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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
2
Publication details indicate a weekly issue schedule published every Thursday in Akron Town. Postal registration shows second class mail status with entry date September 26, 1901.
Special Correspondent reports Milnerville residents and former locals at a Sioux Falls river meeting on flood concerns along the Big Sioux. Farmers threshing amid scarce help and poor binder twine. Notables include Charlie Briggs Grace Briggs Florence Banks and J F Weber’s illness. Local markets saw cattle hogs and lambs traded. flood district meetings aim for a solution while families cope with travel, injuries, and military departures.
Rev and Mrs L B Foster and daughter Marjorie visited the R F Milne home in Milnerville Sunday afternoon. Gasoline shortages kept some away from a community hall gathering, but several attended the event.
Relatives reminded Mrs Wim. Eoch of her birthday anniversary on Sunday July 23. Lillian and Clara Jelken hosted Preston township Luther League gathering. Dorothy Witt from LeMars visited cousin Verla Mae Klemme. Cpl Enno Henrichs spent furlough with Erks families. Evelyn Koehl’s wedding shower July 23 at James Gabe home. Pvt Walter Muth Jr on furlough from Fort Meade staying with parents. Preston Pearls AHI club hosted a picnic at Elmer Philips home with over fifty in attendance. Visitors called on Pfe Clarence Milbredt at Camp Van Dorn. Typewriter ribbons offered at Register-Tribune office. Small ad in Want Column urged readers to try it.
Special correspondence notes visits among local families including Hannah Sellberg and Ericsons. Howard Manning returns to a Texas training camp after visiting family. Anderson, Hultgren, Seeley, and Sykes families hosted guests from Ida Grove and Sioux City. A group picnicked at Oak Grove and several youths will attend a two week Bible camp near Minneapolis.
Mrs. Pearl Scott and Frances were Sunday guests of Lawrence Fletcher. The Floyd Fletcher family visited at Dalton Bailingers. Mr. and Mrs. R. Englebrecht of Elkton South Dakota spent the weekend with Lyle Hummel. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Amundson were also noted guests in the Lake View area.
Dennis and Bertha Sayles and Vernon Sayles family called at Carl Blanchard's. Hummel and Waterbury families shopped in Sioux City. Kathleen Hummel stayed with Floyd Hetzher’s, Oltmanns, Delores Hommel and others dined with Waterburys. Floyd Fletcher and Ray Fletcher visits, Lakeview Extension club meets August 4 hosted by John Henke. Ladies from community attended a canning demo at Richland church with Leslia Smith demonstrating.
A humorous distressed ad from Dirks Hardware touts a dubious product Fiy Kill fortified with lethal gas. The copy mocks supply shortages and urges customers to bring their can, promising high value like milk pails.
The Commodity Credit Corporation offered wooden grain bins for sale on a bid basis. Five bins were purchased previously, leaving some unpurchased bins. The county AAA committee oversees the bins and invites any information about unpurchased bins to be sent to AAA Ollie, Box 809, LeMars, Iowa. Guests are urged to mention their visit to the Register-Tribune.
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