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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
4
The Register-Bribune AYA SMITH Publisher announces subscription pricing: yearly $26, monthly $1, and three months for 50 cents. Published every Thursday in Akron, with post office entry on Sept 26, 1901.
Westfield residents share over Christmas with relatives from Omaha Yankton and Kingsley while local students prepare holiday programs at the high school auditorium. Rhodes scholar news for Jack Heires from Bloomfield is announced along with several family visits across Iowa and South Dakota communities.
Special Correspondence reports Milnerville residents the Brownawells of Harrison Idaho and nearby relatives plan Christmas together. Mrs Dona Allard and Evonne Woelfert welcome a new grandchild while others travel for holiday events and weather tests patience of travelers with a late blizzard and cold turning.
John R Richardson died at his Westfield home on Tuesday December 20 1938 at age 77 10 22. Born January 28 1861 in Illinois he lived around Westfield forty years. Survived by wife Anna Partridge two children from a former marriage John and Hazel Richardson one sister in Denver and one brother in Nebraska. Funeral held at home last Thursday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J F Moore of Akron M FE church. Interment in Riverside Cemetery Akron.
Union Creek news notes Sunday services at 8 pm and a New Year wake with oyster supper at Luther Hall on December 31. Luther League hosts with supper from 6 pm, amusements and program arranged, all welcome. Annual church business meeting set for Wednesday afternoon at Luther Hall.
Westfield township Red Cross roll call co chairs Mrs Dorothy Sanford and Mrs Keith Knapp report final tally 48 memberships and 10.15 in contributions up from last year by 12 members and more donations. Assistants Miss Evelyn Banks and Mrs John Luken helped. Committee bought a first aid kit for Westfield School and plans to act after year start.
The Westfield program invites residents and teachers to participate in a series of First Aid classes. The membership list includes N R Beaubien Clara Chapman Olive Sanford A W Tummel Hang Knudsen Harry McCarty Joe McCue William Jammertillal Dike Spaulding Will Faust A Buryanek C C Maynard Elmer Anderson Robert Brodie George B Main Lee Jordan Audra Boylan Anna Lyle Rebecca Marek A A Lilly W J Nordman A Kilstrom Art Anderson Eugene Lias Emil Johnson H A Miller Ht Holm Dorothy Sanford Florence Knapp Miles Spaulding Phyllis Jacobson Blanche Greathead Elizabeth Van Vleck Tom Bruce P F Tracy Roy Hebeler Ralph Hebele y Joe and Maizie Tracy Jus Tracy Alvordo Banks O B Lilly David G Lilly Mrs John Luken E H B Lilly Robert Michael John Bliss Mrs Ned Spaulding Gerald Cerwinski Westfield contributors include Charles Johnson Jim Farley Mrs Olive Kunkel Marcella Wahl Arthur Rozell Mrs Henry Plueger H W McClain Mrs Will Pendleton J L Willer Mrs Ben Andresen Carl Oben C J Johnson Charles Moffatt Tony Bockelman Mrs Fred Beech Louis Taylor Mrs Anna Oaks Mrs Will Lawrence A J Thornton Mrs Myrtle Taylor C C Swanson Roy Bliss Mrs Bertha Kent Mrs Frank Welch Perry McCorkell Grover Rollins Mrs Tom Dennison 8S Lilly.
Union county community committeemen will learn about the 1939 Agricultural Conservation program in Elk Point. The meeting is set for Wednesday January 4 at 9:00 in the court room, with each committeeman expected to conduct local meetings to explain the program to neighbors. Typewriting paper and fresh typewriter ribbons are for sale at the Register- Tribune office. Our Prices are Right.
Robert Sylvester sends thanks to relatives friends neighbors teachers and classmates for gifts cards and kindness during illness. He also credits Dr Kerr and Dr Brunner for visits and expresses sincere appreciation. Subscriptions promoted with a fountain pen and panel set premium.
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