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Newspaper

Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1968

Page

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Westfield Social Notes and Upcoming Harvest Supper

Westfield locals share visits with relatives in Dell Rapids Sioux City and Le Mars while a 40 person gathering attends the Akron park horse family picnic. Congr church invites all to an October harvest supper with a fixed menu and prices.

Al Hawks Virginia Gries Dell Rapids Steve Burke Kessie Buryanek Harold Moffat Esther Moffatt Lucille Harkness Le Mars Carl Krack Sioux City Virgil Ross Mary Graves Bessie Buryanek Ivyl Knapp Los Angeles Ivyl George Henry San Diego Ernie Luce Chula Vista Garth Knupp Kiva Art Norgaard Thy alga Les Cornwell Ft. Collins Colorado Randall Lilly Sara Ivy Knapp Akron park Mil Nelson Lend Moond Mu Mas Ray Miltlock Sinus City Feity Wavenhorst Clare Lilly Kenneth Bern Geo Bern Sina alterna Vera sisited Keiwin Marcil linea Beliette Sradin Lord of Craig Md Nelson Congregational church

School opens as drive safety tips return to routine

Officials urge extra driving caution with the new school year. Drivers should slow at crossings and allow children time to cross.

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Chatsworth Notes and Local Social Roundup

Sunday gatherings and visits mark Chatsworth social life with neighbors and relatives. Mrs. Ethel Lyle hosts, families travel to Akron and Dallas, and church ladies circulate among the area, while college student Larry Tentinger returns from Wayne Nebraska for the weekend.

Levi Van Meeter Climbing HAI Ethel Lyle Wes. Crow Abe Miller Algor PCA Club Hawarden Rachelman Clara Satthodt Dick Frericks Akron Chatsworth Cecilia Mollorque Larry Tentinger Wayne, Neb Richard Tentinger

Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Hospitals Clergy

I express sincere thanks to the Akron Hospital staff and Dr Trotaig for kindness during my stay. Gratitude goes to Pastor Dean Orris and Elder Roy Carlson for visits and prayers from friends and relatives and many cards. I thank the Pastor and Elders of the Morningside church of Christ for visits and to St Luke’s Euat in Sioux City doctors and nurses for their thoughtfulness.

Trotaig Akron Hospital Dean Orris Roy Carlson Morningside ehurchs of Christ St. Lukes Euat Sioux City

Appreciation for support during hospital and recovery

A note of gratitude for the many wards letters and visits received while a patient in the hospital and recovering at home from Eluer Fiekbohn.

amy Eluer Fiekbohn

Garden of Thanks for Herman Jacobs family

We express heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for acts of kindness during the illness and death of Mrs. Herman Jacobs. Mr and Mrs Wendell Jacobs and family. Mary Joann Muriette Find It with a Want Ad.

Herman Jacobs Wendell Jacobs Mary Joann Muriette

Way Back Yonder Thema from Akron Register Tribune files

Interest gleaned from the Akron Register-Tribune office files. Local archival note highlights past events and community references in a compact retrospective card.

Akron

Local notices mix of ads and town news from Holstein area

Sixty years ago in Holstein and nearby towns residents mixed shop chatter with family visits. Norton and his son in law Patter son visited in the former’s auto with nephews B R and L H Adams. School board eyed stores for sale as drought and weather reports circulated. Mrs. Ericson learned to drive a Maxwell, and a series of farm and road incidents occurred including a wagon collision, a broken rib for Jenking and out of control drays.

arl Peterson Manilla Granstrom Sweden H. P. Anderson W. C. Anderson D. L. Waterbury Jim William Ericson Union Creek Ed Hoffman Lineman Allen Akron central telephone exchange A. M. Wheeler A. C. Jenking Milwaukee Jenks

50 Years Ago Plans Change for Kennedy and Smith at Morningside

Clifford Kennedy and Cam Smith changed their plans to attend the State of Iowa and will pursue a similar course at Morningside in Sioux City. They enrolled this week. A cement work update describes a double coal storage bing for Farmers Grain Co with a 45-foot cement stack and a 16-foot cupola atop the structure. Yolton Barr, son of Grant and Mrs. Barr of Akron, has been promoted to sergeant and serves as an instructor in France. Several births are noted along with farm sales, local school moves, and Westfield Red Cross activities. Westfield frost and corn-picking news are included along with local club and civic notices and drainage talks with the county supervisors.

Clifford Kennedy Cam Smith State of Iowa Morningside Sioux City Farmers Grain Co Yolton Barr Grant Barr Akron France J. L. Smith Prank Thomas Earl Kler Earl Beeler Briodymo Sweden G. E. Rainey Carol Hamilton Carl T. Anderson Westfield The Mullaney Elevator Co C. C. Maynard Akron golf club Hawarden Masonic Temple of Freedom county board of supervisors Big Sioux

Years Ago Highlights From Akron and Surrounding Areas

A roundup of local items includes Hugh Dowling visiting his mother Mrs. H. L. Smith in Leedey Oklahoma, Harley Lewison earning embalmer certification in South Dakota and here. Akron football, baseball wins, a wedding, a diesel locomotive change, and a State Fair boar victory are noted along with community activities and a nutrition school trip to Ames.

Akron Beresford Bill Knockson Dorothy Gray Dixon Cyril Larsen Durham N. C Otto Larsen J. C. Belshe Northfield Minn Orange City High Hell Hall Milwaukee’s Arrow Sioux Falls Chicago Avery Small Jack Lamoureux Clinton Small Marine Corps Wayne Stontenberg Leonard Hanson Horn Thomas Hanson Elk Point Robert Hillvieks Arden Brown Ames State College and Feed Institute

Operation Edith Life Saving Fire Drill Plan Iowa

The Iowa plan called Operation Edith aims to save lives with home fire exit drills. Des Moines based chair Reynold Hentges says every family should prepare a practiced escape route. a statewide test signals at 6 30 p m on October 9 across all counties with radios and fire departments coordinating.

edith Towa Towa Farm Safety Council Wirth Edith's Reynold Hentges Des Moines Hentyes Iowa Hentges

Extension Homemakers Hold Fall Business Meeting

Union County Extension Homemakers gathered in Alvester on September 16 for the Fall Council meeting. Motions to raise the county dues were discussed. Reports included Mrs. Willer on participation in a worldwide women’s council, Mrs. Nystrom on a South Dakota council, and Mrs. Tweet on a Cultural Arts project with a lesson set for September 26 in Elk Point and another at 1:30 in Beresford.

Fitzyenine Union County Extension Connellusiness Alvester Chiral Weidawer DME Wits Wd Willer Akvun Courtes Women Michigan State University East Lansing Carl Nystrom Elk Point South Dakota Extension Homemakers Council Brookings Lincoln Wk Point South Dakota Union County First National Bank Beresford

Scattered 4-H Meeting at Albert Beeck Home

Four H members gathered at the Albert Beeck home on September 15 for a chicken supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Beeck. A short business session followed with 4-H books turned in. Meeting adjourned with lunch, next at El Dean Swayer. reporter Jim De Jager. The Johnson Two Farm Bureau met with Jean Foley on September 1 with pledges, minutes, officer election, and a tour of flowers after lunch. Next meeting with Ruth Morehead on October 8. Viola Brown publicity chair.

4-H Albert Beeck Mrs A. Beeck Eldean Swayer Jim De Jager Johnson Two Farm Bureau Jean Foley Ruth Morehead Viola Brown

Akron Red Raiders face MCC in homecoming clash

Akron battles MCC with strong defense but offense struggles against the bigger line. Players Gene Barwick, Rich Freniels, John Orvis, Jerry Wyell, Morvis Powell, Dim Meinen and Rick Pollack shine on D as Akron recovers fumbles but offense stalls. Homecoming opponent Boyd-Hull High Comets visit Friday, boasting a 2-0 non conference start and last season’s 6 to 0 win over Akron, promising a tougher test but hoping for home crowd fire.

Akron Raiders Akron boys MCC Gene Barwick Rich Freniels John Orvis Jery Wyell Morvis Powell Dim Meinen Rick “Pollack Akron High Comets Primghar Canton Augustana’ Academy Red Raiders

Memorial thanks from Lewison and Hoyt families

The Lewison and Hoyt families express sincere gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for memoriams cards and acts of sympathy during their bereavement. Replacing garbled names due to OCR with the core family groups they acknowledge support and kindness received.

Curtis Lewison Richard Lewison Donald Hoyt Spetiber ‘Ol

Fall Outlook Meeting Set for October 3

An October 3 fall outlook meeting will be held at 8 in Centerville’s Livextusk Pavilion hosted by County Agent Harmon Boyd. SDES staff speakers include economist A. W. Anderson, veterinarian Dr. Jim Bailey, and livestock specialist Jim O Connell. They will discuss market trends, feeding trials, rate of gain, and feeding questions for cattle producers.

new fort additives Centervilly Livextusk Athting County Harmon Boyd inelidy SDES South Dakota A. W. Anderson Jim Bailey Iowa Iowa State University

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