Plymouth county endorses $1,300,000 primary road bond plan
Supervisors convened with about eighteen to twenty townships in Plymouth county at the courthouse to back a $1.3 million bond issue to finish the road system. The plan seeks voter approval next month and would shift bond repayment to state funds after July 4, with support voiced by many local residents and newspaper men. A campaign committee was formed led by James Gillespie as temporary chair and E. A. Thorson as secretary, to inform the public.
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LeMars
Plymouth County
Court House
Zimmerman
Ames
The
Highway Commission
le Mars
Sioux County
Cherokee County
A. E. Dalton
John B. Phelps
Kingsley
Jas
C. Gillespie
le Mara
J G. Sumaltz
Geo. Sturges
John Keenan
John van Nimwegen
Merrill
M.R. Faber
Will, Vers
Remsen
Henry Harms
Brunsville
R. J. Koehler
John Starzl
Julius Muecke
Lincoln
Petersen
Peter Knudsen
Garfield
Albert Stokes
J. HL. Kerr
Akron
E.F. Cobb
C.P. Knapp
Hancock
N. R. Knapp
Sioux
Neils Hansen
Hinton
Andrew Bogd
Fredonia
Ed Johnson
E. A. Thorson
Jas. C. Gillespie
M. O. Monroe
Campaign pledge by Highway Commission aide approved
County Agent Monroe proposed support for the Farm Bureau campaign and his offer was accepted, signaling formal backing in the Highway Commission process.
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Formant
Highway Commission
Monroe
Farm ‘Bureau Organization
Akron Collegians Active in Spring Activities
Rudolph Willer and Donald Cross of Akron are active at Morningside College this spring. Cross stars on the Maroon track team, which won the Tri-State meet in Sioux City, and anchored the half mile relay that set an Iowa conference record at the Drake relays and claimed first place. Willer is cast as Macduff in Macbeth and toasted the juniors at Alpha Tau Delta. He also joined the debating squad for a successful season.
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Akron Collegians
Rudolph Willer
Donald Cross
Akron
Morningside College
Cross
Maroon
Sioux City
Iowa
Morningside
Willer
Shakespeare
Alpha Tau Delta
Phone Service Stabilizes Flood Area Across Lower Mississippi
Long distance service remains intact in major flood zones along the lower Mississippi with rapid restoration planned for smaller localities. Bell System companies cooperate with Red Cross and relief agencies to aid relief and rehabilitation efforts. ATandT and associates donate $25,000 to Red Cross for Hood relief. Le Mars Sentinel reports a separate suit where M J Kennedy sues John Cronin and Maggie Cronin over a 320 acre farming partnership ending March 1 1919, requesting a referee and accounting. Bankers from 11th district meet in Le Mars May 26 with Plymouth County Bankers hosting. 300 to 400 visitors expected. program and banquet planned.
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Mississippi River
Bell System
Red Cross
Army Engineers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hood
le Mars Sentinel
M. J. Kennedy
District Court
John Cronin
Maggie Cronin
Westheld
11Th
le Mars
Plymouth County Bankers Association
Solf Club Social Calendar At Akron Country Club 1927
Akron Country Club opens Memorial Day May 30 at 3 30 pm with a mixed two ball foursome and flag tournament prizes for par ties low gross and blind bogey events. Dinner at 6 30 pm followed by bridge and a planned bridge tournament through Labor Day. High score wins a loving cup after three consecutive years. Dinner dates listed May 30 June 16 July 1 August 1 48 September 5 1927 July 4 picnic. Ladies luncheons June 9 23 July 21 August 4 18 September 1 golf AM lunch 2 PM bridge. Handicap flag tournament prizes and season long flag lead cup. Regular handicap tournament and season ship to be held later. Plans to entertain neighboring golf women on radios days. All scores to club house.
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Solf Club
Akron ‘Country Club
Speciel
Local Birth Announcements From Town Area
A series of birth notices from the town area dated May 1927 report new sons and daughters born to local families. Names include Sieben, Onnen, Dewey, Klave, Frerichs, and Adams Jr of Chatsworth. Locations cover east, west, northeast and northwest of town.
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Sieben
Sie
Bens
Nen
Ralph Dewey
George Klave
Dick Frerichs
Town
Fred Adams, Jr
Chatsworth
Rural School Field Day Draws Intertown Crowd
Nearly 200 contestants from Union County rural schools competed in the Annual School Field Day on Saturday May 14 Brule District 50 won the 1927 pennant by a margin of over 10 points Nora Cleveland and Richland schools placed high The east side won the best players baseball game The half mile relay went to Nora with Mahan Ronning and Erickson Teachers race and broad jump won by Olive Ringsrud Prizes from Elk Point merchants went to multiple students with awards including Mahan Danielson Johnson CHITAHAN Connally and Fitzgerald Local health and community notes mention tuberculosis testing funded until two clean herds are established by Dr Tuttle Additional local updates include small business openings and family visits The Le Mars area notes report a death in the March family and a church anniversary celebration at Le Mars Sentinel records
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Union County
Brule
District 50
Nora
Cleveland
Richland
Mahan
Ronning
Erickson
Olive Ringsrud
Celveland School
Elk Point Business Men
Edward Mahan
Flannery Drug Co
Anna Danielson
Silverberg’s Store
Lucile Johnson
Cleveland School
Pioneer Deng Co
Melvin “Chitahan
Winchester
Walters Hardware
Aurora de Grandmount
Kenuth Simons
Oxfords
Ringsrud’s
Flannery’s
Loretta Connally
Halversons Hardware
Edmond Fitzgerald
al Fighlight
Ven Electric Company
Ring School
Brule School
Tuttle
Richland Township
Farm Bureau
Local items mention visits and moves around town
Louis Koch and L F Root motored to Sioux City last Friday. Esther Harkness visited in Ha warden. Vesper club to meet May 27 at Mrs KO Thorson. Elk Point resident Kapfer called on relatives. Lundgren and Wilson families visited Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Shrine ceremony in Sioux City drew local members. Josie Weidenfeller attended Catholic Daughters convention in Council Bluffs. Kinser and Wilkins toured Woodward and Coon Rapids. Hamman sold the Hitzeman shop to Calvin Anderson. Swenson returned from California with auto trip back delayed by weather. Brundeen interviews for passports. plans to visit Sweden. Mother's Day banquet attended by local residents. Chas Jammerthal died in Centralia Wash. Schluter injury serious but not critical. Radio commission lists KWUC Western Union College among Iowa stations. Barn fire at Henry Pausch farm. Pausch burned salvaging belongings. insured. Ed Beck, former resident, visiting Racine then south. optimistic about Florida. Frank Bonney buys Ed Thorp residence. plans to install gas station and graveled driveway. brother Will help.
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Louis Koch
L. F. Root
Sioux City
Esther Harkness
Hawarden
Dininjick
Vesper Club
KO. Thorson
Mike Kapfer
Elk Point
Aug. Lundgren
Mary Wilson
Chas. Willer
B. L. Troup
H.H. Wetzeler
Bertha Hunter
Desert
Josie Weidenfeller
Council Bluffs
Lows
Catholic Daughters of America
C. P. Kinser
Ed. Wilkins
Woodward
Iowa
Pierson
Kinser
Calvin Anderson
Adaville
Hamman
Ted Swenson
Ian
California
Washington
Cottonwood
LeMats Sentinel
Brundeen
Akson
Sweden
Europe
J.F March
H. Cummins
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Philip Marck
Cather Cummins
Chas
Jammerthal
Centralia
Wash
Chatsworth
F.carr
A. Schluter
The
Radio Commission
KWUC
Western Union College
Commission
Henry Pausch
Johnson
Jacksonville
Florida
Racine
Wis
Beck
Frank Bonney
Ed. Thorp
Wa. Bonney
For Sale Reclaimed Piano by The Piano Man Jones
A reclaimed piano is offered for immediate disposal in this vicinity. The seller offers a contract to a responsible party or a cash discount option. Contact Jones, The Piano Man, Sioux City, Tawa.
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Jones
Sioux City
Flour Mill Upgrades Boost Akron Feed and Creamery
Akron's Flour Mill replaced old machinery with modern feed mill equipment and a hammer grinder, enabling on site production of pig meals and chicken feeds. The venture, plus a new local creamery in the former power house, draws farmers to town, boosting commerce and services. The Elk Point and Akron H S track teams plan a Friday field meet, a rare season highlight for local athletics.
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Akron
Sunkist
Money Milling Co
Omaha
Nebr
Sioux City
Davidson
Elk Point
Plant soybeans in corn hills for hogging down
Iowa State College experts advise planting soybeans with corn, noting beans grow well on acidic soils and can supplement corn for hogging down. Tests show beans reduce corn yield slightly but add bean value. recommend Manchu variety with three to four beans per hill and tankage as protein supplement in feed.
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Corn Hills
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
College
Ames
Iowa
Hughes
Iowa Experiment Station
New Tuberculosis Law to Boost Cattle Eradication Efforts
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture M G Thornburg says a new bovine tuberculosis law will aid eradication. He notes Iowa leads other states in the work and the changes will help protect human health and the cattle industry. Five principal changes are outlined, including indemnity adjustments for cattle owners.
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Iowa
M. G. Thornburg
Towa
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Farm Bureau Notes
Union
County
8. D
J. EB. Stecker
A. 0
Jepson
Katherine Stenger
F. A. Meske
J. J. Vollmar
Vollmer
Pontiac
Mich
St. James Lutheran
E. March
Seney
John H. March
Tacoma
Henry March
H. J. Pfieffer
Oelwein
John March
Col
Louis Koehler
C. L., Huntington
Rasiothe
Aeller
Dodge Brothers
Dedgt Brothers
Moir Motor CO
U. S. Bureau of Annual Industry
Akron High School
Eugene G. Hofer
Akron Opera House
Glock
Bob Bruce
Old Town
Karl Silkebakken
Chie Wilton
Bob
Elbert Youngston
Lucius’ Opperson
Arnold Brundeen
Hugh Gorman
Wince
Lester Aalts
Judge Avery
Eldon Brady
Shirley Avery
Avery
Evelyn Ericson Vivian Prescott
Shirley
Valya Neil
Peggy Warren
Ludius
Janice Nashind
Annabel
Peggy Right
Dorothy’ McCorkkell
Glendale
Akron Savings Bank
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