Akron Register-Tribune masthead and staff
The Akron Register-Tribune is published in Akron Iowa. Gerald F. Smith is listed as Owner and Publisher and Ray A. Smith as Publisher Emeritus.
17 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
1
The Akron Register-Tribune is published in Akron Iowa. Gerald F. Smith is listed as Owner and Publisher and Ray A. Smith as Publisher Emeritus.
Westfield residents share visits from family and friends across Nebraska and California. Army and Navy members return home before overseas deployment, while local birthday, bridal, and hospital news mark the week.
Students aged 18 to 22 receiving social security benefits must report changes such as changing schools dropping full time status or marriage. John R Goldman says benefits continue to age 22 if full time student and unmarried. Beneficiaries earning over 1680 in 1971 should report when starting work. Information at 324 Commerce Building Sioux City IA 51101.
Special correspondent notes social calls and visits across Sioux City Sioux Center Hawarden Ireton Akron Hartley Morningside Alcester Leeds and nearby towns. Kneipen families Hendricks Moller Collmann Beeler Beeler event attendees and birthday and anniversary celebrations are recorded with relatives and guests.
The Iowa Heart Association says bachelors and traveling salesmen who eat out often risk heart trouble from saturated fats and cholesterol. It offers diet tips: choose margarine, load up on vegetables and salads, favor lean meats and fish, skim milk, and limit rich desserts. Also manage blood pressure, smoking, weight, and diabetes with lifestyle changes and seek the pamphlet The Way To A Man's Heart.
A Sunday seminar at St Marys Storm Lake asks if we can live without each other. Mass at 4 30 p m dinner at 5 30 p m program at 7 p m with Dr E W Mueller Augustana College and Msgr Edward O Rourke Catholic Rural Life Conference. Tickets 2 50 for dinner and program 1 00 for program only.
Clerk Arian H. Beech explains a three day waiting period does not count the application day and licenses may be obtained or mailed for processing. State law allows licenses across counties. applicants need a notarized form, blood test within 20 days, and parental signatures for minors. Fees are five dollars.
Harold Boehmer argues the updated Plymouth County conservation needs report shows about 75 percent of cropland requiring conservation treatment due to recent heavy June rainfall. He cites erosion as severe, urges terraces and minimum tillage, notes House File 73 Soil Conservancy District Law will require measures from July 1, 1971, and offers county aid through the Plymouth County Soil Conservation District.
Nine commission firms commit to automatic nickel deductions for a pork promotion program. The Union County Pork Council lists 209 farmer members and 24 business associates for 1971. The South Dakota Junior Swine Field Day is set for July 7 at Davison Co and Mitchell Chamber of Commerce hosts. Transportation offered for 4H members. Weather supports pea aphid buildup in alfalfa, with treatment advised at 80 aphids per square yard. Banvel D herbicide now tank-mixable with Atrazine without oil, and poses less corn injury than 2,4-D.
The list advises deep cleaning all appliances to deter pests and return to a tidy kitchen, assign cleanup duties, and run a pre trip freezer meal. It also covers leaving a dishwasher lid slightly open, flushing the garbage disposal, turning off utilities, and emptying or air-circulating the fridge before long trips. It notes a house check by a designated helper and mentions local 4 H news and scholarships.
Certification is progressing well in Iowa set aside programs. In Plymouth County about 75 percent of the 2310 producers enrolled have certified, with some counties at 75 percent feed grain and 100 percent wheat participants. Early certification speeds expected payments after July 1. Farmers must certify before changes and spot-checks. final deadline is June 30 in Plymouth County.
We thank all friends and relatives for making our 25th anniversary a wonderful day. Gratitude for gifts and cards, special thanks to our sons, sisters, Mrs. Vincent Feauto for the cake, and to those who played in the band at our dance.
Inside The Third Reich and other memoirs are reviewed as notable reads, with remarks on Nazi power and technology. The Year of the Seal chronicles a fur seal and scientists in Alaska. Education of a Wasp explores discrimination through a white Protestant family. Summer Reading starts Monday June 14 with Story Hour for 1st to 3rd grades at 2:30 PM on Tuesdays. Our latest record is Three Dog Night Golden Biscuits.
Union County Conservation District aims for top honors in the 25th annual Good Year Soil Conservation Awards, with district chair Stanley R Anderson leading efforts. The program, sponsored by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company with NACD, rewards first place districts with sponsored study trips and honors. 53 districts nationwide will attend events at Goodyear Farms and Wigwam resort in Arizona.
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben F. Vance says gardeners can still plant roses now with potted stock available. Choose container-grown for visibility of bloom and form. ensure 5 hours of sun daily and avoid seedlings competing with shrubs. Plant deeply enough for winter protection and use peat topsoil mix. Water deeply, about 1.4 inches weekly, and spray for pests.
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