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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
4
Instructions from the post office outline special handling for fourth class parcel post and advise registering or insuring gifts of value. Domestic registry fees range from 40 cents to 1.75 dollars with indemnity up to 1,000 dollars. Greeting cards may be sent first class or bundled to aid processing. Rural patrons urged to stamp mail, avoid office visits, and rely on carriers. post office open all day on select Saturdays.
Notes from Akron Community Hospital record Mrs Anna McConville of Akron as a medical patient and Jerome Adams of Akron as a medical patient. A son to Mr and Mrs Elgood Winquist northwest of Akron was born December 6, 1955.
Local notes list a range of toy items and household goods such as toys, sleds, wingons, doll buggies, dolls and platform rockers for Mother and Dad. Mentions insurance costs rising with age and changes in time on the Arrow passenger train to be effective next Sunday. Also advertises receipt books adding machines ribbons carbon paper large size envelopes.
Supplemental aid totaling 10,490 dollars was received by Christine L. Petersen, County Superintendent of Schools, from the State Comptroller. The aid funds districts whose school funds fall short of the 90 dollar per elementary child and 145 dollar per high school child costs in average daily attendance, limited to the deficiency.
I G Hastad pastor announces 11 00 a m worship with The Lord s Acre offering next Sunday Sunday school not at 9 30 Children to attend 11 00 service stay for Christmas program rehearsal at 1 30 Bring your dinner Choir rehearsal 12 10 Sunday United Lutheran Brotherhood meets at Timmanuvel church film Faith of Our Families shown Ladies Aid Thursday 2 00 p m
Christmas party details list hostesses All have dies Ald members and program committee members including Mrs L 8 Tweet Mrs Ralph Smith Mrs Ray Schulz and Mrs Arthur Lewison.
Warrant were mailed to wear Ply mouth school secretarias an herewith listed Westfield Consolidated 610.19 Craig Ind 120.96 Hancock Township 2183.70 Portland Township 388609 Sioux Township 2666.80.
The Union County Farmers Union will hold its regular meeting in the R E A building at Alcester on December 9 at 1 00 p m All delegates and members are urged to attend as this is the annual meeting with election of officers for 1956 Lunch will be served after the meeting A small ad in the Want Column will and get quick results
County corn column notes two 4-H meetings in Chilatinaa at the Farm Bureau basement. The sheep session starts at 1 30 p m on the 27th and the poultry session at 1 p m on the 28th. The writeup urges attendance and discusses tractor maintenance projects and machinery cost insights.
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