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The Akron Register Tribune lists subscription prices: 2.50 per year, six months 1.25 in Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County 8? 2.00 per year elsewhere. Published Thursdays in Akron Plymouth County Iowa. Entered as second class mail matter September 26 1901.
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Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Iowa
Union County
Akron
Plymouth County
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Westfield Write Ups Bring Special Guests and Local News
Westfield notes Mrs Charles Green's fall injuring her wrist and bruises, and reports a Kansas City trip by Rev Guinn to swap pulpits with Rev George Rice for three Sundays in July. Community members visit, new church members join, storms damaged property, and a large kennel club event occurs at AtokadRace Park with awards. Local field trips, bakery visits, library bake sale proceeds, and upcoming school dates are listed.
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Guinn
Kansas City
George Rice
Avery Burns
Dakota City
Nebr
Lizzie Burns
Villisca
Iowa
Chas. Green
Guy Morehead
James
Sioux City
George Hummel
Ollie Kunkel
Henry Jansson
Terry Morehead
Akron Hospital
Sioux Valley
Riverside Dairy
museum
Vicki Lilly
Library fund
Ivyl Knapp
H. H. Epperson
Percy Harrington
Chicago
Mike Dmytro
Green Bay
Wis
Ear
Meat Board To Conduct School At '62 Pork Fair
The 1962 Pork Fair in Sioux City will feature a Meat Board cookery school on the grounds led by Miss Janice Plager. Demonstrations will run throughout the day with repeated sessions to let all visitors observe meat cookery techniques. Tickets are required for the noon ham dinner and children's rides, and early requests are urged to avoid delays. The event also includes a grand prize drawing for a 1962 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon and the crowning of the Pork Day King.
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Sioux City
National Livestock and Meat Board
Warren Kester
Meat Board
Park Fair
Janice Plager
Winkelman Pony Farm
Kester
State Board Of Public Education Pushed For School Consolidation
An Iowa public education overview notes that schools are the community’s key industry and highlights decades of district consolidation. From 4,417 districts in 1955 to 1,391 by 1961, with rural one room schools shrinking from 3,261 to 256. It cites rising median enrollments in new districts and a broad tax base as keys to affordable, adequate education.
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Iowa
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Akron Echoes From The Files Gleaned Items Across Years
Items from the Akron Register Tribune recall a 1952 baseball opener vs Sioux City Air Base, a 1952 graduation with 44 graduates, local deaths, auto joy riding incident, births, rifle club practice, care for a stroke patient, feed plant opening, Good Citizenship award in Iowa, a wedding on a farm, recent travels of residents, inc to incorporate telephone properties, school play in 1912, primary candidates, Sunday closures, a 1902 university concert, and local business moves in Akron and nearby towns.
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Akron
Sioux City
AHL
T. Bowers
Morningside College
Frank Jana
San Jose
Calif
Peter Jans
Elk Point
Highway 35
here
four corners
Mia
John Vander Schaaf
Akron Jr. Rifle club
John E. Daniels
Ethel ‘Spears
Los Angeles
Lee
Shedd
Akron Feed Mills
Westfield public school
Anna Knapp
Sioux township
Iowa State Bar association
Hoorneman
LeMars
D. K. Hurley
groom
JH. H. Gilley
Long Beach
E. F. Cobb
Akron Telephone System
W. L. Brownell
Chataworth public school
opera house
Geo. C. Scott
Iowa
J. L. Van Buskirk
Westfield
20 Years Ago Gerald Gale Dies in Arizona Hospital
Obituary notes the 20 year old Gerald Gale son of Ralph and Mrs Gale of Sioux City died May 9 1942 in Phoenix Arizona hospital from meningitis after pneumonia. He was a scholarship student at Arizona State College Tempe, a 1941 Central High graduate, survived by parents two brothers a sister and three grandparents. Funeral at St Boniface Akron Catholic cemetery. Also obituary for Mrs E H Tryon 96 former resident died Creswell Oregon burial Riverside cemetery. Edna M Gale 47 died May 13 1942 survived by parents three brothers two sisters and 16 nieces and nephews. Funeral at St Patrick’s. Burial at Catholic cemetery. A.H.S. team defeated Anthon 6 3 in State District semi finals Paullina.
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Gerald Gale
Ralph Gale
Sioux City
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona State College
Tempe
Central High school
E. H. Tryon
Creswell
Oregon
Akron Baptist church
Tremaine
here
Edna M. Gale
Jotn Gale
Lawrence
Earl
Ralph
Viola
St. Patrick's church
A.H.S
Anthon High
Paullina
Richard Ball
Mahlon ‘Hanson
Arnold W. Kuester
H.S
Riplinger
Wis
public school
Harry Eggleston
WPA
Dorothy
Pearl Scott
Kenneth
Perrey Sailer
Elk Point
Akron High school
Teachers College
Springfield
Camp Grant
Rockford
Akron H. 8
Akron opera house
Geo. C. Pullman
First Congregational church
W. J. Brunner
board of education
Hoschler Post
American Legion
Alex Card
Akron
James M. Miller
Hawarden
Alice Wilcox
Karl
Walter Klemme
Albert. S. Wagner
Humboldt
Iowa
Ray Ogden
J. J. Managan
Bryant, &. C
Roy Moir
White Eagle Oil Co
Victor Anderson
Breezy Hill
Portland township
Otto Kroepel
Local Committee Posts 18 Rewards for Poisoning Dogs
Fifty years ago a local committee offered 18 rewards of 100 dollars for anyone arrested and found guilty of poisoning dogs after several valuable canines died. The danger of children handling scattered poison was noted, while a separate notice records the marriage of Mary Agnes and Edward Neary on May 22, 1922 at St. Patrick's.
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Mary
M. A. Agnes
Edward
Patrick Neary
St. Patrick’s
Rebuilt boats and river fishing highlight Hull town note
In Hull town a meat market job was taken by Christ Mortrude as assistant to Agent B. J. Searls at the depot. The Big Sioux reported good catfish and bullhead fishing. A.G.A. and H.B. Palm launched their rebuilt power boat, Zell, while plans continued to place a gasoline launch in the stream.
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Hull
Christ Mortrude
B. J. Searls
H. B. Palm
Zell
Westfield and Wesley Churches Weekly Schedule and Honor
Chester I Guinn ministered at Westfield Congregational Church with services Thursday choir practice Sunday worship at 9 and 10 am and 7 pm Pilgrim Fellowship Rural Life and Prayer group details listed. Chester L Guinn led Wesley Methodist Church with high school commencement noted and multiple midweek events. Hampton dentist John E Foster honored at Iowa Dental Association convention. native of Iowa Falls practicing 18 years. grandfather first physician in town.
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Chester I, Guinn
Rural Life
Pilgrim Fellowship
WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Chester L
Guinn
John E. Foster
Hampton
Iowa Dental Association
Fostter
Iowa Falls
Graduation Time Reflections From Don Cunningham
Don Cunningham voices a nostalgic look at graduation and youth, recalling his own forced drudgery in high school and early work. He argues current youths face better duties and fewer old fashioned hardships, while praising progress and urging resilience without romanticizing past days. Harold Middleton near Guthrie Center found a meteorite showing evidence of high temperature with ash around the find site. Patronize your home merchants.
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DON CUNNINGHAM
grade land
tohn
Harold Middleton
Guthrie Center
Public Notice of Estate Administratrix Appointed
Notice from Plymouth County Iowa states that on May 14, 1982 the District Court appointed Mary Belle Beech as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fred Beech. Creditors are asked to settle debts and claimants to present their authenticated claims to the court for allowance. Dated May 14, 1962, with publication dates May 17, 24, 31, 1962.
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District Court
Plymouth County
Iowa
Edward Fred Beech
Mary Belle Beech
IOWA STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Des Moines
Akron
Northern Natural Gas Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Iawa
Harold E. Hughes
Ray H. Thompson
Bernard J. Martin
Claude E. Davis
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