Top Coat Asphalt Now Being Laid On Akron Streets
The Hargrave Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids began laying top coat asphalt on Akron streets last week, starting on Haskell Street. Eight blocks were laid and rolled the first day, with Mill and Reed streets completed by Thursday. Sub-base defects, especially along gutter lines, halted work for an official investigation. Some top coat laid over soft spots will require repair before finishing. Traffic can resume once packed by a 12 ton roller. a seal coat and finish paving will follow. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs E B Rice hosted Phil Brick and children from Minneapolis. sister Mrs Ollie Weding of Waterman SD visited OMB.
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Akron
Hargrave Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Haskell Street
Mill Street
Reed Street
Hareco Construction Co
Sioux City
Akron Barber Frank Waterbury Dies After Illness
Well known Akron barber Frank Waterbury died Wednesday forenoon after weeks of heart trouble. A lifelong resident, he worked in Akron and Westfield. Survived by wife Myron and Arnold, two sons, and sister Mrs Alanson Baker. Funeral services set for Friday at St Patrick church, Rev Chas Exnst officiating, Rossow Funeral Home in charge.
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Frank
Waterbury
Akron
Westfield
St. Patuick’s
Catholic Church
Chas
Rossow ‘Funeral Home
Good Sized Squad of Boys Working Out for Football
Akron High school begins 1941 football practice with about twenty five candidates under Coach Arnold Kuester. More players expected to join when school opens next week, squad may exceed thirty five. Kuester drills the team with stiff passes to be ready for the September 12 opener versus Hawarden. Alfred Heitman, Ida Maye Howard, and other local names appear in the Hastings items.
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Arnold Kuester
Akron
Seyral
Thad
Kuester
Atiff Pases
Hawarden
Union Evening Services Close Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran
Unsettled weather prompts final Union evening service at Immanuel Lutheran Church with a large expected audience. Program includes Congregational singing scripture prayers by Rev W H Lease and Rev W J Zane, solos, selections by girls and male quartet, duets, instrumental numbers, and a closing hymn.
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Immanuel Lutheran ‘Church
W. H
McDonald
W. J. Zane
Ken’ Shoulberg
Mary Lou Ross
Homer Sacoby
E. Bs
Byenaor
Pleasant Hill Church Weekly Schedule
Pleasant Hill Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning services and quarterly conference at 11 a.m. Baptismal services are set for 3:30 p.m. at Union County Park with Rev W L Kile of Stickney D officiating. Ladies Aid meets Sept 3 at Mrs Ed Thormodsgaard. Ladies Aid social Aug 20 at Mr and Mrs Papritz home. Carl Lee, Pastor.
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Union County Park
W.L. Kile
Stickney
Ladies’ Aid
Ed. Thormodsgaard
First Church Bible School and Parlor Meeting Notice
The First Church of Christ advertises Bible school at 10 a.m. and a sermon with communion at 11 a.m. Women’s Aid plans a Thursday meeting on September 4 in the church parlors with Mrs Waterbury as hostess and Mrs Garnet Rausch leading devotion.
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First Church OF Christ Bible School
Ladies’ Aid
Chas
Waterbury
Garnet Rausch
Local News Notes Highlight Parish Visits and Events
Local notes recount visits by Mr and Mrs John Milbrodt and family to Selnta four in va been pstine week. James Klauer and Dennis plan Pine River fishing trip. G J Johnson family from Montrose visited. Bell Telephone experts begin dial system installation, eight weeks to complete at the exchange building. Outdoor comedy Bubbling Over at City Park drew crowds despite Friday shower. Nellie Melheim and Ken Shoulberg provided acts. Ed Hartman returns from Union City Kitty League stint. arm soreness hampered season with contract to Tennessee team if fit. Rev F A Frage 90, early Evangelical church organizer in LeMars, dies in Sioux City hospital after extended illness. funeral arrangements pending at LeMars home of daughter Mrs George Koenig.
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John Milbrodt
Yelatime
Ab Selnta
James Klauer
Dennis
Pine River
Minnesota
G. J. Johnson
Montrose
Bell Telephone
Western Electric
Exchange
Merna Kelley
Utile Dulee Club
City Park
Rein al
Nellie Melheim
Ken Shoulberg
Ed. Hartman
Union City
Penn
Sioux City
F. A. Frage
LeMars
Evangelical Conference
Germany
Milwaukee
Fidusé
LeMara
Frage
George Koenig
Ralph Gale
Chas. V. Boden
Frank Simeon
Sioux Falls
Clif. Johnson
Oakland
Nebr
Henry Steinert
Naomi
Elmo Fletcher
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Bruning
Ida Ross
Akron Public Schools Open for 1941 42 Term
Akron public schools prepare to open on Monday September 1 with a brief meeting of teachers and pupils and a flag raising ceremony at 10 a.m. Regular classes start Tuesday, ninth and tenth graders register August 28 29, and all others register September 1. Vocational Agriculture and new bookkeeping courses outlined with equipment updates and plans for Farmers Night School. Freeman Myers returns to San Diego for Navy duty. families travel with him.
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Akron Public
Akron Band ‘ America
the Beautiful
Talkie at Norka Theatre Features For Coming Week
The Norka Theatre offers a varied week with two doubles this Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30. Cisco Kid adventure Ride Lio Vaquero stars Cesar Romero with Mary Beth Hughes and Lynn Roberts. Phthtor's Son follows the HMary family. Out of the Fog with Ida Lupino and John Garfield heads Sunday and Monday August 31 and September 1, portraying a racketeer’s oppression on the Brooklyn waterfront. Take a Chinee night Tuesday September 2, then What Happens detailing teen love in Pro Fiket with Withers and Cooper on September 3 and 4.
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Talking Picture Entertainment
Norka Theatre
Mary Beth Hughes
Lynn Roberts
Fins
ecPhthor
Hmary
John Litel
Frieda Inescourt
Billys Dawson
Ida Lupino
John Garfield
Thomas Mitchel
Eddie Albert
Brooklyn
Garfield
Miss. Lupino
Ithe Norka
iPro Fiket
Dane Withers
Jackie Cooper
Norka
Miss Withers
Edith Fellows
Josephine Hutchingon
William Tracy
Regular W A C Meeting and Local Visits
The W A C plans its next meeting with Mrs Carrie Simeon on Tuesday September 2. Visitors include Mrs Gross and Mrs Elva Calhoon of Sioux City who stayed with Mrs Gibson and Mrs Chambers at the Frank E Burke home. Several locals, including Mr and Mrs Lester Rausch, returned from visits in Nebraska and Wyoming, and business moves involve Dalton Implement Co. Visitors at Spencer Fair are urged to visit the Allis-Chalmers display hosted by W G Adams & Son.
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Carrie Simeon
Gross
Elva Calhoon
Sioux City
Gibson
Chambers
Frank E. Burke
Claude Seamands
A. I. Seamands
Casper
Wyo
Relatives Hare
Lester Rausch
Verdell and O’neill
Nebr
Rausch
Hastings
Dalton Implement, Co
Allis-Chalmers
W. G
Herman M. Ahrens
Frank
George
Helen Jacobs
Chadwick
Illinois
Christina Jacobs
Savanna
Iinois
Virgil Jacobs
Round Grove
Navy Men Receive the Very Best of Medical Care
Navy medical coverage praised by Akron Clinic doctors as among the finest. Recruits receive regular exams, twice daily sick calls aboard ships, and 24 hour doctor access. Naval hospitals and the Relief ship boast top equipment, while free dental care and nutrition support keep sailors healthy. Opportunities in medical careers exist with structured pay and advancement.
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Navy
Kerr
Brunner
Mattison
Akron
U. S Navy
U. S
Relief
U. S. Navy
Akron Fine New Auditorium Progressing
Work on Akron's Municipal Auditorium advances with concrete footings completed and pouring to begin after reinforcing steel arrives. Akron Lumber Co supplies lumber and Farmers' Co operative cement under immediate delivery terms, with Foreman Hany Eggleston directing a large crew.
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Akron
Hany Eggleston
Akron Lumber Co
Farmers’ Co- Operative
Annual Labor Day Celebration by Eagles at Akron
Big Sioux Chapter Fraternal Order of Eagles schedules Labor Day events in Akron. Activities include a 2 pm concert by Eagles Band of Sioux City, 3 pm amateur contest with 30 dollars in prizes, 4 pm Akron Legion Juniors versus Beresford Legion Juniors baseball, 7 pm free concert by Eagles Bana, 9 pm open-air dance with Eagles Orchestra. Concessions available. Also reports Herman M Ahrens injured in a Wednesday morning auto accident northwest of town.
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Big Sioux
Order of Eagles
Akron
Eagles
Sioux City
Akron Legion
Beresford Legion
Bana
Bowery
Eagles’ Orchestra
Pall Festival Supper and Family Day at Methodist Church
The W. 8. C. 3 sets Thursday September 11 as the Pall Festival Supper date to welcome the new school year. Sunday School and worship to resume with a Gospel message for all ages and an baptismal/reception opportunity. Union service ends with a musical program at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Pastor WH Lease.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lease
Onion Creek Church Notes Communion Service Sunday August 81
The Onion Creek Church announces communion services on Sunday at 11 o'clock with Rev. Arthurdstrom of Dalesburg presiding. On Tuesday afternoon at 10 o'clock the Woman's Missionary Society will meet at Luther Hall with longtime member Herving in attendance.
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Arthurdstrom
Dalesburg
Woman’s Missionary Society
Luther Hall
Legion Picnic Notice at Hoschler Post Legion Hall
Hoschler Post Legion and Legion Auxiliary hold their annual picnic on Tuesday September 2 at 6 30 p m at Legion Hall. All members and families are invited. Bring dishes sandwiches and a covered dish. Mrs Lowell Burrill leads the program.
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Hoschler Post Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Lowell Burrill
Outing, travel, and rail updates from the region
Residents enjoyed Lake Okoboji and visits in Pierre. Locomotive fire man trainee Wayne Burris went to Sioux Falls for yard work. Plymouth County selects ten men to report to Fort Crook for exams on September 17. Colleen Wakeman returned from North Dakota with Mrs. Nichol. Baldwin and Campbell families traveled to Battle Creek area and received condolences for Manford Campbell in Hartford City. John Jordin pleaded guilty to issuing worthless checks and was sentenced to ninety days. Sioux Valley Extension club hosted a food preservation demo and a flowers paper talk. Milwaukee railroad plans faster service. track upgrades between Canton and Sioux Falls expected, with Hiawatha and Arrow trains possibly sped up to 70 mph.
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John. W. Taish
Jack
Pierre
Wayne Burris
Sioux Falls
Milwaukee Yards
Plymouth County Selective Service Board
Fort Crook
Nebr
Colleen
Glen Wakeman
North
North Dakota
J.C. Nichols
Parshall
N. D
Marvin Baldwin
Connie
Jean
Oscar Baldwin
Creets
Lyla Baldwin
Daisy Baldwin
Correctionville
Iowa
Truman Campbell
Manford Campbell
Hartford City
Ind
Campbell
John Jordin
J. G. Koenig
LeMars Sentinel
Way
Jordin
Sioux Valley Extension Club
Joe Lambert
Willer
Johnson
Milwaukee Railroad
Sioux Park
Chicago
Town
Canton
Hiawatha and Arrow
Akron Junior Nine Takes Close Game From Olson Boys
Akron Junior Legion baseball beat Olson Sports Junior of Sioux City 68 to 5 in a tightly played Sunday game. Barney Swift pitched five innings for Akron allowing one hit while fanning two. Bohlken finished the last two, facing few safeties.
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Akron Junior Legion
Olson
Sioux City
Barney Swift
Akron
Bohlken
Rossauer
Olsons
Elsworth
Marsh
Sullivan
Marges
Andino’s. Fast
Small
Musselman
I. Miller
Bohiken
Tucker
Beaubien
C. Miller
S. Amaak
Tasker
Martin
Peters
Swift
L. Miller
Street Paving Nears Completion in Akron
Street finishing coat applied to Akron streets prompts attention to town ordinance Protect Streets banning vehicles with lugged or protruding tread gear and regulating vehicle weight and speed 26 mph in residential areas 20 mph in business and school zones Violators face 100 fine or up to 30 days imprisonment and possible jail until fines and costs are paid
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Akron’s
Akyon
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E. B. Rice
Frank Waterbury
Ax City
Spencer
Alfred Heitman
Ida Maye Oward
B. de Howard
Pleasant Hill Church
United States of America
America
Fowler
Vocational Agriculture Department
Freeman Myers
San Diego
Calif
James Myers
K Swenson
Los Angeles
Beverly
Jerrine Barber
Mona
Jean Meredith
Corona
Keith Seamands
Oratter Norka Theatre
Methodist Church
Onion Creek
Legion and Auxiliary Notes
Harley Lewison
Lake Okoboji
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