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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
7
Announcement that Undertaking is now offered with a large stock of caskets. Hawarden embalmer L. M. Waas, a licensed professional, handles embalming and funeral directing. Guarantee of arrival within one hour of notification. Signed J. B. Cunningham.
In Akron and Plymouth County Iowa large voter turnout marked a GOP primary with Cummins leading for U S senator by about 809 over Brookhart. Local races include supervisor in the Fifth district won by J G Miller, county attorney contest among Sturges Roseberry Bedell with Roseberry ahead by 19 votes. Absentee ballots and partial spoils noted.
A week of weddings in early June 1920 marks union of Miss Cella Oetkin and Arthur J. Wachtmann in a morning ceremony at the Oetkin residence with postwar details. The groom, a former sergeant now active with the American Legion No. 168 in Oldham, SD, served in France starting December 27 aboard the U S steamer Covington. After the ceremony they left by noon train for Sioux Falls and South Dakota points, to reside in Oldham after June 16. A separate June 9 ceremony sees Elin Anderson wed Lee Peterson of Rapid City with Helga and Astrid Johnson performing music and a full wedding dinner following.
A Sioux City couple Harvey W. Murpy and Miss Vina WalUn obtained a license last Thursday. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Chas Perrin, is active in city retail and spent her youth in Akron. They will reside in Rapid City after a brief honeymoon, moving June 16. A separate marriage note reports Mrs Esther Harms and John H. Plueger wed in Grant township Luth eran church on June 6. they plan to live in Colorado.
Charles P. Ramsey, 49, a former Akron resident living at 4808 West Hurn street, was killed instantly Tuesday at 8:30 am when a brick dislodged from a chimney under construction at the Fairmount Creamery, Third and Park streets, struck him on the head. Ramsey moved from Akron to Sioux City three years ago and leaves a wife and seven children. Funeral plans were not yet announced as relatives from Akron prepared to travel for the service.
Public notices list multiple small ads: a 1919 Chevrolet car with 1000 miles, a stolen item between Mareh and Thorson store, cattle for pasture including 15 head, housing chores help wanted, sale of 9 lots and a house, Ford roadster bodies for trade, lost spotted bull calf, spring pigs for sale, Hereford heifers for sale, upland hay and harnesses for sale, a fine single delving harness, and Samaria Oil stock inquiries. Names, places, and contact points appear throughout.
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