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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
8
Subscription rates published for the Akron area note 1 year for 2 dollars 6 months for 1 dollar and 2 months for 50 cents The publication is issued weekly on Thursdays and entered as second class mail at Akron Ohio on September 26 1901 Supplement dated June 12 1941
Sunday worship at 11 and Sunday school at 10. Two week day Bible School starts June 16 with teachers Lois Anderson Mario Anderson and Jolson at Luther Hall from 9 to 12. Attendance urged for part of time. Ladies Choir rehearse June 17 at Liber Mall. Ladies Aid meets June 19 at the Hall hosted by Mrs. Ed Heeren and Mrs. Hugo Granstrom. Student Pastor Chester Johnson arrives from Rock Island for the summer. Mrs. Peter Shoulberg injured hip, hospital treatment in Akron. Several local visitors and attendees at Lutheran League convention in Beaver Valley. Many relatives visiting, Camp 4-H outing, and local illness notes. Harvey Dewey married Sunday at Hurley, South Dakota. congratulations to the couple.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Fletcher and daughter Laura left Saturday for Des Plaines Illinois to visit their sons Edgar and Quigley Fletcher. Miss Lorene Fletcher recently returned home from Chicago after two years of work. Helena and Wilma Papritz stayed several days at Wm Huebner’s home north of Akron. Mr and Mrs Clarence Hummel and
Sons Harlan and Donny Gene visited Sunday with relatives in Sioux City. Mrs. Floyd Fletcher accompanied 4-H club members to Club Camp at Lake Herman near Madison for a three day outing. Janet Gabel of Merrill spent time with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Adams. John Adams returned to school in Lincoln. Miss Viola Maynard and guests Margie and Irene Olsen spent Sunday in Omaha.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels in Akron and nearby areas with various buyers and sellers including Myrtle Adams Claire Montagne Ruth Willer and J Brady Adm y. The Sioux Valley Extension Club meets Friday June 13 with Mrs Huebner as host and reports on Child Health and Recreation.
A boy named Keith Seamanda at his father A I Seamanda’s Pilley produce station writes his name and address on an egg. Days later A S Modoc North Atlantic replies from May 25 1941 saying the egg was picked up April 9 1941. The sailor plans a four month voyage and Greenland trip while noting survivors of British freighters sunk recently. The letter ends with a note to drop a line. a second fragment describes a separate multi step Iowa marriage licensing procedure and pre marital blood tests.
The new Iowa marriage law requires couples to follow updated procedures now that the blood test act is in effect. A step by step guide outlines filing, waiting periods, and documentation needed to obtain a marriage license legally.
Urgently needed for national defense are blacksmiths ironworkers boilermakers sheet metal workers and more. Apply immediately to the Manager U S Civil Service District 926 Post Office Building St Paul Minnesota for full details and an application form.
Standard Oil dealers Adams and Wilcox Russell Anderson and Arnold Brundeen received entry certificates for the Pride of the Community campaign by Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Certificates will be displayed at their stations. Prizes totaling 460,000 will be awarded to dealers and servicemen who promote station appearance cleanliness and extra service, with acceptance contingent on meeting high standards when the campaign opened June 4.
Judges assess improvements in appearance cleanliness and extra service as contestants vie for prizes. Campaign closes September 30.
Advertising in the Register-Tribune is pitched as a lifeline for slow businesses and a path to better commerce, claiming both buyers and sellers benefit from placement.
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