23 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
1
The Akron Register-Tribune notes Gerald F. Smith as owner and publisher. Printed weekly on Thursdays from Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, with post office entry as second class mail dated September 26, 1901.
Westfield community page covers visits, church social with cards and scrabble, tax note to include Westfield Community School on Iowa returns, a birth in Sioux City, and local gatherings. It notes deaths, hospital updates, and a series of family visits, plus upcoming Home Economics and 4-H events at LeMars fairgrounds and a study group meeting at the school. The Westfield High School perfect attendance records are listed for first and second quarters across grades.
County Extension Director writes on winter planning and Iowa State University Farm Science Outlook. Readers are reminded to obtain a $5 seed permit for off farm seed sales and ensure seed is tested before sale. Includes various farm guest visits and community notices.
The Akron Register-Tribune lists multiple bowling leagues for January 1969 with team records and top performances. Cardals Myna Birds Parakeets Jay Birds Woodpeckers Canaries show week tallies while Lois Klemme leads with high game 214 and high series 529, followed by Minnie Borchers and others. Additional notes mention Moonlighters Alley Rats Night Hawks and Rail Splitters through late January. The item concludes with a promotional line about printing new phone numbers.
Wallace Lilly of Westfield died Saturday January 18 at an Akron hospital after a long illness. Born July 18, 1903 in Westfield, he was a lifelong farmer. He married Petronella Goode March 19, 1932 at Elk Point. Funeral was Monday at Westfield Congregational Church with Rev. Edward Mays. Burial in Riverside Cemetery under Schroeder funeral home. Survivors: wife, four sons Stanley Omaha Ross Jefferson Douglas and Gilbert of Westfield. two daughters in law Mrs. Lloyd Crouch Hinton and Mrs. James Mansfield Elk Point, and three grandchildren.
In a curious note, the Old Timer observes tombstones bearing weathered carvings made by chiseling during traffic interruptions. The remark underscores roadside craft and time worn memorials amid busy streets.
The Union County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service details the 1969 voluntary Feed Grain Program led by W. M. Lyle. It adds barley to 1968 provisions, sets a national diversion target of 37 million acres for corn sorghum and barley, outlines base acreage reductions required for eligibility and possible additional diversions, and lists price support loans and payments for corn sorghum oats rye and barley. Signup runs February 3 to March 21 with determinations announced prior to signup.
A 1909 Hawarden column lists births and weddings in the region. Items include a son born to Mr and Mrs Jos Roberts southeast of town on January 15 1909 and a son to Mr and Mrs C Maynard southwest of town on January 18 1909. It notes J D Putnam planning to tour with Rawleigh Medicine Co wagon after a Bulmer place sale and reports the wedding of Sallie Muth and Joseph Luken on January 20 1909. It also mentions F E Watkins retiring after nearly twenty years as president of the First National Bank of Hawarden.
Gordon Stokes Plymouth County asks Akron and Westfield readers to voice views on a state wide school reorganization plan. He argues transportation costs would be high for dispersal of 3500 students and notes decentralization trends in industry. He urges citizens to contact representatives.
Bernard L. Troup former Akron School Superintendent died January 11 1969 He taught 34 years in Iowa public schools including roles in Earlham Melcher and Aurelia He married Dora Hempill in 1910 and left a farm life after 1947 He held a BA from Teachers College and an MA from the University of South Dakota He often said he would do it all again but a little better.
The Book and Thimble Club met January 14 at Oma Gassman’s home with fourteen members. Members shared New Year resolutions and updated telephone numbers. committee reports are due February 1 for the March 14 County meeting in Le Mars. Caroline Kerr reviewed Demon In My View by Arthur Henley, about a man aiding children. The next gathering January 28 at Ruth Mitchell’s home, co-host Wendy Philips, features a Read In by members.
The Producers Commission Association will hold its annual meeting February 1 at 10 am in the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium. Cedric Hall leads plans with board members and manager David F. Mitchell. About nine hundred live stock producers from the four-state area will attend for a business meeting, director elections, and a live stock program with speakers Dr. Frank A. Court and Mylan E. Ross. A free steak dinner, entertainment, and door prizes are planned. The cooperative marketing agency lists Stock Yards Sioux City as its base and has nearly nine thousand members tied to the National LiveStock Producers network.
A January 22 discussion in Hull Iowa will consider opening a Home for Boys in northwest Iowa. M J Kirkpatrick from Sheldon, a probation officer, will speak. Elaine Den Herder, a Sioux Center High junior, named 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow.
Union County Livestock Feeders board met to elect 1969 officers led by Leverne Klemme of Akron as president and Eldon Seele of Akron as secretary treasurer. Directors for 1969 include George Strulid Beresford Ed Trieber Hudson Wayne Scott Howard Arnold Klemm Leverne Klemme Eldon Seeley Rudolph Albin Jim Curry Percid Peterson with Arnold Klemme recently elected president of the South Dakota Livestock Feeders association.
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