Akron Town Adams Proposal Hearing Notice 1941
Notice of filing of a proposed resolution of necessity and time and place of hearing for Akron Iowa Town Council acts to propose street improvements across Haskell Mill Reed Dakota Main Iowa Sargent Hardy Depot First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh and Eighth Streets with grading surfacing and curb and gutter costs assessed to abutting property and funded by bonds if needed Publication dates May 8 and May 16 1941 in the Akron Register-Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Plymouth
A. D
Alvin A. Manning
Plymouth County
Iowa
Haskell Street
Fifth Street
Eighth Street
Mill Street
Second Street
Fourth Street
Reed Street
Dakota Street
First Street
Sixth Street
Seventh Street
Main Street
Iowa Street
Depot Street
Sargent Street
Highth Street
Hardy Street
Sioux Street
Third Street
Currie Engineering Company
Webster City
Railway Company
Town of
Akron Register-Tribune
R. W. Brown
Plymouth county school groups press reform in 1930s era meeting
A joint meeting of the Plymouth County School Administrative Club and the Plymouth County Council in LeMars on April 10 reviewed recent school legislation. Supt. Kluckheln led the summary while the group backed changing Iowa State Teachers Association delegate elections and reducing delegates. Christine L. Petersen was summoned to Des Moines to work on a new state course of study and attended a boards and administrators conference led by the state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County School Administrative Club
Plymouth County Council
LeMars
Supt
Kluckheln
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Christine L. Petersen
Des Moines
Parker
Boards of Education and
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Reading Akron Merchants Advertisements in the Register Tribune
A call to develop the habit of reading local Akron merchant ads in the Register-Tribune. The piece urges residents to save money by spending dollars at home and notes the value of local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Register-Tribune
Way Back Yonder Interesting Items Gleaned from Piles of the Register-Tribune
Forty years ago report notes light trade and scarce news due to stay at home weather. Westfield debates incorporation advantages and plans a lawn tennis club meeting at Dr. G. H. Wooton's office. Ak-You football team efforts stirred by Dr. C. W. Edmonds. potential matches with Ver mile, LeMars. New soft-nosed mail pouches arrive at Alvon post office, canvas lighter and safer. Birth: a son to Mr and Mrs P Smythe of Akron on May 7 1901. Akron Milling Co discussed huge water power plant on Big Sioux for twenty hour light and power. Snow on May Day. minor garden damage. Eleven carloads of cattle shipped to Chicago. Victor Hiys earns biology scholarship at University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
C. W. Edmonds
Ak- You
Vermillion
LeMars
Alvon
Merrill
Chicago
Victor Hiys
Morningside College
University of Chicago Graduate School
Akron Milling Co
Sioux City
Big Sioux
Akron AH. 8S. baseball fall to Merrill High in opener
Twenty years ago the Akron AH. 8S. baseball team lost to Merrill High 10 to 1 in their season opener amid cool rainy weather that hindered corn planting. The report notes bidding for the new Akron public school building, announcing lowest bidders for general construction plumbing heating electrical work, and several local birth announcements near town between May 6 and May 9, 1921, plus a large Alcester COC camp open house with 600 attendees and a 3 PM concert and talk on Conservation and National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron AH
Merrill High
Akron Public
Board of Education
Jowest
Westvold
Kagke Grove
Towa
Ing & Heating Co
Alcon
Iowa
Elvetrie Construction Co
Sioux Falla
Tenry ¢. Witt
W. M. Strobelin
Meredith Rosenbaum
Alcoster Coc
Sail Conservation Service
National Defense
Alcester High School
Gypsy visitors in town and local sales and matches
Thirty years ago a group of gypsies visited, women pursuing fortune telling and men trading horses. Fred Peterson sold his Dakota street residence to John Reumis. Marriages recorded include Mildred Johnson with William A. Olson on May 4, 1912 and Bessie Crow with Frank Wilcox on May 10, 1911. The Alan baseball team won two games during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Peterson
Dakota Street
John Reumis
Mildred Johnson
William A. Olson
Bessie Crow
Frank Wilcox
Alan
Walloping
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray A. Smith
Alvin Manning
G. H. Wooton
Roy I. Willy
Corella
Weidenfeller's
Sausaer
Jo-Ann
Weidenfeller’s
Sanitary Market
American Legion
Eagles
BOY Scouts OF America
Akron Bakery
Akron Troop of
Boy Scouts
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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