Akron Nine Earns Third in Sioux City Semi-Pro Meet
In the Sioux City Journal Tribune second annual base ball tourney at Sons Park August 1 7 Akron placed third in a 10 team miss and out format. Akron defeated Vermillion 6 0 in a first round 10 inning win and later beat Kingsley 2 1 before losing 2 0 to Remsen in the semi finals. The Akron squad showed strong pitching and defense with only two errors across four games and earned praise for sportsmanship despite strong opposition from Remsen and Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal-Tribune
Sons Park
Akron
Kemsen
Spencer
Jack Bruner
Oakland
Nebr
Qvaxkland
Storm Lake White Caps
Bruner
Remsen
Spencer Bunch
Wendell Hill
Sam House
Kingsley
Vermillion Eagles
Eagles
Paul Allen
Hank Polly
Vermillion
Allen
Molstad
Rausch
Hennessey
Carlson
Miller
Polly
John Snyder
Bob Tucker
Jim Snyder
Tucker
Bernie Snyder
Wetzeler
Peck
B. Snyder
Haymon
Halanders
B. Tucker
Margen
Peterson
Draehml
Murphy
Manders
Matgen
Matejka
Sehon
Snyder
Thompson
Bedlam
Draehms
Kuhl
Harmon
Basker
Akron Gire Weds Le Mars Young Man Sunday Evening
Miss LaVonne Jurgenson daughter of Mr and Mrs William Jurgenson and Donald Bauck son of Mr and Mrs Carl Bauck married at Trinity Lutheran church Akron August 22 1948. Rev J A Pannhuk officiated with marble and gladioli decor and 120 guests at a church reception. The couple will reside on the groom’s farm after a Californiabound honeymoon.
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Gladioli
Fern
LaVonne Jurgenson
William Jurgenson
Akron
Donald Bauck
Carl Bauck
LeMars
J. A. Pannhuk
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wilmer Klemme
Ed. Baack
Ellen Jurgenson
Vernon Jurgenson
Wilma Papritz
Gladys Barinsky
Jeanne Baack
Charles Oltmanns
Leonard Schmidt
California
Local News Notes From Town Citizens and Visitors
Local notes list residents and relatives traveling or visiting nearby states and distant cities including Hawarden Alexandria Valparaiso Willisea Omaha Black Hills Beardstown South Dakota Minnesota Hollywood Cal California. Weather reports show temperatures near 90s to 100 with no rain affecting corn crops as families visit relatives and old neighbors in various locations.
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Ed. Jans
Hawarden
Harold Scott
Alexandria
Veterans’ Hospital
Ole Silkebakken
Minneapolis
Ruth Stoutenburg
Valparaiso
Ind
James Sparks
Ft. Worth
Tex
J. P. Benson
Beardstown
Clarence Hummel
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wm. H. Morse
Jack Grange
Hollywood
Cal
Richard Morse
San Diego
Willis Morse
Art W. Wachtmann
Madera
Calif
Fannie Oethen
Art
California
TALKIE CHATTER Norka Theatre Week Lineup
The Norka Theatre presents three talking pictures next week with two-dog drama Rocky headlining on August 27 28 starring Roddy McDowall and the dog Rags. Casbah with Pepe Le Moko legend follows on August 29 30 featuring Tony Martin Marta Toren and Peter Lorre. September 1 shows The Magnificent Rogue with Lynne Roberts and Warren Douglas.
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Norka Theatre
Talking Picture Line
Rocky
Roddy McDowall
Rags
High Sierra
France
Paris
Tony Martin
Pepe
Whch
Marta Toren
le Moko
Akron High grid drills begin as heat limits practice
Thirty three boys attend first meeting at the school Monday with Coaches Hall and Hakeman to plan the season. Practice shifts to mornings and evenings due to heat while fundamentals and light contact work continue. Akron High will run a single wing, focus on speed and deception and use many freshmen for starting roles against Rik Point High on September 10.
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Coaches Hall
Hakeman
Coach Hall
Hall
Akron High Eleven
Rik Point High
Pretty wedding solemnized at rural church Akron Iowa
Miss Marian Elaine Fickbohm and Francis Neal Severy united in a candlelight double ring ceremony at Union Creek Lutheran Church Akron on August 22 1948. Rev D J Roy officiated with Gloria Stoutenburg and Ruth Stoutenburg singing. Attendants wore nile green and yellow gowns, 150 guests attended a post ceremony reception, and out of town guests included locals from Nebraska and Canton South Dakota. The couple plans a northern wedding trip and the bride will attend National Business Training School Sioux City while the groom will enter the University of South Dakota after five years in the Navy.
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Union Creek Lutheran Church
Akron
Iowa
Marian Elaine Iickbohm
Lloyd E. Fickbohm
Francis Neal Severy
Sioux City
William Severy
D. J. Roy
Henry Fickbohm
Daryl Fickbohm
Donald Fickbohm
Victor Clark
Ruth Stoutenburg
LaVon Maynard
Bernies Anderson
Shirley Johnson
Lawrence Maynard
Roger Ericson
Milton Ericson
Clifford Miller
Beverly Heiman
Betty Stone
June Moir
Jean Claassen
Kenneth Hultgren
Jos. Lambert
Anna Stinehart
Opal Sommervold
Akron High School
National Business Training School
Alpha Iota Sorority
U. S. Navy
University of South Dakota
Wilbur Peterson
Omaha
Nebr
G. A. Peterson
Sutton
Walfred Peterson
Canton
Former Akron Woman Dies in Conway New Hampshire
The body of Mrs Bertie S Conger 38 of Toronto Canada widow of Dr LeRoy J Conger a former Akron dentist was brought to Sioux City for burial at Graceland Park Cemetery. She died August 16 at Conway New Hampshire. Dr Conger and his wife lived in Akron for years before relocating to Sioux City where he died in 1924.
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Bertie S. Conger
Toronto
Canada
LeRoy J. Conger
Akron
Sioux City
Graceland Park Cemetery
Conger
Akron area births reported in late August 1948
A series of birth notices from Akron area families list newborn sons born August 21 to August 26 1948. Families named include Clif ford Boetger Hugh W Swift Ben Lundsberg Elmer Haage Wesley Hart Louis Strand Delbert Joustra with births at Akron Hospital Ver million D Hospital and St Josephs Hospital Sioux City.
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Clifford Boetger
Akron
Akron Hospital
Hugh W. Swift
Ben Lundsberg
Elmer Haage
Wesley Hart
Louis Strand
Vermillion
8. D
Delbert Joustra
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Social Notes From Gull Lake and Surroundings
A compilation of local visits and travels includes Mr and Mrs J Shoulberg at Gull Lake Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Forrest Akers from Chicago visiting relatives here. Guests include Mrs M L Kingsbury of Huntington Park California and Mrs Orpha Murphey returning to Lennox South Dakota. A large group attended a birthday picnic for Fred Swenson in Riverside Park with relatives from multiple nearby towns.
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J. Shoulberg
Gull Lake
Minn
Walter Larsen
Sioux City
Robi. Vogelzang
Hawarden
Dorothy Willis
Claudia
M. L. Kingsbury
Huntington Park
Calif
Bernard Blum
Orpha Murphey
Lennox
Forrest Akers
Chicago
Edgar Fletcher
Des Plaines
E. Sampson
Iharen Johnson
Lake Anides
Pickstown
S. C
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John H. Sykes
A. Harkness
Donna
Darlene Larson
Sioux Falls
Harry Larson
Bonnie Cheeley
Hornick
H. H. Wetzeler
Clifton H. Harris
Virginia Beach
W. E. Mellen
Eldon Foster and Children
Phoenix City
Alabama
John Thatcher
Arthur van House
Dalesburg
Alcester
Big Springs
Akron
Wakefield
Nebr
Siont City
Swenson
Registration Dates for New Draft in Akron
Registration of young men under the Selective Service starts in Akron on Monday August 30 and runs through September 18 at Akron School Auditorium. The schedule covers birth years 1922 to 1930 with daily blocks and 8:00 am to 5:00 pm hours. Former service members must bring discharge papers.
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Selective Service
Akron
H. A. Stryzewski
Plymouth County
Legion Auxiliary to Hold Regular Meeting Tuesday Evening
Legion Auxiliary holds regular meeting on Tuesday evening September 7 at 8:00 o clock. Members urged to bring dues. Lucille Chamberlain president.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Lucille Chamberlain
Immanuel Lutheran Church Hosts Aug 1948 Wedding
Miss Margaret Pithan and Mr. Duane Anderson wed at Immanuel Lutheran on Saturday August 21 1948 at 4 PM. The ceremony featured a taper lit chancel with garden flowers, double ring vows, and music by Miss Frances Anderson and Miss Dorothy Behmer. The bride wore a gray suit with American Beauty rose corsage. After a reception in the parlor the couple will reside in Sioux City where the groom is employed.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Margaret Pithan
M. Pithan
Sioux City
Duane Anderson
Carl T. Anderson
Akron
David J. Roy
Frances Anderson
Dorothy Behmer
Jack Pithan
American Beauty Roses
Berline Lewison
George Pithan
Robert Godfrey
Arnold Lamoureux
Jacqueline Smith
JoAnn Will
William Koch
Robert Anderson
Black Hills
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aaron
Tarmon
Folly
Kausch
Evans
Connors
Blanchard
Lee
Darmon
Akron Gire
LE Mars
Akron Church
Marian Fickbohm
Francis Lever
Conway
New Hampshire
Legion Auxiliary Notes
Duane. Anderson
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