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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
5
A housewife offers two meatless recipes using sweet potatoes and Hawaiian pineapple. The first combines slices of sweet potato with pineapple, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon for a baked casserole. The second bakes potatoes with pineapple cubes, finished with a brown sugar syrup and butter.
Fire destroyed both houses on Mrs Rosell Finzen’s farm four miles southeast of town. The hired man and three children escaped but all contents were lost. Cause cited as a kerosene lamp under a sloping ceiling. Loss about $2000 with $1800 insured. The widow Finzen and her children now stay with relatives as relief efforts begin.
Five pupils remain perfect in attendance for Pleasant Hill School. A Clean Up day organized by the C C S, yard work, and swing painting followed April cleaning. A spelling contest with South Spink featured top placers in upper and lower grades. Ice cream was served and neighbors joined the event. Closing day exercises set for Tuesday evening May 7, with a warm invitation to all patrons and parents.
The Lutheran Church locations hold Sunday services and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Brule Creek English service at 11 a.m. Confirmation classes on Saturdays and Mondays, Ladies Aids meet at parlor gatherings in Brule Creek and Elk Point. Budget offering for the church will be taken at confirmation services one week from Sunday at 10:30 a.m. BR RUNSWOLD, Pastor. Subscribe for the Register-Tribune.
A reader quotes Marion claiming several suitors and offering $500 for the best guidance on choosing a spouse. The note promises full details in the next Des Moines Sunday Register, indicating a local feature or contest.
Leghorns begin laying at five to six months with ordinary care. Order June chicks at $10 per hundred. Thousands sold this season with 95 to 97 percent success. Simplex Brooder reliable for seasons. one 600-bix size left at $80.00, soon unavailable until Michigan shipment. Supplying larger or smaller Browas as needed.
An advertisement promotes Farmers Mutual Insurance as reliable for farmers with premium savings. It also lists the Register-Tribune office offerings including Remington Portable Typewriters boxed papers ribbons carbon paper scratch pads and receipt books for sale.
The jeweler highlights expertise in jewelry watches clocks and silverware gained over nineteen years of repair work and between five and eight thousand dollars of local property handled in eight months without loss. He urges customers to trust honest and responsible dealers to ensure they get what they pay for.
An advertisement fragment offers a rental opportunity in town with four and a half lots. Inquiries should be made at the First National Bank. The notice mentions a vehicle license plate 67-2164 and references the Tribune office for details.
The Register Tribune’s want column helps readers find and place quick requests. Advertisers gain fast responses for jobs, services, and items. Readers report efficient connections and reliable inquiries across town.
Sioux township schools announce an May 11 exhibit with multiple contests for grades including song writing, short story up to 350 words, best poem for grades five to eight, posters, drawing, penmanship, hand craft, and primary sand table exhibits. Judges named for each category. A post-event meal will follow. Also an Akron church announces The Full Victory of Calvary Bible Conference on May 3 1949 at 8 p.m. at the Christian church in Akron led by L L Massie, convener.
A son born to Mr and Mrs Emil Hammann of Liberty township on April 26, 1920. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Verne Batilton of Akrau on April 28, 1929.
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