25 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
1
The Akron Register-Tribune of Akron Iowa lists Gerald F. Smith as owner and publisher with Ray A. Smith as publisher emeritus. It notes publication weekly each Thursday, postal details, and subscription rates of 3 dollars per year in three Iowa counties and 3.50 elsewhere.
Westfield News reports repeat visitors and gatherings including Akron guests at the Nelson and Waterman homes, a fire on a Ted Port farm hog house, and a John Toben residence heater fire. The community mourns Frank Langley, with funeral services at Sacred Heart Riverside, and welcomes a baby girl to Don and . Deion. Continued notes on hospital and family updates, dinners, and local visitors across Westfield and neighboring towns.
Navy Seaman Apprentice Larry E. Davis son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis of Westfield Iowa graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego He is a 1969 graduate of Westfield High School.
Susan Anderson of Akron participates in a semester of student teaching as part of Westmar College Education Department's professional teacher preparation program.
Plymouth County residents needing help can access therapy, limb fitting, rehab training, and orthopedic equipment via the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Iowa. Campaign runs through April 11 with a goal of 325000 to fund Homebound Training, Camp Sunnyside, and other programs, urged by Mrs. W G Bolser.
Special correspondent James Gabel notes Wednesday calls at Henry Collmann home. Guests celebrate A Moehlman anniversary with Buchmans and Gary. Social visits span Moehlman, Hendricks, and Collmann families in Sioux City Vermillion Akron and Le Mars. A major snow storm caused a four hour power outage.
The town council held a special meeting March 8 1971 with Mayor Joseph Trotzig and councilors Nielsen Jespersen Tucker Kilstrom and Small present. The board authorized Supt. Davis to hire Buell & Winters to draft plans for widening Reed Street and sidewalks in the business area. A second motion authorized sewer and lift station plans for the industrial area and a lift station connecting with the main for the residential area. Minutes state both motions carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned.
Obituary for Frank J. Langle 86 of Sioux City died Saturday after a long illness. Services were held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Gerald Bowen officiating. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery Akron. Survivors include two daughters, three sisters, nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. He was born January 22, 1885 in Kingsley Iowa and lived in Westfield before moving to Sioux City in 1963. He married Elizabeth Glass in 1908.
Mrs. W. G. Bolser, 1971 Easter Seal Chairman for Plymouth County, announced the 42nd annual Easter Seal kick-off. Six thousand eighty letters will be mailed this week urging generous contributions to support rehabilitation and services for handicapped people as costs rise.
The annual K P Athletic Banquet will be at Kingsley Gym on Tuesday March 30 at 6 30 pm honoring all members of the Kingsley Pierson athletic department. Sponsored by local business and professional people and others in the rural and town areas of the two communities.
Farm and City Rambblings by Lyle R. Mackey notes missing forwarding addresses for LeMars members of the Northwest Iowa Experimental Farm Association including Ray Bartel and others. Urges updating mailing lists, mentions spring cleanup and safe chemical storage, discusses soil testing differences, and cites Iowa State University as the source of Iowa fertilizer recommendations with local experimental farms.
South Dakota Farm Bureau President Henry Knochenmus urged farmers to write Congress opposing a Department of Transportation rule set to take effect July 1. The rule would require drivers to meet age, medical, testing, and safety exam requirements and force farmers to verify and track driver records for farm trucks crossing state lines. Union County Farm Bureau circulated petitions as part of the mobilization.
Lean pork offers essential nutrients with a 3 ounce serving supplying about half the daily protein for an average active adult. It ranks as a top source of thiamine, a B vitamin crucial for growth and heart, nerve, and muscle function, addressing a common dietary gap.
Seed grain advice covers pure live seed PLS and how purity and germination combine to guide spring purchases. It explains calculating PLS and its effect on cost per pound and per bushel, plus notes on weed control and corn blight risks for 1971 planting season. It emphasizes reading seed tags for purity germination and the potential impact on yields.
Carol Reolin credits Melva Leafstedt for writing columns while away and asks readers for balancing home and office work with a baby. The piece warns about aerosol can dangers in homes, listing six safety rules for use, storage, and disposal, and promotes National Lawn and Garden Week in March 2026 urging spring cleaning for a better yard and exercise benefits.
The Watonka 4th grade Camp Fire girls met at Mrs. Richard Jacobs house. They finished vests and bean bags, learned songs, and shared treats brought by Lisa Caskey along with hot cocoa.
Agricultural Credit is the scheduled topic for Tuesday March 30 at 8 00 p m in the Beresford Vo Ag department Chuck Norby Union County Extension Agent says representatives from Federal Land Bank Farmers Home Administration area bankers farm machinery dealers and Production Credit Association will attend All area farmers are invited and encouraged to attend this important meeting
Local note reports a Ladies Golf Association gathering set for Friday morning to decide on drapes for the club house. A postponed Monday meeting was derailed by last Thursday's snow storm, and organizers hope for cooperative weather to proceed with plans and golfing later.
The Cheerful Neighbors Extension Club met March 9 at Audrey Kjose s home. Members opened with creed and business, rolled by cartoons, planned entertaining Nursing Home, spring outing, and March 26 Spring Council meeting.
The Rural Home Culture Club met at Ina Young's home on March 5 with co host Margaret Adams. Fifteen members and one guest shared a luncheon of traditional or foreign foods. Frances Witt, Secretary.
Twelve Farm Bureau women met at Mrs Bertsel Browns home in Johnson Township for a March meeting. They reviewed minutes, read pollution articles, and discussed delinquent parents and a new laundry detergent. A Jamaica trip photo review by Mrs Dick Jelken followed. A new Plymouth County Farm Bureau committee on environmental resources, chaired by Mrs Eugene Held, will survey rural roadsides and soil erosion, air pollution sources, and hold educational meetings to develop local solutions.
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