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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
4
Notice declares the Sioux gravel pit southwest of town will open for swimming Monday June 20. A beach for non-swimmers and children is under construction and will be clearly rope marked. Red Cross Lifesaving System will protect swimmers. Free swimming lessons offered morning 9:50 to 1? o'clock. Parents urged to ensure children observe safety measures.
Lifeguard BOR SHOULBERG issues pool rules for safe water use. Rules cover staying within designated areas, no running, shower before swimming, no diving in shallow zones, and supervision for children.
Local notices detail Town Clerk J L Clayton services and a Pleasant Hillchurch event on June 26. Akron hosts Hawarden baseball at 3 p.m. Akron Junior team loses 12 6 to LeMars. many residents visit relatives in Hawarden Omaha Sioux City and Corvallis Oregon. area repairs and building work progress. 4 H bake sale and Bron Valley Baptist meeting planned. armyworms threaten crops. warm weather aids haying and corn growth. county drum corps exhibition draws crowd. numerous local visits and bank association meeting in Des Moines.
Portland township wins top overall with 998 points and takes first in the Buffet Method of Service. Other victories include the Interest Feature by Mrs. A Baker and Mrs Tom Snyder, and Portland’s display in the demonstration. Miss Wilson judged the work. remarks praise Mrs Ht G Warner’s leadership. Club planning notes announce July August休 break.
The U S Army Recruiting Station at Fourth and Jackson streets Sioux City reopens on July 1 seeking young men of good moral character for Infantry Cavalry Field Artillery Medical Corps Quartermaster Motorized Artillery Guard and Service Company for former service men only The Seventh Corps Area provides schooling and requires parental consent until age 30 three character references single status no dependents Recruiter Willam T Owen is in Sioux City The notice also mentions library hours and local business ads including a gas delivery service and weed control advice for Iowa farmers.
4-H girls from every Towa county gather at Towa State College for the fifth annual Iowa 4-H girls convention scheduled June 27 28 and 29. E D Farrell Kansans State College president addresses the general assembly. Martha and George Washington host a Mt Vernon festival. queen crowning and state officers election featured. Sections include clothing home furnishings canning and bread baking groups with leaders conference and chorus performances. A recreation section aids Wednesday activities with help from the women’s physical education department.
Dr. Carl J. Drake of Tawa State College warns that armyworms are damaging corn oats wheat rye and other crops across Mills Pottawattamie Harrison Mymouth Woodbury and Webster counties with more reports possible. He recommends poison mash bait similar to that used for grasshoppers and provides a formula using wheat bran paris green or sodium fluoride and other ingredients.
A fragmented 1924 report notes an armyworm outbreak affecting 86 counties with mature larvae described as dark gray to greenish black, plump and striped. The item hints at local contact for greeting cards and printing services at the Register-Tribune office, urging patronage of home merchants.
An 18 year old seeks farm employment and asks to inquire at the Register-Tribune office for details.
A fragment listing prize numbers and codes for Akron Live Merchants. The readable items include multiple numeric strings and letter mixtures such as 000622 028488 076892 004602 046550 OS4GHL and other alphanumeric sequences, interspersed with scattered punctuation. The text resembles a bingo or raffle style roster with no clear event details or dates.
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