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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
5
Municipal Industries releases a financial report covering Water Works and Electric Light Works with preliminary figures and notes on operations. The document outlines revenue streams, expenses, and anticipated capital needs for the upcoming period.
Report shows indebtedness figures and property valuations as of January 1, 1938. Assessed real and personal property totals, taxable value of all property, and separate valuations for money and credit. Includes agricultural land under road tax, mill levy details, and corporate limits valuations.
The document shows Akron Iowa financials as of March 31, 1939 with cash in banks and treasurer totals, officers listed, and property valuations. It includes amounts for municipal buildings equipment streets bridges electric light water libraries parks and total valuations, with certification by Town Clerk Alvin A Manning.
Local items report Mother's Day greetings at Elite Shop and visits by Richard Reemis and William Keane to relatives in Sioux City. Community events include Union Creek groups meeting May 12 13 and a bake sale at Weidenfeller market.
In Better Homes Week observation Plymouth County home agent Miss Eleanor Rathke urges families to review home fire hazards. She notes risks from strike anywhere matches to gas cocks, oily rags, and clutter, recommending a family council or home tour to raise safety awareness and protect children.
Iowa observers urged focus on home cleanliness and milk safety during Child Health Week. County agent Eleanor Rathke warned disease risks inside homes and outlined steps for safer milk handling, including clean udders, washed hands, proper pail use, immediate milk removal, cooling, and filter strainers.
The article warns that mouldy or dirty settings harbor disease germs. It stresses prompt cooling of milk, clean water, and a well sited away from barns and toilets. It advises concrete platforms and fly control to reduce infant mortality from intestinal infections.
The Bluffers defeated Spink in the season opener at Sayles horseshoe grounds on Sunday, taking five of seven games by a total margin of 73 points. Scores show Bluffers 319 to Spink 246. The Bluffers’ next match is in a week, while Spink treks to Nielsen grounds for a Sunday game. A rash of small town post office burglaries followed in northwest Town last week, including Struble in Plymouth county.
Thieves broke into offices at Maurice post offices in Sioux County and at Webb and Greenfield Iowa. Stamps worth about 129 dollars were stolen at Maurice. In the same night 279 dollars in stamps and a small amount of cash were taken at another site.
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