Westfield Write Ups Holiday Social Notes and Visitors
Special correspondence from Westfield reports Mr and Mrs Milton Conway and daughter Judy of Sioux City as guests in the Camilla Conway home. Open house at the Guinn home Akron drew few due to weather. attendees enjoyed a lunch and carols with nativity pictures adding to the spirit. Mrs Leonard Braun and daughter Sharon of Sioux City visited the Glare Lilly home. a Ladies Aid met at church with Hymns, program, and contributions for the retired minister. P T A meeting was canceled with next set for January 8. Norman Weber in Veterans Hospital Omaha to remain another week for tests. Mrs Wayne Lias went to Rock Falls Illinois to assist daughter Frances Wirth injured in an auto accident. risks of surgery noted. Snow and cold prompt winter thoughts and a potential White Christmas. Sioux City road conditions icy and dangerous. local streets display Christmas lighting and gifts.
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Milton Conway
Judy
Gioux City
Camilla Conway
Guinn
Akron
Leonard Braun
Sharon
Sioux City
Glare Lilly
Ladies’ Aid
Grace Spaulding
Florence Knapp
Evelyn Banks
Marian Postlewart
P.T.A
Norman Weber
Veteran’s Hospital
Omaha
Wayne Lias
Rock, Falls
Frances Wirth
Way Back Yonder Items of Interest Gleaned from the Files
Ten years ago obituary notes and marriages from Akron area families are listed, with Renowned locals like Mrs. Thomas J. Redmond and John W. Ruble among the deceased, plus marriage announcements and local business notes. The column also recalls past events, moves, and community landmarks in Akron and surrounding Union County.
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Akron Register Tribune
Illiteracy Rates and Campaigns Across Regions
Across the United States illiteracy fell from 7.7 per cent in 1910 to 2.5 per cent by 1950 and 4.3 per cent by 1980 as campaigns began in Kentucky and spread nationally led by state commissions and women’s clubs. Globally UNESCO in 1954 found about half the world illiterate, especially in Asia Africa and Latin America. Iceland and Den...
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United States Bureau of Census
United States
moonlight
Rowan County
Kentucky
Nate Kendall
Iowa
State House
Iowa Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Towa
Literacy
UNESCO Courier
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Iceland
Den
NAM Annual Meeting Attracts 2000 Guests
The 8th Congress of American Industry in New York City drew a record crowd of over 2,000 guests as Dr. Felix Morley urged the business elite to resist “hastily incubated experts” and a government mystique that roots human rights in the state. President Kennedy delivered the feature address after luncheon, with Glenn T. Seaborg closing the event at the Waldorf Astoria banquet.
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America
Felix Morley
Waldorf Astoria
New York City
John F. Kennedy
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Morley
NAM
Dr. Morley tmark
Kennedy
QUESTIONS FAIRNESS OF FARM PROGRAM
Long Lost Ranch, Lake Providence farmer readers critique Farm Program fairness. Letters allege BO% acreage allotment favors large operators and out-of-state investors, cite false ASC reports, and question elimination or reform of the program. Readers urge equal rights, democracy, and reform of centralized controls.
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Lake Providence
State
ASC
Washington Board
State ASC
State Board
Family Partnerships Drive Midwest Farming Growth
Don Cunningham notes many farms in the Midwest are run as family partnerships, often Father and Son or brothers. He says this model blends youthful energy with seasoned judgment, easing young people into business without large capital, and supports farm operations across livestock, dairy, and crops.
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Midwest
John Doe ‘and Son
Stanback claims cold relief through proven ingredients
Advertises Stanback as a cold remedy for fever and general weariness. Promises rapid relief from aches and sore throat with a 50 gergle dosage. Mentions combining medically tested ingredients to reduce fever and restore comfort.
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STANBACK
Florida sugar boom expands Everglades cane fields and mills
Cuban and Florida growers drive a sugar expansion across 16 000 acres of Everglades swampland to feed 500 000 tons annually. Seven new mills rise around Lake Okeechobee, including U S Sugar at Bryant and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative at Belle Glade, with output potentially reaching seven million tons next year. The effort draws Cuban exiles and long-time Florida producers, boosting farm equipment orders and related industries as massive drainage, clearing, and cultivation projects convert swamp into sugar land by 1962.
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Everglades
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
U.S. Sugar company
Bryant
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of
Reine fistianiied
Louisiana
Puorico
Allis-Chalmers
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Akron Register-Tribune
RAY A. and
GERALD F. SMITH
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S. D
Plymouth County
WESTFIELD
cole
Thomas J. (Loretto) Redmond
St. Anthony's
Dubuque ta
Donn
Grant township
A . Claige
James A. Agnes
St. Patrick’s church
J. G. Skakul
John W. Ruble
J. W. Ruble
LeMars hospital
LeMars
Floyd Green
Oakland
Calif
Neva A
Andrew Trometer
James M
Frank Hawks
Wall Lake
Laverne
Minn
Roy Nielsen
Go op oil and gas
Donald Lucken
Guy Harkness, Jr
Elmer Hoffman
Wayne Wilbrodt
LeRoy Mikkelson
Wm. Hummel
Frank J. Swanson
Sweden
Akron Hospital
Immanuel Lutheran church
Betsy Johnson
Harley C. Lewison
Riverside cemetery
Albert Lee Lemen
Loyd Lemen
Audrey Kirkey
Freeport
Ill
Lemen
Fort Leonard Wood
U.S
Pearl Harbor
AH.S
Ireton
Remsen
Tom Maxwell
Marshal Lanpop
Wm. Leinhart
Cherokee
Chicago
Savery Hotel
J.C. Button
Methodist church
Button’s Bank
J. W. Gardner
Chas. A. Jones
Reed street
A. C. Blackman
Ames, Ja
Akron Baptist church
Rasmussen & Frinkman
Bernsford
Lillibridge
E. J. Hammer
Vermillion
Walter S. Bennett
J.J. Andersen
Register
Tribune
JorAnn Cafe
Nielsen Service
Myron’s Tavern
Farmer's Co-op
Borchers Gr. & Fd
Imm. Tuth. Church
Small's
aL Hoffman Trucking
Johnny's
AJ’s Beauty Salon
First Nat. Bank
Smith's Baling
Paul’s IGAy
Legion Auxiliary
Cloverettes weaces
Maxine Wilcox
Lois Klemme
CIVIC LEAGUE
Gassman Falcons
Adams Impl nee
Arvin's Stand Qil
Yo Ma Cap jeter vee
Legion Club
Barwick Impl
Akron Creamery
Rich’s Cleaners
Trinity Ushers
Dirk’s Hdw
Tomeo Beniorg
Ron Massey
Fete Boe
Dirk's
Nielsen’s Service
Caskey
Farmer 's Co-op
Akron Fd
Fox Bill
Legion Post
Dirk's Mtr
Willer
Rudy Hartmann
Electrolux
Chas
8th and
Iowa Streets
Reg .ster-Tribune
DON CUNNINGHAM
The Register-Tribune
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
tron -delician
Salisman Sugar Company
Ever. co
Standard
Standard Oil
PRR & elite
Arvin
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