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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
2
The Register-Sribnur lists subscription rates: 4 year for $2, 6 months for $1, 3 months for 60 cents. Published every Thursday at Akron Town. Entered at the post office as second class matter September 26, 1901.
Des Moines arrival of L L Jordan last week and expected joiners, visits by Irene Gant and family from Geddes, S D, and a busy social scene as Mrs Virgil Ross hosts As You Like It club with prize winners, plus numerous local visits, a railroad work crew, and various family trips and events through July 1940.
At Akron at 10 oclock the Akron girls play Westfield girls in a celebration feature. Alonzo Tracy and John and Edward Tracy visited relatives in Salix Iowa Sunday. Mesdames Albert Hummel and Wayne Lilly host a 16c dessert luncheon at the Bliss home Thursday afternoon to aid the Ladies' Aid. cards to follow, no regular meeting. Mr and Mrs Bonnie Thornton and children of Sioux City visited A J Thornton home Sunday.
Sunday services cancelled at 11 00 am with Sunday school at 10 00 am Luther League hosts July 23 at Luther Hall with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Baum and others Junior Mission Society meets July 24 at 1 30 pm at Luther Hall Read of visits by Hannah Sellberg Teckla Anderson to E Westin Gassman family and relatives visits to Ida Grove and Omaha Marian Fickbohm visits Alcester grandparents Albert Anderson family returns from Omaha Mrs Esther Hultgren and relatives attend Immanuel Deaconess Home Sioux City visits noted individuais include Dennis Hultgren and Lorene Seely powerless to.S
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ted G Erickson of Westreville South Dakota on June 16 1940. Miss Mildred Johnson formerly of Akron now in Sioux City visited Akron Adaville last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Arthur L Cole Jr returned to Chicago after three weeks visiting Mrs Cole's parents August G Erickson of Adaville. Mr and Mrs Clifford Turnquist of Minneapolis Mr and Mrs Oscar G Johnson of Correctionville and Mildred Johnson of Sioux City visited the Erickson home Thursday afternoon. they spent the evening in the Erickson home at Westreville.
Rev Talbott, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10, morning service at 11. Evening gathering at 7 15, worship at 8. No Ladies Aid meeting this week.
Notice to heirs on the estate of Joseph M. Baldwin of Plymouth County Iowa. A will was filed July 13 1940 and final proof hearing set for August 12 1940 at 10 a m. in the District Court. Attorney Thomas V Dalton represents the estate.
Notice is given that a special meeting of the stockholders of Akron Savings Bank Akron Iowa eight corporations organized under Iowa banking laws will be held at the bank office on August 15 1940 at 8 o clock p m for adopting renewed amended and substituted articles of incorporation. Published July 18 Aug 1 and Aug 8 1940.
Notice announces appointment of Irene Burnight as Administratrix of Katherine Hitze man estate in Plymouth county Iowa. It requests all debts to be paid and claims presented for court allowance with dates and legal authentication. Publication dates July 4 11 and 21 1940.
Discussion on publishing county and town board proceedings in official newspapers. Advocates say legal advertising is cheap taxpayer protection and proof of officials’ honesty, ensuring public access to how funds are spent.
The article argues that open public funds accounting through printed receipts and expenditures in official papers lowers suspicions about honesty. It notes county meetings, city council postings, and school board statements as proof of integrity, urging trust in advertisers in the Register-Tribune.
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