Akron Akronite News Roundup in 1938 Items
Local notes report meetings, visits, and travels among Akron residents including Mrs W J David and Sadie Stirston. Postmaster A J Claeys visited Hawarden and Sioux Falls. Local ads mention fur coats, washing machine repair, and gas engines. Community events include Cooking School at Empress Theater and a Homemakers parade at 2 p.m. daily. The county sold 16000 bonds for poor warrants. Families report flu sickness. local teachers and nurses receive assignments. Nearby residents and relatives are mentioned with visits to Sioux City Des Moines and Long Beach California.
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Sioux City
Fred Williams
Hudson
Vargason
Baker
A. Metz
W. J. Page
Hazel’Cooper
Akron High
St. Paul
Minn
Gladys Mason
Minneapolis
Claude Burris
Josie Lilly
Westfield
Carl King
Moir Implement Co
Omaha
Magneto
John Deere Tractor Company
Register-Tribune
Empress Theater
Roper
Robertshaw
Akron
Iowa State College
Ida L. Nickel
Tulare
California
Fred E. Waterbury
Clara B. Raish
Long Beach
Kathryn Keane
Des Moines
Keane
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Detroit
Michigan State University
Ann Arbor
Lucille Keane
Grace Maurine Keane
The
Credit Finance Co
Rose Burke
Donald Hallberg
C. H. Langdon
Willow Spring
Walter ‘Bang
Remsen
Empress ‘Theater
Moving Picture School
Board of Supervisors
First National Bank
LeMars
Henry Siebens
Cash Farm Income Drops for 1937 in Town Report
Town farmers earned 522 356 000 in cash income in 1937, down 47 million dollars or 8 percent from 1936. Income from crops rose slightly while livestock and products fell sharply due to reduced marketings from droughts in 1934 and 1936 and lower prices, with government payments steady.
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Town State College Extension Service
Iowa
Akron Trade Center Promotes Live Merchants
Akron organizers unveil a trade promotion featuring live merchandise markets and local vendors. Officials highlight hands on demonstrations and new product showcases to attract shoppers and small businesses in the downtown area.
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Akron
Akron cage teams win four out of six games
Akron's eleven players displayed a strong team performance in a 24 to 13 fourth quarter lead over Hawarden after a 15 11 halftime margin. Wachtman led Akron with key assists and scoring, Feikema stood as Hawarden's main threat, and Hawarden fouled seven times while Akron and seven free throws, with Gibbons Horton and Schoulberg guarding well. Akron won despite no substitutions.
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Wachtman
Akron
Feikema
Hawarden
Hawardenites
Waesdtman
Jacobs
Hawardens
Gibbons
A. Horton
Schoulberg
Wachttman
Talking Picture Cooking School Opens Monday
The Register-Tribune promotes a friendly screen Cooking School showing real cooking steps from measuring to baking. The event highlights practical kitchen appliances, time saving tips, and informal hospitality to help housekeepers enjoy better meals and efficient routines.
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Talking Picture
Register-Tribune
Picture School
The
Three basketball games on Friday loom at home
Remsen comes to town for a three game slate on the local floor. The high school boys and girls start the evening with Akron and Remsen Indies as the nightcap. Remsen's teams are strong this year and will test local records. The Indies beat the Akron Independents by one point earlier this season, promising another thriller. First game starts promptly at 7 16 p m.
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Remsen
Akron and
Remsen Indies
Remsen High
Akron Independents
Cooking School Opens at Empress Theater Next Week
The Register-Tribune invites neighbors to a Cook ing School starting Monday January 24 at 2 pm at the Empress Theater. Free recipe sheets and useful gifts will aid home cooks as local firms and national products are showcased.
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Empress Theater
Akron Register-Tribune
Register-Tribune
Pathfinder Magazine Promotion Blends World News Access
A reader praises Pathfinder as a fast world news digest, while the Register-Tribune and Pathfinder advertise a bundled yearly subscription for $2.35. The five publications are pitched as a complete news service with interwoven supplements. Mail or phone orders are urged, along with office items for sale.
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Pathfinder
Register-Tribune
Watch the Modern Cooking School at Empress Theater
The Register-Tribune previews a filmed feature showing Watch the Full-Time Servants at work in the Fascinating Model Kitchen. The program airs next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Empress Theater, advertised via Want-Ad.
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Register-Tribune
Empress Theater
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Silkebakken
Akron,owa
Heinz
Prunes
Universal
Armour's
Good Housekeeping Institute
RINSO
Ameri
Ica’s
Andrew E. Siebens
Olange
Dolage
Vesper Club
W.J. Davidon
Dick Bohlken
W. H. Morse
Register‘Tribune
Akron Bakery
Tan Ko
Arkin’s Store
Arate
Ringo
Rioso
Silver Banner
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Hershey’s
S. B. Panc Flour
Slverberg
Pound Bag
Calif
Texas
Poland
China
David Blomberg
Phone
Route 4
Wardell Piano Co
John Aalfs
Deering
W. G. Adams
Ross Grain Co
Ruth Swift
V. F. Rossow
Thos. V. Dalton
South Dakota
Siuln
Robert Wilcox
Judith Barrett
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
Joyce Hutchinson
George Murphy
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