Akron adopts 20 year gas franchise vote set Jan 28 1936
Akron Iowa voters will decide January 28 1936 on granting Iowa Public Service Company a twenty year franchise to construct operate and maintain a gas transmission and distribution system within the town. The measure outlines conditions on construction paving relocation and eventual cancellation if gas service is not started by July 1 1936 and sets ballot instructions and election details.
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Akron
Iowa
Iowa Public Service Company
State of
Northern Natural Gas Company
J. Ll. Clayton
J. L. Clayton
Dick Bohlken
Drink Water With Meats Digestive Claim Advised
An old ad copy from Cobb and Greenleaf druggists promotes drinking water with meals to aid digestion and reduce bloating. It mentions water aiding stomach juices and digestion, plus Adlerika as a cleansing remedy, claiming one dose cleanses poisons and washes both upper and lower bowels.
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Cobb & Greenleaf
Akron Iowa Newspaper Subscription Rates Listed
The Register-Tribune announces subscription pricing for one year at $2, six months at $1, and three months at 50 cents. Published weekly each Thursday in Akron Iowa, the paper notes its second-class mail status and Sept 26 1901 entry date.
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Akron
Iowa
Ruble Rumblings and Local Visits
Special Correspondence reports community socializing in Ruble and Preston township. Neighbors and families including Witt Kallsen Miller Renken Hoffman Molten and Toel figure in visits dinners and lunches. Church Ladies Aid election notes and local assessors meeting plus shopping trips and family farewells mark a typical weekend.
Local family notes and holiday visitors in Sioux City area
Mr and Mrs Roy Cassen hosted Sioux City relatives including Roy s birthday celebration for W Logan while the Logan girls Mary Grey and Margaret returned from the farm. Illness news covers Mrs E C Mabie and colitis, plus protests of cold and snow.
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Roy Cassen
Sioux City
Mrs. Cassen
Logan
E. C. Mabie
Grace Mabie
Isabel Wilson
Joe
Alfred Fry
Gladys Cross
Violet
Ursula Fry
Roy Casesen
Jesse Cross
Eileen
Curlew
Iowa
C. P. Knapp
Cherokee
Cross
George Milner
Asa
Long Beach
Lucille Briggs
Garland News Items Highlight New Year Socials and Farewells
Week of cold winds slows activity as neighbors recount visits and gatherings. Verla Verga and Erma Busch visited Mrs. Walter Heyl. new baby welcomed at Carroll Hamilton home after Thursday night birth. New Year’s Day dinner hosted by Ed Lewison. Akron visitors and local socials described. A farewell party for the McConville family marked by neighbors and friends. Farmers Union met with a large turnout. Typewriter supplies sold at Register Tribune office.
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Verla
Verga
Erma Busch
Walter Heyl
Dick Hamilton
Bill Skinner
Carrol Hamilton
Gladden
Eddie Fickbohm
Howard Lewison
Beresford
Arthur McConville
Sioux City
Henry Busch
Verdiga
Erma
Freda Ball
Harry
Julius Ball
Clayton Hultgren
Ball Bros
Early Lias
Akron
Farmers Union
C. A. Hamilton
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Lal Abate
Meeti
West Union School
Daisy Bennett
TIM Lake Products
ING
Des Moines
the Register-Tribune
Ray A. Smith
Ruble
Albert Witt
Richard
Robert
Jesse Kallsen
Barth Miller
John Tapper
Orville
Dorothy
LeMars
Fred Renken
Brunsville
Abe Miller
B. J. Borchers
Gertrude
Verner Hoffman
Near Merrill
Elmer Hoffman
Ruth Molten
Sterling
Nebr
John Molten
Leonard Miller
W. E. Smith
Plymouth Church
Tommy Kinsella
Fred Jacobs
Struble
Ben Toel
Herb Morris
Westfield
Fred Lueken
Arlen
John Milbrodt
Harry Johnson
Darwin
Shirley
John Kallsen
Preston Township
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Kallsen
Herman Fredtichs
Lonie Taylor
Westfield Township
Arlene Pluegar
Bernice Borchers
Huert Miller
George Miller
Register- Tribune
Or. Aesweet
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Borden
In. Co
Stevens
AM Tood Stores
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevrol
Chevrolet Motor CO
Detroit
Mich
G.M.A.C
Flint
Dirks Motor CO
Akron, Ia
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