02 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
1
The Register-Tribune notes subscription rates for one year at $2 and six months at $1 with a 3 morithe 600 entry. It states publication every Thursday in Akron Town and lists postal entry as second class mail matter dated Sept 26, 1901.
Special correspondence reports the wedding of Miss Josephine Beaulieu and Eugene Phar, both of Sioux City, to be held February 18 at Blessed Sacrament church. Beaulieu, longtime Milnerville resident and Weber News Agency clerk, is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beaulieu. The item also covers local illness, family visits, births, and community notes including school events and farm activity.
Special correspondence notes Sunday church services and Sunday school times. Social visits feature Mr. and Mrs. Lambert traveling to Portage Wisconsin to see a ailing father. Many local residents visit, host, or accompany others to events around Akron Sioux City and Denver, including birthdays and travel for school work. Try a Want Ad for quick results.
Westfield write ups record visits and relocations in town, guild meetings, party plans, and local movements. Residents like Mr and Mrs Cerwinski in Storm Lake, the Beaubien and McDougall families, and others are noted with weekend stays and house moves. A St Catharine's Guild meeting hosted by Mrs Beaubien previews a card party at Community Hall with an Amateur contest planned for late February. The piece also mentions attendance at a rural carriers gathering, substitutions in the school, and a surprise birthday gathering at the Harrington home amid basketball actions at the Westfield High School.
A February event recap describes Akron High girls edging Westfield High in an overtime thriller, 29 all at regulation, with Westfield’s John Beaubien hitting a late field goal. Earlier games featured the Leans demon stration and Akron High’s win over Westfield with strong play from Beaubien and a crowd-pleasing finish.
A group of WPA workers gathered at the LeMars courthouse on Monday January 23 for a safety meeting led by Mr. Richey Iowa state safety inspector. He demonstrated a frost chisel or point that cost the government $4,000 due to its use.
A speaker described rising from laborer to superintendent and then state WPA safety man by careful learning. Dickson of Sioux City discussed foreman duties and WPA aims. He noted possible WPA funding cuts from 875 million to 725 million. Speakers praised the talks and audience engagement.
The readable fragment attributes a quote to One Presatt suggesting the option deserved wider attendance. The text implies public interest and a belief that more people should have been present, but provides no additional context or specifics.
Carrie J Ogden transfers part of black 83 and allotment to Alice Pendleton while Victor Anderson conveys lot 2 and all of lot 3 in black 95 Akron for 2500 dollars. Also includes a phonetic joke about a boy and his chicken, noting humor amid the real estate item.
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