Akron Woman Called to Reward After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Scott died August 17 1944 at University Hospital Iowa City after over three months in care from a hip fracture following a fall. She was 70 years old born November 9 1873 in Grant County Wisconsin. She married Hamon Scott November 30 1888 in Oakley Kansas and later farmed near Adaville and Akron moving to Akron in 1918. Survived by one sister and three grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services were held Sunday.
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Mary Scott
University Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa
Mary Elizabeth Hamilton
Grant County
Wisconsin
Jamey
Marjorie Hamilton
Kansas
Hamen Scott
Oakley
Adaville
Akron
Raymond
Hmsband
Sadie Stinton
Pvt
Harold Scott
Armed Forces
Italy
Dorothy Sailor
Frances Scott
Grandma Scott
Akron Rationing Board Guidance on Furlough Gas Permits
The Akron rationing board reminds soldiers and sailors on furlough to apply at the beginning of their furlough for gas allowances. Applications made at the end of furlough will not be accepted.
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Akron Rationing Board
Many Plymouth County Schools Set to Open Next Monday
August 28 marks the opening date for most Plymouth county schools. Ten rural schools lack teachers as the county superintendent allows closures unless enrollment meets legal standards. Board guidance urges prioritizing larger enrollments and transporting students when feasible to minimize small-school openings.
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Plymouth County
Peterson
State Board of Educational Examiners
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Picnic and Sunday School Notice
Emmanuel Lutheran Church announces a church and Sunday school picnic for August with a truck transport run and 11:30 meet up for rides, asks families to bring covered dishes and desserts, includes swimming and supervised recreation, no Sunday school on August 27, services at 10:30. Confirmation class meets Thursdays 7:30 p.m. Young People’s L L social hayride and wiener roast on September 1 at 8:15 p.m. Leaguers meet at the church.
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Mmanuel Eng.luth
L. L
Methodist Church Notes on Sunday Worship Themes
A church notes item praises large turnout at morning worship and urges men to help the church. The sermon next Sunday will be The Helpfulness Life's Deepest Law and the adult Sunday school lesson Choosing Right Leaders. Youth Fellowship is planned for 3:00 PM next Sunday at the church.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Albert A. Howh
Local News Notes Highlights Guests and Military Inductions
Miss Dorothy Jean Carpenter visits Goodale. Alfred Swanson and daughter travel to Chicago relatives. Wm Lundberg visit from Sioux City. Lt Marjorie Tentinger from Sioux Falls Air Base visits parents. Trinity Lutheran bake sale. Ed Hartman furlough from Camp Luna visits family. Military inductions continue with Akon area men departing Fort Snelling. Sedgwick returns from Africa on leave. many relatives gather for Navy furloughs and funeral attendance.
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Dorothy Jean Carpenter
Goodale
Iowa
Beatrice Sorenson
Alfred Swanson
Lloyd Baum
Chicago
Wm. Lundberg
Sioux City
Eunice Burket
Marjorie Tentinger
Sioux Falls Air Base
Joe Tentinger
Trinity Lutheran Church
Burnett i
Cpl
Adolph
Hartman
Camp Luna
New Mexico
Margaret Hartman
Robert Stinton
Brush
Colo
Sadie Stinton
Avery
Asa Harkness
Lowell
Navy
Seattle
Wash
Leonard Dirks
Camp McClelland
Alabama
Ronald Dirks
Sioux City Air Base
Mary Bruns
Henry Dirks
Frank Achsenmacher
Arthur Huebner
Kate Baldwin
Dawson, Mont
Frank Ahsenmacher, Jr
Des Moines
Huebner
Akon
Incinity
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Plymouth County
Eldon L. Kanage
Akron
Glen R. Blake
Westfield
Charles J. Keane
Ribbons Awarded in Livestock and Farm Exhibits Akron
The Akron Livestock Show and 4H Exhibit on Tuesday August 115 awarded blue red and white ribbons across divisions. Baby Beef praised for top calves led by Donald Banks and Ruth Koch Akron with multiple entries. Swine saw Wayne Stoutenburg and Robert Philips among blue ribbons. Poultry prizes listed for multiple exhibitors in Akron Hawarden and surrounding areas. Flower Show highlighted top blue and red entries including Mrs Walter Mellen and Wilma Papritz. (Continued on inside page)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Donald Banks
Westfield
Ruth Koch
Akcon
Robert Bliss
Donald Koch
Milton Anderson
James Philips
Herbert Philips
Roger Banks
Leonard Welch
Stanley Anderson
Os A. Anderson
Hampshire’ Bours
Hampshire
Wayne Stoutenburg
Chester
Robi. Philips
Robert Philips
Richard Philips
James Wakeman
Stoutenburg
Akron Sayings Bank
Jacqueline Claassen
New Hampshire
Darvin Johson
Faith Wakeman
Hay Warden
Dwight Wakeman
Hawarden
Darwin
White Rock
Marlo Waterbury
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth Rock
Audrey Waterbury
Alron
Robert Gant
Walter Mellen
Helen Lewison
Wilma Papritz
Invold Gossard
Shirley Johnson
Harold Gossard
Colleen Wakeman
Emma Allen
Harry Nelson
Lee Stoutenburg
Wilna Papritz
Bingo Night in Burnett Building Hosted by Legion Post
Local American Legion Post sponsors Saturday evening Bingo in the Burnett building. August Falk of Sioux City visited last week at his brother-in-law Axel Kilstrom’s home. Several residents travel to Des Moines and Chicago to visit relatives, with auxiliary members attending state conventions in Sioux City this week.
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Burnett
American Legion Post
August Falk
Sioux City
Axel Kilstrom
Robert Greenleaf
Des Moines
Jas. Campbell
Ed. Goodrich
Sioux Falls
Frank Sayles
Hattie Sayles
J. W. Nelson
Q. J. Thompson
George and
Herbert Sehwager
Hinsdale
Ill
Chicago
Harry Nannen
American Legion and Auxiliary
Forrest Akers
Jean
Akers
Milwaukee Railroad
J. A. Pannkulk
Henry Hitzemann
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Waverly
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ethel Thorson
C. R. Mason
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Mason
Borden General Hospital
T. J. Wacht
Omaha
Ned
Velma Huckert
Army Nurse Corps
Camp Forrest, Glenn
A. Huckert
Akron ball team annexes couple of close contests
In a hard fought Sunday showdown Akron edged Sioux City 5 to 4 in eleven innings as Peron Swalley pitched all eleven for Akron while the All-Stars, led by Johnny Lucas, matched them bat for bat. Errors tilted early, but Swalley and Kistner held steady with timely hits fueling Akron’s win and a scheduled rematch.
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Sioux City All-Stars
Akron
Tome Boys
al- Stars
Eagles
Peron Swalley
Sioux City
Johny Lucas
Gwibler
Doc
Kistner
All-Stars
Lynn
Babeau
Lucas
Swalley
Popevish
Talima
Miller
Arm
Brown
Tucker
Hartman
Morgan
Knovkson
el. Tucker
Hin
Peek
Wigersma
Hese
Akyron
Sioux
Popevns
Talsma
Wigersmen
Hibby
Spencer
Wigersea
Chopper
Ccenter
Enockson
Rabue
Trinity Lutheran Church Service and Convention Notice
Trinity Lutheran Church invites worship with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and divine service at 12:00 p.m. The Mission Circle serves cake and coffee at the Sergeant Bluff USO for Sioux City Air Base servicemen on Tuesday August 29. A 6 o'clock Garretson Park picnic follows. The Iowa District convention in Waverly will be attended by Pastor and Henry Hitzemann.
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Mission Circle
Sergeant Bluff
Sioux City Air Base
Garretson Park
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Waverly
Henry Hitzemann
Divine services at 9 00 a m at Luth Church Chatsworth
The Lutheran church in Chatsworth led by Pastor J A Pannkuk invites worshipers to attend divine services at 9:00 a m with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. The notice welcomes all to join in worship.
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Math. Luth
Chatsworth
J. A. Pannkuk
Baptist Church Notes August Services and Meetings
Sunday morning unified worship at 10 30 a m followed by Sunday school classes. Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study at the parsonage. Ladies Association meets at the church with Mrs Russbach and Mrs Newman as hostesses. Pastor J Olen Kennell.
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Ladies’ Association
Russbach
Newman
J. Olen Kennell
Pleasant Hill U B Church Sunday services and officers
Pleasant Hill U B Church announcements show Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. The United Brethren Aid held an officers election reelecting Mrs. Fred Huncon as president Mrs. Herbert Swanson as vice president and Meaga Wilkens as treasurer for the coming year. Rev J E Tracy is the pastor.
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U. B. Aid
Fred Huncon
Herbert Swanson
Meaga ‘Wilkens
Vlcensurer
J. E. Tracy
Adaville U B Church Preaching and Evening Services
At Adaville U B Church preaching at 11 a m and evening services at 8 p m with the Christian Endeavor gathering at 7 30 p m Pastor L B Foster leads the services in this period church notice.
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the Christian Endeavor
L. B. Foster
Social visits spread across Iowa and nearby states
Mrs Walter Larsen and daughter visited Palo Alto to see her parents while Mrs Tony Weidenfeller and children were in Sioux City. Several families traveled between Sioux City LeMars Mapleton Worthington and nearby towns visiting relatives. A large gathering at August Hilgemann’s included Dorfmeyer, Kummerfeldt, Lammers, Von Hagel and Hitzemann clans with extended kin from Hartley Ruthven and Akron.
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Walter Larsen
Palo Alto
Calif
Tony Weidenfeller
Sioux City
Mattie Jean Greenwood
Sioux Falls
Sherr. Smith
Hugh Chamberlain
Belmont Park
New York
Jos
Kowalezk
Virginia Lee
Clarence Miller
Mary Brownmiller
Anna Degen
Vern Swift
Burton Swift
Kenneth Zierath
Worthington
Minn
Herman Q Grunnagle
Mapleton
Grunnagle
Joe Tentinger
Mr. Miller
Joe ‘'Tentinger, Jr
Patty
Ray Tentinger
LeMars
Ison
Gert. Dorfmeyer
Madonna
Bobby
Hartley
Iowa
Kummerfeldt
Ruthven
Larsen
Allen
Nebr
S. George Lammers, Jr
Red Elm
8. D
Adolphere
Margaret
Lester
Henry Hitzemann
Albert von Hagel
Eidon
Akron
Summons Comes to Aged Mother at Brunsville
Mrs. Mary Bruns of Plymouth county died August 16 1944 at her son Wm Bruns Brunsville after a long illness. She was 86 years 9 months born November 15 1857 in Oldenburg Germany came to US as a baby married John Bruns July 4 1878. Survived by six children twenty seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren with ten grandsons serving in the armed forces. Funeral at Christ Lutheran church conducted by Rev H Flentie interment Grant township cemetery pallbearers grandsons Capt Leonard Dirks Lieut Ronald Dirks Sgt Elmer Bruns Pvt John Bruns Walter Bruns Wester Bruns out of town relatives attended a small Want Column note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bruns
Plymouth County
Wm. Bruns
Brunsville
Mary Janssen
Oldenburg
Germany
John Bruns
Sterling
Illinois
Raymond
Dakota
LeMars
Akron
R. D. Muldex
Billings
Mont
William and Louis
Fred
Lamberton
Minn
Leona Oaken
Morrison, Ill
Christ Lutheran Church
H. Flentie
Grant Township
Leonard Dirks
Camp McClelland
Ala
Ronald Dirks
Sioux City Air Base
Elmer Bruns
Camp Campbell
Camp Walters
Texas
Walter
Wester Bruns
Springfield
Fred Bruns
Nellie
Lambert
Walter Bruns
Larry
Springfeld
Paul Carman
Ann Marie
Former Akron Girl Weds in Illinois in 1944 Ceremony
Miss Opal Lorensen eldest daughter of Akron Iowa residents married Edgar Reimer son of Tallula Illinois in Greenview at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church. The 3 PM double ring ceremony featured Mendelssohn and Lohengrin music, with maid of honor Helen Tobias and best man William Leinberger. Reception at grandmother Mrs Henry Peters home in Greenview followed, bride in aqua blue dress.
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Opal Lorensen
William Lorensen
Akron
Iowa
Edgar Reimer
William Reimer
Tallula
Ilinois
Greenview
Illinois
St. John’s Evangelional and Reformed Church
C. J. Beebler
Lohengrin
Minnie Kemper
Mendelssohn
Henry Peters
Akron High
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Iowa University Hospital
Methodist Church
Norka Theatre
Norka Theater
Wiesta
Anne Ayers
Joln Carradine
J. Carrol Naish
Cary Grant
Tel Donaldson
Grant
James Gleason
Janet Blair
Howard Freeman
Alexander Hall
Sonja Henie
John Payne
Reflection
Iceland
Beresford
J. A. Pannhuk
Baptist Church
Pleasant Hill
A. B. Church
Adaville U. B. Church
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