Akron Register-Tribune Subscription Rates Listed
The Akron Register-Tribune lists subscription rates: 92.50 per year, six months 1.25 in Plymouth Sioux and Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County 8.0 9.00 per year elsewhere. Published every Thursday in Akron Plymouth County Iowa. Entered at the post office as second class mail matter September 26 1901.
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Plymouth
Sioux
Wooodbury
Iowa
Union County
Akron
Plymouth County
Westfield Write-Ups and Local Notices
Westfield notes show community life with church clubs and local visits. Mrs Camilla Martin and neighbors share calls while flood prep concerns loom as Floyd river nears flood stage. several residents travel or recover from illness and a civic club plans arts exhibits and a biennial convention.
Way Back Yonder items of interest from Akron files
A nostalgia packed recap from the Akron Register Tribune covering obituaries deaths and marryings in Preston township and nearby towns. Notes include Mra. Emima Borchers dying in LeMars March 21 1952 and Mrs Emma Brock dying in Sioux City March 20 1962 with survivors listed. A March 21 1962 heavy snowfall and blizzard drift events. marriages in Immanuel Lutheran church and service details. Also reports of military promotions births and community happenings plus a 1982-1992 dated list of local residents with deaths births and town elections. The column preserves names dates places and local milestones for Akron area history.
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Mra
Lewis
Emima) Borchers
Preston Township
LeMars
William
Bernard
Henry
Clifford Noble
Byron
Emma) Brock
Sioux City
Akron
H. P. DeLier
Janet
Milton McCarthy
Stanley
Ernest. Anderson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
D. J. Roy
Pfc. Anderson
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Armilde MacPherson
Women's Army Corps
Fort Myer
Armilde Saar
Estonia
Emil Koch
WAC
Init
Clayton Howard
Gerhaard Moller
G. J. Poppenheimer
Morningside
Years Ago At Municipal Election Names and Changes
At the municipal election 260 votes were cast A L Yeaton elected mayor with councilmen Robert Ross G W Wooton E H Youngstrom Ernest Ostrom and E J Hammer named. Miss Thea Hansen opened a 6 and 10 cent store her brother N M ran a plumbing and repair shop in the rear. A washed out road grade near Westfield blocked a passenger train. James E Travitt bought Wilbur Ervin's interest in Ervin Parker barber shop local merchants warned buyers offering int
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A. L. Yeaton
Robert Ross
Dr. G. W. Wooton
E. H. Youngstrom
Ernest Ostrom
E. J. Hammer
Thea Hansen
N. M
Westfield
James E. Travitt
Wilbur Ervin
Erviin & Parker
Westfield News Briefs March 1902 Local Notices
Obituaries report Edward Petty 79 died March 21 in Westfield Township. Surviving wife Sarah, two sons and three daughters. A bill to prohibit spear fishing in Hig Sioux River passed county legislature and signed by Governor Cummins. H W Hamilton to open Plymouth Hotel as rooming house. Homesteading residents depart for Hand County for 14 months. Steel awarded brick chimney contract for waterworks. Two smallpox cases reported Mike Conway and Henry Hitzemann. A Vanderham infant died aged 11 months from lung fever. family had lost four children before. Farmers begin seeding operations. Robe rt Youngstrom's brother Robert arrives from Sweden to settle here. Westfield births: daughters to Stanley Lilly and James Buckingham on March 27 1902.
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Hannah Perrin
Sioux City
Here
Bill Whitehouse
Akron
LeMars
Lucille Palmer
St. Joseph
Mildred Eshelman
Dorothy Clark
H. G. Clark
Big Sioux
Theodore Timmons
Adolph Buryanek
Westfield
Arthur Christopher
Roy Stinehart
Chris
Minnie) Klem
Preston Township
Alex
Emery
Dick Bohlken
E. J. Dirks
Oo. M. Eriegen
August Lundgren
Don G. Ross
H. H. Wetzeler
W. E. Mellen
Paul Wendt
Wm. Simeon
Sioux
E. A. Fields
A. B. Cummins
H. W. Hamilton
Plymouth
A. G
W. A. Button
I. H. Hammer
Hand County
A. Steel
Mike Conway
Henry Hitzemann
T. D. Vanderham
Farmera
E. H. Youngstrom
Robert
Sweden
Stanley Lilly
James Buckingham
Windbreaks cut winter wind on Northwest Iowa farms
Arlie A. Pierson, County Extension Director, urges March windbreak planning for Plymouth County farms. He cites three to ten rows of evergreens or deciduous trees, favors Eastern Red Cedar, warns of cedar apple rust, and notes spacing, cost, and proven success on local farms near Le Mars and Oyens.
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Pierson
Arlie A. Pierson
Plymouth County
Art Allison
LeMars
F. A. Lauters
Max Schnepf
Oyens
State Farm Offers 20 Percent Good Student Auto Discount
State Farm Mutual Insurance introduces a 20 percent auto discount for good students. Eligibility covers single male owners under 26 who are junior year high school students or full time college students meeting top grades or Dean's List/Honor Roll criteria. Contact Harold E. Johnson in Akron Iowa for details.
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State Farm Mutual
Harold E. Johnson
Akron
Iowa
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins
Time Lost By Inclement Weather In State Education
A historical note explains state aid payments to schools depend on days of instruction up to 180. Weather, bad roads, epidemics can trigger adjustments with approval. Districts may extend May into June if needed. requests for time lost adjustments go to the county superintendent. The piece shifts to speculative future tech and social change.
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State Board of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction
Progress is the World’s Most Important Product
Don Cunningham reflects on bearded neighbors marking long anniversaries and imagines speaking with old landmarks. He notes progress never stops and aligns with General Electric’s slogan that progress is key. He hints at looking ahead to what the future holds.
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General Electric
Retirement planning with Social Security pension and life insurance
The article urges planning for retirement income from three sources: Social Security, employer pension plans, and life insurance. It notes Social Security is based on average wages and tends to be small, pensions depend on length of service and salary, and life insurance can provide strong retirement income through either lump sum or guaranteed monthly payments at age 65.
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