Iowa Old Press
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, January 15, 1929
POPULAR AKRON RESIDENTS WED
THREE MARRIAGES ARE CELEBRATED IN WHICH PRINCIPALS ARE WELL KNOWN
Akron Register-Tribune: Coming as a happy surprise to their many friends was the announcement of the marriage of Forrest Akers and Miss Arta Anderson, of this city, the ceremony being performed New Year’s Day, 1929, by County Judge McKinley in this home at Dakota City, Neb., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. Wilkins, of this city, who drove there with them.
The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Anderson, of this city, and has lived here all her life. She graduated from the Akron high school last May and for the past few months has held a position in the Akron Bakery. The groom has resided in Akron for a number of years and has held a position as clerk at the Milwaukee depot. Both are popular among the younger set and they have a wide circle of friends who extend them congratulations and wishes of much joy through a long life journey.
The newly weds began housekeeping at once in rooms in the Ed S. Wilkins home.
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The marriage of Stephen Andy Gant and Miss Ella Ernestine Lamoureux was solemnized at St. Patrick’s Catholic church, Monday, January 7, 1929, at 6:00 a.m., Rev. E.F. Casey performing the ceremony. Geo. Gant, brother of the groom, acted as best man, and Edna Lamoureux, sister of the bride, as bridesmaid. The bride was attired in a beautiful tan satin dress and wore a corsage of bridal rosebuds. The groom wore a dark blue suit.
After a wedding breakfast, which was served at the home of the bride’s parents, the couple left for Kalona, Iowa, for a brief honeymoon trip visit in the home of Mr. Gant’s sister.
The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lamoureux, of this city, and has lived here since infancy. The groom is a son of Patrick Gant, a well known farmer south of Westfield, Iowa, where the family has resided for many years. He is manager of the Akron Meat Market and is also associated with his brothers in the ownership of meat markets at Westfield and Hawarden. The newly married couple are widely acquainted in the Westfield and Akron localities and have a host of friends who wish them all the joy and happiness that life affords.
Mr. and Mrs. Gant will make their home in Akron.
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Miss Myrtle Adams and Wesley McCorkell, of Akron, were united in marriage at the Grace Methodist church in Sioux City, Thursday, January 3, 1929, Rev. H.E. Hutchinson officiating. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brest, sister and brother-in-law of the bride.
The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Adams, north of town. She has spent her entire life in this locality and has been a successful teacher in Portland township since her graduation from the Akron high school. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard McCorkell, of Akron, and since graduating from the Akron high school has been a successful farmer, northeast of town. Both young people are well and favorably known in this community and their host of friends wish they joy and happiness through life. They will make their home on the farm the groom has been operating, northeast of here..
MUCH SNOW FENCE
Approximately One Hundred Miles of Plymouth Roads Protected
Plymouth County has approximately 21 miles of snow fence on its county road system and most of the townships have one to two miles each on their township roads. Figures for the primary road system are not available at the courthouse, but there is undoubtedly as much snow fence on the primary road as on the county road system and the total of snow fence in the county no doubt runs somewhere between 75 and 100 miles.
Practically all of the snow fence used in Plymouth County is made at Kingsley by the Kingsley Lumber company. It costs the county with posts about 8 ½ cents a foot and there is the added expense of setting it up each fall and taking it down each spring. So convinced of its value are the people of Plymouth County that some of our farmers are buying it to set up along private lanes. Most of the snow fence is along east and west roads, but some of it is used along north and south roads where the northwest winds get a good sweep. The snow fence used in Plymouth County represents a considerable investment, but it also saves a lot of expense for clearing the roads after a heavy snow storm.