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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1966
Page
1
Akron Register Tribune editors and proprietors RAY A and GERALD F. SMITH publish weekly notices and arrangements from Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury counties, Iowa, with postal rates and license dates.
Partial OCR fragment from a national newspaper shows stray letters and garbled words, lacking clear names, dates, or events to identify a specific news item or context for a proper summary.
Westfield notes PTA and student activities for the nine week period. Girls basketball travels to Hinton on Friday November 11 and hosts Hull Western Christian on Tuesday November 15. Church and guild events include Congregational Ladies Aid at the church November 17 at 2 p.m. with hosts Heaths Roberts and others. Family Promise Offering directed by Lenore Banks. A film feature "The Two Mades of Faith" is shown November 4. St Catherine's Guild meets November W at Martin home. new officers take duties led by President Veronica Tracy. Catholic Daughters of America meeting Monday in parish hall. Plans for the annual Christmas Party December 6 at 6:30 with turkey supper and meeting. Hootenanny proceeds boosted by generous support. PT Club president Norman Liss thanks participants.
Westfield Congregational Church announces Sunday worship at 9 00 am with service at 10 00 am church school tours choir 2 30 pm and aid society activities on November 17 noting devotion Sunday November 20 and a special Be embedded disiasber offering for the United Church of Clunes in Belmand on Sunday November 20
The Iowa corn yield estimate rose to 87 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from September and a record high, with national corn production projected at 4,096 million bushels, down from last year’s 4,471 million. Soybeans remain at 148.2 million bushels with per acre yields around 25.1 bushels, as the national outlook increases slightly for both crops.
Akron community school publication lists staff positions including editor in chief Bocky Orris and Patt Malcom as columnist. Other editors cover features sports and special events with numerous reporters and a sponsor Mr. Hoff.
On October 27 the Akron FFA Chapter held its monthly meeting in the Alton Community School Vo Ag Room. Items included a donkey basketball game plan, Green Hand initiation with new members Danial Appley David Appley Steve hemmelman Scott Hemmingson Robin Herren Donald Kiewel Arvin Klemme Richard Less and Curtis Winquist, and adjournment with refreshments.
Three Alon High School musicians earned top All-State honors. JoAnn Hebsler, Nancy Taylor, and Linde Heyl placed in the Town All-State band, with Hebsler securing first chair tenor sax, Taylor second chair alto sax, and Heyl sixth on clarinet. They compete among dozens for limited spots and will attend the All-State Festival in Des Moines on November.
Economist Futrell and colleagues project firmer soybean prices through 1966 67 driven by strong domestic use and exports. The Aug forecasts call for 260.5 million bushels total with yields near 24.4 bushels per acre, weaker than 1965, while harvest prices may average $2.75 to $3.25 in Central Town.
Seed samples should be sent to the Iowa State University Seed Lab promptly to avoid delays. November and early December submissions get faster attention. later submissions may wait longer. Oats, soybeans, nut, red clover, orchard grass, and brome grass can be tested now.
The U S Supreme Court upheld the Iowa subdistricting decision, confirming that the legislature must be elected from subdistricts. The ruling supports a plan distributing representation to equalize voting power, with voters selecting one representative and one senator per district. The decision follows lower court rulings and prior constitutional debates.
The 20 years back column recalls obituaries and notices from 1946 including Herman Bartels of Cook Minnesota burial at Riverside Cemetery, Mrs Polly Ann Blanchead Union County death, Rebecca Appley shower in Elmer Heeren home, and Betty Jean Willer's marriage in Alston. Also noted are football results, Alman Variety store reconstruction, and local births and deaths with a Republican gains tally in 1946.
Thirty years ago Akron High lost to Kingsley 25 to 13 in a tight football thriller. Akron outplayed Kingsley in the final half but could not close the gap as Alcon’s three remaining plays were canceled by injuries. The piece also notes local obituaries and scattered notices from October 1936 and November elections.
A garbled 1926 column lists births marriages deaths and local events in Akron and surrounding areas. It mentions a July wedding in Sioux City, multiple births and marriages, church activities, farm work, a basketball game, and a 1961 note about a paper’s publish date and local happenings.
Recap of 1906 local events includes L. H. Mantin taking possession of the New Kendall Hotel in Mir, R. A. Brosdbent retiring from management, and six state tickets on the November 11 ballot. Notes Dr. N. J. Brown buying Dr. B. A. Gee’s veterinary business, a Duncan Ross will case jury disagreement, Governor Cummins winning a third term, and E. H. Hubbard re-elected to Congress. Also mentions a St Patrick’s wedding in 1906, a football game at LeMans, a MWA conclave with 85 candidates, and several marriages listed with dates and places.
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