16 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1972
Page
1
Gerald F. Smith is listed as owner and publisher of the Akron Register-Tribune. The note records current leadership and ownership of the newspaper.
Esther Moffatt visited Allen Moffatt and family in Westfield with David Moffatt and a Joplin baby over the weekend. Notices include multiple local visits, a baby born to Larry Vennard in Akron hospital, and obituaries for Perry McCorkell and Vessey Harrington. A spring concert is set for March 28 with admission 75 cents and 50 cents for children.
The season’s official start is March 20 at 7 22 a m eastern time as the sun shifts northward. Birds migrate, grass greens, buds burst, and people seem livelier and happier. Also advertising wedding invitations in colors and bride and groom pictures. Akron Register Tribune. Phone in the news.
Westfield eighth graders push magazine orders with a March 21 deadline. The school year winds toward the end of the third nine weeks with parent teacher conferences March 22 to 24. Dismissal at 2 00 pm on conference days. Notable items include reading consultant Miss Sharon Slezak at the Westfield Teachers Association meeting, awards night and commencement decisions by high school staff, and Mr Tiller chosen to judge the Hawkeye Science Fair at Drake University on April 7. Des Moines Register Drake University Iowa Medical Society and Scanlon Medical Foundation sponsor the fair. Large Thorndike tests scheduled for some elementary grades. Congratulations to Dave Parsons and instrumental music students for senior grade contest success at Morningside College with eleven events earning superior ratings. Events listed: eric banks alto sax Cathy buryanek tenor sax Jeanette finzen Karen Young Patti lias mae jean heyer tim banks sven banks cathy buryanek eric banks sax duet karen Young jeanette finzen cindy clayton flute trio Patti lias robin taylor clarinet duet.
Special Correspondence from Chatsworth recaps social calls and visits around town. AkSar visits include Popkens, Kaufmans, Frerichs, Collmanns, Mollers, and Humme r family gatherings. Viet Nam service, birthdays, Stanley Party, and local luncheon guests are noted among numerous social calls by residents and guests from Akron Le Mars Sioux City Elk Point and Sioux Center.
The Iowa State Conservation Commission announced three opening dates for the 1972-73 hunting seasons. Pheasants and Hungarian partridge start November 11, quail on October 28, and squirrel and rabbit on September 9. Further season lengths and bag limits for waterfowl, deer, and others will be released later after data analysis.
Perry S McCorkell 80 of 324 Eureka Ave Lodi Calif died March 8 1972 after a short illness in a local hospital He was born in Akron Iowa worked 35 years for Iowa Highway Dept retired 1956 moved to Lodi 1958 did part time disposal dept He survived by wife Ruth son Leonard K McCorkell three daughters two brothers one sister nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral Friday March 10 at Gierhart Wells Chapel with Rev Paul Donavan officiating Interment Cherokee Memorial Park Cemetery
Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Iowa outlines services for the disabled including therapy, wheelchairs, braces, and crafts programs. It seeks $345,000 for 1972 operations and lists contact points for Plymouth County residents. An extension calendar notes local meetings and events, followed by heart health guidance for pregnant women with heart disease.
A retrospective from Akron Register-Tribune notes births, marriages, and deaths across decades. Highlights include a 1912 birth and business sale, 1922 marriages and decents, 1932 theatre upgrades, 1942 sports and school events, and 1952 debuts and awards. Mentions of spring thaw, local road conditions, and community notes enrich the chronicle.
Farmers should use soil tests and updated nitrate testing to replace guesstimates in fertilizer planning. Take 8 to 10 probes per field to plow depth for a composite sample, avoid atypical areas, and sample every 3 to 4 years. Early spring sampling yields timely recommendations and helps protect profits on 40 acre fields.
A memo outlines chalaza in eggs and safe cooking tips while detailing home plant care from watering needs to avoid rot. It highlights a free bulletin on indoor gardening and promotes a new period collection of Early American and Mediterranean housewares priced under 88 dollars.
The family expresses gratitude for sympathy shown after the death of their husband, father, and son. Thanks are given for food, assistance, memorial gifts, cards, and flowers. Special appreciation goes to Pastor Ketterling, those who provided music, and the Immanuel Church ladies. Signed by Mrs. Carrol Staum and family.
In Akron School News two pupils from fifth and sixth grade, Kevin Feauto and Nancy Snater, appeared on the Book Bandwagon television program as part of a panel discussing their read books. They found being under the lights engaging yet hot and hope for future invitations as more students read and apply.
The U S Navy recovery forces will cachet and cancel philatelic mail for the April 16 1972 Apollo 16 launch. Coordinators in Norfolk Virginia and Honolulu Hawaii will process First Day covers, with strict per collector limits and pre stamped self addressed envelopes required by March 25 1972.
The Iowa SSCC starts referrals for an ear nose and throat clinic for children under 21 in Le Mars. Referrals must reach SSCC by March 21 for the April 4 at St John’s Lutheran Church. Counties served include Cherokee Crawford Ida Lyon Monona O’Brien Oscelon Plymouth Sac Sioux Woodbury.
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