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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
2
Want ads promise good results and money-back fit. Farm Belt Minerals priced at 4.50 per 100 lbs. Dr Gerdes Optometry Hawarden featured. Glasses offered. Dirks Motor Co advertises Body and Fender dept. Hall Hdwe promotes wallpaper books and 3‑day service.
The St Patrick's Catholic Church in Akron announces Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 on alternating Sundays with confessions on Saturdays at 4:00 and before Sunday services. Pastor Father J G Seahill to oversee services. Town Council meeting notes cover bank depository, legal counsel appointment, and various bills and adjournments in April 1956.
The record lists payments to multiple vendors including Pauls Market, Akron Lamber Co, Western Bell Co, and Farmers Co-Op for plant maintenance and services. The minutes note fuel and gas charges, a tax or service, and adjournment actions with motions by Allen and Vander Helm, seconded by Dale Sypherd, carried. Clerk R. D. Clark signs off.
H J Ahlers Plymouth county ASC chairman reports 1956 price support and acreage allotment rules remain as 1955. No national changes. corn and wheat allotments stay in effect with a $1.60 national average price support for compliant corn. Noncompliant borrowers face a lower rate. Farmers urged to plan to maximize benefits under ASC programs.
Chairman Ahlers urged Plymouth county farmers to align operations with announced price support rates amid record corn supplies. Factors include fixed 1956 allotments, soil bank impacts, and higher 1956 support for soybeans flaxseed and grain sorghum. Corn support at 1.50 per bushel remains attractive. barley oats rye near 1 cent below 1956 levels.
Plymouth County Agricultural Extension Service cooperates with churches countywide for Rural Life Sunday on May 8, tied to National 4-H Sunday and Soil Stewardship Sunday. County Extension Director Arlie A Pierson will speak at Westfield Congregational Church with other ministers leading services locally.
The record notes Life Study in the United States started in 1929 under the National Council of Churches. It mentions observances of Rogation Days and special services preceding the Sunday before Rogation, linking long Christian practices of blessing the fruits of the earth to a modern rural life focus.
Mrs. Floyd Wilcox thanks everyone for beautiful cards and visits and gives special thanks to Dr Gacusana and the nurse during her hospital stay.
A fan site at Raglatat reports on tribune discussions and organized posts about the community page. Details are sparse due to fragmented OCR text.
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