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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
2
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will vote on the Ship Subsidy bill via a state-wide referendum in about seventeen hundred township meetings. The process aims to inform members about provisions and costs, then send results to Des Moines.
Iowa State college entomologists report the 17 year locust brood five of the 17 year brood, last seen in 1905, will visit eastern Iowa in late June. The insects arrive in vast swarms with shrill cries, lasting only a short time according to the female locusts.
The female insect slits bark with a sharp ovipositor and inserts rows of eggs into openings, causing damage to young trees. The description notes significant harm from this oviposition behavior.
Poem urges expressing praise to a dying or living man while alive. It emphasizes that praise, not wealth or fame, sustains spirit and courage. Do not wait for death to hear kind words.
Iowa corn and small grain growers urged to apply for seed certification this season. J L Robinson secretary notes early inspection scheduling. contact county agent or Ames secretary. Seed must meet purity limits, be weed free, and roving rye spacing rules apply. Smut allowed but noted. field then bin inspection with inspector costs borne by growers. Seed labeled as certified may be sold with official labeling.
Farm Bureau notes report heavy alfalfa growth with a fine corn crop and improving small grains. County winners will advance to the State Fair in September. Paul J. Scarbro of Brookings will judge county rally teams on June 16 in Tri Point. Various rural activities include beekeepers’ picnic near Hawarden and Nora Community Club meeting with talks on animal diseases and dairy cattle. Union County Warn Bureau plans a late July picnic.
Christian Church notes announce a Friday business meeting for the Loyal Friends class at teacher Mrs Frank McFarland's southwest home. Following Bible school Sunday, a devotional and communion service will be held, and children will present a Children's Day Playette at evening worship. No preaching services will occur for the next two Sundays in June due to the pastor's absence.
A brief birth notice reports the arrival of a son to Mr and Mrs John H Tapper east of town on Tuesday June 13 1922. The Want Ad column invites readers to read for more listings.
A fragment reflecting on Aristotle as a great mind who often trusted secondhand observations leading to errors. The text cites his accounts of the phoenix, describing various legendary traits and rituals from Ethiopians Indians and Arabs, including a nest of cassis and frankincense and revival of dead young.
The isolated St Pauls Rocks lie about 510 miles off South America near the equator, a small uninhabited island group about 1400 by 700 feet. Darwin visited, studied its rocks, and concluded they are not volcanic and not part of Atlantis, noting they defy easy naming.
In early desert travel a shifting sand mountain near the Yuma to Los Angeles trail puzzled settlers. The great dune altered its form as strong winds moved loose sand, creating new domes and pinnacles and erasing others, so landmarks changed rapidly and some travelers strayed from the trail.
A humorous exchange shows two young women at a football game, one misinforms the other about the sport. When asked about the posts on the ground, one replies they are football fixtures, sparking amusement among spectators near them.
In Paris a Spanish play at the Opera Comique spurs talk of dancing in churches. Some French towns joke about Saint Marcel's day feasts in village churches where locals dine, then a local orchestra provides lively fox trots as couples whirl on a pewless floor.
Miss Ethel Alberteen Thompson and James D. Austin wed at the Thompson home on June 9 1922 Rev W E Prewitt officiated in front of relatives and close friends A wedding luncheon followed The bride is an only daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Thompson The groom is son of Mr and Mrs James Austin of Ellendale ND Both are Akron High School graduates and will teach locally They left for Sioux City Saturday and will attend summer school at Morningside College Home will be Akron after September 1
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