Longtime Akron area resident passes at 72
Mathilde Schmidt nee Wauern Bernie, aged 72 years and 16 days, died Friday near Akron after a long illness. She was born in Buffalo in 1868 and married John Schmidt in Springfield, Illinois in 1896. They lived on a farm northeast of Akron, Plymouth County, for over forty years. Survived by three sons and five daughters, plus two stepdaughters. husband preceded her in death in 1923.
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Mathild Lich
Schmidt
Bern
Buffalo
Neway
Luith Chhurch
Ohn
Springfield
Illin
Akron
Portland Township
Plymouth County
Daughers
John: Schmidt
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Hales
Fragmentary recital names and phrases from an old program
The readable bits list several performers and pieces including Elmar Larsen Grant Gass Oier Jacobi Ken Shéul kapet Solo Olaf Abraham eon and Duet Mary Ennice. The text appears as a muddled schedule or catalog snippet lacking clear events or dates.
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Elmar Larsen
Grant -Gass- Oier
Jacobi
Ken
Methodist Church Notes Urge Women’s Organizing Meeting
Local notes urge all women of the Methodist Church to attend a Saturday social and planning session for reorganizing the women’s work. Finances should be in early. four Sundays remain before year end. Homecoming Day set for September 1 with prep turnout requested. The morning theme is Building a New World and the final Park Union service aims for good weather. In bad weather, services move to the church.
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Services Details
Baptist church notes list Bible school at 10 a.m. with no morning worship. Leslie G. Williams serves as pastor.
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Baptist ‘Church
Leslie G. ‘Williams
Local visitors and upcoming game in Akron area
Weekend visitors from Onawa and Chicago visit grandparents near Akron. Roland Tindall, Patsy Lehman, Charles Keane, and Marcell a Gale undergo tonsillectomies or appendectomy nearby. A floodlight game against Sioux City’s Sporting Goods is slated for Tuesday August 27 at 8 pm. A hailstorm and liver y incident affected the vicinity Saturday afternoon.
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Meske Eam
Preston
Towa
Hei
Onawa
Ernest
Wagner
Kla
Smith
Jean
Jim
Nora
Mae
Chicago
Ill
Lawrence Fletcher
Lois Toligeon
Chen
Mra
Emil
Soheen
Siebene
Mann’ 3
Sporting’ Goods
Sioux City
Akron
Roland
Clark
Tindall
Patsy
George’ Lehman
Merrill
Charles
Willard F. Keane
Marcella
Gale
Hileyt. Wilken
Campaign to end Saturday for Register-Tribune Sub prizes
The Register-Tribune lists qualified candidates alphabetically for the First Grand Award of 300.00 with judges from Akrona business district counting votes. The contest closes at 5 00 p m Saturday August 24, with winners announced about 9 00 p m after judges review July 13 to August 24 reports at the First National Bank.
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Register-Tribune
Venita Appley
Vrengdenhil
Akrona
Etna
Register-Tribune -Office
H. H. Wetzeéler
Donald G
Ross
John H
Earnest
First National Bank
Catholic Church Services Akron Holy Mass and Confessions Schedule
The notice lists Catholic services at St. xe Akron with Holy Mass on the first third and afterRundage of the month at 8 am and the second and fourth at 9 30 am Confessions Saturdays before the second and fourth Sundays at 8 pm Also Catharine's Westfield schedules first third and fifth Sundays at 9 30 am and the second and fourth Sundays at 8 am Confessions Saturdays preceding the second and fourth Sundays at 8 pm Pastor C Ernst noted A fresh assortment of Typewriter Ribbons for sale at the Regiator Tribune office.
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St. Xe
Akron
Catharine
Westfield Holy i
C. Ernst
Regiator-Tribune
Empre Theatre Weekend Lineup Selections At Mispress
The Mispress Theatre presents a mixed program with talking pictures Friday and Saturday August 23 and 24 featuring Mutiny in the House with Charles Bickford as Father Joe and Bartori MacLare as the hardened convict. Sunday to Tuesday August 25–27 spotlights New Moon with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. August 28–29 brings Baby Sandy in Sandy Is a Lady. The Empress opens with Junior Up and Dead End Kids. New Orleans setting and swift drama mark the offerings with strong supporting casts and action.
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Mispress
Joe
Bartori
New Orleans
Sandy
Baby Sandy
Empress
Beretchad
Theéthrills
Les Pallette
Nan-Grey
Tom Brown
Mischa
Auer Areca
Attraction
Ernest G Swenton Leads Louth Church Services
Pastor Ernest G Swenton presides at Louth Church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Sermon titled Only One in Ten based on Luke 17 11 18. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 2 30 at Mrs Carl's home. Sunday school teachers meet Tuesday at 8 at the parsonage.
First Church Bible School and Communion Service
The First Church of Christ holds Bible School at 10 a.m. Communion and land preaching at 11 a.m. The sermon topic What Became of the Carpenters. Baptismal service after morning services. Junior C. B. meets at 4:30 p.m. Union services in the City Park Sunday evenings. J. ZANE, Pastor.
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the Carpenters
C. B
Park
J. Zane
St Patrick's Bazaar Sets Tuesday August 27
St Patrick's Catholic parish annual bazaar will be held Tuesday August 27 at Legion Hall with entertainment features including a ball game and races. Plan to attend this event.
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St.Patrick’s Catholic Parish
Legion Hall
Akron Schools to Open New Team on September 2
Akron schools will officially open with a short session on Monday morning September 2. Pupils below Junior High should report 8:30 to 9:00. Kindergarteners 8:30 to 9:30 with a parent if possible. Junior and Senior High register Aug 30–31. New topics include Vocational Agriculture and Advanced Home Economics with new books in Physics Geometry English American Literature World History. Faculty list includes Superintendent Charles H. Obye and teachers across various subjects.
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Akron
Fowler
Charles H. Obye
University of Iowa
Arnold M. Kuester
Arnold M. Kuester, ‘Riplinger
Wisconsin
Waverly College
SciéneepHistory
vcAthletion
Angela, Shékleton
Gidéhe
ToWa
St. Catherine’s
Helen Hicks
Edgemont
South Dakota
University of Nebraska, Commercial
Ruth
Streeter
Omaha
Nebraska
Grinnell College
P. T
Kenneth C. Decker
Hedrick
Iowa
Iowa State College
Agriculture
Margareta Slobe
Pella
Central College
Charles. C. Fowler
Peru State Teachers College
Leila’ Johnson
Sloan
University ‘of Wisconsin
Zoe ° Zeilman
Lake ‘View
University ‘of Colorado
Driver Seeks Tiny Scratches After Truck Crash Near Bridge
Myron Olson drove his truck into the cement abutment of a bridge on Primary No. 12 about a mile south of town yesterday morning. The truck suffered heavy damage but Olson escaped with only slight scratches, according to reports.
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Myron Olson
Primary No. 12
Campaign by Walt Reinsch urges last push for prizes
Side Line NEWS of the CAMPAIGN by WALT REINSCH urges readers to act in the final 52 hours of the Register Tribune subscription drive. He notes four grand prizes remain, voting margins are small, and success hinges on subscribers paying their pledges by Saturday at 5 p.m. He thanks Ray Smith of the Register-Tribune and Akron supporters for their strong response during nine weeks of the campaign.
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Thomases
Register- Tribune
Ste
Ray Smith
The
Register-Tribune
Program of Band Concert Next Wednesday Night
Street program directed by Ken Shounberg features Normal March Bennett Blue and Gold Constae a McCaughey American Boy March Wells Merry Minstrels March McCaughey Victor March King On Wisconsin College Song Purdy Triumphal March Verdi Altamont March McCaughey Patriotic Medley Rosenkrans March of the Champions Huffer Valeria Overture 265 Aero Club March McCaughey Avenger March details incomplete due to damaged text
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Ken. Shounberg
Normal
Bennett Blue
Constaea
McCaughey American Boy
Wells Merry Minstrels
McCaughey Victor
King
Wisconsin
Purdy
Verdi Altamont
McCaughey
Rosenkrans
Huffer Valeria
Aero: Club
McCaughey Avenger
Mareh Sade
Iere
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Rane
Onion Creek Church Notes
Evening services set for Sunday August 25 at 8 oclock. Ladies Aid meets at Luther Hall Friday August 30 with Mrs Chris Lucht and Mrs Wm Huebner as hostesses. Cordial invitation extended from Pastor E A Anderson.
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Ladies’ Aid
Luther Hall
Chris, Lucht
Wm. Huebner
E. A. Anderson
Pleasant Hill A. B. church notices
Sunday school is at 10 a.m. no morning worship. Evening service at 8 o'clock. The annual Conference of United Brethren in Christ meets in Hastings Nebraska from September 4 to 8. All reports must be in by next Sunday. Rev. K K V Puckett, Pastor.
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United Brethren In Christ
Hastings
Nebr
Kk. V. Puckett
Newborns Reported Near Akron in August 1940
A son to Mr and Mrs Fred Rose northwest of town at Akron Hospital by Caesarean August 15 1940. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Elmer Lehman east of town August 20 1940. A son to Mr and Mrs Harold Jammerthal south of town at Akron Hospital August 20 1940.
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Fred Rosemore
Akron Hospital
Elmer Lehman
Harold Jammerthal
Local Notes Highlight Visits and Business Moves in Akron
Local residents report visits across South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa including Bradys Robinson Dandurand and Heyland son as crops look strong. Empress Theatre owners Smith remodeling W W Burrill building into a larger modern cinema with air conditioning and new projection lamps. Burrill may relocate clothing shop to former theatre space.
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Earl ‘W. Bray
Betty
Hawarden
Bray
J. W. Hendricks
R. M. Williams
M. R
W. W. Burrill & Sons
Akron Ball Team Tops LeMars 4 to 1 in Weekend Game
Akron's two week layoff ends as they defeat LeMars Orioles 4 to 1 at LeMars. Tony Johnson twirls a two hit eight strikeout gem for Akron. The win marks Akron's fifteenth in seventeen games and their second win in three against LeMars, with key plays by Ard Brown Hennessy James Martin Arch Brown and Beaubien.
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Akronaseball
LeMars Orioles
LeMars
Tony Johnson
Akron
Orioles
Dean
Harrison
Rock Valley
Ard. Brown
Hennessey
Jas. Martin Lefting
Johnson
Meyers
Honnold
Lantaff
Brown
Peck
Tucker
Puetz
Wittgen
Tno
Martin
Hane
Fallig
Catall
Reuter
Beaubien
Flelde Sey
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Fragmentary OCR Note Refers to Chatsworths Cure and Parish Parlor
Fragmented text mentions Chatsworths cure and a pastor parlor. References appear to a social setting or church related note with unclear date and names including Mrs Henry Hitzemann. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
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Ainoot
Henry
Hitzemann
Eagles Labor Day Celebra tion plans in Akron promise bigger event
Committees organizing Akron Eagles annual Labor Day celebration report strong planning for a full afternoon and evening program. The lineup includes two band concerts, an amateur contest with cash prizes totaling 30 dollars, a kittenball game between Chatsworth and Alcester, and a free bowery dance with the Eagles Orchestra from Sioux City. Open to individuals or groups, contestants must register at the Register Tribune office in Akron. many locals have already signified interest.
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Eagles
Akron
Lodge
Chatsworth
Alcester
Eagles’ Orchestra
Sioux City
Register-Tribune
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