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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1963
Page
1
Akron Register-Tribune lists subscription rates in brief notice. Details cover price options for daily, weekly, and weekly mail delivery, with possible regional pricing and student or senior discounts as published.
Sunday visitors to the Neal and Clark households include Sioux City families and local residents. Westfield Discussion Club met at the Shoenfelder home. Tuesday Club discusses proceeds, towels sale, library fund transfer, and an upcoming Knapp pasture picnic. Senior class announces May 1963 commencement with Rusell Ridsmee as speaker and Baccalaureate on May 5 with Rev. Donald Roberts. St Catherine Guild and Federation News reports noted.
The 1963 Heavy Hog contest starts Monday at the Sioux City Stockyards as part of Pork Days. Weigh-ins by stockyard hog men determine the daily leaders with a $100 Nixon and Company bonus. the heaviest hog wins the title and is shown at the Livestock Exchange Building. James Miller of Huron, SD claimed the first Monday win with an 870 pound champion.
A total of 3,697 school bus drivers from 419 schools completed the first eight hours of a twelve hour, four year training program. Sessions were held at 30 centers, sponsored by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, State College of Iowa, Iowa Highway Safety Patrol, and the Iowa Drivers Education Association. Certificates await those who finish the four year plan. Topics so far included defensive driving, vehicle checks, laws, liability and insurance, with future classes covering first aid, equipment use, accident records, maintenance, and driver relations.
Pierson Pointers notes 159 Plymouth County Livestock Producers Association members at the first open meeting. Lee Kolmer of Iowa State Extension discusses imports and market trends for beef and hogs, and urges wheat producers to register for the forthcoming referendum, study options, and vote intelligently. A bulletin is available with related facts.
I thank my relatives and friends for the lovely cards and well wishes while I was a patient in Akron and St. Joseph Hospitals. Special thanks to Rev. Rye and Rev. Roy, the doctors and nurses for their care.
Notice to Riverside lot owners announces a new regulation on planting shrubs and decorating graves at Riverside Cemetery. Many containers and fencing must be removed. owners may retrieve items within two weeks or they will be removed by the caretaker. Committee contacts listed for future planting details.
Items recounted from five years ago note World War II service, a saanth old Akron and LeMars sports win, obituaries for local residents including Chandler Howard and Lewis Adams, family events birth and marriage notices, local jobs in reforestation, and town happenings such as a May Fete and gravel pit work.
Mrs Jas G Hays travels to Freeport after her father’s death. Miss Freda Billings re elected assistant principal at Peterson public school. Baker visits Chicago for finishing materials for a $40 000 home west of town. Births: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Russell Clark on April 27 1913. a son to Mr and Mrs John C Hanson on April 28 1918. a son to Mr and Mrs George Bohken on April 30 1913. Fire damages Maurice business district valued at 26000. Mr and Mrs Jos E Johnson plan a West Coast visit and possible relocation to California. George W Dudley and daughter Elsie visit Sioux City hospital for spinal meningitis. A large undenominational male chorus is forming under A Weidenfeller. Dick Bohlken buys old blacksmith shop corner and plans a feed barn. W Anderson to build carpenter shop at Third and Mill. School pupils stage a standing room only entertainment at the opera house with a repeat announced. Grace Wade Norah Hall and Ruth Brady accompany. Dr L L Bowie of Moorhead visited Akron to consider practice. J F Kennedy returns from Hot Springs Ark and will spend summer with daughter Mrs A E Peters at Battle Lake Minn.
An information service note discusses back pain from conditions like arthritis and slipped disks, explains how improper lifting causes disk herniation, and offers safety tips. It emphasizes lifting with legs, limiting weight, regular exercise, firm sleeping surfaces, and avoiding sudden strains.
Admission of Victor Neal and John Henke of Akron and John Brewer and Jerry Steckleberg of Elk Point. Dismissals include Jerry Steckleberg and John Brewer of Elk Point. Henry Olson of Akron transfers to University Hospital in Iowa City. Also mentions a local advertisement and a weekend at the Guy Wright home with five garter snakes observed in a tree.
Don Cunningham reflects on a twenty five year anniversary, farm policy shifts like the McNary-Haugen bill, Coolidge’s era debt fears, and the search for a political "happy medium" amid change. A Plymouth County special council session on Civil Defense coordination adjourned after brief talks.
Travelers Insurance Company annual report reveals U S highway fatalities in 1962 rose beyond 40 000 for the first time with 46 500 deaths in 1942 a seven percent rise from 1961 Injuries reached 3 345 million with a nine percent jump from 1961 Excessive speed was the main cause with nearly 13 000 deaths and 1 145 million injuries from speeding violations Other leading causes included driving on the wrong side and reckless driving
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