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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
2
The Register-Tribune of Akron Iowa lists Ray A. Smith as publisher. It provides subscription rates: one year two dollars, six months one dollar, two months fifty cents. The paper prints weekly on Thursdays and is entered as second class mail since September 26, 1901.
Mrs Ruth Hummel and her 18 month old Walter Bruce will leave Saturday for Sendai Japan to join Lt Walter A Hummel stationed there They expect to live in Japan for at least two years Miss Mazie Tracy and Margaret Tracy hosted St Catharine's Guild in Mazie Tracey's home last Thursday afternoon A social afternoon with a good crowd There will be no meetings in August Wim Brown from Minneapolis spent the weekend with his wife and children in the M P Spaulding home Mr and Mrs Arch Lilly left for Des Moines Iowa for a rural mail carriers convention En route they stopped at Ames to visit their son Paul at Iowa State College Mr and Mrs Perry McCorkell left by train for California to visit their son Leonard and family Mr and Mrs A W Hammel and daughter Joyce and Norma Bliss went to Lake Okoboji Sunday Travel library books overdue with returns requested by July 30 Edith Spaulding and Bert Wilcox drove to Sioux City to meet grandson David Batcadder from Darien Conn who will stay several days There will be choir practice at the Yestness home Friday at 8 00 Everyone should attend Mrs Florence Knapp at Morning Side College spent the weekend at home Bessie Buryanek Frank and daughters Mary and Marlys visited Sioux City Monday It was Frank's first railway ride Westfield defeated Akron in kittenball 10 to 9 after Armand Beaubien hit a homer in the eighth Akron will host Westfield Thursday August 1 for another game all are urged to attend
Lieut and Mrs Robt Ericson spent several days visiting relatives. A Sunday reunion at the Alve Ericson home drew many relatives. Mrs Gilbert Henrichs of Sioux City visited the Lester Seely home. Tone Hultgren visited in the Earl Horton home near Elk Point then they went to Ida Grove to see Warren Bair. Faye Waterbury and family visited Albert Anderson. Hugo Granstrom and Arliss and Milo joined Lawrence Ericson’s Sunday gathering. Evening guests included Elmer Hultgren. Wesley Heeren and family dined with Wayne Waterman’s family at Leeds Town. George Adamson and Ronald attended Sioux City on Saturday.
Community notes from Lake View describe Extension Club meeting at Mrs. Frank Bennett home with Mrs. Vernon Sayles assisting on August 2, a project exhibit idea and tubic root dish, plus two program and ice cream social at Richland church on July 28. Social visits include Agnes Lagan of Yankton, Donny Gene Hummel’s Black Hills trip with Nelsons, and Shirley Baker’s Canton visit. Mrs. Anna Pautz of Vancouver writes seeking information after years with rheumatism. notes end with Adv.-NUE-OVO Laboratories reference.
Sunday picnics in Vermillion park featured ssie Biblmeyer, Mrs. Stein, and Norma Jean O Toole visiting. Mrs Otis Maynard hosted the Country club at her home last Tuesday. Ghendolyn Dyslin returned home from Akron hospital last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Herman Baack visited Sioux City on Tuesday. Mrs Jessie Bihnmeyer and sister Mrs Stein were Sioux City callers Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Dewey Maynard entertained relatives and friends Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Porter Maynard stopped by J O Johnson home in Elk Point Saturday evening. Clarence Himmel and family with guest Mrs Margaret Johnson of Swatara Minn visited the Geo Hummel home in Westfeld Sunday afternoon.
Multiple short classifieds list items for sale including a 10 inch feeder grinder with elevator and stone, an ice box, batteries and a Delco light plant, a frame building offered by sealed bid, a missing hat found and to be returned, used siding, a mare and wagon pair with harness, a separator, a 6 room residence, a modern 9 room house, bird pest killer, used furniture and lamps wanted by Geitz Auction House, and life and auto insurance offerings with contact details.
Wanted immediately a man in the community to work with our District Manager. Must have a car and be over 28. Permanent farm related work with good pay. Apply Box 227, Register-Tribune, Akron Iowa.
Regular town council meeting chaired by Mayor R W Brown discusses minutes approval and budget actions. Motions authorize power unit for town clock repair and approve June treasurer and clerk reports with numerous bill payments and salaries listed.
Vacation pay amounts listed as Welton Barr 73.25 and 83.62. Total bills allowed 1706.20. Johnson moves to adjourn. Carried. R. W. Brown, Mayor. Lyle F. Jacobs, Clerk.
Mrs Clara Miller and children express gratitude to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness after the death of Barth Miller. They thank for sympathy, floral offerings, and pantry supplies.
Probate notice states Cicilia Willer of Plymouth County Iowa died leaving a written instrument purporting to be her last will. The clerk opened reading on July 10 1946 and sets August 5 1946 at 10 90 for further action under the Iowa District Court in Plymouth County.
The time for hearing the will has been fixed for an o clock a m. at which all interested persons may appear and show cause why probate should not be granted. F. Remer, Clerk of the District Court of Plymouth County Iowa. Leo J. Ross, attorney for the estate. Publish dates July 11 18 25 1940.
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