23 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1961
Page
1
Akron Register-Tribune details publication cadence as a Thursday issue and post office registration in Plymouth County Iowa with a 1901 entry date.
Local residents share Sunday visits at Akron Hospital and with relatives, including Cecil Harrington. Westfield clubs sponsor an Amateur Show at Westfield High School on March 15, with entries due March 18. Various meetings and devotions noted, plus a reminiscence of the 1873 Blizzard in Sioux City area.
About 100 relatives and friends attended a Sunday open house at Union Creek Lutheran Church to honor Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Johnson on their 50th wedding anniversary. Rev. David Roy led a program with scripture prayers a talk two solos by Larry Johnson and a reading of Golden Wedding.
Guests from Canby Marietta Minn Hudson Alcester 8 D Mitford Hawarden and Akron gathered to honor Mrs Larry Johnson at a luncheon. Adina Hultgren presided at the silver service as gifts and cards were exchanged. A Washington source forwarded an excerpt from the Congressional Record on John Kyl Iowa discussing the New Frontier and governance with strong party lines and warnings about changing traditions.
In winter feeding birds becomes a mixed habit with risks and rewards. The piece suggests a milk carton feeder design with perches and rain protection, and warns against dependency. It also highlights a Missouri boy’s boat based hunting method for rabbits and squirrels, pairing fishing craft with small game hunting from a canoe.
In 1961 the American Tree Farm System reaches two decades as a major timber reservoir. AFPY Chief Forester James C. McClellan notes 19 000 tree farms covering about 56 million acres across 47 states, with a record year adding 3.6 million acres.
The piece marks the 20th anniversary of the E savings bond program, noting its 1941 start with Roosevelt and its role in financing war efforts. It highlights how payroll deductions made bond purchases easy, the growth of E bonds to billions, and the ongoing value of saving for education, homes, retirement, and future needs. It contrasts E bonds with H bonds and urges readers to join as a New Year resolution.
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