22 May 1969
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1969
Page
1
Gerald F. Smith, owner and publisher, announces subscription rates: 3.00 per year, six months 1.50 in Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County South Dakota, 3.50 per year elsewhere.
Mrs. Nels Beaubien travels to Wichita to attend her grandchildren Tom and Renee Coury’s graduation. Congregational Ladies Aid hosts a June 5 tea and collects clothing and health kits for migrant workers. Vacation Bible School runs June 9–14. Local visits, family gatherings, and veteran activities reported. Notice of election in Westfield District seeks $105,000 in bonds for remodeling and addition. Rubella vaccine progress noted with potential mass immunization by 1969 year end.
Items from the Akron Register-Tribune recall births from 1949 and 1939, plus sports scores, school events, and local society notes. The piece surveys decades with brief mentions of teams, banquets, mothers’ teas, a Mummy and the Mumps play cast, and Memorial Day observations alongside ads and public notices.
A memorial monument donor list names many contributors and organizations including Motor Co. Gail Hemmingsen Arden E. Johnson Zelpha Nystrup Farmers Co op Glenn Horton Darwin Johnson and others. The compilation reflects a broad community effort with many individuals businesses and clubs contributing to honor the memorial. The article also includes garden and lawn care notes by Earl Aronson and practical tips on dandelion management and lawn climate effects.
Formal ceremonies May 12 marked the start of WIT phase I with a heavy shops building to cost about 1.13 million dollars. The 52,000 square foot one story structure will be 396 by 152 feet on a 143 acre site near Stone Avenue and Highway 20. City officials and chamber dignitaries attended.
West Lyon High School near Inwood Iowa graduated ninety six seniors at Friday evening exercises. The report notes other regional updates including a new Elk Point South Dakota post office site by November 1 and hiring of a Kingsley Pierson superintendent L Eugene Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Henry Collmann hosted a birthday dinner for Henrys 84th. Many relatives and friends visited across Treton Hawarden Akron Sioux City LeMars Spirit Lake and Mor ningside College connections. An article also notes Petroleum Todays feature on mini vacations and forthcoming 1971 long weekends.
Three area girls vie for trucker queen as the 26th annual Truckers Day gala unfolds at Sioux City Municipal Auditorium. Nancy Taylor Akron and other finalists Dian Gralapp Le Mars Vicki Keller Kingsley Gayle Ames Marcus join crowds for receptions, fashion show, and banquets before the queen is crowned Friday night.
Plymouth County delegates to the State 4-H Conference were selected after interviews last week. Ardyce Roehr will also attend. Delegates include Di Brunkhorst Martha Hahn Paula Rod Becky Murphy Pam Rose Mary Sparr Jean Willer Bruce Frerichs Knapp Roger Oetken Randy Tooker Wagner Rich Wales. The interviewing panel praised leadership and achievements from 52 applicants. The conference runs June 10 to 13 at Iowa State University with the theme know yourself accept yourself be yourself.
Red Cross schedules Aquatic School June 15 to 25 at Spirit Lake. Applicants must hold a Senior Lifesaving Certificate and be 17+, fee is 65 dollars covering room meals and supplies. Applications due May 9 at Sioux City headquarters 102 Commerce. Contact Iowa Heart Association for health publications.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.