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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
2
The Register-Tribune lists subscription rates as 1 year for two dollars and sixty cents, 6 months for one dollar, and 3 months for fifty cents. Published every Thursday in Akron Iowa. entered as second-class matter September 26, 1901.
Special Correspondent reports on Grace Mackey visiting her sister while Ralph Hathaway travels as railway mail clerk. Farmers sell livestock near Adaville with top prices for sows and yearlings. Local families visit Sioux City, Cedar Falls camp reports, and Ardor for church youth trips. Shifts in community events include a Legion commander, farm market notes, and a St Johns mission festival.
Preston town ship Ladies Aid members were hosted by Mrs August Borchers on Wednesday July 3. Sunday visitors included Mrs Myrdus Newman and son from Akron Merlyn Larson and Jim Simons from Hawarden and Robert Nugent from Beresford. Chris Beeck Sr marked his fifty third birthday on June 27 with Paul Beeck Vir ginette Beeck Alvin Frerichs Elaine Frerichs Henry Frie r ichs and Frank Heubrook with their families in attendance.
Sunday July 7 services at 11 Sunday school at 10 Junior Mission Band meets July 10 at 1 30. News of the death of Mrs Kenneth Nygard Akron June 26 after childbirth. Funeral at English Lutheran Akron interment Riverside. Mrs Allie Gassman assists in Omaha. Family visits and illnesses noted. Mrs Ellen Ericson dies and is honored at Union Creek Lutheran. Funeral to be held Friday at Alve Ericson home then Union Creek church.
Irene Burnight named administratrix by Plymouth county District Court on June 28 1940 for the estate of Katherine Hitze man deceased. Creditors must file claims with the court and debtors pay the administratrix. Attorneys Roseberry and Pitts announce publication dates July 4 11 21 1940.
Kenneth Nygard and Mr and Mrs Ben Smizer with Percy and Charles Smizer express sincere appreciation to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in the loss of their wife, daughter, and sister, noting beautiful floral offerings.
Local notes cover routines of visits and trips to Sioux City Reliance S D Boone and Coon Rapids Iowa with social events at the As You Like It club and St Catharines Guild. 4 H club dinners and a Washington D C trip highlighted youth activities. The Congregational Ladies Aid and choir met in Sioux City. Board of education held its annual meeting with enrollment figures and budget plans. Public library announces summer storytelling hours.
Plymouth County Iowa boards order land owners to destroy noxious weeds by dates in 1940 including Canada thistle quack grass and dock plants. Weeds on highways must also be cut by August 15 1940 or destroyed at owner expense with costs charged to real estate owners. Also reports skeletons found on Bob Woolworth farm near James Plymouth County with age estimates and possible Indian attacks.
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