04 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
1
The notice lists subscription rates: 62.50 per year or six months for Plymouth Sioux and Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County 8 D 3.00 per year elsewhere. Published every Thursday in Akron Plymouth County Iowa. Entered as second class mail matter September 26 1901.
Special correspondence records a hospital setback for a writer, then details weekend visits and guests across Akron and Sioux City Iowa. Names include Hartley Hauser, Mrs. Lilly, Mr. and Mrs. Hartington, Percy Harrington, Ther Moffatt, Mrs. Bern, A Banks, A Mansfield, Paul Clark, Birls, Henry Janssen, Wallace Lilly, Okoboji trip, and guests from Omaha and Milford.
The text advises obtaining death certificates after a death in the family to claim life insurance and prove inheritance. It notes birth and death certificates can be obtained for a small fee from the Vital Statistics Office in the state capital where the event occurred. The final sentence is unclear and contains garbled words.
Items from Akron Register Tribune files recall events from 20 and 40 years ago. A Methodist pastor A A Howe suffered a serious back injury after a fall while shingles work. Sioux City Independents beat Akron 7 5 with late runs. Married couples, obituaries, and local scenes are summarized, including church ceremonies, deaths, and community milestones.
July 8 to 12 1928 Akron Chautauqua announced with fine programs. A 21 year old man from west of Hawarden drowned in the Big Sioux below the dam at Riverside Park. A wrestling match Henry Peters Brunsville versus Chas Schulz Sioux City listed at Akron Opera House with weights 158 and 155. Fourth of July celebration advertised at Ed Larson grove near Spink with Judge Louis Larson speaker and sports music by Big Springs concert band. Other items include marriages births and deaths, with local pastors and towns such as Riverside Park Akron Highmore Mitchell and Parker referenced along with upcoming events and church notices.
The column recalls 50 and 60 year anniversaries, births and deaths in Akron, including Mrs. Albert Rosebach’s death at 84 in 1928, the 1870 German immigration and homesteading in Union County, South Dakota, and local notes on church funerals, Riverside and Big Springs cemeteries, local marriages in 1913, and Akron baseball yields against Merrill with Rex Smith delivering a homer. It also mentions veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg and long-time locals like Dr. R. D. Clark and Paul Wendt.
A health note from the Iowa Department of Health extols sleep’s importance and critiques early cures like shaving the head and bloodletting. It compares sleep deprivation in animals, advises eight hours plus, and stresses relaxation, environment, and medical help for insomnia. The rest covers a 4-H Club workshop with project work, demonstrations, and upcoming meetings, plus a hometown shopping encouragement.
Rain eased dry spells across Plymouth County while forecasts warn of rising evaporation. The western corn rootworm has invaded northwest Iowa. farmers are urged to inspect roots and apply Diazinon or Thimet if rootworm feeding is heavy. A probate notice for Olaf Nygard appears with final will hearing set July 28, 1968.
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