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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
3
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The Akron community reports visits by Miss Marie Becker in LeMars and Ehner Johnson in Hawarden. 4 H bake sale set for December 4 at Arkin's in Akron. Harold Port earns South Dakota football monogram. Obituaries note Palmer Ericson and Henry Ludwigs. Local gatherings, church news, and farm labor husking bee described. Thanksgiving activities and neighborly thanks highlighted.
Peter T. Mann, 79, lifelong carpenter and LeMars resident, died last Friday at his daughter Mrs. Fern Nicholson’s home. Born June 11, 1850 in St. Marys Ohio, he moved west to work on railroads, later settling in Akron and LeMars. He married Louise Finch in 1889. they observed their 48th anniversary that year. Survived by wife, two sons Kenneth and Leslie, daughter Fern Nicholson, and four grandchildren, all of LeMars.
He served as city alderman and street commissioner in earlier years and was long affiliated with the Odd Fellows. A staunch Republican and active party worker, he had a funeral Monday afternoon at Luken Mortuary Home. Rev. L N Belk of St John’s Lutheran conducted services and interment followed at City Cemetery.
Eight room house for rent on half an acre with a barn capable of housing 26 cattle and six horses. C H Maxson listed as agent for Fay Maxson.
Donations to the local Recreation Project include Na tional Bank W W Burrill & Sons Shoulberg & Gassman B F Cobb W G Adams Jenson & Koch Silverberg Bros Co Farmers Grain Co T L Burnight Akron Creamery Co Ross Grain Co and others totaling 24 75 Expenditures cover cement telephone rent coal paint and enamel craft supplies brushes acetone lock and misc items totaling 16 60 The committee thanks donors for refreshments coffee sugar cream crepe paper and Christmas decorations The group hosted about 75 attendees with Mrs Lucille Lavalliere and Miss Mary Teglia visiting from Sioux City LeMars group attended A sewing drive seeks discarded sewing machines and fabric for needy children and a toy repair drive is planned Call 144 for pickups Basement of Christian church schedule details and a note from The Register-Tribune Printing Department offering services
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