Dozen Teams to Play Diamondball in New Leagues
Rain delayed Akron diamondball play as Hamburgers and Dirks Motor Co. postponed. twelve teams will form two six team leagues, American and National, playing four nights a week with a Little World Series to decide the champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Hamburgers
Dirks Motor Co
Dirks
Brule Blue Hawks
Egg Pushers
Blatz Brewers
Blue Hawks
Lundgren Motors
Maytag
Packers
Dirks Motors
Stubble Ducks
American Legion
Hill Rats
Printer’s Devils
Union Creek Church August Schedule Notice
There will be no services at Union Creek Church during August. The Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon August 15 at Mrs Martin E Johnsons home. Everyone serving. A cordial invitation is extended to all. D J Edward Pastor.
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Union Creek
Ladies’ Aid
Martin E. Johnson
D. J. Edward
Bluffers to Play Greenville Here
The Westerville eight played the Sayles Bluffers on the Sayles horse shoe grounds Sunday, winning all eight games. Monday evening the Bluffers lost to Greenville at Sioux City, Greenville winning all four. Both teams had been undefeated before the match. Greenville will play here next Monday with the Bluffers as the opponent. At the Tribune picnic in Sioux City Sunday, Peter A. Anderson of the Akron Shavers won the horseshoe contest with 112, earning a $7 pair of shoes. Victor Taylor of Kingsley was second with 103, and George Van Dev ener of Sioux City third with 96.
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Westerville
Sayles Bluffers
Sayles Horseshoe
Bluffers
Greenville
Sioux City
Tribune
Peter A. Anderson
Akron Shavers
Victor Taylor
Kingsley
George van Devener
Lutherans Outline Sunday Worship and Events
The Lutheran churches schedule divine worship on Sunday August 12 at No. St. Paul 9:30 a.m. Brule Creek 11 a.m. and South St. Paul 11 a.m. The St Paul Luther League holds an 8 p.m. devotional service with music and a sermonette by the pastor. The St Paul Ladies Aid hosts an ice cream social Thursday August 16 at 8 p.m. at Mrs Hannah Hofstad's home, rain site St Paul church. Brule Creek Luther League to render a program Friday August 17 with a lunch following. all are welcome.
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St. Paul
Brule Creek
St. Paul Luther League
Hannah Hofstad
St. St. Paul
Brule Creek Luther League
Aamoth and
Strand
City Wells Furnish Plentiful Water to Akron Residents
Akron reports a new city well completed a few weeks ago providing ample water. The city council, pleased with the supply, passes a resolution on August 7 allowing residences to use water for saving shrubs and trees until November 1, 1934, at a minimum charge of 50 cents, with a 50 cent minimum noted on August through October water statements for residences.
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Akron
Sheldon Team to Play Tennis Here Akron Matches Draw Crowds
One of Akron's biggest inter city athletic events unfolds Sunday August 12 as the Sheldon tennis team of over a dozen players visits to contest singles and doubles with Akron club members in all three divisions. Local spectators are invited to attend the afternoon and evening sessions.
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Akron
Akron Courts
Sheldon
Akron Tennis Club
Kenneth Shoulberg
Shoulberg
Boden
Milo Jacobs
Don
Chicago
Silkebakken
Kessler
Bob Burnight
H. Stryzewski
Brady
Silkebakkens
LeMars Fall Festival Set for August 15 16
LeMars to stage a major two day celebration marking the city's sixty fifth anniversary. The LeMars Drum and Bugle corps spearheads planning with 15000 expected attendees. Attractions include ferris wheels vaudeville acts a balloon ascent water fights and a four H livestock show with premium prizes. A tribe of full blood American Indians will perform day pow wow dances in tepees.
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LeMars
Battle Royals
Plymouth County
C. H. Thompson
Walthill Reservation
Nebraska
First Baptist Church Bible School and 11 A M Service
The Bible school meets at 10 o clock with an 11 o clock service led by the church ladies due to the pastor's absence in Des Moines. Mrs. James Coleman presides, with organist Mrs. Shoulberg and various readers and musicians providing hymns prayers and offerings. The Ladies Association meets next Wednesday August 15 at 2 30 p m in the church parlors with devotional led by Mrs. Davidson and a saxophone solo and vocal duet planned. Members celebrate three birthdays and serving committee is listed.
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Bible School
Des Moines
First Baptist Church
James Coleman
Shoulberg
J. FH. Kerr
Harrid Moore
Davidson
Harriet Moore
Elizabeth Shoulberg
Helen Anderson
Jereen Barber
Kerr
James Myers
W. J. Davidson
Religion sermon notes from Emerson on Sunday worship
Methodist Church notes quote Emerson on Sunday as core to civilization and a path to spiritual realities. Pastor J. F. Moore invites worship with a morning sermon on A Religion of the Spirit and an evening series sermon on the Twenty third Psalm.
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Emerson
J. F. Moore
Flower Show Cancelled Due to Brown Condition
The Flower Show scheduled for August 15 is canceled for this year. The committee cites brouth conditions, expresses regret, and hopes garden contests will be arranged next year starting with iris and peonies. They advise transplanting perennials in late summer or fall for blooms next spring and summer.
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Picnic
Trinity Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school at 10 a m and English service at 11 a m. The Luther League plans a picnic on Sunday August 19 at the Walter Klemme home east of town. Everyone is welcome. Fred A Meske pastor.
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Luther League
Walter Klemme
Fred A. Meske
Beresford Golden Jubilee Parade Awe Inspires Town
Beresford plans a two day Golden Jubilee celebration August 13 and 14 marking the town’s 50th anniversary and linking the Union County Old Settlers’ Picnic. Historical parades, pioneer displays, modern floats, six bands, drum corps, and open air talks by GOP candidates plus WNAX and WJR acts headline the events.
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South Dakota
Beresford
Union County
Old Settlers
V. F. W. Drum and Bugle Corps
Sioux Falls
Nebraska
Norfolk
Dalesburg
Lennox
Centerville
Paramount
Elk Point
Beresford Municipal
C. Allen
Frank A. Ferguson
C. A. Christopherson
Congress
Francis H. Case
Hot Springs
W. J. Bilow
Frank D. Kriebs
State Highway Department
William Lempke
North Dakota
Lempke- Frazier
Tom Berry
Ritz Pavilion
American Legion Hall
Sod- Busters
Happy Jack O’malley
WNAX
Legion Hall
Ritz
WJR
Detroit
George Hardy
Old Madrid
Immanuel Eng. Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule
Pastor C W Samuelson preaches True and False Spirituality at 11 a.m. Sunday Aug 12 with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Brotherhood meets 8 p.m. Bring a friend. Junior Mission Band assembles Saturday at 2 30 p.m. Refreshments follow.
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C. W. Samuelson
Brotherhood
Former Akron Man Married in Le Mars
Former Akron man George Doering of Madison Iowa and Miss Ellen Carroll of Garretsburg were united in marriage in Le Mars on Wednesday August 1 Rev J J Vollmar pastor of St Johns Lutheran church performed the ceremony Witnesses were Mr and Mrs George Doering of Grant township who were married about two weeks ago The newlyweds plan a short honeymoon then reside in Madison where Mr Doering is employed
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George Doering
Madison
Akron
Ellen Carroll
Garretsaun
le Mars
J. J. Vollmar
St. John'’s Lutheran Church
Grant Township
Plymouth County
Mr. Doering
Torrid Weather Parches Crops
Severe heat grips northwest Iowa with a new local heat record of 108 degrees on Saturday and Ot tumwa's 115 degree Iowa record. Cold front brings a light shower and hopes of rain but corn damage is evident across the region. Growers brace as drought and heat threaten yields despite one modest moisture event.
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Here
Iowa
Ottumwa
March buys LeMars theatres from Grace Scott
The Globe-Post reports Grace Scott sold her Royal and Elite theatres in LeMars to George L March of Vermillion and Philip L March of Wayne Nebraska. The March brothers operate five other cinemas in the region and plan to have Gordon Davidson of Sioux City manage LeMars briefly before taking over. The March family has deep local roots, once living near Seney.
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Globe-Post
Grace Scott
LeMars
George L. March
Vermillion
8. D
Philip L. March
Wayne
Nebr
Marchs
Hawarden
Gordon Davidson
Sioux City
The
Princess and Capitol Theatres
Davidson
March Brothers
March
Seney
Elk Point Pioneer Patrick Curry Dies at 77
Patrick Curry of Elk Point, a Union County settler since 1859, died Sunday in a Sioux City hospital after several weeks illness. He farmed near Elk Point and owned a meat market there. Survived by widow, three sons William Slayton Minn, Harry and Chorge Elk Point, and daughter Mrs. Alvin Manning Akron. Funeral Tuesday at St Joseph's Elk Point. interment Akron Catholic cemetery.
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Patrick Curry
Elk Point
Union County
S. D
Sioux City
William
Slayton
Minn
Harry
Chorge
Alvin Manning
Akron
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Akron Catholic Cemetery
Akron Ball Team Wins League Game From Hudson Nine
Akron breaks a four game skid by defeating Hudson 9 to 1 on Hudson ground. Royal Metz allowed one hit in 3 1 3 innings before Jay Neal finished with six strikeouts. Akron, errorless in the field, scores in each of the early innings and pulls away after a double steal and timely hits.
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Akron
Hudson
Royal Metz
Jay Neal
Clarence Metz
Conway
Arden Brown
Skully
Metz
K. Tucker
Brown
Clit
Tucker
Johnson
Schaber
L. Marshall
Tuicker
H. Marshall
B. Tucker
Torkelson
R. Metz
Kramer
Sonnichsen
Larson
Neal
BE. Tucker
C. Metz
Accident Ends Vacation Trip for Miss Cobb in Minnesota
Miss Inez Cobb suffered a double leg fracture while outing at Green Lake Minnesota with her mother Mrs KEF Cobb and cousins Mrs Ormvia Bond and Miss Lois Little of Sioux City. The group drove to Akron for treatment where the fractures were set and Miss Cobb hopes to resume teaching in Newton Iowa at the term’s start next month.
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Inez Cobb
KE. F. Cobb
Ormvia Bond
Lois Little
Sioux City
Green Lake
Minn
Miss Cobb
Akron
Newton
Iowa
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Sunge Anderson
Isioux City
the Lutheran Churches
Don Boden
Verne F. Rossow
Gordon
Norma Lee
Lohrville
Farnhamville
Towa
Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Aunt Lu
Immanuel Eng
Luth. Church
March’s
Will
Westfield
Minnesota
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