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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
5
A historical fragment notes an entry at the Akron post office on September 26, 1901, referencing class mail and timing. The readable text hints at second class mail and a late day entry, but details are fragmentary.
Community notes describe club luncheon at the former Mrs. Hoffmans home with prizes won by Mrs. Waterbury and Mrs. Emmick. New member Zelma Connolly joins the Tuesday club as June events planned in Mrs. Eva Lilly’s home. Several residents visit family across states, while Westfield High School holds commencement with professors and students receiving honors and art awards.
Ten dolls dressed in period costumes from 1500 A D to present modeled by the Home Economics class at the school art exhibit. An oil painting titled Spring Willows by Carrie Montgomery of Iowa won the circulating prize for excellence.
The 1938 Lake Okoboji Bible Conference will be held at Methodist Camp near Spirit Lake Iowa from July 24 to 31. Announcement came from Dr A L Semans executive chairman and district superintendent of the Sheldon district and N A Price of the Methodist church.
Of Sioux City, who is chairman of publicity. High standing committees with over 130 ministers and laymen have worked on plans for a banner Bible Conference year. July 24 opens Pilgrimage Day with motorcades from Methodist churches across northwest Iowa and delegations from Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Crowds are expected to exceed last year. Headliners include Bishop G Bromley Oxnam, Dr John Benjamin Magee, Dr Florold C Case, Bishop Ralph Cushman, Dr Wm Mansfield, Dr Edwin Taylor, Prof Paul MacCollin and Prof Leo Kuenzki of Sioux City.
Charles City candidate P C Lapham outlines a five point program for state superintendent of public instruction. Two points stand out as sound policy while the remaining ideas are solid but less distinctive.
The governor hopeful advocates boosting standards in local school systems rather than building more consolidated campuses. He praises consolidations but cautions against further building amid rising state and federal taxes. He also endorses teaching Americanism and democracy as core civic duties for all, resisting coercive group intimidation.
E. E. La Velle of LeMars announces his bid for County Auditor on the Democratic ticket, pending primary approval June 6. He cites mathematics study, six years of teaching, and current management of Plymouth County Hatchery as qualifications, pledging service and efficiency for the public good.
A short piece extols teamwork for Americans and opposes class organizations profiting at others’ expense. It endorses Dr. Agnes Samuelson’s ongoing state leadership in education, noting her twelfth year as state superintendent and praising continued policies.
Patronize your home merchants appears in a brief home town advertisement from the Indianola Record dated Friday May 20 1938 urging readers to shop locally. The note emphasizes local businesses and community support.
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