Akron High School drills begin Monday August 25
Akron High School announces the start of football and interscholastic athletics preparations for all students. Candidates report Monday morning for physicals and equipment issue, with junior high also required to attend. All athletes must have insurance, rates listed by level and activity, and examinations are mandatory before coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron High
Akron
Iowa State High School Athletic Association
Big Springs Baptist Church Weekend Schedule
Big Springs Baptist Church lists Sunday services at 10:00 morning worship and 11:00 Sunday school. A film will be shown at the bandshell Sunday at 8:00. Midweek prayer service is Wednesday at 8:00. Rev and Mrs Miller and family are expected to return later this week.
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Big Springs Baptist Church
Annual Picnic At Union County Park Promised
The Union County Old Settlers Association will hold its annual picnic at Union County State Park on Tuesday August 26. Don Cunningham of Sioux City will be the principal speaker with other speeches by early settlers. Musical numbers and a Roseni choir lunch are planned. all are invited to attend with families.
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Union County Old Settlers' Association
Union County State Park
Don Cunningham
Sioux
City
Roseni Choir
Community church notices and upcoming events
Immanuel English Lutheran Church announces a Sunday school teachers meeting moved to Monday August 26 at 7:30. Morning worship at 8:30, Junior Mission Band at 10, Congregational picnic at Akron Park at 12:15 bring covered dish. Luther League meets Wednesday 8:00 p m. Joy Sampson leads program. New Confirmation class organized Saturday August 30 at 1:30 p m. Union Creek Lutheran Church holds Holy Communion at 9:45 a m, Sunday school at 11:00, church picnic at Akron Park at 12:15 bring covered dish. Ladies Aid Thursday 2:20 p m and 8:00 p m Sunday school teachers meeting hosted by Ed Harris. New Confirmation class organized Saturday August 30 at 1:30 p m.
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Flace
Walter A. Klemme
Akron Park
Luther League
Janet Heyl
Karen
Marlin Johnson
Joy Sampson
Union Creek Luth
David J. Roy
Ladies’ Aid
Lewis Bly
Emil Koch
Ed. Harris
Pleasant Hill church Ladies Aid Social announced
Pleasant Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church hosts a Ladies Aid Social in church parlors at 6 PM. All members are entertaining. No worship services on August 24 and 31. Pastor Milton Merritt oversees.
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Pleasant Hill
Local News Notes From Akron Area Events and Visits
Local items report Vesper Club supper at the Masonic Temple on Monday August 26. Visitors include Postmaster and Mrs James Klauer and children bond with island lake outing. Akron Legion Fun Days adds Remsen baseball vs Akron Friday August 29. Numerous trips and visits noted among locals including Taylor family, Thatcher family, and August Osterthun. Ground Observation Volunteers plan Operation Skywatch meeting at Westmar College Library August 28 in LeMars with speakers and call for volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dirks
Paul Steel
Masonic Temple
James Klauer
Island Lake
Minnesota
Remsen
Akron
Connie
Patty Ord
H. L. Smith
Scott’s Bluff
Nebr
Ray Fredrickson
Pamela
Los Angeles
Calif
Max Fredrickson
Charles Rundell
Lowell
Gale
Denver
Colo
Joyce
Colorado Springs
Bud Derrick
Melvin Wheeler
Texas
Hugh Dowling
Black Hills
Daryl Taylor
Miller
8. D
Kenmare
N. D
Canada
John Thatcher
Lois
Julia
Lincoln
Walter Johns
Johns
University of Nebraska
August Osterthun
Germany
Henry Hnusman
Neuenburg
Anton Husman
Cleveland
Ohio
Cy Jerman
Wesley Kuehn
Carol Jean
Henry Rogge
LeMars
Plymouth County Ground Observatio
Westmar College
John Daniels
Otto’Hohffeld
Tragedy Strikes Two Union County Homes Last Week
A series of deadly events northwest of Alcon in Union County last week left three people dead. Gordon Johnson, 10, died after a riding accident and car collision near his farm home. Later, Emil Willer and relatives reported the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Ed N. J. Willer at the old Malmstrom place eight miles northwest of Akron. Investigators concluded Mrs. Willer killed her husband and then took her own life, with evidence suggesting long-term mental health concerns and premeditation.
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Alcon
Union County
Gordon
Harry Johnson
Johnson
Marvin Martin
Akron
Darcey Fletcher
Christian Ladies’ Aid
Delia Waterbury
Ed. Ekren
Elk Point
J. Bjork
L. Staine
South Dakota
N. J. Willer
Malmstrom Place
Emil
Chris. Wilken
Mr. Wilken
Mr. Willer
L. W. Anderson
Ray Millikin
Yankton
Attorney General's Office
Willer
TALKIE CHATTER Norka Theatre Features For The Coming Week
Norka Theatre announces a Western on August 22 and 23 with Autry star power. The Girl in White drama screens August 24 to 26 with June Allyson and biographical ties to Dr Emily Dunning Barringer.
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Norka Theatre
Talking Picture
Autry Westera
Autry
Texas Rangers
Champion
Pat Buttram
Russ Hayden
Richard Powers
Don Harvey
Roy Gordon
June Allyson
Arthur Kennedy
Gary Merrill
Social notices and travel visits highlight Sioux Falls area
Miss Claire Dalton visits Sioux Falls while many friends and relatives from Milwaukee Iowa and Nebraska travel, reunite, or visit family. Local residents report wet humid weather, crop damage from hail around LeMars, and polio patient admission in Sioux City. Atraffic accident near Sergeant Bluff claims two killed and one uninjured. Community members return from military service and take vacations, with local officials and residents attending hospital and church events.
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Claire Dalton
Sioux Falls
Edna Blachley
Cherokee
Towa
Olive Agnes
Milwaukee
A. J. Claeys
Mollie Oake
Robert Anderson
Edith Brundeen
Duluth
Minneapolis
Minn
Jack Rogers
Coon Rapids
Iowa
H. A. Stryzewski
Elwood Beaudette
Magnet
Nebr
Geo. Johnston
Mary Rossbach
Wm. Flanders
Howard Hawks
Ann Arbor
Mich
Elwood Dams
Wis
F. 4. Anderson
Arnold Mook
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
Elmer Mook
L. E. Starke
Bloomington
Annie E. Starke
T. Earl Starke
First Church of Christ
LeMars
Frances Miller
Akron
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Dallas
Arvil Rozell
Hawarden
Estel Earl Newman
Sergeant Bluff
Newman
Lowell Nall
Wm. Nall
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
U.S
Korea
Akron Public Schools Readiness for 1952 53 Opening
The Akron Public Schools plan a September 2 start with registration that morning, a brief initial session, and noon dismissal before regular classes begin September 3. The Hot Lunch program resumes September 8 with set rates, while a seven new instructors join a strengthened faculty. The building has been fully cleaned, repainted, and updated to meet fire safety standards ahead of the term.
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Akron Public Schools
Walter Young
Mary Offringa
Akron Board of Education
R. B. Brown
Mavis Mannatter
Hubbard
Iowan
Westmar College
Les Mars
Grand Junction
Iowa
Marcea Moeller
Rock Valley
Wartburg College
Waverly
Elkader
Milton Andurson
Akron
Anderson
Jane O’boyle
Hornick
Iowa State Teachers College
West Branch
University of Iowa
Supt
C. G. McGinnis
Rodney W. Hakeman
Karl Rogoseh
Harry Hilts
Ronald Henriksen
Richard Plussing
Donwdl Cornell
Nellie Hull
Karl Silkebakken
Marcella Nelson
Marjorie Hooker
Arnold Clark
J. M. Bard
Harold Peck
Harry Hills
Supt. Brown
California
Donald Cornell
Trinity Lutheran Church Service and Sunday School Schedule
Trinity Lutheran Church notes Sunday school at 9:00 or 9:30 a.m. with Junior Mission Hour during the hour. Worship at 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion observed Sundays in August. St Math Luth Chatsworth pastor J A Pannhuk lists 8:20 and 9:80 service times and August 31 at 10 a.m. Sermon on Works of Fruit. Week Thursday Hour of Power at 8:00. Message encourages faithful attendance. Dan Peterson, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Brotherhood
Ernest. Meske
Arval Rozell
Dan J. Peterson
St Johns American Lutheran Church Service Schedule
Divine worship at 8:30 a m with Pastor Beckmann speaking at 10:30 a m at Grant Mission Rally. Sunday school follows at 9:30 a m. Preston Township Akron Iowa noting R 3 St John’s area.
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ST. John's
Akron
Iowa
Preston
Grant Mission
J, Beckmann
Community Notes From Local Residents
Local social items list visits among families from Sioux City Turin Ames Mitchell and Akron. Citizens travel to Yellowstone Royal Gorge and Colorado points. Parochial school staff arrive to open fall term as renovations proceed at St Josephs.
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James Trautt
Sioux City
Floyd Heider
Ethel Lackey
Wm. Nall
J. A. Jenson
Celia Siwenson
Jens Clemenson
Turin
Iowa
Art B. Thomas
American Legion Post
R. J. Tucker
Ames
Harold Peek
Mitchell
Indiana
Akron
Curtis Hansen
Clarksville
Tenn
Alfred Swanson
Alfred Miller
First National Bank
Yetta Wetzeler
Emery Tucker
W. P. Tucker
Yellowstone National Park
Royal Gorge
Colorado
Wm. Blankenbury
Jim
Deane
Wyoming
Mites Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Canon City
Colorado Springs
Clinton
Towa
St. Joseph’s Parochial School
Maury Catherine
M. Olivia
M. Dosithea
M. Imogene
Rose Therese
Auwrust Meske
F. Meske
John Langholz
Eunice
Thornton
Victor Schulz
Boyden
Meske
Langholz
Trinity Lutheran Church
Schulz
Frances Ann Langholz
Akron High School
Rites Held for Noah R Knapp in Westfield Community
Noah R Knapp aged over 75 died Sunday August 10 1852 at his farm near Westfield Born March 26 1869 in Dakota Territory he married Lena Wilcox in 1897 They lived in Union county later moving to farms near Westfield Survived by daughter Blanche and son Ward four grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral held August 14 at Westfield Congregational Church Reverend Joseph Steele officiated Pallbearers were six nephews Burial in Riverside Cemetery
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Noah R. Knapp
Plymouth County
Westfield
Dakota Territory
Cyrus
Harriet Peter Knapp
Knapp
C. P. Knapp
Blanche Knapp
Clarence Knapp
Rose Bennett
Akron
Mile Daisy Walbhom
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sioux Township
Sunnyside Independent High School
Westfield Congregational Church
Joseph Steele
Sioux City
Edor Nelson
Keith Knapp
Tay
Keith
Charles Knapp
Will Crow
Abe Miller
Cyrus Goodness
Riverside Cemetery
Westfield Congregational Church No Services in August Sundays
Westfield Congregational Church reports no church services or Sunday school on August 17 24 and 31. Minister O F Elbe notes the absence in church notices. Also mentioned are travels of Curtis Lewison and Carol McKee to Hines Oregon to visit Donald L Strong and his family, with Lyle F Strong from Sioux City visiting Donald and family in Oregon.
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Westfield Cong’l
O. F. Elbe
Curtis L. Lewison
Carol McKee
Lewison
Hines, Oregon
Donald L. Strong
Lyle F. Strong
Sioux City
Donald
Oregon
Akron Ball Team Nips Remsen 4 to 1
Akron defeated Remsen 4 to 1 in a closely played baseball game after four scoreless innings. Bogenrief pitched well for Akron. Hanna started for Remsen before Bohnenkamp finished. Movitz tied it for Remsen in the sixth with a homer, but Akron pulled away in the seventh and ninth with key hits from Bogenkef, Miller, Wagner, and Brown. Akron fielded errorlessly for the third straight game.
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Remsen
Akron
Doug Bogenrief
Hanna
Bohnenkamp
Hakeman
Blum
Bogenkef
E. Tucker
Movitz
Miller
Wagner
B. Tucker
Brown
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A.H.S
Union County Park
Arnold Emrich
Lucille Kenney
Dan Blake
Cecil Brunemier
Reno
Nevada
Emrich
Immanuel Eng. Luth
Milton Merritt
Norka
Norka Management
Kinser
Arnold Lamoureux
First Baptist Church
Sioux Center
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