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Students at the high school staged a performance with songs and talks. Freshmen and sophomores distributed a cheer leading locomotive yell while the basketball season opens Friday night.
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
8
Students at the high school staged a performance with songs and talks. Freshmen and sophomores distributed a cheer leading locomotive yell while the basketball season opens Friday night.
Work started on a new bridge spanning the creek at Westfield, a 24 foot steel structure with a concrete floor. Dynamite was used to break frozen ground at the start, and drainage improvements accompany the highway crossing between here and Woodbury County.
Warmer weather reduced labor scarcity and improved corn quality across Union County though some areas faced short yields. Northern Illinois and Minnesota show better prices while Plainview 4-H Corn Club dominates honors with Kermit Thompson taking first in Junior corn region two. James Throgth seventh, Russell Larson eighth, Jules Larson thirteenth. Club directed by J.P. Thompson of Elk Point continues a strong winning tradition.
A Pleasant Hill church note reports Boy Scouts discuss a planned trip to the Black Hills. The meeting screened new members joining Group A athletic work and discussed transport as the main hurdle.
Mrs. Louis J. Moran of Sioux City dies, remembered as a longtime member of the Rib Fibers lodge and elder of the Win Chin g camp. Funeral and burial planned in Plymouth County with her daughter Batchelder in Sioux City and relatives in Santa Rosa.
Akron merchants showcase festive window displays as a holiday edition of the Register-Tribune invites shoppers to compare prices with city stores. The notice urges support for home merchants and notes a Bible school at 10 am followed by a worship service at 0:30 pm led by Pastor U. A. Miller.
Portland Township Farm Bureau plans a penny social at Town Hall during the next regular meeting on Tuesday evening December 17. Members report a helpful homemaker lesson and kitchen discussion. women and families attend, with Bible orders offered by the pastor and services noted for Naomi Conewillie Teague and the Epworth Sunday events.
Plans expressed to organize a county fair in Le Mars with a temporary group forming Tuesday evening. A permanent organization will follow. Buildings will be erected for a fall fair. The event will be a community affair not sponsored by clubs or farm groups. Plymouth County seeks a rich agricultural fair locally, avoiding Sioux City conflicts with Four-County Farm Bureau plans.
The Federal Farm Board and the Agriculture Department must sharpen crop and livestock estimates to tackle surpluses. M. G Thornburg notes Iowa leads in crop estimation since 1890 through weather and crop bureau work. Early forecasts guide farmers, with recent accuracy within fractions of a percent, though weather shifts may require revisions.
The Cathola Daughters will host a supper at their hall on Saturday December 14 starting at 6 PM and continuing until all served. Tickets are 50 cents with proceeds supporting the group. Menu includes mashed potatoes gravy corn salad rolls jelly milk strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. Coffee available.
The Rifle Club plans a final outdoor drill with scores and sharp shooters under bright, windy weather. Members completed five qualifying marks, led by Tad Beere with a 46 score in rapid sitting. a shoot off followed practice as D B Squires and others performed well. Next Sunday in December a Civil War event is promoted, with attendance urged and weather noted as favorable.
J M Johnson notes Lutheran services vary by parish with Sunday services at 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. plus Sunday school at 10. Confirmation classes meet Saturday. Lutefisk dinner and Ladies Aid event planned for December 31. Immanuel and Ringsrud stores mentioned. youth group gathering details provided along with a bake sale.
A brief note expressing gratitude to the community and patrons for supporting the land supper and bazaar. The message thanks those who attended and contributed, acknowledging the positive impact of their generosity.
Judge Bradley adjourned the November term at Plymouth County District Court and proceeded to Sib ley to preside at the next term. Grand jurors were ordered drawn to serve for the year reporting February 3. Sixty petit jurors were drawn to try February term cases. those summoned appear February 10. G P Kinger and Clifford Ftored headed to Sioux City, Moi.
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