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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
2
The Register-Tribune from Akron Iowa lists subscription rates as 1 year two dollars, six months one dollar, and three months eighty cents. It notes Ray A. Smith as publisher and that the paper is published every Thursday and entered as second class mail matter September 26, 1901.
Special correspondence notes Plymouth county farmers reaching the ten dollar twenty six cent mark for cattle losses and sales by C B McNaughton James Tracy Bertsel Brown J A Easton and Gus Hirst. The week features rising hog prices and numerous local social events with family visits weddings and travels across Iowa and Nebraska.
Westfield notes recount visits and departures among families in the area. Bernice Weise returns from four weeks with grandparents Pat Boyle. Jack Boyd of Mission Hill visits. Blanche Greathead to marry Wesley Ashby on April 16 1938. Club gatherings, picnics, and hospital news populate the weekly report with numerous local names and events.
Mr and Mrs Ted Barker announce the birth of a daughter in the local area. A number from the vicinity attended the wedding dance given by the hosts.
The Lake View Extension Club will meet Friday July 11 with Mrs Lawrence Fletcher. There will be a lard demonstration. Several local residents attended or hosted visits and dinners in Sioux City and area towns including Arthur H Little funeral in Sioux City and visits by the Heyl, Waterbury, Ehmneel, Raish, Fletcher, Hummel, Booth, and Anderson households.
A grain field day set for July 8 in Plymouth County invites all interested. Attendees will inspect flax, barley, and oats treated last spring to judge value, and tour the Albert Schmitz oat variety test plot with 10 varieties. Assistant plant pathologist J H Standen will assist. First stop at Albert Selnitz farm, 14 1/2 miles west of Remsen on Highway No 5.
In Union Creek, July events include Sunday worship at 11, Sunday school at 10, a Bible school program Sunday evening at 8, with no postponements. Thursday chorus practice at 8, and July 9 junior mission society meet, July 17 ladies aid at the hall with all members serving. Local residents attend and visit, with remarks on health and travel, including hospital stays and reunions. Newspaper ads promote local classifieds and the value of advertising in the Register-Tribune.
J W Quist assistant state club leader from Ames met with Plymouth County 4-H demonstration teams and leaders at the Farm Bureau office in LeMars last Thursday. The gathering discussed the value of demonstration work for members and community, and the traits of good demonstrations. Attending teams included George Knapp and Billy Gant of Westfield and Stanley Emmick with Robert Taylor of Sioux. An afternoon session with local club officers covered the purpose and history of organization, noting forms of organization dating back to medieval times.
The speaker argued that a strong organization needs loyal members on the job and steadfast program execution. He outlined the importance of clear duties and responsibilities for club officers and emphasized carrying out the program to the best of one’s knowledge and ability.
Read the Register-Tribune to see how spending dollars locally helps. The notice highlights promoting home businesses and encourages readers to develop the habit of examining local advertisements for better deals.
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