy. It claims nasal moisture prevents infection, describes use at first signs of illness, and lists ingredients like rose paint turpentine wintergreen peppermint and menthol. Available in opal jars for 80 or 60 cents from Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Board of Health
Fort Dodge
Iowa
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